Sunday, July 31, 2011

Mattress Factory Events August September 2011

Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
[ STREET VIEW ]
[ PARKING ]

FACTORY 14s CELEBRATION
Artist/Instructor: Cheryl Capezzuti
Friday, August 5, 2011
6-8pm
FREE


Party with the amazing teenage artists---Darrell, Madelyn, Mimi, Anna and Krystina---who participated in our summer art course, Factory 14s: "HELLO my name is..." Together with their artist-educator, Cheryl Capezzuti, students will display, perform, and generally tell the story of their intensive 4-week introduction to installation art.

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DEEP SKY: URBAN STAR PARTY v2.0
Sunday, August 7, 2011
7-11pm at Leslie Park Pool in Lawrenceville
FREE




The Mattress Factory joins Google Pittsburgh and Amateur Astronomer's Association of Pittsburgh for their second annual Deep Sky Urban Star Party next week. Join us on Sunday, August 7th from 7-11pm to gaze up at the beautiful night sky low or high tech using AAAP's giant telescopes or Google's Sky Map app. While giving your neck a break, look down to create star-themed art for all ages with the Mattress Factory's Education Department.

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COMMUNITY ARTLAB CELEBRATION
Artist/Instructors: Alicia Katchmar, Dawn Weleski, and Larry Berger & Jeff Baron (from Saturday Light Brigade)
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
6-8pm
FREE and open to all ages



ArtLab Session I: Up-Cycled Art in action

On Wednesday, August 10th, we will be throwing a Community ArtLab Celebration to show off and give ample fanfare to all of the Community ArtLab participants! There will be fun for the entire family---including a knitting circle with the Community ArtLab Session I students and instructor Alicia Katchmar; bring your knitting needles! In addition, the students will be displaying their audio and visual artwork to the public.

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SITES OF PASSAGE
Organized by Tavia LaFollette
Opening Reception: Friday, September 9, 2011
7:00pm - 9:00pm
$10 (FREE for MF Members, CMU, Pitt, & PPU w/ID)


Wound Up I, Susanne Slavik, Firefly Tunnels artist

As Tahrir Square fills once again with the voices of Egypt's people, we are excited to announce SITES OF PASSAGE, an exhibition with new and context-specific work by artists from Egypt and the United States, opening on Friday, September 9, 2011. The project, The Firefly Tunnels, began in August of 2010 when artist, workshop leader, and co-curator Tavia La Follette went to Egypt to begin the exchange. The project is a dialogue between Egypt and the United States during Egypt’s fight for democracy. 37 artists are participating in The Firefly Tunnels Project and artists will be selected from this group to exhibit at the Mattress Factory.

SITES OF PASSAGE is a partnership between ArtUp, the Mattress Factory and CMU’s the Center for the Arts in Society where La Follette is in residence.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Future Tenant Gallery News August 2011

Future Tenant News:

Trespass Performance Residency Week 1-

The Church of gorgeousTaps and the Reality Show: Karaoke Communion

Saturday July 30th 8:00pm $5 entry *Adult beverages provided by Woodchuck Hard Cider*


The Church of gorgeousTaps and the Reality Show is a secular theatrical event that mimics the structure of a Lutheran mass.
This service, "Karaoke Communion" hybridizes a traditional church service and karaoke bar to present a cultural critique on the interstice of pop poetry and sacred music. Congregation members will perform Weird Al style revisions of pop songs and join in a riotous reflection on the daily mode of worship we engage in everytime we turn on the radio, cruise YouTube or shuffle iTunes.

Trespass Performance Residency Week 2-

Fossils: Evidence of Queer Life in Pittsburgh

August 1-3, Noon - 4PM: Open gallery hours! Look at art, watch music videos, make fossils! (FREE)


August 4, 7PM - Midnight: In the Time of Judy
August 5, 8PM - Midnight: Alive/Dreaming
August 6, 7PM - Midnight: Invisible Light

$5 entry

*Adult beverages provided by Woodchuck Hard Cider*

"Fossils: Evidence of Queer Life in Pittsburgh" is a one-week interactive exhibit at Future Tenant Gallery, in Downtown Pittsburgh. Through and performance, music, art, photography, and dance, we will explore Pittsburgh's queer past and (with YOUR help) create evidence of the community's vibrant existence today.

