The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual Exhibition is one of the nation's longest-running juried exhibitions. Established to celebrate and highlight the diverse creative talents within the region, the first Annual Exhibition opened in 1910 at the Grand Old Opera House in downtown Pittsburgh. Over the years, the Annual has been hosted at esteemed art institutions such as the Carnegie Museum of Art, The Andy Warhol Museum, the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art, and The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Moreover, throughout its history, the Annual Exhibition has showcased numerous Pittsburgh artists who have achieved both national and international acclaim, including Mary Cassatt, Henry Osawa Tanner, Andy Warhol, Philip Pearlstein, Mel Bochner, Henry Koerner, Aaronel deRoy Gruber, and Thaddeus Mosley.
The 110th Annual Exhibition will open in September 2024 in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The 110th marks the organization’s return to downtown Pittsburgh – the home of the first ever Annual Exhibition in 1910.
Over one hundred years later, we are thrilled to celebrate our connection with the city and region and to explore the convergence of creative and athletic currents that contribute to a sense of place, identity, and community. We invite artists to reflect on the interplay between art and sports, activity and movement, rest and play, and how these currents may connect us (or not) to each other, to our cities, and to the broader region. We are seeking works in a diversity of styles and range of media and encourage artists from across the region to submit their work.
In this historic edition of the Annual Exhibition, we have selected jurors from Pittsburgh and Cleveland to reflect our commitment to expanding the reach and impact of our exhibition and to developing creative and artistic connections across the region.
The exhibition will be juried by Anastasia James, Director of Galleries & Public Art at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust; Allison Hope Smith Hernandez, artist and Assistant Director, Communications and Annual Giving in the Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at Kent State University; and Dr. Sarah Spinner Liska, non-profit leader and arts advocate.
