Tiny Talk: Living Room Editions with Dominick McDuffie
Thursday, July 1st
6pm

​We're thrilled to have Dominick McDuffie join us for a Tiny Talk! Join us and Small Mall to hear about his work in art and photography.

Click here to purchase your tickets. ​Cost of attendance is $5-20 sliding scale. Ticket purchase is required to receive the Zoom link. Your link will be in the PDF file that's connected to this event, please proceed to download the digital item once you checkout. If you're having trouble accessing your link, email Eriko at eriko@smallmallpgh.com.

​More about Dominick:

​Dominick McDuffie is a Pittsburgh based self taught artist. His main medium is film photography. His work is centered in authentically documenting the community around him. 

Tiny Talk: Living Room Editions with Caldwell Linker
Thursday, June 24th
6pm

Join us and Small Mall for our first Tiny Talk event of the summer! We're thrilled to have Caldwell Linker as our first guest. 

Cost of attendance is $5-20 sliding scale. Ticket purchase is required to receive the Zoom link. Your link will be in the PDF file that's connected to this event, please proceed to download the digital item once you checkout. If you're having trouble accessing your link, email Eriko at eriko@smallmallpgh.com.

More about Caldwell:

Caldwell grew up white and socialized female in the American south (North Carolina), and landed in Pittsburgh after bouncing around the US for a bit.  Documentary photography of queer communities in these various locations occupied 15ish years of its life, but more recently Caldwell has turned to beadwork as a primary artistic outlet.  Caldwell is self-taught in the area of the arts,  but their degree in Women's Studies (later Gender Studies) and subsequent learning influences almost all aspects of their art practice.   Other major influences are a deep love of color, assorted mental health struggles, and an internal momentum to try new things.  And, of course, the desire for loads of money almost all artists have thrown at them regularly.  Other fun facts: Caldwell is queer and gender queer as all get out, is great at finding four leaf clovers, is passionate about cheese, and was included in an illustration in Highlights magazine (as an adult).  It currently lives in Lawrenceville with two large black and white dogs Marvin and Valentine.

Coming up on Wednesday, April 21st is our Tiny Talk featuring artist Mak O'Connor! We're looking forward to talking with Mak and hearing about her work and process as an artist. 

Cost of admission is $5-$20, sliding scale. To attend, you must purchase at smallmallpgh.com. Participants will receive a Zoom link to the event one hour before the event begins.

More about Mak:

Mak O’Connor is an artist, designer, and researcher based in Pittsburgh, PA. With a background in global health and a graduate degree in design science, Mak is drawn to the multidisciplinary potentials of art, design, and health. Interested in how the built environment shapes behavior, she offers her energy towards (re)designing and (re)thinking the built environment to provide humans and our living counterparts with the best possible stage for the performance of life. 

Exploring how space-making informs meaning-making, Mak uses paint to illuminate our reciprocal and continuous interactions with the built environment, our living counterparts, and with each other. She is particularly interested in self-destructive behaviours, and more specifically how the limitations of normative expression may fuel self-harm. She thinks about creative expression as rebellion and as a redirection of self-destructive energies. Coming to understand freedom of self-expression as a key factor in healing, she is asking how we might find visceral safety through perceptual emancipation.

Tiny Talk with Claira Heitzenrater

Thursday, 8/27, 8pm

​$5-20 Suggested Donation
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Our Tiny Talk series continues! Next up is Claira Heitzenrater.

Living Room Sessions will be pay-what-you-can between 

$5-20 to sign up. Proceeds will go to Small Mall staff and the artists to help them through this crisis. 

 To sign up, purchase a ticket at our website. You will receive an invitation link via email one hour before the event begins. 

More on Claira:

​Claira Heitzenrater is a contemporary painter, witch & educator living and working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds an MFA in Painting from Edinboro University and a BFA in Studio Art from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has been featured in issue 13 of Create! Magazine, volume 38 of Studio Visit Magazine, issue 11 of Fresh Paint Magazine, as well as various regional publications. She has completed residencies at SparkBox Studio in Picton, Ontario, Canada and the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. Claira currently works as a teaching artist in Design at the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild in the North side of Pittsburgh. She is a lover of animals, magick, nature, good music, tea, and a damn fine cup of coffee.

Tiny Talk with Sarah Jacobs

Friday, 8/21, 8pm

​$5-20 Suggested Donation

Our Tiny Talk series continues! Next up is Sarah Jacobs.

