tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763075695516858002012-01-18T16:44:16.084-05:00The Pittsburgh Art BlogFor 4 years The Pittsburgh Art Blog promoted artists and art events. The blog will change names soon and focus on cultural aspects of the region, including visual and performing arts, locavore and environmental aspects. It will feature original articles written by many different contributors.Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.comBlogger17071100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-49413734865514389792011-12-01T00:00:00.001-05:002011-12-01T00:00:06.774-05:00Artist Brian Gonnella at the Red Door Gallery on the Southside of Pittsburgh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MjDw6fnu8-o/TtWU_UTVt8I/AAAAAAAADiw/x-6tnxnRX0U/s1600/BrianGonnella.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MjDw6fnu8-o/TtWU_UTVt8I/AAAAAAAADiw/x-6tnxnRX0U/s400/BrianGonnella.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680610320500242370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_BJGpQAnKbA/TtWU7YeRyzI/AAAAAAAADik/si9uF9e3f9c/s1600/BrianGonnella_Jesus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_BJGpQAnKbA/TtWU7YeRyzI/AAAAAAAADik/si9uF9e3f9c/s400/BrianGonnella_Jesus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680610252900387634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4_f-ClyvkHI/TtWU49eHwCI/AAAAAAAADiY/R_2OmsDoXwk/s1600/BrianGonnella_Osama%2BBin%2BLaden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4_f-ClyvkHI/TtWU49eHwCI/AAAAAAAADiY/R_2OmsDoXwk/s400/BrianGonnella_Osama%2BBin%2BLaden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680610211292233762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7hffnH6rSU8/TtWU1V_-STI/AAAAAAAADiM/OuZGTkOTP7M/s1600/BrianGonnella_BillMurray.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7hffnH6rSU8/TtWU1V_-STI/AAAAAAAADiM/OuZGTkOTP7M/s400/BrianGonnella_BillMurray.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680610149157194034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1Yws1GfFNTE/TtWUxapfOCI/AAAAAAAADiA/AL9ZLMxzVAE/s1600/BrianGonnella_SteveAustin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1Yws1GfFNTE/TtWUxapfOCI/AAAAAAAADiA/AL9ZLMxzVAE/s400/BrianGonnella_SteveAustin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680610081685583906" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>Artist <a href="http://www.bgoart.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brian Gonnella</span> </a>has a show titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Iconoclastastic</span> coming up at the Red Door Gallery on the Southside of Pittsburgh and I highly recommend checking it out. The images above are of some of the acrylic and spray paint based paintings he will have there.<br /></p><p>Opening Night is Friday, December 16, 2011 from 7-10pm @ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRedDoorGalleryPittsburgh">THE RED DOOR GALLERY</a> 2112 Sarah St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15203. Show runs 'til New Year's Eve dummies.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From Brian<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p><p><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-style: italic;">a list of things that will be there:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> - Good Looking Pittsburghians</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> - SEVERAL BRAND NEW paintings by Brian Gonnella!! (and some old ones!!)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> - Little Big Man of the 1's & 2's MAKING LOVE WITH HANDS</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> - The Christmas Spirit! (21+ older)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> - prints!</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> - possibly snacks!</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> </span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> YOU SHOULD ATTEND THIS! </span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br />AND MAYBE TELL FRIENDS!</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/304198926275825/"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/304198926275825/">Facebook Event Link</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-4941373486551438979?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-20850207146849776692011-10-24T10:29:00.004-04:002011-10-29T13:40:09.238-04:00The blog will shift from posting press releases to articles<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>We are changing up the way arts information is being covered on the blog. Please send your info along with jpeg images to BeyondTheRust(AT)googlegroups.com for consideration and unsubscribe rick(AT)uniquetake.com.<br /><br />The Pittsburgh Art Blog is changing over to the name Beyond The Rust. The blog url will be the same, PittsburghGalleries.blogspot.com, but the content will change to articles from several different contributors on the arts, locavore aspects and green issues in the region. The blog will no longer post press releases but if an article is not written about your submission we will include it on the events calendar which will be up soon. I recommend submitting your event to the 3 papers online as well as the following:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.westpennart.com/">http://www.westpennart.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/gpac-events">http://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/gpac-events</a> (become a member and be able to submit your events)<br /><br /><a href="http://pittsburghisart.blogspot.com/">http://pittsburghisart.blogspot.com/ </a><br /><br /><a href="http://onlyinpgh.com/">http://onlyinpgh.com/</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.pittsburghbuzz.com/eventlisting/index.asp">http://www.pittsburghbuzz.com/eventlisting/index.asp</a></b></p><p><a href="http://omgpgh.com/"><b>http://omgpgh.com/</b></a></p><p><a href="http://pittsburghpressreleases.com/submit/"><b>http://pittsburghpressreleases.com/submit/</b></a></p><p><a href="http://omgpgh.com/"><b><br /></b></a></p><p><b>Thanks, Rick Byerly<br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p><br /><a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"></a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-2085020714684977669?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-29909267404951350182011-10-22T19:53:00.002-04:002011-10-22T19:57:06.415-04:00David Edwards of Art Energy Design will be speaking at Allegheny College on Oct. 27th, 2011<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><a href="http://www.davidedwardsart.com/" title="To tag someone, type @ and then the friend's name">David Edwards</a> of <a href="http://www.artenergydesign.com">Art Energy Design</a> will be speaking at <a href="http://www.allegheny.edu/">Allegheny College</a> on Oct. 27th at 12:15PM in the Doane Hall of Art Room A104! He'll be discussing the potential of art as a catalyst for generating energy solutions in local communities. Come drop by!</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-2990926740495135018?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-22190368536623347022011-10-19T15:54:00.001-04:002011-10-19T15:56:19.801-04:00Unblurred is Reblurred Nov 4, 2011 Friday<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="description summary"><div id="id_4e9f2a762f7a96755256279" class="text_exposed_root text_exposed">The first Friday of every month, various galleries in the Penn Avenue Arts District open their doors and showcase a variety of artwork and performances. Guests will experience new art and meet the most eclectic array of art makers, old and young, modern and classical, famous and amateur, emerging and veteran, all within walking distance of each other.<br /><br />This month we are blurring the borders of the event a little, including some <span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">Lawrenceville and East Liberty venues. This list is in geographic sequence, from east to west.<br /><br /> At Waffle Shop (124 S Highland), Scheibe Zeig ("Crap Show") is Sam Perry's experimental platform that explores the collation of citizen opinion and reporting in a talk show format. In conjunction with Unblurred, Perry will be featuring issues of freedom of speech starting at 12:00 A.M. on Nov 5--coinciding with the release of "Paper News," a literary magazine that will be illustrated by customers and digitally uploaded for mass readership.<br /><br />At Ava Lounge (126 S Highland), a fundraiser for the Pittsburgh Promise, 5-9pm.<br /><br />Beauty Shoppe (6014 Penn), hosts an open house party with music, food and drink from 6-10pm.<br /><br />Opening at Spinning Plate (5720 Friendship): new work by Toni Gigante.<br /><br />Open rehearsal with Staycee Pearl Dance Project, 7-9pm at Dance Alloy (5530 Penn).<br /><br /> Hot Jam and open house. Plus “10 More Years on Penn” continues at Pittsburgh Glass Center (5472 Penn). The installation by Gwylene Gallimard and Jean Marie Mauclet illustrates how artistic intervention has changed the Penn Ave corridor and what the future might look like. pittsburghglasscenter.org<br /><br />Join TeeRex (5440 Penn) at the retail HQ for November Craft-O-Tron_tacular! Get started on that holiday shopping early at our place during Unblurred. Our faithful guests will be supplying local food, local apparel and local beer. Not to mention while-you-wait-tees and the Craft-O-Tron with 4 of its artists will be vending, in the flesh, to supply all your gift giving needs. It doesn’t get more handmade than that!<br /><br />All are welcome so bring some friends to BFG Café (5335 Penn) where the food is delicious as are new oil paintings by Tate Hudson. His work involves a subtle interaction between paint and paper which yields compelling loose narratives. More at artdoxa.com/tatehudson<br /><br />At the Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center (5321 Penn), “Stacks,” based on Romare Bearden’s reflections on the influence the smokestacks of Pittsburgh had on his work. Work by Vanessa German, Christiane Leach, Ayanah Moor, Staycee Pearl, Blaine Siegel, Brett Wormsley, and Sarah Zeffiro. Curated by Alisha Wormsley. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=257964677580489" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span>https://www.facebook.com/e</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>vent.php?eid=2579646775804</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>89</a><br /><br /> At DojoYoga (5118 Penn), HappyHourYoga at 6:30pm w/ $n€åK¥ (a Hatha-based, vinyasa power-flow hybrid); a guided visualization/meditation at 7:30pm w/ James Gyre; roundtable discussion/social hour: topic TBD from 9pm-? For more info and to help to determine the discussion topic: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/dojoyogapgh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span>www.facebook.com/dojoyogap</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>gh</a><br /><br /> At Assemble (5125 Penn), visit “Lizzy De Vita: So_lo.” De Vita is an artist living and working in Pittsburgh who works in a constellation of media, including video, installation, performance, sculpture and printmaking. Her show at assemble will be comprised of multiple new works that consider presence. The exhibition will include an array of site-specific works in a wide range of media, including live performance. Free and Fun! The work will be up until November 26th.. 412-432-9127 or assemblepgh.org<br /><br />Check out Pittsburgh’s newest bookstore, Awesome Books (5111 Penn), with thousands of titles in all subjects: Art, History, Poetry, Fiction, Biographies, Sciences, Local, Lit Crit, Pop Culture, Women’s Studies, GLBT, African-American, Architecture, Anthropology, Philosophy, Archeology, Psychology, Gardening, VHS movies … lots of bargains, too.<br /><br />Open late! ARTica Gallery (5110 Penn). Featured Artists: LaVerne Kemp and Daviea Davis. Be prepared to be dazzled: Davis's glass designs on recycled windows will radiate with brilliant, bold color in our shop windows. Kemp amazes with her trunk show--a ship load of tempting treats: hand-loomed wearable art and glamorous jewelry! Plus enjoy our annual ARTica Holiday Sale. (412) 596-6521<br /><br />Unblurred Reblurred is part of the grand opening weekend for the Mr. Roboto Project (5106 Penn). It'll feature art by Mike Budai, Music by Frizz and 1 more performer TBA.<br /><br />Large-format paintings of women by Richard Rappaport at the International Childrens' Art Gallery (5020 Penn). richard-rappaport.net<br /><br />Most Wanted Fine Art (5015 Penn) presents new works from Ryan Dunmeyer and Cory Bonnet from 6-11pm. Dunmeyer will be showcasing his newest wild life photographs while Bonnet unveils recent painted landscapes. Wilhelm Winery provides free wine tastings from 7-10pm. Grand Snafu performs at 9pm with special guitar performances by the artists themselves. most-wantedfineart.com 412-328-4737<br /><br />Studio 5013 (5013 Penn) presents, “Vote: Gabe Felice Now.” Acrylic on wood, balloons and lights. gabrielfelice@gmail<br /><br /> Celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination (5006 Penn) from 7-10pm. Closing reception for "Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Artists": caustic layering, film, drawings, mixed media, mosaic, installations, music, painting, photography, sculpture, & video by 30+ plus Pittsburgh artists, featuring the work of Annie Bendle Ladley. Open Mic starting at 7pm!. irmafreeman.com 412-924-0634 <br /><br /> At the law office of Richard Walters (5005 Penn), starting 9:30pm. Join us as we dance Classic "Golden Age" Argentine Tango music in the Office, and Nuevo/Alternative Tango downstairs to groups like Bajofondo, Gotan Project, Otros Aries and whatever fits into the Nuevo/Alternative Argentine Tango musical lexicon. For info, 412-721-7771.<br /><br />Step inside the World’s Smallest Art Gallery (5005 Penn)! Sketches by Dylan Ocheltree. Paintings and drawings by Jason Cordova. Drawings by Chris Rue, and complimentary wine.<br /><br />Conservatory of Oil Painting (5001 Penn) is new to the neighborhood. Work by faculty and students.<br /><br /> “Making the Scene” at Garfield Artworks (4931 Penn). Documentary photographs of the Pittsburgh local music scene, as well as additional photographic works, by David Burtt Harris. Donation requested. 412-361-2262. garfieldartworks.com<br /><br /> “Butterfly Kingdom” is at Modern Formations (4919 Penn) thru Nov 25, artwork of Christian Breitkreutz and Steph Neary. modernformations.com. 412-362-0274.<br /><br /> At the Pittsburgh Beautification Project Studios (4810 Penn), work by resident studio artists Katy DeMent, Dean Cercone, James Shipman, Sigh Meltingstar, and Bob Ziller.<br /><br />Pandemic @ Brillobox (4104 Penn) w/ guest dj JORO BORO and pandemic pete and juddy, as well as a performance by Unção Capoeira Pittsburgh. 9:30pm - 2 am. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135403283226600" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span>https://www.facebook.com/e</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>vent.php?eid=1354032832266</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>00</a><br /><br /> Arsenal Cider House (300 39th Street) will be featuring live music with wine and cider tastings. Arsenal Cider House is a Civil War Thematic Winery located in Lawrenceville, PA. We specialize in small batch, hand crafted, Hard Apple Cider, "Cider Style" Fruit/Grape Wines and Mead. Located across the street from Allegheny Arsenal. <a href="http://www.arsenalciderhouse.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow"><span>http://www.arsenalciderhou</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>se.com/</a><br /><br /> Fridays are family nights at Kiln-n-Time(3801 Penn)! From 6-9pm, parent admission ($9.00 plus pottery) and kid admission ($6.00 plus pottery) will be discounted, voupons and/or other discount offers do not apply to this special!<br />(412) 687-0383 Reservations are required. <a href="http://www.kilnntime.mysite.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow"><span>http://www.kilnntime.mysit</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>e.com/</a><br /></span><span class="text_exposed_hide"><span class="text_exposed_link"><a>See More</a></span></span></div></div><br /><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-2219036853662334702?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-73227083730151989632011-10-18T16:21:00.001-04:002011-10-18T16:23:31.604-04:00“the imprint of war: responses in print”, University of Pittsburgh<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>New Exhibition Curated by Pitt Students Showcases Works from War-Inspired Artists “the imprint of war: responses in print” to run through Dec. 5 on Pitt campus<br /><br />PITTSBURGH, PA— A new exhibition, the imprint of war: responses in print, features three distinct print artists, working in different styles of printmaking from woodblock to intaglio, whose works are the reactions to wars, both historical and contemporary. Showing the intimate, miniature prints by Jacques Callot, the 8.5x11’’ images by Nicolas Naughton, and the large, confrontational 4x8’ works of Sandow Birk, this exhibition focuses on the repetitions of history: unending wars and continual responses.<br /><br />When asked his thoughts on being shown with artists Callot and Birk, Naughton states, “It's quite an honor to be showing with two artists who I have much respect for. This show will hopefully greet people as a conversation spanning many generations and speak to the larger issues that underlie all of our works. Birk and I are carrying a torch passed on by artists like Goya, Callot and Kollwitz, and we are not likely to be the last artists speaking to war in our work.” On his own work Naughton says, “My work is about not diminishing in the shadow of stronger forces; rather I want to rise to challenge them. It’s about the importance of empathy. When we cannot empathize with those who suffer, we allow their pain to continue with license. If we cannot empathize with foreign people or people with different political views, then communication is handicapped through intellectual stagnation. Through images, horrific or otherwise, we can create sympathetic reactions. For a moment what we see is a reflection of ourselves and what happens in those images is happening to us.”<br /><br />The show is organized by students enrolled in the Museum Studies Seminar undergraduate course in Pitt’s History of Art and Architecture Department. The exhibition will be presented from October 31 to December 5 at the University Art Gallery in Pitt’s Frick Fine Arts Building, 650 Schenley Dr., Oakland. The gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10-4. The students and their instructor, Janet McCall, executive director of Society for Contemporary Craft, will host an opening reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 in the gallery. The reception is free to the public and appetizers and refreshments will be served.<br /><br />For more information, call 610-357-4599 or visit <a href="http://imprintofwar.wordpress.com">imprintofwar.wordpress.com</a><br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-7322708373015198963?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-49129776480023987592011-10-17T15:18:00.002-04:002011-10-17T15:20:56.114-04:00Prime Stage Theatre Events at New Hazlett Theater November 2011<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>Event Title “The Scarlet Letter” by Prime Stage Theatre</p><p>Start Date 11/4/11 End Date 11/13/11<br /><br />Description In 1642, Hester Prynne stands with her daughter Pearl before a hostile Puritan crowd in the town square of Boston, accused of adultery. When Hester refuses to reveal Pearl’s father, she is sentenced to wear a scarlet ‘A’ on her chest. Fresh adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel by acclaimed feminist writer Carol Gilligan and her son Jonathan Gilligan.<br /><br />Location New Hazlett Theater<br /><br />Date/time: Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2:30 pm<br /><br />Price: Adults $20; Seniors $15; Students $10<br /><br />Web: <a href="http://www.primestage.com/" target="_blank">www.primestage.com</a><br /><br /><br />...<br /><br />Event Title "The Last Lecture" -- Prime Stage Dark Night Reading<br /><br />Start Date 11/7/11 End Date 11/7/11<br /><br />Description In this book, the late CMU professor Randy Pausch combines the humor, inspiration, and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon. After Justin Fortunato reads selections, co-author Jeff Zaslow will take questions about his work with Pausch.<br /><br />Location New Hazlett Theater<br /><br />Date/time: Monday, 7:30 pm<br /><br />Price: $10 general admission<br /><br />Web: <a href="http://www.primestage.com/" target="_blank">www.primestage.com</a><br /></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-4912977648002398759?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-78842378293754598802011-10-15T14:39:00.003-04:002011-10-15T14:43:09.339-04:00Domains for Sale: PittsburghGalleries.com and BuyPittsburghArt.com<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>Domains for Sale: <a href="http://PittsburghGalleries.com">PittsburghGalleries.com</a> and <a href="http://BuyPittsburghArt.com">BuyPittsburghArt.com</a></b></p><p><b>Make an offer via Rick(AT)uniquetake.com<br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-7884237829375459880?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-62633224316770070252011-10-14T12:20:00.009-04:002011-10-16T22:06:41.253-04:00Wild Purveyors Preview October 16 5308 Butler St Lawrenceville<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a3MTn_0pyrM/Tphj0OED6mI/AAAAAAAADVk/VXUmtF1r2vE/s1600/WildPurveyorsLogo.2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 115px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a3MTn_0pyrM/Tphj0OED6mI/AAAAAAAADVk/VXUmtF1r2vE/s400/WildPurveyorsLogo.2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663386280197876322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">*The market will be opening this December. Details to Follow.</span><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>This Sunday, October 16 from 5:30<b> </b>to 8:30 pm at 5308 Butler Street in Upper Lawrenceville get a preview of what Wild Purveyors is bringing to the neighborhood! From mushrooms to cheese and meats and beyond I'm a big fan of what they bring to CSA's and various markets and restaurants.<br /></p><p>No charge but donations will be accepted and it's a family friendly event.</p><p>This is a big step forward for the area in terms of great local food options!<br /></p><div style="font-style: italic;" class="description summary">Celebrate our future opening of the Wild Purveyors - PA Farms Market with us this Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30pm! There will be food and drink, info about what we will be offering in the market, and a handful of the amazingly talented local chefs we work with, in addition to some wonderful local farmers. Stop by and find out what we have in store for you and the future of local foods in Pittsburgh!<br /><br /><br /><div class="location vcard"><div class="adr"><div class="street-address">5308 Butler Street</div><div class="locality">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Wild-Purveyors/261165283179">Wild Purveyors on Facebook</a><br /></div></div></div><br /><a href="http://www.wildpurveyors.com/">Wild Purveyors Website</a> </div><p style="font-style: italic;"><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-6263322431677007025?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-30209611117020376492011-10-13T11:02:00.003-04:002011-10-13T11:06:56.689-04:00Rocking Horse Art Space: Upcoming Events 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mBQWhRpYELM/Tpb9xrWvbPI/AAAAAAAADVY/E0qoqsk6zhQ/s1600/RockingHorseArtSpace.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mBQWhRpYELM/Tpb9xrWvbPI/AAAAAAAADVY/E0qoqsk6zhQ/s400/RockingHorseArtSpace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662992611358502130" border="0" /></a><br /><h3><a href="http://www.rockinghorsearts.com/?p=935" title="Dia De Los Muertos">Dia De Los Muertos</a></h3> <div class="cont"> <p>Friday, October 28th, 2011, 7:00PM-11:00 PM, $5 – BYOB. Soft Opening with “Spooky” visuals by the Legendary Androids.