tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763075695516858002024-03-13T19:30:55.065-04:00Pittsburgh Art BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1724125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-71629452076548706092018-02-21T15:21:00.001-05:002018-02-22T14:45:23.229-05:00This blog will be retained for archival purposes. I have deleted my photography blog due to online thievery and google's incompetence. google is Satan's little helper.
nemoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-58449021530288161552014-11-22T13:27:00.002-05:002014-11-22T13:34:40.598-05:00PNC Financial Services Corporate Art Collection, PNC #3, Rick Byerly
PNC Financial Services Corporate Collection
PNC #3
Photography from Rick Byerly (Richard G. Byerly)
Yellowstone Thermal Water Textures
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-85455317660947151282014-07-11T12:38:00.000-04:002014-07-11T12:38:12.409-04:00Help Restore the Randyland Map on the North Side, Kickstarter Campain Til July 22, 2014
Randy Gilson is a great person who has done a tremendous amount to beautify the North Side for over 18 years! Help him renovate the North Side map on the Randyland Building!
This year, I'd like to focus on refreshing and restoring the map of
the Northside on the Jacksonia Street face of the Randyland yellow
building.
This is one of the main attractions of the building and it Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-91365303939355279052014-07-01T17:10:00.002-04:002014-07-01T18:32:43.938-04:00City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Building Inspection Threatens Lawsuit to Remove Lawrenceville Urban Garden Fence
So what happens when someone tries to construct an urban garden
using existing pallets for the fence which would be otherwise be heading
to a dump or a fire? Well, if enough people complain to the Bureau of
Building Inspection it will get shut down with the threat of a lawsuit
from the City of Pittsburgh.
This happened specifically in Lawrenceville at the corner of 52nd St and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-32028017977714816052013-08-23T16:49:00.001-04:002013-08-23T16:49:18.572-04:00Treading Art in Pittsburgh, Art Events Listings
Check out Treading Art in Pittsburgh! They are doing a great job over there.
...
Eyes on Pittsburgh
Formerly the Pittsburgh Art Blog, Eyes on Pittsburgh focuses on
cultural aspects of the region, including visual and performing arts, as well as
locavore, development and environmental issues through original, analytical writing and
interviews. Pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-68620057339467020322013-08-20T16:19:00.001-04:002013-08-20T16:19:15.693-04:00Call to Pittsburgh Artists: Market Square Public Art Program
Request for Qualifications and Request for ProposalsBudget: VariedReceived By Deadline: September 20, 2013 5pm ESTInformation: Download full RFQ/RFP ( http://pittsburgharts.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=bH93GQGhAAEAAAJbAAdS-w ) The
City of Pittsburgh has launched the Market Square Public Art Program,
which will locate temporary works of art in Downtown Pittsburgh-s
central public plaza during Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-64661888400267294782013-07-19T16:34:00.002-04:002013-07-19T16:34:17.607-04:00Arbor Aid 2013 Call for Artists
Arbor Aid 2013 Call for Artists
Source
Deadline: September 1st, 2013
Click here for submission form
Future Tenant
and Tree Pittsburgh announce a call for artists for work to be
presented at Arbor Aid 2013 to be
held at Future Tenant from Saturday November 2 to Sunday December 1, 2013 –
with the opening night Arbor Aid celebration on Saturday, November 2nd.
The exhibitionUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-67676873439916141692013-07-19T14:21:00.000-04:002013-07-19T14:21:08.904-04:00Treading Art: Check it out, Pittsburgh
Treading Art: Check it out, Pittsburgh
They have a rundown on events this weekend as well.
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Eyes on Pittsburgh
Formerly the Pittsburgh Art Blog, Eyes on Pittsburgh focuses on
cultural aspects of the region, including visual and performing arts, as well as
locavore, development and environmental issues through original, analytical writing and
interviews. Pittsburgh area galleries Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-75367937921077354332013-07-19T13:47:00.002-04:002013-08-20T16:23:16.295-04:00Lawrenceville: 52nd Street Market Needs Your Input
Update: Here is the funding page.
