There’s always something to see at The Westmoreland! Check out what’s currently on view.
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Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Southern Modern Women Artists highlights artists whose legacies were shaped by their experiences in the American South. Featuring over 40 artists, including Anni Albers, […]
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The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928–1945 surveys the period from the beginning of the Great Depression to the end of World War II to demonstrate how pluralism was a hallmark of the modern American art world.
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A Fountain of Forms: The Rise of the American Woman Sculptor, 1910–1929 showcases remarkable depictions of the female body by women artists, highlighting their subversion of gender and sexuality conventions. […]
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This exhibition explores the life and work of Aaron Gorson, focusing on his profound connection with Pittsburgh’s steel mills. It highlights author Maxwell King’s ongoing research, offering valuable insight into […]
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Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Southern Modern Women Artists highlights artists whose legacies were shaped by their experiences in the American South. Featuring over 40 artists, including Anni Albers, […]
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Works from the National Academy of Design, alongside pieces from The Westmoreland’s collection by National Academicians, offer a unique narrative of American art from the 1800s to today. The exhibition […]
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The Westmoreland opened in 1959 with the aim of building an American art collection that captured the spirit of Pennsylvania art. Pennsylvania in Progress honors this vision by juxtaposing works […]
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The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928–1945 surveys the period from the beginning of the Great Depression to the end of World War II to demonstrate how pluralism was a hallmark of the modern American art world.
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George Hetzel and Scalp Level showcases the artwork of George Hetzel and his students from the Scalp Level School, celebrating the rich artistic heritage of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
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This gallery showcases a blend of high- and low-style decorative arts and furniture paired with paintings that depict both urban and rural domestic subjects, including embroidery, gardening, and childcare. Furniture made in […]
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The Westmoreland’s fraktur collection, made in Westmoreland County primarily by schoolteachers from the 1780s to the 1840s, illustrates the evolution of the tradition brought to Pennsylvania by German and Swiss […]
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Inspired by the long-term loan of Melissa Meyer’s monumental O the Times, O the Manners, All the Right Notes presents artworks and objects inspired by the ethereality of music.
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Bryan Martello: Soft Fire features new photographs and assemblages by the Pittsburgh-based artist.
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The Westmoreland Collects… featuring Scott Hunter, Bluffs, 2016. Oil and acrylic on canvas. Gift of The Westmoreland Society, 2017.
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Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven surveys two decades of the artist’s practice across media, including sculpture, installation, embroidery, painting and drawing, and represents the most comprehensive exhibition to date of this important Pakistani-American visual artist.
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The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928–1945 surveys the period from the beginning of the Great Depression to the end of World War II to demonstrate how pluralism was a hallmark of the modern American art world.
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Works from The Westmoreland’s permanent collection, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the National Academy of Design highlight the artist’s contributions to American art. Cecilia Beaux: Inventing the […]
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This exhibition celebrates Elizabeth Catlett’s achievements in sculpture and printmaking and honors a half-century of her artistic activism in support of women. A trailblazing sculptor and printmaker, Catlett spent seven […]
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Brynn Hurlstone: Resonance is an interactive exhibition that addresses the pervasive, yet often unseen, issue of domestic violence. A transdisciplinary artist, Hurlstone uses reactive materials—steel, glass, water, salt, silk, cotton, […]
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Inspired by the long-term loan of Melissa Meyer’s monumental O the Times, O the Manners, All the Right Notes presents artworks and objects inspired by the ethereality of music.
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Bryan Martello: Soft Fire features new photographs and assemblages by the Pittsburgh-based artist.
![Featured Image for ART[WORK]](https://thewestmoreland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_0158-scaled.jpg)
The Westmoreland’s expansive collection of American art with a strong focus on the art and artists of Southwestern Pennsylvania is available in the Museum’s permanent collection galleries. There is always something new to discover!
