Perspectives Winter 2023 & Spring 2024

Welcome

Dear Friends,

I am delighted to be able to use this issue of Perspectives to extend an official Westmoreland welcome to Silvia Filippini-Fantoni, Ph.D., The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO, who started in her new role a little over a month ago. It was a great honor to lead the Search Committee over the past year as we conducted a national search for the Director/CEO, and I could not be more pleased with the outcome. Silvia brings a wealth of experience to the role as well as tremendous enthusiasm and a strong collaborative leadership approach.

Silvia will be available to meet and greet you, The Westmoreland family, at the upcoming September 17th Sunday Fun Day program. We hope you can attend and join us in welcoming her to our community.

Fall is quickly approaching and with it, we will open a groundbreaking exhibition in collaboration with our partners at Fallingwater. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania provides a multimedia experience of unrealized architectural projects that Wright designed for this region. You won’t want to miss this intriguing, first-of-its-kind exhibition. Please see pages 2–5 to read more about it.

Additionally, a full schedule of programs and events are available over the coming months with something for everyone from our annual Holiday Mart to engaging gallery talks tied to the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition, plus we are bringing back Winter Lights and late-night Thursdays throughout the holiday season. Please be sure to check out pages 10–17 to

find out more about these terrific offerings, many of which are free to attend.

This edition of Perspectives also features great content focused on permanent collection conservation efforts, the Museum's community impact, and new additions to The Westmoreland family, including Board of Trustees member Natalie Robertshaw Kelley, garden volunteer Bonnie Hill, and native interpretive consultant Hayden Haynes.

Lastly, I extend my appreciation to all current and former Board members, who diligently served on the Search Committee. Special thanks also must be given to Suzanne Wright and Rhonda Madden, who assumed the roles of Interim Director and Interim Deputy Director, respectively, along with their other responsibilities. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to serve alongside such a stellar group of individuals, who make up the Board, staff and volunteers all working together to ensure The Westmoreland continues to thrive and grow.

Sincerely,

Helene Conway-Long Board President

Welcoming Silvia Filippini-Fantoni, Ph.D.

The Museum is pleased to welcome Silvia Filippini-Fantoni as she embarks on her new role as The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO!

With over 20 years of experience in the museum field and specific expertise in the areas of art, education, interpretation, and community engagement, Silvia is committed to fostering inclusive and innovative museum experiences and has a proven record of success in cultivating audience growth and diversification.

Most recently having served as the Deputy Director, Learning and Engagement at The Newark Museum of Art, Silvia played a transformative role in that institution by implementing technologybased participatory and immersive experiences. Additionally, she strengthened the museum’s community ties by fostering partnerships with local organizations, businesses, and artists, resulting in a 30% increase in visitor diversity.

Prior to her tenure at The Newark Museum of Art, she held senior positions at the North Carolina

Museum of Art and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, where she spearheaded the development of interpretive experiences, programs, and audience research initiatives. Silvia has also contributed her expertise to renowned institutions such as the British Museum and the J. Paul Getty Museum, and collaborated on award-winning projects with organizations like Tate Modern and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Born in the medieval Italian town of Bergamo, Silvia developed a passion for art and history from a young age. She holds a Ph.D. in aesthetics and art sciences from the Sorbonne in Paris and a history degree from the University of Milan. In recognition of her influential contributions to the museum industry, she was honored as one of the Blooloop 50 Museum Influencers in 2020.

We invite you to meet Silvia and welcome her to our community during the Sunday Fun Day: Celebrate the Sweet Life program at the Museum on Sunday, September 17 from 11am–3pm.

"Art has the power to inspire, challenge, and connect us, and I am dedicated to ensuring that The Westmoreland continues to be a vibrant space for exploration and dialogue. I am excited to work with the talented Museum staff team, and to engage the community through meaningful partnerships. Building upon the exceptional legacies of my predecessors, we will continue to celebrate the diversity of American art and create transformative experiences that resonate with visitors of all backgrounds.”

