Press Releases
The Westmoreland Welcomes Spring with Art in Bloom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Director of Marketing & Public Relations Claire Ertlcertl@thewestmoreland.org724.837.1500 x128 GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (February 28, 2024) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art welcomes the start of spring by presenting Art in Bloom from […]
The Westmoreland Celebrates 65th Anniversary with Exhibition Featuring 65 Artists from the Museum’s Collection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Director of Marketing & Public RelationsClaire Ertlcertl@thewestmoreland.org724.837.1500 x128 GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (January 24, 2024) – Having first opened to the public in 1959, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art […]
The Westmoreland Receives Funding from the Art Bridges Foundation’s Newly Launched Nationwide ‘Access for All’ Initiative to Reduce Barriers to Museum Visits
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is pleased to announce being selected as one of 64 museums nationwide by the Art Bridges Foundation, the national arts nonprofit founded by philanthropist Alice Walton, for the newly launched “Access for All” initiative.
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, […]