Living Room Sessions will be pay-what-you-can between 

$5-20 to sign up. Proceeds will go to Small Mall staff and the artists to help them through this crisis. 

 To sign up, purchase a ticket at our website. You will receive an invitation link via email one hour before the event begins. 


More on Sarah:

Sarah Jacobs is a contemporary artist. Her work has been exhibited in the US and in Europe and she has taken part in artist residencies in Grimma, Germany, Cali, Colombia, and Taos, New Mexico. She has won multiple grants, including the Arts Council England Grant, and her work can be found in public and private collections in the US, UK, and Hong Kong. She has had solo and two person exhibitions in New York City, London, Wrocław, Poland and Bristol, England, among other cities. A large scale reproduction of one of her paintings was displayed at the Pittsburgh International Airport from 2018 - 2019. 

​Born in West Virginia in 1984, Jacobs was raised in Littlestown, Pennsylvania. She was educated in Art History at Gettysburg College and received her MFA from the Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore in 2010. There she studied under Joyce Kozloff and Timothy App. Jacobs moved back to the USA in 2014 after 3 years living in London and Bristol, UK where she became a naturalized British citizen. From 2014 – 2016 she taught art at the University of Maryland and Gettysburg College. She now teaches at Carlow University in Pittsburgh and spends her time there and in New York.

Small Mall x PGH Photo Fair present: 
Tiny Talk with Njaimeh Njie
Friday, July 23rd, 8pm

​FREE​

Small Mall and PGH Photo Fair are joining forces to collaborate for our Tiny Talk series! Photo Fair will not occur at the CMOA this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but we're happy to be bringing you artist talks highlighting photographers in the region.

The event is free and guests must sign up in order to receive the Zoom link. The talk begins at 8pm EST.

Next up is Njaimeh Njie!

More on Njaimeh:

Njaimeh Njie is a photographer, filmmaker, and multimedia producer. Her work documents contemporary Black life, with a particular focus on the past shapes the present. Njie’s work has been featured in outlets including CityLab, Belt Magazine, and the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Storyboard Blog, and she has presented at venues including TEDxPittsburghWomen, Harvard University, and Carnegie Mellon University. Among several awards and grants, Njie was named the 2019 Visual Artist of the Year by the Pittsburgh City Paper, the 2019 Duquesne University/August Wilson House Fellow, and the 2018 Emerging Artist of the Year by the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Njie earned her B.A. in Film and Media Studies in 2010 from Washington University in St. Louis.

Small Mall x PGH Photo Fair Tiny Talks are made possible by the William T. Hillman Foundation. 

Tiny Talk with Ali Karsh
Saturday, July 18th, 8pm

​$5-$20 suggested donation​

Small Mall artist Ali Karsh will be joining us for a Tiny Talk and Collage Workshop! Ali will be chatting briefly about her practice and how collaging continues to find its way back into her work. This event duals as a collage workshop that Ali will be leading where guests can collage with her.

Collage supplies are open-ended, but guests and encouraged to use some glue (glue stick, tape, Elmer's), paper (scraps, newspaper, magazines, love notes, photos), and cutting utensils (scissors, X-ACTO, paper punches) are a good place to start. It's also helpful to have a drawing utensil or two on hand just in case, and Ali believes the more color, the better!

Living Room Sessions will be pay-what-you-can between $5-20 to sign up. Proceeds will go to Small Mall staff and the artists to help them through this crisis.

Please sign up on our website in order to receive the Zoom link.

​More on Ali:

Ali Karsh is a designer and artist living in Pittsburgh. The art she makes is playful, friendly, and sometimes aggressively colorful. She uses drawing as a tool for thinking, observing, and experimenting with color and shape. She plays with clay to explore her obsession with the way objects and forms make people feel. She makes art that makes her smile and hopes it can do the same for others.

Small Mall x Photo Fair present: 
Tiny Talk with sarah huny young

Friday, July 10th, 8pm
​FREE

Small Mall and PGH Photo Fair are joining forces to collaborate for our Tiny Talk series! Photo Fair will not occur at the CMOA this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but we're happy to be bringing you artist talks highlighting photographers in the region.

First up is sarah huny young who will be in conversation with us about her work, background, and exciting recent projects!

The event is free and guests must sign up in order to receive the Zoom link. The talk begins at 8pm EST. Visit our webpage to sign up.
 
