Monday, August 25, 2008

Zombo Gallery News, Pittsburgh PA Lawrenceville Art Events

The Pittsburgh Galleries blog is a volunteer effort to promote Pittsburgh art events which feature artists from the area. The PghGalleries.com website effort is an up-to-date directory with Pittsburgh area art venues. Thanks go to David L. Edwards Art for his donation to this effort! Donation and sponsor info can be found here. Rick Byerly


Hey from Zombo Gallery, 4900 Hatfield St. Pittsburgh, PA. 15201 www.zomboworld.com

Saturday, August 30th. 6pm-10pm Dr. Josef Furdek's Cabinet of Curiosities closes. Everything priced to move! Lucky the PainProofman performs an encore performance at 7:30pm!

Monday, Sept 1st (Labor Day). 6pm-11pm Art Goes Bowling Huge Closing Party at Arsenal Lanes in Lawrenceville. All pins are priced at $25 each. Many cool ones still available. Cash and Carry. Live music from the Whips and DJ Zombo. Here are some great pics off all the pins in the show thanks to Dan @ Macwagen. Just Copy and Paste this into your browser:http://www.flickr.com/photos/macwagen/sets/72157606535538156/
Pins are currently in the windows of Wizard of Oddities and Everyone An Artist Art Galleries (Both on Butler St.)Friday/Saturday Sept 5/6 from 6pm-11pm

Hellbent Hellion. New Way Cool Retro Fantastic Art work from Nat the Signgrrrl. Tikis! HotRods! Pinups! and handpainted car hoods! Saturday, Sept 20th from 6pm-10pm Girls! Girls! Girls! Hip Art from Hip Chicks. Features Steph Scuillio, Jen Buczynski, Julie Devine, Becky Corrigan, Kersten Ervin, Lauren 2E, Nat and more!...

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Inspirosity Sept 6, 2008 Beaver PA Grand Opening


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gallery closed, word on the st is some artists didn't get paid/ artwork returned etc


Inspirosity's Grand Opening Celebration, 594 Third Street, Beaver PA 15009
on September 6th at 8pm

Help celebrate the birth of Inspirosity, Where Curious Minds Come To Be Inspired! Our grand opening exhibition will feature dozens of original works by the acclaimed artist Lina Scarfi. From Sicily by way of Tequesta, Florida, Lina will be flying in just to attend this event!

Lina Scarfi's work equally appeals to the art novice and serious collector alike; as she masterfully weaves powerful symbolism into strikingly beautiful paintings that simply radiate emotion. Street performers, live entertainment, complimentary Champagne and dessert service, the amazing artwork of Lina Scarfi, and Lina Scarfi herself!

Experience true Inspirosity, and be guaranteed an evening that you won't soon forget.

*This event is free to the public. No tickets required.**Please leave young children at home with a babysitter for this event. Teenagers welcome.***Be fashionably early, not fashionably late, as our doors will close once the event begins!
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Friendly Funk at Fein Art Gallery September 5, 2008 5-9pm


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Friendly Funk

Fein Art Gallery 519 East Ohio Street Pittsburgh 15212 412-321-6816

Opening Reception Friday, Sept 5 2008, 5-9pm

Introducing Sharon Lee:
1975-1978 Pratt Institute, New York City, graphic design.1978, Penn State University,major: art/specialization ingraphic design. Her painting style developed from simplistic stylized figures with painted textile patterns towards the many paint layered narratives that she is now known for. Since the paintings are autobiographic in nature the subject is reflective on the stage of her life.


Also showing: Our very own, Kathleen Zimbicki
Artist, Teacher & Arts Advocate. Highlights from five decades in the arts.32 selected entries,including PittsburghPost-Gazette, Pittsburgh TribuneReview, Pittsburgh Press,Altoona Mirror, Village Voice (New York), Contrast Magazine, New York Examiner,Pitt News,Pittsburgh Magazine,Pittsburgh City Paper,KDKA TV, WQED TV, WPXI TV, and WTAE TV.

