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Each month NEXTpittsburgh features new openings and special art events in our series,\u00a0NEXT in the Gallery<\/a>. Keep us posted on what\u2019s new in your neighborhood; email me at\u00a0lemccullough@mac.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a glimpse of what November brings to local galleries:\u00a0shifting landscapes, flying girls, hot yams and welcome blankets along with excursions to fairyland, Moon River, gardens of grandeur and a mare\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrank Harris:\u00a0Born to be Wild, Where Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Meets the Canvas\u201d on view Nov. 8-30, opening reception Nov. 8, 6-9 p.m.<\/p>\n

A prime destination for seekers of vinyl treasure, Groove Gallery has complemented its stock of several thousand new and used records with a dedicated exhibit space featuring Pittsburgh visual artists. November brings to center stage the music-inspired art of illustrator Frank Harris<\/a>, showcasing original meditations on music mythology along with original portraits of Jerry Garcia, David Bowie, Taylor Swift, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse and other pop icons.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Clockwise from top, \u201cFeeling Summer\u201d by Paul Rosenblatt; \u201cChanging Landscape\u201d by Brigit Shields; \u201cOregon Dunes\u201d by Ann Rosenthal; \u201cThe Conversation\u201d by Michel Demetria Tsouris (Spinning Plate Gallery). Photos courtesy of artists.<\/p>\n

\u201cGround Shift: Four Artists Navigate a Shifting Landscape\u201d on view Nov. 8-30, opening reception Nov. 8, 6-8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cGround Shift\u201d<\/a> presents new paintings by Paul Rosenblatt, Ann Rosenthal, Michel Demetria Tsouris and Briget Shields representing their artistic response to climate change, plastic pollution, habitat loss and other environmental threats faced by both nature and humans. A Nov. 30 closing reception (noon-4 p.m.) includes a 2 p.m. artist talk exploring the role art can play in providing a platform for debate and discussion about urgent environmental issues.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Detail from \u201cFlying Girls\u201d by Peju Alatise, photo by Joey Kennedy; photo by Ishara Henry appearing in \u201cPicture This,\u201d photo courtesy of Age-Inclusive Photo Bank. (August Wilson African American Cultural Center)<\/p>\n

\u201cPicture This: A Photo Exhibit Celebrating Intergenerational Connections\u201d on view Nov. 8, 2025-Feb. 1, 2026; \u201cPeju Alatise:\u00a0I Will Belong to Only Me\u201d on view Nov. 20, 2025-May 31, 2026.<\/p>\n

Over the last few months, Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh<\/a> commissioned photographers Ishara Henry, Martha Rial, Larry Rippel and Nate Smallwood to document dozens of community gatherings and interactive storytelling events highlighting the importance of multigenerational connection. Selections from the resulting image bank appear in \u201cPicture This\u201d<\/a> coordinated by Casey Droege Cultural Productions. On Nov. 16 from 2-4 p.m. the exhibit features a \u201cArtists Working with Intergenerational Themes\u201d panel discussion<\/a> with photographer\/sculptor John Pe\u00f1a<\/a> (Larimer Stories) and fiber artist\/fashion designer Junyetta Seale<\/a> (Golden Pillow Project).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Center\u2019s \u201cI Will Belong to Only Me\u201d<\/a> exhibit welcomes back Nigerian-born Peju Alatise<\/a>, a defining figure in contemporary African art and the first Nigerian artist to be shown at Venice Biennale. Anchored by the evocative installation \u201cFlying Girls,\u201d the show features two decades of her landmark work in sculpture, painting, writing and film.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\u201cUntitled\u201d by Rum Hansra; \u201cGanashatru (Enemy of the People)\u201d by Sayak Mitra (Atithi Studios). Photos courtesy of Atithi Studios.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeither\/Nor:\u00a0Duo show by Rum Hansra & Sayak Mitra\u201d on view Nov. 15, 2025-Jan. 3, 2026, opening reception Nov. 15, 7-9 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Atithi Studios presents two Indian-born artists marking the season of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights symbolising the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance. Rum Hansra works with acrylics, collage and worn textiles to process how memory is layered, altered and renewed in each person\u2019s continual process of Becoming while traversing the porous boundaries between past and present, self and world. Painter and interdisciplinary artist Sayak Mitra exhibits internationally and uses a wide range of upcycled materials from incense stick ashes and zip ties to rice bags and wooden pallets to comment on class struggle, mass culture and notions of multiculturalism.<\/p>\n

As part of EXPLORE: Pittsburgh Tech Week 2025<\/a>, Atithi Studios presents a Nov. 5, 6-8:30 p.m. public forum<\/a> \u201cArt in the Age of AI:\u00a0Inspiration or Disruption?\u201d hosted by artists Michael Carroll, Dana Martinelli and Sasha Phillips looking at what happens when creativity meets code.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\u201cAfternoon at the Pour House\u201d by Kit Paulsen; \u201cSisters\u201d by Patrick Lee (Mark Rengers Gallery). Photos courtesy of Mark Rengers Gallery.<\/p>\n

