Lectures, Workshops & More
Lectures, films, workshops, and gallery talks for adults provide insight into our permanent
collections and special exhibitions.
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Upcoming
Gallery Talks: Friday Features Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children's Book Illustration Fridays, February 17–May 18 2:00–2:15 p.m.
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Lecture Thursday, March 8 12:00–1:00 p.m. Frick Art Museum Dr. Virginia Chambers, Compliance and Field Experience Coordinator, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Point Park University |
Special Librarian and Teacher Day
Monday, March 12 3:00–6:30 p.m. The Frick Art Museum Teachers and library professionals are invited to an exclusive open house to view and explore the exhibition, Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children’s Book Illustration. On this special day, educators have the galleries to themselves to engage closely with the works, learn about authors and illustrators, and exchange curriculum ideas with museum education staff and colleagues over wine and hors d’oeuvres. Be sure to join us at 4:30 p.m. for our featured speaker, Katherine Ayres, distinguished children’s book author and coordinator of the Children’s Writing program at Chatham University. Telling The Stories Behind the Story, Ayres offers firsthand insight into the process of writing and illustrating a children’s book and provides practical, classroom-tested applications which educators can begin using right away. Educators have the option to earn two Act 48 activity hours for participation in an on-site activity. Free and open for teachers and librarians; those wishing to earn Act 48 activity hours must bring their PA educator ID number and arrive no later than 4:30 p.m. RSVP to Caito Amorose at 412-205-2022 or education@thefrickpittsburgh.org |
Coffee & Culture Thursday, March 22 10:00–11:00 a.m. Lexington Education Center Amanda Gillen, Assistant Curator of Education and Collections for Clayton Quality of life for children in the late 19th century was dramatically diverse. Americans increasingly viewed children as the center of the family and considered their protection and preparation for their futures to be paramount. At the same time, circumstances forced some children to work in factories, mills and mines as states grappled with putting compulsory education laws into place. From historic images and works by artists like John Singer Sargent to the games, toys and books of the Frick children, discover the many ways in which children in the Gilded Age were viewed—and how they really lived. $8 members; $10 non-members and guests. Advance registration and pre-payment required. |
Women’s History Month Celebration Wednesday, March 28 7:00–9:30 p.m. The Frick Art Museum |
Coffee & Culture Thursday, April 12 10:00–11:00 a.m. Lexington Education Center Come for coffee, pastries and a timely and illuminating discussion marking the 100th anniversary of the voyage of the Titanic. This absorbing morning program explores the grandeur of the ocean liner, uncovers details about its passengers—as well as would-be passengers such as Henry Clay and Adelaide Frick—and considers the Titanic as symbolic of the era’s industry, optimism and opulence and its rapid plunge into the troubling waters of war and economic turmoil. $8 members; $10 non-members and guests. Advance registration and pre-payment required. |
Workshops Adult Workshop: Image and Imagination—The Illustration Process Wednesday, April 25 6:30–9:30 p.m. As the exhibition, Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children’s Book Illustration, celebrates illustration as an art form, join us for a workshop that explores the process and methods behind it. Artists at all skill levels are welcome to this hands-on experience, led by illustrator, multimedia artist and arts educator David Pohl, whose clients have included The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, Pittsburgh Magazine, Simon and Schuster, Victoria Magazine, The Village Voice, and WQED Pittsburgh. The workshop begins in the galleries with an exhibition tour and discussion on illustration techniques. $25 members: $30 non-members and guests; materials provided. advance registration and pre-payment required. |
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Film at Noon Tuesday, May 1 12:00 p.m. The Frick Art Museum Free and open to the public. |
Clayton By Night Thursday, May 17 6:30–8:30 p.m. Clayton Enjoy Clayton after hours and view the home through the eyes of the children who grew up there. As evening falls, learn about the daily lives of Helen and Childs Frick as they grew up during the Gilded Age in Pittsburgh. Learn about their pastimes, education and upbringing in the spaces they inhabited during their early lives. Meet at the Visitor Center—originally the children’s spectacularly scaled playhouse—for wine and cheese and conversation before the tour. $10 members; $18 non-members and guests. Advance registration and pre-payment required. |
