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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Newsletter June July 2008

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Newsletter:

Biennial Family Fun Day – Free! Sun, June 29 Join us noon to 5:00pm at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts this Sunday. This event will be a time for music and dancing and sing-along songs, happy painted faces, goodie bags with healthy treats, t-shirts, and lots of family fun! Produced in collaboration with Music Together First Notes and the Ellis School. The day's schedule is available online, just click the faces at left.

Biennial Patrons' Evening and Biennial Cocktail Reception Thursday June 26th 2008, 6:00-9:00pm. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts/Pittsburgh Filmmakers would like to invite you to meet and mingle with the Biennial 2008 Artists at an intimate cocktail reception. Tour the Galleries at your own pace, listen to insights into the Biennial Exhibition from our Curator and Director, share thoughts and experiences with the Biennial Artists as an insider at this exclusive, inaugural patron event.RSVP or direct questions to the PCA Shop at 412-361-0873, or email jcarter@pittsburgharts.org

Don't miss Summer Art Camps and Classes Just click to register online. A great place for adults or for your kids this summer, with our highly qualified instructors at a beautiful campus in Mellon Park.Sign kids up for just the weeks of Art Camps that you want! There are seats left in most camps, though a few are full. All the camps are described online and full camps are marked. Filmmakers at the Center is dedicated to Media Literacy. Our Annie Seamans Lab is a state-of-the-art media production facility, located in the Scaife Building at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Get your 8- to 17-year-old started making their own creative movie productions and pictures using kid-friendly technology. Check out all our summer classes, described in full online. Our summer adult class schedule is online too, including several classes starting soon like Bronze and Aluminum Casting with Carley Hill and Ed Parrish, and Ceramics Boot Camp with Angela Juliussen.

Biennial 2008: July Events July 10 -- 7:00pm at PCA: Artist Talk with Vanessa German and Inside Look, an interactive performance. German is an award-winning actress, performance poet, photographer, and mixed-media sculptor. She performed Testify at the Harris Theater on June 20+21, in conjunction with the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Admission is free.July 12 -- 5:30-8:00pm at Filmmakers Galleries:Opening reception for Mashings, a showcase of robotic and mechatronic artwork by a group of Carnegie Mellon University's undergraduate students (in collaboration with the Robot 250 project). Admission is free.July 18 -- 7:00-9:00pm at PCA:Reception for Golan Levin's Double-Taker (Snout), an interactive outdoor sculpture. Levin is an internationally known artist, currently based in Pittsburgh, who works on the design of cybernetic systems for manipulation and performance. Through digital artifacts and virtual environments, Levin applies creative twists to digital technologies that highlight our relationship with machines. (in collaboration with CMU's Robot 250 project). Admission is free. July 18 -- 7:00-9:00pm at PCA: Performance by Nicole Czapinski and Bryan Kyckelhahn, featuring sculptural costumes made of spandex. Admission is free.July 18 -- 9:00pm at PCA:AV Lodge Presents: Fruit Machine, a performance by Suzie Silver + Hilary Harp. This evening length media performance transports the audience into a magical world of rich illusions and mutable genders. Combining live and pre-recorded sound and video, the performance creates a bridge between the physical world and the unbounded universe of the screen. Working together since 2003, this duo has created a series of projects including installations, single channel videos and performance. Admission: $5 or BI-PASS; at PCA.July 19 -- 2:00pm at PCA: Artist Talk with Golan Levin (in collaboration with CMU's Robot 250 project). Admission is free.

Artist Residencies in Action During the months of April and May, 3rd grade students from the Martin Luther King Accelerated Learning Academy designed and constructed a mosaic mural with instruction by local ceramic artist Laura Jean McLaughlin. Collaborating with art teacher Christina Muzzie, and with matching funding from The Mattress Factory, the mosaic was designed and built by the students out of tile and glass to celebrate the North Side Community and the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The creative process began with discussion of the architecture of the North Side and the symbolism of various buildings in the neighborhood, included sketches for the final piece, and culminated in its prominent installation in the school. The Mattress Factory (www.mattress.org) brought the school and the Resident Artist together through an application process designed to place practicing artists in schools to better educate the community about contemporary installation art.Pittsburgh Center for the Arts' Artist Residency Projects, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, place practicing professional artists in schools, nonprofit service agencies, and community organizations throughout southwestern Pennsylvania. They are designed to have lasting benefits for all participants: students are fully immersed in an art form and see how it connects to life and learning, teachers are exposed to alternative ways of experiencing and sharing the creative process and what it brings to their classrooms, and administrators recognize the ways in which the arts fully engage students and impact their learning across the curriculum. Check out our website for more information on this wonderful program!

