Community engagement and social justice
Sculptural art
Site-specific and integrated art
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Blaine Siegel
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Assemblage, including found objects, multimedia
Digital/photography
Site-specificity determines materials used
Industrial Painting #2 in situ, 2019, airport runway paint, vinyl, roofing shingles, airline baggage tickets on wood, 4′ x 24′
Industrial Painting #1, 2019, airport runway paint, vinyl, and tape on wood, 4′ x 24′
The Great Escape, 2016, Flashe paint, house paint, graphite, mixed wood, 5′ x 6′
Tristimulus Response, 2015, Flashe paint on mixed media, 10′ x 16′
Today is a Ghost, 2016, sculptural object from video projection, Flashe paint on wood and metal, 7′ x 3′
About the Artist
I am a multi disciplinary sculptor focused on a studio practice of making physical artworks while also creating socially engaged projects. I earned a BFA in Art Photography from Syracuse University and an MFA in Sculpture from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Over the last ten years I have created three public art projects in Pittsburgh, worked as the Director of Education and Outreach for Conflict Kitchen, all while continuing to create work. I was the artist in residence at the Pittsburgh International Airport from January 2018 through August 2019 and a recipient of a Keyword International grant for research and work with the refugee community in Pittsburgh. I am currently partnering with Jewish Family and Community Services on The Awaken Home project in which I pair local artists with newly settled refugee families in order to create an ‘artwork of belonging’ for their new homes.
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- Artist in Residence, Pittsburgh International Airport, 2018/19;
- Outreach and Education Director, Conflict Kitchen, 2014-2017
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
No
Teaching Artist
Yes, ages 10 and up
Joined the Directory
March 2022
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“When I approach opportunities for public artworks I seek out the challenge of engaging with communities, disciplines, and systems of which I may have little or no experience. This sink or swim mentality pushes me to dive deep into the process and to create something unique and of the situation in which I have placed myself. Working in the public realm enables me to engage with other perspectives, offers me new experiences, challenges me on a daily basis, and makes me a part of a process that ultimately connects art to everyday life.”
Blaine Siegel
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