Silvia Filippini-Fantoni, Ph.D. The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO

October 15, 2023

–January 14, 2024

In 2019 teams from The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and Fallingwater met to discuss a joint exhibition concept that would highlight Frank Lloyd Wright’s contributions to southwestern Pennsylvania and the important role both institutions have played in the cultural life of our region. As this dialogue progressed—in the face of a global pandemic and in light of a national movement for social justice— the signal role that technology played in everyday life grew. While it is clear that technologies unite individuals in the present, they also provide ways of imagining possible futures. The same can be said of architecture; it is both an experience and a possibility to live otherwise. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania is the outcome of four years of inspired encounters between our organizations.

The resulting exhibition will offer a multimedia experience by presenting videos and models of both realized and unrealized residential, commercial, and civic projects Frank Lloyd Wright designed from the 1930s through the 50s. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a suite of animated films by Skyline Ink Animators + Illustrators featuring six Wright projects for southwestern Pennsylvania: an office for Edgar J. Kaufmann (1935), a monumental reimagining of the Point (1947), a self-service garage for Kaufmann’s Department Store (1949), the Point View Residences designed for the Edgar J. Kaufmann Charitable Trust (1952), and a 1941 gate lodge and 1952 chapel for the Fallingwater campus.

The exhibition will explore the role of individuals involved in these projects, primarily Edgar J. Kaufmann, whose several commissions place him among Wright’s great patrons. Kaufmann first introduced Wright to

the region in 1934, inviting him to Pittsburgh to realize designs for a planetarium and to recommend Wright to city officials as an advisor for large-scale civic projects. Additionally, the exhibition examines the role of civic organizations such as the Allegheny Conference on Community Development (ACCD), whose focus on improving Pittsburgh included cultural initiatives, housing, and attention to traffic and parking concerns. Kaufmann was a key player on the planning committee and enlisted Wright’s advice, specifically in the revitalization of downtown Pittsburgh.

Using advanced animation rendering software to choreograph camera paths and lighting to create the same type of visual effects used in the film industry, Skyline Ink’s videos will feel like a journey into Wright’s creative mind, exploring architecture from an artistic perspective—its textures, light and shadows, and integration into the sites and sounds of the surrounding

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Skyline Ink Animators + Illustrators, designers. Project for Rhododendron Chapel for Mr. E.J. Kaufmann, digital illustration, 2021. This image was prepared with material kindly made available by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Courtesy of Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. All rights reserved. above

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), architect; John H. Howe (1913-1997), delineator, Perspective view of rear, project, Rhododendron Chapel for Mr. E. J. Kaufmann, 08 June 1952, Pencil, color pencil, and ink on illustration board, 18 x 34 in. John H. Howe Collection, State Historical Society of Wisconsin [5308.017]

landscape. A viewing theater in the Cantilever’s North Gallery will envelop visitors in this virtual space and create a bridge between screen and viewer with additional effects including an original soundtrack produced by the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild.

This gallery will feature the exhibition’s most ambitious film, which centers on Wright’s design for the Point. Developed over two schemes, Wright planned an extraordinary civic center design for the area that included an opera house and aquarium, spaces for business conventions and industrial exhibitions, and new bridges to span both rivers. Steel and glass—“special Pittsburgh products” as Wright called them— dominate the designs. The car, which, by 1947, had been blamed for the decentralization of the city, would now shape the experience, with Wright’s designs containing ninety-two acres of enclosed parking, either above- or belowground. From drawn plans, the center appears massive and monumental, but the film reveals Wright’s vision of an open, porous, light-filled environment. A continuous skylight allows light to penetrate even the darkest of recesses in the civic center’s main structure.

The ACCD would deem Wright’s civic center for the Point out-of-scale and over-budget for what the city needed. Instead, Pittsburgh redeveloped

the Point into a gateway greenspace (now Point State Park), and, in the nearby lower Hill District, erected the Civic Arena, making way for the new structure by demolishing blocks of the historically African-American neighborhood in the name of “progress.” Through this exhibition, past, present, and future are superimposed to see the region critically anew. While the reality of Point State Park (completed in 1975) would preserve a significant green space in Pittsburgh for future generations, it is also seen as embodying the postwar trend of redevelopment that decentralized American downtowns. Jane Jacobs, legendary theorist of urban life, saw such plans as: “spacious, parklike, and uncrowded . . . clean, impressive, and monumental . . . a well-kept dignified cemetery.” Although Jacobs would likely be equally appalled by Wright’s vision for the city, his designs do focus on restoring some of the productive density that Jacobs and others believed defines the modern city. His intention was in many ways to cast a lure that would bring suburbanites back to the Pittsburgh—a city that would offer a new type of cohesion for its citizens. Such complicated ideas are on full display throughout the exhibition.

