" Out of Rubble ," works by 16 international artists who consider the consequences of war, from decimation and disintegration to the possibilities of regeneration and recovery, opens from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust SPACE gallery, 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown.
Curator Susanne Slavick will give a gallery talk at 7 p.m.
The exhibition, which continues through Jan. 22, is a project of 10 Years + Counting, an organization that, in the 10th consecutive year of the U.S. at war, invites artists and others to creatively illustrate the costs and to imagine a more peaceful world.
An artist reception for the exhibition "Felix de la Concha: Fallingwater en Perspectiva," paintings made during a year on site, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Concept Art Gallery, 1031 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square. 412-242-7443.
"A Dialogue With the Artists," exhibitors in the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 101st Annual Exhibition, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Strip District.
Participating artists will discuss their works with visitors. Free. 412-261-7003.
At 1 p.m. Sunday, Sam Wholey, of Wholey's in the Strip, will speak on "Seven Fishes: Seafood Traditions for Winter Holidays," at the Society for Contemporary Craft. Free.
The finalists in The Sprout Fund's 10th anniversary Downtown Public Art Project competition will be announced during a 2011 Public Art Forum to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown.
The project budget is $100,000 and the artwork will be located at the Law & Finance Building on Fourth Avenue.
Community input is invited from residents, workers and other Downtown stakeholders.
Also, Pittsburgh Office of Public Art director Renee Piechocki will discuss the role public art has played in Pittsburgh's revitalization. Free.
Post-Gazette art critic Mary Thomas: mthomas@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1925.
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