Small Mall x PGH Photo Fair Tiny Talks are made possible by the William T. Hillman Foundation.

Brent Nakamoto
Thursday, May 28th, 7pm

​Join us for a Tiny Talk with Brent Nakamoto! Brent will discuss meditative practices as a way of coping with uncertainty, and using empty time as an opportunity for skillful practice. In addition, he will discuss Japanese internment, personally having grown up with the story and legacy, and how thinking about the past can give us a perspective on the present and future.

​Admission to this virtual event will be pay-what-you-can between $5-20. Please visit our webpage to reserve a spot.

Theresa Baughman
Friday, May 22nd, 7pm

​Join us for a Tiny Talk with Theresa Baughman! Theresa will be talking about her process in making artwork. She'll discuss how she finds inspiration in limitations, and how her processes inform or even become the art itself.

​Admission to this virtual event will be pay-what-you-can between $5-20.  Please visit our webpage to sign up.

Nicole Czapinski and Alex Ebstein
Thursday, May 14th, 7pm

​Join us for a Tiny Talk with Nicole Czapinski and Alex Ebstein as they talk about they upcoming two-person exhibit, "Extra Fiber"! "Extra Fiber" is an exhibition happening later this year at CDCP Project Space featuring both of the artists' work.

​Admission to this virtual event will be pay-what-you-can between $5-20. Please visit the event’s webpage to reserve your spot and purchase tickets.

Sculpture Support System
Wednesday, May 6th, 7pm

​Join us for a Tiny Talk with Sharon Massey and Sean Derry, the creators of Sculpture Support System! Sculpture Support System launched a new program called the Quarantine Companion, which is a response to social distancing and isolation related to COVID-19. Sharon and Sean will be talking about this program, as well as their work and Sculpture Support System as a whole.

​Admission to this virtual event will be pay-what-you-can between $5-20. Filling out the form is mandatory as we need your email to send the Zoom link. Please use the form here to sign up and use the product button for the event to make your payment.

Tereneh Idia of Idia'Dega
Saturday, April 25th, 2pm

​Join artist and fashion designer Tereneh Idia, founder and director of Idia'Dega, for a Tiny Talk and mask making workshop. In the spirit of upcycling and sustainability, Tereneh will be teaching you how to make your own face mask using clothes or fabric you have around your home.

This event is free. Signing up is mandatory as we need your email to send the Zoom link. Please use the form here to sign up.

Jamie Earnest
Thursday, April 23rd, 7pm

 Join Small Mall artist Jamie Earnest for a tiny talk about her work! Continuing from her previous Tiny Talk, Jamie will discuss her paintings, the evolution of her artistic practice, her residency at the Brew House Association, and more.

​Admission to this virtual event will be pay-what-you-can between $5-20. Filling out the form is mandatory as we need your email to send the Zoom link. Please use the form here to sign up and use the product button for the event to make your payment.

Spring Equinox Oracle Readings w/ Centa Schumacher
Thursday, March 19th

​5300 Butler St.
5-7PM 
$20 for 15 min
$35 for 30 min​

Join artist Centa Schumacher for a reading from their Oracle Card deck. The Spring Equinox is an optimal time to set intentions for the coming seasons. Please use the schedulers on the event page to make an appointment.

Jegan Mones Portrait Pop-Up
Thurs. March 12th
5-7pm

Small Mall
5300 Butler Street

Join us with Small Mall featured artist Jegan Mones for a custom digital portrait pop up!

Portraits will be created on-site at our shop. Photos can be taken of guests. Guests are encouraged to bring in photos if they'd like a specific photo recreated in Jegan's style! (www.jeganmones.com)

Animal photos are welcome as well.

Portrait pricing varies with size:
4x8 print - $10
8x11 print - $22
11x17 print - $28

Tiny Talk with Karen Lue
Thursday Feb. 27

5300 Butler Street
6-8pm
Free

Join us for a Tiny Talk and Micro Exhibit with Small Mall featured artist Karen Lue!

View and buy work by Karen and hear her give a tiny artist talk.

Event is free and open to the public.

About Karen:

Karen Lue is a Chinese American fine art photographer and illustrator. Her images explore aspects of identity in relation to concepts of race, family, loss, and displacement. H er works chronicle the construction of her own identity, beginning with her search for "home" -- as a physical place, a feeling, a group of people, an idea. She lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA.