Runs from Sept 5 - October 15, 2008

Fein Art Gallery
412-321-6816
Hours: 9:00 - 5:00
Monday - Saturday


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Teenie Harris Photography Archive

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Teenie Harris' photographs are unsurpassed in the range of subjects they portray and for their ability to evoke the spirit of an era and to display the humanity of a people.

In 2001, Carnegie Museum of Art acquired the collection from the Harris family. The museum is in the midst of a four-year project to catalogue and digitize the images. Using the museum's online collection search page, you can now view more than 45,000 images in the collection, and more are being added to the database each week.
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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Thank you to David L Edwards Art!


I appreciate the donation from artist David L. Edwards for my efforts in promoting Pittsburgh art events online, which primarily focus on Pittsburgh artists. His website is here and I always look forward to seeing new artwork from him.

Rick Byerly

The Pittsburgh Galleries blog is a volunteer effort to promote Pittsburgh art events which feature artists from the area. The PghGalleries.com website effort is an up-to-date directory with Pittsburgh area art venues. Thanks go to David L. Edwards Art for his donation to this effort! Donation and sponsor info can be found here. Rick Byerly

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Pittsburgh Hiking and Biking Trail Connectors in the Making

There are some really exciting things goin on as far as trail development in the county and beyond. Trails connect, reveal and open our eyes to what we take for granted. Thanks to Bike Pittsburgh for the info and their efforts as well as all of the people and groups involved.

Press Release
Contact: Thomas Baxter, Executive Director Phone: (412) 488-0212 x3 August 22, 2008


PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Friends of the Riverfront solicits Request for Proposals for the Community Trails Initiative; a public/private multi-municipal project to complete a feasibility study and trail development plan encompassing 17 municipalities (City of Pittsburgh, Millvale, Shaler, Etna, Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, Fox Chapel, O’Hara Township, Blawnox, Harmar, Cheswick, Springdale, Springdale Township, Frazer, Tarentum, Brackenridge and Harrison) along the right bank of the Allegheny River.
The main purpose of this connection is to link the existing Three Rivers Heritage Trail with the Armstrong Trail. This connection is an important part of the Allegheny County Riverfronts Project, the Erie to Pittsburgh Trail Network and also the Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway. The project is made possible through a partnership between Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Friends of the Riverfront. The Township of O’Hara and the Fox Chapel District Association are also key partners assisting with community outreach and fiscal responsibilities.


In a simple manner of statement, the Community Trails Initiative’s goal is to play a role in the successful expansion of the current Three Rivers Heritage Trail along the Allegheny Riverfront, create community connections, and provide public access to recreational opportunities along the riverfronts. The project is funded thought the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Allegheny County, Allegheny Rivertown Enterprise Zone, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Friends of the Riverfront and through generous financial support from the 17 riverfront municipalities within the corridor.


This study will show several sets of information upon its completion, including general demographics of potential trail users based on existing Three Rivers Heritage Trail, potential demand and use of the trail, it will identify and evaluate potential trail linkages/connectors including possible connections to neighboring developments, and compatibility of trail development with adjacent land uses.


Agencies interested in participating in the Community Trails Initiative should contact Thomas Baxter with Friends of the Riverfront for a copy of the Request for Proposal.


Background on Friends of the Riverfront


Friends of the Riverfront is the developers and stewards of the 21-mile Three Rivers Heritage Trail which runs along both sides of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers. We have been involved with the Southside Trail as well as the bridge to Washington’s Landing. Parallel to the Community Trails Initiative, Friends of the Riverfront is currently at work filling in gaps along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail, as well as along the Great Allegheny Passage, which runs from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, MD, before continuing on to Washington, D.C.

The PR Link at Bike Pgh is here.
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Our Lady of the Angels Parish Benefit Auction

Our Lady of the Angels Parish is having its annual benefit auction at St. Mary Upper Lyceum, 340 46th Street, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201 on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. The event begins at 9 a.m., with an 8 a.m. preview. There is something for everyone: furniture, antiques, collectibles, dishes, jewelry, books, artwork, linens, church pews, religious items, toys, and more! Breakfast sweets, homemade lunch, snacks and beverages will be for sale during the auction. Call 412-682-0929 or visit www.olapgh.org.
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Pittsburgh Art News, Articles etc


A round up of recent articles and blogs regarding Pittsburgh art etc:



Glass and Steel: Art Transcends Industry tells a story of change at Pittsburgh Glass Center.



