Daytripping: Sager Mosaics and the Ruins Project
About an hour south of Pittsburgh, along the Great Allegheny Passage Trail in Whitsett, the Ruins project is an extraordinary creation, connecting nature, history, and contemporary art in an outdoor mosaic museum that is part installation, part memorial, part community. Set in the remains of the processing plant of the Banning #2 coal mine, last operational in 1946, the Ruins Project is a living installation, with complex layers of space, time, and place to experience.
Hundreds of artists, local and from dozens of countries, continue to create and collaborate on projects exploring Nature: The Feather Project, Fayette County Fauna; History: The Patch House Project, The Portraits; Geography: The Countries, The Landmarks on the GAP Trail; Industry: The Gears – Hot Metal Wall, The Red Dog Challenge, The Tiny Rings, and countless “uncategorized wonders”.
Words, and even pictures, can’t really do it justice. But you can read more and plan a tour here.
– Julie Burch, Founding member & future resident of RCE, April 15, 2024