Pedantic Open Call and Info Session

Casey Droege Cultural Productions (CDCP) in partnership with Headwater Media is pleased to host a call for applications for the next two rounds of Pedantic Arts Residency. The summer session of Pedantic will run June 8 through July 6, 2024. The winter session will run January 11 through February 8, 2025.

Pedantic is an arts residency that brings together an artist, a curator, and a writer under one roof for a collaborative arts experience. It is a unique invitation to open greater and more cross-disciplinary dialogue within the arts by re-embracing the significant impact that education, study, and structured contemplation can have on artistic output. It is focused on fostering artistic connections rather than production.

CDCP is seeking applicants with practices in either visual art, curating, or arts and culture writing. Individuals working across multiple practices are welcome, though we request you identify one field you are most keen to engage with while participating. Applicants must be non-Pittsburgh residents* and must be available to live in Pittsburgh at the Pedantic apartment for the duration of the program dates.

To learn more and apply, click the button below.

Buy work from The Art of Democracy webshop

Work from our collaborative show with Keystone Progress, The Art of Democracy, are now available for purchase online. Check out the webshop to see what works are available from the show. All works are to be picked up once the show ends. Click the button below to browse what’s available.

Keystone Progress and CDCP Present The Art of Democracy

Keystone Progress Education Fund and Casey Droege Cultural Productions are thrilled to present our exhibit The Art of Democracy. This exhibit features work that creates a dialogue around democracy as a whole and the current political climate, especially in a year when we have local/municipal elections. Exploring how democracy impacts censorship, reproductive justice and abortion access, workers' rights, and economic justice, this show demonstrates what a healthy democracy should look like.

Exhibition Visiting hours:
Oct. 5th - November 3rd, 2023
9 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday

Parking along the entrance at 6140 Station St, Entrance A. (There is a door buzzer for entry)

The exhibition is being hosted by Repair the World Pittsburgh in partnership with Keystone Progress Education Fund and Casey Droege Cultural Productions. It is located inside the East End Cooperative Ministry building, a fully accessible, LEED certified building that is home to other local non-profits like 412 Food Rescue, SewForward Collective and provides an array of community services including a food pantry, a community lunch, shelters and supportive services. 

Questions or Issues? Please call/text 412-516-2025 or email pittsburghteam@werepair.org.

Juried by Fran Flaherty

Featuring work by:
Andrew Ellis Johnson
Frank Harris
Vaishali Paliwal
Max Almeida
Louise Silk
Penny Mateer
Tony Del Sardo
Helena Valentine
Jean Davis
Jacquet Kehm
Lindsey Peck Scherloum
William Bill Kawah
Melanie Linn Gutowski

Little Amal is Coming to Pittsburgh with "Imagination is My Playground" Event

On Thursday, September 21 join CDCP in partnership with Hatch Arts Collective for a special event happening at Whitney Park (915 Wilkins Avenue) in Wilkinsburg.

Creative Director Adil Mansoor, of Hatch Arts Collective, collaborates with Sasha Schwartz, scenographer, and Aaron Landgraf, sound designer, to bring you a special participatory performance. Come play games and interact with Little Amal.

Starting at 4pm, there will be food vendors, tabling, music, and a special performance featuring Little Amal at 5pm. Event wraps up by 6pm.

This event is free and open to the public. Children are welcome and the park is ADA accessible.
Food vendors on site will be offering food for purchase, including Mandu Handu.
Free street parking is available and PRT buses 71, P71, P1, P3 run near the area.

CDCP & Hatch's event for Little Amal is presented in conjunction with the Art all Over exhibition of Kelly Lanzendorfer located at the WCDC’s Lohr Gallery running September 16 - November 18, 2023. Both center themes of home and finding a sense of belonging through the act of exploring our surroundings and cherishing the small delights discovered within our daily experiences.

Who is Little Amal:

On September 20th and 21st, Little Amal, the internationally-celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, will be arriving in Pittsburgh as part of her epic 6,000-mile journey across the United States this fall. From all corners of the globe, people have welcomed Walk with Amal with open arms and hearts.

Throughout the two-month trek, which will span more than 35 U.S. cities and towns for 100+ events, some of the country’s most influential cultural institutions and artists will come together to greet Amal and add their unique color to the rich tapestry of America’s story.

What else is happening in town:

We’re excited to be part of welcoming Little Amal to Pittsburgh and helping spread her message of hope! There are three other events happening for Little Amal in Pittsburgh:

• September 20 at 12:00 PM — Pittsburgh Public Theater and August Wilson African American Cultural Center event at the O’Reilly Theater (621 Penn Avenue).

• September 20 at 6:30 PM — RealTime Arts event at Carrie Furnace (801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard). Registration required.

• September 21 at 12:00 PM — Office for Public Art event at the Great Lawn at North Shore Riverfront Park.

CDCP x WCDC Present: Kelly Lanzendorfer

CDCP x WCDC Present: Kelly Lanzendorfer

Artist Reception: Saturday, September 16, 12:00-3:00PM

On view: September 16th - November 18th, 2023
Gallery hours: Saturdays 12-5pm

CDCP & WCDC's exhibition of Kelly Lanzendorfer's work is presented in conjunction with CDCP & Hatch Arts Collective's event for Little Amal happening on September 21, 2023. Both center themes of home and finding a sense of belonging through the act of exploring our surroundings and cherishing the small delights discovered within our daily experiences.

WCDC's Lohr Gallery
725 Wood St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

CDCP x WCDC '23-'24 Exhibition Season Artists

COMING SOON: CDCP x WCDC’s ‘23-’24 Season

We’re thrilled to announce our roster of artists for our upcoming season of collaborative shows with the Wilkinsburg CDC. Make sure to mark your calendars and check them out when they open to the public.

Featuring:
Kelly Lanzendorfer - Sept 16th - Nov 18th

Jasmine Green - Dec 9th - Feb. 24th

Lizzie Solomon - March 16th - May 25th

WCDC's Lohr Gallery
725 Wood St
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

On view every Saturday, 12-5pm