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In December we lost a true friend and artist Tim Kelley. He was set to do a solo show at a nearby café on the very day that he passed away unexpectedly, leaving behind his son Teague, as well as his artistic legacy, now in danger of being lost to a storage removal company! On behalf of and Friends of Tim, we are asking for your help in reaching the GoFundMe goal 🏆 👉https://gofund.me/1f01b276
We love you Tim and Teague! 🧡
A true of acquired by one of our collectors 🏆 this piece "All Letters and Numbers, Directed" originally appeared back in October at our gallery, and was faithfully recreated for 1 Edition Only by the artist and scholar/professor who works with artifact printmaking and antiquated techniques at
After arriving here in Pittsburgh and recieving a custom frame, it has today gone home to a private residence in Oakmont.
VCG continues to work with clients and their unique needs 👀 with an extensive network of art and artists.
Give us a call or email today 📞📧
Thank you to the artists who participated in Noël Noir 🖤 The show is coming down today as the and mega sale continue all day.
Byob- roll up and catch the final day of 5417 Butler Street! 🍻. Music's playing/ -it's a party of shifting objects 😸
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A few exceptional works are still available for a limited time - YES - we are open through Saturday!🎄Convenient evening and holiday hours ⌚️ Pleased to be hosting the work of , by by and others!
🖤Noël Noir continues until 12/31 🖤 Make VCG a stop on your or addition today!
Saturday! Hard to believe after 3 years it's nearing that time. Join us for a toast 🍻 w/ special musical guests and Colin Baxter. 6 PM start. BYO + beverage on hand (donation). Lots of Art & Gifts for Sale! 🎁 Start of the Final Clearance! 😳
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Non ticketed- come join the fun and cheer or pass by for an "adieu".
So pleased to exhibit in Pittsburgh the award-winning of CJ Pressma. With over 4 decades of experience and a graduate of Antioch College, Indiana University and MIT, CJ founded the Center for Photographic Studies – an "alternative school of creative photography" in 1970. In 1978, he was awarded a National Endowment Fellowship in Photography.
Proudly (and unwaveringly) Jewish, in 1984, his seven part series 'Witness to the Holocaust', was released in the U.S. and Canada where it remains in distribution today. One of the first productions to use survivor interviews as the exclusive content to tell the story of the Holocaust, 'Witness to the Holocaust' has received numerous national awards.
In 1997 he was awarded the American Advertising Federation’s prestigious
Silver Medal Award for “outstanding contributions to advertising and
furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence, and responsibility
in areas of social concern". In December 2001, Pressma was awarded a Fellowship by and is currently based in Louisville, KY.
Several editions are currently signed, framed, and available for a very limited time. We are so fortunate to have worked with CJ over the past two months to include his works in 'NOEL NOIR"- now showing though the end of 2023.
Gallery is open weekend-long! Fine art, gifts, and much more!
Why have 1 when u can have 2? We 🖤 the whimsical works of Tom Edmonds- purrrfect for the inner or animal lovers out there. Framed and ready to head off to the farm 😸
Gallery opens today at 4 PM, or Order Online 👈
Who would have thought in December we'd be having a sidewalk sale? 😱😱. All Eco-Art today is also 12% donated to helping Polar Bears 🐻❄️ (Someone has to do it...) 5417 Butler St.
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Good Morning ☕️ Treat yourself to this professional framed 36"x 36" mixed media from the Homestead studio of Gary Henzler Allen. "Dogwood" uses positive and negative prints crafted from the original leaves.
Who's going to take advantage this amazing opportunity? $500 👈😳 Pictured w/ sgraffito styled ceramic bowl from MN artist Madeleine Althoff, with French and Swedish heritage inspired detail. $275
Both are available now. Order Online for pick up or shipping 📦 Or, visit our Gallery: open weekend-long 🖤✔️
It's looking more like a mom & pop gallery everyday! You may have heard, ‘Noel Noir’ is our last show at 5417 Butler St. We are taking time off for our little fam starting in January but there's still some new things we're working on- Growing our creative services brand, w/ the industry best In all things luxury, VCG delivered this beautiful AP 80’s edition of ‘A Toast’ to a home in Mt. Washington. (We are big fans of Giancarlo). We are also offering our 360 Tours for the true collectors out there. Check out the Beta version of (part!) of .milliron legendary apartment, found at 👉tinyurl.com/4vxd6942
for a limited time.
