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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Unblurred Schedule November 7 2008 Art Crawl Penn Ave

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Wednesday, November 5

7PM-8PM PITTSBURGH MONTESSORI SCHOOL - 201 S. GRAHAM ST.THE UGLY DUCKLING Pittsburgh Montessori Elementary School and Gateway to the Arts present a free performance of The Ugly Duckling by Memphis, TN-based theatre company Voices of the South. This original adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved tale of self-discovery is told with humor and energy, incorporating music, movement, metaphor and evocative visual imagery to illuminate the heart and voice of this timeless story. www.gatewaytothearts.org 412-362-6982.

Friday, November 7

5PM-2AM ENVY - 4923 PENN AVE.CUISINE & ART Stop by & enjoy delicious tropical fusion cuisine, drinks & African arts. Experience our Intercontinental Buffet Dinner (BBQ chicken, grilled pork, baked pasta, vegetarian, African & Caribbean combination dishes, greens or cabbage & corn) & enjoy performances by Camara African Drum & Dance Company. Hop up to the second floor VIP Room for African Arts, International DJ Said & Gio & other products. $5.

5:30PM-9:30PM SPROUT FUND - 5423 PENN AVENUE HARVEST GATHERING The Sprout Fund welcomes friends, neighbors and supporters to a Harvest Gathering at its offices at 5423 Penn Avenue, next to EDGE studio and across the street from the Quiet Storm. Enjoy snacks, drinks and live entertainment. Meet board members and staff to learn about Sprout’s programs. Discover recent projects funded by Sprout through the Seed Award program. For more info about Sprout: 412.325.0646 or http://www.sproutfund.org/.

5PM-11PM VARIOUS VENUES ON PENN AVE. - 4800-5500 PENN AVE.PUMPKIN CONTEST Senator Ferlo co-sponsored a PUMPkin Design contest at Fort Pitt Elementary School in collaboration with the Community Learns Program of the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, PAAI, PUMP, PGH TASK, and the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture. Children were broken up into teams and paired with one young professional from PUMP and one artist to design a pumpkin. Design themes focused on career development and civic engagement. The pumpkins were judged and the winning teams' pumpkin are being displayed along with a photo at November's Unblurred. So while you're at Unblurred, be sure to keep a lookout for the pumpkins created as part of this contest.

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

6PM-9PM PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER - 5472 PENN AVE.HOT JAM Free open house featuring heat defying acts of art in Pittsburgh Glass Center’s state-of the-art glass studios. Plus, see Susan Taylor Glasgow’s exhibition “Absence of Body” featuring a giant glass bird’s nest and other works of “sewn” glass art. For more information, call 412-365-2145 ext. 201. http://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/.

6PM-10PM MOST WANTED FINE ART - 5015 PENN AVE.PHOTOS AND PAINT Ryan Dunmeyer and Corey Bonnet will be displaying their adventurous images in a beautiful gallery setting. The combined paintings and photographs describe events and places with signature style. A stringed quartet will start the musical entertainment along with Grand Snafu. Please search Most Wanted Fine Art on www.youtube.com or http://www.most-wantedfineart.com/

6PM-10PM ARTica, ART SPACE, ANTIQUES AND MODERN COLLECTIBLES - 5110 PENN AVE.TEXTILES INTERIORS curated by Cathleen Bailey, joins the current exhibition: SUGAR & SPICE, art inspired by African, Latin, Asian, Indian and Native American Cultures. Come start your holiday shopping early with very unique and colorful artifacts from ARTica! www.passportsart@blogspot.com 412-596-6521

7PM-2AM INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S ART GALLERY - 5020 PENN AVE.TANGO TONIGHT TWO HOUR ARGENTINE TANGO CRASH COURSE (7-9 PM) and 1ST FRIDAY HABEUS CORPUS MILONGA (9 PM -2 AM) Two hours of free instruction will be given regarding basic Argentine Tango steps and movements for beginners, followed by a social dance (Milonga) emphasizing Tango Nuevo. It's Guilt Free Argentine Tango! For information contact rjwesquire@gmail.com or 412-721-7771

7PM-10PM GARFIELD ARTWORKS - 4931 PENN AVE.EVOLUTION IN ART VI The Buddhist Gambling Supply, a collective of veteran Pittsburgh artists, presents works ranging from abstract to traditional painting and photography, by Dennis Warner, Ian Green, Obsolete, Tom Jefferson, Dave Cubie, and several more. Live performances by Una De Luna and Viola Formica with music by DJ Exempt and poetry from Billy Wright and Jason Kirin. Suggested donation $5.

