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We are developing a podcast series through our PA Sharp grant on the history  and culture of masking? Have an idea and w...
04/01/2022

We are developing a podcast series through our PA Sharp grant on the history and culture of masking? Have an idea and want to participate?

02/14/2022

Call For Podcast Proposals - $400 Stipend Available

In conjunction with PA SHARP, The Foster and Muriel McCarl Gallery and the Public History and Digital Humanities Programs of Saint Vincent are developing a podcast series that examines the impacts of masks and masking on people as reflected in history, culture, science, and daily life. The joint programming effort, tentatively titled “Through the Mask” aims to explore historical, cultural, and scientific uses and meanings of masks in many different contexts. The podcast series will be complemented by two exhibits, one digital and one physical, that will look at the uses of textiles and other materials in masks and mask-making and the history of their uses through multiple cultures and time periods. The digital exhibit will also house this five-part limited series of podcasts developed through input from multidisciplinary scholars, students, and groups with a focus on humanities.

We are looking for proposals for podcast development around topics related to masking. A $400 stipend is available for individuals or groups to develop and produce a podcast for the series. Individuals from all disciplines and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Funding is provided by PA SHARP and can be used in any way to support podcast development. Proposals for podcasts will be accepted until February 25, 2022 and are open to any applicant or group. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 11, 2022. A release schedule will be developed once all individuals/groups have been notified and accepted. All proposals must include:

Introduction of podcast developers and the topic they wish to explore

Points they want to discuss about the topic

Main takeaways or conclusion

The names of any guest speakers

Possible topics (please note that this is not an exhaustive list and that applicants are encouraged to submit creative ideas)

History and culture of masks and fashion

Masking and the professionalization of medicine

Face Masks: Their History and the Values They Communicate

Masking and the sacred

Religious underpinnings of face coverings

Masquerade

Non-western traditions of masking

Indigenous culture

Power structures and cultural connotations

Masking in art and theatre

Psychology of the mask

Costume and performance in the history of racial violence







All proposals and questions should be sent directly to [email protected]

Join us tonight at 7 pm for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, an...
11/11/2021
Virtual Visiting Artist Workshop: Courtney Desiree Morris

Join us tonight at 7 pm for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, and performance art to examine our sense of place—through migration, ancestry, and shared social memory—and how places inhabit us. Her creative practice acknowledges the way history persists in both the body and the environment, surfacing connections between ecology, memory, and a constant search for “home.” She often uses her body to remember experiences of loss, dispossession and the persistent struggle to make a place for oneself, with a particular emphasis on the African Diaspora in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa; and the experiences of female ancestors and elders whose stories are often disappeared. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visiting-artist-workshop-courtney-desiree-morris-tickets-178162507857

Join us for a series of artist talks that focus on the intersections between art and activism. Additional material available for educators.

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installat...
11/10/2021
Virtual Visiting Artist Workshop: Courtney Desiree Morris

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, and performance art to examine our sense of place—through migration, ancestry, and shared social memory—and how places inhabit us. Her creative practice acknowledges the way history persists in both the body and the environment, surfacing connections between ecology, memory, and a constant search for “home.” She often uses her body to remember experiences of loss, dispossession and the persistent struggle to make a place for oneself, with a particular emphasis on the African Diaspora in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa; and the experiences of female ancestors and elders whose stories are often disappeared. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visiting-artist-workshop-courtney-desiree-morris-tickets-178162507857

Join us for a series of artist talks that focus on the intersections between art and activism. Additional material available for educators.

11/09/2021

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, and performance art to examine our sense of place—through migration, ancestry, and shared social memory—and how places inhabit us. Her creative practice acknowledges the way history persists in both the body and the environment, surfacing connections between ecology, memory, and a constant search for “home.” She often uses her body to remember experiences of loss, dispossession and the persistent struggle to make a place for oneself, with a particular emphasis on the African Diaspora in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa; and the experiences of female ancestors and elders whose stories are often disappeared. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visiting-artist-workshop-courtney-desiree-morris-tickets-178162507857

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installat...
11/08/2021
Virtual Visiting Artist Workshop: Courtney Desiree Morris

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, and performance art to examine our sense of place—through migration, ancestry, and shared social memory—and how places inhabit us. Her creative practice acknowledges the way history persists in both the body and the environment, surfacing connections between ecology, memory, and a constant search for “home.” She often uses her body to remember experiences of loss, dispossession and the persistent struggle to make a place for oneself, with a particular emphasis on the African Diaspora in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa; and the experiences of female ancestors and elders whose stories are often disappeared. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visiting-artist-workshop-courtney-desiree-morris-tickets-178162507857

Join us for a series of artist talks that focus on the intersections between art and activism. Additional material available for educators.