\u201cCollective Gestures\u201d on view Nov. 1-Dec. 31, opening reception Nov. 1, 6-8 p.m., holiday party Dec. 5, 6-9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Collective Gestures\u00a0<\/a>offers an eclectic gallery sampler featuring new work from ceramicist Chris Ross, glassmaker Margot Dermody and painters Kristin Divers, Casey Haugh, Lisa Marie Jakab, Patrick Lee, Melody Lockerman, Dan Marsula, Bryan McCormick, Mark Mentzer, Kit Paulsen and Ron Thurston.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\u201cDreamer\u201d by Todd Pinkham; \u201cGrief Like a River\u201d by Annie Heisey; \u201cWisdom from Our Ancient Mothers\u201d by Tiffany Budzisz (BoxHeart Gallery). Photos courtesy of BoxHeart Gallery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese Walls Talk:\u00a0BoxHeart Gallery 25th Anniversary\u201d on view Nov. 12, 2025-Jan. 23, 2026 opening reception Nov. 15, 5-7 p.m.<\/p>\n

BoxHeart Gallery kicks off its silver anniversary year with 112 works<\/a> by 54 artists whose voices have shaped the gallery\u2019s unique identity. Says the gallery website, \u201cThis won\u2019t be your typical gala. It\u2019s a reunion. A thank you. A little punk. And 100% BoxHeart.\u201d On the 2026 schedule are exhibits by Joshua Hogan, Craig Marcus and Jason Sauer; Sonja Sweterlitsch; The Narfs; Nichole Gronvold Roller; Erika Stearly; Seth Clark and Jeffrey Smith.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\u201cIn The Forest No Life Is Isolated\u201d by Nevada Tribble; \u201cStinging Caterpillar\u201d by Aira Loren Burkhart (Brew House Arts). Photos courtesy of artists.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Appalachia:\u00a0Community & Visions of the Solar Ant Arts Collective\u201d on view Nov. 20, 2025-Jan. 17, 2026, opening reception Nov. 20, 6-8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Based in the heart of the Monongahela National Forest in Elkins, West Virginia, the Solar Ant Arts Collective attracts multifaceted artists who grapple with environmental issues, placemaking, cultural identity and their changing rural communities. Featured in this exhibit<\/a> are Kelly (Kiki) Alba, Aira Loren Burkhart, Corrina Bloom Burkhart, Rosalie Haizlett, Serafelle E. Hightower, Sarah Miller-Herrera, Wilhelmina McWhorter, Emily Prentice, Kathryn Prentice, Domenica Queen and Nevada Tribble.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Selections from \u201cForests\u201d by Rick Bach (ZYNKA Gallery). Photo by Rick Bach.<\/p>\n

