The RAW Artists wagon rolled through town this past Thursday. I am skeptical of any organization or gallery who makes the artist pay up front without anything tangible in return. I didn't attend so I don't have that end of things to contribute. I certainly wouldn't call it a scam but it certainly should be looked at critically from the standpoint of the artist.
From a numbers standpoint the artists selling tickets account for roughly 480 of the 500 people who attended the Raw Artists Pittsburgh event. From the website and fakebook page I could identify a minimum of 24 artists so figuring each artist had to sell 20 tickets at $10 a piece that accounts for 96% of the total attendance which the Post Gazette identified as 500. It doesn't look good when you look at it from the artists' perspective when you consider the 24 artists and bands brought the majority of the people who attended. That's like paying a gallery and then having to bring all the people and either make them pay to get in or cover them yourself. And we haven't even gotten to sales, real exposure etc and the artist is down $200.
Maybe it will turn into something much bigger down the line but for now I would remain skeptical and would push for details as far as who and what they are bringing to the table.
The following is worth taking a look at below.
Galleries that ask you to pay to show with them, in most cases, are a red-flag.
It seemed to me that they were using artists to promote them instead of the
other way around.
http://www.merylpataky.com/my-raw-artists-experience.html
The artist above contributed quotes to a story at LA Weekly Blogs .
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Formerly the Pittsburgh Art Blog, Eyes on Pittsburgh focuses on
cultural aspects of the region, including visual and performing arts, as well as
locavore, development and environmental issues through original, analytical writing and
interviews. Pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.
The blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and
Pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Raw Artists: Give us money and we'll throw a party with your art?
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Justseeds Artists CoOp Moves to Pittsburgh June 11 2010 Party
Justseeds has moved!
In May the PDX crew packed up all the prints into a truck that Shaun & Mary drove across the country to set up a new HQ in Pittsburgh.
On Friday, June 11th, 2010 visit us at our new space for a...
Housewarming Celebration!!!
Moving-In Sale:::See and buy new work by Justseeds artists!
Book Release:::Celebrate the release of *Firebrands: Portraits from the Americas*, edited by Shaun Slifer & Bec Young, illustrated by Justseeds
Refreshments & BYOB
--enter in the back from Spring Way, bike parking in the back!!!)
June 12, 6-10 pm
3410 Penn Ave 2nd Floor (above Bike-Pgh, enter in the back from Spring Way)
ABOUT JUSTSEEDS:::
Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative is a decentralized network of 26 artists committed to making print and design work that reflects a radical social and political stance. With members in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Justseeds operates both as a unified collaboration of similarly-minded printmakers and as a loose collection of individuals with unique viewpoints and working methods. We believe in the transformative power of personal expression in concert with collective action.
Founded in 1998, and originally the graphics distribution project of Josh MacPhee, Justseeds made the transformation into a worker-owned cooperative in 2007 – the original network being largely in place through past collaborations. Having outgrown our space in a residential basement in Portland, Oregon, in May of 2010 we transported our distribution center to our new and larger home in Pittsburgh, PA. We operate an online store and wholesale distro, an active, multi-voice blog detailing current art and resistance projects around the world, and a small gallery space in our Pittsburgh office which highlights member work.
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The Pittsburgh Art Blog
pittsburgh galleries is reborn anew as The Pittsburgh Art Blog. the blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh art advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
fast fwd gallery January 22 2010 Art Market Party
On Friday January 22, 2010, 9pm, fast>>fwd Gallery will be hosting an Art
Market party. This will be open to anyone who would like to hang their
2D works up and make a sale. All mediums and medias will be accepted
as long as they can be hung on a wall and do not weight too much.