<br /></p><p><br /></p> </div><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><h3><a href="http://www.rockinghorsearts.com/?p=928" title="Sacred Geometry – 11.11.11">Sacred Geometry – 11.11.11</a></h3> <div class="cont"> <p>6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Friday, November 11, 2011; James Gyre’s Garden of Earthly Delights Preparty with visual artists Alberto Almarza & Sean Athey & video/sound by The Legendary Androids.</p><p><br /></p><h3><a href="http://www.rockinghorsearts.com/?p=922" title="Hollyburgh – 11.12.11">Hollyburgh – 11.12.11</a></h3> <div class="cont"> <p>Saturday, November 12, 7:00PM-10:00PM – Cinema Inspired Artwork: Nicole Danielle Conniff/Brian Holton/Angel O’Connor/ Chris Kalina/ Josh Wazylink/Todd Keebs/ Lindsay Dickison/Laura Mushenhiem/Laura Petrilla/Matt Gondek/ Dave Watt</p><p><br /></p><h3><a href="http://www.rockinghorsearts.com/?p=918" title="Readymade Apocalypse">Readymade Apocalypse</a></h3> <div class="cont"> <p>Friday, 11.18.11, 7:00 PM-12:00 PM: A Night of Found Object Art Presented by Kyle Anthony Adams. With the works of: Kyle Anthony Adams, Casey Hallas, Tom Brown, Jared Aiden Boyer & Brian Holton.</p><p><br /></p><h3><a href="http://www.rockinghorsearts.com/?p=912" title="“The Magic” – 12.2.11">“The Magic” – 12.2.11</a></h3> <div class="cont"> <p>Friday, December 2, 7-10PM; Artists of the Drawing Room – watercolors by Brian Bullets, Jesse Buman, Octeel & Angel O’Conner.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.rockinghorsearts.com/">Rocking Horse Artspace</a> 179 43rd St, Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh PA)<br /></p> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-3020961111702037649?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-61023910182375470452011-10-11T20:18:00.001-04:002011-10-11T20:20:22.951-04:00Michael Lotenero Art Show - A benefit for Persad Center<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ydI77PrG4DY/TpTdLhY-uuI/AAAAAAAADVM/g4cMxYbs7xU/s1600/loteneropersad%2Bfront.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ydI77PrG4DY/TpTdLhY-uuI/AAAAAAAADVM/g4cMxYbs7xU/s400/loteneropersad%2Bfront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662393821523000034" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><h1 style="visibility: visible;" class="title"><span>Michael</span> Lotenero Art Show - A benefit for Persad Center </h1><p>Over 100 New Works for Sale<br />to Benefit PERSAD Center<br /><br />One Night Event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#%21/event.php?eid=156897204403926">Facebook event here.<br /></a><br />Friday November 11th<br />6 p.m. - 10 p.m.<br /><br />Show Continues through Saturday, November 12th 10a.m. - 6 p.m.<br />(or by appointment 412.417.6021)<br /><br />BAKERY SQUARE<br />6425 PENN AVENUE</p><p>Proceeds from the sale of Michael Lotenero’s artwork will benefit Persad Center. Persad’s mission is to improve the well being of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and HIV/AIDS<br />communities and their allies.<br /><br />For more information about this event, please contact Bob McGrogan at 412-441-9786 x224 or <a href="mailto:bmcgrogan@persadcenter.org">bmcgrogan@persadcenter.org</a><span style="display: none;">This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it </span><a href="http://www.persadcenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.persadcenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow">www.persadcenter.org</a><br /><br />Persad Center, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit charitable organization</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-6102391018237547045?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-52108385204426276222011-10-11T14:56:00.001-04:002011-10-11T14:58:29.089-04:00Trashy Fashion tears up the runway with vogue refuse at 8 pm, October 28th at Future Tenant<p><b></b></p><p>Trashy Fashion tears up the runway with vogue refuse at 8 pm, October 28th at<br />Future Tenant<br /><br />Future Tenant is teaming up with Carnegie Mellon’s Smart Growth Club to bring awareness to recycling through a zero waste fashion event. The show will be one night only starting at 8 pm on October 28th at the Future Tenant gallery in the downtown cultural district. Admission will be $10 for pre-sale and student tickets, and $15 at the door.<br /><br />Artists will include CMU students Mirrie Choi, Janet Lorenz, and David McCoy; CAPA High School students and their professor of Textile Studies and Costume design, Karen Page; local artist and graduate of the Pittsburgh Arts Institute, Rachelle Lalonde; and Pittsburgh designer, Anya Weitzman. Even some of our own Future Tenant staff are getting creative! The one-of-a-kind fashion creations will be from materials such as plastic bags, bike parts, and aluminum cans, to name a few. These works will be showcased live on the runway.<br /><br />Many Pittsburghers are getting involved with Trashy Fashion by providing their support and services. Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak will be emceeing the event and Pittsburgh’s own VJ Nox will be providing video projections and music. The Brett James Salon will be making the models recycled-runway-ready with their hair and makeup talents. As for food and drink, Taste of Dahntahn will be serving appetizers and adult beverages will be provided by Duquesne Beer and Future Tenant’s year-long sponsor, Woodchuck Hard Cider.<br /></p><p>For more information about Trashy Fashion or for gallery hours, please visit futuretenant.org.<br /><br />Future Tenant is a non-profit art space located in downtown Pittsburgh at 819 Penn Avenue dedicated to showcasing the work of emerging artists through exhibitions that offer a cutting edge perspective on the Pittsburgh art scene.<br /><br />The mission for the Heinz Smart Growth Club is to assist Carnegie Mellon Heinz College students in exploring sustainability in community and economic development, government, and environmental policies.</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-5210838520442627622?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-19948773387439683732011-10-11T14:52:00.001-04:002011-10-11T14:52:54.976-04:00Shop for Sprout Fund at Whole Foods Wed Oct 12, 2011<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><br />SHOP FOR SPROUT TOMORROW!<br />5% Day at Whole Foods Market Pittsburgh<br /><br />On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Whole Foods Market Pittsburgh is generously donating 5% of store proceeds to support The Sprout Fund and its 10th anniversary!<br /><br />Join friends and supporters and fill your whole pantry with fall favorites as you shop all day. Musicians and giant puppets will be in the store with Sprout staff during lunch and evening. Stop by the cafe to say hello!<br /><br />Weve accomplished a lot in the past decade, help us do more by shopping tomorrow at Whole Foods Market, 5580 Centre Avenue, Shadyside/East Liberty.<br /><br />Learn more about Sprout at <a href="http://www.sproutfund.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sproutfund.org</a></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1994877338743968373?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-54091803935685812702011-10-10T21:55:00.003-04:002011-10-10T22:01:27.567-04:00Post-Gazette and McMahon inflate Cultural Trust Stagehand wages. Pittsburgh,PA<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>October 10, 2011 Alert from <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.pghartswatch.org/Alert-6.html">Pittsburgh Arts Watch</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11282/1180497-437.stm">Post-Gazette and McMahon inflate Stagehand wages</a> Sunday, October 9, 2011<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">An article written by Marylynne Pitz and appearing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette titled "Best Seats in the House" Kevin McMahon, President and CEO of the Cultural Trust said the organization can spend between $1,200 and $1,400 a day when it calls in four stagehands for eight hours to repair seats. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Upon doing the math it has been found that calling in four stagehands (since the Trust only has three at the Benedum) at the hourly rate and including benefits for eight hours the total wage is $741.44 and benefits total $237.26 for a total of $978.70 wages and benefits. A far cry from the $1,200 to 1,400 McMahon has said. Either the Post-Gazette has reported this wrong or McMahon needs to take a refresher course in math. More than likely this is just another attempt by the Trust to attack stagehands and continue a blatant disregard for it's own workforce. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This appears as just another recent incident where the Cultural Trust uses its own stagehands as a scapegoat for all the organizations financial woes. There is no doubt the stagehands see a total lack of respect and under attack by their own employer. The same workforce of talented stagehands that have been in place for over 24 years for the Cultural Trust. The same Stagehands who are an integral part of making the Cultural District a success and a premiere destination for entertainment. The same Stagehands that construct, build, and make the magic happen for the entertainment industry within the Pittsburgh Cultural district at the Benedum Center, Byham Theater, Heinz Hall, the O’Reilly Theater, The Cabaret Theater, Katz Plaza and others. The same Stagehands that are being ignored by the Cultural Trust as it continues to expand and operate such events as First Night Celebration, the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Jazz Festival, Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh and Gallery Crawls. The same organization that continues to give monumental salary increases to top management since 2001. (check for yourself)</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">One must ask is there anyone with a rational mind that can reign in on such lunacy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">EYES on the ARTS</span></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-5409180393568581270?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-65630498590397271662011-10-07T18:25:00.000-04:002011-10-07T18:26:53.850-04:00Pittsburgh Arts Watch Alert: Treat Stagehands Fairly<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><span class="size18 Helvetica18" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;"><a href="http://www.pghartswatch.org/Alert-5.html">repost from pghartswatch.org</a><br /></span></p><p><span class="size18 Helvetica18" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;">STOP GREED NOW<br /></span></p><div><span class="size18 Helvetica18" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;"> TREAT STAGEHANDS FAIRLY<br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;">Eyes on the Arts has issued a “Donor Alert” over the Cultural Trusts treatment of its own Stagehands. A new web site has been created (www.PghArtsWatch.org) for both workers and donors to peruse and become familiar on the financial matters of the Cultural Trust and its resident companies, the Pittsburgh, Ballet, Pittsburgh Opera, and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.<br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;">EYES on the ARTS is urging the Cultural Trust’s President and Board of Directors to issue reforms to the organization that provides greater transparency and accountability to Stagehands and donors. The Cultural Trust has amassed 120 million in total net assets. 87 million are unrestricted. In recent years the Cultural Trust has increased top executive salaries exponentially and now pays over $600,000 and $250,000 to its top staff.<br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;">The Cultural Trust now operates the First Night Celebration, the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Jazz Festival, Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh and Gallery Crawls and continues to ignore its own workforce of Stagehands that have been in place for over 24 years. The same Stagehands that construct, build, and make the magic happen for the entertainment industry within the Pittsburgh Cultural district at the Benedum Center, Byham Theater, Heinz Hall, the O’Reilly Theater, The Cabaret Theater, Katz Plaza and others. The same Stagehands who are an integral part of making the Cultural District a success and a premiere destination for entertainment.<br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;">The Cultural Trust’s continued actions and blatant disregard for the use of its own Stagehands for the Cultural Trust First Night Celebration is apparent to its workforce and can be seen as none other than an attack. Plan to send a clear message to the Cultural Trust this December 31st First Night and join in a show of support with Stagehands. More information will be made available as the event gets closer. Please sign up and join the mailing list at EYES on the ARTS - www.PghArtsWatch.org<br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#999999;"><br /></span></div><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-6563049859039727166?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-72112640147582555272011-10-06T22:07:00.000-04:002011-10-06T22:08:04.542-04:00"This is NOT Art" by J.D. Whitewolf<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>"This is NOT Art" by J.D. Whitewolf<br /><br />Exploring the differences between technology and design and art.</p><div class="location vcard"><a class="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/assemblePGH"><span class="fn org">Assemble</span></a><div class="adr"><div class="street-address">5125 Penn Ave</div><div class="locality">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</div></div></div><p>Runs from Oct 7 to Oct 29, 2011<br /><br /> Take a self-guided tour of some of the artifacts of the latest designpocalypse and learn, by way of vivid examples, some of the ways we've been duped into believing that design, and the technology that underlies it, is 'art'. Bonus Material: free definition of art with every visit!<br /><span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> Multi-diciplinary works utilizing materials as varied as computer monitors, freshly cut logs, and at least one toilet! Visitors are encouraged to practice the enlightening and enjoyable activity of thinking for themselves*.<br /><br />*While being told what to think, of course!<br /><br />Artists Statement:<br /><br /> "Ever since we've had philosophy and something to write on we've been asking the question 'What is art?'. Many opinions have been offered -- nearly one for each person who's lived since antiquity. Now, thanks to techniques such as differential neurophysiology, and tools such as the Laws of Evolution, we are finally beginning to build towards answering this question. Most of us have been trained, by incessant marketing, to believe that the well designed stuff that surrounds us is 'art'. This show gives us a moment to take a step back from some of the designed objects in our lives and re-evaluate the idea of 'design as art'."<br /><br /> J.D. Whitewolf is currently the 'Designgineer' at the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University. At the ETC he brings his experience to bear guiding students as they learn to 'assemble' and build cool things. Prior to joining the staff at CMU, Mr. Whitewolf was the staff engineer at the Human Engineering Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh. Before moving to Pittsburgh, he and his wife and children resided outside of Richmond, Virginia, where he worked prototyping autonomous vehicle technology for the Science Museums of Virginia and where he continued his previous 20 year career as a theatrical production designer and technical director. Mr. Whitewolf is one of the founding members of the African American Repertory Theatre (Virginia) and is the creator of the theory of emotional perception called 'Spatial Harmonics'. He is also an advisor to the board of Assemble, an educational arts and technology center, and says he looks forward to sharing with, and learning from, the arts community here in Pittsburgh.</span></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-7211264014758255527?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-60783916733877211712011-10-04T19:47:00.012-04:002011-10-08T21:01:06.588-04:00Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story October 28, 2011–April 7, 2012Step back in time and see through the eyes of Charles "Teenie" Harris. Below you will find preview images of the Hill District and many jazz legends.<br /><br />Also here is the online <a href="http://www.cmoa.org/teenie/intro.asp">Teenie Harris archive.</a><br /><br /><p><strong><em>Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story<br /></em></strong>October 28, 2011–April 7, 2012<br />Heinz Galleries</p><p>from the <a href="http://web.cmoa.org/">Carnegie Museum of Art</a>:<br /></p> <p>In 2001 Carnegie Museum of Art was entrusted with the archive of nearly 80,000 negatives produced by African American photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris. Beginning October 28, 2011, the museum presents a groundbreaking retrospective exhibition in celebration of the artist whose work is considered one of the most complete portraits anywhere of 20th-century African American experience.</p><p>The groundbreaking exhibition<em> </em>will celebrate the artist/photographer whose work is considered one of the most complete portraits anywhere of 20th-century African American experience. Large-scale, themed photographic projections of nearly 1,000 of Teenie Harris’s greatest images accompanied by an original jazz soundtrack will generate an immersive experience in the exhibition’s opening gallery. Subsequent galleries will present a chronological display of these photographs at a conventional scale, and give visitor access to the more than 73,000 catalogued and digitized images in the museum’s Teenie Harris Archive. The exhibition will offer an examination of Harris’s working process and artistry, and audio commentary on the man and his work by the people who knew him. In addition, the photographs and many of these materials will be accessible on Carnegie Museum of Art’s website.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span><em style="font-style: italic;"> Protesters with UNPC signs outside United Mine Safety Appliance Company, Braddock</em><em style="font-style: italic;"> Avenue, Homewood, </em><span style="font-style: italic;">October 1963 black-and-white negative</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span></p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7HlpJ2NR-SU/Tou_TQMWyDI/AAAAAAAADUs/D6OBMgNAT18/s1600/ProtesterMineSafety_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7HlpJ2NR-SU/Tou_TQMWyDI/AAAAAAAADUs/D6OBMgNAT18/s400/ProtesterMineSafety_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659827694206371890" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span><em style="font-style: italic;"> Soldiers from the 372nd Infantry marching in parade, Fifth Avenue, Downtown,</em><span style="font-style: italic;"> July 1942 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C_RS7RIjGDg/Tou__8E8PoI/AAAAAAAADU0/d5YZy0iPCSo/s1600/soldiers_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C_RS7RIjGDg/Tou__8E8PoI/AAAAAAAADU0/d5YZy0iPCSo/s400/soldiers_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659828461900676738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span> <em style="font-style: italic;">Eartha Kitt leaping though poster to launch a Citizens Committee on Hill District Renewal program, with police officer Harvey Adams, Vine and Colwell Streets, Hill District</em><span style="font-style: italic;">, May 1966</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> black-and-white negative</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Heinz Family Fund</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--I4NGZq2fOE/Toucq36HdoI/AAAAAAAADT8/Uoma6Stm_Bg/s1600/EarthaKitt_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--I4NGZq2fOE/Toucq36HdoI/AAAAAAAADT8/Uoma6Stm_Bg/s400/EarthaKitt_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659789617097307778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span> <em style="font-style: italic;">Duke Ellington at piano, with dancer Honey Coles and Billy Strayhorn looking on, in the Stanley Theatre, </em><span style="font-style: italic;">c. 1942–1943</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> black-and-white negative</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Heinz Family Fund</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FkdunG4sjo0/ToucZ4OFNtI/AAAAAAAADT0/OoiJkFq0Oy8/s1600/EllingtonColesStrayhorn_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FkdunG4sjo0/ToucZ4OFNtI/AAAAAAAADT0/OoiJkFq0Oy8/s400/EllingtonColesStrayhorn_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659789325123270354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span> <em style="font-style: italic;">Frank Bolden at left and Sarah Vaughan at right, with another woman and man at piano,</em><span style="font-style: italic;"> c. 1950</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Heinz Family Fund</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EEWRAT3sQrE/ToucBGGbZSI/AAAAAAAADTs/r6rmSvTdi78/s1600/Piano_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EEWRAT3sQrE/ToucBGGbZSI/AAAAAAAADTs/r6rmSvTdi78/s400/Piano_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659788899352536354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span><em style="font-style: italic;"> Lena Horne reflected in mirror in dressing room at Stanley Theatre,</em><span style="font-style: italic;"> c. 1944 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I3bf8S228rs/Tou-88dKEaI/AAAAAAAADUk/Z9UVs5TU4N8/s1600/LenaHorne_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I3bf8S228rs/Tou-88dKEaI/AAAAAAAADUk/Z9UVs5TU4N8/s400/LenaHorne_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659827310951010722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span> <em style="font-style: italic;">Demolition of Crawford Grill No. 1,</em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em style="font-style: italic;">corner of Wylie Avenue and Townsend Street, Hill District,</em></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> 1956</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> black-and-white negative</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Heinz Family Fund</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2r-Zh66sPsk/ToubPsVbUXI/AAAAAAAADTk/gCiUQ3gBo2o/s1600/Crawford-Grill_Teenie-Harris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2r-Zh66sPsk/ToubPsVbUXI/AAAAAAAADTk/gCiUQ3gBo2o/s400/Crawford-Grill_Teenie-Harris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659788050622534002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span><em style="font-style: italic;"> Woman seated on car, with steel mill in background,</em><span style="font-style: italic;"> c. 1940–1946</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XAXnQn4ZZ4U/TovAT5-0a1I/AAAAAAAADU8/r2wWnOYt_Og/s1600/steelmill_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XAXnQn4ZZ4U/TovAT5-0a1I/AAAAAAAADU8/r2wWnOYt_Og/s400/steelmill_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659828804935510866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span><em style="font-style: italic;"> Two young women eating caramel apples,</em><span style="font-style: italic;"> c. 1940–1945</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EIv7You-SpQ/TovApXoANFI/AAAAAAAADVE/vceL4f9x1Lk/s1600/apples_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EIv7You-SpQ/TovApXoANFI/AAAAAAAADVE/vceL4f9x1Lk/s400/apples_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659829173670130770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span><em style="font-style: italic;"> Herron Avenue at intersection of Milwaukee Street, Hill District,</em><span style="font-style: italic;"> c. 1938–1945 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7TNsELVWcWQ/Tou92idJVnI/AAAAAAAADUU/W898JMl5qE4/s1600/HerronAve_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7TNsELVWcWQ/Tou92idJVnI/AAAAAAAADUU/W898JMl5qE4/s400/HerronAve_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659826101380798066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span><em style="font-style: italic;"> Woman outside Kay’s Valet Shoppe,</em><span style="font-style: italic;"> c. 1938–1945</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gYCMpyEy90I/Tou-cnvipzI/AAAAAAAADUc/ncXuqPmsrBE/s1600/KaysValet_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gYCMpyEy90I/Tou-cnvipzI/AAAAAAAADUc/ncXuqPmsrBE/s400/KaysValet_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659826755635160882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />American, 1908–1998</span><em style="font-style: italic;"> Boxers, possibly Golden Gloves contenders, lined up in boxing ring</em><span style="font-style: italic;">, c. 1955 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund, 2001.35.672 Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WpxWAw68qEQ/Tou9a6RwhgI/AAAAAAAADUM/8ufbcxhGu3A/s1600/Boxers_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WpxWAw68qEQ/Tou9a6RwhgI/AAAAAAAADUM/8ufbcxhGu3A/s400/Boxers_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659825626739148290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charles “Teenie” Harris<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">American, 1908–1998</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><em style="font-style: italic;"> Girl reading comic book in newsstand,</em><span style="font-style: italic;"> c. 1940–1945</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> black-and-white negative</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Heinz Family Fund</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh</span></span> </div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eL1MkBgHX2A/Touc8zNbkEI/AAAAAAAADUE/dJnuZtCxOLw/s1600/newsstand_TeenieHarris.