7PM-10PM MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY & PERFORMANCE SPACE - 4919 PENN AVE.REVEALER - THE ARTWORK OF GABE FELICE Drawing on the concepts of Extra Sensory Perception, invisible forces, unexplained principles of nature, and the many elements of the subconscious mind - an attempt to decode and translate through the use of imagery is made. Coincidences do not exist. There is within each of us a sending and receiving transmitter that acts and reacts without notion of consequence. Is the fire burning freely - or is being set? Who is this brier? Will the seeing-eye see through? Come find out at the opening! Free and open to the people. www.modernformations.com 412-362-0274.

7PM-10PM IMAGEBOX - 4933 PENN AVE.BEHIND THE LENS A group showing of photography from David Crawford, Matt Libby, Zach Panzer, Amy Rockwood, Brian Finneran, Tracy Mahood and John Mahood. www.imagebox.com 412-441-0930.

7PM-11PM KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER - 5941 PENN AVE.LOBBY MIXER & PERFORMANCE: URSULA RUCKER LOBBY MIXER: 7:00 PM - Mix and mingle, snacks, drinks. Music by DJ Soy Sos. FREE. PERFORMANCE: 8:00 PM with Philadelphia based Ursula Rucker (spoken word/poetry) with guitarist Kevin Gift (Baltimore). TICKETS: $10.00 ($5.00 for students) www. Kelly-strayhorn.org or 412 363 300 ext. 107

8PM-11PM ATTACK THEATRE - 4805 PENN AVE.GAME NIGHT AND THE SEVEN-MINUTE DANCE SERIES Join Attack Theatre for some good old-fashioned schoolyard fun and games: Four-Square, backgammon, 3-D tic-tac-toe, vintage Atari games, darts and Connect Four. Between games, enjoy seven minutes of something at 9 and 10pm. Everyone is welcome, donations suggested. Sponsored in part by UPMC. www.attacktheatre.com 412.441.8444.

8PM-11PM EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 116 S. HIGHLAND AVE.SEE THE LIGHTS. TAKE A TOUR. HEAR BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. Our building will be lit, our doors will be open and artists-in-residence, Alia Musica Pittsburgh, under the direction of Federico Garcia, will provide beautiful, and compelling, original music in our Sanctuary. Two pieces, Aqua Regia and Songs of Light by Mark Fromm and Ivan Jimenez, will explore suggestive soundscapes with flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and piano. Free concert begins at 8:30pm. Free ½-hour tours of the main floor of the church will run each Friday during the Pittsburgh 250 Festival of Lights through November 7, 14 at 8:00 pm. For more information, please visit www.cathedralofhope.org www.pittsburghcelebrates.org

10PM-2AM BRILLOBOX - 4104 PENN AVE.PANDEMIC DJ DANCE PARTY Come end your art-world wanderings by getting down with the global groove sounds of Pandemic.

Friday, November 21

7PM-9PM DANCE ALLOY THEATER - 5530 PENN AVE.BEHIND THE CURTAIN Join Canadian choreographer Marina Harris for an informal studio showing/discussion of her world premiere "Three Camilles." This close-up and personal event allows you to become part of what "goes on" before it "goes up!" Only 60 seats available; reservations are strongly suggested. Call 412-363-4321. www.dancealloy.org

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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Sprout Fund Harvest Gathering November 7, 2008

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Friday, November 7, 2008

5:30pm - 9:30pm

Sprout Fund offices

5423 Penn Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA

The Sprout Fund welcomes friends, neighbors and supporters to a harvest gathering at its offices at 5423 Penn Avenue, next to EDGE studio and across the street from the Quiet Storm. Enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks while listening to live entertainment from The Turpentiners and DJ J.Malls. Meet board members and staff to learn about Sprout’s programs. Discover recent projects funded by Sprout through the Seed Award program.For more info about Sprout: 412.325.0646 or www.sproutfund.org. Special thanks to EDGE studio, Whole Foods Market Pittsburgh, Penn Brewery, Give Water, and Clear Story, Inc.

