Carnegie Museums Takes Over Three Rivers Arts Festival

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Carnegie Museums taking charge of Three Rivers Arts Festival.

Perhaps a chance for local arts and artists to be the primary focal points in the Three Rivers Arts Festival instead of food, crafts and national touring artists? Probably more about the financial control and the bottom line than anything else so chances are we won't see reduced art vendor fees and more local artists at the festival. Don't worry there will still be plenty of food to perpetuate the Pittsburgh tradition of fattening food above all else.

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source: http://www.mygtv.net/?p=10008

Two executives from The Andy Warhol Museum have been picked to oversee Pittsburgh’s annual Three Rivers Arts Festival.Colleen Russell Criste, the Warhol’s deputy director, will be acting director of the festival, which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year. Ben Harrison, the museum’s curator of performances, will perform the same function for the arts festival. Both officials will retain their duties at the Warhol museum, 1 of 4 museums operated by Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Museums officials say they are taking over the festival because of the event’s financial health and other concerns. The festival organizers are also responsible for the city’s annual First Night celebration each New Year’s.

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GPAC Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Health Coverage Option Deadline Extended

The deadline for health coverage through HM Care Advantage via the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council has been extended. More info here. Check the details to see if it fits your needs. GPAC membership required.


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Pittsburgh Art: A Must Read National News Article on Pittsburgh, Art Company Inc

Art Company, Inc.: The history that once defined Pittsburgh and the questions that nearly every Rust Belt city currently faces
By Matthew Newton , The Next American City

http://americancity.org/magazine/article/art-company-inc-newton/

A great article- in particular I appreciated the honest comments from Manny Theiner of Garfield Artworks about the relation of a strong economy in Pittsburgh, job creation and how that relates to the arts.

[Editorial disclaimer from Rick Byerly] The elephant in the room as far as I'm concerned is the lack of creation of jobs in the for-profit sector in the Pittsburgh region. The high tax syndrome simply cannot be a non-issue in that debate.

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New Pittsburgh Health Care Option for Artists Info, GPAC

This is a groundbreaking opportunity for Pittsburgh area artists to get affordable health coverage. To learn more about GPAC, The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, check out their website http://pittsburghartscouncil.org

This info is from the GPAC April 2008 Newsletter. A full pdf copy of the GPAC newsletter can be found directly here and you can sign up for future newsletters here .

Announcing Health Coverage for the Arts

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is proud to announce the arrival of health coverage for local individual artists and part-time and seasonal employeesof local cultural organizations. This is not a traditional health insurance program, but a limited benefit medical plan that was designed based on input from the arts community about desired benefits and pricing.The HM Care Advantage plan, underwritten by HM Life Insurance Company,starts at under $60 per month.

Eligible Arts Council members will have the opportunity to choose from three tiers of coverage. The plan pays a fixed amount for benefits including physician office visits, annual wellness tests and screenings, ambulance and emergency room coverage as well as discounts on pharmacy, vision, fitness and wellness services. Some plans also include an additional critical illness component and coverage options include individual, spouse, family or child(ren)only coverage. Coverage becomes effective on July 1, 2008. You can’t be turned down for coverage, and there are no medical questions to answer.

Visit the Arts Council’s website for dates of upcoming information meetings and webinars and to download an informational brochure. With the introduction of this plan, the Arts Council has taken an important first step towards making healthcare coverage available to everyone in the local artscommunity who needs it. We look forward to taking more steps forward in the future!

Questions about specifics of the plan? Download a brochure at www.pittsburghartscouncil.org. Further information can be accessed by calling 800.481.9979 where customer service representatives for the HM Care Advantage plan are available to answer your questions from 8:30 am to 7 pm, Monday through Friday. Are you part of an organization or arts business interested in offering this plan to your parttimeor seasonal employees? Contact Bridget Sinneway or Jim Patton at Triad USA, Inc. 412.880.4999 and mark your calendar for a special information breakfast meeting on April 22(location TBA). Other questions? Contact Ryan Freytag or Tiffany Wilhelm, your friendly membership staff at theArts Council!

