{"id":183845,"date":"2026-05-04T22:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183845\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T22:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:21:07","slug":"these-7-carnegie-international-exhibits-will-inspire-kids-and-grownups-and-there-are-plenty-more-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183845\/","title":{"rendered":"These 7 Carnegie International exhibits will inspire kids (and grownups), and there are plenty more to see"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every four years for more than a century, the Carnegie Museum of Art has brought the art world to Pittsburgh during the Carnegie International. The 59th annual Carnegie International<\/a> opened on May 2 and will be running through January 3. The umbrella theme is \u201cIf the word we\u201d and the art you can explore has been created by 61 artists from 26 countries and territories around the world.<\/p>\n

This year, in an effort to connect more with the community at large, the International extends its reach to include exhibits at a range of different places, including the Kamin Science Center, the Mattress Factory, The Thelma Lovette YMCA and the Children\u2019s Museum of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe people don\u2019t feel like the museum has much to offer them,\u201d says Ryan Inouye, part of the team of International curators that also includes Danielle A. Jackson and Liz Park. \u201cBut what if we meet them where they are? Then, hopefully, when they understand something there has something to do with their lives, then they make it back to the museum.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cwe\u201d in the title encompasses collaborations across communities, globally and locally. It\u2019s about listening, learning and engaging. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Indian artist Sanchayan Ghosh\u2019s piece in front of the Children\u2019s Museum is a prime example of how that type of relationship can work. His \u201cPost Office: Letters From Here and Elsewhere\u201d was created through on-site visits over the past year, learning about the history, space and neighborhood through a series of workshops with families to explore the concept and meaning of home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey brought objects that represent home and drew pictures of things in their homes,\u201d says Danielle Linzer, senior director of education at the Children\u2019s Museum. \u201cThen they posed with their objects and drawings and families in front of large-size silk screens that had been coated with a light-sensitive emulsion. When the light shined on the families and cast a shadow, that shadow was captured as their portraits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those resulting translucent panels and color blocks are built into a 3-D steel sculpture.<\/p>\n

\u201cChildren can go inside it,\u201d Linzer says. \u201cIt changes with the light and the seasons as a kind of crystal structure. As light passes through all the different panels, it creates fun color blocks and shadows \u2014 kind of rainbows in the space.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Carnegie International closes Jan. 3, the Children\u2019s Museum plans to keep \u201cPost Office\u201d on display for at least a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe relied so much on the community of artists and makers to realize the vision of an artist who lives 7,500 miles away,\u201d Linzer says. \u201cIt is an interesting and lovely international collaboration that I think is the best of what the International represents, which is bringing the creativity of the world to Pittsburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with experiencing some of the hands-on programming planned throughout the run and checking out the remarkable piece of art outside the Children\u2019s Museum, here are six more artistic creations you can visit with kids. We think these will engage kids and inspire them to make their own art.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/a>\u201cTomorrow Was Yesterday.\u201d Photo by Torkwase Dyson.<\/p>\n

\u201cTomorrow Was Yesterday\u201d<\/p>\n

Torkwase Dyson\u2019s 4K, full-dome video animation offers an immersive experience in Kamin Science Center\u2019s Buhl Planetarium. The artist, a Chicago native, takes viewers into an underwater environment of drilling and excavation. \u201cTomorrow Was Yesterday<\/a>\u201d plays on Wednesdays and select Sundays at the Buhl Planetarium.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/a>\u201cPuppeteer (Archipelago).\u201d Photo by Sally Quinn.
\n\"\"\"\"<\/a>\u201cPuppeteer (Archipelago).\u201d Photo by Sally Quinn.<\/p>\n

\u201cPuppeteer (Archipelago)\u201d<\/p>\n

With inspired thoughts on geology, resources and human relationships, South Korean artist Hyun Nahm created an island sculpture in the shape of a melting motorcycle. The intricate details include a volcano, mining and a miniature city with tiny people zooming along on little roads. Also, hanging cubes hold objects like insects, toys and mineral samples. The cubes are arranged in the night sky as seen in the Northern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/a>\u201cMATSUELA (tears).\u201d Photo by Sally Quinn.<\/p>\n

\u201cMATSUELA (tears)\u201d<\/p>\n

These works by Democratic Republic of Congo artist Sarah Ndele capture the imagination at first glance. The over-sized, rather comically grotesque masks feature video screens in the eyes and headphones for the viewer to listen in while watching. The masks are made from cheap, plastic chairs that the artist melted down. The videos display performances by the artist.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/a>\u201cGreen Hall Annex.\u201d Photo by Sally Quinn.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreen Hall Annex\u201d<\/p>\n

Those familiar with the open space of Carnegie Museum\u2019s Hall of Sculpture will find \u201cGreen Hall Annex\u201d especially fascinating. Brazilian artist Cinthia Marcelle built a hall within the hall, complete with pillars and a ceiling decoupaged with international and local newspapers. Visitors can walk around and under the new construction. Kids who appreciate crawling under table forts will likely love wandering beneath this structure.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/a>\u201cqamutik piece.\u201d Photo by Sally Quinn.<\/p>\n

\u201cqamutik piece\u201d<\/p>\n

Canadian artist assinajaq\u2019s exhibit includes two qamutiks, Inuit sleds, packed for a journey. Kids who like to create with their hands will appreciate the video that shows how to build an Inuit sled of their own. Another video displays the artist\u2019s wintry journey from northern Quebec to Pittsburgh via Montreal, dragging a qamutik the whole way.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/a>\u201cTewok: the river we weave.\u201d Photo by Sally Quinn<\/p>\n

\u201cTewok: the river we weave\u201d<\/p>\n

Walk through the crooked path of glass cases filled with an amazing display of weavings. The hanging pieces were created by an Argentinian collective of more than 100 women called Silat, which translates from the Wichi language to \u201cannouncement.\u201d The 100 weavings each represent one of the women members. The idea was inspired by the way trees grow in nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every four years for more than a century, the Carnegie Museum of Art has brought the art world…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[53579,29024,24174,31492,73,75,74],"class_list":["post-183845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-carnegie-international","tag-carnegie-museum-of-art","tag-childrens-museum-of-pittsburgh","tag-kamin-science-center","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}