Two Dimensionally Exploring the Three Dimensional Properties of Unexplained Matter-

a window installation by Michael Benedetti ends Sunday August 7th

Inspired by comic books, machinery and Alphonse Mucha, Benedetti will transform the windows of Future Tenant with handcrafted prints and drawings.

The installation will run from July 17th- August 7th

The "No Sheep" Series

a window installation by Kyle Hossli debuts Monday August 8th

A camel will take up residence in Future Tenant's window thanks to Richmond, Virginia based artist Kyle Hossli.

The installation will run from August 8th-Sept. 4th

Trespass Performance Residency Week 3-

COME TO OUR PARTY, DRESS IN WHITE

Thursday August 11th 8:00pm

$5 entry

*Adult beverages provided by Woodchuck Hard Cider*

This party is an ongoing performative/collaborative
​ effort between Casey Droege and Christine Choi. Through performances of text, we draw attention to the physical act of human communication—voice, gesture—in wake of a rampantly digitizing culture where we are richly assaulted with information. We are interested in exploring/hybridizing new ways to engage with public audiences and COME TO OUR PARTY, DRESS IN WHITE celebrates the temporary communities that such live messaging creates.

First annual Future Tenant Artist Swapmeet Saturday August 27th 12-5pm

Come show your work, see and/or buy art by local artists, or just socialize and enjoy some free snacks!

All artists who are interested in coming down to show off their work and meet other local artists should email us at info@futuretenant.org

Dick for Sale-

a bathroom installation by Ty Marshal

Syracuse based artist Ty Marshal is bringing his tongue-in-cheek style of artwork to the bathroom of Future Tenant for the remainder of the summer. The completed installation may not be appropriate for all audiences.

The installation will run from July 17th- September 4th

*The artwork can be viewed during special events and by appointment*

Future Tenant Presents a West Pittsburgh Window Installation Project, debuting June 1, 2011

Rose Clancy, Mary Tremonte, and Felipe Castelblanco have created installations for vacant windows in West Pittsburgh neighborhoods. The installations are located at 410 and 412 Main Street in the West End and 645 Hillsboro Street in Sheraden.

Work will be on view in all locations 24 hours a day for approximately three months.

This project was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Musician Open Call

We’re always on the lookout for great local djs, individual performers, and house bands. If you’re interested in playing at Future Tenant, send an email with links to your website or any sound files you have to programming@futuretenant.org. The best way to get your foot in the door is to attend an Open Mic night, show us your stuff, and chat with our friendly staff!

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Architect Andrea Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey

Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey

Provides Rare Opportunity to View Drawings and Texts

by One of the Most Influential Architects in the Western World

September 3–December 31, 2011
Carnegie Museum of Art

The Heinz Architectural Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania… Italian Renaissance master Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) is considered one of the most influential architects of the last 500 years. From September 3 to December 31, Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey will be on view at the Heinz Architectural Center at Carnegie Museum of Art, presenting 31 rare, original drawings from the outstanding collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects Trust, alongside models and equally rare books. The exhibition reveals how Palladio’s designs evolved from his study of antiquity, thus uniting classical Roman design elements with Renaissance advances in architecture.


The enduring contemporary style Palladio created spread throughout Italy and Great Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries, but it was the United States that most fully embraced his vision as a living tradition, from colonial times to the present. Thomas Jefferson called Palladio’s work the “bible” for architectural design, and Palladio’s influence is evident on some of the most iconic structures in America, from the U.S. Supreme Court to the Capitol building. Palladio and His Legacy provides an extraordinary opportunity for American audiences to experience, through Palladio’s own hand, the origins of an architectural style that is deeply connected to our nation’s history.


“The Heinz Architectural Center is thrilled to present these exceptional objects and to have had the opportunity to collaborate with our gracious colleagues at the Royal Institute of British Architects Trust,” said Tracy Myers, curator of architecture at the Heinz Architectural Center and organizer of the exhibition. “Seldom do we get to stand in the nearly palpable presence of one of the Western world’s greatest designers—to see him absorbing information and laboring over ideas and solving architectural problems through drawings. Palladio’s continuing relevance—even when manifest in contemporary buildings of somewhat dubious quality—will surely strike our visitors as remarkable.”


The materials on display include original drawings, rare books, and contemporary models. The exhibition examines the development of Palladio’s design sensibility through early sketches that show unfinished and traced-over areas, as well as final presentation drawings. Bas-relief models created and loaned by prominent contemporary modelmaker Timothy Richards bring some of the drawings to three-dimensional life. This combination of drawings and models clearly demonstrates Palladio’s influence on early American domestic architecture and monumental buildings.