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eL1MkBgHX2A/Touc8zNbkEI/AAAAAAAADUE/dJnuZtCxOLw/s400/newsstand_TeenieHarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659789925073784898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://web.cmoa.org/">Carnegie Museum of Art</a><br />4400 Forbes Avenue<br />Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-4080<br /></div></div><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-6078391673387721171?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-30474516046610110372011-10-04T19:09:00.002-04:002011-10-04T19:11:13.472-04:00Chris Mucci at The WhreHouse 4810 Penn Ave<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b54TycsC93U/TouSjcGc5EI/AAAAAAAADTc/R7_imqicnVE/s1600/PittsburghWherehouse.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b54TycsC93U/TouSjcGc5EI/AAAAAAAADTc/R7_imqicnVE/s400/PittsburghWherehouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659778494257488962" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>Chris Mucci at The WhreHouse 4810 Penn Ave Oct 7 2011 during Unblurred<br /></b></p><p><b>Guessing it's 7pm on...<br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-3047451604661011037?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-48239499332940305652011-10-04T14:22:00.003-04:002011-10-04T14:26:21.069-04:00BULLYING CAN CAUSE LASTING HARM—IT’S NOT A JOKE<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>BULLYING CAN CAUSE LASTING HARM—IT’S NOT A JOKE</b></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown</p><p>On Saturday, October 15 at 1pm, the Society for Contemporary Craft, co-sponsored with the Dignity and Respect Campaign, will host Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown - a community dialogue to address ideas of personal identity and bullying. This program is free and open to the public. A $10 donation is suggested.</p><p>Individuals interested in participating in this dialogue are asked to R.S.V.P. to 412.261.7003 x15 or at <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MVBZ923" target="_blank">www.surveymonkey.com/s/MVBZ923</a> by Wednesday, October 12.</p><p><b>PITTSBURGH, PA – September 27, 2011 — Bullying can happen anywhere: face-to-face, by text messages or on the web. It is not limited by age, gender, or education level. It is not a phase and it is not a joke—bullying can cause lasting harm. Faces Seen Hearts Unknown, co-sponsored by the Society for Contemporary Craft and the Dignity & Respect Campaign and presented at SCC in Pittsburgh’s Strip District on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 1 pm, explores this issue through community dialogue.<br /><br />Taken from a Spanish proverb, the expression Faces Seen Hearts Unknown refers to superficial judgments made about people, based solely on appearances, and cautions that to truly know a person or a community, one needs genuine access to their emotions. Faces Seen Hearts Unknown is presented in concert with SCC’s Bridge Exhibition Series and a featured installation, The Captains Congress, created by nationally recognized ceramic artist Anne Drew Potter. With an interest in the complex and contradictory nature of the human experience, Potter makes "performative" ceramic figures and unsettling installations that address the ways in which social meaning is projected onto forms of the body. By creating a tension between physical forms and exaggerated expressions, Potter highlights signifiers of gender, race, and age, and encourages viewers to confront their feelings about normalcy and difference. The artist explains, "I am interested in the moment when the self-evidence of our own experiences is challenged by confrontation with the other, the infinity of realities that exist outside of our own."<br /><br />For Faces Seen Hearts Unknown, six individuals from the community have been invited to share personal stories to help visitors better understand issues of identity and bullying, which are central in Potter's installation. Christina Springer, a home educator and text artist who uses poetry, dance, theatre, film and other visual expressions, and Reverend Michele Pearl Ellison, an author, motivational speaker and civil rights activist, are among the participants. Matt Arch, program manager at the Center for Inclusion at UPMC, will facilitate the discussion. Individuals interested in participating in this dialogue are asked to R.S.V.P. to 412.261.7003 x15 or at www.surveymonkey.com/s/MVBZ923 by Wednesday, October 12.<br /><br />The 2011 Bridge Exhibition Series highlights the work of three female artists from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds who are creating exceptional works that express progressive and unconventional points of view around social and cultural themes. For the series, Potter has created an installation titled The Captains Congress, which consists of 16 distorted figures. Fifteen of the figures are seated in a circle; each wearing a sailor-style hat made from newspaper. The figures are talking all at once in an animated manner. The lone figure seated outside of the circle-ironically larger, more naturally rendered-is at the mercy of these shorter and more distorted figures. Her face betrays a hidden voice a desire to share and be included in the group. The installation explores self-appointed authority, ineffective communication, bullying, and victimization.<br /><br />Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, SCC offers exhibitions focusing on multicultural diversity and non-mainstream art, a range of classes, and a retail store. Located at 2100 Smallman Street in Pittsburgh, PA, SCC is open Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is free. For information, visit contemporarycraft.org or call 412.261.7003. The Bridge Exhibition Series is made possible, in part, by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Elizabeth R. Raphael Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation, and The Fine Foundation.<br /><br />The Center for Inclusion at UPMC introduced the Dignity & Respect Campaign to UPMC employees in 2008 to promote inclusion through behavioral and organizational change. In 2009, the Dignity & Respect Campaign was launched as a community initiative, which has engaged more than 50 organizations, and led to the unveiling of a website that is inspiring people across the United States. What began as a workplace initiative to foster a culture of inclusion, dignity, and respect at UPMC, is today a movement promoting inclusion in the workplace, community unity, and anti-bullying in schools.<br /></b></p><p>Society for Contemporary Craft<br />2100 Smallman Street<br />Pittsburgh, PA 15222</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-4823949933294030565?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-12360768427382115472011-10-02T00:00:00.000-04:002011-10-02T00:00:01.007-04:00Annual Fundraiser for AIR: Artists Image Resource October 22, 2011<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><br /><div><div><span class="dtstart"><span class="value-title" title="2011-10-22T16:00:00"> </span>Saturday, October 22 at 4:00pm</span> - <span class="dtend"><span class="value-title" title="2011-10-23T00:00:00"> </span>October 23 at 12:00am<br /><br /></span><div class="location vcard"><a href="http://www.artistsimageresource.org/"><span class="fn org">AIR: Artists Image Resource</span></a><div class="adr"><div class="street-address">518 Foreland Street</div><div class="locality">Pittsburgh, PA</div></div></div><br /></div></div>Make Art, See Art, Eat Art, Print it!<br />Music, Food and Drink day and night<br />Saturday, October 22, 2011<br /><br />Join us in an evening of great art, food, music and art making at our<br />15th Annual Artists Image Resource fundraiser.<br /><br />Make Prints, bid on a great Art, Dance to good music<br />and join us in an AIR Sandwich-Making extravaganza<p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1236076842738211547?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-41100032735300394102011-10-01T23:47:00.004-04:002011-10-01T23:59:14.970-04:00Time For A Change: Pittsburgh Art Blog To Change It Up<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>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.<br /></b></p><p><b>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.<br /></b></p><p><b>To make sure your art event is listed check out <a href="http://www.proartstickets.org/helios/events/index.php">Pittsburgh Is Art</a> and the <a href="http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/index">Pittsburgh City Paper</a>, as well as other publications, both print-based and online.<a href="http://www.proartstickets.org/helios/events/index.php"><br /></a></b></p><p><b>Rick Byerly<br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-4110003273530039410?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-43048290960072968782011-10-01T15:57:00.003-04:002011-10-01T15:58:57.782-04:00Atticus Adams - An Appalachian in Paris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DPSLjYknx6Q/Todw3YIwTlI/AAAAAAAADTM/zfscqCb5b2s/s1600/floraparis%2B4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DPSLjYknx6Q/Todw3YIwTlI/AAAAAAAADTM/zfscqCb5b2s/s400/floraparis%2B4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658615553488604754" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:xx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(165, 42, 42);">Atticus Adams - An Appalachian in Paris<br /><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:xx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(165, 42, 42);">October 15 - November 12, 2011</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:xx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(165, 42, 42);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:xx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(165, 42, 42);">Opening Reception:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(165, 42, 42);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:xx-large;">Saturday, October 15, 6-9 p.m.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:x-large;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:x-large;" >Formal Attire Requested</span></div><div><br /></div> <div style="clear: both; background-color: transparent; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; width: 100%; border: 0pt none black; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;"> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">be Galleries</span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3583 Butler Street</span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Pittsburgh, PA 15201</span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">412.687.2606</span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">begalleries@mac.com</span></div></div><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-4304829096007296878?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-18912302886840697952011-10-01T10:52:00.003-04:002011-10-01T10:57:47.016-04:00*small neighbors/Microbiota*, new work by Erika Johnson and Daniel Maidman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y2Nf_jhZYk4/TocpyJDslMI/AAAAAAAADTE/PK-9ozLyD_c/s1600/MAIDMAN_Microbiota-%25231_24x30.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y2Nf_jhZYk4/TocpyJDslMI/AAAAAAAADTE/PK-9ozLyD_c/s400/MAIDMAN_Microbiota-%25231_24x30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658537398215939266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eHygkIUYQvA/TocprnF9j0I/AAAAAAAADS8/_WG4h3nlcfQ/s1600/JOHNSON_softcyclops%25232_4.5x6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eHygkIUYQvA/TocprnF9j0I/AAAAAAAADS8/_WG4h3nlcfQ/s400/JOHNSON_softcyclops%25232_4.5x6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658537286019419970" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>*small neighbors/Microbiota*<br />new work by Erika Johnson and Daniel Maidman<br /><br />Brew House Space 101<br />2100 Mary Street, Pittsburgh<br />October 15 - November 6, 2011<br />Opening Reception on October 15 from 7:00 - 10:00 pm<br />Free public workshop October 22, 2:00 - 4:00 pm<br /><br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br /><br />For press inquiries please contact Erika Johnson at 412-996-2836 or email<br />info@philodina.com<br /><br />Erika Johnson began making low-resolution microscopic video in 2010 after attending a workshop at Carnegie Mellon's Studio for Creative Inquiry. With a simple reversed-lens webcam, she photographs the tiny creatures that inhabit Pittsburgh's rivers and urban ponds. small neighbors/Microbiota incorporates video and stills, a live microscopic installation, and Brooklyn-based artist Daniel Maidman's lush oil paintings based on Johnson's<br />photographs.<br /><br />The exhibition at the Brew House (2100 Mary Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203) opens with a public reception from 7 - 10 pm on Saturday, October 15, and continues through November 6. The gallery will be open to the public on October 17, 22 and 24 and on November 5 from 2 - 6 pm. Patrons may also call 412-996-2836 or email info@philodina.com to schedule an appointment.<br /></p><p>On Saturday, October 22, Erika Johnson will offer a free hands-on "small neighbors" community workshop for all ages. Participants will learn about the technology used to make the work, and will also learn to identify and draw some of the protozoa and phytoplankton that live in the puddles, ponds, and rivers around us.<br /><br />Erika Johnson makes installations that explore mutual entanglement, desire, memory, and community. She has had solo exhibitions at Nashville's Plowhaus, Twist, Blend Studio, and Parthenon galleries, and at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh. Her 2009 work Curtain was named Best Installation by the Nashville Scene, and she was commissioned to create a permanent installation for the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. Johnson has taught workshops on assemblage and book and paper arts at the Union Project and Kelly Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh, at Vanderbilt University, and numerous other venues in Nashville, TN. She works at the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.<br /><br />About this work, she says: "The lens of my little camera, with its smudges and limitations, is a rabbit hole through which I descend into an enchanted universe. The small citizens of the water around us are both ubiquitous and mysterious. While billions of protozoa – more than all the people on the planet – may live in a single pond, i can spend hours watching a single philodina in a pickle jar. At the intersections of science and art, of taxonomy and beauty, I consider interconnectedness, cathexis, pets and ethics, complexity, and death."<br /><br />Johnson's collaborator, Daniel Maidman, was inspired by her work to create a series of paintings depicting the world of the microscopic.<br /><br />Daniel Maidman’s current paintings range from the figure and portraiture to still lives, machines, and cityscapes. His work has been shown in juried shows in New York, California, Ohio, Missouri, and Oregon, and at Gallery Mess, the restaurant of the Saatchi Gallery in London. His paintings or words have been published by ARTnews, American Art Collector, International Artist, American Artist, Poets/Artists, and SUNY-Potsdam. His writing on Da Vinci will be taught at DePaul University later this year. His work is included in, among others, the collections of entrepeneur Howard Tullman, novelist China Miéville, and author Kathleen Rooney. He is represented by Gitana Rosa Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, and Hilliard Gallery in Kansas City,<br />MO.<br /><br />About the Microbiota paintings, Maidman says, "We are accustomed to paintings of life in a recognizable world: solid, large, and invested with familiar meanings. There is no reason the same painterly techniques so well suited to a figure, a still life, or a landscape, can't turn their attention to a world utterly alien, defined by buoyancy, translucence, and eccentric strategies of survival. Broadening our perspective to include the tiny and transitory, things that barely exist at all, meshes us more tightly to all the faces of our miraculous world. By considering the microbe, we enrich and deepen our sense of beauty - in other words, our humanity."<br /><br />Located in the old Duquesne Brewery Building in Pittsburgh's historic South Side, Brew House SPACE 101 is an alternative exhibition space with a mission to represent emerging and underrepresented artists in all media as well as hosting a broad range of community projects. Each year several exhibitions are selected from proposals.<br /><br />More information at <a href="http://www.philodina.com/" target="_blank">www.philodina.com</a></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1891230288684069795?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-13029752604436660832011-10-01T10:51:00.000-04:002011-10-01T10:52:35.740-04:00Mendelson Gallery Presents Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett, William D. Wade Photography<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>Mendelson Gallery Presents<br />Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Award Show<br /><br />Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett<br /><br />Recent Glass Sculptures<br /><br />and William D. Wade Photography<br />Opening Reception<br />At The Mendelson Gallery, 5874 Ellsworth Avenue Thursday October 6, 2011<br />6:00 to 9:00 PM<br /><br />Ron Desmett and Kathleen Mulcahy are Pittsburgh's dynamic duo when it comes to working in glass. These new works are still warm from the furnace and we are honored to be the first to show them. They are acclaimed locally, nationally, and internationally for their innovative style.<br /><br />Photographs from William D. Wade, acclaimed award winning photographer from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Image shown from the "Art in our Lives" series.<br /><br />Also on display, new works from Steve Mendelson.<br /><br />Show runs through Saturday October 29<br />Mendelson Gallery 5874 Ellsworth Avenue 15232<br />Gallery Hours Wed-Sat 12-5 pm or by appointment at 412-361-8664<br />To be removed from this mailing list, please reply to mendelsongallery@mac.com.</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1302975260443666083?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-58117107996528351122011-10-01T00:00:00.011-04:002011-10-16T21:49:33.298-04:00The Artistic Process as Exorcism: ModernFormations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovcDLcsWJk4/ToowgqHIIoI/AAAAAAAADTU/9wLwv9NuBHs/s1600/313840_10150333872812978_711102977_8143833_865785617_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovcDLcsWJk4/ToowgqHIIoI/AAAAAAAADTU/9wLwv9NuBHs/s400/313840_10150333872812978_711102977_8143833_865785617_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659389219362579074" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><h1><span class="profileName fn fsxl fwb">The Artistic Process as Exorcism</span></h1>ModernFormations<br />4919 Penn Avenue<br />Pittsburgh, PA<br /><br />Opening: Friday, October 7, 2011 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm<br /><br />Show runs until October 28th<br /><br />Closing Reception Saturday, October 22 · <span class="dtstart"><span class="value-title" title="2011-10-21T19:00:00"> </span>7:00pm</span> - <span class="dtend"><span class="value-title" title="2011-10-21T21:00:00"> </span>9:00pm</span><br /><p><b>Group show artists:</b></p><p><a href="http://www.christianbreitkreutz.com/">Christian Breitkreutz</a>, <a href="http://crystalaart.com/">Crystala Armagost</a>, Daniel Frowns, <a href="http://www.pittsburghartistregistry.org/davidgrim">David Grim</a>, <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/09/dean-cercone-art.html">Dean Anthony Cercone</a> Jr., <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabefelice/">Gabe Felice</a>, <a href="http://www.pittsburghartistregistry.org/jenniferhowison">Jennifer J Howison</a>, Kate Bazis, <a href="http://www.pittsburghartistregistry.org/katherineyoung">Katherine Young</a>, <a href="http://laurajeanmclaughlin.com/">Laura Jean McLaughlin</a>, Lauren Toohey, <a href="http://web.mac.com/panzagallery/MarkPanza/Mark_Panza_Enter.html">Mark Panza</a>, <a href="http://web.mac.com/panzagallery/MarkPanza/Mark_Panza_Enter.html">Masha Vereshchenko</a>, <a href="http://www.miatarduccihenry.com/">Mia Tarducci Henry</a>, Olga Brindar, <a href="http://www.leroyland.com/">Paul Leroy Gehres</a>, <a href="http://cspacecollective.wordpress.com/artists/carolyn-wenning/">Carolyn Wenning</a>, <a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/">Rick Byerly</a>, <a href="http://www.artformtattoo.com/index2.php#/rgallery/5/">Seth Leibowitz</a>, <a href="http://www.susanconstanse.com/">Susan Constanse</a>, <a href="http://www.tibichelcea.net/">Tiberiu Chelcea</a>, <a href="http://www.victoriacessnaart.com/">Victoria Cessna</a>, <a href="http://www.graphicanatomy.com/">Sam Thorp</a>.</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-5811710799652835112?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-59506611784371919862011-10-01T00:00:00.005-04:002011-10-01T00:00:04.950-04:00WildCard presents the premiere of A Bee’s Experience<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bO9YtAY1W1M/TnzL-hqgfXI/AAAAAAAADRk/GkLqzv5ArlM/s1600/DSC_0020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bO9YtAY1W1M/TnzL-hqgfXI/AAAAAAAADRk/GkLqzv5ArlM/s400/DSC_0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655619507119488370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xXlCmEiwHPk/TnzL8WtGAmI/AAAAAAAADRc/RsuxDXsZov8/s1600/DSCN1513.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xXlCmEiwHPk/TnzL8WtGAmI/AAAAAAAADRc/RsuxDXsZov8/s400/DSCN1513.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655619469817807458" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>WildCard presents the premiere of A Bee’s Experience, a group show<br />celebrating the joy of Bees on Friday, October 7.