ICA Pittsburgh
contemporary art gallery in Pennsylvania, US
The Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) Pittsburgh is the contemporary art gallery of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Announced as an evolution of the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), which closed to the public in the spring of 2024, it will be housed in the Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences, which is under construction as of 2026. It will open to the public in the fall of 2027.
Description
The plan to move the ICA to its new location was first announced in 2022, while its new name was announced the next year. The space available to the ICA will more than double in its new location at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Craig Street, where it will neighbor the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Carnegie Museum of Art. It will feature four gallery spaces used for hosting exhibitions, live programs, and collaborations with artists, curators, educators, and students. The Carnegie Mellon School of Art's annual Senior Exhibition will be presented at the ICA alongside other projects.
History
Originally known as the Miller Gallery, the exhibition space was founded in 2000 by Regina Gouger Miller, who is an artist, educator, businesswoman, arts patron, and alumna of the Carnegie Mellon School of Art. Petra Fallaux, the director of the existing Hewlett Gallery, inaugurated the space. In 2002, Jenny Strayer was hired as director and served until 2007.
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