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12-2023
Creative Mornings December Blog Theme on Pain
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11-28-23
Kelly Strayhorn Theater presents a mother of an art show with Eternal Maternal
Displayed in the BOOM Gallery, Eternal Maternal features work by interdisciplinary artists Fran Flaherty and Meg Foley and was curated by DS Kinsel, cofounder of BOOM Concepts. A press release describes it as “center[ing] motherhood both as an active pursuit and a fundamental state of existence, irrespective of and subject to gender … illuminating the inherent connection between mothering and the sacred.”
By Amy Whipple, Pittsburgh City Paper
"We Are All Connected To Each Other Through Nature," water based paints and screen printed drawings on vinyl over metal truss and handmade lighting, 12x12x18 ft, by Laurie Shapiro. Photo courtesy of Laurie Shapiro
6-5-23
California installation artist returns to Pittsburgh with big piece and bold message
Laurie Shapiro's mesmerizing structure invites visitors to find meaning in color, texture and experience
By Adam Reinherz
6-30-22
Birthing a Movement Celebrates Birth Workers at Three Rivers Arts Festival
WHAMglobal's Birthing a Movement multi-day event and exhibit at the Three Rivers Arts Festival received a great reception over the first weekend of June. Birthing a Movement included commissioned artwork, interactive artwork, local birthworkers discussing their work, and Anthropology of Motherhood's "Culture of Care Exhibit," a combination showcasing the power and emotion that goes into birthwork and celebrating the various frontline workers within maternal care. An estimated 7,000 attendees visited the Birthing a Movement exhibit during its opening weekend.
6-12-2020
KDKA-TV Pittsburgh Today Live, Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival 6/12/2020:
Sarah Aziz and Fran Flaherty, interviewed by Mikey Hood.
6-10-2020
Artists hope you will look - and buy - at the virtual Three Rivers Art Festival
“Anthropology of Motherhood: Culture of Care” is highlighted as one of three virtual exhibitions at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival during the pandemic.
