GALLERIA SHOW ANNOUCEMENT

South Arts will not be participating in the Fall Galleria show due to too many other shows we are in at the same time. See below for more information on those shows. If you want to participate in the Fall Galleria please check with Bethel Art League, Whitehall or McMurray art groups to see if they are particpating. You will need to be a member of their groups to participate. 

SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE MALL MURAL PROJECT

To proceed with this project, we need artists to help design the mural depicting SHV mall history, local history, Pittsburgh sports and celebrities that will be arranged to create six panels. Or you may submit already created artwork to be incorporated into the mural. If interested in helping with this part of the mural, please email us with Mall Mural in subject line. 

HAVE QUESTIONS? Please check the newsletters and our website first as most questions can be answered there. Once sign-ups are available for shows, registration infomation will be shared via our email list, our monthly newsletter, and website. If you still have questions, email our gmail account, please remember to write in the subject line the name of the person you’re addressing and the subject of your email. For example, Subject: Cheryl - membership. 

Upcoming Events

Schoolhouse Open House Art Show: Sunday, October 5 from 10 AM–2 PM.

This one-day show will be held during the Bethel Park Historical Society’s open house (12–3 PM) that includes tours of the schoolhouse and coincides with the Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company open house across the street. Registration information to come. 

Giancola Art & Design Schoolhouse Market: Sunday, October 12 from 9am-2pm.

Come enjoy art, crafts, treats, and all the fall products the vendors will have at the Schoolhouse Arts & History Center. This is event has been filled with vendors.

Halloween Bash & Art Market: Friday, October 24 from 5–9 PM

South Arts Pittsburgh is joining Reginald's Coffee for their Halloween antics. This is an adult event that includes a costume contest, creepy fun, and an art market that celebrates the Halloween spirit. We are interested in artists who create Gothic, Sci/Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Comic, and Anime art.  Link to register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8PRRYU_xH56LsELCfT6t9awiWyhILpTMzCgqpKZLaLbi9GQ/viewform

If you’re interested in volunteering to help setup and tear down the for the event, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PotQ8puZkhJOvy64AkswIh8yjouSWwMxaRDxnrLf69A/viewform

Schoolhouse Holiday Artist Market: Sat., November 8 and Sun., November 9 from 9 AM-2 PM.

Save the Date! Registration info to come. 

On September 18 we celebrated 40 years of South Arts. We had a mingle and wine with snacks; then David Wadsworth (@davidwadsworthartwork), our speaker, gave a wonderful presentation reminding artists to find your "Why" for creating art; Jeanie and Cheryl (co-presidents) handed out a South Arts canvas bag with a magnet to commerate this event; then we ate cake! Thanks to new member Viktoriia (@kika_rus) for the awesome photos!

We are thrilled to be offering classes again! Check out our Sessions/Classes tab for more information!

Schoolhouse Art Exhibit: 
Check out the hanging art system that is in the lobby of the Schoolhouse. The Bethel Park Historical Society installed it for us and it was purchased with grant money from the Bethel Park Community Foundation. Members are able to display their artwork for sale. You must be a member to participate. Interested members please email Margie Kenney at margiekenney@yahoo.com to be put on a list. Thanks to Margie for organizing the exhibits and to Nancy Kenney who is handling the sales.

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South Arts Pittsburgh, founded in 1984, was designed to bring education, cultural outreach, and networking opportunities to the community through various art programs. 
 

South Arts is home to over 70 members, ages 18 to 100+, from the beginner hobbyist to professional artist, living in Pittsburgh's South Hills and surrounding areas.
 

The nonprofit hosts a weekly Open Studio Session on Friday mornings, bi-weekly figure drawing classes on Wednesday evenings and Open Studio/Demonstrations on opposite Wednesdays all at the Schoolhouse Art & History Center building on South Park Road in Bethel Park. For more information please see our Sessions/Classes page. Although these sessions are free we do have a suggested donation of $5 and when there is a model there is a $10-12 fee to pay the model.

In addition, South Arts helps artists promote their work in local exhibitions at the Galleria Mall and at the Schoolhouse.

The organization is funded, in part, by a generous grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Chapter.

Social Media: Please follow us on Facebook (South Arts Pittsburgh) and Instagram @southartspittsburgh. Check us out! Help us increase our engagement by looking for our posts and then like, comment, and share these postings. Facebook: it’s helpful if you post your own artwork or events on the SA Facebook page. Instagram: tag us @southartspittsburgh and we will add you to our story! For both use the hashtag #southartspittsburgh. A hashtag is a label used on social media sites that makes it easier to find information with a theme or specific content. 

Workshop/Demonstrations 

August 2: Alcohol Inks by Jeanie Slater. They are wildly colorful and vibrant medium done on non-porous surfaces. We painted them with brushes, dropped, and blew with a straw on ceramic lids and used stencils on yupo paper to create some fun and colorful artwork.   

March 29: Pan Pastels by Diane Murray. They are a fun medium that you can mix on paper like watercolor to create tansparent layers. We played with her set of 80 colors with sponge applicators to apply the pastels on small sheets of different papers. 

Spring Galleria Show Artists reception 

June 21: This was a huge success! We had 14 artists bring some of their art and share their process and background. We brought in wine and snacks. It was a great opportunity to celebrate our successful show and we decided to hold a social gathering quarterly and ecourage all memers to bring in their recent work to share.  

Wednesday Evening Figure Drawing Session
On June 7 we had a great session with model Barbara in costume. Thanks to our Figure Drawing liaison, Dale Gregg, who coordinated the evening. We plan to do this quarterly, there will be a $10 fee to pay for the model. Here are a few photos of our artist’s work.  

Member’s Meeting: 202 Years of Artists was held on Monday, December 12, 2022
 

We celebrated 202 years of artists hearing from two very talented members 

Jean Benson (age 104) and John Delmonte (age 98).

Thanks to Harry Funk of the Tribune Review who took these wonderful pictures. 

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