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2009 ANNUAL ART + TECH EXHIBITION
featuring The BurghBot Project
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009 5:30 - 7:30 PM
@ THE 15 MINUTES GALLERY
Link to Register
Join the Pittsburgh Technology Council's Art + Technology Initiative for the opening
of its second annual Art + Technology Exhibition and the BurghBot Project. To
celebrate the synergy that exists between the art and tech communities in
Pittsburgh, the Council is partnering with the James Gallery and CREATE Lab to
create this one-of-a-kind exhibition.
2009 Art + Technology Exhibition:
This year's show features more than 50 pieces of artwork in all media,
by 37 regional artists.
The BurghBot Project:
The first ever event of its kind, The BurghBot project showcases the robotic
artwork of ten East Coast artists, operating at a true intersection of art and technology. Each artist has
created a unique interactive, artistic adaptation of CREATE Lab’s robotic frameworks (seen in a previous
life as Robot 250).
EVENT DETAILS:
The opening night event will feature drinks, hors d'oeuvres and music from jazz vocalist, Anna Ciaccioa;
Art Energy Design’s Power Flower, Pittsburgh’s first 12’ tall kinetic sculpture; Etcetera Edutainment’s
Crowd Play, the world's first commercial "crowd-gaming" system; Locally Toned, one of the first recipients
of deeplocal’s Artist-in-Residence program; Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Film on the 15’s, featuring a
screening of Andrew Batista’s Piano Story.
DATE: June 18, 2009 5:30 – 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Pittsburgh Technology Council’s 15 Minutes Gallery
2000 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15219
COST: $10 for Council Members / $15 for Non-Members [Free Parking]
REGISTRATION: Register now for a chance to win an "Essential Pittsburgh Arts Prize Package” – a gift
that includes complimentary tickets to many of Pittsburgh’s most illustrious Arts venues including -- The
Mattress Factory, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Quantum Theatre, The Pittsburgh Ballet,
Pittsburgh Filmmakers and the Pittsburgh Public Theatre -- a package valued at more than $300!
[Registration in Advance Recommended at http://www.15minutesgallery.org/ ]
EVENT PARTNERS:
jamesgallery
CREATE Lab
MEDIA PARTNERS:
The Mattress Factory
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Quantum Theatre
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
The Pittsburgh Public Theatre
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Participating Artists:
Audra Azoury, Rebecca Bailey, Daniel Bates, Jennifer Bechak, Jeremy Beightol, Thomas Bigatel, Robert Bishop, Rick Byerly, Audrey Celmo-Kelly, Suzanne Colvin, Sean Daisher, David Edwards, Barbara Hall, Ruth Hendricks, John Hinderliter, Joseph Holtz, Robert Huckestein, Sandy Kessler Kaminski, Kathy Kasunich, Lazae LaSpina, Sonia Levy, John Metzler, Layne Morgan, Juliana Morris, Ron Nigro, Thomas Norulak, Holly Northrop, Jane Ogren, Joyce Werwie Perry, William Pfahl, Joshua Space, Cyndi Stallings, Alex Sutlic, Eva Trout, Philip Windell
For more information, contact:
Kim Chestney Harvey,
Creative Director, Art + Technology
http://www.15minutesgallery.org/
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