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• "Fun-Sized" Open Exhibit registration due 11/1

  • When
    Saturday, November 01, 2025
  • Location
    McMurray Art League Studio and Gallery, 4069 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA 15317
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  McMurray Art League holds its FIRST open show! That means it's OPEN to ALL artists, aged 18 or over, who live within 100 miles of the MAL studio in McMurray, PA.

  Please read the prospectus carefully here: MAL_2025_11_Open_Prospectus.pdf The first 60 artists to register will be accepted.

  Join us for the opening reception Saturday, November 15, 2025, 12-3.

  Gallery hours are:

  Thursdays 3-6 11/20, 12/4, 12/11
  Fridays 3-6 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12
  Saturdays 1-4 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13
  Sundays 1-4 11/23, 11/30, 12/7

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• CAFE: China Painting with Jan and Sandy

  • When
    Saturday, November 01, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    MAL Studio and Gallery, 4069 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA 15317
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  Work with donated china pieces to make a masterpiece! Paints and china pieces provided for a small materials fee. Or bring your own china pieces!

  A $5 donation is requested.

  You can paint anything you want but here's what Sandy and Jan did for practice. Bring a flat box to carry your wet pieces home as they need to dry for 24 hours before baking in your home oven. Instructions will be provided.

  
  

  
  

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• "Fun-Sized" open show drop off artwork

  • When
    Saturday, November 08, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    McMurray Art League Studio and Gallery, 4069 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA 15317
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• MAL General Membership Meeting (Speaker Lisa Markowski)

  • When
    Thursday, November 13, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    MAL Studio, 4069 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA 15317
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  McMurray Art League general membership meeting in person. The speaker is member and mosaic artist, Lisa Markowski.

  
  

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• "Fun-Sized" Open Exhibit

  • Start
    Saturday, November 15, 2025
  • End
    Saturday, December 13, 2025
  • Location
    McMurray Art League Studio and Gallery, 4069 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA 15317

  McMurray Art League holds its FIRST open show! That means it's OPEN to ALL artists, aged 18 or over, who live within 100 miles of the MAL studio in McMurray, PA.

  In keeping with the theme of "Fun-Sized" all works must be no longer than 17" on the longest framed size and the image must be no smaller that 8" on the shortest side.

  Join us for the opening reception Saturday, November 15, 2025, 12-3.

  Gallery hours are:

  Thursdays 3-6 11/20, 12/4, 12/11
  Fridays 3-6 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12
  Saturdays 1-4 11/22. 11/29, 12/6, 12/13
  Sundays 1-4 11/23, 11/30, 12/7

  Artists: do not register here. Register on the registration event.

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• McDonald Bacon Jam restaurant Exhibit register by 11/15

  • When
    Saturday, November 15, 2025
  • Location
    110 South McDonald St, McDonald, PA 15057
  • Spaces left
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  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  Time to change the exhibit at Bacon Jam, a new, yummy breakfast-lunch restaurant in McDonald, PA. They will only be open Thursdays through Sundays to start and would like to showcase local art. 

  Let's meet for lunch prior to the pick-up/drop-off at 1:00 PM (even if you're not exhibiting)! The address is 110 South McDonald St, McDonald, PA 15057.

  They are starting with a small hanging space so we can only accept ten artists, each able to exhibit two pieces. One can be large (approximately 30x30, framed) and one must be small (approximately 16x16, framed) or both small. No sawtooth or keyhole hangers, your pieces must be wired!

  We have the sense that high-priced pieces will not sell and recommend that you enter lower-priced pieces or prints. Your work must be framed or otherwise gallery-ready (gallery-wrapped, etc.)

  Please follow our usual standards here. In addition, no images of nudes, religious themes, or images displaying death, obscene or sexual material.

  Sales are handled by check made out the MAL or PayPal to MAL's account. There is a 15% commission and no sitting needed and no entry fee.

  Let's help this new small business venture be successful!

  Important dates:

  Register online here by Saturday, November 15
  Drop off/Pick up at the restaurant at 1-2 PM Saturday, November 22
  Pick up at the restaurant TBA

  
  

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• "Fun-Sized" Open exhibit reception

  • When
    Saturday, November 15, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    McMurray Art League Studio and Gallery, 4069 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA 15317
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  Join us for the opening reception of our first "open" show OPEN to ALL artists who live within 100 miles of the MAL studio and gallery.

