2004/2005 Visiting Artist Exhibitions and Mentors & Makers Exhibitions

July 16 - September 3, 2004
To Gather Again
An installation on autobiography, agriculture and metaphor by Delanie Jenkins
The culmination of a Creative Heights Residency grant supported by the Heinz Endowments in collaboration with MCG Arts and the Persephone Project, this project brings materials harvested from Jenkins’ Frank Curto Park garden into the gallery.
Reception: Friday, July 16, 6-8 pm

Dark Matters
Janyce Erlich-Moss: Environmental Portraits
Large scale photographic prints that transform familiar surroundings through use of the pin-hole camera.
Residency: Large format pinhole photography, July 27-30
Reception: Thursday, July 29, 6-8 pm

Fish Cutouts, ©2002 Janyce Erlich-Moss

September 10 - October 1, 2004
Summer Studios 2004
An exhibition of works in diverse media by students enrolled in MCG high school and middle school Summer programs.
Reception: Friday, October 1, 4-6 pm

October 8 - October 31, 2004
North Lobby Gallery
The Image of MCG Jazz: Paintings by Jeff O.Brian
Pittsburgh native Jeff O'Brian creates paintings that capture the swing, sound and spirit of MCG Jazz recordings.

October 8, 2004 - January 7, 2005
Connie Kerr Gallery
Contemporary Codex: Ceramics and the Book
MCG ARTS premiers this traveling exhibition assembled by Central Michigan University featuring the work of Lenny Goldenberg, Holly Hanessian, Barbara Hashimoto, Kimiyo Mishima, Nancy Selvin, Richard Shaw, Forrest Snyder and Janet Williams.

Nancy Selvin Residency at California University of Pennsylvania: November 8-9
Residency at MCG: November 9-12, 2004
Lecture and Reception with artist Nancy Selvin: Wednesday, November 10, 6-8 pm

November 8, 2004 - January 7, 2005
North Lobby Gallery
MCG Staff Artist Exhibition
Works in diverse media by teaching artists of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Reception: Friday, December 3, 6-8 pm

January 14 - March 4, 2005
Dimensions of Culture
Soundsuits, adornment and performative sculptural works by Nick Cave and Materia Oscura, a photographic inquiry into African cultures in the diaspora by Kerry Stuart Coppin.

Nick Cave
Residency: January 18-21
Lecture and Reception: Friday, January 21, 6-8 pm

Kerry Stuart Coppin-
Residency at California University of Pennsylvania: February 7-8
Residency at MCG: February 9-11
Lecture and Reception: Friday, February 11, 6-8 pm

Above: Sound Suit, ©2004 Nick Cave
Right: Untitled: Workers at Michelin Tire Shop- St. Louis, Senegal ©2004 Kerry Stuart Coppin

March 11 - April 15, 2005
Everyday Dreams
Digital illustrations by Maggie Taylor, and ceramic sculpture by Paul Andrew Wandless reflect on identity, dreams, childhood and memory.

Maggie Taylor
Residency at MCG and Pittsburgh Filmmakers: April 8-10
Lecture and Reception: Friday, April 8, 6-8 pm

Paul Andrew Wandless
Residency at MCG: April 12-15
Lecture and Reception: Tuesday, April 12, 6-8 pm

April 22 - May 20, 2005
2005 All-City Arts Showcase
More than one-hundred works in a variety of media created by students of Pittsburgh's public high schools. Over $90,000 in scholarships and awards is available through this exhibition. Entry forms will be available with Pittsburgh Public High School Art Teachers, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Manchester Craftsmen's Guild.

Awards Presentation and Reception: Thursday, May 5, 6-8 pm
Eleanor Friedberg Art Scholarship Benefit: Friday, May 20, 7-10 pm

June 3 - July 8, 2005
Accomplishment 23
Annual exhibition highlighting the creative accomplishments of MCG Youth student artists.

Reception: Wednesday, June 8, 6-8 pm

Reception: Friday, July 15, 7-9 pm

Mentors & Makers @ 800 Penn Avenue

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild maintains a satellite gallery in the heart of the downtown cultural district. This venue serves as the base of operations for an ongoing exhibition program entitled Mentors and Makers. In addtion to exhibiting works created in the MCG studios, a series of exhibtions that highlight the work of teachers and students in Pittsburgh Public Schools will appear each month. If you are a teacher interested in scheduling a future exhibition, please contact Heather Powell at (412) 322-1773, ext. 196.

July 6 - September 20, 2004
Art After Dark II
Pinhole photographs by Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Adult Education and Professional Development Programs.

September 24 - November 21, 2004
Rachel Sager
Mosaic furniture and decorative objects

November 24, 2004- January 23, 2005
Curtis Cureton
Wood panels depicting images of African-American life and culture.

January 26- March 27, 2005
Reception: 6-8 pm, Friday, February 28
Marko Biddle
Recent works in clay

April 5- May 29, 2005

His Face Was Hidden - Images of Poland: The Holocaust Effect
This installation incorporates work by teens and adults engaged in a summer 2004 educational travel experience examining Holocaust history and the persistence of Jewish culture in the context of present day Poland.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Gallery Crawl: Friday April 22, 5:30-8 pm
Student, Teacher and Family Reception: Thursday, May 19, 6-8 pm

June 1 - July 31, 2005
MCG Staff Installation
A collaborative project by teaching artists of MCG.

October 6 - November 30, 2005
Germaine Watkins: Tourist
A collections of photographs taken by MCG photography instructor Germaine Watkins during his travels to Jamaica, Haiti, Germany, France, New York and Alaska.

December 2, 2005- Feb 1, 2006
David Deily: Form & Function
Functional ceramic pieces by MCG Ceramics Studio Coordinator David Deily.