—Jeremiah William McCarthy Chief Curator

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania is co-organized by The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and Fallingwater, a property entrusted to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. It is generously supported by The Heinz Endowments, The Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, and Wendy and David Barensfeld.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modem Art I Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)

October 15, 2023–January 14, 2024

In 2009, Toshiko Mori Architect (TMA) completed the Eleanor and Wilson Greatbatch Pavilion in Buffalo, New York, a 7,775 square foot visitor center and interpretive gallery for guests to the Martin House historic site. Nearly a century prior, Frank Lloyd Wright completed the home complex for businessman Darwin D. Martin and his family. With its horizontal planes and pier and cantilever construction, it is regarded as the most highly developed example on the East Coast of Wright’s distinctive Prairie style. The exhibition, Toshiko Mori & Frank Lloyd Wright: Dialogue in Details, highlights the conversation between these two architects. It features two larger-than-life totems representing details from both Wright’s and Mori’s buildings, as well as a suite of documentation regarding the two projects. Presented at half-scale, the sculptures speak to one another in an unfolding dialogue regarding history, precedent, and reference.

This exhibition will be the first time work from this series is on view in our region. Originally conceived for the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale, which was directed by Pritzker Prize winner David Chipperfield in 2012 around the theme of “Common Ground,” Dialogue in Details represents not only a rigorously thoughtful response to the past, but a model for how individuals might create a useable past for themselves in the present. Situated within the 1750 historical backdrop of The Westmoreland’s Paneled Rooms, the project asks: what about the past should we be carrying forward and what about that past should we leave behind? In the times in which we find ourselves, Toshiko Mori’s project feels more relevant than ever.

—Jeremiah William McCarthy Chief Curator

Toshiko Mori Architect, Dialogue in Details, 2012. Dimensions variable. Installation for the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale, Italy.

Photograph by Patricia Parinejad

Special thanks to the National Academy of Design, PLANE SITE, and the ECC-Italy.

Toshiko Mori & Frank Lloyd Wright: Dialogue in Details is organized by Jeremiah William McCarthy, Chief Curator, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Support for this exhibition is provided by The Heinz Endowments and The Fine Foundation.

CONSERVATION CORNER

QUICK CONSERVATION FUN FACTS

9.75%

amount of permanent collection on view at any one time

50%

target relative humidity inside the art vaults

70

target temperature inside the art vaults

52

Number of items conserved in 2023

Walk through the galleries and you’ll find many treasures from the Museum’s Permanent Collection: paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and decorative arts. With so much to see, you might be surprised to learn that approximately just 9.75% of the collection is on view at a time.

The majority of the Museum’s permanent collection rests comfortably in two secure fine art storage areas called vaults. If you could peek inside the vaults, you’d see bronze sculptures standing on enameled shelving; fragile textiles rolled around acid-reduced tubes and placed on rolling screens; and paintings hung on racks. Works on paper, some of the most fragile pieces in the collection, are carefully stored to reduce the cumulative effects of light damage.

Whether a generous gift to the Museum or a Museum purchase, these objects require ongoing care to help ensure their future. The temperature and relative humidity inside the vaults are closely monitored to match those in the galleries. These conditions are difficult and expensive to maintain, but they’re necessary to ensure the health and long-term safety of the collection.

Besides careful storage, some artworks need special attention to conserve them. A piece may need conservation work for a variety of reasons, from the way it was created, to its life before it entered our collection, or simply due to age. When such problems exist, we consult the expertise of a conservator. “I admire the small group of conservators I work with for their rare combination of talents as scientists, artists, and historians,” says Doug Evans, Director of Collections and Exhibition Management.

One of the most recent and dramatic conservation projects is Thomas Moran’s A View of Boston Harbor, which was made possible through a new conservation fund named in honor of Curator Emerita Barbara Jones and contributed to by generous donors. Visit the Museum’s blog to discover more.

BY THE NUMBERS A YEAR IN REVIEW

The following is a by-the-numbers look at the 2022–2023 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023 ) and the reach of the Museum!