<br />September 23, 2011<br />Pittsburgh, PA<br /><br />On Friday, October 7th from 6 to 9 pm, WildCard will host the world premiere of “A Bee’s Experience,” a group show featuring the paper cut work of Kathryn Carr, Bec Young, and Stacey Malasky. Carr’s art was previously presented at Wildcard in June of 2010. Kathryn Carr has focused her talents on the art of paper cutting since 2008. She turned all her attention to this art form because she was drawn to the bold imagery of the silhouette and the intriguing shadows they cast. Carr’s whimsical designs begin by sketching an idea to give it a sense of movement<br />and playfulness. She then draws the image again and uses a scissor or knife blade to carefully cut away paper to reveal the image.<br /><br />Many of her original paper cut images are featured in her line of greeting cards. These cards can be found in shops and galleries in Pittsburgh and in a growing number of other locations in the United States. Kathryn has lived in various places throughout the world and currently resides in St. Augustine Florida.<br /><br />The idea to collaborate on a paper cutting show was spurred by a casual conversation a year ago between Pittsburgh paper cut artists Bec Young and Kathryn Carr. Both desired to showcase the beauty and uniqueness of paper cut art. Young asked Stacey Malasky, a friend and fellow paper cut artist from Ohio, if she would like to be apart of the show as well. The three decided to focus their show on bees; Stacey is a bee keeper and all three ladies wanted to heighten public<br />awareness of the plight of bees (check out this link to learn more about why honeybees are so important — and what ordinary citizens can do to help: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/silence-of-the-bees/video-podcast/69/)<br /><br />The show runs from Friday, October 7th through Sunday, November 13th. WildCard will host an opening night reception with free drink & snacks. No rsvp is required.<br /><br />Kathryn Carr: www.gocarrgo.com<br />Stacey Malasky: http://staceymalasky.wordpress.com/<br />Bec Young: http://justseeds.org/artists/bec_young/</b></p><p><b>Images of Kathryn Carr's work.<br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-5950661178437191986?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-51511329665026970632011-10-01T00:00:00.004-04:002011-10-01T00:00:02.868-04:00The Gallery 4 presents "Stuff To Look At"* *New Works by Chris Smith<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-48xpiV9p0Wk/TnqIOdTxcII/AAAAAAAADRE/85sexzQmMdw/s1600/Show%2BCard%2BFront.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-48xpiV9p0Wk/TnqIOdTxcII/AAAAAAAADRE/85sexzQmMdw/s400/Show%2BCard%2BFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654982064084185218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0pW1Kotnrrs/TnqIKrLZ1iI/AAAAAAAADQ8/wQtkfqnEEds/s1600/Show%2BCard%2BBack.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0pW1Kotnrrs/TnqIKrLZ1iI/AAAAAAAADQ8/wQtkfqnEEds/s400/Show%2BCard%2BBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654981999087703586" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>The Gallery 4</p><p>T: 412. 363.5050 or 1.877.YINZART<br /><br />206 S. Highland Ave.<br /><br />Pittsburgh, Pa. 15206<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thegallery4.us/" target="_blank">www.thegallery4.us</a><br /><br />thegallery4@gmail.com<br /><br />The Gallery 4 presents "Stuff To Look At"* *New Works by Chris Smith<br /><br />Saturday, October 1st - October 29th, 2011<br /><br />Opening reception: Saturday, October 8th, 7-11pm<br /><br />This exhibit features paintings, drawings and mixed media pieces.</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-5151132966502697063?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-17993557879729667432011-10-01T00:00:00.002-04:002011-10-01T00:00:04.225-04:007th Annual Lawrenceville Artists' Studio Tour Oct 22, 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Saturday, October 22</b>,<b> 2011: </b>the 7th Annual <b>Lawrenceville Artists' Studio Tour<br /><br /></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>(it looks like they need to shake things up and increase the diversity of artists here, just a thought)</b></span></span><br /><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gYRf16oRj0g/TndEd0sRJPI/AAAAAAAADQk/GYBX-RZYqac/s1600/studiotour2011_tugboatprintshop.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gYRf16oRj0g/TndEd0sRJPI/AAAAAAAADQk/GYBX-RZYqac/s400/studiotour2011_tugboatprintshop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654063136338158834" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wZKZXsvlvlQ/TndEb4KZCAI/AAAAAAAADQc/BaiHW7nC1WA/s1600/studiotour2011_tugboatprintshop2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wZKZXsvlvlQ/TndEb4KZCAI/AAAAAAAADQc/BaiHW7nC1WA/s400/studiotour2011_tugboatprintshop2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654063102910072834" border="0" /></a></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1799355787972966743?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-31385442135192688392011-10-01T00:00:00.001-04:002011-10-01T00:00:02.410-04:00artist Brian Ferrel, Your New Aesthetic, at SCC Satellite Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HCTHUngWOZ8/TnZ4cPw_OLI/AAAAAAAADQU/jvxOQXgbZbM/s1600/Water%2BSet.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HCTHUngWOZ8/TnZ4cPw_OLI/AAAAAAAADQU/jvxOQXgbZbM/s400/Water%2BSet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653838808873908402" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p>Your New Aesthetic, a solo show featuring local artist Brian Ferrel, will open at SCC's satellite gallery on October 14th, 2011. <span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Perhaps best known for his woodworking, Ferrel is an exceptional metalsmith as well. </span></span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://societyforcontemporarycraft.blogspot.com/2011/09/your-new-aesthetic.html">More info here.</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span>The satellite gallery is located in the “T” station lobby of One Mellon Bank Center and is open daily through midnight. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.contemporarycraft.org/">www.contemporarycraft.org</a> or contact Kati Fishbein at 412.261.7003 x 26.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-3138544213519268839?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-24611587485327633092011-10-01T00:00:00.000-04:002011-10-01T00:00:05.948-04:00Not So Fuckin Serious at Unsmoke Systems, Friday October 21, 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rhju5MmBKIo/TnZPiNDQeLI/AAAAAAAADQE/zoW_FcxcMo4/s1600/notsoserious.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rhju5MmBKIo/TnZPiNDQeLI/AAAAAAAADQE/zoW_FcxcMo4/s400/notsoserious.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653793831247706290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-srvRajZg5vQ/TnZPe0vvTMI/AAAAAAAADP8/z4YdnrqoNdI/s1600/penna-poster_sm.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-srvRajZg5vQ/TnZPe0vvTMI/AAAAAAAADP8/z4YdnrqoNdI/s400/penna-poster_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653793773183782082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jv9JuC2DfqA/TnZPapLt68I/AAAAAAAADP0/R9CIDTT5suc/s1600/poster2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jv9JuC2DfqA/TnZPapLt68I/AAAAAAAADP0/R9CIDTT5suc/s400/poster2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653793701360430018" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>They have designed at least four different poster images for this show which is cool...</b></p><p>Not So F*%?@#! Serious: Friday, October 21st, 2011 from 7-12 pm at Unsmoke Systems at 1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104.<br /></p><p><a href="http://goo.gl/cI7Zj">Directions To Unsmoke Systems.</a></p><p><a href="http://aplace-forall.blogspot.com/2011/09/not-so-f-serious.html">Source.</a><br /></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-2461158748532763309?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-4462170039891169772011-09-28T08:46:00.003-04:002011-09-28T08:51:56.079-04:00They Paved Paradise and Put Up A Parking Lot<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>A provocative news alert from the folks at the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/ALERT%20September%2028,%202011%20They%20paved%20paradise%20and%20put%20up%20a%20parking%20lot.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20old%20Pittsburgh%20Opera%20building%20at%20Penn%20Avenue%20and%208th%20Street%20has%20been%20torn%20down%20and%20replaced%20with%20a%20parking%20lot.%20It%20is%20understood%20a%20fountain%20will%20be%20placed%20at%20the%20edge%20of%20Penn%20Ave.%20%20%20http://www.pgharts.org/media/read_release.aspx?id=66071%20%20http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09066/953820-53.stm%20%20%20There%20is%20still%20Cell%20Phone%20Disco%20though%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%28With%20Funding%20through%20a%20Foundation%29%20http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A88396%20%20http://www.downtownpittsburgh.com/do/cell-phone-disco91%20%20%20Although%20Layoffs%20Remain%20http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09037/947357-100.stm">Pittsburgh Arts Watch</a>:</b></p><span class="size24 Helvetica24" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><u style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i>They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. </i></b></u><br /></span><div><span class="size22 Helvetica22" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" > <br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" >The old Pittsburgh Opera building at Penn Avenue and 8th Street has been torn down and replaced with a parking lot. It is understood a fountain will be placed at the edge of Penn Ave.<br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><a target="_blank" href="http://www.pgharts.org/media/read_release.aspx?id=66071">http://www.pgharts.org/media/read_release.aspx?id=66071</a><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><a target="_blank" href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09066/953820-53.stm">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09066/953820-53.stm</a><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="size22 Helvetica22" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" >There is still Cell Phone Disco though<br /></span></div><div><span class="size16 Helvetica16" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" > </span><span class="size12 Helvetica12" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" >(With Funding through a Foundation)<br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><a target="_blank" href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09066/953820-53.stm">http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A88396</a><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><a target="_blank" href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09066/953820-53.stm">http://www.downtownpittsburgh.com/do/cell-phone-disco91</a><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="size22 Helvetica22" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" >Although Layoffs Remain<br /></span></div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" ><a target="_blank" href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09037/947357-100.stm">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09037/947357-100.stm</a></span><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-446217003989116977?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-77340212781004185742011-09-27T18:59:00.003-04:002011-09-27T19:08:02.121-04:00Mr. Gods Galloping Mountain kickoff show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-59Qq-6KfxPk/ToJVa5eGUZI/AAAAAAAADS0/7hCOJFgursY/s1600/index.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-59Qq-6KfxPk/ToJVa5eGUZI/AAAAAAAADS0/7hCOJFgursY/s400/index.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657178002522788242" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title"> Mr. Gods Galloping Mountain kickoff show </h3> <div class="post-header"> </div> Thursday Sept 29th, 2011 is the kickoff show for Mr. God's Galloping Moutain variety tour at the Artist Image Resource center (AIR) in Pittsburgh's Northside 7:30 pm.<p><b>more info at the <a href="http://cyberpunkapocalypse.blogspot.com/2011/09/mr-gods-galloping-moutain-kickoff-show.html">Cyberpunk Apocalypse</a> blog.<br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-7734021278100418574?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-88120035470262353262011-09-27T08:53:00.005-04:002011-09-27T10:43:37.233-04:00Seth Clark: Art on the Walls, GPAC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C9fGVJ2Z6xc/ToHHiEZENeI/AAAAAAAADSs/M_tANVEPvO4/s1600/artonthewalls.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C9fGVJ2Z6xc/ToHHiEZENeI/AAAAAAAADSs/M_tANVEPvO4/s400/artonthewalls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657021995062408674" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sethsclark.com/">Seth Clark</a>'s Exhibit is part of <a href="http://www.pgharts.org/education/gallerycrawl.aspx">this Friday's art crawl </a><br /><br />and lasts for 6 months...<br /><br />810 Penn Avenue, Suite 200<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3401</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Office Hours:</strong><br />9 am to 5 pm, Monday - Friday</p><div style="text-align: center;"> tel 412.391.2060</div><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-8812003547026235326?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-22588680612010731452011-09-26T21:17:00.002-04:002011-09-26T21:22:58.848-04:00Sampsonia Way is an online magazine sponsored by City of Asylum/Pittsburgh celebrating literary free expression and supporting persecuted poets...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sampsoniaway.org/issue-8-september-2011-persecuted-cartoonists/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PUh_6fLDOwM/ToEkKJ2Ld7I/AAAAAAAADSk/4qBN9wWfvjI/s400/issue8-cartoonists.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656842363814508466" border="0" /></a>Sampsonia Way is an online magazine sponsored by <a href="http://www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org/" target="_blank">City of Asylum/Pittsburgh</a> celebrating literary free expression and supporting persecuted poets and novelists worldwide.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.sampsoniaway.org/issue-8-september-2011-persecuted-cartoonists/">Sampsonia Way Issue 8 here.</a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><h2 class="articleTitle"><a href="http://www.sampsoniaway.org/about-coa/" rel="bookmark">About Sampsonia Way</a></h2> <p>In the summer of 2004, Huang Xiang became the first writer in <a href="http://www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org/" target="_blank">City of Asylum/Pittsburgh</a>’s exiled writer-residency program. He immediately made his mark on the city, figuratively and literally, by covering the façade of his residency house on <em>Sampsonia Way</em> with calligraphies of his poetry. This remarkable artwork, called “House Poem,” became an instant landmark celebrating the freedom to write. Since then, it has attracted thousands of visitors and inspired many poets.</p> <p>Huang Xiang’s “House Poem” motivated City of Asylum/Pittsburgh to create additional writer-residencies on <em>Sampsonia Way</em>, each a rehabbed single-family home with text-based artworks on the facade. <em>Sampsonia Way</em> (in reality, a long, narrow, hodge-podge of an alley) is now a “public library” of “house publications” that you can read any time just by walking down the street.</p> <p><em>Sampsonia Way</em>, the web magazine, is intended to provide the same shelter for writers and writing as <em>Sampsonia Way</em>, the street lined with writer residences. Each defends free speech by protecting the people who actually do the writing and speaking. The homes provide shelter for writers; the magazine provides shelter for their work.</p> <p>Please let us know your ideas on how we can best use <em>Sampsonia Way</em> to further this defense.</p> <p><strong>Contact City of Asylum/Pittsburgh at:</strong><br /><a href="mailto:coapgh@yahoo.com" target="_blank">coapgh@yahoo.com</a></p> <p><strong>Or by mail to:</strong><br />City of Asylum/Pittsburgh<br />330 Sampsonia Way<br />Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4440</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-2258868061201073145?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-44531319037752623712011-09-26T20:07:00.004-04:002011-09-26T20:12:08.193-04:00Andrew Laties: Rebel Bookseller<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bSDwW7KWrwQ/ToEUrY73xzI/AAAAAAAADSc/QsjwBfmR0Q8/s1600/Rebel_Bookseller.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bSDwW7KWrwQ/ToEUrY73xzI/AAAAAAAADSc/QsjwBfmR0Q8/s400/Rebel_Bookseller.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656825342614554418" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>Karen Lillis has a post over at the <a href="http://diggingpitt.blogspot.com/2011/09/rebel-bookseller-in-pittsburgh.html">Digging Pitt/Livable City Blog</a> about Andrew Laties and a panel discussion on indie bookstores October 3rd, 2011 from 6-9 pm in Polish Hill. More info <a href="http://diggingpitt.blogspot.com/2011/09/rebel-bookseller-in-pittsburgh.html">here.</a><br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-4453131903775262371?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-15064281046441242142011-09-26T18:40:00.005-04:002011-09-26T18:51:58.019-04:00Promoting Visual Art Events without images of some of the work is absurd...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W0MK27_H3RE/ToEA9ueq_7I/AAAAAAAADSU/ANqs8AGA0fY/s1600/pghart.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W0MK27_H3RE/ToEA9ueq_7I/AAAAAAAADSU/ANqs8AGA0fY/s400/pghart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656803667402751922" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p>It continues to be absurd but people, galleries, and orgs promoting visual art events without providing images of the some of the work still don't get it. I've seen this to be the case with individual artists, galleries of many different sizes, as well as the large non-profits...<br /></p><p>It's visual art people...</p><p>And for those who go to the trouble to do a poster/image promoting the show and it doesn't include some of the work being exhibited.... Really?<br /></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1506428104644124214?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-33068243664383897272011-09-26T18:38:00.001-04:002011-09-26T18:39:50.667-04:00Harish Saluja: Progression at 707 Penn Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zhc2yazyRdk/ToD_JFIg1-I/AAAAAAAADSE/8GQrZrnk9wc/s1600/Sarasvati-2-48x36-inches-Oil-on-Linen-.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zhc2yazyRdk/ToD_JFIg1-I/AAAAAAAADSE/8GQrZrnk9wc/s400/Sarasvati-2-48x36-inches-Oil-on-Linen-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656801663439132642" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><h1 class="entry-title single-entry-title">Harish Saluja: Progression</h1> <h3>September 23 - November 13, 2011 at 707 Penn Gallery </h3><br /><p>While doodling is generally seen as something anyone can do, local artist Harish Saluja transforms seemingly simple drawings into richly intricate and colorful works of art. Saluja’s latest series Progession can be interpreted as an extension of his passion for Asian-inspired art. The abstract expressionistic drawings found in Progression explore Indian music, Raga paintings and Hindu dieties.</p> <p><strong>About Progression </strong><br />The Progression paintings are a representation of the changing style and themes of his work over the years. These include:<br />Mandalas: Mandala is Sanskrit for circle, polygon, community, and connection. It is a symbol of man or woman in the world, a support for the meditating person. It is often illustrated as a palace with four gates, facing the four corners of the Earth. Before the meditating person arrives at the gates, he/she must pass the four outer circles. Saluja builds on this basic discipline and gives it an abstract flavor.</p> <p>Raga Series: Based on the Indian classical music, these paintings are abstract representations of the moods and emotions that the various ragas evoke.</p> <p>Contemporary Miniatures: These tiny (5×3 inches) images are often the basis of larger paintings but are complete pieces in their own right. To see the painting images are online, visit: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/harish.saluja">www.facebook.com/harish.saluja</a></p><br /><a href="http://pressroom.pgharts.org/2011/09/23/harish-saluja-progression/">source</a><br /><br /><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-3306824366438389727?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-73583350667315956492011-09-26T14:49:00.008-04:002011-09-26T15:42:43.244-04:00Outpost Journal Inaugural Issue, Pittsburgh PA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Ofo6AAqNF8/ToDKJx6SaWI/AAAAAAAADR8/XdgiMnpQHXw/s1600/HOME.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Ofo6AAqNF8/ToDKJx6SaWI/AAAAAAAADR8/XdgiMnpQHXw/s400/HOME.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656743401342789986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Features Pittsburgh, PA artists!</span> Thanks to Outpost Journal for mentioning <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">PghGalleries.com</a>.<br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><a href="http://www.outpostjournal.org/">Outpost</a> is an annual, non-profit print publication on innovative art, design and community action from cities that have been traditionally underexposed beyond their local contexts. Each beautifully produced and visually engaging issue of Outpost focuses on a single urban location and comes packaged with a limited edition print by an artist from the featured city. Outpost is a journey into the creative heart of a place, and via features like Secretly Famous (profiles of the most infamous artsy locals), guerrilla engagements with tourist attractions, historical explorations, mapping projects, and deep dives into artist collectives and organizations, Outpost exposes the myriad ways in which unique local communities arise through creative collaboration and production. </p><p>Exploratory and playful, critical with a sense of levity, and inspired by hand-drawn maps, flags, totem poles, poorly pixelated iPhone photos, moody landscapes, and the spirit of adventure, Outpost is dedicated to strengthening ties between communities and spreading new ideas about how creative culture can change the world. Be sure to check out our inaugural issue on Pittsburgh, PA, out now!</p><p><a href="http://www.outpostjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Outpost-Informational-PDF.pdf">pdf here.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.outpostjournal.org/order/">order print version here.</a><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">also being sold locally in Pittsburgh at Wildcard, the Mattress Factory & the Warhol Museum.</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-7358335066731595649?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-14326863303122145602011-09-26T14:03:00.002-04:002011-09-26T14:10:04.083-04:00Pittsburgh's Small Press Festival Saturday October 8, 2011<p><b></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.spfpittsburgh.com/">Pittsburgh's Small Press Festival</a> Saturday October 8, 2011</b></p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KBC6Ov4AhCY/ToC-lKGGojI/AAAAAAAADR0/DGD9bVEZ644/s1600/SPF2011Poster.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KBC6Ov4AhCY/ToC-lKGGojI/AAAAAAAADR0/DGD9bVEZ644/s400/SPF2011Poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656730677551735346" border="0" /></a></p><p><b>162 Sheridan Ave 3rd Floor above Family Dollar in East Liberty<br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1432686330312214560?