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Website: https://pittsburghsocietyofartists 2015 was the 50th Anniversary of Pittsburgh Society of Artists. Watch our website for exact date.

We have 2 new member screenings per year, spring and fall. In 2015 we had dedicated exhibits at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and downtown during TRAF 2015. Read more about our organization, and come join us: www.psaguild.org

Our members have many other art "things" going on in their lives than Pittsburgh Society of Artist shows. At PSA we take care of the promotion for all PSA shows. We encourage our members to share their "other" art news via SUBMIT member news on our website. This news could be :
1. non PSA exhibitions they are in
2. art awards in exhibitions other than PSA
3. art classes they are teaching
4. Our members works or articles that have been recently published,

This is a link for submitting your non PSA art news: http://pittsburghsocietyofartists.org/memnews/

We do not encourage members or non-members to post their art directly to our page.

11/02/2026

We are a little sad to come to the end of our PSA Annual Exhibition which culminated Friday night in a Closing Reception and Artists Talk at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center.

The Artists Talk was the perfect way to bring us all together once more to be in a physical space, surrounded by art and supporting one another with discussing both personal and communal implications of art in our daily lives.

The following award-winning Artists served as our Panel: Mary Mason, S. Rick Armstrong, Branda Maholtz, and Jack Puglisi. We met in the Township’s Bush Creek Room to full capacity and the audience was very engaged!

Topics covered ranged from the need for our community to have access to the arts, to artists opportunities, from showing their work and sharing what influenced and encouraged them to the potential of AI as a tool and how it may alter their discipline.

PSA Exhibitions Co-Chair, Andy Spanoudakis, facilitated the discussion which was slated for an hour, but went over time because of the momentum of the discussion!

Again, we would like to thank everyone who made this show possible. It was a true collaboration amongst the Exhibitions Committee, the Publicity Committee, the Members of PSA, the Pittsburgh Poets and the staff at Cranberry Township Municipal Center. We are so very grateful for everyone’s involvement and help in making this one of our best Annuals yet!

Stay tuned for our upcoming Holiday Off-the-Wall Sale – The Gigantic Humongous Tiny Works Exhibition at the Double Dog Studios in Carnegie, PA!

Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 21, 2026 from 6 to 9 PM for our Opening and Awards Presentation at
Double Dog Studio, located at 317 2nd Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106.

Mary B. Mason
Branda Maholtz
Jack Puglisi

10/26/2026

It’s hard to believe that we are already in our last week of the PSA 60th Annual Exhibition at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center! If you haven’t had a chance to see this show yet, there is still time!

Gallery hours are:
Monday - Thursday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Friday and Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM

The Cranberry Township Municipal Center is located at 2525 Rochester Rd., Cranberry Township, PA 16066.

Don’t miss our Closing Reception and Artist Talk on October 30, 2026 from 6 to 8 PM. This event is free and open to the public!

The exhibition features 86 works of art in a wide variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, cyanotype, jewelry making, mixed media and more!

For more information, please visit us at:
http://www.pittsburghsocietyofartists.org

10/23/2026

Art and poetry, words and images, beauty and rhythm combine to create a magical evening at the Ekphrastic Poetry Reading — an annual collaborative event of the Pittsburgh Society of Artists and the Pittsburgh Poets! This took place last Wednesday at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center where the PSA 60th Annual Exhibition is currently being displayed through October 30, 2026.

There was a great atmosphere in the air while artists and poets gathered to celebrate! Many thanks to our Exhibition Co-Chairs: Paula Martino and Andy Spanoudakis for their unwavering commitment. Thank you also to the staff of the Cranberry Township Municipal Center for providing such a wonderful space. A special shout-out to Alyssa Sineni, a PSA member and also a member of the Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange. Alyssa tirelessly worked at streamlining and organizing last night‘s poetry reading. And, thanks to the many poets and artists who jumped right in to lend a hand with the flow of the evening!

Last, but certainly not least, a huge dose of gratitude for all of the participating poets and artists for sharing their vision and talent with us!

