Summer 2022
Cover Story
With a new bird-banding center scheduled to open this summer and a slew of interdisciplinary projects in the works, Powdermill’s best is yet to come.
Featured Stories
A Maverick with a Camera
A new exhibition puts a spotlight on photographer Gordon Parks’ little-known images—at once gritty and beautiful—of industrial life in 1940s Pittsburgh.
The Making Of The 58th Carnegie International
Continually challenged by a worldwide pandemic, curator Sohrab Mohebbi and his curatorial associates and advisers were undaunted and maybe even uniquely inspired to again bring the contemporary art world to Pittsburgh.
A Pop Revolution On The North Shore
With the North Shore neighborhood as its canvas, The Andy Warhol Museum has a bold and beautiful plan to create a new cultural hot spot and a place for young people to learn and thrive creatively.
Also in this Issue
The Story of Daisy Curry
Thanks to the kindness and the commitment of a Museum of Art docent, the story of Daisy Curry didn’t end with the much-revered photo on the wall of the Teenie Harris gallery.
The Beauty of the Science Fair
Getting kids to view their world through critical thinking and a healthy dose of competition.
Endowing Opportunity
By giving more kids access to STEM learning, one giving-minded couple wants all kids to have what theirs had: the freedom and the opportunity to explore.
Q+A: Geovette Washington
In conversation with the chair of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh’s Board of Trustees
Objects of Our Affection: The Polymita picta
Carnegie Museums is home to some of the most significant collections in the world. Here we showcase some of the most compelling objects.

Big Picture
INSIDE OUT RETURNS THIS SUMMER to Carnegie Museum of Art’s Sculpture Court—this time in an immersive pavilion created by artist Rafael Domenech, which the museum commissioned as part of the 58th Carnegie International. Some of the city’s most dynamic DJs are scheduled for Thursday nights, and Saturdays will feature live performances by regional artists and art groups, some new to Inside Out and some that also performed last year during the event series.