3 years ago on a whim and random opportunity, we started a functional and constantly revolving (and evolving concept) art gallery from nothing ($200 and a credit card, and a tip from ) with the basic premise to provide immediate opportunities for artists who were tired of Covid closures, the zombie scene, and tired of waiting around for responses from pretentious galleries. We came from relatively nothing, have no trust funds, no investors, no huge settlement, no rich family members, no donors, no institutional endorsements, and most importantly, we never took a salary, and we don’t own the building. (But we did sell a f**k ton of art). Every show theme was carefully chosen and woven seamlessly together, armed with a van, a storage unit, and ... 😵💫 maybe someday we will release a blooper reel of show ideas that didn’t work. 🫣 (Who wouldn’t want to see a show called “F**KED UP 2: Mixed Nuts”?) 🤓
In the end we proved that there can be some sort of alternative and sustainable model for storefront art galleries (cue the Main Street Harmonica Ballad) where you don't have to be super rich to buy a piece of great art.
For anyone who knew the difference and to the loyal customers who trusted us putting nails in their walls- thank you. We hope to see you this month and holiday party on Sat. Dec. 16th 🎅🎵
Happy Small Business Saturday, be sure to stop by VCG and check out our specials on gift shop items and our latest exhibition! By choosing to support small local businesses like ours, you're not just making a purchase; you're investing in your community and artists from all across the country.
In the past 3 years our small family-owned and operated art gallery has tirelessly curated dozens of exhibitions; displaying hundreds of art pieces; resulting in many sales for artists locally and beyond.
Your continued support helps sustain their passion and creativity and allows us to provide quality exhibitions, events and opportunities; contributing to the unique tapestry of our neighborhood.
Can't make it today? Shop our online selection!
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Tonight! All done up in 🖤 We also brought some snow! Where else in Pittsburgh can u find snow right now? 😩
Join us at 6 PM for Noël Noir!
Opening Today! Reception at 6PM 🖤 Deep in contrasts, our Winter Contemporary show this year is done up entirely of
More art pics to follow- come see for yourself 👀
Local and National Artists, and more! Plus, a selection of holiday gift items.
Wine, Byo friendly, and music~
Thanks so much to .books for the Silvia Guerra translations 🇺🇾 & Jeannine Pitas from so many incredible accomplishments, we were humbled by this event tonight.
'A Sea At Dawn'- Un mar en madrugada- we hope to continue a new chapter of
Join us @ 7PM for a special reading and discussion of 'A Sea at Dawn' by Uruguayan poet Silvia Guerra. Hosted by translators Jesse Lee Kercheval .books & Jeannine Pitas of
Limited signed copies of the book will be available. Light refreshments and reception set to a visual backdrop of
Saturday 11/18! Join us for the Opening Reception of "NOËL NOIR"! Tis' the season for a holiday show done up in 🖤🤍
We always have a little bit of - local and national artist works, AND adorned w lots of original small items and gifts. Hard to believe it's that time again! 🫣⏰🎁
Show starts at 6 PM. Wine table, music, and Byo friendly. You know how we roll. 😎 See you there!
Word Circus Reading Series is back! At 7 PM we welcome Chatham University’s Creative Writing MFA Margaret L. Whitford Fellows + 2023-2024 emcees Brenna Gallagher & Halsey Hyer.
This evening we’re feat. Chatham University MFA students Jacey Kreuger, Aletheia, and Ocean Capewell!
After, there will be an open mic w/ five readers; sign up at the beginning is first come first serve with a page/time limit of 2 minutes or two pages, whichever comes first. Our goal of their program is to share emerging voices, share food, and be with one another.
ABOUT THE READERS: Jacey Kreuger is a student in Chatham University's MFA in Creative Writing Program. Aletheia is a speculative fiction writer from Western Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on regional horror and social commentary. Aletheia is interested in folklore, perfume, and psychology. She minored in creative writing at Clarion University and participated in the Chautauqua Summer Writing Festival in 2016. In addition to writing, Aletheia is also a visual artist and amateur art curator.
