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Under the Big Top
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages! Step into this summer art exhibit of all shapes, sizes, and high-flying proportions! Let your imagination run wild as VCG hosts a selection of Local and National Artists, whose work takes you “under the big top” in an exploration of circus-esque culture and artistic oddities…
Sunworn Waller
Worn and aging yet a close and comforting place; Sunworn Waller is a solo exhibition of recent oil paintings from native Pittsburgh artist Joseph Noderer. Noderer’s washed out, folksy-expressive brush style will take you on a mellow summer’s journey through the backwoods of Western PA.
Down On Paper
Feb 18 - Mar 19 2023
More than any other object in history, an empty sheet of paper has taken people to places of endless imagination, design, and creativity. Paper has played a major role in the development of our world, the rise of civilizations, and in the lives of the people that have impacted it. In art, music, writing, and cultural communication through visual, literal, or transitive means, paper has been the common thread of all of them...
Your Wildest Dreams
Mar 25 - Apr 23 2023
Exploring the frontiers of reality, fantasy, and perception, Your Wildest Dreams showcases the surreal, the bizarrely-imaginative, and the vibrant worlds of the artist's mind. Spatial, visionary, trippy, sexual, limitless, and free, take a ride down the rabbit hole into the depths of the subconscious- brought to life in this brand new Spring showcase from VCG.
Like Clockwork
Jan 8 - Feb 12 2022
“Like Clockwork” is our first exhibition of 2022 and the opening reception will be held on January 8th. From birth, to our daily routines, anxieties on aging, death, and rebirth; artworks in this group exhibition represent how the forms of time give shape to the human experience.
The Tropic of Color
Aug 7 - Aug 29 2021
Vestige Concept Gallery Presents: The Tropic of Color w/ special featured artist Robert Andy Coombs. New York Mag Senior Art Critic Jerry Saltz has considered Coombs to be one of the Top 10 artists in 2020.
Backroads: Art, Less-Travelled
June 5 - July 2 2021
This exhibit showcases works of art that venture off the beaten path, especially with regard to travel. Artwork includes places or experiences involving hidden gems, special or unusual places, wanderings, odd travel, strange encounters, and/or “lost” and fading places.
Post Rustbelt: Living Between America
April 3 - April 30 2021
Post-Rustbelt: Living Between America captures the artistic experience of life in “Middle America” during the decades following the decline of industry (mid 1970’s) to the turn of the Millennium. These rustbelt states are most often thought to include New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
2nd Annual New Appalachia Exhibition w/ Special Guest Curator Kyle Houser
April 30 - Jun 1 2022
We teamed up with Kyle Houser (E.D., PCA&M) again for our annual Spring showcase: “New Appalachia.” This exhibit features a vibrant display of modern, contemporary, and innovative artworks from artists surrounding the Appalachia region and beyond.
On Neutral Ground
Jun 4 - July 4 2022
In a world of increasing polarization and conflict, those who do not choose sides are left to wonder where to stand. "Neutral Ground" seeks to create a zone of peace by displaying works of art that are free from heavy sensory output including themes and messages, whether intentional or not. Softness, harmony, balance--works in this exhibition incorporate neutral tones, such as white, greys, soft blacks, and beige.
Backroads: Further On Ahead
July 9 - Aug 9 2022
“Backroads: Further On Ahead” showcases works of art that venture off the beaten path, especially with regard to travel. Artwork includes places or experiences involving hidden gems, special or unusual places, serene/unique landscapes, wanderings, odd travel, Americana/folk art, strange encounters, and/or lost and fading places.
F**KING IT UP
Aug 20 - Oct 2 2022
What the F**K are these curators thinking? “F**KING IT UP” exhibition is a celebration of perseverance, ingenuity, and embracing imperfections. This display features artworks of varying mediums that are accidental, experimental, or (un)intended…that somehow, still turned out great!
After Hours
Jan 7 - Feb 12 2023
Multiple artists, many stories, one rendezvous. 'After Hours' is an art exhibit serving as a meeting point where differing experiences come together at the end of a long day. From letting loose with drinks at the bar, the all-night diner, to cruising the scene, the spooky night shift, sex, drugs, and an encore song: explore the "other" world that unfolds once the sun fades away and the moon rises high...
Primal Disposition: Dual Dilemma
Heaven/Hell, Yin/Yang, masculine/feminine, positive/negative, light/dark, and following the ancient axiom: "As Above So Shall It Be Below," Primal Disposition II: Dual Dilemma seeks to showcase works of art that deal with the concept of Duality that are are raw, dark, religious, psychological, emotive, primitive, earthen, sexual, sensory, confrontational, instinctual.