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• MAL Board Meeting (via Zoom)

  • When
    Monday, November 17, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Online
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  Hope you can attend via Zoom. If not please provide a report we can share at the meeting. 

  We will use the Zoom link: coming

  
  

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• MAL Book Club: "The Creative Act"

  • When
    Thursday, November 20, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    MAL Studio, 4069 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA 15317
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  Please join Marlene Boas and Jan Pini for the next meeting of the MAL Art and Artists Book Club! Come even if you haven't read the book! 

  We will meet to discuss "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" by Rick Rubin. 

  Feel free to read the book and add to the discussion. And bring friends and snacks! A voluntary donation of $5 is requested.
  

  Here's Amazon's synopsis: 
  From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.
  
  “I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be.” —Rick Rubin
  
  Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output, it’s about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone’s life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.
  
  The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments—and lifetimes—of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.

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• McDonald Bacon Jam restaurant Exhibit pick up/drop off/lunch

  • When
    Saturday, November 22, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Bacon Jam, 110 South McDonald St., McDonald, PA 15057
  • Registered
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  Time to change the exhibit at Bacon Jam, a new, yummy breakfast-lunch restaurant in McDonald, PA. They will only be open Thursdays through Sundays to start and would like to showcase local art. 

  Let's meet for lunch prior to the pick-up/drop-off at 1:00 PM (even if you're not exhibiting)! The address is 110 South McDonald St, McDonald, PA 15057.

  Register here to get an email reminder.

  Let's help this new small business venture be successful!

  Important dates:

  Registration for next exhibit: McDonald Bacon Jam restaurant Exhibit register by 11/15
  Drop off/Pick up at the restaurant at 1-2 PM Saturday, November 22
  Pick up at the restaurant TBA

  
  

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• "Fun-Sized" open show pick up unsold artwork

  • When
    Sunday, December 14, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    McMurray Art League Studio and Gallery, 4069 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA 15317
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  Artists pick up unsold work. Register to receive email reminders.

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• Steph Moraca, 2/9 Acrylic and Oil

  • When
    Monday, February 09, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    MAL Studio, 4069 Washington Rd. McMurray, PA 15317
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  Steph teaches landscape acrylic and oil painting techniques. Class scheduled for February 9 and 10 with snow dates of February 11 and 12.

  Students will learn to create realism style landscape paintings using the layering method. Acrylic and oil painters of all skill levels are welcome. Techniques will be applied to build confidence and accurately translate color, shape, and light onto canvas.  Best practices in landscape painting will be discussed, including use of focal points, creating a composition, and use of color and value to create a mood. 

  Students will begin the class with group painting exercises using reference images provided by the instructor. Later in the class, students are welcome to work on their own individual landscape paintings, referencing their own photographs or reference images provided by the instructor.

  Supplies: Moraca_Landscape Painting Class Supplies List.pdf

  Maximum class size: 16
  Minimum class size: 8

  
  

  (Register for the series here or for 2/9 and 2/10 sessions separately from the Calendar.) 

   

  
  

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• Steph Moraca, Acrylic and Oil Series

  • Start
    Monday, February 09, 2026
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  • End
    Tuesday, February 10, 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    MAL Studio, 4069 Washington Rd. McMurray, PA 15317
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  Steph teaches landscape acrylic and oil painting techniques. Class scheduled for February 9 and 10 with snow dates of February 11 and 12.

  Students will learn to create realism style landscape paintings using the layering method. Acrylic and oil painters of all skill levels are welcome. Techniques will be applied to build confidence and accurately translate color, shape, and light onto canvas.  Best practices in landscape painting will be discussed, including use of focal points, creating a composition, and use of color and value to create a mood. 

  Students will begin the class with group painting exercises using reference images provided by the instructor. Later in the class, students are welcome to work on their own individual landscape paintings, referencing their own photographs or reference images provided by the instructor.

  Supplies: Moraca_Landscape Painting Class Supplies List.pdf

  
  

  Maximum class size: 16
  Minimum class size: 8

  
  

  (Register for the series here or for 2/9 and 2/10 sessions separately from the Calendar.)  

