Upcoming Events
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If the word we - 59th Carnegie International
Organized every four years by Carnegie Museum of Art, the Carnegie International is the longest-running exhibition of international art in North America. The 59th edition is the most collaborative and far-reaching to date—a clear expression of the museum’s founding commitment to the art and artists of our time, at once grounded in our locality and extending globally.
Featured photo is a view of Silät, Tewok: the river we weave (2026), in If the word we, 59th Carnegie International, taken on an AE&E Fund team outing!
Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough
Brew House Arts celebrates the opening of Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough, a solo exhibition by Pittsburgh fiber-artist Louise Silk. Following up from her landmark retrospective at the Heinz History Center in 2024, Dayenu is a career capstone exhibition featuring an all-new body of work being shown together for the first time. The exhibition features hand-sewn works, including art quilts, scrap quilts, flags, kaftans, portraits, and pillows, all made from repurposed fabrics.
Sharif Bey: Homecoming
Drawing from the artist’s experiences across various creative communities, residencies, and partnerships, this exhibition celebrates Bey’s return to his hometown and the wealth of techniques, connections, and artistic insights he brings back with him. Bey creates complex sculptures inspired by modernism, functional pottery, and Oceanic and African art.
Photo credit: Crown Series installation view, (from left) Crown Series: Iris, 2024, Crown Series: Sadie, 2024, Crown Series: Opal, 2024; Photo: Kohler Co., courtesy of John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
Women of Visions, Inc. 45th Anniversary Exhibition
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild is honored to present the Women of Visions, Inc. 45th Anniversary Exhibition in the Kerr Gallery, celebrating one of the nation’s most enduring and impactful collectives of Black women visual artists.
The Tempest - Quantum Theatre
Shakespeare’s last play is Karla Boos’s swan song as Quantum Theatre’s Artistic Director. By ‘this rough magic’ are we drawn back to the Carrie Blast Furnaces, where once we made King Lear and Hamlet, for an ultimate rumination on ‘our little lives... rounded with a sleep.’
Once on This Island
This summer, Alumni Theater Company brings the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Once On This Island to Pittsburgh’s Cultural District in partnership with Pittsburgh Public Theater July 31 through August 2!
Ballet Under the Stars at Hartwood Acres
Your favorite end-of-summer tradition (Ballet Under the Stars) is back! Gather your friends and family, pack your picnic blankets and head on over to beautiful Hartwood Acres on Sunday, August 23 for some late afternoon family fun, followed by an evening of outdoor ballet – all FREE to the public.
Taste the Music: An Evening of Wine, Rhythm, and Flamenco
Flamenco Pittsburgh invites you to experience an unforgettable evening of Spanish wine, music, dance, and culture at our third annual fundraiser, Taste the Music: An Evening of Wine, Rhythm, & Flamenco.
Thaddeus G. Mosley at 100: A Symposium
TGM@100 Symposium
Join Thaddeus G. Mosley's family, friends, peers, and admirers in building language and narratives about contexts, influences, and inspirations that informed the artist's multifaceted life and work.
Photo: Installation view of the Carnegie International, 57th Edition, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh (October 13, 2018–March 25, 2019), featuring works by Thaddeus Mosley
Thaddeus G. Mosley Tribute Concert at the August Wilson Center
TGM@100 Jazz Tribute
Free and open to the public
Register here https://event.awaacc.org/tgm100jazztribute
House Party: Mic Drop!
House Party: Mic Drop! is KST’s 18th annual benefit returning as a karaoke fundraiser supporting our Fall 2026 season. A tradition that stretches from Harlem to Pittsburgh, house parties have long brought people together to raise funds, raise spirits, and raise each other.
Divergence - Texture Contemporary Ballet
Texture Contemporary Ballet launches the 2026-27 season with Divergence, a dynamic program exploring the beauty of contrast, conflict, and connection.
Romeo & Juliette
Experience the world’s most beloved love story as you’ve never seen it before! Resonance Works presents Gounod’s Roméo & Juliette, bringing one of opera’s most beautiful scores to Pittsburgh for the first time in 20 years.
Juneteenth
Celebrate Black independence with these free concerts, festivals, movie screenings, and other Juneteenth events in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra @ the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra makes a welcome return to the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival for a free program on the Dollar Bank Main Stage. Associate Conductor Jacob Joyce leads a virtuoso string ensemble in a delightful selection of musical favorites. From the music of Mozart and Grieg to Tchaikovsky and more, join us for this perfect program to kick off summer!
Duende: A Student's Journey
Flamenco Pittsburgh presents Duende: A Student’s Journey, on Sunday, May 31, 2026at 5:30 PM at The Original Pittsburgh Winery.
Vanka Lecture Series - Something of the Narod
For the second installment of the Vanka Lecture Series, Heidi Cook, PhD, will take us on a journey connecting two incredible pieces of history: Maxo Vanka’s 1937 mural cycle and Oton Iveković’s 1909 works in Kansas City.
Don't miss this fascinating deep dive!
Gavin Benjamin: Gilded Glamour (Pop-Up Exhibition*)
On view May 21-24, 27, & 30-31
Experience the bold vision of artist Gavin Benjamin in this special pop-up exhibition featuring works from his acclaimed series Heads of State, Night Fever, and Miss a Thing.
Photo: Gavin Benjamin, Night Fever: No. 9, around 2023. Mixed media on wood. The Hardy Family Art Collection. Image courtesy of the artist.
I Remember It Better: 2026 Distillery Residency Exhibition
This year’s artists-in-residence present seven distinct worlds, with their own unique aesthetic and material qualities, nevertheless united by a focus on the past—through memory, history, and found materials. The works in I Remember It Better show that the past is not a fixed reality, but is actively constructed through looking backward as well as looking forward, and in making space for the dissonance of being in-between.