Exhibit captures childhood vignettes.



Fiber artist 'packages bodies' in luxe creations.



Art grows wild in city, brings beauty to empty lots.



Digging Pitt found an article/video on Swoon and her Hudson River floating art project.



Who can help solve mystery of bird's-eye photo of city?

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Friday, August 22, 2008

Pittsburgh Art Event Online Promotion for the Pittsburgh Galleries Blog


October 2, 2011 Update:

The Pittsburgh Art Blog will be changing within the month to an article based cultural blog covering the Pittsburgh region's visual and performing arts as well as locavore and green aspects. A meeting will be taking place within the month where several potential contributors discuss the goals of a new blog and give it a new name.

You can still submit visual art events for consideration but they may only be briefly covered in a weekly post entitled Upcoming Visual Art Events.

To make sure your art event is listed check out Pittsburgh Is Art and the Pittsburgh City Paper, as well as other publications, both print-based and online.

Rick Byerly

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Do Not Send A Request Without At Least One Jpeg
Of The Work Being Shown!


What is The Pittsburgh Art Blog?

That's a good question, one best probably answered by what it is not to begin. It does not cover all Pittsburgh art events. It does not cover pop art, which is to say the kind of art pop art which either glorifies or celebrates mainstream pop "culture". It does no cover regionally or locally based themed art for the most part, ie pittsburgh neighborhood based art, photography (buildings, houses etc) etc unless it is exceptional from a technical or conceptual standpoint. It does not cover art based on still lifes of objects like flowers and fruit unless again it is truly different in terms of skill and concept. The blog covers mostly visual art but is known to promote events which combine music, performance art with visual art as well as important community events.

What's left then? There's a lot left. Check the past blog posts to see that's been covered. Notice that there are photos of the artwork and words from the artist or gallery to let the readers know what to expect.

As far as the Pittsburgh artist links which are listed on the left hand side of the blog (and other pages) that is just a hand selected list from me which in no way is meant to be comprehensive. The Pittsburgh Artist Registry handles that job well..

Who am I to be setting all these parameters? Well, simply put it's my blog but I'm clarifying what it is and what it isn't. In the end the artwork photos of each blog post are at the core of the blog, letting readers make the call if it's something which appeals to them. It's just not possible or desirable to post every art exhibit out there with the necessary info. This blog ideally is about Pittsburgh based artists and not what the museums may be showing: they have enough notoriety and coverage as it stands and they have the means to advertise. As far as galleries go this blog should not be seen as a given as far as free promotion so don't be surprised if each event isn't blogged.

When in doubt you can always submit the info to be considered. There have been events unique to the community which, for example, The Mattress Factory, have sponsored which I've blogged about...

No more donations nor sponsors will be accepted (there haven't been that many to date anyways).

Also I've been getting a lot of requests to blog art events so I want to communicate what I'm looking for to help me out as this has become a time consuming, volunteer project. If someone doesn't email me about an event which follows the guidelines below it may not be blogged.
  • The Pittsburgh Art Blog is primarily geared toward promoting art events involving Pittsburgh based artists. The PghGalleries.com website directory listing seeks to include all Pittsburgh art venues regardless of their involvement with Pittsburgh based artists.
  • The most important part of your submission are the images of the artwork which are part of the event. Readers need to have an idea of the type of art and I need to be able to make the call on whether to post it. The flyer image for the exhibit may not be enough. Labeling each image with an appropriate title will help you with search engine results.
  • Anyone can submit an event for blog consideration but not all are accepted.
  • Submit the event at least one week prior to it's beginning.
  • Blog submission must include: event description, full address, date/time including the year!, regular hours, artists involved, mediums, and any other info you want the search engines to pick up and readers to see. To increase exposure you can email your own tags you want for the post (limit is 20 tags, ideally single words,separate).
  • The ideal way to submit info is via an attached text document.
  • Emailing just images of a postcard or flyer will not be accepted.
  • Even if all of your info is on a website it doesn't always copy/paste well in to blogger format.
  • Do not include event description and hyperlinked text if in the body of an email- it does not translate to blogspot format. Attach a word or text doc instead with all the info. Blogger will not recognize differing font sizes and text not left-aligned. Make sure everything is left-aligned and return is hit after each paragraph.
  • Include one jpeg image at your discretion as an attachment ( not in pdf files, word docs etc. just as a single jpeg file.
  • Link the Pittsburgh Art Blog to your websites and blogs to increase the regular viewership and make your info go farther.