The architect’s renowned publication I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura (Four Books on Architecture), published in 1570, contains specific villa designs that, when compared to models of landmark colonial American mansions such as Drayton Hall and Mount Airy, illustrate the influence of Palladio and his English admirers on American taste. Together, the materials in the exhibition reveal his forward-thinking democratic design sensibility: Palladio believed that good architecture should improve people’s lives and solve problems, as well as add beautiful villas, churches, public buildings, farm residences, and even barns to the landscape.



The exhibition features not only preliminary drawings for his landmark text, I Quattro Libri, but also a copy that was owned by influential English architect Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. The book’s graphic design, particularly its sequencing of text and illustrations, became a model for subsequent architectural publications; it is still considered a major reference on the proportion, harmony, and beauty of classical architecture.



The drawings and related architectural models in Palladio and His Legacy illustrate the close connection between the architect’s life story and his practice. Of particular note is Palladio’s study and interpretation of Roman architecture. He trained as a stonemason in the Italian city of Vicenza, then part of the Republic of Venice. There, he sketched the Roman warehouses of Emperor Trajan at Ostia, which include many design elements that he later incorporated in his Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza (1549). Likewise, his study of the Temple of Minerva at Assisi anticipates his design for the Palazzo Valmarana in Vicenza (1565).


Palladio’s work not only drew on the Roman Republic’s architectural principles, but also incorporated a democratic philosophy. Before his time, serious architecture was for the rich and powerful only—churches, palaces, and public buildings. Palladio believed that architecture had the power to improve people’s lives—a power that people the world over experience to this day, particularly in the Palladian haven of America.


PROGRAMS

Opening Reception

Friday, September 23, 7–9 p.m.

Celebrate the exhibition Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey. Free with cash bar.

Symposium

Saturday, September 24, 10 a.m.–noon

A distinguished group of experts delves into the work and significance of the great Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. Palladio distilled his close study of ancient Rome into a new architectural language that, through buildings and a groundbreaking treatise, was disseminated throughout the West and influences architecture even today.

Lunch & Learn: Inside Views

Palladio in Our Lives

Thursday, October 13, 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

$20 members/$22 nonmembers
Limited to 25 people; call 412.622.3288 to register.

Join Tracy Myers, curator of architecture at the Heinz Architectural Center, for a guided discussion in the exhibition Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey. Discover the principles of Palladio’s classically inspired architecture, and tour the museum and library complex to find examples of the ideas that have influenced architecture since the time of the ancients.

Culture Club

Palladio—What Is a Classic?

Thursday, October 20, 5:30–9 p.m.

$10; includes museum admission and one drink ticket.

Happy hour has never been so interesting! Join curator Tracy Meyers and a guest for cocktails and conversation sparked by Palladio and His Legacy. The gallery discussion begins at 6 p.m.

“Bound Together” Book Club

Thursday, December 8, 6:30–7:45 p.m.

Meet in the Museum of Art lobby; Free

Space is limited; call 412.622.3288 to register.

This collaborative program of Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh presents a casual and thoughtful 15-minute gallery talk in Palladio and His Legacy highlighting visual and literary connections, followed by book discussion in the galleries with fellow readers and library staff. This month’s book selection is Sarah Bakewell’s How to Live: or, A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer.

Support

Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey is organized by the Royal Institute of British Architects Trust in association with the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, Vicenza. Support for this exhibition was provided by the Drue Heinz Trust, which also provides generous support for the operations and other programs of the Heinz Architectural Center. General operating support for Carnegie Museum of Art is provided by The Heinz Endowments and Allegheny Regional Asset District. Carnegie Museum of Art receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Carnegie Museum of Art
Located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art was founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895. One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, it is nationally and internationally recognized for its distinguished collection of American and European works from the 16th century to the present. The Heinz Architectural Center, part of Carnegie Museum of Art, is dedicated to enhancing understanding of the physical environment through its exhibitions, collections, and public programs. For more information about Carnegie Museum of Art, call 412.622.3131 or visit our Web site at www.cmoa.org.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

UnSmoke Systems Artspace and Erik Gustafson present SUBSTRATES – A Group Show

UnSmoke Systems Artspace and Erik Gustafson present SUBSTRATES – A Group Show - on Saturday, July 30th, 2011 from 6pm– 12am. SUBSTRATES, a one-night only event, will highlight the work of five Pittsburgh-based, nationally recognized visual artists, accompanied by live music and wood-fired pizza. Admission is free.