52nd Street Market Needs Your Input
Deirdre Kane and Dora Walmsley, two residents of Lawrenceville, are in
the process of reopening the corner store at 52nd & Holmes Streets in
Upper Lawrenceville. The 52nd Street Market will focus on grocery
staples, such as milk, eggs, cheese and bread and fresh fruits and
vegetables. They do not plan to sellUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-7859735009641104552013-07-05T17:10:00.000-04:002013-07-05T17:10:22.801-04:00Bill Curry Art Scam, emadamirudo1@gmail.com
This person was a little more creative with his approach.
1st Email:
Hi,I'm Bill Curry from California. I was going through your works and my eyescaught this particular piece,I want to purchase it as I am moving to a newapartment next month. Kindly let me know if you still have the pieceavailable and also let me know it's final price and more information aboutit. I will be waiting to read Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-61339330381181554762013-07-02T21:17:00.001-04:002013-07-02T21:25:41.359-04:00Pittsburgh Galleries Updated With Notes on Closings
I have been remiss as far as updating PghGalleries.com over the year but I spent a few hours combing through the files and removed quite a few galleries which have either closed or are closing soon. The list includes Michael Berger Gallery, Fein Art Gallery, Fe Gallery among others. For those that don't know keeping a gallery afloat can be next to impossible without other Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-4639635538817648682013-06-04T15:55:00.000-04:002013-06-04T15:58:45.092-04:00Artist Seth Leibowitz: Talent and Tenacity
Tattoo Artist Seth Leibowitz recently broke his right wrist which has put his business on hold for 16 weeks so he decided to try out oil painting with his
left. Amazingly it didn't take long to get to the point where he is now
auctioning off talented portraiture work which will appeal to Pens fans out there. The auctions start today, June 4, so head over to Artform on Facebook to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-68505388299597381082013-05-22T11:35:00.000-04:002013-05-22T11:35:22.248-04:00Marlene Bishop Gets Into the Art Scam Business mbishop506@gmail.com
They keep coming...
On May 22, 2013 at 10:13 AM Marlene Bishop wrote:Good day to you.I
am so excited that I came across of your work on internet search,I am
interested in purchasing these creative artworks from
you.....................rock face (face it han),yellowstone thermal water (frozen in motion),bryce canyon (#1462)
Let
me know their various prices.and how much discounts Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-50248927388254426422013-04-04T11:37:00.000-04:002013-04-04T11:42:45.952-04:00Dear Pittsburgh: This Mayoral Race Should Be About Policies and Vision
It's maddening to see people already lining up for candidates who don't even have their policies published. This reminds of so many elections where it's the guy and not the specific policies and vision. And the personal comments belittling the other candidates are surfacing once again, showing how small-minded people can be. And that yeah, I really like that guy, he's one of us nonsenseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-36496734513239001422013-03-28T20:49:00.000-04:002013-03-28T20:59:54.659-04:00Voter Registration Deadline for Pittsburgh Primary is April 22, 2013
The mayoral primary, May 21, 2013, will ultimately be the deciding vote for Pittsburgh's next mayor. And because we live in a highly regressive state known as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that means only registered Democrats will have a determining voice in who the next mayor will be. I have sent in a change of party status temporarily so I can vote in this most important Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-78510819498375866962013-03-22T22:43:00.001-04:002013-03-22T22:46:34.158-04:00Art All Night 2013: April 27, 28, Lawrenceville Pgh
Art All Night 2013
Date:April 27th through 28th, 2013
Time:4pm Saturday until 2pm Sunday (all night long)
Registration:April 27th from 10am to 2pm
Location:97 40th Street in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh
Go to the website to register if you're interested in showing one piece of "art". It's the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-52354622868237595462013-03-22T22:30:00.000-04:002013-03-22T23:01:15.383-04:00Pittsburgh and Braddock Murals, New Website PghMurals.com
Pittsburgh and Braddock Murals: I especially like when they do the more in-depth looks at the murals which tend to justify more information, just click on the more info icon once you have selected a mural. Great project!