The Westmoreland welcomed visitors from 47 STATES AND 10 COUNTRIES.

Over 100 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS were offered providing the opportunity for all ages to further engage with the Museum.

From the national Collaboration for Ongoing Visitor Experience Studies (COVES), which the Museum participates in, a representative sample of visitors shows that . . .

62% were from outside of Westmoreland County

51% indicated that some or all of their group was made up of out-of-towners

21% were from out of state

44% indicated that this was their first visit to the Museum

The Museum's Learning, Engagement and Partnerships (LEAP) department offers an array of programs reaching school-aged students and educators in our region. These figures demonstrate the reach of LEAP team K-12 and educator initiatives in the 2022–2023 Fiscal Year.

11 SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Educators that participated in teacher training and other Museum programs: 75

22 SCHOOLS

including Insight PA Cyber School & Homeschool groups

2,407 STUDENTS

Counties represented by school trips to the Museum: 6

Amount the Museum spent on K-12

Educational Programming: $200,000+

HELPING OUR GARDEN GROW

If you have noticed the Museum’s gardens looking particularly nice as of late, it is thanks in part to new garden volunteer Bonnie Hill. Bonnie is retired from a professional career that included working at the University of Pittsburgh as an NIH Grant Administrator and PPG Industries in Logistics & Inventory Control. In her retirement, she enjoys watercolor and oil painting, bicycling, and gardening. She also finds joy in giving back to her community through volunteering for local non-profits and spent six years as a volunteer for Dress For Success Pittsburgh. The Museum is now lucky to have Bonnie on board as volunteer and to have her help with keeping the gardens in tip-top shape!

HAYDEN HAYNES

NATIVE INTERPRETIVE CONSULTANT

As part of The Westmoreland’s ongoing commitment to being inclusive and relevant to all, the Museum has been working with Native Interpretive Consultant Hayden Haynes (Onöndowa’ga:’, Deer Clan). Hayden has provided guidance and interpretation for several works in the permanent collection that are featured in the exhibition Creating Common Memory opening this fall. Hayden has also been instrumental in connecting the Museum with current Haudenosaunee artists, including at the inaugural juried art show at the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum in Salamanca, NY, which Chief Curator Jeremiah William McCarthy and Director of Learning, Engagement & Partnerships Erica Nuckles attended in the spring of 2023.

Support provided by

Hayden Haynes

Photo courtesy of the Seneca Media and Communications Center

Bonnie Hill

BLOCK PARTY PROGRAMS ENGAGED AUDIENCES

The Museum’s Learning, Engagement, and Partnerships (LEAP) Team and Events Team offered numerous educational and engaging programs during the run of Block Party: Community and Celebration in American Art. Partnering with organizations like Practice Makes Perfect and local artists like Erik Greenawalt (the Chalking Dad), these programs encouraged celebration of community and public art.

On Saturday, July 29, the Museum hosted Summer Saturday: The Block Party for Block Party. This fun evening brought attendees together in a Block Party style atmosphere for games, art making, roasting s’mores, face painting, food, drink, and great music by the Tim Woods Band.

Support provided by

The Block Party for Block Party

Erik Greenawalt (the Chalking Dad)

