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Programs are free with museum admission unless noted.
These listings can also be found on the Calendar.
Act 48 hours available for K-12 educators.
Guided drop-in tours are free with museum admission and meet in front of the museum store. To schedule adult or student group tours, call the group visits office at 412.622.3289. Discounts apply for groups who register and pay in advance.
Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International
Tues.–Fri., 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Sat., 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Thurs., 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Sun., 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Special summer tours:
July 7–Aug. 25: Mon.–Sat., 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 1:30–2:30 p.m.
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Free docent-led gallery tours on the second Sunday of each month.
Themes change monthly. Two-week advance reservation required. Call 412.578.2476.
Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International
May 11, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
You can’t see it all in one hour or even one visit! Enjoy a closer look at specific artists included in the exhibition that brings the best contemporary art from around the world to Pittsburgh.
Visit Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International to learn more about the exhibit.
CELEBRATE WATERCOLOR
Join us in celebrating watercolor inspired by
the exhibition Great British Art: 200 Years of Watercolors,
Drawings, and Prints from The Bank of New York
Mellon Collection.
Curators Gallery Talk: Great British Art
Thurs., May 8, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Join Brian Lang, curator of the corporate art
collection, Mellon Financial Corporation, and
Amanda Zehnder, assistant curator of fine arts at Carnegie Museum
of Art, for a lively discussion
on the exhibition Great British Art: 200 Years
of Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints from The Bank of New York Mellon
Collection.
Visit Great
British Art: 200 Years of Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints from
The Bank of New York Mellon Collection to learn more about the
exhibit.
LIFE ON MARS, THE 2008 CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL
Open House for Educators: Life on Mars
Wed., May 14, 4:00–8:00 p.m., CMA theater and galleries
$10, preregistration required, 3 ACT 48 hours
Join K–12 educators and Carnegie Museum of Art staff to experience the most intriguing contemporary art from around the world, right here in Pittsburgh during this exclusive open house to celebrate the 2008 Carnegie International. Enjoy wine and appetizers, tour the exhibition, try out the new participatory web site, and listen as Douglas Fogle, curator of Life on Mars, shares his insights on art's significance in the 21st century. Ask questions and share feedback and ideas for creating thematic interdisciplinary programs for students at the museum and on the Web! Register on-site for International-related summer teacher workshops and school tours for the fall 2008.
Visit Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International to learn more about the exhibit.
On-line and On Stage: Douglas Fogle and Living on Mars
Thurs., May 22, 6:00–7:00 p.m., galleries open until 9:00 p.m.
Carnegie Lecture Hall
What are your initial impressions of Life on Mars? What questions or insights have your visits to the galleries or to the exhibition’s web site provoked? Life on Mars curator Douglas Fogle has spent the past 3 years reflecting on what he’s heard from artists, critics, dealers, and advisors while organizing the exhibition. Now he wants to hear from you. Submit your questions, observations, and insights to the Life on Mars web site at www.cmoa.org/ci08lifeonmars. Then join us in person or on-line for a live, web cast, lecture-discussion when Fogle responds to your questions.
Visit Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International to learn more about the exhibit.
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Paul Thek, American, 1933–1988; Untitled (Earth Drawing I), c. 1974, acrylic on 4 sheets of newspaper; Collection of Robert Wilson; Courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York
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