You can submit via email here.

rick(AT)uniquetake.com

Thank you,


Rick Byerly


Rick Byerly trained at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in Darkroom and Digital Imaging, sells his fine art photography work to businesses and individuals, is a former Vice President and Director of The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and serves on State of PA Arts Grant Panels.
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Unblurred Art Gallery Crawl September 5, 2008

The Unblurred Art Gallery Crawl happens the first Friday of every month along Penn Ave in Garfield, Bloomfield, Friendship and East Liberty and the schedule can always be found here.

Friday, September 5, 2008

5PM-2AM ENVY - 4923 PENN AVE. CUISINE & ART Stop by and enjoy delicious food, drinks and African arts. Experience Our Intercontinental Buffet Dinner (Fried Chicken, Pot Roast, Grilled Pork, Meat Balls, Baked Pasta, African & Caribbean Combination Dishes, Greens, corn etc…) and enjoy performances by African Dancer Ayo. Hop up to the second floor VIP Room for African Arts, DJ Said & Gio and other products. $5.


6PM-8PM BRILLOBOX - 4104 PENN AVE.SOFT ROCK HAPPY HOUR Come start your art-world wanderings listening to the smooth sounds of soft rock. $2 domestic bottle specials, $3 well drinks specials, $2 peirogi & corn-dog appetizer specials.


6PM-9PM PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER - 5472 PENN AVE.HOT JAM Free open house featuring heat defying acts of art in Pittsburgh Glass Center’s state-of the-art glass studios. Plus, see “Glass & Steel: Art Transcends Industry” on its last day. For more information, call 412-365-2145 ext. 201. http://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/.


6PM-9PM EDGE STUDIO - 5411 PENN AVE.EDGE CONDITION Join EDGE studio for an exhibition of work from its talented designers. As an award-winning architecture firm, EDGE studio takes pride in its tradition of innovative design made possible by creative individuals with differing backgrounds. EDGE CONDITION presents a synthesis of individual works by the members of EDGE studio displayed in a collective format. Within EDGE, architectural design necessitates a reiterate fusion of the individual’s creative expression and the collaborative effort necessary in the production of a building. This presentation reveals the typically veiled underpinnings of architecture. www.edge-studio.com 412.345.5005


6PM-9PM SANDIDGE PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO & GALLERY - 5515 PENN AVE.412.628.7888PHOTOGRAPHY BY AHMAD SANDIDGE A showing the work of acclaimed photographer Ahmad Sandidge. Ahmad's photography has been displayed in NYC, DC, Atlanta, Oakland, CA, L.A., Brazil,etc. The range of his photography is seeming endless. He does portraits in black and white and color. His cityscape captures the essence of life in polarized color. We will also be showing quality african sculpture for sale. These pieces would be the perfect enhancement for your home or office decor. Not only is he showing his work, he will also be taking and giving away, FREE, portraits (5x7 color prints) to the FIRST 50 people that come and visit his working studio and gallery.


6:30PM-9:30PM ARTINI GALLERY OF ART - 5110 PENN AVE.ART SEEN Work by Challenged Artists and Others with (Dis)abilities. Join us to preview this collection of expressive art by persons who have to work around "minor difficulties," to create their art. Also enjoy the ARTini's unique blend of antiques and moderne collectibles for sale the night of the exhibition.


