Cover of Carnegie Magazine, Spring 2026. Features a serene sunrise over a misty landscape with trees and a net fence. Text: "A New Day at Powdermill."

Spring 2026

Cover Story
A New Director at Powdermill
With science as her mission and curiosity as her guide, Mary Janecka is reveling at the chance to expand the nature reserve’s research scope and create a gateway for children to contribute to scientific studies, too.
Art gallery room featuring numerous framed paintings of various sizes on the walls, and two sculptures on pedestals. A wooden bench sits in the center.

Big Picture

The very first Carnegie International exhibition opened in 1896 under the directorship of John W. Beatty. Modeled after the Venice Biennale founded a year earlier, Pittsburgh’s exhibition of contemporary art featured 5,310 paintings from artists in the United States and Europe in its first 18 years, which were displayed in densely hung salons like the one seen here.