Featured visual artists include the Pittsburgh silk screening powerhouse Strawberry Luna - strawberryluna.com , silk screens, collages and hand-drawn work from MODESTo! - modestoprints.com , the photography of Shannon Gustafson - shannongustafson.com , assemblage and collage by Stephanie Towell - stephanie-towell.com , and the silk screen work of Braddock artist Emil Industries - emilindustries.com .

Musical performances by Hooley, Pittsburgh’s premier Traditional Irish band, Paul Dang of 720 Records, Disco/house and everything in between from Tom Cox, experimental sounds from C-Town and down tempo beats from Low Space.

Jess Dale will cook wood-fired pizzas on-site in the outdoor oven from 6pm – 7pm. A free event poster will be available for the first 50 guests. Guests must be 21+ to drink.

For more information, visit www.unsmokeartspace.com - or email - unsmoke@gmail.com unsmoke@gmail.com.

UnSmoke Systems Artspace
1137 Braddock Avenue
Braddock, PA 15104
unsmokeartspace.com

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

The Lost Pittsburgh School Opens August 6th at UnSmoke Systems Artspace


The Lost Pittsburgh School Opens August 6th at UnSmoke Systems Artspace

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 18,2011

CONTACT:

Jeb Feldman or Molly Hanse

UnSmoke Systems Artspace

1137 Braddock Avenue

Braddock, PA 15104

unsmoke@gmail.com

415.518.9921 /612.940.9747

The Lost Pittsburgh School Opens August 6th at UnSmoke Systems Artspace

Braddock, PA (July 15, 2011). The Lost Pittsburgh School, the first
comprehensive study of the earthworks and conceptual outdoor art
movement in 1970's Pittsburgh, opens Saturday, August 6th from 7pm –
10pm at Braddock's UnSmoke Systems Artspace. Admission is free.

Performances and lectures related to the works of The Lost Pittsburgh
School will be held in the gallery each Saturday in August at 7pm:

Saturday, August 6th
Stewart O’Nan, novelist
James Weiss, performance artist and art historian

Saturday, August 13th
Charlie Humphrey, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Center for the
Arts and Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Bill Peduto, Pittsburgh City Council Member
Doug Shields, Pittsburgh City Council Member

Saturday, August 20th
Charlee Brodsky, documentary photographer and professor at Carnegie
Mellon University
Jim Daniels, poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University

Saturday, August 27th
Alexi Morrissey, artist
Half-time String Band, live music from Morgantown, WV

In addition to each free Saturday event, the exhibition will be
available to view on weekdays by appointment only.

"The essence of cultural colonialism is this: you demand your work
measure up to standards that cannot be shared or debated where you
live." – Robert Hughes

The Lost Pgh School fought this sad fact with everything they had.

For more information about The Lost Pittsburgh School please visit www.unsmokeartspace.com
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UnSmoke Systems Artspace, a project of Braddock Redux, is a former
Catholic school building that has been repurposed into a gallery/
events venue and artist studio spaces. Inspired by the industrial
character and the historical importance of Braddock, UnSmoke Systems
seeks to further open the community to those with unconventional and
forward-thinking notions about the reuse of urban space and to help
reinvigorate this once-bustling town. For more information, visit www.unsmokeartspace.com
or email unsmoke@gmail.com.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Fraud Alert: Emails from Charles Phey: Your Art

adapted from an email i received from an art group:

Emails are being sent out to artists from a Charles Phey with the email academicss001@gmail.com . The subject line will most likely read the name of one of your works and the price. The email that is being sent out reads something like:

"Good day to you out there, My name is Charles Phey, I'm from South Well-fleet, MA. Need some artwork for an exhibition,We have being buying and collating different artwork samples from across the world. why surveying i came through your work, going through it, my eyes caught this particular work, i will like to have it this month.please let me know if the piece is available, if yes let me have the detailed price and more information about it. i will be waiting to read from you. Regards."

