South Arts Pittsburgh

Upcoming Classes & Events

Mosaic Jewelry Class with Lisa Markowski
June 10th, 6-9pm

Create your own micro mosaic jewelry! Choose your favorite colors and start designing. A tempting array of materials will be provided including many types of glass: Filati, Milliﬁori, rods, stained glass, Italian smalti, and other embellishments. Lisa will teach us to design, cut, and use materials and securely place the small pieces. You can make either square, round, or silver plated pendants or earrings. All tools will be provided. Come have fun and leave with a ﬁnished piece to wear or gift.

Meditative Pattern Drawing w/Aleta Akhtar
June 24, 6PM - 9PM

Aleta will provide a few readings of prayers and holy writings from a variety of faiths on Compassion. Then, she will guide you through a meditative drawing activity. This kind of guided drawing helps participants to achieve a focused mental state characteristic of most forms of meditation.No prior experience/lesson is necessary.

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South Hills Village Mall Mural
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.

Open Board Positions
We have a number of open board positions—please consider volunteering to help us continue to provide these opportunities. Let’s keep South Arts going strong!

Bringing Pittsburgh artists together for over 40 years...

Since 1984, South Arts Pittsburgh has connected the community through art, education, and cultural programs. With more than 70 members—ranging from beginner hobbyists to seasoned professionals—we celebrate creativity across Pittsburgh’s South Hills and beyond.

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South Arts is proudly sponsored in part by a generous grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.