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Tours of the Exhibition
Docents engage visitors in thought-provoking explorations of the
Carnegie International Tuesday-Sunday during daily guided tours of the
exhibition. Gallery attendants are also available to talk informally
with visitors and respond to questions about the exhibition during most
open hours.
Tuesday - Sunday
1:30 pm
Group Visits:
Groups are invited to schedule guided tours or register self-guided
visits by calling the Group Visits Office at 412/622-3289.
School Visits:
Tours that support middle and high school classroom objectives are
available along with pre-visit curriculum resources, lesson plans, and
introductory videotape. Call 412/622-3289 to schedule.
February
Artist Lecture: Kara Walker (USA):
Confessions of an African-Anonymous
Introduced by Tony Norman, columnist and editorial writer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Saturday, February 5
1:00 pm
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Free
Carnegie International
1999/2000 Conference on Contemporary Art
Friday, February 11, 1:00-5:00 pm and
Saturday, February 12, 9:15 am-5:30 pm
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Free. Registration requested. Call 412/622-3288.
CI:99/00 Family Art Activity: A Wrinkle in Art
You may have played ping-pong, but how would you play Ping-pond? While
you're pondering artist Gabriel Orozco's mysterious twist on this
familiar game, let your own imagination take flight.
Saturday, February 12, 19, 26
12:30-3:30 pm, ongoing
Meet at the top of the Scaife steps.
Lunch & Learn: The Art of Film and Video
Join William Judson, curator of film and video, for a lecture discussing
film and video as an art form with special focus on works in the
Museum's collection. Following lunch take a close look at the works of
art in the Carnegie International which incorporate and use film and
video.
Thursday, February 17
10:30 am-2:00 pm
Members: $22; Nonmembers: $27, Fee includes lunch in the Museum Café.
Preregistration required. Call 412/622-3288.
Artist Lecture: Nahum Tevet (Israel):
Sound for a Silent Movie
Saturday, February 19
1:00 pm
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Free
WQED Pittsburgh
Family Day
Stretch your imagination around the world!
Combine a fantastical visual voyage, better known as the 1999 Carnegie
International, with six fascinating hands-on projects and lively guided
family conversations.
Sunday, February 20
12:00-5:00 pm
Free with museum admission.
Artists on Art: Bob Karstadt and Prajna Parasher
Hear artists' perspectives and insights on the 1999 Carnegie
International by engaging in a discussion of contemporary art with
Pittsburgh area artists in the exhibition galleries.
Sunday, February 20
3:00 pm
Meet in the Museum of Art lobby.
Free with museum admission.
Poetry Reading: Leslie Anne Mcilroy and Cherise Pollard
Listen to the work of Pittsburgh area poets and discover verbal
parallels to visual forms of art.
Sunday, February 27
3:00 pm
Exhibition galleries
Free with museum admission.
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March
Artists Lecture: Jane and Louise Wilson (England)
Saturday, March 4
1:00 pm
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Free
CI:99/00 Family Art Activity: Abracadabra!
Inspiration abounds in Sarah Sze's
sculptures as they spin an intricate web of elegant details through gallery walls and
ceilings. After investigating these monumental
artworks created with small-scale everyday items, parents
and children are invited to assemble a part of giant sculpture.
Watch our sculpture grow over three weeks.
Saturday, March 4, 11, 25
12:30-3:30 pm, ongoing
Children's Studio.
CI99/00: Through the Eyes of Pittsburgh Students
Discover how Pittsburgh area teenagers respond to contemporary art as
expressed in creative writing and visual art created in response to the
exhibition. Activities include gallery readings and an exhibition of
student work.
Saturday, March 11
3:00-5:00 pm
Artists on Art: Delanie Jenkins and Cornelia Peckart
Hear artists' perspectives and insights on the 1999 Carnegie
International by engaging in a discussion of contemporary art with
Pittsburgh area artists.
Sunday, March 12
3:00 pm
Exhibition galleries
Free with museum admission.
Lecture: Dave Hickey, writer and critic:
Likeness and Presence: Representation and Iconicity in Post-war Art
Introduced by Madeleine Grynsztejn
Saturday, March 18
1:00 pm
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Free
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