Press Releases

The Westmoreland and Fallingwater Collaborate on Groundbreaking  New Exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CONTACT: Director of Marketing & Public Relations Claire Ertl certl@thewestmoreland.org 724.837.1500 x128  The Westmoreland and Fallingwater Collaborate on Groundbreaking  New Exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania   GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (August 17, 2023) – The […]

Silvia Filippini-Fantoni Appointed as The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEOof The Westmoreland Museum of American Art

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS:Interim Deputy DirectorRhonda Maddenrmadden@thewestmoreland.org724.837.1500 x130 Marketing & Public Relations CoordinatorKerri Gerthofferkgerthoffer@thewestmoreland.org724.837.1500 x149 Silvia Filippini-Fantoni Appointed as The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEOof The Westmoreland Museum of American Art […]

The Westmoreland’s Summer Exhibition, Block Party: Community & Celebration in American Art, Brings Impressive Art to the Region

GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (June 7, 2023) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is excited to announce Block Party: Community & Celebration in American Art, which opens on Sunday, June 25, and will remain on view through Sunday, September 17, 2023....

Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance Catalog Examines the American Dream through the Lives of Black Americans 

GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (April 17, 2023) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is proud to announce the publication of Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance, edited by Kilolo Luckett and designed by Morcos Key. The catalog features work created by figurative...

Modern Native Art Comes to The Westmoreland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Director of Marketing & Public Relations Claire Ertl certl@thewestmoreland.org 724.837.1500 x128 Modern Native Art Comes to The Westmoreland GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (January 31, 2023) – The Westmoreland […]

Museum Holiday Parade Float to Feature Community Handprints and Reproduction of Popular Winter Scene Painting by Grandma Moses 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Director of Marketing & Public Relations Claire Ertl certl@thewestmoreland.org 724.837.1500 x128  Museum Holiday Parade Float to Feature Community Handprints and Reproduction of Popular Winter Scene Painting by Grandma Moses  GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania […]

Gavin Benjamin Returns to The Westmoreland to Premiere Break Down and Let It All Out

GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (September 15, 2022) – Gavin Benjamin, former resident artist at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, returns to the Museum for an exhibition featuring photographic portraits of local […]

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Concludes National Tour of High Museum’s Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America

GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (August 29, 2022) – From October 16, 2022 through February 5, 2023, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will present Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America, […]

The First Stanza of Sarah Williams-Devereux’s Poem To Be Installed as Part of the Bridging the Gap Public Art Project

GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (June 8, 2022) –The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is pleased to announce that the first stanza of literary artist Sarah Williams-Devereux poem Nexus will be installed Tuesday, […]

Anne Kraybill Leaving The Westmoreland in July to Lead Wichita Art Museum

GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (May 17, 2022) – The Board of Trustees of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art announces that Anne Kraybill will be leaving her position as Richard M. Scaife […]

Alone Together: Encounters in American Realism

GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (April 5, 2022) – Opening Sunday, May 29 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, the exhibition Alone Together: Encounters in American Realism brings together works of art […]

Return of In-Person Summer Art Camps

GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (March 29, 2022) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is excited to announce the return of in-person art camps during the summer of 2022. The Museum will […]