Enjoy the photos… Pictured are each poet alongside the artwork that inspired them!

JOHN DAVIS: Storm Front by Brian John Sesack
EMILY DE FERRARI: Apple by S Rick Armstrong
FRED DE MEO: Revenant Embers by Benjamin Yockel
SHAHEEN DIL: Dream Capture by Jack Puglisi
ZIGGY EDWARDS: While You Were Gone, I Wrote You A Poem by Craig Marcus
LENNY FARRELL: Aetheria at Rest by Benjamin Thomas and Revenant Embers by Benjamin Yockel
JAI GEORG: New Nightmare Tonight by Kenneth Hall and Refuge from Desolation by Gary Zak
ROBERTA HATCHER: Map of Vermont by Christie Biber
ALISA JAMES: Springtime in the Tree of Life by Larry Brandstetter
BERNIE LUKACS: Misty by Kimberly Adams and Revenant Embers by Benjamin Yockel
DORA ODARENKO: Breaking Away by Alan Byrne and Kalbe, Gericht Window by Delaney Maitland
DR. NINA PADOLF: The Owl’s Whisper by Dianne Bauman and Bubbles by Debra Zuzindlak Tobin
JUDITH R. ROBINSON: America, The Great Divide by Renee Ann Keil and Spring by Betty Trout
ERIK ROSEN: Apple by S Rick Armstrong
ALYSSA SINENI: Bonza Cosmic Afterglow by Lance Maloney and Luminescent Tides by Robin Griffin
ARLENE WEINER: Tiers For My Baby by Craig Marcus
ROBERT WALICKI: Four Seasons by Gina T. Judy and Silver by Judith R. Robinson
PAUL ZDRALE JR: Fragments Parchment by Lawrence Yagoda

10/19/2026

Please join us for an immersive experience in The Ekphrastic Journey of Words and Art! Meet our 19 talented Pittsburgh poets this Wednesday, October 21, from 6 to 8 p.m., for the PSA 60th Annual Exhibition Ekphrastic Poetry Reading. The event is free and will take place at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center, 2525 Rochester Rd., Cranberry Township, PA 16066.

The poets—John Davis, Emily De Ferrari, Fred DeMeo, Shaheen Dil, Ziggy Edwards, Lenny Farrell, Gerard Furey, Jai George, Roberta Hatcher, Alisa James, Bernie Lukacs, Dora Odarenko, Nina Padolf, Judith Robinson, Erik Rosen, Alyssa Sineni, Bob Walicki, Arlene Weiner, and Paul Zdrale Jr.—
have drawn inspiration from the work of PSA Artists:

Kimberly Adams, S. Rick Armstrong, Christie Biber, Dianne Bauman, Larry Brandstetter, Alan Byrne, Robin Griffin, Kenneth Hall, Gina Judy, Renee Keil, Delaney Maitland, Lance Maloney, Craig Marcus, Jack Puglisi, Judith R. Robinson, Benjamin Thomas, Debra Tobin, James Tobin, Betty Trout, Lawrence Yagoda, Benjamin Yockel, and Gary Zak.
A final inspiration might emerge at the last minute!

We appreciate our Exhibition Chairs, Andrew Spanoudakis and Paula Martino, along with Alyssa Sineni, a poet and PSA member, for organizing this impressive event.

10/14/2026

Coming up on October 21, 2026 is our Ekphrastic Poetry Reading in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Poets! This event will take place from 6 to 8 PM at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center located at 2525 Rochester Rd., Cranberry Township, PA 16066.

As part of our PSA Annual, we have been offering this event for the last seven years as a way to bring an exciting evening of poetry and art to the public!

What exactly is an “ekphrastic poetry reading”? According to an AI Google search:
“Ekphrastic refers to a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art. The term comes from the Greek word for “description” and is used to describe a poem, essay, or other text that vividly describes a painting, sculpture, photograph, or other visual object. An ekphrastic response often goes beyond simple description to explore the artwork’s themes, emotions, or significance through an imaginative and interpretive response.”