Calliope: announcing the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society's Free Summer Festival! July 12, 2008 ... Rootz: The Green City Music Festival (click image at left for more details)Help support Calliope by attending the July 9 Fundraising Kick-Off Event: Mike Seeger in Concert with a reception featuring drinks, hors d'oeuvres and music by local artists. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6:00pm – Reception, 7:30pm – Music; tickets are $75 (reception and concert), $30 (concert only). Purchase tickets online or contact the Calliope office for tickets to this special performance at (412) 361-1915 or calliope@calliopehouse.org

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Current Exhibits through April 13 2008 Shadyside

Now through April 13 in the PCA Galleries:

Regional Student Juried Exhibition, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts

Earth and Fire, presented by Associated Artists of Pittsburgh

Icons and Incongruities: Photographs from America's Heartland, by Jim Schafer

Hide & Seek, presented by Group A

Duets, by Mark and Jeff Zets

Binding Forces, by Doug Hill and Dorothy Williams, curated by Tom Sarver

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

6300 Fifth Ave, Shadyside

412-361-0873

Tuesday–Saturday: 10am-5pm / Sunday: noon-5pm

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Pitsburgh Art Events tonight! Thursday March 22 2008

Pittsburgh NCECA related art openings happening today Thursday March 20, 2008and remember the main guide for all exhibits is here:

http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/2008/03/nceca-pittsburgh-art-events-pgh-main.html

Thursday March 20,2008

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Avenue, 412-361-0873. Reception Mar 20, 5:00-8:00p.m. Receptions for 3 art exhibits at The Marshall Building (big yellow bldg): · NCECA Regional Student Juried Exhibiton, · Material Translations: Pinch, Coil, Slab, and · Earth and Fire (Associated Artists of Pittsburgh). and in the Scaife Building: Reception Mar 20, 6:00-8:00p.m for · BackTalk New works from emerging Canadian artists.

Borelli Edwards Gallery, 3583 Butler Street, 412-687-2616. Reception Mar 20, 6:00-9:00p.m. Lawrenceville. · Cleveland Institute of Art Ceramics Program: 1978-2008 and · Composite: Works by Ohio University Faculty and Graduate Students.

Penn Avenue Pottery, 1905 Penn Avenue, 724-785-6338. Strip District. Reception Mar 20, 6:00-9:00p.m. · Strip Artists: Dale Huffman at the Penn Avenue Pottery.

Asian Influences, 3513 Butler Street, 412-621-3530. Reception Mar 20, 6:00-8:00p.m. Lawrenceville. · Tea Bowls and teabowls. Exhibition of 30 bowls both traditional and non traditional styles and techniques.

Trinity Gallery, 4747 Hatfield Street, 412-687-2458. Reception Mar 20, 6:00-8:00p.m. · Topographies: Recent Sculpture by David S. East and Paul Sacaridiz. Considering notions of mapping and landscape in both literal and psychological terms, the exhibition Topographies will present recent sculpture by David S. East and Paul Sacaridiz.

Hawk Studios and Gallery, 5208 Butler Street, 412-781-3569. Reception Mar 20, 9:00a.m.-6:00p.m. · Keystone Connections, Pennsylvania ceramic artists.

Modernformations Gallery and Performance Space, 4919 Penn Avenue, 412-362-0274. Reception Mar 20, 7:00-9:00p.m. · Americana Refigured. Ceramic figurative show focusing on contemporary ideals and what it means to live in todays American society.

Imagebox Gallery, 4933 Penn Avenue, 412-441-0930. Reception Mar 20, 6:00- 9:00p.m. · Raku Dreams, John Dorinsky. The works in this exhibition are part of an ongoing series devoted to the expression of dream imagery using the Raku ceramic firing process.

