Presented in partnership with Pittsburgh Public Theater and The House of Life Pittsburgh Roger Guenveur Smith returns to Pittsburgh with a new solo performance: IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, called by the Minnesota Star Tribune “a storytelling master class.” BASQUIAT is inspired by the friendship of Roger with the young artist, whose meteoric rise was...
LIT Friday 2025 is back with one of our favorite REPLAYs! On February 28 at 6pm, on the August Wilson African American Cultural Center YouTube and Facebook, AWAACC Literary Curator Jessica Lanay will celebrate the anniversary of her conversation with Emmy Award-winning director, Emmai Alaquiva, about the documentary The Ebony Canal. When this episode first...
Victoria and Cook Family Regional Gallery, 1st Floor The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is honored to host the 2nd Annual Envisioning A Just Pittsburgh exhibition, a powerful showcase of award-winning works from local artists who are shaping the vision for a more equitable and inclusive future. This exhibition celebrates the diverse voices and creative expressions that challenge, inspire,...
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....
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,...
Drink. Dine. Dance. Decompress. Enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres, and gallery tours with fellow professionals at Intermission, AWAACC’s free monthly networking event. 21 and over + City Stylish Attire Cash Bar and Hors D’oeuvres
Join us for "Black in Bloom" Spring Community Day! Co-presented by UPMC and UPMC Health Plan and Citizens’, this event highlights Black health, joy, and growth, while promoting wellness, empowerment, and connection. Bring your friends and family to explore our Spring Vendor Market, enjoy live DJ sets, experience performances from local artists, and discover a...
Experience the Enduring Legacy of August Wilson with Special Guided Tours Lead by Urban Academy K-5 Students Step into the world of August Wilson through the eyes of the next generation of writers. We are thrilled to partner with Urban Academy’s K-5 students to offer unique, guided tours of our immersive exhibition, August Wilson: The...
Claude Worthington Benedum Gallery, 2nd floor Black Power Storytime, an engaging storytelling circle event that celebrates black voices through the performance of prose, poems, essays, monologues, and other literary forms created by black authors, which center on the Black experience. This inclusive event invites artists from various disciplines to provide captivating public readings suitable for...
Join us for this month's Storytime Spotlight featuring Meghana Dodda's There is Color Everywhere, read by Cathryn Calhoun and Keah Adams, from our Education and Community Engagement Department. Storytime Spotlight is an educational series presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center that introduces young children to books that features stories, songs, rhymes, and...
LIT Friday welcomes Dr. Edda Fields-Black of Carnegie Mellon University for a discussion about her latest book COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. Lit Friday is a virtual program offered by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, hosted and produced by the Literary Curator, poet, and...
Kinselland Radio is a vinyl-driven sonic experience created by Anqwenique and DS Kinsel. Listening to their hearts and trusting their hands to guide the groove, Anqwenique and DS take listeners on a journey through throwback deep cuts of classical, jazz, hip hop, rhythm and blues, rock, and retro pop. Kinselland’s vinyl collection is a blend...
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,...
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...