Weavers Exhibit from The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Media
Weekends October 4 – November 10
Their studio at The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Media is home to both experienced and novice weavers, where they share their love of fiber and their creativity. From household goods to garments, from twill and overshot to Swedish weaving, explore different fiber art structures, materials, and techniques with the PCA&M Weavers.
The “Meet the Weavers” Red Brick Gallery Wine & Cheese reception for the Exhibit will be on Sunday, November 10 from 4 to 6 PM – immediately following the 2 PM concert of the popular crossover group TAKE3 Trio – “Where ROCK Meets BACH” With its world class artistry in genre-smashing, virtuosic-crossover repertoire, TAKE3 Trio is back by popular demand. This concert will sell out. Call to reserve to pay by cash or check at the door: 724-659-3153 Tickets – $25, Members $20, Students $5. No admission for the Red Brick Gallery reception.
REVISED Weekend RBG hours are: Fridays, 1-6 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM to 6 PM; and Sundays, 12 noon to 5 PM at RBG, 17 Main Street, Foxburg, PA 16036.
Advance Appointments outside regular hours available by reservation. For more information – Call 724-659-3153
The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Media (PCA&M) is a nonprofit art campus that offers art education and opportunities for local artists in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The organization was founded in 1945 as the “Pittsburgh Arts and Craft Center” with the mission to provide a venue for the community to experience, learn and create visual arts. In addition to education, the PCA&M has sought to promote regional art such as the “Artist of the Year” exhibition with the first show held in1945 and continuing on to the present. Pop artist Keith Haring had his first exhibition there in 1978. At it’s inception, the Center was comprised of ten artist groups including the Weaver’s Guild of Pittsburgh with the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh joining as a member-guild later on. From the Center’s very beginnings, weaving and the fiber arts have been an important contributor to the organization’s mission.
The PCA&M Weaving Studio has been an integral part of the Center for more than 50 years. It is located at the corner of Fifth and Shady Avenues in Pittsburgh, occupying the third floor of the Marshall Building. The Center offers a variety of weaving classes for adults currently including: Beginning Weaving, Weaving/Open Studio for beginning to advanced students, plus Traditional Tapestry Weaving, 3D Tapestry Weaving, Rigid Heddle Weaving, Inkle Weaving and Basket Weaving. The studio is presently home for 30 floor looms which includes a 60 inch wide counter balance loom that is ideal for weaving rugs.
In the mid seventies the PCA&M weaving studio housed one of Anni Albers’ weaving looms! Anni had led the weaving studio as an artist and designer at Germany’s celebrated Bauhaus before escaping Adolf Hitler in his quest to rid the country of free thinking artists. She and her equally well known husband Josef Albers fled from Germany and came to the United States, continuing their work as artists and teachers at the Black Mountain College in Asheville, North Carolina. When arriving at the PCA&M studio, Annie’s loom needed repairs and was eventually passed on to a local weaver, Sigrid Piroch who had the loom restored. She maintained it for many years and finally donated it to the Albers’ Foundation. It is interesting to know that Sigrid, who was an internationally known weaving teacher and author, lived here in Foxburg in the nineties and years later established a working weaving studio, “Allegheny River Textile Studio” in nearby Emlenton, Pennsylvania. Sigrid also founded the Northwest Weavers and Spinners Guild. Many are missing her, including the weaving community, since she recently passed away in May of this year, 2024. Another connection to the town of Foxburg is weaver Blanche Hall, who until a few years ago was a participating artist at the Red Brick Gallery and also a working weaver at Sigrid’s Emlenton studio.
If you’re interested in taking weaving classes or many of the other classes offered at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Media, visit pghartsmedia.org to view full class descriptions and register online!
Contact Deb Meteney at meteneyd@verizon.net if you have any questions concerning the PCA&M Weaving Studio.
ARRIVE EARLY & EXPLORE FOXBURG!
There is no admission for the exhibit opening. For those wishing to attend the concerts, you may call for reservations to (724) 659-3153 to pay cash or check at the door, or pay by credit card and buy online here.
And while at the RBG, be sure to save time to shop for that special gift from the first floor offerings of talented Cooperative Artists from the region.
While in Foxburg, enjoy a walk along the Allegheny River trail or rent bicycles or enjoy a pontoon ride with Foxburg Tours in the morning or early afternoon! Have lunch at the Allegheny Grille with seating overlooking the Allegheny River, or for more casual fare, at Foxburg Pizza with salads, sandwiches and pizza.
Save time to savor a gourmet coffee and hand made chocolate at Divani Chocolatier and Barrista and enjoy wine tasting or enjoying wine flights on the newly remodeled patio at Foxburg Wine Cellars.
Make a weekend of it and spend the night in Foxburg in the lovely Foxburg Inn
Or if the Foxburg Inn is sold out, stay up the river at the Emlenton bed and breakfast, The Barnard House.
The 2024 season Red Brick Gallery and Gift Shop hours are Fridays 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Saturdays 11:00 PM –7:00 PM, and Sundays 12:00 noon – 5:00 PM.