Associated Artists of Pittsburgh

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (AAP) is the oldest and largest nonprofit visual arts membership organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was founded in 1910 to create opportunities for local artists to display their work and to foster an appreciation of visual art among the working class.

Membership is open to any artist within a 150-mile radius of Pittsburgh and who is over 18 years of age. Admittance is based the quality of the applicant's work, as judged by the AAP board of directors. Screenings are held twice yearly.

Past membership has included such well-known artists as Andy Warhol, Samuel Rosenberg, John Kane, Mary Cassatt, and Philip Pearlstein.

References

*cite book | author=Clark, Vicky A. | title= Popular Salon of the People: Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 1910-2006 | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute | year=2007 | id=ISBN 9780880390507

External links

* [http://www.aapgh.org/index.html Associated Artists of Pittsburgh website]


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