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful PSA member Alyssa Sineni for coordinating the event! Alyssa is also a member of Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange. (Alyssa Sineni ). The participating Poets this year are:

John Davis, Fred De Meo, Emily De Ferrari, Judith Dorian, Ziggy Edwards, Lenny Farrell, Gerard Fury, Jai George, Roberta Hatcher, Alisa James,
Bernie Lukacs, Dora Odarenko, Nina Padolf, Judith Robinson, Erik Rosen, Alyssa Sineni, Bob Walicki, Arlene Weiner and Paul Zdrale Jr.

We urge you to come, celebrate and support your fellow artists and poets! The evening promises to engage our senses as we allow words and images to take us to a new level of imagination!

For more information, please visit us at: https://www.pittsburghsocietyofartists.org/

10/08/2026

Pittsburgh Society of Artist recently held it’s opening of the PSA 60th annual at the cranberry Township municipal center…
It was a crisp and cool evening outside but inside was warm and cozy! We were surrounded by art everywhere and enjoyed conversation and friendship among members, both new and old alike! Our awards presentation was opened by PSA President, Dai Morgan, who had some welcoming words to share and then PSA Exhibitions Co-Chair, Andy Spanoudakis, did a fantastic job with presenting the various awards and acknowledging our 60 years of existence! Our juror, Kathleen Zimbicki, went above and beyond with her selections and we thank her for her commitment and love for PSA!

Please join us in congratulating the Award Winners listed below:

The “Best in Show” Award was bestowed on artist member Jack Puglisi for his piece entitled “Dream Capture”— pen and ink pointillism.

Juror Awards went to the following Artist Members:

S. Rick Armstrong for his photographic work entitled “Apple”.
Gerry Florida for her mixed media jewelry piece entitled “Trespassing Heaven Series, #14, “Lost Ascension”.
Mary B. Mason for her piece entitled “60 Years PSA and Camelot” — a mixed media necklace.
Branda C. Maholtz for her oil on canvas piece entitled “Send Kisses Across the Water, My Secrets Echo Back in Birdsong, I Hope I Am Not the Only One Listening”.

Congratulations to all Award winners!
We’d also like to thank the staff at the cranberry Township municipal center for their help and their cooperation. Special thank you to Noelle Reynolds of the Cranberry Artist Network who gave so much support in the planning and securing the venue!

The PSA 60th Annual will be displayed through October 30, 2026. Upcoming community events include an Ekphrastic Poetry Reading with Pittsburgh Poets on October 21 from 6 to 8 PM. We also will be hosting a Closing Reception and Artist Talk on October 30, 2026 from 6 to 8 PM. Please join us!

The Cranberry Township Municipal Center is located at 2525 Rochester Rd., Cranberry Township, PA 16066.
Gallery Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 10 am to 8 PM
Friday Saturday: 10 am to 5 PM

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10/03/2026

The Art is up and it looks beautiful! The Opening Reception and Awards Presentation for our 60th Annual Exhibition is happening today!
Saturday, October 3, 6 to 8 PM at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center, 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.

We are so grateful to Kathleen Zimbicki, Pittsburgh Iconic Artist, Teacher and Curator, for jurying this show! The participating Artists are:

Kimberly Adams, S.Rick Armstrong, Ruthanne Bauerle, Dianne Bauman, Georgene Bemis, Christie Biber, Kathleen Bischak, Marlene Boas,
Larry Brandstetter, Alan Byrne, Ana Carvalho, Lisa Coombs, Jennifer Dinovitz, Gerry Florida, Glenda Grant, Robin Griffin, Mary Jane Hadley,
Kenneth Hall, Gary Henzler Allen, Sarah Hunter, Robert Ivanisin, Gina Judy, Renee Keil, Lynda Kirby, Yelena Kukharenko, Elena Kuki, Branda C. Maholtz,
Delaney Maitland, Lance Maloney, Craig Marcus, Lisa Markowski, Paula Martino, Mary Mason, Francis McCaffrey, Sandra Moore, Dai Morgan, Dan O’Donnell, Jack Puglisi, Holly Pultz, Stacey Pydynkowski, Kimberly Rentler, Noele Reynolds, Judith R. Robinson, Nancy Rusbosin, Carol Scheftic, Susan Schwarz, Richard Seech, Brian Sesack, Samira Shaheen, Paula Siebieda, Martha Hopkins Skarlinski, Kara Snyder, Nina Sowiski, Andrew Spanoudakis, Benjamin Thomas, Debra Tobin, James Tobin, Betty Trout, Francine VandenBerg, Susan Walker, Mark Weleski, Paul Werder, Lawrence Yagoda, Eileen Yeager, Benjamin Yockel, and Gary Zak.

