Press Releases

Press Releases

11/20/18 – Stunning Textile Work on Display in Circular Abstractions: Bull’s Eye Quilts

8/16/18 – The Westmoreland Expands Art Happens Project to Jeannette

7/19/18 – The Westmoreland Features Contemporary Art from 58 Local Teaching Artists with Latest Exhibition

6/27/18 – Anne Kraybill Named New Director of The Westmoreland

6/22/18 – The Westmoreland Acquires Three Works Thanks to McKenna Foundation Gift in Honor of Judith O’Toole

6/15/18 – Analog Scroll Honored Today at Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in Denver

6/8/18 – Collaborative Portrait of Retiring Director Judy O’Toole Unveiled at The Westmoreland

5/24/18 – Sculptor Atticus Adams to Create Site-Specific Installation for The Westmoreland’s Artist in Action Series

5/14/18 – Community Open House to Celebrate Judy O’Toole’s Retirement with Presentation of Commissioned Portrait

4/24/18 – The Art of Giving Features Richard M. Scaife Bequest to The Westmoreland and the Brandywine River Museum of Art

4/4/18 – Greensburg ArtsWalk Announces Packed Schedule of Happenings, Performances, Exhibitions and More

3/16/18 – Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole to Visit Westmoreland County for “Diversity, Equity, Accessibility + Inclusion Matters”

3/8/18 – Great American Music Series Brings Beauty Slap, Anqwenique & The Ensemble to The Westmoreland

3/6/18 – Free Family Day Set for March 24

2/27/18 – Inaugural Greensburg ArtsWalk to Celebrate City’s Arts Community on April 14

1/4/18 – Emigration-Immigration-Migration Photography Exhibition Opens January 20

12/6/17 – A Timeless Perfection Exhibition Catalog Brings New Scholarship to American Figurative Sculpture

11/28/17 – Dark Matter: Paintings by Kenneth Nicholson Exhibits at The Westmoreland

11/9/17 – Free Family Day Set for Saturday, November 25

10/24/17 – Step Into the Art Writing Workshop

10/10/17 – The Westmoreland’s Big Art Party to Celebrate Second Anniversary of Renovation and Expansion Project

10/6/17 – Photography Project Collection 273 to Showcase in Robertshaw Gallery

9/12/17 – A Timeless Perfection Opens October 7

9/7/17 – Bidding Farewell to Retiring Director/CEO Judith O’Toole

6/1/2017 – Spark Your Writing with Art That Inspires

5/18/2017 – The Art of Movement: Alexander Calder, George Rickey and Tim Prentice Opens at The Westmoreland on Saturday, June 10

5/16/2017 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art to Participate in Blue Star Museums

5/11/2017 – The Westmoreland to Join Association of Art Museum Directors’ Eighth Annual Celebration of Art Museum Day on May 18, 2017 with Free Admission

5/3/2017 – Free Admission Wednesday Evenings at The Westmoreland Sponsored by First Commonwealth Bank

3/14/2017 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Hosts Family Day on Saturday, March 25

3/10/2017 – Artist Scott Hunter’s Mural Work on View in Robertshaw Gallery

2/8/2017 – When Modern Was Contemporary: Selections from the Roy R. Neuberger Collection Opens at The Westmoreland on Saturday, February 25

1/27/2017 – Announcing Bridging the Gap Public Art Project Installation

11/10/2016 – The Westmoreland Jazz Society Concert to Feature Mark Perna with Richie Cole’s Pittsburgh Alto Madness Orchestra

11/10/2016 – Greensburg Art & Shopping Crawl on Saturday, November 26 Brings Together Local Businesses and Artists for Small Business Saturday®

10/26/2016 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art to Present Opposites Attract: Kathleen Mulcahy and Sylvester Damianos

6/23/2016 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art to Present A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America

6/7/2016 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Presents Examining “The Outsider” Panel Discussion

5/26/2016 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Invites the Public to Participate in THE SMILE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (is yours) Art Project

5/26/2016 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art to Participate in Blue Star Museums

5/16/2016 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art to Hold Public Meeting on Bridging the Gap Project Redesign

5/10/2016 – The Westmoreland to Join Association of Art Museum Directors’ Seventh Annual Celebration of Art Museum Day on May 18, 2016 with Free Admission and a Gallery Talk

5/2/2016 – Painting from The Westmoreland’s Collection to be Included in Mary Cassatt Retrospective in Japan

3/4/2016 – Rivertowne Brewing Company Partners with The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Can/Art Collaboration

2/10/2016 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art to Present Telling Tales: Stories and Legends in 19th-century American Art

11/25/2015 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement

11/24/2015 – The Westmoreland Society to Honor 2015 Distinguished Gold Medal Recipients Charles H. Booth, Jr. and Vanessa German at Annual Dinner

10/20/2015 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Hosts Grand Reopening Celebration Events on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, 2015

7/21/2015 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Receives Grant from Henry Luce Foundation

6/26/2015 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art to Hold Art on Tap Event & Museum Shop Sale Before Closing Temporary Location

6/16/2015 – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Honors Legacy of Richard M. Scaife

5/18/2015 – Westmoreland Museum of American Art to Receive National Endowment for the Arts Grant Award

3/30/2015 – Richard M. Scaife Art Collection Bequest Now Finalized

12/03/2014 – Selection Process of Richard M. Scaife Art Collection Gift Commenced Today

10/02/2014 – Extensive Collection of American Sculpture Gifted to the Westmoreland Museum of American Art by Dr. Michael Nieland