Music Jam Session

UPCOMING EVENTS AT A GLANCE

SEPTEMBER

• Sunday Fun Day: Celebrate the Sweet Life

Sunday, September 17 > 11am–3pm

• Welcome Back Teacher Workshop

Thursday, September 21 > 5–7pm

OCTOBER

• Pop Up Studio, Morning Edition: Batik Design

Wednesday, October 11 > 11am–1pm

• Jazz Concert: Eric Barcheisi

Wednesday, October 11 > 7–9pm

• Children’s Saturday Studio: Pop Out 3D Painting

Saturday, October 14 > 10am–12pm

• Private Preview Reception: Frank Lloyd Wright’s

Southwestern Pennsylvania

Saturday, October 14 > 6–8pm

• Virtual Panel: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania

Wednesday, October 18 > 6–7:30pm

• Art on Tap: Art After Dark

Friday, October 20 > NEW TIME! 5–7pm

• Sunday Fun Day: Industrial History and Art

Sunday, October 29 > 11am–3pm

NOVEMBER

• Talk: Penguin Court, A Scenic Landscape

Wednesday, November 1 > 6–7:30pm

• Member Explore Tour

Wednesday, November 8 > 3–4pm

• Jazz Concert: Eric DeFade

Wednesday, November 8 > 7–9pm

• Children’s Saturday Studio: Stained Glass Light Box

Saturday, November 11 > 10am–12pm

• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania Dinner

Saturday, November 11 > 7–8:30pm

• Pop Up Studio: Hand-made Greeting Cards

Tuesday, November 14 > 6–8pm

• Winter Lights Illumination Night

Friday, November 17 > 6–8pm

DECEMBER

• The Westmoreland Society Dinner

Friday, December 1 > 6pm

• Talk: Mid-Century Modern Living

Saturday, December 2 > 6–7:30pm

• Holiday Mart 2023

Thursday, December 7 > 5–8pm

Friday, December 8 > 10am–5pm

Saturday, December 9 > 10am–5pm

• Children’s Saturday Studio: Holiday Elf

Saturday, December 9 > 10am–12pm

• Jazz Concert: Joshua Ben

Wednesday, December 13 > 7–9pm

• Panel: Creating Common Memory

Thursday, December 14 > 6–7:30pm

JANUARY

• Children’s Saturday Studio: Hand-made Book

Saturday, January 13 > 10am–12pm

• Vintage Ball: 65 Years of Art, Fashion, & Music

Saturday, January 13 > 6–9pm

• Pop Up Studio, Morning Edition: Gelli Monoprints

Thursday, January 18 > 10am–12pm

Winter Lights Late Nights are back this holiday season!

The Museum will be open until 8pm on Thursdays from Nov. 30 through Jan. 4. Find out more on page 16.

Did you know that 2023 is the 250th anniversary of Westmoreland County?

The Westmoreland will be celebrating all year along with other partners of Westmoreland Heritage throughout the county. Visit westmoreland250.com to learn more!

Social Gatherings

Art on Tap Art After Dark

Friday, October 20, NEW TIME 5–7pm

We’re bringing you even more brews and boos this fall! Get in the Oktoberfest mood with local beer tastings in the beer-garden and Oktoberfest-themed light bites. Then get in the Halloween mood with spooky cocktails, tarot readings, pumpkin carving, and a special “gallery ghost hunt” in collaboration with Stage Right!

$12 member/$15 non-member & at-the-door flat rate

All Art on Taps feature live music, entertainment, light bites, and include one drink then cash bar after. This is a 21+ event.

After October, there will be an Art on Tap hiatus until early 2024.

SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ART ON TAP!

Art on Tap business sponsors are featured on all promotional material, receive free passes and enjoy a wonderful opportunity to network and engage new clients and support the arts. Please visit thewestmoreland.org/donate or contact Paige Mastrippolito at pmastrippolito@thewestmoreland.org or at 724.837.1500 x117

Vintage Ball: 65 Years of Art, Fashion, & Music

Saturday, January 13, 6–9pm

Kick off the 65th year of The Westmoreland with a runway fashion show and dance party featuring looks and hits from 1959 to present day! Your ticket includes a seat at the fashion show, access to the Studio 59 night club, light bites, and one drink ticket. Cash bar available. Vintage attire encouraged but not required.

$50 member/$60 non-member Advance registration is required.

Registration deadline is Friday, January 5.

For Museum Members Member Explore Tour All Members

Wednesday, November 8, 3–4pm

Join Chief Curator Jeremiah William McCarthy for a special member tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Southwestern Pennsylvania Private Preview Reception

Best Friend, Patron, and Westmoreland Society Members

Saturday, October 14, 6–8pm

Westmoreland Society, Patron, and Best Friend members will receive invitations to attend a special preview and reception for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania.

The Westmoreland Society Dinner Westmoreland Society Members

Friday, December 1, 6pm

Westmoreland Society members gather for the 36th annual meeting to select, vote on, and acquire a work of art for the permanent collection.

For more information about these special membership events, please contact Miranda Harkins at mharkins@thewestmoreland.org or at 724.837.1500 x127

To register or purchase tickets for these events:

• visit thewestmoreland.org/calendar

• call 888.718.4253*

*Please note that $1/ticket fee is added to phone orders for paid events only.

