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We are only one week away from our second ALL STAR

We are only one week away from our second ALL STARS artist talk!
THE ALCHEMY OF SPACE, VALUE, AND SPIRITUALITY will be a conversation between ALL STARS artists María de los Angeles Rodríguez Jiménez, Yaw Owusu, and Tajh Rust. They will discuss how their work addresses the intersections of value, materiality, and cultural memory. Their practices explore themes of transformation, identity, and the environment, engaging with both personal and collective histories.
The talk will be moderated by Alyssa Velazquez, Assistant Curator at Carnegie Museum of Art—a cultural historian, playwright, actress, and writer focusing on gender, performance, and material culture.
Come be part of this engaging discussion on:
Thursday, April 24, 2025 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at ALMA | LEWIS
Free and open to the public!
For more information on this event click the link in our bio and go to our website https://almalewis.org/

THE ALCHEMY OF SPACE, VALUE, AND SPIRITUALITY Join

THE ALCHEMY OF SPACE, VALUE, AND SPIRITUALITY
Join ALL STARS artists, María de los Angeles Rodríguez Jiménez, Yaw Owusu, and Tajh Rust, for a thought-provoking conversation on how their work addresses the intersections of value, materiality, and cultural memory. Their practices explore themes of transformation, identity, and the environment, engaging with both personal and collective histories. Moderated by Alyssa Velazquez, Assistant Curator at Carnegie Museum of Art, a cultural historian, playwright, actress, and writer of gender, performance, and material culture.

Come be part of this engaging discussion on:
Thursday, April 24, 2025 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at ALMA | LEWIS
Free and open to the public!
For more information on this event click the link in our bio and go to our website https://almalewis.org/

Join us at ALMA | LEWIS on Saturday April 5 from 2

Join us at ALMA | LEWIS on Saturday April 5 from 2 – 4pm in saying farewell to our Winter 2025 Artist in Residence, Dominique Duroseau @domduro. You’ll learn more about Dominique’s artistic practice, classes she has taken during her time, and inspirations during her presentation in the Gallery, followed by a Meet & Greet in her Studio.Three months have gone by so fast we cannot believe this time is coming to a close.

Saturday, April 5, 2025 (2:00 – 4:00 pm)
Doors open at 2:00 pm | Artist talk at 2:30 pm
ALMA | LEWIS
6901 Lynn Way
Suite 206
Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Free and open to the public!
For more information on this event click the link in our bio and go to our website https://almalewis.org/

Join us for a lively talk and conversation: Tomor

Join us for a lively talk and conversation:
Tomorrow Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at ALMA | LEWIS
MEMORY, BLACK SPACE, & CONTEMPLATION ALL STARS artists Marvin Touré and L. Kasimu Harris and our current resident artist Dominique Duroseau as they discuss their respective practices and shared themes around memory, Black space, and contemplation. Moderated by Vernelle A. A. Noel, PhD, Assistant Professor of Computational Design at Carnegie Mellon University.
Free and open to the public!
For more information on this event click the link in our bio and go to our website https://almalewis.org/. @visionsandverbs @marvintoure @domduro @vernelleaanoel

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