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-69436754175386275202011-09-23T10:57:00.002-04:002011-09-30T15:09:11.845-04:00Photo by Caldwell, An Art Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQPjsNWE3EY/Tnyej2SK4zI/AAAAAAAADRU/g7XqcmEna1c/s1600/Caldwell_flyer.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQPjsNWE3EY/Tnyej2SK4zI/AAAAAAAADRU/g7XqcmEna1c/s400/Caldwell_flyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655569570774836018" border="0" /></a>*The show will open Saturday Oct 15th at 6pm and run to 9pm.<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>A self-taught photographer, Caldwell not only captures the experiences, attributes, and personalities of vibrant communities but also plays a role in creating safe spaces and celebrating the “other” side of life. From Bluemoon and Donnie’s, quiet moments and house parties, this show exhibits the glamorous, the sensation, the dramatic, the intimate, and the spectacular lives of queers in Pittsburgh within the past two years.<br /><br />You can catch Caldwell on Facebook at The Queerlinker where they connect you to the best queer events around town. Purchase your favorite photos at the exhibit and stay connected to vibrant Pittsburgh queer communities!<br /><br />The GLCC is located at 210 Grant St. in the Downtown Pittsburgh area. The event is free with refreshments. The show will continue till Nov. 27th.</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-6943675417538627520?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-4839156081004722002011-09-22T10:14:00.000-04:002011-09-22T10:15:25.261-04:00Join the crew, open the trail Sat Sept 24,27 2011 Mt Washington<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FW1Q5HCZKCI/TntCz_s5omI/AAAAAAAADRM/cTKTYCytZPE/s1600/289786_10150320007017347_76867662346_7634452_1650369398_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FW1Q5HCZKCI/TntCz_s5omI/AAAAAAAADRM/cTKTYCytZPE/s400/289786_10150320007017347_76867662346_7634452_1650369398_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655187218134311522" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-483915608100472200?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-18398631457692533282011-09-21T20:51:00.002-04:002011-09-23T10:54:17.156-04:00Academy of the South Side now The Conservatory of Oil Painting<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">(check them out this unblurred friday oct 7, 2011)</span><br /></p><p>from Academy of the South Side <span style="font-weight: bold;">now The Conservatory of Oil</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Painting </span><span>and moving to</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>*5001 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224*</p><p>Hi everyone!<br /><br />It's been awhile since we've had much going on, but we've been busy in the meantime and are ready to get back into action. We have lots of fun stuff coming up and are hoping for a great close to 2011 in anticipation of a banner year in 2012.<br /><br />First up, we're holding a class this fall! Many thanks to Jason and Mel at Artisan Tattoo Gallery, an upcoming brand new addition to the Penn Ave arts district, for their generosity in providing us a studio space in their building! Yes, we are moving out of the South Side after a long run, and our studio for the upcoming term will be located at *5001 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224*. We will be holding one class, Portrait Painting, taught by Academy instructors Tim Meehan and Shervin Iranshahr, to get back into the swing of things and get ready for many more to come. We are going to have a brand new model every week, so we're really looking forward to some exciting and interesting paintings. As always, the class is available to all skill levels, and feel free to pass this on to others who may be interested.<br /><br />The details:<br />*Portrait Painting*<br />October 15th through December 3rd<br />Saturdays, 3-6PM<br />8 week class - $200<br /><br />For additional details and registration, please visit our website at<br /><a href="http://www.academyofthesouthside.com/" target="_blank">www.academyofthesouthside.com</a>.<br /><br />Next, in celebration of our return to teaching classes and the move to Penn Ave, we will be participating in the *October 7th* First Friday gallery crawl! More details will be announced in the coming weeks, but mark your calendars for an evening of art, music, and good times. We're honored and excited to be holding the first show at Artisan and hope to see lots of old and new friends there.<br /><br />And last but not least, we can officially announce that we will be rechristening The Academy under the new name of *The Conservatory of Oil Painting*! It has taken some time but we have filed our paperwork and are awaiting confirmation of our nonprofit status, which will allow us to pursue new and exciting opportunities and develop into a permanent resource for artists and art lovers in our community.<br /><br />Here's our mission statement:<br />The mission of The Conservatory of Oil Painting is to consistently deliver a supportive and inspiring experience of the highest possible quality devoted to the instruction, creation, and exhibition of representational art.<br /><br />With your help, we are excited to try to live up to that mission. We'll have more changes and developments to announce in the coming months, but we wanted to let you all know the exciting news and get a feel for what you can expect in the future.<br /><br />As time goes on, we will be going through transferring our website, email address, branding, etc., but in the meantime, please continue to use this email address and our current website (<a href="http://www.academyofthesouthside.com/" target="_blank">www.academyofthesouthside.com</a>) for all correspondence and information.<br /><br />A sincere thank you to everyone for your patience and support. We are really looking forward to this new chapter in our history and hope you are all a part of it.<br /><br />-Tim, Shervin and Dan<br />*The Academy of the South Side / The Conservatory of Oil Painting*<br /><a href="http://www.academyofthesouthside.com/" target="_blank">www.academyofthesouthside.com</a></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1839863145769253328?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-54323853156710354652011-09-19T16:00:00.002-04:002011-09-19T16:03:36.009-04:00Bike Pittsburgh: Check out their Car Free Calculator<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>For season one of the Car Free Calculator ;<a href="http://car-free.bike-pgh.org/" target="_blank">http://car-free.bike-pgh.org/</a>; we have two metrics we'd like to reach: 500 registered subscribers and 100,000 miles. At nearly 80,000 miles the second goal is close at hand. The first goal of 500 initial subscribers is more of a challenge. This Winter we plan to begin development on the second phase.Our plans for phase two include batch entry so you don't have to individually log each day, a competition element that enables businesses and even neighborhoods to compete with one another, and easy navigation on smart phones.<br /><br />We're only 19 subscribers shy of 400, which triggers the next raffle prize. We've had five winners so far. They've enjoyed prizes like gift certificates to the East End Food Coop, OTB, Piper's Pub, or an American Eagle swag bag. Don't forget to log your<br />miles;<a href="http://car-free.bike-pgh.org/" target="_blank">http://car-free.bike-pgh.org/</a>; to help us reach the 100,000 mark before we start work on the upgrades.<br /><br />On other fronts we had some more good bike news locally, 6 more Pittsburgh businesses were recognized for being a bike friendly business by the League of American Bicyclist's. All six were part of the inaugural class of BikePGH's Bike Friendly Employer program;<a href="http://bike-pgh.org/campaigns/bike-friendly-employer/" target="_blank"> http://bike-pgh.org/campaigns/bike-friendly-employer/</a>;.<br /></p><p>Read about the announcement on the BikePGH blog;<a href="http://bike-pgh.org/blog/2011/09/16/six-local-employers-earn-national-bike-friendly-recognition/" target="_blank">http://bike-pgh.org/blog/2011/09/16/six-local-employers-earn-national-bike-friendly-recognition/</a>;<br /><br />This Friday is Transportation Exploration;<a href="http://bike-pgh.org/blog/2011/09/14/pittsburgh-transportation-exploration-set-for-september-23/" target="_blank">http://bike-pgh.org/blog/2011/09/14/pittsburgh-transportation-exploration-set-for-september-23/</a>; in Market Square from 7:30 to 9:30am. A big wrapped present that will be there waiting for you.</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-5432385315671035465?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-51142030378790310162011-09-19T12:28:00.003-04:002011-09-19T12:30:04.218-04:00Stacks Exhibit at Sweetwater Center for the Arts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b5uYn3ISGls/TndtsGJSflI/AAAAAAAADQ0/W09xldv_3k4/s1600/ResizedImage235300-Love-Scar-VI.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b5uYn3ISGls/TndtsGJSflI/AAAAAAAADQ0/W09xldv_3k4/s400/ResizedImage235300-Love-Scar-VI.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654108461518192210" border="0" /></a>Stacks<br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><em>September 30 – October 28, 2011<br />Reception: Friday, September 30, 6:00-9:00 p.m.</em><br />*Featuring live music by DJ Soy Sos from 6:30-8:30 p.m.<br />*The reception coincides with the Sewickley Fall Gallery Walk and includes complimentary wine, refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres.<br /><br />September 2011-September 2012 marks artist Romare Bearden’s centennial year. During his time he achieved recognition for his complex semiabstract collages of photographs and painted paper on canvas. The narrative structure of his work depicts African American culture, including ritual, music, and family as his predominant themes. By the 1960s Bearden was recognized as the preeminent collagist in the U.S. He is regarded as one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. Romare Bearden spent some time in Pittsburgh and went to high school at Peabody. A large part of his work was inspired by his time in Pittsburgh. Bearden also had a reputation and several endeavors to inspire and promote other African American and younger artists, namely The Studio Museum of Harlem and Cinque Gallery, both in New York City.<br /><br />The show is titled Stacks based on Bearden’s reflections on the influence the smokestacks of Pittsburgh had on his work. Thinking about the idea of stacks as layers, Bearden created work in a collage aesthetic and used color and space all in stacks. Stacks also refers to artistic influence. As artists we stack ideas, techniques and environments. One artist influences another in stacks. Artists including Christiane Leach, Staycee Pearl, Blaine Siegel, and Brett Wormsley share their Bearden inspirations in various ways in this exhibition. Stacks is curated by Alisha Wormsley, a resident and teaching artist for many cultural institutions including The Romare Bearden Foundation.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Image: <em>Love Scar VI</em> by Christiane Leach<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Sweetwater Center for the Arts<br />Free!</strong></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-5114203037879031016?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-67915370045669170802011-09-19T09:44:00.003-04:002011-09-19T09:46:21.178-04:00100,000 Poets For Change in Pittsburgh 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aFMeb6qX6Ak/TndHl7i483I/AAAAAAAADQs/mlRivto_SC0/s1600/336785_10150299010784423_725654422_7887243_2140441974_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aFMeb6qX6Ak/TndHl7i483I/AAAAAAAADQs/mlRivto_SC0/s400/336785_10150299010784423_725654422_7887243_2140441974_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654066574151709554" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>The world's largest Poetry Reading - 600 Events, 450 Cities, 95 Countries. Representing Pittsburgh: Luqmon Abdus-Salaam, Kristofer Collins, Jimmy Cvetic, Vanessa German, Nancy Krygowski, Christiane Leach, Phat ManDee, Christina Springer, Don Wentworth, Bob Ziller. With an open mic to follow, one poem per poet.</p><div><div>Saturday, September 24, 2011 · <span class="dtstart"><span class="value-title" title="2011-09-24T20:00:00"> </span>8:00pm</span> - <span class="dtend"><span class="value-title" title="2011-09-24T22:00:00"> </span>10:00pm</span></div></div><p>Hemingway's Cafe<br /></p><div class="data_field"><a href="http://bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&where1=3911+Forbes+Ave.%2C+Pittsburgh%2C+PA+15213&FORM=FBKPL0&name=Hemingway%27s+Cafe&mkt=en-US" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">3911 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213</a> · <a href="http://bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&rtp=adr.%7Epos.40.442202386759_-79.956289644345_Hemingway%27s+Cafe_3911+Forbes+Ave.%2C+Pittsburgh%2C+PA+15213&cp=40.442202386759%7E-79.956289644345&lvl=16&sty=r&rtop=0%7E0%7E0%7E&mode=D&FORM=FBKPL1&mkt=en-US" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Get Directions</a></div><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-6791537004566917080?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-60496815343644165332011-09-18T18:38:00.006-04:002011-09-18T18:47:57.552-04:00artist Zachary Brown Elan Gallery in Sewickley, October 2011.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ROdkI7fwcE8/TnZzYKKRY4I/AAAAAAAADQM/oHHiO-Zgi6Y/s1600/invite%2B%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ROdkI7fwcE8/TnZzYKKRY4I/AAAAAAAADQM/oHHiO-Zgi6Y/s400/invite%2B%25281%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653833241091728258" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p>Moxie DaDA is producing a solo exhibition for artist <a href="http://www.zachbrownart.com/">Zachary Brown</a> to premiere at Elan Gallery in Sewickley, October 2011.<br /><br />The exhibition will run from *October 8 – 28, 2011* with an opening reception, Friday, October 8 from 5-8 PM.<br /></p><p>*(Please note: the exhibit has been extended to run through Oct. 28)*</p><p>The reception is free and open to the public.<br /><br />*Gallery hours:<br />*Saturday, OCT 8 & 22: 12-8 PM<br />F/Sa/Su: 12-5 PM<br />*with extended hours oct 8 / 22<br />OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, OCT 8: 5-8 PM<br /><br />*October 8-28, 2011<br />*Home Coming<br />Artwork by Pennsylvania artist<br />*Zachary Brown*<br /><br />As a figurative painter, Zachary’s artistic subject has always been the human form. In his early studies, Zachary found inspiration through portraiture and connected strongly with iconic & macabre images of religion. After a trip to Italy, his familiar portraits, modeled by friends and family, captured religious saints and religious deities as subjects. His classical technique and imagery of traditional religious art are contrasted with geometric, flat designs used as backgrounds. He uses images and symbols of Christian iconography, comparing and merging religions, Gnostic gospels, hierarchies, angels, fallen angels and countless saints to comment on the human state and fragility.<br /><br />A recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Zachary Brown, produces his first solo exhibition. The exhibition is produced by moxie DaDA in collaboration with Joan Barenbregge of Elan Fine Art Gallery.<br /><br />*Meet the Artist!<br />**Saturday, October 8**th** : 5 - 8pm<br />**Free and open to the public.*</p><p>GALLERY LOCATION<br />ELAN FINE ART GALLERY<br />427 BROAD STREET / SEWICKLEY PA 15143</p><p>*PRODUCED BY:<br />*Moxie DaDA<br /><br />*CHRISTINE WHISPELL<br />*412.682.0348</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-6049681534364416533?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-50053325047938861162011-09-18T12:32:00.001-04:002011-09-18T12:34:19.826-04:00Wood-Fired Words : October 1st at UnSmoke Systems Artspace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XofQSEslkQ4/TnYdgu4kV_I/AAAAAAAADPs/wncDp-oXf2s/s1600/woodfiredwordsposter.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XofQSEslkQ4/TnYdgu4kV_I/AAAAAAAADPs/wncDp-oXf2s/s400/woodfiredwordsposter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653738830388549618" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>UnSmoke Systems Artspace<br /><br />1137 Braddock Avenue<br /><br />Braddock, PA 15104<br /><br />unsmoke@gmail.com<br /><br />415.518.9921 /612.940.9747</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-5005332504793886116?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-31519977231215207792011-09-18T12:11:00.010-04:002011-09-18T13:03:24.214-04:00An Original Feature: Multimedia Works from Luftwerk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-omes50pe8kU/TnYY02iTNBI/AAAAAAAADPk/sWEEhDLMDyE/s1600/Luftwerk%2BFallingwater%2BImage.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 162px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-omes50pe8kU/TnYY02iTNBI/AAAAAAAADPk/sWEEhDLMDyE/s400/Luftwerk%2BFallingwater%2BImage.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653733678481880082" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> </p>Magical Multimedia Works from Luftwerk<br /><br />A Chicago art team is transforming an iconic masterpiece of American architecture using a “new medium of expression.”<br /><br />By <a href="http://angelalu.weebly.com/">Angela Shawn-Chi Lu</a><br /><br /><br />Spectacles of light and form, they provoke the question: “What is that?”<br /><br />In one, clouds amidst a cerulean sky soar across a 10-ton wall of shimmering ice. In another, waves and water reflections flood a canopy of 13,000 silk lotus flowers. In a third, sophisticated kaleidoscopes twist and twirl vertiginously.<br /><br />Featured everywhere from Abu Dhabi to Massachusetts, the video projection installations of the art team called Luftwerk, mesmerize. Upon witnessing one of Luftwerk’s projects last fall, Eva Silverman, a director at the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, recalls letting out a gasp and thinking, “That’s so exciting.”<br /><br />However, none of that previous work can quite compare to what the Chicago-based pair, husband Sean Gallero and wife Petra Bachmaier, are creating now—a tribute to one of the greatest architectural masterpieces of all time. This January, trustees of Fallingwater—the terraced, rural Pennsylvania house that many consider to be Frank Lloyd Wright’s tour de force—approached Luftwerk to create a video projection show for its exterior. After eight and a half months of hard work, their project comes to life this weekend at a gala on Saturday night and a showing on Sunday night in Mill Run, Pa. for the 75th anniversary of the iconic residence. Footage of the show will also be viewable on YouTube soon.<br /><br />Fallingwater trustees recognize that the team produces some of today’s most progressive contemporary art—works, however, that remain a mystery to many. Using design software, lighting and video projection, Luftwerk crafts multisensory immersive installations, sculptures and shows that engage viewers visually, aurally and tactilely. Ultimately, the team hopes to sensitize viewers within the media-saturated culture of distraction, and encourage viewers to reexamine the world.<br /><br />The Fallingwater project, though, has become one of Luftwerk’s most difficult challenges to date, both on technical and conceptual levels. The team must tailor their projectors and designs to fit the various depths of Fallingwater’s cantilevered terraces without overlapping or pixilation, and they must do this in the middle of a wooded glen broken by a waterfall, while still honoring the gorgeous architecture that dominates the space.<br /><br />Luftwerk is now setting out to accomplish what even renowned installation artist Robert Irwin considered mind-bogglingly difficult. While visiting Fallingwater during the 1980s to consider building an installation there, Irwin, according to Fallingwater Director Lynda Waggoner, simply said, “Well, I don’t know what else I can say. The dialogue here is so complete.”<br /><br />Bachmaier and Gallero hope to keep the conversation going, though they recognize the complexities involved. “I think the greatest challenge is: How do you create something on a creation that’s so iconic?” Gallero says.<br /><br /><br />------------------<br /><br /><br />Hard, geometric shapes. Massive, white drafting tables. Cushionless chairs and stools for working. If an architect wanted a de Stijl-inspired office, this would be it. Though large by city standards, Luftwerk’s Humboldt Park studio, which doubles as the couple’s apartment, is almost entirely devoted to their craft. Only the two tiny bedrooms at the front offer space for any relaxation.<br /><br />The apartment’s furnishings reflect the duo’s intense discipline. They are now working up to 15 hours a day, seven days a week for the Fallingwater project.<br /><br />“It’s a 24/7 process,” says Gallero, 38, a slender, Filipino-American with large circular eyes. “There’s no out. So even in the middle of the night. We might think ‘What do you think of this? Or what if we did that?’”<br /><br />But they wouldn’t have it any other way.<br /><br /><br />“I love that we live where we work,” says Bachmaier, 36, a petite German with a dark brown pixie cut. “I’m not looking for a separation of those two.”<br /><br />This is how their serene installations and gentle demeanors deceive. Although their art pieces and whispery voices tend to lull the viewer and listener into deep repose, they live to work extremely hard.<br />Professionalism seems to permeate every aspect of their lives. For instance, Bachmaier and Gallero refer to themselves as “partners.” In their case, they are literal partners, having collaborated as an art team over the last 11 years.<br /><br />“I would say she’s my partner first and foremost, because that’s how we connect and that’s how we stay connected,” Gallero says. “I think that is the hierarchy that we have here—partner in creative crime rather than spouse.”<br /><br />It’s a partnership that they have patiently honed over the years after meeting as students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1999. Bachmaier was deconstructing a phonograph player for a Dada-esque solo performance, but Gallero’s roommate accidentally broke it. Having grown up tinkering with electronics, Gallero was able to get the machine back to decent shape.<br /><br />“I was throwing a monkey wrench into that whole gear system with me coming on board and being in her life,” Gallero says. “I had to say, ‘You can trust me,’ and she had to open up a bit as well.”<br /><br />He was immediately intrigued by Bachmaier’s work, however. Fascinated by odd vinyl records of animal noises and foreign language lessons, Bachmaier was transforming herself into a multi-armed phonographic creature who would manually play records with a gramophone speaker on her head.<br /><br />During the next year, 2000, Gallero visited Bachmaier in her native Germany. Their relationship developed and they married in Chicago. Later, as an art team, they started calling themselves Luftwerk (pronounced “looft wurk”) to brand themselves with something memorable. “Luft” is German for air. Bachmaier believes light, a predominant medium in their work, resembles air. “Werk” is German for work, workplace or a studio.<br /><br />They received their first commission for a private event in 2003 for “Skywall,” a 10-ton wall of ice blocks with video projections of clouds. In 2009 they became full-time artists and now make a living off two to three large commissions each year. Their projects have included everything from an interactive camping trip video customized for autistic children to an advertisement installation for the Japanese retail chain Muji on monitors inside New York City’s Kennedy International Airport.<br /><br />Last year, they were selected as featured artists for Chicago Artists Month, an annual event hosted by the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, for their installation at the centennial celebration of another Frank Lloyd Wright residence, the Frederick C. Robie House, in Hyde Park. Despite their success, Bachmaier and Gallero know a long-term collaboration isn’t easy.