Amir Rashidd Art

Black Urban Gardeners' honey bee apiary. photo by Mars Johnson If Elizabeth Lawrence was correct in saying, "The hum of bees is the voice of the garden," Homewood is full of humming. Specifically, after years of the Black Urban Gardeners and Farmers of Pittsburgh Co-op, aka BUGS, empowering Homewood residents to grow their own fruits and vegetables, the co-op has widened its focus to include beekeeping. Raqueeb Bey of Black Urban Gardeners poses for a portrait outside of the honey bee apiaries in Homewood on April 5, 2025. Photo by Mars Johnson Baba Amir Rashidd of the Black Urban Gardeners poses for a portrait while working in the greenhouse. Photo by Mars Johnson Raqueeb Bey, executive director of the Black Urban Gardeners and Farmers of Pittsburgh, tells Pittsburgh City Paper that, as the vacant lot-turned-teaching farm, allowed them to share the practice with the community. “Our farm is in Home...

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I Need to make more work with wood. I do not remember what year I made these.

I am going to be working on a book of poems about my friendship with August, Rob and other Hill District people I was friends with. New to Pittsburgh in the late 60s, the Hill District welcomed me and we all had some great, creative times. Of course there will be art work to go along with the poetry.

A highight of the Universal Visions exhibit was the drumming band organize by Errol Mobutu Reynolds. We had a blast! photos courtesy of artist Lynne b.

This was a great group exhibit at Pittsburgh's Energy Innovation Center. I had a lot of fun and it was great, festive evening. This was my last 2023 exhibit feauturing an array of fantastic artists.