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Woman Singing in the Post Office

A poem by Cathy Barber.

Cathy Barber2025-03-14T09:16:27-04:00March 14, 2025|
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Painting the Past on the Ohio River

  You can put your finger on a map and trace it down the Ohio River. From Steubenville to Paducah, it’s nearly a thousand miles, an artery pumping through the heart of America.

Jeffrey Webb2023-01-28T09:04:59-05:00January 23, 2023|
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Creating Space for Virgil Cantini in Pittsburgh

Cantini, who was a vital part of Pittsburgh's public art scene in the twentieth century, believed art should be free and available to everyone.

Holden Slattery2021-02-12T11:49:30-05:00January 22, 2021|
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The Restoration of Maxo Vanka’s Working-Class, Immigrant Murals

On the walls of a Pittsburgh-area church, twenty-five scenes of God, war, justice, family.

Margaret Shakespeare2020-08-27T13:53:29-04:00May 15, 2020|
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The Potential of Public Art

The work of public memory is not only about the past, but about a shared vision for the future.

Sean Starowitz2019-10-28T14:00:57-04:00October 4, 2019|
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