Now all we need is a more balanced and varied approach to the types of mural/public art in the region in terms of language, subject matter and mediums.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-53202461833549426202013-02-24T16:21:00.000-05:002013-02-24T16:21:26.465-05:00Call For Ceramic Artists from The Society for Contemporary Craft, 2013
from the Society for Contemporary Craft:
Attention All Ceramics Artists!
SCC is now accepting applications for our Raphael Prize Exhibition. All finalists to be included in exhibition at SCC. Winner receives $5,000, video profile and feature exhibition.
In 1997, in
celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Society for Contemporary
Craft, a $5,000 prize for excellence in the field Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-24640284339613292592013-02-10T15:55:00.000-05:002013-02-11T16:55:04.611-05:00Raw Artists: Give us money and we'll throw a party with your art?
The RAW Artists wagon rolled through town this past Thursday. I am skeptical of any organization or gallery who makes the artist pay up front without anything tangible in return. I didn't attend so I don't have that end of things to contribute. I certainly wouldn't call it a scam but it certainly should be looked at critically from the standpoint of the artist. &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-91658864750267805112013-02-02T14:03:00.004-05:002013-02-09T20:26:37.394-05:00Pittsburgh Artists, Art Galleries Updated
It's been a while but I updated the lists of Pittsburgh Art Galleries as well as my list of Pittsburgh Artists.
Artist Aaronel
deRoy Gruber, R.I.P.
Artist
Adrienne Heinrich
Artist Aimee
Manion
Artist
Alberto J Almarza
Artist Andy
Kehoe
Artist
Anita Sulimanovic
Artist
Atticus Adams
Artist
Barbara Weissburger
Artist Ben
Kehoe
Artist
Ben Matthews
Artist
Bernadine Saint Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-7707688861378620942013-01-31T19:36:00.000-05:002013-01-31T19:36:11.143-05:00You're a killer of art, you're a killer of beauty, and you're even a killer of laughter. Willem de Kooning shouting at Andy Warhol...
You're a killer of art, you're a killer of beauty, and you're even a killer of laughter. Willem de Kooning shouting at Andy Warhol...
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-73166227910717469902012-12-07T21:48:00.000-05:002012-12-07T21:54:24.564-05:00Pittsburgh's Iron City Brewery Historic Buildings in Jeopardy
It is clear Mayor Ravenstahl is failing Pittsburgh once again...
The following is re-posted from Carol Peterson at Pittsburgh House Histories.
Lawrenceville and Polish Hill community groups sent the following letter to the city regarding the Iron City Brewery: December 5, 2012 Ms. Noor Ismail Department of City Planning 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh PA 15219 Dear Director Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-61601393586137894542012-10-30T20:23:00.003-04:002012-10-30T20:33:53.244-04:00Say No To Buncher Company's Plans For Private Drives Along Allegheny River
It's bad enough we've waited this long for the possibility of decent river access in the Strip and Lawrenceville, now we have this...
Check out the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's article on the possibility of restricted river access and private drives via the Buncher Company along the Allegheny River in the Strip District.
And the URA rears it's head...
In a statement, the URA defended the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-67715506646878811712012-03-26T20:58:00.006-04:002012-03-26T21:28:30.692-04:00Art Hopper: Art and Visual Culture Forum for the Lake Erie, Great Lakes regionDigging Pitt (Ohio as well) has found out about a great new regional site covering arts and visual culture in many Ohio cities, Detroit and Pittsburgh. Head on over there to learn more.Whether you're an organization, artist or fan this is your chance to submit events and news tips to ArtHopper about what's going on in your town...This is an amazing new resource! And I don't have to reinvent the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-84642239753884352742012-03-09T21:12:00.003-05:002012-03-09T21:14:52.854-05:00Pittsburgh Galleries Directory UpdatedThe volunteer run, Pittsburgh Galleries Directory, has been updated. The actual url is www.pghgalleries.com.Rick Byerlyvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0