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Monday, October 13, 2008

Orange Balloons open studio event in Bloomfield October 26 2008

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When: October 26, 2008: 12PM – 6PM

Who: Susan Constanse, Christine Bethea and guests

Pittsburgh… Free and open to the public.

Orange Balloons, an open studio event

Susan Constanse and Christine Bethea have been sharing a studio space in Bloomfield for the last year. The studio, generally not open to the public, will host other artists in the space for the day. This is a rare opportunity to view new work by local artists.

Susan Constanse is a painter. Her studio presentation will include a range of works from early series as well as new paintings and works on paper. Christine Bethea works primarily with salvaged materials. Some of her masks will be available during the open studio. Other guests will be joining us for the day.

How do you find us? We are near the Bloomfield end of the Bloomfield Bridge, next door to Iron Eden and across the street from Paul Lumber. Look for the orange balloons!

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Contact: Susan Constanse

412-969-7689

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Pittsburgh Art Event Guide October 2008

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Pittsburgh Art Openings and Events for October 2008

Radical Days Schedule for October here.

Pittsburgh Neighborhood Narratives Screening Times here.

Pittsburgh Celebrates 250, October 4, 2008 info here.

Pittsburgh Glass Center events for October 2008 here.

Thursday October 2, 2008:

Pittsburgh in Words

Friday October 3, 2008:

Steep in Thought at Morgan Contemporary Glass

Aimee Manion at Modernformations

Saturday October 4, 2008:

Panza Gallery Mark McLaughlin An Exhibition of Contemporary Portraits & Landscapes

Except Everything at Your Inner Vagabond

Wood Fired Words in Braddock PA

moxie Dada: non western imagery

October 10 through November 20, 2008:

Pittsburgh 250 Festival of Lights

Pittsburgh Festival of Firsts

Saturday October 10, 2008:

Black Sheep Puppet Festival at Brew House

Saturday October 11, 2008:

MLK Mural Project Party

Sunday October 12, 2008:

Artist talk with Christo Braun At Elan Gallery

Saturday October 18, 2008:

Fe Gallery In the Making, 250 Artists Catalog Launch Party

Hot Pink Cancer Benefit at Butler Art Center

Sunday October 19 2008:

Friday October 24, 2008:

Elan Gallery closing for Variations/Phenomena

Wednesday October 29, 2008:

MCG Reception for Jesse McLean and Cat Chow

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Sunday, September 28, 2008

Pittsburgh Art Events, Opening Guide October 2008

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Pittsburgh Art Openings and Events for October 2008

Radical Days Schedule for October here.

Pittsburgh Neighborhood Narratives Screening Times here.

Pittsburgh Celebrates 250, October 4, 2008 info here.

Pittsburgh Glass Center events for October 2008 here.

Thursday October 2, 2008:

Pittsburgh in Words

Friday October 3, 2008:

Steep in Thought at Morgan Contemporary Glass

Aimee Manion at Modernformations

Saturday October 4, 2008:

Panza Gallery Mark McLaughlin An Exhibition of Contemporary Portraits & Landscapes

Except Everything at Your Inner Vagabond

Wood Fired Words in Braddock PA

moxie Dada: non western imagery

October 10 through November 20, 2008:

Pittsburgh 250 Festival of Lights

Pittsburgh Festival of Firsts

Saturday October 10, 2008:

Black Sheep Puppet Festival at Brew House

Saturday October 11, 2008:

MLK Mural Project Party

Sunday October 12, 2008:

Artist talk with Christo Braun At Elan Gallery

Saturday October 18, 2008:

Fe Gallery In the Making, 250 Artists Catalog Launch Party

Hot Pink Cancer Benefit at Butler Art Center

Sunday October 19 2008:

Friday October 24, 2008:

Elan Gallery closing for Variations/Phenomena

Wednesday October 29, 2008:

MCG Reception for Jesse McLean and Cat Chow

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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Fe Gallery: In the Making: 250 Artists September 12, 2008

The Pittsburgh Galleries blog is a volunteer effort to promote Pittsburgh art events which feature artists from the area. The PghGalleries.com website effort is an up-to-date directory with Pittsburgh area art venues. Thanks go to David L. Edwards Art and Ruth E. Hendricks for their donations to this effort! Donation and sponsor info can be found here. Rick Byerly
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In the Making 250 Years/250 Artists An exhibition, showcasing 250 artists from Southwestern PA.

