Pop-Up Programs

CDCP partners with organizations and individuals to bring special events to the community. We’ve collaborated with local and international entities, co-presenting events including art exhibitions, performances, and retrospectives.

Interested in partnering with CDCP for your next special event? Reach out to us at info@caseydroege.com.

with ourselves, with each other
an in-progress showing created and performed by Maree ReMalia

When: February 23-24, 2024
Where: Inter-

A collaborative project with Hatch Arts Collective, with ourselves, with each other explored how grief can be a collective experience. Using a karaoke mic and movement as her primary performance vehicle, choreographer and performer Maree ReMalia explored how a solo can be more than a solo and become a gathering, a chorus, and a communal remembrance.

Trailer: Paul Kruse

Thumbnail photo: Kitoko Chargois

Wendi Miller Night

When: November 2, 2023
Where: Harris Theatre

Wendi Miller Night was a one-night only screening and exhibition focused on the impact of Miller Frame owner, trans-activist, artist, and loving parent Wendi Miller. This event was organized with the Pittsburgh Queer History Project and was the 7th iteration of MS89. It was co-hosted by the friends and family of Wendi, including her son Cooper and TransPitt sister, Robyn Michaels.

The MS 89 series is a live & in-person only nightclub archives screening event that pays community members to host screenings and discussions of tapes that they had a hand in creating. Pushing back against the tendency to consume archives in isolation, MS 89 packs audiences together to watch and rewatch as a ritual in creating new intergenerational friendships via a shared desire for a shared past.

Photos by: Dave Zak

The Art of Democracy 2024

Keystone Progress Eduction Fund and Casey Droege Cultural Productions organized a series of three exhibitions centered around voter issues that affected the region. This project aimed to create a dialogue around our democracy as a whole and the current political climate that was leading up to the presidential election on November 5, 2024.

Located across Western PA, these three exhibitions tackled contemporary issues of reproductive freedom, the impact of gun violence, and the growing role of artists in uniting community voices for change. Each featured the work of living, regional artists thoughtfully curated into displays and public programs that fostered discussion, connection, and contemplation, ultimately demonstrating what a healthy democracy should look like.

The Art of Democracy 2023

When: Oct. 5th - November 3rd, 2023
Where: Repair the World PGH

The Art of Democracy was a collaborative exhibition between CDCP and Keystone Progress Education Fund. This show featured work that creates a dialogue around democracy as a whole and the current political climate. Exploring how democracy impacts censorship, reproductive rights and abortion access, workers' rights, and economic justice, this show demonstrated what a healthy democracy should look like. 

Photos by: Travis Mitzel

Imagination is my Playground
a participatory event with Little Amal

When: September 21, 2023

Where: Whitney Park, Wilkinsburg

CDCP worked with Creative Director Adil Mansoor, of Hatch Arts Collective, scenographer Sasha Schwartz, and sound designer Aaron Landgraf, to bring you a special participatory performance performance featuring Little Amal, the internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl. People from all corners of the globe have welcomed Walk with Amal with open arms and hearts. In Fall of 2023, Little Amal visited Pittsburgh as part of her epic 6,000-mile journey across the United States. 

Photos by: Megan Jones