Anni Matsick’s watercolor painting “Girl With Pink Ribbon” has been accepted in the Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2018 exhibit to run June 24-Sept 9 at the State Museum in Harrisburg. 104 works were chosen from nearly 1,800 entries this year.

An artists' reception and awards ceremony will be held June 24, 2018, 1:30-5:00 pm at The State Museum, free and open to the public.

Two watercolor paintings by Anni Matsick are included in the 20th Anniversary Exhibition of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, Art of Facts / Uncovering Pittsburgh Stories, opening July 22, 2017 at the John Heinz History Center. Her painting Andrew Carnegie as Bobbin Boy is shown on the Heinz website:  http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/exhibits/art-of-facts-uncovering-pittsburgh-stories The show, which includes 50+ works by 40 PSI members, will run through April 2018.

Anni Matsick was among 126 artists whose work was selected for North Light Books’ 2017 watercolor competition Splash 19: Illusion of Light. Two of her works, Sweet Dreams and Girl in White Hat, were chosen from over 1700 entries received and will appear in the annual collectors’ volume to be released June 28, 2018.

Renee Keil will be showing her work at the Square Cafe on Braddock Avenue in Regent Square (1137 S Braddock Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218)  through out the month of May. Works in watercolor, pastel and oil will be shown.  

call or email Renee for more information 

412-913-5787

rakeil@comcast.net

Come see "Water Authority, Three Master of Watercolor, Paintings by Thurston, Vrscak and Webb" at the Greensburg Art Center September 12 through October 23, 2015.

On-Going Exhibit: Rights of Passage, Memory of Palestine

Sunday July 26 12-5

July 29 hours 12-6.  The Artist will be available Wednesday 4-6 w/small reception.

A multi media exploration of the artist journey using archival symbols, photographs and installation to map the artists  past.

Here is what Paul  Wahrhaftig wrote:

"This excellent art exhibit is on display at the Spinning Plate Gallery for the rest of July 2015. I visited the gallery Sunday and was deeply moved by the art of Samira Shaheen. The collection=of paintings, installation etc. focus on her continuing  attempts to understand questions of war and peace,  the plight of Palestinians, dealing with the occupation and the wall as well as documenting the immigrant experience.  The paintings are accompanied by an excellent written commentary to help you understand her search and the Palestinian realties.  The paintings, watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media, are good enough to stand on their own without a social message.  But with the Palestinian issues it becomes “must see, 

Be prepared to spend a good while there as Samira will be in attendance each day that the exhibit is open.”

Spinning Plate Gallery

5821 Baum Blvd. Pgh, Pa 15206

Gallery Hours: Wednesday, Sunday-12:00pm - 6:00pm

Thursday 11:00 - 4:00 pm

Contacting Samira for an Appointment or texting her is recommended.  She can be reached at sgirlmiles@hotmail.com

412-992-0174

Jan Pini has a solo show of 28 of her works at the Westminster Presbyterian Church gallery that runs July 1-August 16. The church is located near South Hills Village at 2040 Washington Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15241 and the gallery is in the office area on the left as you face the church.

Join us on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10th  from 1:00 - 4:00pm at the Robin Hill Mansion located at 949 Thorn Run Road in Moon Township as we celebrate the arts at our annual art exhibit and sale. Enjoy the music and artwork by area artists (including members for PWS) in this beautiful park setting. Refreshments will also be provided.

The exhibit is open Tuesday, May 5 - Thursday May 21 during normal business hours.

This information came in via the PWS website:

Hi,
I wanted to let your group know that on Sat. Sept 13th, from 10a-2p I will be helping to host a one day open house/art frame clearance event. It will be at my client's home in Aliquippa. If you are interested, please message me and I will send you the address, details etc. PLEASE spread the word and share this email with any art fans you know! We have a ton of frames to sell! Thank you!

Contact seller at jbudzik45@hotmail.com

Interested in teaching watercolor painting classes? CCAC is looking for instructors to teach painting classes the North and West Campuses.  You can contact Diane Gnipp, Director, Community Education West Hills Center at dgnipp@ccac.edu or Liz Sommers, Director Community Education North Campus at esommers@ccac.edu.  The students in the classes are amateur artists interested in learning how to paint with a focus on realism.