The show runs until October 30th, 2026. Upcoming events:

Ekphrastic Poetry Reading:
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Closing Reception & Artist Talk:
Friday, October 30, 2026, 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Location :
The Cranberry Township Municipal Center, 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry
Township PA 16066

Gallery Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 10 am to 8 pm
Friday & Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm

Thank you Paula Martino, Andy Spanoudakis and Martha Starlinski for your dedication to PSA and for putting this beautiful show together!

09/28/2026

Just a reminder that you are invited for Opening Night of our PSA 60th Annual Exhibition on Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 6 to 8 PM. This wonderful happening takes place at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center located at 2525 Rochester Rd., Cranberry Township, PA 16066!

This year‘s Annual features a diverse array of artistic media including oils, watercolors, acrylics, mixed media, photography, cyanotypes, monotypes, Lino cuts, encaustics, inks, jewelry and ceramics!

About our JUROR:KATHLEEN ZIMBICKI:
Artist, teacher, curator, tireless champion of the arts and working artists, Kathleen Zimbicki has exhibited locally, nationally and in 11 countries internationally. From 1976 to 2003, she became well-known throughout the region as proprietress of Studio Z Gallery on Carson Street, southside. She was awarded the first lifetime achievement award from Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PCA) in 2006. A 2004 Master Visual Artists: Preserving the Legacy (MVA) honoree in 2004, and curator for subsequent exhibitions, Kathleen was the driving force to revive MVA for its sixth exhibition in 2013. In 1986, she designed costumes for the world premiere of the Pittsburgh ballet’s “Don Juan.”

Please see the attached for more details such as Gallery hours and other events we will be hosting in conjunction with our 60th annual!

09/28/2026

Art, community, and creative reuse. 💡

Last Saturday, PSA members joined a guided tour of the 59th Carnegie International, walking through room after room of thought-provoking installations. We walked through many rooms discussing the collection from 61 artists from around the world. The ideas of community. connection, and global tensions became clearer with our docents guidance.

One of the takeaways was regarding material - the meaning of material in art, including creative reuse of found materials within Pennsylvania and in the locations of the artists. It was inspiring!

It isn’t too late to see it! The Carnegie International runs through Jan 3, 2027 with daily tours from 11:30-noon.

This post shows incredible work by talented artists below (listed in no particular order):

Abraham Gonzalez Pacheco
Cinthia Marcelle
Elle Marje Eira
Hans Raguar Mathisen
Jear Nango
Dineo Seshee Bopape

09/23/2026

Join us as we proudly announce the names of 10 New Members of the Pittsburgh Society of Artists. These artists successfully screened into PSA during our Fall 2026 New Member Screening which was held on September 13, 2026.

We thoroughly enjoyed reviewing the submitted artworks and eagerly anticipate welcoming these fellow artists into our PSA family!

Our Newest Members are:

LouAnn Fornataro
Dale Gregg
D’Anna Kromer
Todd Landree
Kadidja Macina
Ousmane Macina
Jeffrey Smith
Fred J. Vella
Jennifer White
Gary Zak

Congratulations! We are here for you, supporting you, and celebrating you!

Our next screening will be held in March 2027. Stay tuned for the announcement of upcoming dates. Previous applicants are welcome to reapply!

If you would like more information about PSA, please visit us at https://www.pittsburghsocietyofartists.org/ !

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Wilkins School Community Center, 7604 Charleston Avenue
Swissvale, PA
15218

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