This will be a one night only event starting at 9pm and lasting into
the night. We will be providing alcohol and refreshments but we are
asking all artists to make a small contribution ($10-20) to help with
the drinks and operation costs, however you will get to keep %100 of
your sales. There will be a $5 all you can drink cover charge for all
other guests. We are encouraging everyone to bring smaller pieces that
are priced lower to sale. We are planning on filling the entire space
with artwork so there is no limit to the number of pieces, but all
pieces may not get hung. All pieces must be ready to hang with frames
and wire with your own labels with your name, title, and price. Pieces
are to be dropped off between January 10th and 21st. This event will
be 21 and over only, no exceptions, and will feature a music
performance by Coyotes, By the Way. To schedule a drop off time please
contact us in advance to set up a time.
fast>>fwd Gallery
3700 Penn Ave
Lawrenceville
Pittsburgh PA 15201
More info can be found here
http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Pittsburgh-PA/fastfwd-gallery/114380202270?ref=ts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fastfwdgallery/
Monday, November 3, 2008
Original Magazine Issue 4 Release Party December 5 2008
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The Original’s Issue 4 Release Party
The Original Magazine
You are cordially invited to our 4th issue release party. We want you there. Incentive? Free food (Dozen and India Garden, at the very least). Free massages (from Pgh Health and Healing). Tables featuring Issue 4's People We Like. Free silkscreening (bring something silkscreenable). Free dancing (tunes provided by WPTS). And our new babies: free magazines.
Friday Dec 05, 2008 at 8:30 PM
Frick Fine Arts Cloister, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
The Original is a nonprofit, semiannual arts and culture publication dedicated to highlighting the talent of artists and leaders in the Pittsburgh region. It is also beautiful.
Founded at the University of Pittsburgh in 2006, The Original is managed by a collective of local volunteers who aim to bring accessible art and creative writing to the general public, while promoting unique organizations and individuals in their city. The Original is supported in part by a Sprout Fund Seed Award and grants from the University of Pittsburgh Career Services, Office of Public Affairs, Office of Student Life, Pitt Arts, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Studies, Studio Arts Department, and Student Government Board.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Encyclopedia Destructica Weekly Binding Parties
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Weekly Binding Parties at Encyclopedia Destructica
Encyclopedia Destructica creates art-zines (magazines with book aesthetics) inspired by the need to explore and export contemporary arts/culture in a way that’s accessible and easy to engage in, providing a forum for a primordial dialogue between artists.
To produce each issue, Encyclopedia Destructica holds weekly binding parties, gatherings where artists, friends, & the interested general public come to the Destructica studios and work on the production of the zines. Created and distributed in a DIY fashion, Encyclopedia Destructica promotes this attitude as well as providing support and resources for local artists to create their own book/zine projects. Encyclopedia Destructica is interested in community and dialogue throughout the creative process with the artists and editors in the process of creating an issue, the artwork within the pages of an issue, artists and participants as they work on production in binding sessions, and the viewer engaging the issue and the artwork within.
Encyclopedia Destructica holds almost weekly binding parties on Wednesday evenings. Binding parties are open to the public, are are gatherings where we work on the production of Destructica's zines and books. Email zine@encyclopediadestructica.com to join our binding party email list.
Location:
156 41st Street (Lawrenceville) Pittsburgh Pa 15201
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Art in the Dark Party Braddock PA Unsmoke Systems October 24, 2008
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ART IN THE DARK
A Halloween Benefit, on Friday, October 24th
WHAT: Featuring art, bands, DJs, games, prizes, and
decked out Halloween costumes!
WHO: Hoof & Beek, Brain Jamage, John Raymond of
Strange Cocktail, and the resident UnSmoke artists
WHEN: October 24th, 2008, 9pm-1am
WHERE: UnSmoke Systems
1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104
Braddock, PA – Join us for Art in the Dark, a Halloween benefit
party to support UnSmoke Systems. The night will feature DJing
by Lauren G. and Nikkles of Hoof & Beek, and performances by
Brain Jamage (aka Barkley Bronson and Manson) and John
Raymond of the Strange Cocktail. Halloween-themed trappings,
created by the resident UnSmoke artists, will transform the
gallery space for the evening. Sponsored by Brillobox, the event
is 21+, with a $3 cover at the door and beer for a suggested
donation of $1 each. We’re bringing back the kitschy Halloween
games of childhood – including bobbling for apples (and
bananas!) – with prizes for the winners. Of course, costumes are
expected!