The Clay Penn, 5111 Penn Avenue, 412-361-2540. Reception Mar 21, 6:00-9:00p.m. · Decalcomania, Recent Ceramic Work by Laura Jean McLaughlin.

The Ellis Armory, 6425 Fifth Avenue, (Penn Avenue at Putnam) 412-860-3508. Reception Mar 20, 6:00-8:00p.m. 15 Art Exhibits!

The Ellis School, 6425 Fifth Avenue, 412 -860-3508. Reception Mar 20, 6:00-8:00p.m. · From A Women’s Hand: Past Visions – Present Realities.
Robert Morris University Gallery, 600 5th Avenue, 412-397-6881. Reception Mar 20, 5:30-8:00p.m. · Brit by Brit: Contrasting contemporary ceramics by British artists Rod Bugg and Steve Dixon.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Earth and Fire AAP Art Exhibit Starts today at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PCA March 14 2008

Earth and Fire, an Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Group Exhibit with over 80 works of art! I've seen most of the work being shown in this exhibit and you won't be disappointed in the varying mediums and interpretations of the earth and fire theme from Associated Artists of Pittsburgh members.

Runs from March 14 to April 13, 2008

Reception is March 20 from 5:30 to 8 pm at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 1st Floor, 6300 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA in Shadyside. 412-361-0873
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: noon-5pm, Closed Mondays

Celebrating The National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts National Convention in Pittsburgh, NCECA and Pittsburgh 250.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Earth and Fire AAP Pittsburgh Art Exhibit at PCA, NCECA March 14-April 13 2008

Earth and Fire, an Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Art Exhibit

from March 14 to April 13, 2008

Reception is March 20 from 5:30 to 8 pm at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 1st Floor, 6300 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA in Shadyside. 412-361-0873 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: noon-5pm, Closed Mondays

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Friday, March 7, 2008

Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes, Group A and the Student Ceramics show reviewed by Kurt Shaw

Kurt Shaw from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reviews Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes, the Regional Student Ceramics exhibit, and Hide and Seek from Group A, all at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_555688.html

Pgh Through AAP Eyes ends this Sunday March 9, 2008. AAP's Earth and Fire exhibit starts March 14 and runs until April 13, 2008 with a reception Thursday, March 20 from 5:30 to 8 pm.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Pittsburgh 250 Art: Still time to see Pgh Through AAP Eyes at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

You have until Sunday March 9, 2008 to see the Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes exhibit at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. It includes 97 works from 66 Pittsburgh artists! 2008 is the 250th birthday of Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. There are many special events in several venues presenting exhibits, performances and demonstrations sharing the celebration of our region’s history. The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh is participating in the celebration of Pittsburgh 250 with Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes. See hours below.

and then starting Friday March 14, 2008 at PCA:

Earth and Fire, an Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibit
March 14 to April 13, 2008
Reception is March 20 from 5:30 to 8 pm

at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 1st Floor, 6300 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA in Shadyside. 412-361-0873 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: noon-5pm, Closed Mondays. Celebrating The National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts National Convention in Pittsburgh, NCECA.

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Artist Talks at PCA Tonight Jim Schafer and Suzie Silver Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Jim Schafer and Suzie Silver – Thu, Feb 28, 6:00pm

Tom Sarver and Doug Hill – Thu, Mar 6, 7:00pm

PCA - the Marshall Building
6300 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-361-0873

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Friday, February 22, 2008

Earth and Fire, AAP show at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, March 14 to April 13, 2008, NCECA

There's still time to see Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, show runs until March 9, 2008.

Earth and Fire, an Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibit

March 14 to April 13, 2008

Reception is March 20 from 5:30 to 8 pm at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 1st Floor, 6300 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA in Shadyside. 412-361-0873

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: noon-5pm, Closed Mondays

Celebrating The National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts National Convention in Pittsburgh, NCECA.

