Art Forever

 I have been trying to stay busy during the pandemic. Thankfully my gardening has not been  affected. Instead of posting fruits and vegetables, I will be posting new art work soon.  Stay well everyone and All the Best!     Photo by J.L. Martello

I participated in a virtual studio on July 30, 2020. Thank You to Samantha Black for this great opportunity to share my workspace and some history about my work. And thank you to fellow artist Lynne B. for recording me. This was great fun despite Zoom going on and off on us, Hopefully I  will be able to provide some video of the tour. These times are strange and trying for all yet we must keep on producing art and music.More work coming soon. Stay safe and Well!

                                                                                                      This is a table I made. I hand carved the wood and used a found rack at the bottom This is a night stand.   

Amir Rashidd​: ​ AmirRashiddart@gmail.com​ Multi-media Artist, Educator, Musician and Writer experienced in several platforms of imaginative and social communicative program structures and objectives.   Exhibitions   2017: Pittsburgh Office of Public Art: Selected community artist for Allegheny County and Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh mixed media art project: Gateway to the Arts  2016: Hill House: Artist of the Week 2014: Community Empowerment Association: artist and educator   2009: August Wilson Center: sculptures, music, and lecture 2006: Artica: Mix-media art exhibit  Group Exhibitions ​   2016: Harambee Arts Festival: Featured Artist  2015: Frick Fine Arts: Exposure, Black Art 2014: Sweetwater Mavuno Festival: Connected at the Roots  2011: Brigadoon Art Salon: African American Artists of Pittsburgh  2008: August Wilson Center: Art Kings of the Hill: Life in Pittsburgh's ...

                                      I'm trying to keep my studio organized. Ive been busy making art. No projects in particular - trying to keep busy!                                                I'm working on some sculptures. Wish me luck! I'm  going for the feminine form :-)

This is a mix-media piece with seashells, paper, wood, acrylic paint and vinyl. In case one forgets, Pittsburgh has a rich musical history.

HOMEWOOD NATION Let's elevate the conversation! Homewood15208 Post New Entry « Back to Homewood15208 « Older Entry  |  Newer Entry » Homewood Farmers Market Launches Posted by  Elwin Green  on June 8, 2016 at 10:05 AM Homewood resident Celeste Taylor (r), chats with YMCA garden program director Hanna Mosca (l) and Shiloh Farm manager Nick Lubecki of Grow PIttsburgh (c). In a January post titled,  "A New Script for Homewood,"  I wrote, “An alternative way of developing both people and land would be through urban agriculture.... Residents of a neighborhood with as much vacant land as Homewood has should never go hungry. Period.” The movement to make agriculture a significant part of Homewood's economy made a step forward Saturday, with the grand opening of the Homewood Community Farmers Market. The open-air market, conducted on the parking lot of House of Manna Worship Center on Frankstown Avenue, was presented by the Black Ur...

Boat of Ra: 2012: This is an assemblage mix-media piece. Here I added various elements that related to the rich and varied history of music and social justice. (Object)

Occasionally I like to work with wood. Here is an example of a piece I hand carved from wood. The Middle Passage 2009 .

Rashidd, Amir; Griffith, Lois (illus.) Sweet Blood Call Pittsburgh: Archives Press, 1977. Paperback. Inscribed by the author on the title page. 1977, Softcover. Fine. Pittsburgh poet. This is one of the first poetry collections my work is featured in.  In Cleveland, I was a member of the Muntu Poets. We were a radical group expressing ourselves in our work. Here is the review from Amazon: by  Mr. Russell Atkins   (Author),  Mr. Norman Jordan   (Author),  Mr. Sababa Akili   (Author),  Mr. Hzal Anubewei   (Author),  Mr. Yaseen A Assami   (Author),  Mr. Elmer Buford   (Author),  Mr. Robert Fleming   (Author),  Mr. Art Nixon   (Author),  Mr. Amir Rashidd   (Author),  Mr. Yahya A Subur   (Author) b "The Muntu Poets - a forgotten voice in the mid to late 60’s in the city of Cleveland - was an entity that was a product of its time. There were no membership cards...

 I am available for art and history lectures. ARTIST OF THE WEEK: AMIR RASHIDD March 14, 2016  -  March 19, 2016 Amir Rashidd has been a mainstay of the Hill District art scene since 1960’s. Mr. Rashidd is a sculptor, storyteller, found-object artist, drummer, and painter. He finds inspiration in nature and the energy of the neighborhood. Gallery open daily, March 14 — 19 @ 11 am — 3 pm Reception and Gallery Talk: March 14 @ 6 pm — 8 pm Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium at Kaufmann Center, 1825 Centre Avenue FREE TO THE PUBLIC StoryCorners - The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust John Henry Amir brings this legendary folk hero to life with railroad work songs of the era. This steel drivin’ man was big, strong, fast, and fearless, but can he beat the railroad boss’ steam drill using only his hammers and amazing strength? Rap a Tap Tap with Bojangles Join Amir Rashiid for a toe-tapping presentation of this award-winning book - Rap a Tap Tap: Her...

I live and work in Pittsburgh PA. The self-hood of music, poetry highlighted through art allows me to explore various degrees of the African American diaspora.  The pieces here are all mix media and various sizes.