6PM-10PM MOST WANTED FINE ART - 5015 PENN AVE.ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS Jon Howe MFA U.K. and Jason Sauer MFA U.S.A. Mixed Media Artists who met in Seattle 8 years ago and have been prolifically creating art together every since. Jon creates images similar to Picasso cubist style and Jason uses Neo Classical appropriation with Rauschenberg assemblage. Please search "Most Wanted Fine Art" on www.youtube.com www.most-wantedfineart.com 570-971-1584 call for questions and appointments


7PM-9PM THE CLAY PENN - 5111 PENN AVE.MISH MASH A GO GO A variety of work from various artists including ceramics Tom Binger and Louise Radochonski. Show will run through September 30 and will be open by appointment by calling 412 951-6133 or email ljmclay@hotmail.com. Check out web page at http://www.laurajeanmclaughlin.com/


7PM-9PM INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S ART GALLERY - 5020 PENN AVE.BRESMA Photographs of a Haitian Orphanage by Laura Petrilla and Eva Mueller. Drinks, Music and More. Donations requested. For more information http://www.lighthouseadoptions.org/.


7PM-10PM MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY & PERFORMANCE SPACE - 4919 PENN AVE.OF BEASTS Four friends weave fables of their own telling and recall those already known as they reflect on modern themes both real and imaginary. The works of Jason Rosemeyer, Christian Breitkreutz, Bethany Chiarizio, and Michael Ninehouser collectively convey a sense of warning while maintaining a subtle sense of wit as they visually dictate the daunting pleasures and splendid anxieties of modern day living. Exhibit runs to the 27th. www.modernformations.com 412.362.0274


7PM-10PM IMAGEBOX - 4933 PENN AVE.EMERGING ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS 7PM-10PM IMAGEBOX - 4933 PENN AVENUE- Photography of Sally Bozzuto, Matthew Robison, and Vanna Weaver, alumni of the Pittsburgh Filmmakers School of Film, Video, and Photography. Includes a variety of color and B&W images ranging from documentary to experimental. http://www.pghfilmmakers.org/.


10PM-2AM BRILLOBOX - 4104 PENN AVE.PANDEMIC Come end your art-world wanderings by getting down with the global groove sounds of Pandemic. Guest dj: JORO BORO (bulgarian born) master of ethnomesh, gypsy dancehall explosions, renegade cumbia, ninja reggaeton, balkan crunk, 4alga, and more beats from all around the globe. With resident dj's Pete Spynda and Caulen Kress.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Pittsburgh Art Guide August 22,23 2008 Friday Sat

Pittsburgh Art Guide for openings, closings and special events for Aug 22 and 23, 2008:

Friday August 22, 2008:

Art Goes Bowling.Arsenal Lanes in Lawrenceville First Showing, Friday 8/22/08 from 6pm-9pm

707 Penn Gallery invites you to an opening reception:Friday, August 22nd from 5:30-9pm. Meditation Relates to Physics = Art. New works by Teresa M. Harris

Friday, August 22 6PM-9PM GARFIELD ARTWORKS - 4931 PENN AVE. CANOPY Five architecture students investigate the isomorphic relationship of musical and spatial environment by creating a symbiosis of object with spectacle. In this installation, they test the boundary between art and architecture, object and field, environment and user. Liz Duray, Max Arocena, Ellen Garrett, Filip Agren, and Judy Podraza. Show runs through the weekend - Friday Aug 22 (6-9pm). Sat Aug 23 (1-5pm and 8pm-midnight)Sun Aug 24 (1-3pm). Live music and bar.


Saturday August 23, 2008:

The Sacred Art Exhibition: Public Reception: Saturday, August 23rd: 5 pm - 8 pm.Free and open to the public.

PCA Biennial Closing August 23, 2008 7pm

The Sprout Fund will host its sixth annual Hothouse event on Saturday, August 23, 2008 on the upper floors of The Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh. VIP time 7pm-Midnight, Regular ticket entry 9pm-Midnight.

For ongoing exhibit info check out the Pittsburgh City Paper for the major list here and be sure to bookmark the Pittsburgh Galleries blog for a "more discerning" listing of exhibits.


