CCAC x CDCP Call for Art

Community College of Allegheny County Call for Artists

Submissions Due July 30th, 2022 at 11 PM EST

Call Summary:

Casey Droege Cultural Productions (CDCP) is pleased to request submissions for the new CCAC Workforce Development & Training Center to be located at CCAC’s Allegheny Campus on the North Side. Artists are invited to submit samples of work to be considered for purchase for permanent installation at the site, which is scheduled to open in 2023.

About the Project:

This new facility will house programs for fields such as cybersecurity, information technology, autonomous and process technology, machine learning, advanced manufacturing and robotics. The center will also feature experiential classrooms and labs, collaborative areas, and a new culinary school.

About the Call:

Individual artists or art collectives are invited to submit up to 10 samples of 2D works (originals or reproductions are welcome) or mural works. Individual 2D works must be available for sale (with or without framing). Mural works can be examples of previous works only. All sale money goes directly to the artist.

Artwork Restrictions and Guidelines:

Choice of media and imagery for the site is broad but should be a material suitable for a public space hosting a wide range of people. Figurative work such as portraiture will not be considered.  Work that connects to the academic building’s areas of study (Information Technology, Culinary Arts, and Advanced Manufacturing) is not required but will be considered for portions of the project.

 

Two-dimensional pieces that will be mounted on the walls. Pieces should not come away from the wall more than 4” inches, due to ADA limit of protruding objects. 

We are seeking examples of the following:

  • Prints, paintings, collages, photographs, or other 2D wall hanging works

  • Outdoor Mural work

Eligibility:

  • Artists located within a 100 mile radius of Pittsburgh

  • We strongly encourage submissions from artists who are BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, or disabled.

  • We are also eager to find artists who are connected to CCAC (i.e. CCAC graduate, resident of the same neighborhood, etc.).

To learn more and to apply, please click the button below.

Art events to look out for, September edition

For this post we’ll be highlighting some arts events in September that we’re excited for. If you’re looking for a show to see, scroll below and mark your calendars for some amazing exhibits!

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Wanna know what we’re up to when we’re not hard at work? Find out at Fringe Benefits, the CDCP staff show, opening Saturday September 21st! Fringe Benefits will feature work by Candace Opper, Corrine Jasmin, Eriko Hattori, and Nicole Czapinski; curated by none other than Casey Droege. The show will take place at the CDCP Project Space on 317 S. Trenton Ave. Click here for more info.

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PULLPROOF Studios is hosting Mirror, Mirror a group show curated by Small Mall artist Christina Lee and Emma Vescio. The work in the exhibit explores the tension between high art and low-brow aesthetics through the female/non-binary lens, while highlighting the voices of visual storytellers who are underrepresented by the art world and the world at large. With Mirror, Mirror, Christina and Emma are rethinking what belongs on gallery walls by exhibiting work that is usually seen as unconventional for a gallery setting. Mirror, Mirror also features drawings by CDCP staff member Eriko Hattori. Pullproof is open by appointment only, however a closing reception for the show will take place at the end of the month. Read more about Mirror, Mirror in this month’s Pittsburgh City Paper.

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The closing reception for Small Mall artist Stephen Grebinski’s Peaceable Kingdom is coming up on Sept. 25th. Curated by Emma Vescio, Peaceable Kingdom invites viewers to Grebinski’s utopia to sit, stare, bask, and question the works that have been presented to them. Grandiose rooms and architecture come to life within every drawing, painting, or collage. Inspired by the lost spaces of interior design manuals and archival videos, Grebinski finds solace in his reinterpretations of individualism and societal expectations. Reclaiming the rooms not meant to be sat in. The houses that are overlooked, bulldozed, forgotten. The painting that is redone over and over again. These spaces are equal, abstracted, and beautiful throughout Peaceable Kingdom. The show and closing reception will be at The Union Hall. Find out more here.