By Karla Owens On Wednesday, January 18 there will be an open community meeting regarding zoning changes on Chestnut Street.  The meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. and will be held at Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center, 1000 Madison St. Recent development in this area, including a 100 room hotel and a new...

At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, Neu Kirche will host "Take the Temperature," the first event in a series that will focus on the topic of women in the arts in Pittsburgh. There will be a cocktail hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. before the event, and those who wish to attend are encouraged to sign u...

Back for its second year, Raw Draw, Neu Kirche’s annual fundraiser to support women in the arts, will open doors at 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 5 at 1000 Madison Ave. Raw Draw begins at 7 p.m., when over 40 local artists will begin live drawing for one hour. After an hour, finished or not, the draw...

Photo by Alexandria Stryker "World's Bi ggest Burger" looms over attendees at Neu Kirche's open house last week. By Alexandria Stryker Deutschtown’s most unloved and overgrown vacant lots make unlikely canvases, but over the summer, Northside resident artists breathed new life into these abandoned s...

Photo courtesy of Neu Kirche The burger sculpture is park of the Fallow Grounds for Sculpture project, which happens every summer. Click here to see past and ongoing projects. By Alexandria Stryker The Northside’s first ever roadside attraction is coming to Deuschtown, and it’s going to be a mouthfu...

By Justin Criado Dreams on display at City of Asylum event Central Northside’s City of Asylum will host the grand opening  of Denise Mahone’s “The Dreamplace Project” installation Nov. 15 from 10-11:30 a.m. Coffee and light food will be served at 10 a.m. and Mahone, a Central Northside resident, wil...

Photo by Erika Fleegle East Deutschtown received a colorful makeover during Neu Kirche's Grand Opening celebration Aug. 29. By Erika Fleegle Art officially came alive in East Deutschtown. After a year of renovation and planning, Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center held its Grand Opening event Aug. 29...

Photo by Erika Fleegle Neu Kirche in East Deutschtown has kept the former church's charm. By Erika Fleegle Pittsburgh has a penchant for resurrecting churches. After closures left many area churches vacant, savvy business owners have turned their hallowed halls into concert venues, reception halls, ...

Courtesy of Neu Kirche Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center is celebrating the first annual NEU CITY project in the Food City Community Garden in East Deutschtown. Five artists merge contemporary art with urban gardening to create immersive public works that activate the garden space. Each artist is i...

Photo courtesy of Lee Parker Guest host Jen Delos Reyes, a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University, talks to a group of artists during the first open critique at Neu Kirche in East Deutschtown Feb. 20. By Aaron Dobler Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center in East Deutschtown held its first ope...