<br /><br />“Artists are solitary figures with ego, and to work with another artist is a pretty big undertaking, and to do it successfully, that’s unbelievable,” Gallero says.<br /><br />“We’re both stubborn,” Bachmaier admits. “It’s over time, we learned how to work with each other.”<br /><br />Today, they’ve got their respective roles down solid—he’s the tech expert and she’s the primary conceptualist, although they do switch duties occasionally. Bachmaier typically starts their projects by researching and then sketching basic ideas. Gallero, who is largely self-taught, then brings those ideas to fruition through software programs.<br /><br />“He has many talents, while I have a tendency to be a single vision person, so it’s a good match,” Bachmaier says.<br /><br /><br />---------<br /><br /><br />Last year while planning for Fallingwater’s 75th anniversary gala, Fallingwater Director Lynda Waggoner knew she needed something extraordinary to pay tribute to the architectural icon.<br /><br />“It’s difficult to interact with Fallingwater, because Fallingwater interacts so well with its site,” she says. “What more can one say?”<br /><br />Like Luftwerk, she was well aware of the challenges the site presents for any artist attempting to pay homage. For starters, the performance had to be held outdoors, as the residence (today a National Historic Landmark) could not hold all 300 of the expected guests. But even the outdoor space had limited capacity—not enough room for an orchestra, for example. In any case, live music would get drowned out by the famous waterfall that runs below Fallingwater.<br /><br />Eventually Waggoner concluded that only one art form could interact with the façade of the building in a refreshing way without possibly damaging it—video projection art, which she refers to as “video mapping.”<br /><br />“Video mapping has the ability to take the architectural elements of a building and morph the surface of the building into something else,” Waggoner says. “It’s a new medium of expression.”<br /><br />She found Luftwerk through her art world contacts and after meeting the duo in February, decided they had the right sensibility for the project. Luftwerk and Wright, in fact, share many similarities in their work. With his “organic architecture” approach, Wright sought to elevate the elegance of the sites he built on, partly by incorporating a building’s locality into its design.<br /><br />His Prairie-style homes were low and wide, made to blend into the flat Midwestern landscape. At Fallingwater, the cantilevered terraces mimic the cliff on which the residence was built. In an interview with broadcaster Mike Wallace in 1957, Wright said, “I'd like to have architecture that belonged where you see it standing, and as a grace to the landscape….”<br /><br />Luftwerk’s art, too, has been greatly inspired by site. Their first official collaboration, 2000’s “Sea Light in the Night,” was an installation located at a hotel for sailors. Bachmaier was finishing graduate school at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg and wanted her final project to reflect the city and its harbor.<br /><br />“I wanted to do something that speaks about the city,” she says. “It is a harbor town, but we hardly recognize sailors as they come and go every day.”<br /><br />With the help of the hotel’s owner and a local shipping company, audience members were brought in by boat to view the Super-8 film installation from the water.<br /><br />Both Wright and Luftwerk also developed their love of nature early. Wright grew up surrounded by the beauty of the Wisconsin countryside. As a child, Bachmaier explored forests in rural areas not too far from Munich. Gallero grew up in the Bronx, and was fascinated by urban nature—reflections on glass, cracks in the concrete where plants emerged, and abandoned buildings with lit façades.<br /><br />Today Luftwerk depicts nature through a technologically advanced lens.<br /><br />“I think for the most part, we are trying to emulate nature because it is the greatest show on earth,” Gallero says. “She’s a master artist.”<br /><br />For their sculptural installation “Seablossoms,” which premiered at a private event in Chicago in 2008, they projected video of waves and water reflections onto a 28-by-40-foot canopy of silk lotus flowers. Similarly in 2003 with “Skywall” they projected video of clouds onto a 40-by-30 foot wall of 300-pound ice blocks. Sheets of cloth were frozen in the middle of the ice blocks so that video could be projected off them.<br /><br />Now Fallingwater trustees have presented Bachmaier and Gallero with one of their most demanding projects to date, given the technical precision that is required, and the forested, historic site of Fallingwater.<br /><br />“It’s a challenge how to find new ways to look at something with which we’re so familiar,” Waggoner says.<br /><br /><br />------------------<br /><br /><br />In February Luftwerk made its first trip out to Fallingwater in southwestern Pennsylvania. Bachmaier recalls her initial impressions vividly.<br /><br />“I thought it was extremely poetic and romantic and I was really moved,” she says. “It was very strong, powerful, yet gentle. It lives in the landscape.”<br /><br />As typically occurs with their projects, Bachmaier began researching the site through books, the Internet and a librarian friend who sent critical essays. Soon Bachmaier began sketching storyboards, animation-like drawings accompanied by notes.<br /><br />In June Bachmaier and Gallero drove out to Fallingwater on a second trip—this time to conduct video projection tests on Fallingwater’s surfaces and to consider how to set up their equipment. One of their greatest challenges early on was figuring out just where to place their projectors. The forest floor was simply too soft and uneven.<br /><br />Fallingwater’s maintenance staff suggested placing projectors in tree stands—elevated platforms normally used by deer hunters. Luftwerk climbed 25-foot tall trees and tested their projectors, along with lighting equipment to understand what levels of brightness were necessary. They discovered they could save money with dimmer lighting, because unlike urban settings, a forest affords a pitch black background. Then they headed back to Chicago to research about a dozen types of projectors they could rent.<br /><br />“It’s really a puzzle of what gear you use,” Gallero says. “[We had to] think logistically of putting projectors in trees, the size and weight of projectors, balancing out brightness, size, flexibility and lens capability.”<br /><br />After several weeks of research and deliberations in July, they chose to use as many as eight projectors of assorted sizes and models, because the various depths of Fallingwater’s terraces require different resolutions and brightness levels.<br /><br />“It’s like creating a painting but you’re using different brands of oil paint,” Gallero says. “Some have more viscosity. Some maybe dry faster.”<br /><br />The trick in most of Luftwerk’s oeuvre has been creating stunning experiences that appear simplistic, but as the Fallingwater project has proven, are rather intricate.<br /><br /><br />----------------<br /><br /><br />Inside Luftwerk’s studio, the mood is part sci-fi, part supernatural. Helix shapes of white light pirouette vigorously against a miniature foam board model of Fallingwater, while eerie music with droning synthesizer notes from minimalist composer Steve Reich plays quietly in the background. August has arrived and the team is fast at work.<br /><br />A frequent collaborator named Liviu Pasare, 30, sits next to Gallero, as both men study two flat-screens and video projections on the model in front of them. Just six weeks shy of the gala, they are discussing technical specifications for the Fallingwater project—what equipment to use and how to program the show with software.<br /><br />“It’s been a slog getting the technical aspects of this, trying to throw projections in every niche and corner that needs to be there,” Gallero later admits.<br /><br />Pasare is Luftwerk’s go-to guy for all things supremely technical. A lean, academic-looking Romanian, he’s clicking ferociously away at a software program called Isadora, which organizes motion graphics and allows for real-time control of digital video during performances via a keyboard or mouse.<br /><br />By turning virtual knobs and entering numbers into boxes on his screen, Pasare controls the playback speed and shapes of the videos being projected. If you were to stumble across his conversation with Gallero at this moment, you might mistake them for a pair of mathematicians, given all the numbers they are discussing.<br /><br />“The challenge is having eight projectors and two computers, 1024 x 768 HD resolution,” the amiable Pasare says in his jagged brogue. “The computers are going to be limited in how much they can handle, so we’re looking at different software that may take advantage of different computer features and processing power.”<br /><br />Pasare also must ensure the group has several backup plans in case things go awry during the show.<br /><br />“Glitches occur because I guess it’s like anything else in life,” he says. “You walk to the store and you want to buy a jug of milk, but they may not have it. It’s something that you cannot really predict.”<br /><br />Currently Plan A is eight projectors and one computer. If a projector falters, they will head to Plan B, switching to a different projector that accomplishes the same thing, or switching to two or three computers. Plan C would minimize equipment so that the group only has six or seven projectors.<br /><br />Once the trio arrives at Fallingwater the week before the gala to install equipment, they will have to whittle it down to just two plans. All that’s left to do now is actually design the show.<br /><br /><br />---------------<br /><br /><br />Five short weeks before the gala, Luftwerk is creating content for the Fallingwater show in the software programs Motion (from Apple) and After Effects (from Adobe), and matching their motion graphics to accompanying music.<br /><br />They have purposefully strayed from the subdued designs they presented last year at Wright’s Robie House. There they projected motion graphics that resembled wooden Froebel blocks—children’s toys—because Wright believed they helped him understand the geometry of architecture as a child. For Fallingwater, however, Waggoner desired something dramatic and active—a show.<br /><br />“This is not conceptual anymore,” Bachmaier says. “This is pure form and geometry inspired by site.”<br /><br />The first of three chapters has already been finalized and appears now on the Fallingwater model as hundreds of white light boxes that flit like Vegas marquees. Called the “dynamic” chapter, the first chapter reflects the energy of the waterfall beneath Fallingwater as well as the shape of the cantilevered terraces. These motion graphics match a composition in which two marimbas—mellower cousins of the xylophone—busily build to a crescendo.<br /><br />Luftwerk approached the composer of this marimba piece, Owen Clayton Condon, after seeing him perform locally in May. The Chicago ensemble he performs with called Third Coast Percussion, also played at Wright’s Unity Temple in Oak Park last year and will be performing at Wright’s former residence, Taliesin, in Wisconsin later this month.<br /><br />Luftwerk found his compositions to be sophisticated, clear and abstract enough to match the geometric designs of their show, yet accessible enough to appeal to a general audience.<br /><br />“I like that it’s not narrative,” Bachmaier says. “A lot of music tries to evoke emotion. I feel his music evokes thought, mindfulness.”<br /><br />The second chapter, the “organic” chapter, contrasts the first by depicting the serenity and subtlety of the site through organic abstractions and colors indigenous to the region. This chapter will be accompanied by a lighter, softer musical section. The show will end with a climactic release when projections will spread off the building onto surrounding foliage.<br /><br />Once completed, Luftwerk’s motion graphics will then be added to a cohesive timeline in Apple’s software program Final Cut Pro, which is used to edit film and video. The entire show will last just seven minutes, something short enough to keep an audience’s attention, but long enough to carry a narrative arc.<br /><br />Similar to the works of renowned environmental art duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Luftwerk’s projects are ephemeral, and only exist in the long-term in photographs and video recordings.<br /><br />“We’ve been wrapping our minds to make something more lasting,” Bachmaier says, laughing. “Maybe that’s what Luftwerk embodies, a temporary piece.”<br /><br />The seven-minute Fallingwater show will be played five times at most, with each showing separated by a five to 10-minute break. Eight and a half months of preparations and tireless work, and it all comes down to this—one night, one hour.<br /><br /><br />---------------<br /><br /><br />What then makes all that hard work worth it?<br /><br />Their answers correspond to their roles in Luftwerk. The technology inspires both Gallero and Pasare. “With projection it’s this idea of source light and lumens going into a space and catching all this material to surface, reaching for it,” Gallero says. “That travel from light in space to surface, I think that’s utterly magical.”<br /><br />Pasare, who began his undergraduate studies at the Art Institute in painting and drawing in 2002, switched to art and technology studies in his second year after seeing the works of video artists such as Bill Viola, who was the subject of a retrospective at the Art Institute in 1999.<br /><br />Pasare believes video is far more successful than other mediums at affecting viewers. “For me, video in general, is more democratic,” he says. “People are used to watching TV. People go to the theater, but once you project it onto a building, it’s surprising.”<br /><br />Concepts fuel Bachmaier. “I find inspiration and motivation through experiencing other people’s work,” she says. She cites British architect Thomas Heatherwick’s public art piece “Seed Cathedral” from the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai as an example. Bachmaier believes it effectively conveys a world heritage and what is required of humans to keep our ecosystem running.<br /><br />Inspired by the Biomimicry movement, a new discipline in which innovators mimic natural forms and processes to promote more sustainable and healthier technologies and designs, Heatherwick took a massive seed collection and placed it in hundreds, if not thousands, of tiny glass tubes to form one massive, futuristic outdoor sculpture. With its spiky surface, visually, the sculpture shocks and screams.<br /><br />“It was hugely inspirational,” she says. “I found it fascinating how he connected Biomimicry with space, and I thought, ‘Brilliant.’”<br /><br />Other influences include gargantuan site-specific works such as the land art of Robert Smithson, especially “Spiral Jetty,” the 1,500-foot counterclockwise coil, made from mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks, earth and water on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake.<br /><br />“The immensity of landscape made it hard to relate to the site, but when we went to the Spiral Jetty and walked along the path of the spiral, it allowed me to connect with the landscape,” Bachmaier says. “That was a powerful moment to feel how this piece ties the human with nature.”<br /><br />Not surprisingly, Frank Lloyd Wright inspired her the most for the Fallingwater project, both for his organic architecture technique and the overall intricacy of Fallingwater.<br /><br />“When I think of Fallingwater, that’s Biomimicry already,” Bachmaier says. “He already understood how to mimic, take inspiration from nature. It’s a mind game. It has a lot of complexity and form. [For example] the stonework continues outside and inside so you have this continuity of space, informed by the site.”<br /><br />Bachmaier has also dedicated her life to art, because she believes art offers escapism and allows an artist to demonstrate his or her beliefs creatively. She sought such refuge in art as a teenager in Germany in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, when violence unfolded on the world stage.<br /><br />Although she recalls the excitement of viewing the Berlin wall crumble on television in 1989, she became disillusioned as the first Gulf War unraveled in the 1990s, German anti-imperialist terrorist groups such as the Red Army Faction set off bombs in Germany against business and political leaders, and she learned about World War II and her country’s past.<br /><br />She created assemblages and idolized the nontraditional works of Fluxus and Dada artists, as they too had turned to art in response to the horrors of war. Later at the conceptual art-heavy school, the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg where performance art icon Marina Abramovic taught, Bachmaier studied the provocative works of Joseph Beuys.<br /><br />Largely considered the most significant German artist of the post-World War II period, Beuys promoted direct democracy through referenda in his work, which included room-size installations and ritualistic performances that involved animals, felt, honey, fat and earth.<br /><br />“I think I grew up an idealist believing in the greater good of everyone,” Bachmaier says. “[Later] I thought society doesn’t support this idea on a regular basis so then you become rebellious. You have to fight for human rights, against war. I feel like art does allow you to create places where you feel like maybe there’s a sanity in it or you can comment on a matter that matters to yourself.”<br /><br />Some, like Pasare, believe video art specifically, can accomplish what few other mediums can. Curator Brian Reis, who invited Luftwerk to create the Robie House installation last year, says he could not envision any other art form interacting with architecture as well.<br /><br />“I wanted something more about merging the two together, something that would become seamless,” he says.<br /><br />Jeanne Dunning, a video artist whose works have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Whitney and Venice Biennials, notes that since the origins of video art in the 1960s, conceptual artists have used video to document actions and extract certain responses.<br /><br />“For me, using video had to do with things I wanted to show and reactions I wanted to elicit in people that I just couldn’t do with a still photograph,” she says. “There are things that you can only show with movement.”<br /><br />For example, in one of her works, she highlighted the fetishism of toe sucking by filming the act. Dunning, like Luftwerk, also believes in the value of public art or works that exist outside of museums and galleries.<br /><br />“There’s something really important about bringing work out into the world, public space so that people see it in a different way,” she says. “That can have a big impact on people. Just the fact that it’s unusual and it’s not part of their typical experience. It might get them to stop and pay attention to the environment around them.”<br /><br />Ultimately, as technologically advanced as multimedia art like Bill Viola’s and Luftwerk’s can be, Bachmaier feels it can still move and inspire others.<br /><br />“The intimacy you create,” Bachmaier says. “[That’s why] I was really drawn to the camera and projector. There was a certain atmosphere with the equipment itself. That’s a challenge, because people are desensitized. Our attention span is lower. And I think through particularly the way we work with video in combination with space or with sculpture, you add a sensory element to it, so people are not only seeing, but they can become one with it.”<br /><br />Eva Silverman, director of arts and community engagement at the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, says Luftwerk has accomplished this goal. She served on the panel that selected Luftwerk for Chicago Artists Month last year and remembers Luftwerk’s installation at the Robie House as calming and gorgeous.<br /><br />“People were struck by how beautiful it was and how it really highlighted the architecture of the house,” she says. “The experience was not just a visual experience, it was multisensory, because you felt surrounded by the experience. There were projections in multiple spaces and you had to walk through to experience it and there was a sound element.”<br /><br />Although Luftwerk’s installations are inspired by technology, Bachmaier says she does not want that to be the focal point.<br /><br />“I think that technology can also be a very human experience,” Bachmaier says. “…I don’t want my work to be technologically driven. It’s inspired by possibility.”<br /><br /><br />----------<br /><br /><br />After a thorough testing of Isadora’s performance in playing back the Fallingwater show, Luftwerk has decided TouchDesigner is a much more suitable playback program. Isadora was created for smaller theatrical productions, while TouchDesigner has been used for large-scale productions such as those involving video mapping.<br /><br />“[TouchDesigner is] similar, but much faster,” Pasare says, seated in Luftwerk’s studio. “It seems to be performing much better compared to Isadora.”<br /><br />TouchDesigner plays the Fallingwater show back at about 48 frames per second, a frame rate that is about twice the speed of Isadora. Therefore, clips run with a higher resolution, three times that of high definition. Now two and a half weeks away from the gala, the show appears on the Fallingwater model with crisp lines while accompanying music—a medley of four of Condon’s compositions—plays in the background.<br /><br />In the first “dynamic” chapter of the show, single marimba notes leap playfully, and the listener can envision cartoon frogs jumping across lily pads. On the model, white light lines flash one by one.<br /><br />“For me it’s about establishing the horizontal and vertical lines of the building and the dominating shape, the rectangle,” Bachmaier says. “It’s an introduction. This is the building.”<br /><br />Slowly the marimba notes are played faster and faster. Then multiple marimba melodies circle around one another like a swarm of bees while the white light lines populate the façade of the model.<br /><br />“It’s bringing the lines of light to life,” Gallero says. “It’s also a way to establish the three dimensionality of the building to give the depth.”<br /><br />In the second “organic” chapter, two marimbas are played at a placid pace and then bounce back and forth. Abstracted forms of tree branches and a waterfall drift across the model and then transform into photographic images of tree branches and a waterfall.<br /><br />“The organic chapter is about the site,” Bachmaier says. “Animated lines suggest a waterfall and build up to reveal a photographic image of the actual stream Bear Run. That then morphs into multiple expanding rectangles. The house is an extension of the waterfall.”<br /><br />The abstracted images were created in Motion and then blurred, manipulated with particle effect and animated to simulate natural movement. Most of the motion graphics in the show are abstracted images, because the team felt natural imagery would have been redundant since the building itself exists in nature and reflects nature.<br /><br />In the third “finale” chapter, marimbas notes jump around merrily again, clanging like Christmas bells while wooden blocks clack like hoofs. The instruments are played faster and louder up to a crescendo. Neon-colored shapes appear on the façade. At Fallingwater, the show will then climax with video projections spreading onto nearby foliage, and fireworks bursting overhead.<br /><br />“This is a more celebratory moment,” Gallero says. “Where you sit back, relax and enjoy the show.”<br /><br />Now that the content has been created, Luftwerk is eager to see the project come to life on Fallingwater. Only a bit of tweaking for color, transitions and cleaner figures is needed.