{"id":3817,"date":"2017-11-02T14:39:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T18:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewestmoreland.org\/?page_id=3817"},"modified":"2022-04-16T16:51:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T20:51:20","slug":"emigration-immigration-migration","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/thewestmoreland.org\/exhibitions\/emigration-immigration-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Emigration-Immigration-Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Emigration-Immigration-Migration: Five Photographic Perspectives<\/em> is a civic engagement project that uses photographic imagery to document the faces and experiences of multiple generations of immigrants and their descendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Five-Minute Tour of &quot;Emigration-Immigration-Migration&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GWqWvtCJrbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Emigration-Immigration-Migration <\/em>highlights the work of five Pittsburgh photographers\u2014Brian Cohen, Scott Goldsmith, Nate Guidry, Lynn Johnson and Annie O\u2019Neill\u2014whose images serve as a lens through which to consider the broader American experience. By exploring the central role that immigration has played in the formation of American identity, in sustaining the economy, and in the enrichment of cultural diversity, the resulting images aim to create a space for civil, constructive conversation about belonging and cultural heritage today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cImmigration is a vital part of what makes this country great. For southwestern Pennsylvania in particular, we think of all those who came to work in the steel mills and mines from all over the world,\u201d said Chief Curator Barbara Jones. \u201cIn this way, the exhibition, which takes a contemporary viewpoint, relates to the industrial scenes in our collection that celebrate the Big Steel Era in this region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Westmoreland\u2019s exhibition\u2014one of a series of exhibitions, events and conversations in the region\u2014stems from\u00a0a project called\u00a0<em>Out of Many: Stories of Migration<\/em>\u00a0by The Documentary Works, a group of professional photographers documenting social and environmental issues. Community partners for the project include the American Jewish Museum, City of Asylum, Repair the World and the Union Project. Additionally, the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nexus.carnegiemuseums.org\/event\/migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Carnegie Nexus: Becoming Migrant<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>series, which explores the impacts migration has on\u00a0those who move, the environments they leave, and the places to which they come, ties well to this project and the exhibition at The Westmoreland. The Carnegie Nexus series is made up of multiple events hosted at various venues in Pittsburgh during the month of April, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nexus.carnegiemuseums.org\/event\/out-of-many\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an event on April 12<\/a>\u00a0at the Carnegie Museum of Art featuring a discussion with Brian Cohen, Founder of The Documentary Works,\u00a0about the Out of Many project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe power of groups like The Documentary Works is that they can approach complex topics from multiple perspectives,\u201d said co-curator Laura Domencic. \u201cThis project reveals the vulnerable and celebratory moments of individuals and families making a new home in an unfamiliar place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Domencic and co-curator Brian Cohen sought to add to the conversation around emigration (leaving one\u2019s homeland), immigration (coming to a new country) and migration (the process of moving), and how each one makes this country what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis project is based on the simple premise that we have all come from somewhere, whether in our own lifetimes or that of our ancestors.&nbsp;Our aim is to open up a friendly space within which we can all have a conversation about American migration stories,\u201d said Cohen, who, in addition to serving as co-curator, has his photography featured in the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have had our eyes on the work of these excellent photographers, who work as a group on selected themes, for several years,\u201d said The Richard M. Scaife Director\/CEO Judith H. O\u2019Toole. \u201cThis topic seemed very timely and in line with one of our strategic goals of uniting the human experience by being responsive to current issues and supporting diversity in its many forms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition catalog (available for purchase in the Museum Shop and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thewestmorelandmuseumshop.com\/products\/out-of-many-stories-of-migration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online<\/a>) features essays by two Public Radio journalists. Erika Beras presents interviews with African American Pittsburgh residents who found their way to the city during the Great Migration over fifty years ago, providing a look into growing up in the segregated South, and the changes they experienced in moving north. Reid Frazier\u2019s essay uses an historical context to reveal the hopes, dreams, and challenges of immigrants in a new country where their welcome is tempered by the fears and prejudices they encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generous support for&nbsp;<em>Out of Many\u2014Stories of Migration<\/em>&nbsp;was provided by Opportunity Fund; Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation; Hillman Foundation; The Heinz Endowments; The Fisher Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation; and The Pittsburgh Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding for&nbsp;<em>Emigration-Immigration-Migration<\/em>&nbsp;has been generously provided by the Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 12, Brian Cohen\u00a0will be at the\u00a0Carnegie Museum of Art\u00a0for a presentation that sheds light on Pittsburgh\u2019s immigration stories.\u00a0Carnegie Nexus, in partnership with The Documentary Works,\u00a0hosts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nexus.carnegiemuseums.org\/event\/out-of-many\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Out of Many: Stories of Migration<\/a>, which includes a chance for guests to upload their own immigration stories to an interactive digital map.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emigration-Immigration-Migration: Five Photographic Perspectives is a civic engagement project that uses photographic imagery to document the faces and experiences of multiple generations of immigrants and their descendants. 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