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Pittsburgh Health Care Meeting Location for Artists Changed to Children's Museum of Pittsburgh Tonight 6:15pm

The first informational meeting about the new health coverage for the arts program will be held TONIGHT Monday, March 31 at 6:15 pm during Last Days Café at The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.

From GPAC:

Due to the amount of interest in the meeting tonight, please note a change in location:

The first informational meeting about the new health coverage for the arts program will be held TONIGHT Monday, March 31 at 6:15 pm during Last Days Café at The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is located at 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh. Arts Council staff and a representative from the plan provider will be on hand to present the basics of the program and answer questions.

Last Days Café is a casual happy hour held the last day of each month from 5:30-8:30 pm that features time for networking, complimentary refreshments and a brief program. It is normally held at the New Hazlett Theater, located at 6 Allegheny Square East on Pittsburgh’s North Side.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, check our website tomorrow to download a detailed brochure about the plan. Additional meetings and webinars will be scheduled throughout the open enrollment period that will run through June 15.

http://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/healthcare.htm

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New health care options for Pittsburgh artists, Last Days Café, March 31, 2008

Last Days Café -- Health Care Options for Local Artists

Hosted by the New Hazlett Theater in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.

What: Last Days Café is a monthly gathering of artists and creative professionals. This FREE happy hour, casual "salon" is held the last day of every month (except December) and all are welcome.

Where: The New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square E Pittsburgh, PA 15212

When: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

The greatest health-related threat to artists is the higher cost of health care related expenses.
Washington Artists Health Insurance Project

Statistics show that artists have higher unemployment rates, are more likely to be self-employed, more likely to work for non-profit organizations, more likely to work for smaller employers, and much more likely to work second jobs, as compared to a standard workforce. All these factors contribute to the limited health care options available for artists.

These issues will be addressed this month by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and partners, who will present information about the arrival of an affordable healthcare program for local artists and part-time or seasonal employees of local cultural organizations.

http://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/

Eligible Arts Council members will have the opportunity to choose from three tiers of coverage. This is not a traditional health insurance program, but a limited benefits medical plan that was designed based on input from the local arts community about desired benefits and pricing. Starting at under $60 per month, the HM Care Advantage plan includes benefits for physician office visits, annual wellness tests and screenings, ambulance and emergency room coverage, vision and pharmacy discounts and more. Some plans also include an additional critical illness component.

With the introduction of this plan the Arts Council has taken an important first step towards making affordable healthcare coverage available to everyone in the local arts community who needs it. If you are even mildly interested in learning if this plan is right for you, join us! All questions will be answered. Advanced registration is not required.

Bring a friend, a date, family, groups -- make the connections happen! Support the process of connecting like-minded individuals to encourage and cultivate the passion of the arts.
Please RSVP by email dsciranka@aol.com

More about Last Days Café …
Artists, musicians, writers, dancers, poets, performers, and arts administrators are invited to stop in, enjoy complimentary refreshments and talk about projects, plans, ideas, and interests. Often the key to unique opportunities is discovering who is doing what and interacting regularly with a circle of colleagues who are working creatively. New Hazlett Theater Executive Director, Sara Radelet says, "Pittsburgh has a wealth of extremely creative people working in their own zones on great projects. We hope to create a place for them to take a break and interact with other creative people, providing the kind of environment that can give a tangible and necessary boost to a person's energy and productivity."
Last Days Cafe also provides a forum through which Pittsburgh's creative community can become more familiar with the resources available to them as they create new work, consider forming a new organization, or think about how, when and where to show their work.


New Hazlett Theater Allegheny Square East Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Phone: 412-320-4610

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New Health Care Plan for the Pittsburgh Arts Community, GPAC, Pgh Artists

Learn about the New Health Care Plan for the Pittsburgh Arts Community Monday, March 31, 5:30-8:30 pm - New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. Last Days Café is a casual “salon” held the last day of each month that features time for networking, complimentary refreshments and a brief program (at 6:15 pm) with representatives of Pittsburgh’s resource network for individual artists and arts organizations. This month the Greater Pittsburgh ArtsCouncil and partners will present information about the new health care program available to independent artists and part-time employees of member organizations. If you are even mildly interested in learning if this plan is right for you, join us! All questions will be answered. This event is FREE and advanced registration is not required.

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