Thanks to encouragement from the West Jefferson Hills School District, TJ Arts is commissioning a new piece of artwork that will hang in the atrium of the new high school currently under construction. Four semi-finalists have been selected from a field of 27 applicants, and the finalist will be chosen in the spring. Stay tuned for more!
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Deadline extended for new art RFQ submissions

TJ Arts has re-opened the opportunity for Pittsburgh-area artists to apply to create a public art piece for the new Thomas Jefferson High School. All interested artists must submit the RFQ application by Friday, December 1, 2017. Artists who have previously applied need not submit any additional materials.
TJ ARTScast episode 22 with The Frick Pittsburgh’s Amanda Gillen

TJ ARTScast Season 2: Episode 22: The Frick Pittsburgh
Feature interview with Amanda Gillen, Director of Education at The Frick Pittsburgh, by Dawn Walters & Jay Suszynski
City Snapshot by Jessica Peconi-Cook
Additional music by Vanessa Williams and Paul Horn
Tune in today to hear what it’s all about! Or check it out on iTunes or Stitcher.
TJ ARTScast episode 21 with City of Asylum’s R. Henry Reese

TJ ARTScast Season 2: Episode 21: City of Asylum
Feature interview with R. Henry Reese, Co-Founder and President of City of Asylum, by Dawn Walters & Jay Suszynski
City Snapshot at Sampsonia Way, where City of Asylum first began, by Jessica Peconi-Cook
Tune in today to hear what it’s all about! Or check it out on iTunes or Stitcher.
TJ ARTScast episode 20 with ScareHouse founder Scott Simmons

TJ ARTScast Season 2: Episode 20: Haunts and Screams
Feature interview with Scott Simmons, founder and Chief Scare Officer of ScareHouse, by Dawn Walters & Jay Suszynski
Tune in today to hear what it’s all about! Or check it out on iTunes or Stitcher.
TJ ARTScast episode 19 with Sweet Sweet Jazz pianist Max Leake

TJ ARTScast Season 2: Episode 19: Jazz
Feature interview with Max Leake, Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame inductee, pianist and composer, by Dawn Walters & Jay Suszynski
Tune in today to hear what it’s all about! Or check it out on iTunes or Stitcher.
TJ ARTScast Episode 18 with local, vocal one-man-band Mike Why

TJ ARTScast Season 2: Episode 18: Sound Waves
Feature interview with Mike Why, a local musician and “vocal live looper,” by Dawn Walters & Jay Suszynski
City Snapshot – Interview with sound engineer Flip Benack, by Jessica Cook
Tune in today to hear what it’s all about! Or check it out on iTunes or Stitcher.
TJ ARTScast Episode 17 with local historian and author Dr. Carleton Young

TJ ARTScast Season 2: Episode 17: Living History
Interview with Dr. Carleton Young, author of the historical narrative Voices From the Attic, by Dawn Walters & Jay Suszynski
City Snapshot – Interview with Angela Ford, Heinz History Center Development Events Manager, by Jessica Cook
The Big Picture – Interview with Hayley Prosser, one of the Steel Blossoms country music duo, by Julia Malecki
Additional Music – “I Don’t Wanna Love You Anymore” by the Steel Blossoms
Tune in today to hear what it’s all about! Or check it out on iTunes or Stitcher.
TJ ARTScast Episode 16 with community arts leader Cynthia Haines

TJ ARTScast Season 2: Episode 16: Creative Community Arts Programs
Interview with Cynthia Haines, Executive Director of Focus on Renewal, which developed the Father Ryan Arts Center in McKees Rocks, by Dawn Walters & Jay Suszynski
City Snapshot – Interview with Katie Conaway, Director of Education and Outreach for Pittsburgh Public Theater, about an arts residency hosted at TJHS that was sponsored by TJ Arts, by Jessica Cook
The Big Picture – Interview with Anita Maynard-Losh, Director of Community Engagement at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., by Julia Malecki
Additional Music – “Funk in Deep Freeze” on Trios album featuring Max Leake on acoustic piano
Tune in today to hear what it’s all about! Or check it out on iTunes or Stitcher.
TJ ARTScast Episode 15 with photographer Becky Thurner Braddock

TJ ARTScast Season 2: Episode 15: Photography Part 2
Interview with Becky Thurner Braddock, Photographer & Owner of Thurner Photography, by Dawn Walters & Jay Suszynski
City Snapshot – Interview with Steel City Grammers, by Jessica Cook
Additional Music – “Small Talk” on Year Number One by Steel Blossoms.
Tune in today to hear what it’s all about! Or check it out on iTunes or Stitcher.