Conversations

Cantilever Tours

Saturdays, 1–2pm (October 21– January 13)

The docents at The Westmoreland are thrilled to offer engaging tours of the special exhibitions on view in the Cantilever Gallery on Saturdays at 1pm during each exhibition run. This fall, take a deeper dive into Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania! No advance registration required.

FREE

Virtual Panel

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania

Wednesday, October 18, 6–7:30pm

Join Chief Curator Jeremiah William McCarthy and Senior Director of Preservation and Collections at Fallingwater Scott Perkins, along with Skyline Ink Animators, for a virtual discussion on the conception of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania

FREE

Talk Penguin Court: A Scenic Landscape

Wednesday, November 1, 6–7:30pm

Learn about the history of the landscape at Penguin Court, the former Scaife estate in Laughlintown, PA, which is now part of the Brandywine Conservancy, with the site’s Program Manager Melissa Reckner.

FREE

Talk

Mid-Century Modern Living

Saturday, December 2, 6–7:30pm

Ever wondered what it’s like to live in a mid-century modern house? Hear George and Beverly Hritz, owners of a mid-century modern house in Greensburg, discuss the ins and outs of living in a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home.

FREE

Panel

Creating Common Memory

Thursday, December 14, 6–7:30pm

Hear from Hayden Haynes (Onöndowa’ga:’, Deer Clan), The Westmoreland’s Native Interpretive Consultant, and Dr. Erica Nuckles, The Westmoreland’s Director of LEAP, discuss the exhibition, Creating Common Memory.

FREE

For Area Educators

Welcome Back Teacher Workshop

Thursday, September 21, 5–7pm

Area educators are welcome to join us in our reinstalled galleries and kick off the school year with The Westmoreland. Eligible teachers will receive two Act 48 credits issued by the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit.

FREE

Teacher programs supported in part by contributions from businesses eligible for tax credits through the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.

Community Events

Sunday Fun Day

Celebrate the Sweet Life

Sunday, September 17, 11am–3pm

Meet new Director/CEO Silvia Filippini-Fantoni, PhD at this Sunday Fun Day inspired by the artwork “Untitled (LA)” by Felix Gonzalez-Torres. This multisensory program invites visitors of all ages to explore ideas of memory, nostalgia, generosity, and love inspired by candy. Watch Disney Pixar’s Up, create candy-themed art, play Candy Land in the galleries, and eat sweets!

FREE

Sunday Fun Day

Industrial History and Art

Sunday, October 29, 11am–3pm

Celebrate history and art with our partner, Rivers of Steel! Learn about industrial art in the McKenna Gallery and watch an aluminum hot metal pour done by Rivers of Steel. The first 50 people to register will have the opportunity to create their own scratch mold to be cast in aluminum.

FREE

Generous support provided by the Westmoreland County Local Arts Grant Program

Culinary Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s

Southwestern Pennsylvania Dinner

Saturday, November 11, 7–8:30pm Cocktail hour at 6–7pm

Enjoy a four course meal inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright! Begin with a cocktail hour in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania, then join us in the Paul and Carol Evanson Community Room for a dinner curated by Jackie Page of Jackie Kennedy Catering, featuring recipes from The Fallingwater Cookbook: Elsie Henderson’s Recipes and Memories.

$75 member/$90 non-member

Advance registration is required. Registration deadline is Friday, October 27.

Jazz Concert Series

Jazz Concerts run from 7–9pm. Join us at 6pm for a special cocktail hour before the concert. Get a drink from our bar, grab a crafted concert snack, and mingle with friends before the show. Cash bar open through intermission. $20 member/$25 non-member

October 11: Eric Barchiesi

November 8: Eric DeFade

December 13: Joshua Ben

To register or purchase tickets for these events:

• visit thewestmoreland.org/calendar

• call 888.718.4253*

*Please note that $1/ticket fee is added to phone orders for paid events only.

Special Addition! For November and December, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania will remain open through cocktail hour.

Be on the lookout for the next Jazz Concert Series starting January 10, 2024!

Support provided by

Pop-Up Studios

Pop-Up Studios give adults (ages 18 and above) the opportunity to get in touch with their inner artist. Each class explores different techniques and media. No previous art experience is needed. Refreshments and materials will be provided. Advance registration is required.

