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Lenka Clayton: Collective Biography

Pittsburgh-based artist Lenka Clayton is developing a new participatory public art project, Collective Biography, Pittsburgh, 2026, through direct engagement with communities across the city, bringing Pittsburgh residents together in small groups to talk, listen, and search for unexpected points of connection in their lives.

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Remaking the Museum

Remaking the Museum is a creative research program developed by ICA Pittsburgh at Carnegie Mellon University while construction for its new home is underway.

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The Generative Museum

The Generative Museum is an experimental project that invites audiences to explore the ICA Pittsburgh galleries in the virtual realm as construction continues on its new home in the Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences.

A collaboration with the international nonprofit arts organization KADIST, with scenography by the artist-run virtual exhibition space EPOCH, The Generative Museum places ICA’s building in an imaginary landscape, where visitors can explore its surreal surroundings and enter its galleries.

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A New Era for CMU Institute for Contemporary Art

Carnegie Mellon University will create a new facility that will more than double its gallery space for the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) in a prominent new location thanks to a $15 million commitment from the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation and the Henry L. Hillman Foundation.

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