In June 2023, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh, 1Hood Media, and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center joined together to launch Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh, an inclusive call for art that encouraged artists throughout southwestern Pennsylvania to share their visions for a just and equitable Pittsburgh.
Thank you to the more than 120 individuals who submitted their thoughtful work! We are proud to announce the First and Second Place winners in the competition’s six categories : Visual Art, Literary Art, Performance Art, Interdisciplinary Art, and Youth (under age 18) Visual Art, and Youth Literary Art.
Call for Art Winners by Category:
Visual Art
First Place:
Ahmad Jamal’s Dream
by Lee Price
Second Place:
A World Reconciled
by Ifeoma (Sasha Igwe)
Literary Art
First Place: Dear Mrs. Harring by Emily Carlson
Second Place: Alien in America by Kandala Singh
Performance Art
First Place:
Lost on a Loom: Jute by Mita Ghosal Dance Theatre
(Credits: Choreographer: Mita Ghosal Dancers: Simon Phillips, Hannah LeComte, Bhavya Ram, Skylar Rella, Nandini Banerjee, Mita Ghosal Videographer: Jonathan Shapiro Music: Smt. Rajeswari Parit)
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Second Place:
Alchemist
by Domenique Ross
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Interdisciplinary Art
First Place:
Fear
by Cerrina Hagood
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Second Place:
Dysphoria Blues
Art by Hannah Colen, Poem by Shatha Alawwad
Youth (18 & under) Visual Art
First Place:
Dual Identities
by Imaan Saeed
Second Place:
Gimbiya
by Madison Shuler
Youth (18 & under) Literary Art
First Place: Places I knew by Norah Gruber
Second Place: This is not a tragedy! by Tobias Roberson