Upon following up with this character, they will request you send your work to them and then they will send you a money order. Or they will send you a fake money order for more than the amount and want you to send back the difference. THIS IS FAKE. This spammer has been taking advantage of artists all over the world. If you receive anything from Charles Phey at academicss001@gmail.com DO NOT OPEN IT - send directly to your trash/spam folder.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

With What They Left Friday, August 5 2011 At Assemble

Friday, August 5 · 7:00pm - 11:00pm

Assemble
5125 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph Close, Ron Copeland, Dana Depew, Dave Desimone. 4 artists reusing and rethinking materials found and salvaged from the "Rust Belt" region. Using anything from scrape wood and metal to window frames and wall paper they're recycling yesterdays junk into furniture sculptures and installations.


-Dave Desimone-
More of an observer than an artist, Dave Desimone assembles fragments of the past into commentaries about the pr...esent. Desimone is most interested in trying to understand why and how our collective and personal histories move from recent memory to being completely forgotten, often in the matter of a few months or years. "Not only do we disrespect our historical past, it appears most American's actively seek to disconnect themselves from it. We are quick to dispose of the very fabric and structure that helps to hold communities together." Desimone holds a Master's degree in Public History from Kent State University and was last seen jumping over a rusty fence.


-Ron Copeland-
www.facebook.com/#!/copela​ndart http://www.flickr.com/phot​os/copelandart/
Ohio native and avid photographer, Ron Copeland, is reclaiming the abandoned buildings of the Rust Belt. For the last eight years, Copeland has explored the depths of these structures to uncover and re-imagine the textures, colors, and the artifacts their tenants left behind. Copeland, who is also a professional archival framer, uses the ‘junk’ he collects to, quite literally, reframe the past—a desk becomes a canvas, old signs and scraps of wallpaper become part of a new visual composition. This is not just an aesthetic choice; reuse and repurposing were part of the time captured in Copeland’s art. The buildings Copeland explored were made to last for an industrial period that didn’t. Rarely are these structures and artifacts seen outside of the context of loss. In this exhibition, he hopes to show the Rust Belt “just the way it is,” a portrait of wasted resources, but also of opportunity. A majority of the materials he used to create this installation were salvaged or recycled. Artists have always found beauty in decay, and Copeland is no exception. Here, though, the work resists nostalgia by recontextualizing found objects into contemporary compositions. In this way, the artwork reminds us that while we can’t change the past, we can reshape the present. Copeland's photography, framing, and assemblage gathers the raw material of the Rust Belt and invites us to see it as it is today, through his eyes.

Joseph Close-
http://www.facebook.com/jo​seph.c.close

Dana Depew-
http://www.facebook.com/me​dia/set/?set=a.11148245632​83.2017613.1607036917#!/pr​ofile.php?id=1143362465&sk​=info

Dana grew up in a large family on a farm in rural Medina, Ohio. At an early age, he was fascinated by the intricacies of how things worked. He began taking things apart and attempted to put them back together for curiosity’s sake. Dana was formally educated in the arts at Kent State University with a concentration in sculpture. His current work focuses heavily on the usage of found objects and resurrecting discarded materials into wholly new vibrant works. Dana opened Asterisk Gallery in 2001, which is an exhibition space that gives much needed opportunities to emerging regional artists. As well as exhibiting his work in exhibitions nationally, Dana is tireless in promoting the arts by curating exhibitions, judging art competitions and residing on the board of directors of several arts and cultural organizations.

Inspired by my childhood fascination with lights, I began disassembling and reassembling antique lamps and chandeliers. I was curious about the structure and assemblage, but even more so, mesmerized by the way various colors, shades and brightness of the bulbs created various sensory experiences for the viewer.

Like the actual materials, the experience is both nostalgic, yet, new. Retro, still, modern.

Although highly visual in nature, the scale and texture of these works explore other sensory perceptions. The sculptures explore personal themes relating to self-exploration, particularly, my own questions regarding breaking down, being re-built, and how many times "rebirth" can occur. Is it then new or different? The usage of light reflects the idea that these discarded and unwanted objects can transcend the boundaries of "trash" into something to be desired. What was once broken and empty is now full of light and has been carefully nursed back to health and utilization.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Drawn in a Day SPACE Gallery July 15 September 4, 2011

Drawn in a Day
Guest curator: Robert Raczka
July 15 September 4, 2011

SPACE
812 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
phone 412.325.7723
fax 412.325.7725
www.spacepittsburgh.org

12 artists or collaborative teams will each create a large drawing directly on the walls of the gallery. The gallery will be open to the public to observe the art-making process on Friday, July 15 from 1 - 9:30 p.m. The drawing process will overlap with the gallery crawl, which is scheduled for 5:30-9:30 p.m., and following the opening reception, DJ Pete Spynda will be playing until midnight.