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Pittsburgh Narratives Screening Schedule, Movie Times Sept Oct Nov 2008

Pittsburgh Narratives Show Times by Neighborhood ( check their website for more about them here)

September 25 - Regent Square Screening
Regent Square Theater, 7:30 pm

September 28 - Bloomfield Screening
Brillobox, 8:00 pm

October 3 - Homestead Screening
The Pumphouse, 7:30 pm

October 5 - Hill District Screening
Hill House Theater, 2:00 pm

October 12 - Downtown Screening
Harris Theater, 2:00 pm

October 21 - Southside Screening
Rex Theater, 7:30 pm

October 23 - Oakland Screening
Melwood Screening Room, 8:00 pm

October 30 - Lawrenceville Screening
Your Inner Vagabond, 8:00 pm

November 8 - Strip District Screening
The Firehouse Lounge, 7:00 pm

Tickets are $10 for the premiere and $5 for all other screenings. Keep watching our website for additional details: http://www.pghneighborhoodnarratives.com/
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Call for New Artist Members: Pittsburgh Society of Artists

Call for Artists:

Pittsburgh Society of Artists would like to invite artists 18 years old or older, living within 150 miles of Pittsburgh to join one of Pittsburgh's largest and most active artist Guilds. With 4 shows planned for 2009 each with cash awards, the PSA is On the Move!


Our Fall New member screening will take place Saturday, October 25th, 2008 at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
For more information go to: http://www.pittsburghsocietyofartists.org/newmembers.htm .

from the Pittsburgh Society of Artists
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Remembering Hiroshima, September 5-27, 2008 @ 709 Penn Gallery

*Remembering Hiroshima, Imagining Peace: Poster, Cartoon and Art Exhibition*

September 5-27, 2008 at the 709 Penn Gallery (709 Penn Ave, Downtown).

Posters from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum will be displayed along with drawings by Pulitzer prize winning cartoonists, and artwork by Japanese children and local artists. Free Admission.

Opening reception on September 5, 5:30pm-9:00pm. Gallery hours Monday to Friday from 11:00am to 2:00 pm./For more information and up-to-date details visit www.RememberingHiroshima.org
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New Work by Satan's Camaro @ The Framery September 6, 2008


Art Exhibit and Opening Reception: The Framery . The Framery presents new work by Satan's Camaro- a collaboration between Justin Strom and Lenore Thomas-in an opening reception on Saturday, September 6 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Address: 4735 Butler Street (Lawrenceville) 15201


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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Pittsburgh Art Galleries Blog Turns One! Yayyyyyyy!


Happy birthday to the Pittsburgh Galleries Blog and the website directory as it turns one today. In the past year the blog has received over 16,000 visitors, 20,000 visits and 33,000 page hits. Not bad for a blog relying mostly on it's tags to drive in search engine based traffic. Not to mention that those numbers mean that real people actually visited the blogs, unlike many website counters and hosts which have inflated numbers due to search engine bots (google analytics will reveal reliable traffic stats). On that note the http://www.pghgalleries.com/ website has had just over 10,000 visitors for the year. So here's Post # 560! Hope to see more people bookmark and come back to the blog on a regular basis!

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Gallerie Chiz News, Shadyside Art

From Gallerie Chiz, Shadyside:

Due to a great response from the public (they love it when it’s messy & full of stuff!)
and our artists (they appreciate sales!), we’re extending our

“Artists’ Studio Clean-Up Off-the-Wall Sale”

now thru Sept 27th, 2008. September’s First Friday ArtWalk will be held 9.5.08, 6-9pm featuring work by over 50 artists. New things are coming in and selling daily ö, so please stop in often for great buys on great art! Blue dots n = HUGE discounts!!! Everything else without a blue dot* including jewelry is 10% off during the sale… 20% off for gallery members. What a deal! Take advantage of these wonderful values!

