Photo: Dominic Chambers/Courtesy of August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Dominic Chambers, Red Sky Visitors, 2019
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The August Wilson African American Cultural Center officially reopened with the debut of Like the Shape of Clouds on Water. The solo exhibition by Connecticut-based artist Dominic Chambers features paintings that combine fantasy and reality to depict Black subjects in meditation or reading. Continues through Sun., Dec. 13. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. Free. aacc-awc.orgART • IRL
Contemporary Craft opened its new Lawrenceville location with The Heart Lives Through the Hands, an exhibition featuring a variety of artwork by Caledonia Curry aka Swoon. See large-scale paper and mixed-media works described on the Contemporary Craft website as exploring “how creativity can positively impact communities in times of crisis and change.” Continues through January 2021. 5645 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Free. Tickets must be reserved. contemporarycraft.org
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The Carnegie Museum of Art combines artificial intelligence, facial recognition technology, and art with Opposing Geometries, a solo exhibition from artist Trevor Paglen. The photographic and sculptural works on display comment on the troubling impact of emerging technologies on humans and the environment. Continues through March 14, 2021. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $11.95-19.95. Free for members and kids 2 and under. cmoa.org
Photo: Peter Beard/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Donna Jordan and Jane Forth by Peter Beard, part of Femme Touch at the Andy Warhol Museum
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Head to the Andy Warhol Museum for Femme Touch, an exhibition on the various women and femmes who influenced Warhol’s life and career. The museum-wide show focuses on subjects ranging from transgender icons and underground figures, to Warhol’s would-be assassin. Continues through Jan. 3, 2021. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $10-20. Free for kids 2 and under. warhol.org
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The Westmoreland Museum of American Art extended its African American Art in the 20th Century exhibition, so you can still make a trip to see 45 artworks by 34 Black artists from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection. Continues through Jan. 17, 2021. 221 North Main St., Greensburg. Free. thewestmoreland.orgART • IRL
Take an afternoon to view The Museum of Everything by Jennifer Angus and Feeling The Spirit In The Dark by Shikeith, two exhibitions now on view in the Mattress Factory Monterey Annex. Continues through March 2021. 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side. $10-20. Free for members and kids 6 and under. Visitors must purchase tickets in advance at mattress.org.
CP Photo: Amanda Waltz
Smithsonian’s Portraits of Pittsburgh at the Senator John Heinz History Center