<br /><br />“Ready to go soon,” Bachmaier says with a smile.<br /><br />“We’ve just been planning for so long,” Pasare says. “I think it’s both exciting and relaxing for us to actually have that finalized and it’s a big relief.”<br /><br />But for Gallero, the journey is far from its end.<br /><br />“For me, the reality of the situation is the work is not over,” he says. “There’s minutia that needs to be taken care of and those things are very important. Just…keep the focus.”<br /><br />Before leaving for Fallingwater, the group must complete a gear list and dummy check. It is essential that the group brings all necessary equipment and backup equipment as the closest hardware store to Fallingwater may be located many miles away.<br /><br />“You have to bring the kitchen sink basically,” Gallero says.<br /><br />Cables and equipment must also be stress-tested before being packed. The group is also somewhat concerned about weather conditions.<br /><br />“It’s [supposed to] rain next week and then it clears up when we get there, but you never know,” Bachmaier says. “We’re hoping for cloudless skies. You want to see this with no umbrellas.”<br /><br />The show is a rain or shine event, so Fallingwater’s maintenance crew has set up weatherproof boxes for the projectors.<br /><br />Luftwerk is eager to get to the site, because the team has only seen what the show looks like on the white foam board model. Fallingwater’s southeastern façade features various surfaces such as stone, which may alter the look of the show. Also, the exact setup of projectors will not be tested until a few days before the gala since the model in their studio could not accommodate all eight projectors. This element of the unknown is partially what electrifies Luftwerk.<br /><br />“We build on site,” Gallero says. “I think that is what excites and challenges us all creatively and intellectually.”<br /><br />Last Friday Luftwerk trimmed their equipment list down to Plan A and Plan B setups, packed their projectors, and drove for 10 hours back to Fallingwater. They now have one week to install everything, rehearse and fine-tune the show. The anticipation is palpable.<br /><br />“All the run up, preparation, exercising all of this, leads us to have really strong legs and really strong minds to jump that hurdle,” Gallero says. “For artists who work in this medium such as us, it’s done on site specifically for that time, property, space and I think that’s what draws us to keep on doing this just because it’s a different experience every time. We’d like this to live as a memory, as an experience even afterwards so that it becomes this entity that has a life and an afterlife.”<br /><br /><br />--------<br /><br />Tickets for Saturday night’s gala are $400 and tickets for Sunday night’s viewing are $10. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="http://www.fallingwater.org/">Fallingwater.org</a> and <a href="http://www.luftwerk.net/">Luftwerk.net</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://angelalu.weebly.com/">Angela Shawn-Chi Lu</a> is a Chicago-based writer and editor who has previously worked for Los Angeles magazine, MTV News, Venus Zine, The Deli magazine and All About Jazz. For more information, visit <a href="http://angelalu.weebly.com/">www.angelalu.weebly.com</a>.<p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-3151997723121520779?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-89317001518938166952011-09-18T11:07:00.005-04:002011-09-18T11:10:46.444-04:00Quiet Glances: Considering the Subtle Gesture: Oil Paintings by Claire Hardy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iq_FRwk4go4/TnYJXfvbdVI/AAAAAAAADPc/fmAcRRRWlTk/s1600/InTheQuiet_30x24.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iq_FRwk4go4/TnYJXfvbdVI/AAAAAAAADPc/fmAcRRRWlTk/s400/InTheQuiet_30x24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653716681472308562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ytMDJp5zR0E/TnYJVWssSgI/AAAAAAAADPU/8RoQ7ysjBs8/s1600/Blue_Mood_detail_20x16.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ytMDJp5zR0E/TnYJVWssSgI/AAAAAAAADPU/8RoQ7ysjBs8/s400/Blue_Mood_detail_20x16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653716644685171202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-80elMg1Ylp8/TnYJShKfxPI/AAAAAAAADPM/8jn8haXmb8k/s1600/Decisions_10x8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-80elMg1Ylp8/TnYJShKfxPI/AAAAAAAADPM/8jn8haXmb8k/s400/Decisions_10x8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653716595954926834" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>Quiet Glances: Considering the Subtle Gesture<br /><br />Oil Paintings by Claire Hardy<br /><br />September 15, 2011 (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania).Gentle, yet powerful images emerge in this new collection of figurative oil paintings by popular Pittsburgh artist Claire Hardy. She demonstrates her mastery of the painterly brush once again in these compelling feminine compositions. "Quiet Glances" opening reception is Thursday, September 29, 6:00-8:00 p.m., at The House of Two Sisters Gallery (507 Beaver Street in Sewickley). It will also be the feature exhibit there for the Sewickley Fall Gallery Walk (<a href="http://www.sewickleyartsinitiative.org/" target="_blank">www.sewickleyartsinitiative.org</a>) on Friday, September 30 and will remain on view through October 14, with a closing reception planned for that evening.<br /><br />With an eye to the aesthetic of classicism, Claire Hardy brings a fresh and honest attitude to her paintings and continues to discover contemporary combinations of color. "With this series, I strive to reach a new level of competence in figure painting while uncovering new contrasts in my palette of vibrant reds to smoky grays. This collection particularly allows me to explore the sense of the immediate found in the works of Degas, Morisot and Cassatt. Subtle poses, gestures and fleeting moments are meant to permeate the work."<br /><br />"Quiet Glances" evokes contemplative mini-scenarios that invite the viewer to imagine the character's non-verbal intentions. Shakespeare wrote, "Imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown . the poet's pen turns them into shape;" or, in this case, the painter's brush. After all, doesn't the best art engage the viewer in active thought, thus allowing him/her to participate in the animation of the artist's intent?<br /><br />Claire Hardy's portfolio can be viewed at <a href="http://www.clairehardy.com/" target="_blank">www.clairehardy.com</a>. Her works can also be seen locally at Galerie Werner at the Mansions on Fifth in Shadyside as well as at The House of Two Sisters in Sewickley. She is available for commissions and invites visitors to her Open Studio every 2nd Friday of the month at Studio C, 845 Fourth Avenue in Coraopolis. For more information about "Quiet Glances", contact 412-567-2707 or e-mail your questions to <<a href="mailto:art@clairehardy.com" target="_blank">mailto:art@clairehardy.com</a>; art@clairehardy.com.</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-8931700151893816695?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-10449414485409898862011-09-18T11:01:00.002-04:002011-09-18T11:03:16.070-04:00Autumn Harvest Art Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-29cgTK5qCNA/TnYIBL2KGzI/AAAAAAAADPE/MAUxcgt_rzw/s1600/autum%2Bharvest%2Bart%2Bshow%2Bflat.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-29cgTK5qCNA/TnYIBL2KGzI/AAAAAAAADPE/MAUxcgt_rzw/s400/autum%2Bharvest%2Bart%2Bshow%2Bflat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653715198663072562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Egv6cCrTQQ/TnYH-QTLhqI/AAAAAAAADO8/jMgTd6ZM-xI/s1600/gift%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bsea%2B-2%2Baquatint%2526intaglio-email.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Egv6cCrTQQ/TnYH-QTLhqI/AAAAAAAADO8/jMgTd6ZM-xI/s400/gift%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bsea%2B-2%2Baquatint%2526intaglio-email.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653715148318934690" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Time</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Saturday, October 15 · <span class="dtstart">7:00pm</span> - <span class="dtend">10:00pm</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Location</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hollywood-Theater/101281573289094"><span class="fnorg"><span style=";font-family:";color:blue;" >Hollywood Theater</span></span></a><span style=";font-family:";" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >1449 Potomac ave</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Dormont PA</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Autumn Harvest Art Show<br /><br />An evening of art celebrating the season of change.<br />Oct 15, 2011 7pm to 10pm<br />Admission is FREE<br /><br />Featuring the Artworks of<br />Karen Larson (Talented Dormont Resident), Plus 50 Pittsburgh Artists<br /><br />Creepy Films From Local Filmmakers, (films to be announced Oct 3, 2011)<br /><br />DJ spinning tunes for a Dead Man's Party<br />The evening is Curated by Most Wanted Fine Art and Moxie Dada<br /><br />In Support of The Hollywood Theater and their programming.<br />for more information or to submit art/film email mostwantedfineart@yahoo.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Calling all Artists.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ats/2598674998.html</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Most Wanted Fine Art and Moxie Dada are hosting an October themed art show. We are</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Accepting up to 50 artworks that can be hung, 18inchesx 24inches</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >(Outside measurements) to be displayed At The Hollywood Theater in Dormont, Oct 15th through November 15th.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >There will be films and a DJ to accompany the artwork for the Oct 15<sup>th</sup> opening, we ask that you only submit art if you can attend the show. We would like to feature people who would be available to discuss their artwork and network with the community.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Deadline to submit is October 1st. This is a free event with lots of exposure. Please only one piece of art per artist.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >To be considered please email: Image, size, medium, Title, Price </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >(You receive 60% of sales so price accordingly) (All art MUST be for sale)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Your art must be ready to hang. Wire across the back, no saw tooth hangers will be accepted.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >October Themed art preferred. Fall, Macabre, Reds, Oranges, Halloween,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Blood, horror, Costumes use your imagination. No Nudity Please.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Calling all Filmmakers including animators!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ats/2598771099.html</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Most Wanted Fine Art is hosting an art show on Oct 15th at the</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Hollywood Theater in Dormont.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >As part of the event we are giving away the chance for filmmakers to</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Win a chance to have their Film shown on the big screen for free.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >It is a free event to benefit the Hollywood Theater and to support the</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Arts community. The films will be accompanied by a 50-person art show</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >and a DJ.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >We ask that you only submit if you can attend the event to see your</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Film and network with the community.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >We are accepting any length film.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >We are looking for movies that go with our October Theme.. Fall,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Horror, creepy, or macabre.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Our team will pick the best out of what is submitted and announce the</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Winners on October 3rd so that the winner has time to advertise to</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Their friends and fans.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Deadline to submit is Oct 1st. (you must own the rights to show this</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Film to submit it)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >A playable DVD must be dropped off or mailed to Most Wanted Fine Art,</span></p> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >5015 Penn Ave, PGH 15224</span><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1044941448540989886?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-12559656723100462182011-09-15T15:53:00.002-04:002011-09-15T15:56:34.595-04:00RandyLand on the North Side, Pittsburgh PA Randy Gilson<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >here's a video from a year ago by Brandon McDonnel about the amazing Randy Gilson:</span><br /></p><p><b><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/12660770?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen="" width="400" frameborder="0" height="225"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12660770">Randyland</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/bmcd">Brandon McDonnell</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></b></p><p><b>a previous post from the <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2009/12/randyland-randy-gilson-on-today.html">pgh art blog here.</a><br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1255965672310046218?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-29360764565839470732011-09-14T14:38:00.005-04:002011-09-14T14:45:44.612-04:00Recent Painting from Pittsburgh Artist Ben Kehoe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k9ZEJWgzzGc/TnD0u6vSHKI/AAAAAAAADO0/YBCjDRknFj8/s1600/BenKehoe.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k9ZEJWgzzGc/TnD0u6vSHKI/AAAAAAAADO0/YBCjDRknFj8/s400/BenKehoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652286619228708002" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>8" x 8" - Acrylic and Oil Wash on Wooden Board - Painting for "Dig For Fire" art inspired by The Pixies at C.A.V.E Gallery (Venice, CA). Show curated by Kevin Titzer. <a href="http://www.cavegallery.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow">www.cavegallery.net/</a></p><p><b><a href="http://www.benkehoe.net/">Ben Kehoe's Website</a><br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-2936076456583947073?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-75208239435125530702011-09-13T20:46:00.002-04:002011-09-13T20:47:10.767-04:00On a Lucky Day a Surprising Balance of Forms and Spaces Will Appear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xYdq80pXmw4/Tm_5hKdZB8I/AAAAAAAADOs/pySNJvEwKo4/s1600/studioarts_online.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xYdq80pXmw4/Tm_5hKdZB8I/AAAAAAAADOs/pySNJvEwKo4/s400/studioarts_online.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652010405511890882" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p>On a Lucky Day a Surprising Balance of Forms and Spaces Will Appear<br /></p><p>An exhibition of work by faculty of the Department of Studio Arts<br /><br />University of Pittsburgh<br />University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building<br />Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15260<br />(412) 648-2430<br /><a href="http://www.studioarts.pitt.edu/" target="_blank">www.studioarts.pitt.edu</a><br /><br />September 8 - October 21, 2011<br /><br />OPENING RECEPTION<br />THURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.<br /><br />Participating Faculty:<br />Kenneth Batista<br />Jeremy Boyle<br />JoAnna Commandaros<br />Anna Divinsky<br />Paul Glabicki<br />Stephen Hankin<br />Aaron Henderson<br />Delanie Jenkins<br />William Earl Kofmehl III<br />Michael Morrill<br />Julie Stunden<br />Lenore Thomas<br />Scott Turri<br />Barbara Weissberger<br /><br />Conversations with Artists:<br />Wednesday, September 21, noon<br />Paul Glabicki<br />Scott Turri<br /><br />Wednesday September 28, noon<br />Kenneth Batista<br />Julie Stunden<br /><br />Wednesday, October 5, noon<br />Delanie Jenkins<br />Barbara Weissberger<br /><br />Wednesday, October 12, noon<br />Aaron Henderson<br />Michael Morrill<br /><br />Gallery Hours:<br />Monday-Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.<br />Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.<br />Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.<br />Monday, October 10 - CLOSED</p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-7520823943512553070?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-45714251774551800432011-09-13T08:46:00.007-04:002011-09-15T15:20:07.755-04:00Eco-equation: new public sculpture located at 5111 Penn Avenue in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Garfield<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2vtA6SshRGk/Tm9Q7Rff8hI/AAAAAAAADOk/n6HMg1k69WI/s1600/Eco-equationFinal1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6zV5p_6nNLw/Tm9Q4iOOYDI/AAAAAAAADOc/Mfprb4UaWNo/s1600/Eco-equationFinal2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6zV5p_6nNLw/Tm9Q4iOOYDI/AAAAAAAADOc/Mfprb4UaWNo/s400/Eco-equationFinal2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651824989562626098" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2vtA6SshRGk/Tm9Q7Rff8hI/AAAAAAAADOk/n6HMg1k69WI/s1600/Eco-equationFinal1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2vtA6SshRGk/Tm9Q7Rff8hI/AAAAAAAADOk/n6HMg1k69WI/s400/Eco-equationFinal1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651825036611285522" border="0" /></a><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Eco-equation</b></span></p><p>Eco-equation is a new public sculpture located at 5111 Penn Avenue in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Garfield. The 16ʼ wide by 12ʼ tall installation will be completed on September 14, 2011.</p><p>This project is a Pittsburgh first, combining self sustaining energy design within the context of public art. The sculpture contains two low voltage electricity generating systems that provide power for itʼs own power consumption needs. The sculpture harnesses both sun and wind energy which charge batteries by means of solar panels and functional wind turbine. The self generated power is used to energize LED lighting illuminating the sculpture at night from within. Symbols representing Sun + Wind = Light deliver a message in the form of a simple, yet self defining equation.<br /></p><p>Lead artist <a href="http://www.davidedwardsart.com/">David Edwards</a> and Paul Cha fabricated the sculpture and the technical systems that manage power and lighting. Beginning in 2010 Edwards worked with neighborhood leaders, the Bloomfield Garfield Corporation and the architects and designers of CMUʼs EcoDesigners Guild to create a model for a public artwork that delivers a simple, direct and positive message.<br /></p><p>Edwards notes, “Iʼm focusing on the intersection of art, technology and sustainable design. These crossroads have fostered partnerships with many regional institutions, each with diverse missions. I push for an approach where you interact directly with the people that your art is effecting. The neighborhood has been very supportive and we have made many new friends.”<br /></p><p>Eco-equation is one of a handful of ongoing Penn Avenue projects sponsored by the Urban Renovation Associationʼs Green and Screen program. Installations use innovate means and materials to revitalize unused lots in The Penn Avenue corridor.<br />- - -<br /></p><p>About the Artist<br /></p><p>David Edwards is a Pittsburgh native currently residing in Glenshaw Pa. In 2008 Edwards founded Art Energy Design. The AED team creates energy producing public artworks, educational tools and workshops. Edwards was awarded The Business of Creativity Award at the Pittsburgh Technology Councilʼs 2010 DATA awards and was recognized by the US State Department for exhibitions and the Pittsburgh G-20 conference. In the last three years works have been exhibited at the Carnegie Science Center, Heinz History Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, The Childrens Museum, Pittsburgh Technology Council, Carnegie Libraries, Frick environmental Center, Citiparks and over 50 regional art and environmental venues.<br /></p><p>A diverse gallery of sculptures, paintings and murals, in private and corporate collections can be seen at <a href="http://www.DavidEdwardsArt.com">www.DavidEdwardsArt.com</a> and <a href="http://www.ArtEnergyDesign.com">www.ArtEnergyDesign.com</a><br /></p><p>Recent public works and awards:<br /></p><p>-Pittsburghʼs Painted Pachyderm, a 28ʼ tall inflatable sculpture Sponsored by the Sprout Fund and the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh for Pittsburgh Roars programming.<br /></p><p>- Welcome to Historic Deutchstown mural in the Northside. Sponsored by the URA and The Northside Leadership Council.<br /></p><p>-Power Flower series, a portable, self-lighting, wind and sun energy harnessing sculptures. Sponsored by a Sprout Fund Seed Award and exhibited in over 50 regional venues.<br /></p><p>-Curious Creatures, interactive educational sculptures with public educational programming for children. Sponsored by a Sprout Fund Spark Award.<b><br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-4571425177455180043?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-18421963372238888132011-09-09T10:59:00.003-04:002011-09-09T11:05:02.644-04:00Pittsburgh Is Art: Pittsburgh Art Events: Follow and Promote Exhibits, Performances Etc<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8qCpbW8L1Uk/TmorFXtuZyI/AAAAAAAADOU/AlI_Bu5Ix8I/s1600/PghIsArt_logo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8qCpbW8L1Uk/TmorFXtuZyI/AAAAAAAADOU/AlI_Bu5Ix8I/s400/PghIsArt_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650376053754849058" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>Here's where to go to submit and check out <a href="http://www.proartstickets.org/helios/events/index.php">Pittsburgh area art events.</a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://pittsburghisart.org/">Pittsburgh Is Art</a> looks like they recently expanded so you can submit an art event <a href="http://www.proartstickets.org/helios/events/index.php?com=submit">here.</a> Remember to add at least one image of the work to let people know what to expect.</b></p><p><b>You can follow them at the url above and/or <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/PittsburghIsArt">twitter.</a><br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1842196337223888813?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-90981741109533542892011-09-08T13:57:00.004-04:002011-09-08T13:59:53.476-04:0042nd Annual A Fair in the Park, Sept 9,10,11 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oaKJgYcJzds/TmkCGd2NfPI/AAAAAAAADOM/KOAcbExZanI/s1600/317626_240135549364497_240133902697995_740546_1847284_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oaKJgYcJzds/TmkCGd2NfPI/AAAAAAAADOM/KOAcbExZanI/s400/317626_240135549364497_240133902697995_740546_1847284_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650049517627473138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KzDrip_GcCg/TmkCEXwZDwI/AAAAAAAADOE/DMkayzvApKg/s1600/306395_244600585584660_240133902697995_756627_1706938395_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KzDrip_GcCg/TmkCEXwZDwI/AAAAAAAADOE/DMkayzvApKg/s400/306395_244600585584660_240133902697995_756627_1706938395_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650049481632714498" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Fair Dates & Hours for 2011 will be:</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Friday, September 9: 1-7PM<br />Saturday, September 10: 10AM-7PM<br />Sunday, September 11: 10AM-5PM</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Mellon Park is located in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside/Squirrel Hill area along Shady Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Beechwood Blvd. The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and The Phipps Garden Center are adjacent to Mellon Park.</p><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.afairinthepark.org/">More info.</a><br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-9098174110953354289?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-32850549899453664682011-09-06T11:35:00.004-04:002011-09-06T11:58:10.281-04:00RADical Days 2011, Pittsburgh Pa Schedule for Free Admission<p><b></b></p><p><strong></strong><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.radworkshere.org/interior.php?pageID=57">September 24-October 15 2011 Schedule here.</a><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><h1 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </h1> <p>Since 1995, RAD has provided more than $1.2 billion in grants to our regional assets to help create a region that is vital and that invests in its future. RADical Days is a thank you to the public for its support of the assets through the RAD sales tax.</p> <p>Assets are NOT offering Free Admission every day. Check listings for each asset’s free date, times and limitations. Admissions are first-come, first-served. Some admissions require advance reservations. Parking fees might be charged at venue lots.</p> <p>RADical Days is now mobile! Text RAD to 76274 to get RADical Days alerts – plus arts and culture updates through the year. There is no charge to received RAD text message alerts; however, your standard message and data rates may apply.</p> <p>Follow RADical Days on <a href="http://www.radworkshere.org/facebook.com/radworkshere.">Facebook</a> for updates and photos.</p><br /></span></p><p><b><a href="http://www.radworkshere.org/interior.php?pageID=57">source</a><br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-3285054989945366468?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-89515174486680503482011-09-05T20:41:00.006-04:002011-09-05T20:52:44.461-04:00Pittsburgh Arts Watch: A Watchdog Group Re Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Civic Light, Opera, Ballet Theatre<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>I came across an interesting site today by the name of <a href="http://www.pghartswatch.org/">Pittsburgh Arts Watch</a> which is run by <a href="http://www.iatse3.com/">IATSE Local #3.</a></b></p><div style="font-style: italic;"><span class="size12 Helvetica12" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" >A Watchdog Group is being formulated by workers that feel they are squeezed and overlooked by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and its Resident Organizations comprising of the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, The Pittsburgh Opera, and The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