For more information and to RSVP, visit the Facebook event page.

Tiny Films: Seeing Double
Friday February 21st

​317 S Trenton Ave
6-8PM

Free

​Join Small Mall as we showcase tiny films and video art by Pittsburgh artists making work about duality.

Small Mall Overhaul
Wednesday, Feb. 12th

5300 Butler Street
6-8pm
Free

New year, new Overhaul!

Enjoy new work by new artists in the region.

Light drinks and heavy fun provided.

Our Stories in Other Voices
Thursday, January 9th

​5300 Butler St.
6:30-8:30pm 
$25 (includes workbook)

​Join artist atiya jones as she hosts Our Stories in Other Voices, a workshop designed to explore self-connection and vulnerability, facilitated through self reflective writing and anonymous group sharing. 

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here

Fizzpop (up)
5300 Butler Street

Saturday, Dec. 21st
1-4pm

Small Mall favorite Fizzpop Pins will be popping up at our Butler Street location!

View new work and get some gifts for the holidays.

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP on facebook

Kitchen Witch Bitch Pop Up
Saturday Dec. 14th

5300 Butler Street
1-4pm

Join Kitchen Witch Bitch and Small Mall for a pop-up featuring delicious vegan goodies and a special cocktail!

Small Mall Holiday Pop Up at TRYP Hotel

Friday Nov. 29, 6-9pm
Saturday Nov. 30, 10am-5pm

If you're already feeling stressed about holiday shopping, have no fear! Small Mall will be hosting a holiday market at the TRYP hotel for Black Friday weekend. Visit us on Friday November 29th from 6-9pm or Saturday November 20th from 10am-5pm to shop some beautiful and affordable artwork from some of Small Mall's favorite artists!

Small Mall Holiday Pop Up at TRYP Hotel

Friday Nov. 29, 6-9pm
Saturday Nov. 30, 10am-5pm

If you're already feeling stressed about holiday shopping, have no fear! Small Mall will be hosting a holiday market at the TRYP hotel for Black Friday weekend. Visit us on Friday November 29th from 6-9pm or Saturday November 20th from 10am-5pm to shop some beautiful and affordable artwork from some of Small Mall's favorite artists!

Collarbone Jewelry Pop-Up and Happy Hour
Friday, November 22nd

5300 Butler Street
5-8pm

Join Small Mall and Collarbone Jewelry for a pop up and happy hour!

Shop beautiful jewelry by Collarbone and get a special drink while you’re in the shop!

Small Mall Info Session
Wednesday Nov. 13th

5300 Butler Street
6-8pm
free

Join us for an info session!

Learn more about how to get involved with CDCP

• How to get your work exhibited 

• How to get your work carried at Small Mall, a retail store and concept shop

• Opportunities for artist lectures and more ways to get involved in the arts community!

Emerging artists welcome! 

Small Mall Overhaul
Thurs. Nov. 7th, 6-8pm

5300 Butler Street
Free

Small Mall is having an overhaul for our winter season.

Enjoy new work by new artists and see what we have in store for the holidays.

We’ll provide light drinks and heavy fun.

Cultivating Creativity with Celeste Neuhaus
Wednesday Oct 30th

5300 Butler St.
2-8PM 
$30 per 45 min session

​Join artist Celeste Neuhaus, our Window Residency artist, for a one-on-one guidance session. Having been an art teacher for 15 years, Celeste believes that one-on-one connections are imperative to draw out an artist's creativity or work through a road block. If you're an artist or creator and you feel like you've been in a rut, sign up for one of Celeste's sessions to get yourself moving again!

Visit the event webpage for more info and to schedule your appointment.

Small Mall Holiday Pop-Up Weekend at TRYP Hotel
Friday Nov. 29th, 6-9pm
Saturday Nov. 30th, 10am-5pm

TRYP Hotel
117 40th Street

Small Mall is hosting a holiday market at the TRYP hotel in Upper Lawrenceville. Join us and a slew of local artists to get a start on your holiday shopping season. List of artists TBA.

On View with John Peña
Thursday Oct 10th

​
5300 Butler St.
6-8PM 
free

​Join us for an opening reception with our Window Residency artist John Peña’s. View the work exhibited through 10/21. 

During the reception, John will give a brief chat on his process for making the work displayed in our windows.  

Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free and open to the public.