Ocean Capewell lives in Pittsburgh. She is the author of the q***r punkhouse novel "The Most Beautiful Rot" and the zines "High On Burning Photographs" and "It's Not The End Of the World!: Building A Life With Limp Wrists." Her writing has previously appeared in HuffPost, MRR and Autostraddle. She has worked in community mental health for over a decade. She is an abolitionist, an urban bicyclist, and q***r.
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"The Last Message" takes us into final weekend to see Primal III: The Sacred Triangle 🔺 Loaded with this incredible 60"x 40" work by conveys the Great “Goddess” in the ancient Akan tradition of Ghana, and should be seen up close to truely apprieciate 👀
"Nyame is the original Supreme Being, the great mother, and genetrix of this culture. This painting depicts the key symbols of this ancient goddess represented by the crux decussate (the X shaped cross). Being that her sacred number is 3, she is said to have divided the universe into three parts, the sky (birth), the earth (life) and the underworld (death). She is also represented by the triangle or pyramid."
The earth aspect of the goddess is symbolized by the 8 rayed star while the underworld is symbolized with the 6 rayed star. Animal spirits associated with the goddess are doves (her messengers) and antelopes which appear in many forms to represent her.
Although originally a matriarchal culture, the goddesses form was eventually converted to a male patriarchal form by Christian missionaries. Today some view this deity as a dual male/female form.
See if you can identify these symbolisms within the piece, including the artist’s subtle attempt to introduce the conversion of the culture to a patriarchal form! 🧐
Two art pieces shipping out today 🚚 🔴. Did you know you can browse and buy any of our national selection through the Online version of the Gallery? 🧐 PLUS++ our very own Gift Shop?! 🤩🎁
Give it a try! Gift Shop orders ship free over $50 👈
Natural, neutral, and loving the 🥰. VCG has Bronze, patina, and cotton rope, topped off with a bamboo mount, this large work "Mercury" by Aleena Glinski comes to Pittsburgh from the 🧡 of the Sonoran Desert... 🏜️🌞
Art for all styles and from places near and wild, our variety of unique items is heating up for the holidays. Check out "The Sacred Triangle" 🔺 Open all weekend long and shop & reserve online 👈 We make it easy to bring it all home to you! 🤗
In times full of conflict we allow something beautiful into our lives. This set of "Conflict Flowers" from was recently put into 8" frames for a client of our gallery, as a gift of healing. Each flower comes from an area of conflict... Afghanistan, Venezuela, Syria...
We look to bring more peace and joy through art during this season and time for giving (and forgiving) ✌️
❗ Deadline this Saturday, November 4th ❗ VCG is seeking artwork that primarily features the color black for our winter holiday exhibition NOËL NOIR. Artwork for this show does not need to be related to any particular holiday. Submitted art can be minimalist, abstract, or related to "noir" imagery (ala noir film/photography/mystery), and can include complimentary colors. To learn more and apply, visit our offical call page at https://vestigegallery.com/call-for-artist-pittsburgh/noelnoir/
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After many months wait, we are pleased to be hosting work by . Complete with hand carved frames, his surreal (and at times, grotesque) artwork is on display and available for purchase as part of our current exhibit: "The Sacred Triangle;" running now through Nov 12.
A Pratt Institute graduate, Lawler has shifted from NYC, to Chicago (and spaces between), where he currently resides. His paintings also shift: from the political, to the iconographic, to the lines between the real and imaginary, where arms and shoulders can suddenly become a jaw and vice versa... 😮
"By nature I’m a bit of a mixture of a surrealist and expressionist, I rarely plan too much and let my thoughts go where they will and I allow the images to form with my thoughts as they happen".
"Pareidolia" is a tool that illustrates this reality gap, where things "are" and "are not" at the same time, changing from viewer to viewer.
"I paint pictures that illustrate these inherent confusions we all have with interpreting and forming a consensus on reality. I’m typically thinking about individuality in a collective society, consumerism, critiques on capitalism, and how one finds meaning in a world we designed by ourselves to be disconnected from".
His work "Portrait 1" can be viewed of purchased , open Fri-Sat-Sun. 🎃 ** Note: Early closing on Saturday 10/28: 4 PM** 🕰 Or, please inquire 👈
VCG is pleased to feature two works of Erin Cross, on view and available for sale--through Nov 12--as part of our on-going exhibition "Primal Disposition III: Sacred Triangle." Erin's art has garnered international recognition and found its home within prestigious private and public collections. Vestige Concept Gallery is happy to create the unique opportunity for Pittsburgh art lovers and collectors to take a piece of her artwork home.