Morning Edition Batik Design

Wednesday, October 11, 11am–1pm Batik is an ancient textile art that uses dye and wax to create beautiful designs on fabric. Join artist and author J.D. Peterson and learn basic batik techniques. Apply colors and wax to cotton fabric followed by a cold-water dye process. Be sure to wear your ‘painting clothes’ and join us for a fun day working with this ancient art form.

$20 member/$25 non-member

Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 4.

Hand-made Greeting Cards

Tuesday, November 14, 6–8 pm

Create hand-made greeting cards with artist Monique Ridet. Create a five-panel pop up style card using a variety of designs of Christmas paper. Add an array of cutouts and embellishments to create unique works of art.

$20 member/$25 non-member

Registration deadline is Tuesday, November 7.

Morning Edition

Gelli Monoprints

Thursday, January 18, 10am–12pm How can printmaking and weaving be combined? Join Wendy Milne for monoprinting one-of-a-kind colorful images using gel plates. Using inspiration and ideas from other works of art, our printed papers will be cut and woven together in a multi-layered composition. No previous skills needed.

$20 member/$25 non-member

Registration deadline is Thursday, January 11.

To register or purchase tickets for these events:

• visit thewestmoreland.org/calendar

• call 888.718.4253*

*Please note that $1/ticket fee is added to phone orders for paid events only.

Children’s Saturday Studios

From September to May, Children’s Saturday Studio classes are offered once a month for children ages 7–10 and are taught by a professional art instructor. Each class features a fun art-related theme. Advance registration is required.

Pop Out 3D Painting

Saturday, October 14, 10am– 12pm

Create a 3D pop up painting from your imagination. Whether it’s fun and funky shapes or Martians from Mars you create using paint and paper and assemble a 3D masterpiece from your own imagination.

$20 member/$25 non-member

Registration deadline is Saturday, October 7.

Stained Glass Light Box

Saturday, November 11, 10am– 12pm

Using a special translucent paint, make a painting that will light up! This batteries-required artwork is sure to brighten your day. All materials provided including the batteries!

$20 member/$25 non-member

Registration deadline is Saturday, November 4.

Holiday Elf

Saturday, December 9, 10am– 12pm

Craft a fanciful, festive holiday elf this month. Using mostly felt and a little magic, this fuzzy friend is just in time for the season. (Please note the ‘little magic’ includes the use of hot glue.)

$20 member/$25 non-member

Registration deadline is Saturday, December 2.

Hand-made Book

Saturday, January 13, 10am– 12pm

Create a unique hand-made artist’s book. We'll explore drawing and painting ideas to make a folded book or folded journal-style artwork.

$20 member/$25 non-member

WINTER LIGHTS

ILLUMINATION NIGHT

Friday, November 17, 6–8pm FREE Fun for All Ages

Enjoy an evening of old-fashioned winter cheer! Grab a warm beverage at the hot cocoa bar for the kids or enjoy a specialty spiked hot toddy from the bar for adults. The night will be packed with fun for all ages, including ice carving, gingerbread art, s’mores roasting, and more! Join us at 7pm as we unveil the Winter Lights installation and illuminate The Westmoreland! Winter Lights runs from November 17–January 7 nightly from dusk to 10pm.

WINTER LIGHTS LATE NIGHTS

Winter Lights Late Nights are back this holiday season!

The Museum will be open until 8pm on Thursdays from November 30 through January 4. Stroll through the Winter Lights display outside and sip on a free seasonal hot beverage, go on a fun wintry art scavenger hunt in the galleries, or browse the Museum Shop with special discounts! Look out for additional information on programming select nights during the Winter Lights run.

Admission to the Museum is always free, including on these Thursday evenings.

Winter Lights is sponsored by FirstEnergy Foundation

HOLIDAY MART 2023

Thursday, December 7 > 5–8pm

Friday & Saturday, December 8–9 > 10am–5pm

We warmly invite you to join us and shop for family and friends at our annual Holiday Mart!

Meet the artists and enjoy festive music, refreshments, and enter to win raffle prizes while shopping for thoughtful one-of-a-kind gifts. Every gift is part of a larger purpose as your purchase supports local artists and The Westmoreland. All shoppers receive a 10% discount on regular price merchandise in store and online. Museum members receive an additional 10% off!