11/07/2021

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, and performance art to examine our sense of place—through migration, ancestry, and shared social memory—and how places inhabit us. Her creative practice acknowledges the way history persists in both the body and the environment, surfacing connections between ecology, memory, and a constant search for “home.” She often uses her body to remember experiences of loss, dispossession and the persistent struggle to make a place for oneself, with a particular emphasis on the African Diaspora in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa; and the experiences of female ancestors and elders whose stories are often disappeared. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visiting-artist-workshop-courtney-desiree-morris-tickets-178162507857

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installat...
11/06/2021
Courtney Morris - Ancestral Memory

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, and performance art to examine our sense of place—through migration, ancestry, and shared social memory—and how places inhabit us. Her creative practice acknowledges the way history persists in both the body and the environment, surfacing connections between ecology, memory, and a constant search for “home.” She often uses her body to remember experiences of loss, dispossession and the persistent struggle to make a place for oneself, with a particular emphasis on the African Diaspora in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa; and the experiences of female ancestors and elders whose stories are often disappeared. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visiting-artist-workshop-courtney-desiree-morris-tickets-178162507857

This past year has exposed a precariousness to modern life that many of us find it convenient to ignore; a fragility that is, in some ways, a portent of a fu...

11/05/2021

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, and performance art to examine our sense of place—through migration, ancestry, and shared social memory—and how places inhabit us. Her creative practice acknowledges the way history persists in both the body and the environment, surfacing connections between ecology, memory, and a constant search for “home.” She often uses her body to remember experiences of loss, dispossession and the persistent struggle to make a place for oneself, with a particular emphasis on the African Diaspora in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa; and the experiences of female ancestors and elders whose stories are often disappeared. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visiting-artist-workshop-courtney-desiree-morris-tickets-178162507857

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installat...
11/04/2021
Environmental Racism Explained l Courtney Morris l Blackademics

Join us at 7 pm on November 11 for our upcoming ViVa talk! Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, and performance art to examine our sense of place—through migration, ancestry, and shared social memory—and how places inhabit us. Her creative practice acknowledges the way history persists in both the body and the environment, surfacing connections between ecology, memory, and a constant search for “home.” She often uses her body to remember experiences of loss, dispossession and the persistent struggle to make a place for oneself, with a particular emphasis on the African Diaspora in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa; and the experiences of female ancestors and elders whose stories are often disappeared. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visiting-artist-workshop-courtney-desiree-morris-tickets-178162507857

Racism isn't just about police brutality or the criminal justice system. It's in the air and water. Mossville, Louisiana is a classic case of environmental r...

10/22/2021

Courtney Desiree Morris employs photography, video, installation, and performance art to examine our sense of place—through migration, ancestry, and shared social memory—and how places inhabit us. Her creative practice acknowledges the way history persists in both the body and the environment, surfacing connections between ecology, memory, and a constant search for “home.” She often uses her body to remember experiences of loss, dispossession and the persistent struggle to make a place for oneself, with a particular emphasis on the African Diaspora in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa; and the experiences of female ancestors and elders whose stories are often disappeared. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visiting-artist-workshop-courtney-desiree-morris-tickets-178162507857

Join us on Tonight at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a ...
10/21/2021
Virtual Visting Artist Workshop: Rania Lee Khalil

Join us on Tonight at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a daughter of Egyptian immigrant to the US, makes live performances and moving-images that reflect on the beauty and disappearance of indigenous plant, animal and human cultures, all influenced by ecology, third world feminism, post-coloniality and healing. She has shown throughout the US and internationally, recently completed a doctorate at the University of Arts Helsinki, and teaches at Parsons, The New School.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visting-artist-workshop-rania-lee-khalil-tickets-178093932747

Join us for a series of artist talks that focus on the intersections between art and activism. Additional material available for educators.

