Erie Art Museum Hosts Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 111th Annual Exhibition
Erie, PA – The Erie Art Museum will host the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual Exhibition, which will be on-view February 20th. An opening reception will take place on Gallery Night February 28th.
On it’s 111th year, the exhibition is one of the nation’s longest-running juried exhibitions. Established to celebrate and highlight the diverse creative talents within the Pittsburgh region, the first Annual Exhibition opened in 1910 at the Grand Old Opera House in downtown Pittsburgh. Over the years, the exhibition has been hosted at esteemed art institutions such as the Carnegie Museum of Art, The Andy Warhol Museum, the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art, and The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Moreover, throughout its history, the annual exhibition has showcased numerous Pittsburgh artists who have achieved both national and international acclaim, including Mary Cassatt, Henry Osawa Tanner, Andy Warhol, Philip Pearlstein, Mel Bochner, Henry Koerner, Aaronel deRoy Gruber, and Thaddeus Mosley. The exhibition is a juried show that welcomes artists over the age of 18 residing in or maintaining a studio within a 150-mile radius of Pittsburgh.
Co-curators of the show included Erie Art Museum Executive Director Laura Domencic, and Melanie Yugo. Melanie co-founded and directs Possible Worlds, a community-driven project space, shop, and publisher. The recipient of multiple provincial and municipal arts grants and international residencies, she has presented her artwork, facilitated workshops and led programming across Canada and abroad, including at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Art Gallery, and the Philippines Embassy to Canada. Melanie also holds degrees from McGill University and the London School of Economics, and completed summer studies at the School of Visual Arts. She was born in Toronto and is currently based between Toronto and Ottawa, Canada.
Additional information can be found the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh’s website.
