Events

Drawing with Light Lori Hepner Light is something that surrounds us as we go about our everyday lives. It’s almost a forgotten element until we realize that it is integral to how we go about our lives in an ever more technologically driven world. This month, the American Jewish Museum has partnered with artist Lori Hepner to create a series of interactive workshops that take advantage of the neon of the now, LEDs, to draw with light in unexpected ways. Taking inspiration from the…

The City of Pittsburgh’s Office of Sustainability invites you to partake of a month of activities centered on astronomy and light pollution solutions. “Our Pittsburgh Constellation” includes a space art gallery show, talks, workshops and demonstrations. Information on the public workshops connecting visual art and space can be found on the Assemble calendar and on pghconstellation.com, the website listing events of possible interest to astronomy enthusiasts in the Pittsburgh area. A sample of the month’s activities: Bead necklaces with mother-of-pearl phases of…

BiodiverCITY Pittsburgh A community-engaged, urban ecology project of Dr. Molly Mehling’s research lab in partnership with the Waldorf School of Pittsburgh and with support of many others working to rebuild Pittsburgh urban ecosystems. #biodivercitypgh Did you know that Pittsburgh has more trees than any city in the United States? Did you know some of your neighbors are salamanders? Did you know that the bugs who make their homes in the stream and soil can tell us how healthy the land…

Echo Lightwave Unspeakable (Aka Jonathan Hodges) has been hacking electronics into experimental electronic musical instruments for the past 15 years. "control / freak" represents 15 years of trial/error/failure in the pursuit of knowledge and self fulfillment through the use/misuse of electronics in order to create a larger palate of sounds.  Some of the months activities include: a circuit bending workshop, an album release from Echo Lightwave Unspeakable (also entitled "control / freak"), multiple experimental music showcases, and the debut of…