Cultural District Gallery Crawl

As part of the Cultural District Gallery Crawl, the August Wilson African American Cultural Center invites you to explore three powerful exhibitions that celebrate storytelling, imagination, and local talent. Join us for an evening of discovery as art fills the building and conversations unfold across our galleries.

Peju Alatise: I Will Belong to Only Me anchors the experience as the first U.S. solo survey of the acclaimed Nigerian artist, bringing together two decades of work across sculpture, installation, film, and text that center African girlhood, imagination, and self-definition. Also on view is Lavett Ballard: a Rose is a Rose is a Rose, a poetic collection of mixed-media assemblages exploring Black femininity, materiality, and memory through reclaimed materials and layered historical imagery. Completing the evening is Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh, a regional, juried exhibition that brings together visual art, writing, performance, video, and interdisciplinary practices to examine whose stories are preserved, shared, and elevated, and how storytelling can serve as a catalyst for justice, memory, and collective action.

Whether you are continuing your gallery crawl or making AWAACC your first stop, this evening offers an opportunity to engage with art that invites reflection, dialogue, and new ways of seeing.

A production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the Gallery Crawl is a free, multi-venue “open house” showcasing Pittsburgh’s dynamic art and entertainment scene. Presented in downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, the Gallery Crawl attracts thousands of art lovers to experience visual arts, live music, dance, spoken word and more.

Experience the vibrancy and energy of the Gallery Crawl – the liveliest night in the city.