Participating artists (based in Pittsburgh unless otherwise noted):

Brian Holderman

David Pohl

Anne Lopez

Eric Stern

Cara Erskine

Valerie Leuth & Paul Roden

Brett Yasko

Wendy Osher

Cara Lynn Kleid

Alphonso Sloan

John Kissick, Toronto

Paul Santoleri, Philadelphia

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

GPAC Call for Artists: Art On The Walls 2011

Art on the Walls

The Arts Council's office has walls that need to shout arts loud and clear, and there's no better way to do that than to feature work created by local and regional artists!

Program Overview

The Arts Council offers visual artists an opportunity to display and sell their work in public areas of our new office space. The "Art on the Walls" program is a bi-annual, solo exhibition opportunity for individual artists in the greater Pittsburgh region. The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular business hours, 9 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday. To date, over $2,500 in work has been sold for our exhibiting artists.

Eligibility and Deadlines

This program is open to artists who work in two dimensional formats including printmaking, photography, fiber, painting and drawing. While we are unable to facilitate the displaying of sculpture, lightweight sculptures will be considered as long as they can be displayed on the wall. Artwork must be appropriate for the general public. All applications must be received by 5pm on Friday, August 19, 2011.

Apply online now.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

The Gallery 4 presents "Soldiers as Travelers" New Works by Ryan Woodring






The Gallery 4 is pleased to present
"Soldiers as Travelers" New Works by Ryan Woodring

  • 206 s. highland ave
    pittsburgh, pa 15206
    map & directions

  • phone:
    877.yinz.art
    412.363.5050

  • hours:
    tues - sat
    1pm - 7pm

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Friday, July 15, 2011

2011 VIA Festival PITTSBURGH, PA Wednesday, October 5 – Sunday, October 9, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Battles, Four Tet, Danny Brown, Toy Selectah, Austra, more to Play 2011 VIA Festival PITTSBURGH, PA. - The second annual VIA Music & New Media Festival, Wednesday, October 5 – Sunday, October 9, 2011 announces its first round of musicians and producers, showcasing a carefully selected group who are impacting future music.

VIA features Pittsburgh debuts by Danny Brown, Toy Selectah, Austra, FaltyDL, Light Asylum, Ford & Lopatin, Laurel Halo, Kingdom, Tim Sweeney, Blondes, Nuel and Pink Skull.

Four Tet, Battles, Dam-Funk, Zombi, Wolf Eyes, Donato Dozzy, and Protect-U round out a diverse initial lineup, alongside local favorites Centipede E’est, Smooth Tutors, Pure Hype, PTA and ELQ.

Performances will take place at multiple venues across the city, including the Rex Theater, Brillobox, Shadow Lounge, and soon to be announced pop-up location. Partners such as Carnegie Mellon University and Pittsburgh Filmmakers will host free daytime lectures and satellite events while eccentric NYC label RVNG Intl. and local techno crew Humanaut curate official after parties, making VIA 2011 a full 5-day experience for all ages and tastes.

Battles have traveled far from their origins in Pittsburgh bands Don Caballero, Storm and Stress, Helmet, and Lynx to rethink the idea of a rock band and draw legions of followers in the process. 2011 saw them headlining the massive Primavera festival and releasing the complex yet buoyant "Gala Drop" on Warp Records.

UK's Four Tet blends disparate influences such as free jazz, hip-hop, and krautrock into a warm and entirely unique electronic sound. His latest LP on Domino, "There is Love in You", expresses a yearning loneliness in a form still suited for the dancefloor. His list of collaborations read like a Who’s Who of forward-thinking electronic, rock, and jazz that include Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Burial, Aphex Twin, and Steve Ried.

Representing the Motor City, Detroit’s Danny Brown is the hungriest MC to emerge in recent memory. Danny raps as though he's bet his life on it; his deep knowledge of all genres of music evident on last year’s effort The Hybrid, a remarkably consistent debut with constant paeans to his native Linwood neighborhood.

The breadth of VIA 2011's program is evident with the inclusion of producers like Monterrey's Toy Selectah, who creates a whole new hybrid of urban rhythms: mixing Mexican soundscapes with contemporary hip-hop, cumbias, breakbeats, and reggae. Austra, Stereogum's 2011 band to watch, is an excellently dark and danceable trio from Toronto. Zombi, the project of two endlessly creative Pittsburgh natives, A.E. Paterra and Steve Moore, in many ways presaged a massive interest in analog experimentation and soundtrack music. Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) returns with Joel Ford to further subvert expectations with their warped electronic pop band Ford and Lopatin, while Ann Arbor noise legends Wolf Eyes prepare to blast away any notion of a predictable festival experience.

