Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

For the first time, the Gold Humanism Summit Welcome Reception is going off-site!

Meet and mingle with your fellow Summit attendees at the Andy Warhol Museum

117 Sandusky Street | A short walk across the river from the Westin Pittsburgh

The Gold Foundation is excited to immerse ourselves in the vibrant culture of Pittsburgh. Join us for a Welcome Reception in the heart of the city as we kick off the Summit together.

The Andy Warhol Museum is the largest museum in North America devoted to one artist, and the Gold attendees will have access to gallery floors 3 (archives), 4 (1980s), 5 (1970s) and 6 (1960s).

Light refreshments and beverages will be served. All Summit attendees are welcome!

Personal Responses Tour

The Personal Responses Tour: The Power of the “Third Thing” at The Andy Warhol Museum is an optional exercise during the Welcome Reception led by Dr. Lisa Howley and Dr. Elizabeth Gaufberg. This experience uses artwork as a “third thing” or a shared focal point that helps spark reflection and authentic connection, especially with someone new. 

A brief, intentional exchange—grounded in art—can open the door to meaningful human connection, reminding us how perspective, curiosity, and listening are central to both relationships and the practice of medicine.

The tour will be held at 7 p.m. Space is limited.

About the Andy Warhol Museum

Location: The Andy Warhol Museum is located at 117 Sandusky Street, across the Andy Warhol Bridge from downtown Pittsburgh. It's about a 15-minute walk from the Westin Pittsburgh, the site of the Gold Humanism Summit.

The Andy Warhol Museum is the global resource for Warhol artworks and archival materials and includes:

• Nearly 13,000 works of art
• About 100 sculptures
• 900 paintings
• 4,000 photographs
• 1,000 published and unique prints

Notable artworks include:

• 1960s pop art paintings of consumer products, including Campbell’s Soup Cans and Coke
• Celebrity portraits of stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley
• 1960s series, such as Death and Disaster, Mao, and abstract Oxidations
• Works from the 1980s, including The Last Supper
• Collaborative paintings made with younger artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francesco Clemente. 

The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh | photo by Bryan Conley | Used with permission of the museum

About Andy Warhol

"If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There’s nothing behind it." — Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was a prolific American artist and a leader in the 1960s Pop art movement. Born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928, Andy and his family immigrated to the United States from what is now Slovakia and settled in Pittsburgh. 

He graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Fine Art in 1949 and soon after moved to New York City to pursue a career as a commercial artist.

His prolific work over the next few decades spanned multiple media, including painting, printmaking, and filmmaking. His paintings of Campbell's Soup cans and Coke bottles helped skyrocket his reputation. He began mass-producing repeated images in the iconic Warhol style known today, He opened The Factory, a legendary studio and hangout that drew fellow artists.

As his fame rose, he became a national celebrity. In 1968, Warhol was shot by Valerie Solanas, a writer who accused him of stealing her work. He was hospitalized for two months and survived.

Warhol died in New York City on February 22, 1987, due to complications following surgery to remove his gall bladder. After his death, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. was established to promote the “advancement of visual arts.” The Andy Warhol Museum was announced in 1989 and opened in Pittsburgh in 1994.

Read a longer bio on the Andy Warhol Museum website.

Did you know? Andy Warhol feared hospitals and avoided medical care, which delayed his treatment. We are working with the museum to learn more about his story.

Photo of Andy Warhol from the Library of Congress | Donated by the photographer Bernard Gotfryd | Source