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ART // A Time of Fire
ART // A Time of Fire

A preview of an upcoming permanent exhibition at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center honoring the playwright.



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3.3, Art & IdeasHeather BlakesleeJanuary 17, 2022August Wilson, Lauren Earline Leonard, Excerpt
Profile // Break the Nose of Every Beautiful Thing
Profile // Break the Nose of Every Beautiful Thing

Sighs from the depths of galactic artist Sabrina Small





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3.3, ProfileHeather BlakesleeJanuary 17, 2022Heather Shayne Blakeslee, Sabrina Small, Excerpt
Essay // ‘I Am the Sun’ or  ‘Two People in a Room’
Essay // ‘I Am the Sun’ or ‘Two People in a Room’

How painting men shifted my center of gravity in relation to half of the planet





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3.3, EssayHeather BlakesleeJanuary 17, 2022Elizabeth Bergeland, Kuf Knotz, Excerpt
Profile // ‘The Ballad of Kuf and Christine’
Profile // ‘The Ballad of Kuf and Christine’

An origin story of the unlikely pairing of a Philadelphia hip hop artist and a classical harpist, both tuned into how to create community through art.



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3.3, ProfileHeather BlakesleeJanuary 17, 2022A.D. Amorosi, Kuf Knotz, Christine Elise, Excerpt
ART // FLIPPING THE MATTRESS
ART // FLIPPING THE MATTRESS

Pittsburgh’s fabled Mattress Factory embarks on a new chapter with new leadership and recommits to ‘art you can get into’



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3.3, Art & IdeasHeather BlakesleeJanuary 17, 2022Jared Michael Lowe, Excerpt
ART // Our Precarious Food System
ART // Our Precarious Food System

Hunger, art, and community at Pittsburgh’s Contemporary Craft

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3.3, Art & IdeasHeather BlakesleeJanuary 17, 2022Lauren Earline Leonard, Excerpt
Destination // The Tower of Voices
Destination // The Tower of Voices

In a grassy field in southwestern Pennsylvania, a memorial to those lost on 9/11


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3.3, DestinationHeather BlakesleeJanuary 17, 2022Heather Shayne Blakeslee, Excerpt
Constellations // A Pierogi Story

Soft pillows of sustenance and history from a formerly fiery town





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3.3, ConstellationsHeather BlakesleeJanuary 17, 2022Diana Lu, Excerpt
OPENING SALVO // You Are The Sun
OPENING SALVO // You Are The Sun

What constitutes the real world, and the complex humans who inhabit it?





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3.3, Opening SalvoHeather BlakesleeJanuary 17, 2022Heather Shayne Blakeslee, Excerpt
POETRY // Iron Friend
POETRY // Iron Friend
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Joshua Mehigan, excerpt
CONSTELLATIONS // Our Pampered Roommates
CONSTELLATIONS // Our Pampered Roommates
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Diana Lu, Excerpt
​​Artist Spotlight: Sam Nejati
​​Artist Spotlight: Sam Nejati
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Sam Nejati, Excerpt
Recommendation: 'Fantastic Fungi'
Recommendation: 'Fantastic Fungi'
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Heather Shayne Blakeslee, Excerpt
Marching Orders: the Covid infodemic
Marching Orders: the Covid infodemic
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Sarah Hartman-Caverly, Excerpt
OPENING SALVO // The Ghost of Tom Paine
OPENING SALVO // The Ghost of Tom Paine
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Heather Shayne Blakeslee, Excerpt
The New Campfire: Looking to evolutionary biology to help us navigate the modern world
The New Campfire: Looking to evolutionary biology to help us navigate the modern world
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Heather Shayne Blakeslee, Walter Foley, Excerpt
'We Can't Handle the Truth': finite resources, infinite appetites
'We Can't Handle the Truth': finite resources, infinite appetites
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Jerry Silberman, Excerpt
SWITCHBACKS // ‘Motherhood Is an Evolving Truth’
SWITCHBACKS // ‘Motherhood Is an Evolving Truth’
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Ginger Rudolph, Excerpt
Artist Spotlight: Kirstin Brug
Artist Spotlight: Kirstin Brug
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Kirstin Brug, Excerpt
Soul Shift: A Philadelphia photographer finds her center
Soul Shift: A Philadelphia photographer finds her center
3.2Heather BlakesleeOctober 25, 2021Cheyenne Gil, Excerpt
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