New, unclassifiable dance music emanating from artists who seem to possess an equal knowledge of Detroit Techno, New Wave, Chicago House, Sky Records, and 70s-era experimental electronica is represented fully by Light Asylum, Pink Skull, Protect-U, Blondes, and Laurel Halo. Typifying the headier quadrants of club music, Kingdom (Night Slugs) and FaltyDL (Planet Mu) will present their personal and respective visions of bass in 2011.

VIA is also excited to showcase Pittsburgh’s fertile music scene with the inclusion of a truly unique and rare performance by Centipede E'est, the amazing Y2K a/v duo Pure Hype, the updated fusion of Smooth Tutors, and the live debut of the internationally heralded dance acts PTA (Pittsburgh Track Authority) and ELQ (East Liberty Quarters).

A second round of musicians, as well as visual artists, will be released during the summer. Festival passes will go on sale July 20, 2011, followed by individual tickets on August 10.

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the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Sprout Fund to Announce Major Downtown Public Art Project


MEDIA ALERT
Sprout Fund to Announce Major Downtown Public Art Project
National Call for Artists for Large-scale Work

PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2011 - In celebration of its 10th anniversary, The Sprout Fund will announce a $100,000 public art project to be sited in a prominent Downtown Pittsburgh location in 2012. An announcement event will be held on Tuesday, July 19th at the Easy Street restaurant located at 301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, Downtown. Details regarding the project and call for artists will be made available at that time. Attendees to the event will include Warhol Museum Director Eric Shiner, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership President and CEO Jeremy Waldrup, Pittsburgh Office of Public Art Director Renee Piechocki and other local leaders.

Since 2003, The Sprout Fund has collaborated with communities and artists to create more than 50 enduring works of public art that enhance the urban landscape and consider the people of the community, their history and their vision for the future. Sprout encourages dialogue on public art, contributes to community and neighborhood development, and raises awareness about the important role that artists can have in shaping communities. On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, The Sprout Fund has turned its sights to Downtown Pittsburgh to create a significant work of public art.

Founded in 2001, Sprout is designed to facilitate community-led solutions to regional challenges and supports efforts to create a thriving, progressive, and culturally diverse region. With strong working relationships to many community organizations and regional stakeholders, The Sprout Fund is one of Southwestern Pennsylvania's leading agencies on issues related to civic engagement, talent attraction and retention, public art, and catalytic small-scale funding.
WHO: The Sprout Fund
WHAT: Announcement of Major Downtown Public Art Project
WHEN: Tuesday, July 19 from 4:30-6pm (Announcement at 5:15pm)
WHERE: Easy Street, 301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, Downtown
Available for Interviews:

* Cathy Lewis Long, Sprout Fund Executive Director
* Curt Gettman, Sprout Public Art Manager
* Renee Piechocki, Pittsburgh Office of Public Art

CONTACT:
Cathy Lewis Long Curt Gettman
The Sprout Fund The Sprout Fund
412.325.0646 412.325.0646
cathy@sproutfund.org curt@sproutfund.org

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

call for artists: Frackin' Art: The Fine Art Of Hydraulic Fracturing

Frackin' Art: The Fine Art Of Hydraulic Fracturing
A Juried Exhibition

Exploiting the Earth’s resources for energy is part of what humans do. Recently, horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies have demonstrated great promise in extracting natural gas from deep underground. These technologies rupture deep rock formations with the high-pressure injection of a mixture of water, sand and chemical additives, liberating the gas within. Fracturing these layers of rock is commonly called Hydrofracking or Fracking.

As with most energy extraction methods, controversy flourishes with hydrofracking. We need the energy… people need jobs & money… there are dangers… humans take shortcuts… tycoons abandon played out sites… etc. Fracking is no different, and has plenty of arguments coming from many perspectives.

Oil City, PA is in the middle of a large shale field being fracked called Marcellus. Because of our geography the local art community felt it was appropriate to invite artists to display their ideas on Fracking. We want art to facilitate a public discourse, and we call the show Frackin’ Art. We invite work from artists reflecting their view on hydrofracking – the benefits, the dangers, the future, the fears, or any other inspiration. There are many national and international sites where hydrofracking isan issue and artists from any locale are invited.

