Art All Over Local Art Wilkinsburg Pittsburgh

The WCDC is working with Casey Droege Cultural Productions to transform the workshop space in our newly renovated headquarters located in the historic Lohr Building into a gallery-level display space for local, Wilkinsburg artists. The Art All Over program was launched in 2020 A partnership with the Sleeping Octopus Artist Initiative (SOAI). The initiative will celebrate and promote the many accomplished artists who live in the Wilkinsburg area.

In order to respect social distancing, the WCDC is embracing technology and social media to allow the public to enjoy local art in new ways. From the comfort of your home you can experience the exhibits through photos and a virtual artist talks and tours online. You can also visit the show in person with the artist

Current Artist

MEGAN ADGATE

works on display May 6, 2023 – June 24, 2023

In-person Gallery Hours:

Saturdays 12:00pm to 5:00pm

at the Lohr Gallery

725 Wood Street, Wilkinsburg PA 15221

Artist statement:
My work examines the vulnerability of transitions through sculptural tapestry. I intuitively create organic shapes and structures using organic materials such as wool, cotton, and linen. Inspired by intersecting outlines of buildings throughout the city and the experimental prose styles of Lydia Davis and Clarice Lispector, I hope to challenge the traditional idea of tapestry.

Bio:
Megan Adgate is a fiber artist living and working in Wilkinsburg, PA. She grew up in central Pennsylvania before attending the University of Pittsburgh. After graduating she found a passion for food and farming and had her first encounter with weaving while working on a farm in New Mexico in 2014. A seed was planted that would later bloom into a love for tapestry. She is currently working on a series of weavings based on walls around her neighborhood of Wilkinsburg.

Past Artists & Shows

BAHIRAH – Displayed February 4, 2023 – April 1, 2023

Sense of Self by The Wilkinsburg and Braddock Youth Project & Meshwork Press – Displayed November 5th, 2022 – January 14th, 2023

Free Mind by Ashanté Josey – Displayed August 27th, 2022 – October 15th, 2022

Works by Rell – Displayed April 23rd – June 11th, 2022

Works by W. Randy Rice – Displayed February 12th, 2022 – April 2nd, 2022

All Unsaved Changes Will Be Lost by Centa Schumacher – Displayed November 6th, 2021 – January 22nd, 2022

Works by Kelly Malone – Displayed August 28th – October 16th, 2021

A Scrappy Quilt Show by Ada S. Cyrus – Displayed May 1st – June 26th, 2021

Travelogue by Tom Norulak – Displayed November 14th, 2020 – March 13th, 2021

Daybreak by Zoë Welsh Displayed August 15th – November 7th, 2020

Creations by John Burt Sanders. Displayed June 30th – August 8th, 2020. Read Sanders’ full feature on the WCDC’s blog HERE.