Join us on Tonight at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a ...
10/21/2021
Virtual Visting Artist Workshop: Rania Lee Khalil

Join us on Tonight at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a daughter of Egyptian immigrant to the US, makes live performances and moving-images that reflect on the beauty and disappearance of indigenous plant, animal and human cultures, all influenced by ecology, third world feminism, post-coloniality and healing. She has shown throughout the US and internationally, recently completed a doctorate at the University of Arts Helsinki, and teaches at Parsons, The New School.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visting-artist-workshop-rania-lee-khalil-tickets-178093932747

Join us for a series of artist talks that focus on the intersections between art and activism. Additional material available for educators.

10/20/2021

Join us on Thursday October 21 at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a daughter of Egyptian immigrant to the US, makes live performances and moving-images that reflect on the beauty and disappearance of indigenous plant, animal and human cultures, all influenced by ecology, third world feminism, post-coloniality and healing. She has shown throughout the US and internationally, recently completed a doctorate at the University of Arts Helsinki, and teaches at Parsons, The New School.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visting-artist-workshop-rania-lee-khalil-tickets-178093932747

Join us on Thursday October 21 at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work...
10/19/2021
Virtual Visting Artist Workshop: Rania Lee Khalil

Join us on Thursday October 21 at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a daughter of Egyptian immigrant to the US, makes live performances and moving-images that reflect on the beauty and disappearance of indigenous plant, animal and human cultures, all influenced by ecology, third world feminism, post-coloniality and healing. She has shown throughout the US and internationally, recently completed a doctorate at the University of Arts Helsinki, and teaches at Parsons, The New School.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visting-artist-workshop-rania-lee-khalil-tickets-178093932747

Join us for a series of artist talks that focus on the intersections between art and activism. Additional material available for educators.

26th Annual Weaving History Conference - Thousand Islands Arts Center
10/19/2021
26th Annual Weaving History Conference - Thousand Islands Arts Center

26th Annual Weaving History Conference - Thousand Islands Arts Center

We are excited to invite you to this year's virtual conference. We have a fabulous lineup of speakers in store, presenting on a wide range of fascinating topics. Take a look at the agenda below and join us for this one-of-a-kind weaving event!

10/18/2021

Join us on Thursday October 21 at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a daughter of Egyptian immigrant to the US, makes live performances and moving-images that reflect on the beauty and disappearance of indigenous plant, animal and human cultures, all influenced by ecology, third world feminism, post-coloniality and healing. She has shown throughout the US and internationally, recently completed a doctorate at the University of Arts Helsinki, and teaches at Parsons, The New School.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visting-artist-workshop-rania-lee-khalil-tickets-178093932747

Join us on Thursday October 21 at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work...
10/17/2021
Third World Ecology Trilogy trailer

Join us on Thursday October 21 at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a daughter of Egyptian immigrant to the US, makes live performances and moving-images that reflect on the beauty and disappearance of indigenous plant, animal and human cultures, all influenced by ecology, third world feminism, post-coloniality and healing. She has shown throughout the US and internationally, recently completed a doctorate at the University of Arts Helsinki, and teaches at Parsons, The New School.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visting-artist-workshop-rania-lee-khalil-tickets-178093932747

Trailer for live cinema performance interweaving reflections on third world feminism, ecology and post-coloniality in three parts: 1. Palestinian Wildlife Series 2.…

10/16/2021

Join us on Thursday October 21 at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a daughter of Egyptian immigrant to the US, makes live performances and moving-images that reflect on the beauty and disappearance of indigenous plant, animal and human cultures, all influenced by ecology, third world feminism, post-coloniality and healing. She has shown throughout the US and internationally, recently completed a doctorate at the University of Arts Helsinki, and teaches at Parsons, The New School.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visting-artist-workshop-rania-lee-khalil-tickets-178093932747

Join us on Thursday October 21 at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work...
10/15/2021
Third World Ecology Trilogy trailer

Join us on Thursday October 21 at 7 PM for a virtual talk with artist Rania Lee Khalil. With a background in social work, Khalil, a daughter of Egyptian immigrant to the US, makes live performances and moving-images that reflect on the beauty and disappearance of indigenous plant, animal and human cultures, all influenced by ecology, third world feminism, post-coloniality and healing. She has shown throughout the US and internationally, recently completed a doctorate at the University of Arts Helsinki, and teaches at Parsons, The New School.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-visting-artist-workshop-rania-lee-khalil-tickets-178093932747