Our mission… to provide you with aesthetic pleasure by enhancing your environment…
feeding your walls, surfaces, psyches & souls.
*no discounts on note cards

Jamie Adams
Dennis Bergevin
Liza Brenner
Mary Culbertson-Stark
Dyer Fieldsa
Ira Glick
Judeth Pekala Hawkins
Lori Hornell
Ron Korczynski
Dan Matuschek
Bill Miller
Thomas Norulak
Jennifer Rempel
Lisa Seligman
Kitty Spangler
Zsolt Vudy
Rachell Youngman
Hiram Ball
Steve Boksenbaum
Richard Claraval
Alfonso deWindt
Patty Gallagher
Liz Goldberg
Adrienne Heinrich
Jane Hyland
Tom Ladousa
Laura Jean McLaughlin
Elaine Morris
Jane Ogren
Cory Rockwood
Brian Sesack
Ceil Sturdevant
George Wazenneger
John Zedolik
Fred Zuhlke
Daniel Belardinelli
Donna Hollen Bolmgren
Laura Coleman-Sturgill
John Eastman
Fran Gialamas
Barbara Broff Goldman
Manuela Holban
Michelle Jenkins
Ruth E. Levine
Anne Medsger
Ellen Chisdes Neuberg
Linda O’Toole
Cynthia Roode
Robert Snyder
Nic Vincent
Susan Winicour

new jewelry by Laura Stuart, Ruth Frank & Paula Levy

Gallerie Chiz
5831 Ellsworth Avenue • Shadyside • Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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Zombo Gallery Special Dispatch. Sounds Official!



Special Dispatch from:
Zombo Gallery 4900 Hatfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15201 412-904-3703 www.zomboworld.com

A Special Wow to the folks who were lucky enough to catch Lucky the Painproof Man's performance and sideshow artwork. Words can't describe it. If you would like to see the closing performance and party it is on Saturday, August 30th at 6 pm. Lucky will once again perform his otherworldly antics at 7:30 pm. Of course, it's free, but Lucky will have his shrunken heads, circus knockdown punks, sideshow banners, freak photography and many things that defy description for sale.

On to the press releases. Three fantastic events are lined up.

#1 Art Goes Bowling.Arsenal Lanes in Lawrenceville First Showing, Friday 8/22/08 from 6pm-9pm Huge Second Showing, Monday, Labor Day September 1st from 6pm-11pm The Zombo Gallery presents "Art Goes Bowling". The first ever bowling pin art show! 100 artist/100 bowling pins.We are totally blown away by the pins that came in already! Some pins will be given away as door prizes. All other art bowling pins will be on sale for only $25. All proceeds go to the artists. Live performance debut of "The Whips" Pittsburgh's hip garage rock/art band. (Think Velvet Underground meets The Cramps!) Plus DJ Zombo, of course!

#2 Hellbent Hellion, An Exhibition of recent art by Nat Sept 5th and 6th, from 6pm-11pm Special guest performance on Sept 5th by Andrew "The Impaled". Sideshow Marvel

Nat is not your average chick. Most of her childhood was spent watching her father and uncles wrenching on cars in the garage... and she really enjoyed it. That had a huge impact on who she is today. "I wanted to be a mechanic, but Dad wouldn't let me. He wanted me to pursue a career in art. So, since I couldn't work on cars, I started to draw them".

If you go looking for hidden messages or meanings in her art, you are looking too deep. "People get so wrapped up in politics, religion, current issue and emotions and it bores me to death! My art is just simply...something to look at." Her subject matter usually consists of hot rods, tiki, tattoo art, pin-ups or vintage graphics.Nat and her husband, Chris, own Sign Works, a sign shop located in Lawrenceville where she is a Sign Designer. Most of her art is created using leftover sign materials.

#3 Girls! Girls! Girls!Opens Friday, September 20th 7-11pm Closes Saturday, October 18th 7-11pm Julie Devine, co-owner of Zombo Gallery gathered together the hippest, coolest and vivacious art gals in town for a super hot show! It's like Art girls gone wild! Each of them were given no constraints, themes or rules. A free for all cerebral pillow fight with all art media. A virtual sleep over pajama party with paint, canvas, and who knows.Featuring the unbridled artwork of..Stephanie Sciullo Jen Buczynski Becky Corrigan Kirsten Ervin Jenny Snyder Lauren 2E Julie Devine and a bevy of others!Hot Damn Tamale!

Zombo Gallery is located at:4900 Hatfield St in Lawrenceville One block from Butler on the corner of 49th and Hatfield

Special Fall Hours ..Saturdays Noon to 4pm and also by appointment....

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