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

A Must See Exhibit At PCA- Ceramics Show on 2nd Floor

Ceramics Show at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts is a must see!
Well, they're all worth checking out but I have to say that the Regional Student NCECA Ceramics Exhibit is my personal favorite ( bias aside given I'm in the Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes Show there until March 9, 2008). The ceramics show runs until March 22, 2008.
Also, The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh will have another group show entitled Earth and Fire at PCA from March 14 to April 13, 2008 with a reception on March 20, 2008 from 5:30-8 pm. The exhibit relates to the National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts National Convention in Pittsburgh, NCECA.

Rick Byerly

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Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,
6300 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 in Shadyside.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: noon-5pm, Closed Mondays.

and on the 1st Floor currently at PCA:

Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes
through March 9, 2008 at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,
6300 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 in Shadyside.

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: noon-5pm, Closed Mondays.

A Celebration of Pittsburgh 250 by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, a juried art exhibit.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Alan Byrne's Blog Review Pt 1 of Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes at PCA

Alan Byrne's Art In Pittsburgh Blog Review of Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes:

http://artinpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2008/02/seven-shows-at-pca.html

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Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Filmmakers Open House Feb 18, 21 2008

Filmmakers at the Center offers classes and workshops in filmmaking, video and photography for children, teens and adults. Enrollment is limited, ensuring a small student-to-teacher and -equipment ratio.Our classes are held in the Annie Seamans Media Arts Lab, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to the promotion of artistic excellence in media production and analysis. The lab is located in the Scaife building at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.Meet the teachers, tour the media lab, have a snack and ask all your questions.

RSVP to 412-361-0455. Mon Feb 18 and Thu Feb 21 4:00 – 7:00pm – Pittsburgh Center for the Arts 1047 Shady Ave, Shadyside / 412-361-0455

http://www.pittsburgharts.org/

Ongoing Art Exhibits in the Gallery:

Bedazzled: Stars, Pagans and the Cosmos, videos by Suzie Silver and collaborators (thru Mar 9)

Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes, presented by Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (thru Mar 9)

Regional Student Juried Exhibition, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (thru Mar 22)

Icons and Incongruities: Photographs from America's Heartland, by Jim Schafer (thru Apr 13)

Hide & Seek, presented by Group A (thru Apr 13)

Duets, by Mark and Jeff Zets (thru Apr 13)

Binding Forces, by Doug Hill and Dorothy Williams, curated by Tom Sarver (thru Apr 13)

Thu, Feb 28, 6:00pm – Artist talk with Jim Schafer and Suzie Silver
Thu, Mar 6, 7:00pm – Curators talk and artist demo with Tom Sarver and Doug Hill

PCA Galleries – the Marshall Building 6300 Fifth Ave, Shadyside / 412-361-0873

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Friday, February 8, 2008

Does Pittsburgh Art Matter to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette?

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It's Friday morning, February 8, 2008, and I've picked up the Pittsburgh Post Gazette to find no mention of any Pittsburgh art events. It's arguably the biggest night on the town and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette doesn't seem interested in Pittsburgh artists and art events. Their website has listings but it's just not the same as far as getting the word out.

Now granted the Post Gazette has their Weekend Mag section in the Thursday paper and that's included in their official response as to why no listings in the Friday paper but one paper a week to me says it's not that important. Space contraints are no excuse for that. The Arts section which should be there every day usually turns into a Mag and Movies section about mainstream movie reviews.

Am I a bitter? Sure. I'm a very small part of a 7 show opening event tonight involving hundreds of artists at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts from 5:30 to 8 pm and there's no mention of it in the Post Gazette Paper. There's also a reception tonight starting at 5 pm at Pitt's Barco Law Library for art photographers Tim Fabian and Bryan Conley.

And there are a ton of other Pittsburgh art events happening as well with no mention so yeah I've got a reason to complain! And so does anyone interested in the Pittsburgh arts scene who thinks the Post Gazette needs to step up their efforts and have daily listings of Pittsburgh art events. The PG says it's about what their readers prefer but really it's about ad revenue and I think they could think outside the box and have a daily arts section which might bring more ad revenue from various Pittsburgh entities.

Here are the phone numbers for the Post Gazette major editors so your voice can be heard (instead of contacting the arts editors since they less control on overall content): David Shribman, executive editor, 412-263-1890 ,Susan Smith, managing editor, 412-263-1858, and Mary Leonard, deputy managing editor, 412-263-0443. And their email addresses are are DShribman@post-gazette.com , SSmith@post-gazette.com , MLeonard@post-gazette.com . General Customer Service if you're a regular subscriber you can call 1-800-228-NEWS (6397).

