Claude Worthington Benedum Gallery, 2nd floor Renowned visual artist and cultural agitator DS Kinsel will unveil new work created as part of the August Wilson Archive Community Artist-Scholar Award program sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Library System. The exhibition presents powerful artifacts created by Kinsel inspired by the life and legacy of August Wilson....
Join DS Kinsel for a hands-on art-making session in celebration of August Taught Us…, an exhibition honoring the life and legacy of August Wilson. August Wilson credited his education to the "Four B’s": The Blues, the art of Romare Bearden, the writing of Amiri Baraka, and the work of Jorge Luis Borges. This session will...
Jessica LanayBenedum Gallery, 2nd floor Join us in commemorating the closing of August Taught Us… as well as the life and work of the prolific playwright himself. August Wilson Archive as Ancestral Work: Artist conversation with DS Kinsel and Jessica Lanay, scholar, poet, and AWAACC Literary Curator. Read more Patch: DS Kinsel Presents New Work...
The Youth Writers Camp is an inspiring and creative space for middle and high school students passionate about writing. This four-week camp provides an opportunity to explore various forms of writing, from poetry and plays to short stories and songwriting, while connecting with contemporary issues like social justice and the literary legacy of August Wilson. Through discussions, reading, writing, and sharing,...
It's National Poetry Month which means we're celebrating Intermission-style with featured performances by Poet Diarra Imani and Joshua Stone Quartet and sounds by Selecta. The evening will be hosted by Joy Priest from Center for African American Poetry & Poetics and Darin Lee from City of Asylum. Food available for purchase from Hysyde. Dollar Bank will be...
Join us for the highly anticipated annual event, Poetry Unplugged: Always August, presented with generous support from Citizens. This special evening will feature nationally renowned and award-winning spoken word artists as they take the stage to speak truth to power in the spirit of August Wilson, infusing humor, romance, justice, and equality into their performances. Featured Artists...
LIT Friday welcomes Abiodun Oyewole, Founding Member of The Last Poets for a conversation about using his poetry to articulate, glorify and protest the impurities of the black experience worldwide. The Last Poets will be featured in April 18th's highly anticipated annual event, Poetry Unplugged: Always August. Lit Friday is a virtual program offered by...
The Youth Writers Camp is an inspiring and creative space for middle and high school students passionate about writing. This four-week camp provides an opportunity to explore various forms of writing, from poetry and plays to short stories and songwriting, while connecting with contemporary issues like social justice and the literary legacy of August Wilson. Through discussions, reading, writing, and sharing,...
TRUTHSayers Speaker series features Dr. Andre M. Perry, author of Black Power Scorecard and Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities. He is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the director of its Center for Community Uplift as well as a professor of practice of economics at Washington...
Join us for the Youth Writer's Camp Showcase, a vibrant celebration of creativity and self-expression! After four weeks of exploring poetry, plays, short stories, and songwriting, our talented middle and high school writers will take the stage to share their powerful works. From discussing social justice to honoring the literary legacy of August Wilson, these...