Exhibition Dates: September 12, 2008 – January 10, 2009 Opening Reception: 9/12/2008, Friday, 7:00PM

Catalog Launch Party Saturday October 18, 2008 from 5-7:30 pm. Catalogs can be purchased for $40 each.

Fe Gallery: 4102 Butler Street, in Lawrenceville. Pittsburgh PA 15201. 412-860-6028. Gallery Hours Wed-Sat 12 - 4. Map info for Fe here.

Exhibition Site: Fe Gallery, 4102 Butler Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201

“In the Making: 250 Years/250 Artists” , a visual art exhibition celebrating Pittsburgh’s 250th anniversary with cutting edge artwork by 250 Pittsburgh area artists. This monumental salon-style exhibition will be presented at Fe gallery, located at 4102 Butler Street, in Lawrenceville. The opening reception will take place on September 12, 2008. The exhibition will run for 4 months, closing on January 10, 2009.

History: Fe gallery (pronounced Effie or FE- the two letters) is named for the symbol of Iron on the periodical table. We chose a name that would have a national presence with direct significance relating to Pittsburgh’s historical roots to steel in the iron city. Fe gallery is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Over the past four years Fe gallery has displayed 24 exhibitions, and has received more than 35 local and national reviews.Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be included in a full-color catalogue, which will accompany the exhibition. This catalogue will be distributed throughout the country, documenting the full scope of important, creative talent in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh art events: www.pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/ Pittsburgh art gallery directory: http://www.pghgalleries.com/
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You can submit via email here.

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Friday, August 22, 2008

Pittsburgh Art Event Online Promotion for the Pittsburgh Galleries Blog

October 2, 2011 Update:

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

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

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

Rick Byerly

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What is The Pittsburgh Art Blog?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Also I've been getting a lot of requests to blog art events so I want to communicate what I'm looking for to help me out as this has become a time consuming, volunteer project. If someone doesn't email me about an event which follows the guidelines below it may not be blogged.

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

rick(AT)uniquetake.com

Thank you,

Rick Byerly

Rick Byerly trained at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in Darkroom and Digital Imaging, sells his fine art photography work to businesses and individuals, is a former Vice President and Director of The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and serves on State of PA Arts Grant Panels.
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Monday, August 18, 2008

Sprout Fund Hothouse Event Sat August 23, 2008

The Sprout Fund will host its sixth annual Hothouse event on Saturday, August 23, 2008 on the upper floors of The Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh. There are still volunteer opportunities the night of and day after the event. Check out all the events here!

Doors open at 7pm for VIP ticket holders and 9pm for all others.

Buy your tickets today! Volunteer registration now available!

About Hothouse

Hothouse is The Sprout Fund’s annual benefit and showcase event. The event serves as a stage to present a sampling of some of the innovative projects and emerging leaders of successful community initiatives supported by Sprout over the past year. Held annually at unique development sites, the event celebrates the organization’s accomplishments and features live music and performances, food and drink by Pittsburgh favorites, a silent auction, and a VIP reception.
As The Sprout Fund’s “live annual report” to the community, the event creates an incredible opportunity for the wide cross-section of Pittsburgh’s business and social circles that come together each year in support of Sprout’s mission to meet and mingle. The event has been lauded previously as one of the top 5 parties of the year by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the city’s “top fundraiser” by the Pittsburgh City Paper. The event attracted more than 2,000 attendees in 2006 and 2007.

Support for the event has been strong every year; last year 37 financial sponsors, 4 media sponsors, 40 in-kind supporters, 36 food & drink sponsors, and 75 silent auction donors joined hundreds of friends of the organization to raise more than $100,000 for The Sprout Fund....

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AAP 98th Annual at the Warhol

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Pittsburgh Art Guide Friday Sat August 15, 16 2008

Pittsburgh Art Guide Friday Sat August 15, 16 2008

Friday:

Lucky the Painproofman Freak Show at Zombo Gallery

Lauren Toohey's Art at Wizard of Oddities

Saturday:

Unsmoke Systems in Braddock, PA

and Serendipity has the info on an event at the Park Place Arts Center in Wilkinsburg.

Ongoing exhibits worh checking out!

Salon des refusee at the Mendelson

and don't forget to check out the PCA Biennial before it ends Aug 24!
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