All those who live or work in Homestead, West Homestead or Munhall, the 15120 zip code, and all current and retired USW members are invited to have a free 5" x 7" portrait made by photographer Zoe Strauss during the month of September, until 500 portraits are made and distributed.
The first two hundred portraits will be also be printed for exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art from October 2013 to March 2014 as a part of the Carnegie International. In addition, the Carnegie Museum of Art will add up to 500 portraits to their permanent collection. Portrait sitters will receive a copy of their portrait and free admission to the Carnegie Museum of Art for the duration of the International. The first 500 portraits are available on a "first-come, first-served" basis.
Portraits are available as walk ins or by appointment. Please see homesteading13.youcanbook.me for up-to-date scheduling information.
Grand Opening, September 2nd: 12PM-8PM, walk ins all day.
Weekdays: 12PM-2PM, walk ins,
4PM-8PM by appointment
Weekends: 10AM-12PM by appointment
2PM-5PM, walk ins
-swing shift workers, please send a message here and I will try my hardest to accommodate any portrait requests
Portraits are available for pick up at the Homestead Portrait Studio the following business day.
Looking forward to seeing you.
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The Homestead Portrait Studio is one part of the larger project “Homesteading,” by Zoe Strauss. "Homesteading" was commissioned for the 2013 Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art .