Trailer for live cinema performance interweaving reflections on third world feminism, ecology and post-coloniality in three parts: 1. Palestinian Wildlife Series 2.…

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ViVA is pleased to partner with Saint Vincent College's dual museums – The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery and Verostko Center for the Arts -- to announce their upcoming joint fall series of virtual visiting artist talks and conversations. Scheduled for four Thursday evenings throughout the semester, each talk will take place over Zoom at 7:00 PM Eastern.
Find out more about the quilts featured in Pattern Makers, research conducted on quilts, quilt making, and the conservation of quilts, during the intriguing In Conversation: Patterns in Quilts, April 7, 7pm, with University of Pittsburgh students Isaiah Bertagnolli and Annie Abernathy, quilt artist Ginnie Leiner and Curator of the The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at Saint Vincent College Lauren Churill.

Register to attend--> http://ow.ly/eTyH50E8o0s
Follow this link to see the The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery's newest online exhibition, "Remember the Ladies: A Celebration of 100 Years of Women's Suffrage." 🌹
Move over Jacob Marley. The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery goes back to find Christmas ghost stories that go beyond the Dickens classic. ❄👻🎄

Hear podcasts of four classic Victorian ghost stories released each week on their website and social media.

More: https://triblive.com/aande/theater-arts/gather-round-for-haunted-christmas-tales-via-mccarl-gallery-podcasts/
Living in the midst of a global pandemic, local historians and Saint Vincent College professors have come together to create Pandemic 2020 to archive all of the ways Covid-19 has impacted our region.

Pam Curtin, Education Coordinator at the Westmoreland Historical Society & Historic Hanna's Town, joins us to talk about her work and how you can contribute to the Pandemic 2020 archive. Then, Lauren Churilla, Curator/Director of theThe Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery, shares her online exhibit Technological Textiles.

Important Links:

-Contribute to Pandemic 2020 archive: https://pandemic2020svc.omeka.net/
-View Technological Textiles exhibit: https://mccarlcoverletgallery.omeka.net/exhibits/show/technological-textiles
-Foster McCarl Coverlet Gallery: http://mccarlgallery.org/
-Westmoreland Historical Society: https://westmorelandhistory.org/
Like our videos, but want more? Check out the variety of other online classes, tours, and virtual experiences by our fellow Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau sites, including Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art - Ligonier Valley, Stage Right, Fort Ligonier, The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery, and Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve at Saint Vincent College!

https://www.laurelhighlands.org/plan/coronavirus/online-fun/?fbclid=IwAR2jl6IOqW0Usn22aCg1oaysPdFQ65zYltH2DbK4Jp17109Su3n6IsfLZzI
Another weekend packed full of activity! Here's what's happening March 6-8 in Westmoreland County. Share with friends and family and make your plans!

This week features Fort Ligonier, The Geyer Performing Arts Center, The Lamp Theatre, The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery, Westmoreland Cultural Trust, The Palace Theatre, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, and Bushy Run Battlefield.
What’s happening THIS WEEKEND (January 17-19) in Westmoreland County, in less than a minute... well... less than THREE minutes this time! 🕰

We have so many great events, featuring The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery, Seton Hill University, New Kensington Arts Center Events, The Lamp Theatre, You Are Here 406, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art - Ligonier Valley, Ligonier Valley Writers, The Geyer Performing Arts Center, Stage Right, Fort Ligonier, Westmoreland Cultural Trust, The Palace Theatre, and The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
This spring, the college will be offering a new one-credit course, Mindfulness and Mental Health, which focuses on managing stress both inside and outside of the classroom.

Led by Ms. Lauren Churilla, of The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery and our very own Dr. Jessica Harvey, it will teach students mindfulness activities that can improve academic performance, mental/physical health, sleep, focus in class, and increase self-confidence.

With the intense stress that college and life after brings, dealing with it in a healthy way is essential to living a healthy life. By giving students a chance to learn how to do just this, Saint Vincent is further preparing them for the bright future they have ahead of them.
Throughout December, Westmoreland Heritage is recognizing our incredible 2019 partners. Today we recognize Fort Ligonier and The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery. Such amazing sites!
Subscribe to Heritage Happenings wherever you find your podcasts! This month we're hearing about the latest and greatest from the Derry Area Historical Society and The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery, including railroads, dinners, and a whole lot of history! 🚂
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