More About the Artist: During her time at Athena Standard Residency, artist focused on a new series of drawings inspired by the Greek sculptures and spiritual relics.
Interested in the spiritual story, history and personal power of votives and Ephanany statues, she was struck with the idea of immortality and how humans are the indicators of what remains alive or becomes forgotten. As she explains:
"Votives and Ephanany Statues were the manifestations of the devotee and the spiritual being. The power held in these spiritual structures during the ancient times and how the presence of the spiritual is still present in the essence of the “shell” we see today. Most of my drawings focus on this concept of the immortal experience in reality and also transforming into a shell through disregard and forgetfulness."
Cross received her MFA in Visual Studies with a focus in multi-media. Recently, her drawings have been published in The Poet’s Touchstone, and
She also received the 2021 Past President Award from the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society.
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🔻Saturday! We are celebrating the Opening Reception for the long awaited Primal III!🔺 Our annual Fall exhibit puts the focus on works that explore sacred geometry, particularly within the context of the triangle and powers of 3. Numerological, dark, religious, tis' the season to check it out!
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Reception Sat. @ 6PM w/ wine, music, and feature artist selections that are sure to surprise... 👹
See you at the show!
You know you're old when objects from an old hangout are on display in a History Center. 😂 Such an important place for art and the offbeat in Pittsburgh. The city is less weird without this spot. Remember to support local businesses when you can!
Thank God they finally put that art gallery guy out of his f**king misery
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!🔥 'Excessive Measures' is entering the final days to view the show in-person. Now through Sunday~
AND- this weekend only: our final Pre-Holiday Sale. Everything not nailed down must go! 🤠 We are making way for our Fall art inventory. ✌️🤎
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🔺🔻🔺🔻 Primal 3: Sacred Triangle Exhibition continues! 🔻🔺🔻🔺 #artbusiness #maximalism #maximalistinteriors #supportsmallbusiness #artlover
Seeeeems to meeee you must like art! Buy art from real live artists in Pittsburgh, in-person or online! #pennsylvaniaisbeautiful #pittsburghartist #artcollector #folklore #maximalism
Dystopian summer? Check out the details of this painting now featured at the gallery. Available for purchase in-person or at vestigegallery.com! #artsummer #artlover #pittsburghbeautiful #pittsburghartist
A fun Sun☀️day at the gallery! Visit to view our Sunworn Waller exhibition feat. Works by Joseph Noderer!
All of these objects are made of paper! down on paper open now thru my March 19th. This is not one to miss! #artgallery #illusion #pittsburghart #papercrafts
Thanks to everyone that came out to kick off "A Very Vestige Christmas;" it was a blast! The exhibition and holiday market is NOW OPEN! 🌟 Be sure to #shopsmallpgh and #artistmade this holiday season! ♥️💚 #maximalistinteriors #artlovers #uniquegiftideas #holidayspirit
Last night was such a special night! Many thanks to the amazing musicians and all who joined us for this unique and wonderful music event! @dvntshaku @kanokokamata @corneliusboots @riskysummerbee #pittsburghmusic #pittsburghmusicscene #pittsburghmostdope #pittsburghart #pittsburghartgallery #pittsburghartgallery #pghmusic #musiclover #traditionaljapanese #indonesianrock
Just chilling at the gallery on this perfect #pittsburgh fall day! Enjoy the weather while you can! Get out there and explore new neighborhoods and local businesses! #shopsmallpgh
Catch our Dual Dilemma Art Exhibition this month! Open until November 13! #artoftheday #pittsburghart #blackandwhite #balance
It's the last weekend to apply for our Backroads: Further On Ahead Exhibition! Applications close next Wednesday, June 23rd! Don't miss your chance to apply! Backroads exhibition is all about appreciating the wonders of nature, travel, folk art, and Americana. Know an artist who fits the bill? Tag them below! Learn More and Apply at: https://vestigegallery.com/backroads2/