\u201cRich Bach:\u00a0Forests\u201d on view Nov. 1- Dec. 21, opening reception Nov. 1, 5-8 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world is a forest, the original muse,\u201d declares painter\/sculptor Rick Bach, and his latest ZYNKA Gallery show<\/a> strives to translate the organic natural forms of the wilderness into forests of metal and paint. Steel and aluminum become stand-ins for bark and root, their surfaces layered with color and corrosion to suggest growth, decay and renewal. The exhibit features a wall of 64 6-inch aluminum canvas steel pieces. Notes Bach, \u201cThere will be 64 of them because I am 64 years old and 64 is just a good number. Along with some big sculptures with awesome tree trunk pedestals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check these art happenings, too:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Nov. 2-Dec. 13. Artists Image Resource<\/a> welcomes German-born artist Stefan Hoffmann<\/a> for a six-week residency in innovative screenprinting techniques. Hoffmann is known internationally for his elaborate and expressive site-specific screenprints on public walls and windows. 518 Foreland St., North Side.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Nov. 6, 6-8 p.m. \u00a0International Sculpture Center<\/a> celebrates its relocation to Pittsburgh with a grand opening exhibit showcasing fiber sculptures by Welcome Blanket<\/a>, a national immigrant-inclusion art project. Founded in 1960 in Kansas, the center was housed for decades at New Jersey\u2019s renowned Grounds For Sculpture that featured more than 270 contemporary sculpture works. The Welcome Blanket exhibit uses original art to weave a powerful symbol of unity and welcome; it runs through March 2026. 5126 Butler St., Lawrenceville.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Nov. 7, 5-8 p.m. Hazelwood First Friday<\/a> features a monthly visual arts component by Offroute Art<\/a> and includes stops at Hazelwood Caf\u00e9, Arts Excursions Unlimited, Hazel Grove Brewing and a \u201cSparking Joy Art Show\u201d at Hazelwood Brewhouse featuring live painting by local artists. 5007 Lytle St., Hazelwood.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"The crowd at Unblurred. Photo by Brian Conway. <\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Nov. 7, 6-10 p.m. Pittsburgh\u2019s longest-running visual art stroll, Unblurred: First Fridays on Penn Avenue<\/a>, presents an evening of art gallery openings, live performances, sidewalk markets and innumerable diverse food and beverage offerings along the 4800\u20135500 blocks of Penn Avenue in Bloomfield\/Garfield\/Friendship featuring openings at Irma Freeman Center for Imagination (Reflections Out of Mind: Allan Rosenfield & Geoffrey Gordon<\/a>, 5006 Penn Ave.), VaultArt Studio (Moon River<\/a>, 5100 Penn Ave.), Moss Architects (Shapes of Any Kind: Adam Kenney<\/a>, 5122 Penn Ave.) and the newly reopened Fr\u00e9chard Gallery (Fairyland: Terry Irwin, Paul Meidinger, Jordan Monahan, Bobbi Rose<\/a>, 5005 Penn Ave.).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Nov. 7, 6-9 p.m. \u00a0Pittsburgh Glass Center\u2019s<\/a> monthly first Friday \u201cHot Jam\u201d transforms into a \u201cHot Yam\u201d<\/a> session featuring actual hot yams cooked in the kiln while PGC artist-in-residence Josh Raiffe<\/a> provides glassmaking demonstrations; Raiffe delivers an artist talk on Nov. 20. 5472 Penn Ave., Garfield.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Nov. 9, 2-5 p.m.\u00a0 The annual Art & Soul: Of the African American Woman<\/a> fundraiser for THAW Inc. (Transforming the Health of African American Women) spotlights the work of Pittsburgh artists DaShaun Burgess, Kiarra Chapman, Marlon Gist, Jezline Loretta, Sherri Randolph, Aliyah Zion Smith, Marinda Taliaferro and Tyler Watts with music by Dennis Garner & Tempo Noir and spoken word from Karla \u201cSpirit Lead\u201d Payne. Edgewood Country Club, 100 Churchill Road, Churchill.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Nov. 13, 5-7 p.m. Stop by the Studio Mixer<\/a> at Radiant Hall Homewood showcasing the current work of over two dozen resident artists. 7800 Susquehanna St., Homewood.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Nov. 14, 5-9 p.m. Downtown Cultural District Fall Art Crawl<\/a> features Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s Southwestern Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Projects<\/a> (820 Gallery), Celebrating 45 Years of CAPA: Alumni and Faculty Exhibition<\/a> (SPACE Gallery), Ben Schonberger: Hi-NRG<\/a> (707 Gallery) along with music and improv comedy events.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0Nov. 15, noon-9 p.m. Celebrate the new Blacksmithing Studio at Contemporary Craft with a Torch-a-Thon<\/a> presented by Allegheny Metals Collective. Open to the public, metalsmiths of all skill levels can create holiday ornaments for Contemporary Craft\u2019s upcoming \u201cCrafted\u201d<\/a>\u00a0fundraiser. 5645 Butler St., Lawrenceville.<\/p>\n

More November openings:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Maryam Safajoo: Our Story Is One<\/a> (Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Nov. 1)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 A Mare\u2019s Nest (the structure of things): Photographs by Jake Reinhart<\/a> (Bottom Feeder Books, Nov. 1)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 In Full Bloom: A Celebration of African-American Women Quilt Artists<\/a> (Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Nov. 6)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Radial Survey No. 4: Photography of Amelia Burns, McNair Evans, Christine Lorenz, Juan Orrantia, Ian John Solomon, SHAN Wallace<\/a> (Silver Eye Center for Photography, Nov. 6)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 115 X 115<\/a> (Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Nov. 7)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Moon River<\/a> (VaultArt Studio, Nov. 7)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Fairyland: Terry Irwin, Paul Meidinger, Jordan Monahan, Bobbi Rose<\/a> (Fr\u00e9chard Gallery, Nov. 7)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Shapes of Any Kind: Adam Kenney<\/a> (Moss Architects, Nov. 7)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Reflections Out of Mind: Allan Rosenfield & Geoffrey Gordon<\/a> (Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Nov. 7)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Garden of Grandeur<\/a> (Manos Gallery, Nov. 8)<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0Winter Tales:\u00a0 An Immersive Experience<\/a> (Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Nov. 14)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Tasneem Sarkez:\u00a0 Just for You<\/a> (ROMANCE, Nov. 15)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Solo Exhibit:\u00a0 Ting Tong Chang<\/a> (Mattress Factory, Nov. 21)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Neapolitan Presepio<\/a> (Carnegie Museum of Art, Nov. 22)<\/p>\n