  

  
  

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• Steph Moraca, 2/10 Acrylic and Oil

  • When
    Tuesday, February 10, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    MAL Studio, 4069 Washington Rd. McMurray, PA 15317
  • Spaces left
    16
  • Registered
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  Steph teaches landscape acrylic and oil painting techniques. Class scheduled for February 9 and 10 with snow dates of February 11 and 12.

  Students will learn to create realism style landscape paintings using the layering method. Acrylic and oil painters of all skill levels are welcome. Techniques will be applied to build confidence and accurately translate color, shape, and light onto canvas.  Best practices in landscape painting will be discussed, including use of focal points, creating a composition, and use of color and value to create a mood. 

  Students will begin the class with group painting exercises using reference images provided by the instructor. Later in the class, students are welcome to work on their own individual landscape paintings, referencing their own photographs or reference images provided by the instructor.

  Supplies: Moraca_Landscape Painting Class Supplies List.pdf

  Maximum class size: 16
  Minimum class size: 8

  
  

  (Register for the series here or for 2/9 and 2/10 sessions separately from the Calendar.) 

   

  
  

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• Diane Murray, Using Procreate for Art Projects

  • When
    Saturday, February 14, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    MAL Studio, 4069 Washington Rd., McMurray, PA, 15317
  • Spaces left
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  Diane paints in watercolor, pastel, oil and acrylic. She has used Procreate for years to assist drawing from photographs, as well as deciding on color or composition choices.

  This class will guide you through using Procreate to prep your photos for painting. You’ll learn how to combine elements of several photos into one paintable scene, as well as how to eliminate distracting elements, adjust color and value, etc. You will need an iPad with the Procreate app loaded and an Apple Pencil version 1 or 2 depending on iPad model you have. (Note that only the Apple Pencil 1 or Pro are pressure-sensitive.) Procreate is only available on Apple iPads. 

  Requirements:

  iPad and Apple pencil that is compatible with the iPad model you are using. Depending on iPad model it could be version 1, 2, USB-C, or Pro Apple Pencil. Check your model in Settings/General/About. It matters. Note that only the Apple Pencil 1 and Pro are pressure-sensitive and you can use the Apple Pencil 1 with more current iPads.

  Contact me or Apple store if you have questions about compatibility.

  Installed version of Procreate on your iPad. It is in the App Store and costs $12.99 one time payment. I bought mine many years ago when it was $5 and have all current updates and running it on several of my iPads. It used to run on iPad Air – Pro versions. Now I believe it works on all current iPads running iOS 16.3 or later. Check to make sure your iPad works and iOS system is 16.3 or later.

  Procreate exhausts battery power on your iPad quickly. Bring your charging equipment or battery power pack. I have several of these. I carry one in my purse to use in classes when I need my iPad as reference for paintings. If you have an extra power strip (optional), bring it. We may need more outlets than are available on the wall. We can have 2 or 3 people at each table since you only need the space in front of you for your iPad and pencil.

  Any questions about class or equipment, contact me: dmurray100@comcast.net or 412-215-4694.

  Minimum class size: 6
  Maximum class size: 16

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Exhibit at St. Clair Hospital, entrance from parking garage

  • Start
    Wednesday, July 01, 2026
  • End
    Monday, August 31, 2026
  • Location
    St. Clair Hospital, 1000 Bower Hill Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15243
  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  Open during hospital hours. Note that there is a separate event for registration for artists.

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• Exhibit at St. Clair Hospital, entrance from parking garage

  • Start
    Saturday, May 01, 2027
  • End
    Wednesday, June 30, 2027
  • Location
    St. Clair Hospital, 1000 Bower Hill Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15243
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  Open during hospital hours. Note that there is a separate event for registration for artists.

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• May-June Exhibit at St. Clair Hospital, entrance from parking garage

  • Start
    Monday, May 01, 2028
  • End
    Friday, June 30, 2028
  • Location
    St. Clair Hospital, 1000 Bower Hill Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15243
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  Open during hospital hours. Register for a reminder email. Note that there is a separate event for registration for artists (coming).

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