All entries must be submitted by September 9th, 2011.

Please visit http://www.georgecooley.com/call.htm for more information and complete submission guidelines.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Clay: Open Workshop - Eastern Algonquin Pottery


Clay: Open Workshop - Eastern Algonquin Pottery**This Workshop has a limit
of 15 people and RSVP's will be taken on a first-come, first served basis.
Please email steelvalleyarts@gmail.com to RSVP by July 25, 2011. *


*Part of the Steel Valley Arts Council's Storytelling Series.* This series
includes workshops that explore ways that artists tell stories.

Sponsored by the Steel Valley Arts Council

For those with experience working in clay or to those who are new, make use
of this workshop time to develop a piece of your own using a variety of hand
building techniques and methods of surface decoration. The class caters to
individual skill levels and interests. Courtney Leonard is an artist from
the Shinnecock Nation of Long Island, New York and received an MFA from the
Rhode Island School of Design. Her own cultural landscape is strongly
influential in her work, which has been exhibited nationally and
internationally. She has taught ceramics for the past five years and works
locally at her studio in Pittsburgh.

Cost: $7 per person
Saturday, July 30, 2011 from 9:30am-12:30pm

artspace105
105 E. Eighth Avenue
Homestead, PA 15120

Materials and Firing Included

(Work made on 7/30 will be fired and available for pickup at workshop
location - Pick up Date TBA)


*Eastern Algonquin Pottery*
Courtney M. Leonard is a ceramic artist from the Shinnecock Nation of Long
Island New York. Her work is influenced from her cultural landscape and
community. She will present a brief history on Eastern Algonquin traditional
pottery as each student creates their own unique pot in clay.

*About the Artist:*
Courtney M. Leonard is a member of the Shinnecock Nation of Long Island, New
York. She earned her M.F.A. degree from Rhode Island School of Design where
her thesis work explored cross cultural connections including that of
Algonquin Pottery and that of traditional and contemporary Dutch Delftware.
In 2007 Leonard traveled to the Netherlands connecting with curators at both
the Rijkes Museum in Amsterdam and the Princesshoff Museum in Leuwarden, and
toured one of the oldest Royal Delftware factories in Makkum. She has
exhibited both nationally and internationally.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

ModernFormations' 10th-anniversary show is a vivid cross-section of local artists.

In case people wonder how much the two main newspapers "miss" covering visual arts in Pittsburgh they have never reviewed or covered ModernFormations in Garfield. It has been active for 10 years...

Review by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper

Per square foot, arguably no venue has promoted Pittsburgh-based artists in the past decade more energetically than ModernFormations Gallery. The Garfield storefront's 10th-anniversary show, ret-ro-spec-tive, is a vivid cross-section.

The Exhibit has been extended until August 19, 2011.

Modernformations Gallery and Performance Space

4919 Penn Avenue, Pgh, Pa 15224

Call for gallery hours 412.362.0274

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

The BrokenDayton Art Machine presents I AM IMMORTAL


The BrokenDayton Art Machine presents I AM IMMORTAL, an exhibition exploring the idea of immortality through art, opening Friday, July 15th from 6pm – 10pm at UnSmoke Artspace. Admission is free.

Ohio-based artists Nicholaus Arnold, Ian Briedenbach, Ren Cummings, Phillip Evans, Ashley Jonas, and Frank Travers will present works in different mediums exploring the resurgence of art and culture in Braddock, PA. The exhibition includes a time capsule designed for public participation; guests are invited to bring items for inclusion in the piece. A closing reception on Friday, July 22nd, beginning at 6pm, will include the on-site burial of the time capsule. The artists will be available for conversation at both events.


OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, July 15th, 6pm - 10pm
CLOSING RECEPTION:
Friday, July 22nd, 6pm
FREE!

FOOD AND DRINKS!

BRING SOMETHING FOR THE TIME CAPSULE!

The BrokenDayton Art Machine is a nationally-showing artist collective based in Dayton, OH. The collective utilizes non-traditional/public art spaces and a variety of mediums and disciplines in an effort to create “art happenings” or events open to the public. For more information, visit http://brokendayton.com.

For more information, visit www.unsmokeartspace.com or email unsmoke@gmail.com.


UnSmoke Systems Artspace
1137 Braddock Avenue
Braddock, PA 15104

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.