Our church’s Quilter’s covenant group has made a gorgeous 76×84″ quilt. It will be randomly selected as a gift to someone who has contributed, through Faithify, to the UUA’s Disaster Relief Fund. Contribute now, and you will be entered to win! (See the picture or visit the quilt in the garden lobby at the church.) … Continue reading Donate to the UUA disaster relief fund and win a quilt!
Right now, the Annual Member Art Exhibit is in the Undercroft. I had not seen it until last Sunday. We do have talented artists in our Congregation. Be sure to visit the Exhibit. This coming Sunday is the last Sunday it will be hanging. In November, we will have a posthumous show of Julius Schwartz’s … Continue reading ART IN THE UNDERCROFT GALLERY
A new art exhibit will be opening in the Undercroft Gallery this Sunday, January 7. We will have the work of quilter Petra Fallaux and painter Paul Rosenblatt hanging in the gallery. Petra and Paul are wife and husband who have shown their work separately but who have never had a show together. I look … Continue reading New Art Exhibit Opening
The Art Committee of First Unitarian is planning our annual member art exhibit for the month of September. While Covid prevented our usual annual exhibit for several years, we had a great show last year, and we are ready to do it again! We expect a variety of delightful artwork in many different media done … Continue reading Call for Artists – Annual Member Art Exhibit
A reception was held on May 14 for the artists exhibiting in the current show in the Undercroft Gallery, Home Grown. Attendees were introduced to the chickens and their eggs on Julie Stunden’s ‘urban farm’. A mini egg carton (two eggs) was on each table in the gallery so that folks could take home eggs … Continue reading From Your Art Committee
Creative Citizens Studios Art Show – Artist Reception Many of you have seen the delightful CCS Art Show hanging in the Undercroft Gallery this months. This coming Sunday, April 16, CCS is hosting a reception for the artists and for us. Many of the artists their families, and their teachers will be present. Please join … Continue reading From Your Art Committee – CCS Artist Reception This Sunday
Members from the Art Committee and CCS Teaching Artist, Katy DeMent, hung the Art Show in the Undercroft Gallery this past Thursday. Look at the work these CCS artists did as they considered the bridges of Pittsburgh and our current, and perhaps future, models of transportation. Creative Citizens Studio (CCS) uses art to bring people … Continue reading From Your Art Committee
Your Art Committee Communications person has been absent for all of January, and for that, I apologize. Hopefully, I will do better reporting for the rest of this year. I have been gone in January and have yet to see the phone photo show in the Undercroft. I hope that many of you have had … Continue reading From Your Art Committee Feb. 2023
We have had four great art shows in the Undercroft Gallery since we came back to church in September – a quilt show with the work of the UU Seven Sisters Quilt Group, our annual member art show, a show of the work of guest artist, Miquel Hoyos, and the December member and friends Fiber … Continue reading From Your Art Committee
We want to express our gratitude and appreciation to Miguel Hoyos for the beautiful show of his work in the Undercroft Gallery in November. His work brought so much joy and color to this space and to our lives. Thank you, Miguel!!This month we are hosting a Family and Friends Fiber Art Show in the … Continue reading A Message From Your Art Committee
Stop down in the Undercroft and see the sparkling show – the work of our visiting artist Miguel Hoyos. Miguel’s work will hang until the end of November. Miguel is currently a local artist by way of Columbia and Saratoga NY. Miguel now lives in our east end. His work has been described as both subtle and colorful. Visit … Continue reading From your Art Committee
