Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley has launched a plein air painting contest that runs from now into the summer.
In celebration of the SAMA satellite’s 20th anniversary, artists are invited to paint the museum, its grounds and its gardens in different seasons. Artists may also, with advance arrangements, paint museum interior scenes.
All ages are eligible.The deadline for delivery of completed work is Aug. 31. The submitted artworks will be exhibited during a Sept. 9 family day open house when contest winners will be announced. A silent auction of all artworks will be held during the family day and the museum will retain 25 percent of the proceeds.
Awards for artists aged 18 and above are: first place, $300; second place, $200; third place, $100. Ages 10-17: $150 for first place and $75 for second. Ages 9 and under: $50 for first and $25 for second.
The registration fee is $30 for adults, $20 for ages 10-17 and $10 for ages 9 and under. Artists may submit up to three works.
The museum is at One Boucher Lane and Route 711 South, Ligonier. For information or to register, call 724-238-6015.
Adams at Nemacolin
Pittsburgh artist Atticus Adams won a national competition to create a permanent artwork for the exterior of the Lodge at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Fayette County.
“Flora Contempo,” his three-dimensional installation mounted on the lodge’s exterior, will be dedicated Saturday. The work comprises fanciful organic forms that flow across the facade.
Also debuting this weekend is an exhibition of abstract paintings by Mia Tarducci, “Lucid.” Ms. Tarducci was the 2014 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Emerging Artist of the Year. The exhibition continues through March 31 in the Nemacolin Gallery in Chateau Lafayette.
The weekend events are the first in an expanded emphasis on the Nemacolin art collection that will be guided by newly appointed curator Melanie Werner. Ms. Werner is owner/curator of Galerie Werner in the Mansions on Fifth in Shadyside.
Protecting keepsakes
A Coffee and Culture event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Frick Pittsburgh will give tips on how to care for family heirlooms such as textile and paper objects and paintings. “A Passion for Possessions — Safeguarding Your Treasures” will be led by Barbara Conner, conservation services manager of the Museum Conservation Center, Heinz History Center.
Advance registration and pre-payment are required at www.thefrickpittsburgh.org or 412-371-0600 ($12, members $10). The Frick is at 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze.
Greensburg public art
The initial portion of the Bridging the Gap Public Art Project, “Analog Scroll” by Janet Zweig, was installed at the end of January on the east side of the North Main Street bridge in Greensburg.
Tracks fastened to the bridge’s concrete walls (the west side will be added shortly), will hold changing lines of poetry by local writers commissioned for the project.
The inaugural line of verse, “It’s not the elm and wild cherry,” is from “Main Street Bridge, Greensburg” by Pittsburgh writer and poet Jan Beatty. Text from the poem will be replaced with the succeeding lines every two weeks throughout the year, and after the final line is revealed, the entire poem will be posted on the museum website.
Bridging the Gap is a partnership between the Westmoreland Museum of American Art and the City of Greensburg. It’s designed to connect the museum and the downtown business, government and cultural districts.
M. Thomas: mthomas@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1925.
First Published: February 8, 2017, 5:00 a.m.