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<br /></span></div><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" class="size12 Helvetica12" >The goal is simple – it is educational fact finding on the finances of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and its Resident Organizations. The information on the Site is provided for educational and/or informational purposes only. The Group will examine financial reports and track records. It will look at factors such as Executive Compensation, Public and Private Organization-subsidized activities. It will further take into closer scrutiny how Grant money is utilized through the hard working tax dollars that are received from the State and County. The uses and potential questionable uses of monies of the Cultural Trust and resident organizations that are received by citizens, donors, Private Companies, Grants through state funded tax dollars and others.</span><p><b><a href="http://www.pghartswatch.org/">more info here.</a>
<br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-8951517448668050348?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-31209741053050423042011-09-05T18:16:00.001-04:002011-09-05T18:16:59.502-04:00Pittsburgh Arts Community Database<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="article-title clearfix"> <h2 class="contentheading chBtns-none"> Pittsburgh Arts Community Database </h2> </div> <p><a name="top"></a>The <strong>Pittsburgh Arts Community Database</strong>, a partnership with <a href="http://www.trgarts.com/" title="Link to TRG Arts" target="_blank">TRG Arts</a>, is a cooperative web-based database comprised of patron data from participating organizations in the Pittsburgh region. The Community Database ensures that your data is clean (via the National Change of Address updates), enables you to simply and easily trade mailing lists with other organizations, and helps you learn more about the people who are walking through your doors. It is offered as a FREE benefit to active members of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (GPAC). Simply put, the Community Database can save you time and money by streamlining your access to substantial, targeted, arts patron data.</p> <p>A community database enables member organizations to find and cultivate customers for their programs quickly, easily, and cost-effectively. Using TRG Arts' powerful web-based data management system, eMerge, participating organizations access their data anytime for sharing names, viewing list counts, running analysis reports, and ordering lists.</p><p><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/services/collaborative-marketing/pittsburgh-arts-community-database">more info</a>
<br /></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-3120974105305042304?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-33582285728090772262011-09-05T10:06:00.002-04:002011-09-05T10:09:15.248-04:00Graphic Works by Romare Bearden at The August Wilson Center for African American Culture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yFK0pHIXO4w/TmTYBbP2lZI/AAAAAAAADN0/nQlkx-ryneg/s1600/Romare-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yFK0pHIXO4w/TmTYBbP2lZI/AAAAAAAADN0/nQlkx-ryneg/s400/Romare-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648877351635162514" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>PITTSBURGH, PA.-</b> <a href="http://www.augustwilsoncenter.org/" target="_blank">The August Wilson Center for African American Culture</a> is hosting the exhibition From Process to Print: Graphic Works by Romare Bearden <span style="font-weight: bold;">through September 12, 2011</span> in The Centerʼs Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Changing Exhibit Gallery.<br /></p><p>Read more at <a href="http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=50065">ArtDaily.Org</a>.<br /></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-3358228572809077226?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-73202468929385047822011-09-04T20:04:00.009-04:002011-09-06T10:35:31.473-04:00Glenn Kaino's Arch Robot in Downtown Pittsburgh Looking for Handouts<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RCayjAGjhMs/TmTaCeyBqkI/AAAAAAAADN8/iyoSReqQBgA/s1600/GlennKainoArchRobotPittsburgh.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RCayjAGjhMs/TmTaCeyBqkI/AAAAAAAADN8/iyoSReqQBgA/s400/GlennKainoArchRobotPittsburgh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648879568786926146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/5943819631/">Flickr photo from WallyG</a></span><br /></div><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>Perhaps when someone is paid several hundred thousand dollars to do a sculpture it should be designed to last more than 6 months! And now donations are being requested to help restore it. That's rich, real rich...<br /></b></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">In case you care about arch the robot from Glenn Kaino Boring Pittsburgh has an article on it <a href="http://boringpittsburgh.com/news/what-happened-to-arch-the-bridge-transformer/">here.</a> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">(check the comments too) </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> The Post Gazette has a cheerleading piece on it <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11246/1171917-437-0.stm">here.</a><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2008/07/pittsburgh-artists-get-passed-over.html">Here's what I had to say about it in 2008.</a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">When I first read the news about the grant a few weeks ago my immediate thoughts were (1) what other artists and projects were considered and (2) why would an out of town artist be better suited. </span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">(and) Temporary public art with that amount of money involved?<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2008/07/pittsburgh-artists-get-passed-over.html"><br /></a></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here's what Kurt Shaw had to say:</span><br /></p><p style="font-style: italic;">Two weeks ago, when Tom Sokolowski, director of the Andy Warhol Museum, announced he will direct a portion of a $1 million grant from the Heinz Endowments toward the creation of a 20-foot-high steel-and-fiberglass sculpture designed by Los Angeles artist Glenn Kaino that will be set up for a temporary six-month display starting in late August at the corner of Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Seventh Street in the Cultural District, this reviewer was left aghast. </p><p style="font-style: italic;"> Not only because Kaino's robotic looking, Transformer-like-creature titled "Transformer," (but personally named "Arch" by the artist) is a lame and all too redundant attempt to connect to our city in the way that many non-Pittsburgh, so-called "important" artists have done so many times before -- that is to reference the city's many bridges -- but also because, once again, good money and good intentions will be directed out of town to someone considered more important than the city's own artists. </p><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.blogger.com/Industrial%20art%20project%20deserved%20funding%20nod%20-%20Pittsburgh%20Tribune-Review%20http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_579240.html#ixzz1X22auApT">Read more</a><br /><br />Rick Byerly<br /></div><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-7320246892938504782?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-79043722849768757602011-09-04T19:05:00.000-04:002011-09-04T19:06:35.787-04:00Call for Artists: Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Artists<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b><a href="http://diggingpitt.blogspot.com/2011/09/call-for-artists-pittsburgh-by.html">Call for Artists: Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Artists Source here.</a>
<br /></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-7904372284976875760?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-89658419505409550282011-09-04T19:01:00.004-04:002011-09-08T11:28:01.350-04:00James Shipman at Panza Gallery 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QhtNT-3V0Xw/TmQDkYLDQyI/AAAAAAAADNs/VnoHyUcc-xw/s1600/JamesHipmantExhibit.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QhtNT-3V0Xw/TmQDkYLDQyI/AAAAAAAADNs/VnoHyUcc-xw/s400/JamesHipmantExhibit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648643756128420642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ejVfeKHcHFU/TmQDgsZwExI/AAAAAAAADNk/USiNsBDePX4/s1600/JamesShipmanARt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ejVfeKHcHFU/TmQDgsZwExI/AAAAAAAADNk/USiNsBDePX4/s400/JamesShipmanARt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648643692839310098" border="0" /></a>Sculptor James Shipman at Panza Gallery in Millvale September 10 to October 29, 2011<br /><br />Opening reception Saturday September 10 from 6-9 pm.<br /><br /><span class="st">115 Sedgwick Street. <em>Millvale</em> Pa 15209. 412.821.0959<br /><br /></span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?jsid=1&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&f=d&iwstate1=dir:to&daddr=115+Sedgwick+Street+Millvale,+PA+15209-2635&fb=1&geocode=11786187214625389893,40.480971,-79.973745&sa=X&ei=J9xoTppmkZ2BB9Ga1eoM&ved=0CAUQkgMwAQ">Get directions</a><br /><br />Images of previous work <a href="http://web.mac.com/panzagallery/Panza_Gallery/James_Shipman.html">here.</a><br /></div><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-8965841950540955028?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-17583440079601682242011-09-04T17:16:00.000-04:002011-09-04T17:17:32.960-04:00DON'T TREAD ON ME- a groundbreaking new film by acclaimed local artist Kyle Vannoy<p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="data_field"><a href="http://bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&where1=5851+Ellsworth+Ave%2C+Pittsburgh%2C+PA+15232&FORM=FBKPL0&name=The+College+Inn+Project&mkt=en-US" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">5851 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232</a> · <a href="http://bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&rtp=adr.%7Epos.40.4569_-79.92959_The+College+Inn+Project_5851+Ellsworth+Ave%2C+Pittsburgh%2C+PA+15232&cp=40.4569%7E-79.92959&lvl=16&sty=r&rtop=0%7E0%7E0%7E&mode=D&FORM=FBKPL1&mkt=en-US" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Get Directions</a></div><p>The College Inn Project is proud to present the world premiere of DON'T TREAD ON ME – a groundbreaking new film by acclaimed local artist Kyle Vannoy. Following the enthusiastic critical reception of recent works such as "Mondo Summer" and "Please Kill Me,"DON'T TREAD ON ME represents an exciting stylistic advance for Vannoy’s promising oeuvre.
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<br />This bold and iconoclastic new short defies pictorial convention, disrupting expecta<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">tions of the figural and the sublime. Vannoy’s highly sophisticated and utterly original approach to cinematography forces the viewer to confront the optical volatility of the material world in an explosive and disturbingly personal way. This inventive and important composition complicates and comments upon the open-ended nature of the documentary as text, aggressively reclaiming the tactile object-hood of the medium. Intersecting allegories indict societal constructs of temporality, labor, enlightenment, and decay, inviting the viewer to explore the essences of interiority and desire.
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<br />Please join us on September 8, 2011, at 9 pm, for this important screening by an exciting young filmmaker. </span></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-1758344007960168224?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-63277007160340389102011-09-04T11:03:00.002-04:002011-09-04T11:05:00.400-04:00Your Place at the Banquet at Future Tenant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BEEx2nIPHjs/TmOTVAvwEBI/AAAAAAAADNc/uozap790WHg/s1600/David_Pohl_The_Sower.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BEEx2nIPHjs/TmOTVAvwEBI/AAAAAAAADNc/uozap790WHg/s400/David_Pohl_The_Sower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648520346839552018" border="0" /></a>Your Place at the Banquet
<br />September 16 – October 15, 2011
<br />Opening Reception: September 16 6-9pm
<br />Future Tenant / 819 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222
<br /><p><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Your Place at the Banquet </span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">is a visual art exhibition and public awareness initiative that critically examines the mechanisms of our industrial food system and aims to empower people to sow the seeds of change through their daily choices and actions.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A central exhibition hub will be open to the public from September 16 – October 15, 2011 at Future Tenant Gallery in Downtown Pittsburgh. From this central hub, bike-powered mobile programming, a poster campaign, street interviews, and public performances will travel beyond the gallery walls to extend the social impact throughout the Greater Pittsburgh region.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The exhibition features new work by Rose Clancy, H.E.A.P. HQ (Kevin Clancy, Dan Mooradian, Ali Reid), David Pohl, Tom Sarver, and Zayde Buti that seek to generate public awareness, critical discussion, and collective action around issues of food politics.</span></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Your Place at the Banquet</span> is made possible by a grant from The Heinz Endowments Small Arts Initiative.
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<br /></span></span></span>(David Pohl, illustrator)
<br /><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-6327700716034038910?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-33459573817548918532011-09-01T14:40:00.002-04:002011-09-01T14:43:40.406-04:00Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents Electra by Sophocles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-prWJFw_AtHw/Tl_RxY09vEI/AAAAAAAADNU/YsoQtItMVos/s1600/Eaton_Catherine_875_ret.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-prWJFw_AtHw/Tl_RxY09vEI/AAAAAAAADNU/YsoQtItMVos/s400/Eaton_Catherine_875_ret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647463104154287170" border="0" /></a>
<br /><p><b></b></p><p>Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents
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<br />Electra
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<br />by Sophocles
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<br />adapted by Frank McGuinness
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<br />The fate of a family is revealed in 90 minutes of theatrical dynamite, directed by Ted Pappas.
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<br />PITTSBURGH (September 1, 2011) Pittsburgh Public Theater launches its 37th season with Electra, written by ancient Greek master Sophocles and adapted by Frank McGuinness. After highly successful productions of Medea and Oedipus the King, Greek native Ted Pappas will now direct Electra. It runs September 29 - October 30, 2011 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home in the heart of Downtown's Cultural District. For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit ppt.org <a href="http://www.ppt.org/" target="_blank">http://www.ppt.org</a>. Electra is presented by First Niagara with production sponsors Jim and Electra Agras and Production Underwriters Jim and Kathe Patrinos.
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<br />Electra brings to life the myths of ancient Greece while it tells a timeless story of one family's tragedy. As the play begins, Orestes (Michael Simpson), his friend Pylades (David J.M. Bielewicz), and his faithful servant (Edward James Hyland) secretly return to the palace of Mycenae. Years before he had been sent into hiding after the murder of his father, King Agamemnon, by his mother Clytemnestra (Lisa Harrow) and her lover Aegisthus (David Whalen). Despite the passage of time his sister, Electra (Catherine Eaton), can't get over their father's death. Their other sister, Chrysothemis (Catherine Gowl), and the women of Mycenae (The Chorus: Glynis Bell, Shinnerrie Jackson, and Amy Landis), tell her to pull herself together. But that's hard in the presence of her regal mother who proclaims her righteousness. Will fate give Electra her revenge? That answer will not be revealed until the play's shocking
<br />conclusion.
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<br />The design team for Electra is James Noone (Scenic), Gabriel Berry (Costumes), Kirk Bookman (Lighting), and Zach Moore (Sound). Ruth E. Kramer is the Production Stage Manager and Fredric H. Orner is the Assistant Stage Manager.
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<br />About the Playwright
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<br />Sophocles was a leading dramatist during the Athenian Golden Age. Born in 495 BC near Athens, Greece, he was beloved in his day and is remembered more than two millennia later for his great works of tragedy. Sophocles wrote well over 100 plays but only seven have survived intact:
<br />Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. He is appreciated by modern audiences for his treatment of the individual and the complex issues he addresses. He died peacefully when he was over 90 years old, around 406
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<br />Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents
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<br />What: Electra
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<br />When: September 29 - October 30, 2011
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<br />Performance Schedule
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<br />Tues. through Sat. at 8 pm (except Tues., Oct. 25 when the show is at 7
<br />pm).
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<br />Sat. at 2 pm (except Oct. 1 & 8).
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<br />There will be an additional 2 pm matinee on Thurs., Oct. 27.
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<br />Sun. at 2 & 7 pm (except Oct. 30 when the final show is at 2 pm).
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<br />Press Night and Opening Night are Thursday, October 6.
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<br />Ticket Prices
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<br />$28.75 to $60.75.
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<br />$15.75 for students and age 26 and younger with valid ID.
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<br />For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit ppt.org <<a href="http://www.ppt.org/" target="_blank">http://www.ppt.org</a>>
<br /></p><p>Contact Margie Romero, Communications Manager at Pittsburgh Public
<br />Theater
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<br />412.316.8200 ext. 707 or mromero@ppt.org <<a href="mailto:mromero@ppt.org" target="_blank">mailto:mromero@ppt.org</a>> </p><p>
<br /></p><p><b>...</b></p><a href="http://www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/"><b>The Pittsburgh Art Blog</b></a><p>The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected <a href="http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2010/01/pittsburgh-artists-deserve-more-press.html"><b> pittsburgh artists</b></a> 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 <a href="http://www.pghgalleries.com/">www.PghGalleries.com</a>. </p><p>the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate<a href="http://www.rickbyerly.com/"> rick byerly.</a><script type="text/javascript">var 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"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1219876-2");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">the pittsburgh art blog is a project from fine art photographer rick byerly, http://www.RickByerly.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2976307569551685800-3345957381754891853?l=pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Byerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981015037878316490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976307569551685800.post-57413117400885125942011-09-01T13:49:00.001-04:002011-09-01T13:52:02.962-04:00Midnight Radio Episode 4: Bootleggin' and Bathtub Gin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JbSJef-srHk/Tl_GP4zrKNI/AAAAAAAADNM/lx0mLhVPoCE/s1600/BricolageMidnightRadio.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JbSJef-srHk/Tl_GP4zrKNI/AAAAAAAADNM/lx0mLhVPoCE/s400/BricolageMidnightRadio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647450433995352274" border="0" /