Press Releases
Alone Together: Encounters in American Realism
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (April 5, 2022) – Opening Sunday, May 29 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, the exhibition Alone Together: Encounters in American Realism brings together works of art […]
Return of In-Person Summer Art Camps
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (March 29, 2022) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is excited to announce the return of in-person art camps during the summer of 2022. The Museum will […]
Erica Armstrong Dunbar & Alexander Smalls Welcomed to The Westmoreland for Upcoming April Events
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (March 22, 2022) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art welcomes historian, writer and lecturer Erica Armstrong Dunbar on April 21 and award-winning chef, author and raconteur Alexander […]
Jeremiah William McCarthy Appointed Curator of American Art
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (March 8, 2022) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremiah William McCarthy as Curator of American Art. McCarthy will begin […]
Celebrated painter, muralist Janel Young begins Artist-in-Residency at The Westmoreland
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (February 28, 2022) – Artist Janel Young of JY Originals will begin a seven-month residency at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art on March 6. During her residency, […]
Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance Opens at The Westmoreland in January
The exhibition features newly created works by artist Stephen Towns and examines the American dream through the lives of Black Americans GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (November 18, 2021) – Opening on Sunday, January 30, 2022 and remaining on view through May 8 at The […]
Chief Curator Barbara L. Jones to Retire in April 2022
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (September 7, 2021) – On April 1, 2022, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s Barbara L. Jones will retire from her position as Chief Curator for the organization […]
Artist-in-Residency Program Welcomes Christiane Dolores
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (September 1, 2021) – Christiane Dolores, also known as Madame Dolores, is the current artist taking residence at The Westmoreland as part of an ongoing partnership with BOOM […]
Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee Exhibition Opens September 26 at The Westmoreland
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (July 13, 2021)–From September 26, 2021 through January 9, 2022, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is pleased to premiere Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee, which […]
Fred Shaw Next Featured Literary Artist for the Bridging the Gap Public Art Project
Over the next year, Shaw’s poem Fulcrum will be revealed on artist Janet Zweig’s Analog Scroll GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (June 14, 2021) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is pleased to share that […]
Artist Stephen Towns in Residency at Fallingwater’s High Meadow This Month
A livestreamed event from Fallingwater featuring the artist in conversation with guest curator Kilolo Luckett is scheduled on June 23 at 1 p.m. GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (June 1, 2021) – The […]
The Westmoreland Offers Free Art Making Kits during Community Art Week
Community Art Week will occur Wednesday, May 19 through Sunday, May 23 GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (May 12, 2021) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is thrilled to offer free art […]