UPDATE: I've received several quick responses from PG which I appreciate but they both basically say the same thing which is that readers prefer the Weekend Mag section on Thursday to plan ahead but that doesn't address the need to have an Arts section every day.

Feel free to use the email content I sent out below:

"I wanted to make my voice heard as today's Friday Feb 8, 2008 Post Gazette paper has no mention of any Pittsburgh art event. Friday is arguably the biggest day of the week as far as adults going out and there's no mention of any of the hundred art events going on tonight. Having events listed online just doesn't make as much of an impact. I realize the Post Gazette has their Weekend Mag section in the Thursday paper but one section a week to me says it's not that important. Space contraints are no excuse when one more page can be added to a relatively small Friday paper. And the Arts section which should be there every day usually turns into a Mag and Movies section about non-Pittsburgh events.I hope in the future PG can make a daily effort in their paper to support Pittsburgh artists and let art patrons know what's going on in the city. Thank you."

Rick Byerly

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Thursday, February 7, 2008

A Preview of Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Pittsburgh through the AAP Eyes

There will amazing works of art from Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Members at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts starting Friday Feb 8, 2008 at 5:30 pm. Photography from Aaronel deroy Gruber,John Fobes,Mark Panza, George Kollar, Rick Byerly and many other photographers and artists from varying mediums.

A Pittsburgh Art Event you don't want to miss! Featuring 97 works by 66 artist members from the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh.

Opening reception is Friday Feb. 8, 2008 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm

Feb. 8 - March 9, 2008 at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts ( the big yellow building)

PCA Galleries – the Marshall Building 6300 Fifth Ave, Shadyside. Phone 412-361-0873

Opening - Feb. 8, 2008 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm

Included in the show is Rick Byerly's Archival Photography Print Entitled, Solar Homer

2008 is the 250th birthday of Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. There are many special events in several venues presenting exhibits, performances and demonstrations sharing the celebration of our region’s history. The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh will kick off their participation in the celebration of Pittsburgh 250 with Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes,” opening Feb. 8 at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.

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pittsburgh galleries is a project from
pittsburgh photographer rick byerly, http://www.uniquetake.com

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Art News from Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

PCA Galleries Opening reception: February 8, 2008 5:30 - 8:00 pm

Bedazzled: Stars, Pagans and the Cosmos:
videos by Suzie Silver and collaborators
Pittsburgh Through AAP Eyes:
presented by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
National Student Juried Exhibition:
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference
Icons and Incongruities: Photographs from America's Heartland:
Jim Schafer
Hide & Seek: presented by Group A
Duets: by Mark and Jeff Zets
Binding Forces:
works by Doug Hill and Dorothy Williams, curated by Tom Sarver

PCA Galleries - the Marshall Building (big yellow building) 6300 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-361-0873

for more news check out http://www.pittsburgharts.org/

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Founded in 1945, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts is a non-profit community arts campus that offers arts education and programs and contemporary art exhibitions, providing services and resources for individual artists throughout Western Pennsylvania. The Center is where the community can create, see, support and learn about visual arts.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers

Founded in 1971, Pittsburgh Filmmakers is a nonprofit corporation designed to encourage the creation and understanding of media for noncommercial artistic and literary purposes. To this end, Filmmakers offers a curriculum of courses in film, video, and photography to university and independent students in the Pittsburgh region. Filmmakers also exhibits the work of prominent photographers and filmmakers in its two galleries, Melwood Screening Room, Regent Square Theater and Harris Theater. A key component of Filmmakers’ mission is to provide equipment access and funding for independent media artists.

In January 2006, Pittsburgh Filmmakers merged with Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.

PF/PCA is committed to the artist and the advancement of artistic excellence in visual arts.

http://www.pittsburgharts.org/

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pittsburgh galleries is a project from
pittsburgh photographer rick byerly, http://www.uniquetake.com

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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

7 new shows at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts starting Friday Feb 8, 2008