ALL ABOARD! 🚂 Take a ride on the Vestige Express! Christmas is just around the bend and there's still time to enjoy savings through the end of season. Shop in-person deals or online. Orders must ship Monday or pickup in-store. HOLIDAY HOURS: Sat: 11-8; Sun. 11- 4. Wed- Thurs: 4-8 Christmas Eve: 11- 3 ! *VCG will be closed Christmas and New Year's weekend* We would to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! ❣ Thank you to all of the incredible artists and customers who have made this a very special inaugural year! As a thank you to our community and to spread a little cheer, we have been running our holiday train display! Whoo whoo! #shoppgh #shopsmallpgh #pittsburghart #pittsburghartcollector #pittsburghartists #pittsburghhomes #seasonsgreetings #christmascountdown #uniquegifts #christmasgifts #artsygifts
Join us this evening at Vestige Concept Gallery | 5417 Butler St, Lawrenceville @ 6PM to welcome Robert Andy Combs to Pittsburgh! We're so excited to have Robert visit for the opening reception of The Tropic of Color. Come check out his works, as well as works from many other artists! After Party 50/50 at COBRA Pittsburgh | 10PM, 21+
📸 Photographers: this is the last week to apply! We have great submissions coming in from all over the world...keep 'em coming! Don't miss your chance to be a part of HOT SUMMER CITY: Street Photography Exhibition w/ Rafael Fuchs! Go to www.vestigegallery.com to apply! Deadline 6/20 ⏰ #streetphotographers #streettogs #candidphoto #urbanphoto #instagood #urbex #urbexphoto #urbexpeople #callforsubmissions #callforartists #opencallforartists #internationalopportunities #streetart #streetmoment #espias_urbanos #ig_street #ig_streetpeople #callforphotographers #pittsburghphotographer #photojournalism #fineartstreet #sublimestreet #bnw_international #streetstorytelling #streetstories
DEADLINE 5/22! We're goin' road-tripping! We're still on the search for travel inspired artworks for next month's exhibition. Applications must be in this weekend...we're looking for representations of wanderlust! Roads less-traveled! Strange destinations! Hidden Gems! Odd encounters! Visit our event page for more info and to apply! www.vestigegallery.com/events #callforartists #callforart #callforentries #wanderlust #roadtrip #artistopportunity #pittsburgharts #pittsburghartist #call4artists #callforsubmissions #travelart #travelphotography #hittheroad #artsubmissions #exhibitionopportunity #thegreatamericanroadtrip #wanderlustart #pittsburghphotographer #roadtripart #desertart #wanderingartist #travelingartist #destinationunknown #emergingartist #outdoorart
DEADLINE: 4/23 We are currently accepting applications for our next exhibition: New Appalachia w/ Special Guest Curator Kyle Houser (Executive Director PCA&M). For this show, we are seeking artworks with themes relating to something "new." Our goal with this exhibition is to offer a refreshing perspective on arts in the wake of the pandemic, so that visitors may feel a sense of enjoyment and familiarity with art once again after remaining indoors for so long. Where is art heading from here? All styles and mediums are encouraged to apply. For more details and to apply, check out our official call listing at:https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8685 #pittsburghartgallery #pittsburghartist #artistopportunity #artistopportunities #artistsubmissions #callforartists #callforentry #artsubmissions #emergingartists #outsiderart #newperspectives #pittsburghsculpture #contemporaryartist #modernart #modernsculpture #popartist #collageartist #visionaryartist #contemporaryfolkart #surrealistartist #newsurrealism #illustratorsofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #abstractart #fiberartist #mixedmediaartist #pittsburghphotographer
Did you know we have an open, national call out for our April exhibition Post-Rustbelt: Living Between America? With this exhibition, we are seeking to create an artistic representation of our region. For more details, click the link or visit our events page at https://www.vestigegallery.com/events to learn more and apply! ~ #pittsburghevents #pittsburghsmallbusiness #puttsburghart #pittsburghartist #pittsburghphotographer #pittsburghphotography #westvirginiaartist #ohioartist #marylandartist #pennsylvaniaisbeautiful #pennsylvaniaartist #appalachia #appalachian_explorers #appalachian #rustbelt #rustbelttakeover #pittsburghpaints #pghart #pghcreative #pghartist #artopportunity #artopportunities #callforartists
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