For additional information, please contact UnSmoke Systems
director Jeanine Hall at hall.jeanine@gmail.com.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Fe Gallery In the Making Catalog Launch Party, 250 Pittsburgh Artists October 18 2008 Sat
sponsored by Sirani Gallery...
In the Making 250 Years/250 Artists An exhibition, showcasing 250 artists from Southwestern PA. Exhibition Dates: September 12, 2008 – January 10, 2009.
Fe Gallery: 4102 Butler Street, in Lawrenceville. Pittsburgh PA 15201. 412-860-6028. Gallery Hours Wed-Sat 12 - 4. Map info for Fe here.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Brillobox July 26,2008 Variety Variety Variety 9pm
Saturday July 26, 2008
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
arty party Sat August 2 2008 West End Pittsburgh
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Twisted Wonderland Gallery Art Show and Party Friday June 27, 2008
I've never checked out an event of theirs so hoping to drop by. ...
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Shame on the Postman, a Valentine's Day Message Party, Friday Feb 15, 2008
Friday February 15th
Shame on the Postman, a Valentine's Day Message Party
send secret messages to sexy strangers all night
MARY MACK [Operation Sappho]
$3 admission (free admission before 11pm)
10pm to 2am
21+
Brillobox upstairs 4104 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh (Bloomfield)
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Zombo Gallery Big Hang Up closing Art Show Saturday Jan 26,'08
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Zombo's Big Hang Up
Closing Party 5:30 to 11pm Saturday January 26, 2008
The gallery is located at 4900 Hatfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Closing Party featuring a way cool Zombo Emporium (hipster flea market 5:30-11pm) on Jan 26th!
....Zombo Gallery …2008 Calendar!
January 12-26th. Zombo's Big Hang Up...That where YOU and bring YOUR ART to Zombo Gallery to HANG on Jan 11th from 5-7:30pm (two pieces max) Call 330-806-7813 for all the cool details! Opening Party Jan 12th 5:30-11pm.
Closing Party featuring a way cool Zombo Emporium (hipster flea market 5:30-11pm) on Jan 26th!
Feb. 2-23rd - The Bird Show. A Benefit for the Wildlife Center. Swell Group show
March 22-April 5th- Nathan Masur's Get 'em off me Miniture Bug Painting Show.
April 12-26th - Eric Luden's Cool and Strange Paintings, Prints and Posters
May 3rd-24th Ian Green's Adbusting Spectucular (Zombo B-day Party 24th) June- TBA (Hopefully Kal Schenkel!)
July- Wayno's Anniversary Show!- The Tough Guys Series .
The Opening Parties are usually on the first Saturday of each month from 5:30 till 10:30, The Closing Parties are usually on the last Saturday of each month and will feature The Zombo Emporium with Pittsburgh’s Coolest Vinyl Vendors, Collectable Vendor, and Cheap Arty Stuff with Guest Djs from 5pm-10pm.
The Gallery hours are Fridays 5pm-7:30pm. Additional Hours by Appointment Phone 412-904-3703
The Zombo Gallery is not only Lawrenceville’s newest gallery, but it is Pittsburgh home for hip lowbrow art. It is artwork that is rooted in 1950’s and 60’s pop culture and kitsch. It follows along the lines of San Francisco’s Juxtapoz Magazine. The gallery houses a retail area with similar themed wares such as Tiki mugs, Custom T-shirts, DVDs, CDs and recorded air checks of Zombo’s Record Party radio show that is heard Fridays from 10am-3pm on Pittsburgh’s WRCT 88.3 FM. The gallery is located at 4900 Hatfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15201 and also houses a custom screen printing shop.
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pittsburgh photographer rick byerly, http://www.uniquetake.com
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