For more information, visit thewestmoreland.org/holidaymart

MAKE YOUR SPECIAL EVENT A WORK OF ART!

NEW WEDDING PACKAGES AVAILABLE!

Now choose from 3 all-inclusive wedding packages that make planning your big day a breeze! Wedding packages include venue rental, set up, staffing, bar services, and much more.

NOW BOOKING 2023 HOLIDAY PARTIES!

Choose The Westmoreland for your corporate or private party this holiday season! Book your event on a Thursday night to take advantage of free gallery access through Winter Lights, and let the festive lights provide a beautiful backdrop for your event.

MEMBERS RECEIVE A DISCOUNT ON ALL EVENT RENTALS!

Please visit thewestmoreland.org/event-rentals or email eventrentals@thewestmoreland.org for more information.

SAVE THE DATE JUNE 1, 2024

It was truly a pleasure to spend the evening celebrating art with friends for The Westmoreland’s annual spring celebration in our galleries.

Be sure to save the date for next year’s event on June 1, 2024!

To see photos from the evening, please visit thewestmoreland.org/aAE2023

A very special thank you to our event supporters and sponsors.

For information about sponsorship for next year’s an Artful Evening, please contact Paige Mastrippolito at pmastrippolito@thewestmoreland.org or 724.837.1500 x117.

PRIVATE PREVIEW RECEPTION

Celebrating a show about celebration, Westmoreland Society, Patron, and Best Friend members along with supporters gathered for the evening preview opening of Block Party: Community & Celebration in American Art on Saturday, June 24 . Special guests included artists Steve Alexis, Gavin Benjamin, Pamela Cooper, Bruno de Abreu-Grizzo, Paige Henry, and John Morris.

Guests enjoyed a sneak peek of the many surprising works in Block Party installed in the Robertshaw Gallery, the Atrium Stairwell, the Cantilever Galleries, and the Museum’s Paneled Rooms.

The Preview Reception for Westmoreland Society, Patron, and Best Friend members for the upcoming exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania is on October 14, 2023. Be the first to see unrealized projects designed by Wright from the 1930s through the 1950s for our region!

Support for Block Party is generously provided by The Heinz Endowments, The Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, and The Fine Foundation.

SPOTLIGHT: NATALIE ROBERTSHAW KELLEY Shining a Light on the People Who Make The Westmoreland

The Westmoreland’s newest Board of Trustees member, Natalie Robertshaw Kelley, is no stranger to the Museum. Natalie grew up in Greensburg, and her grandfather John A. Robertshaw Sr. was one of the original Board members of the Museum. Her father John A. Robertshaw Jr. was also a long-time Board member, and her mother was a Women’s Committee member. Natalie herself even worked at the Museum for a short stint in the early 1980s.

A Seton Hill University graduate with additional Masters in Library Science and JD degrees both from University of Pittsburgh, she worked at the Westmoreland Casualty Company and Westmoreland Community College, as well as for a PA Commonwealth Court Judge before shifting her focus to raising her children. Since 2002, she has owned and helped to operate Needle Point Breeze, a full-service needlepoint store in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood.

Natalie and her husband Brendan Reeves Kelley, an attorney, live in Shadyside. Their children are now grown; Caroline works in marketing at Public Lands, a division of Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Margot is in her third year at George Washington University Law School.

YOUR LEGACY'S AFTERGLOW

You can leave a lasting impact through a planned gift to The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. By including the Museum in your will and estate plans, you are providing opportunities far into the future for the next generation of visitors to engage with art and celebrate their creativity.

Please consider joining The Westmoreland Legacy Society. For more information and to request a brochure, please contact Rhonda Madden, Chief Advancement Officer, at rmadden@thewestmoreland.org or 724.837.1500 x130.

Charles Linford, The Afterglow (detail), 1887. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. Gift of the Constance Mellon Bequest

Natalie Robertshaw Kelley, Trustee

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania

October 15, 2023–January 14, 2024

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania is co-organized by The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and Fallingwater, a property entrusted to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. It is generously supported by The Heinz Endowments, The Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, and Wendy and David Barensfeld.

above, detail on front: Skyline Ink Animators + Illustrators, designers. Civic Center at Point Park, digital illustration, 2023 This image was prepared with material kindly made available by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. All rights reserved.