Upcoming Lawrenceville Art Exhibits May 2008 Courtesy of the 16:62 Design Zone

Upcoming Lawrenceville Art Exhibits Courtesy of the 16:62 Design Zone

A Thin Line Between Space & Time at The Framery Experience A Thin Line Between Space & Time at The Framery, where you can view Nathan Mould-Ouldage's collection of new and newer silkscreens. Meet the artist during the opening reception on Friday, May 9 from 6 to 8 p.m.>> The Framery is located at 4735 Butler Street (Lawrenceville).

Greene County Landscapes at Gallery on 43rd Street Gallery on 43rd Street invites you to view Greene County Landscapes : pastels by David Lesako. Stop by for an opening reception on Friday, May 9 from 7 to 10 p.m. Lesako's landscapes are influenced by the wild beauty and topography that surrounds him; he and his wife live in a log cabin in rural Greene County. Working en plein air and hiking to many sites, Lesako studies seasonal changes and feels he is documenting the region as coal mining steadily alters the landscape. >> Gallery on 43rd Street is located at 187 43rd Street (Lawrenceville).

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A Dream of Fair Women at La VieLa Vie presents A Dream of Fair Women during an opening reception on Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m.. The theme, curated by the Corridor Project, links three shows in three venues: Red Room Café, Dozen Bake Shop, and La Vie. The dream began at the Red Room on April 30 and continues (through La Vie's opening on May 11) and "wakes" at 6 p.m. on May 17 on the second floor of Dozen Bake Shop. View paintings by Jennifer Lee while enjoying Dozen's new innovative dinner menu. Read more about the artists. >> La Vie is located at 3609 Butler Street (Lawrenceville).



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Bill Wade Photography Exhibit "Waterfall Spirits" Westmoreland Museum of American Art June 29-Aug 24 2008

Fine Art Photographer and Photojournalist Bill Wade has an exhibit at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art titled "Waterfall Spirits" which runs from Sunday June 29, 2008 to Sunday August 24, 2008. The Phone number for the museum is (724) 837-1500 . link here This exhibition features the work of the 2006 recipient of The Westmoreland Exhibition Award selected from the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh annual exhibition. This waterfall series offers the artist's view of the abstract qualities of water as it flows over rocks and precipices. According to the artist: "I hope to convey the inner experience of waterfalls," and in his dynamic black and white photographs, Wade does just that and more, capturing the drama and sound of the water as it moves through the natural world.

Bill Wade is also an avid supporter of artists and their work and you will see him at many exhibits throughout the region.

Westmoreland Museum of American Art 221 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601 Phone: (724) 837-1500 • Fax: (724) 837-2921 info@wmuseumaa.org

Rick Byerly

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Funk N Punk Sat May 17,2008 Pepsi Cola Roadhouse

This info came to me via a recent CMU grad who moved back to town recently and is involved in the following project:



PEPSI-COLA ROADHOUSE AND U.REP PARTNER IN NEW MUSIC PROJECT
“FUNK ‘N’ PUNK” SHOW TO OPEN THE SERIES

Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse website: www.pepsiroadhouse.com

With the underlying idea of strengthening and regenerating interest in home grown and locally performed original music, a group of young promoters calling themselves U.REP has teamed with the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse, upon an offer from the venue, to produce a series of concerts showcasing new and upcoming regional talent. Additionally, with advance tickets, audience members can reserve a seat on a shuttle bus with complimentary refreshments, getting themselves to and from the Roadhouse and starting and ending at pre-selected boarding locations. As of now, the plan is to stage a show every couple of months that will present the finest, most well respected performers in the greater Pittsburgh region, including any and all types of contemporary music genre.

To date, the first show, slated at the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse for Saturday, May 17, presents the cutting-edge, funk bands CK9 and the Old E Allstars and The Jungle, and punk-rock band Alive in the Underground. With this breakaway Roadhouse project, these and other local original bands and artists will find a new market and have a new, highly professional place to be heard.

And the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse is not just any place. In a state-of-the-art facility, the Roadhouse boasts a nationally accredited sound system, a highly experienced crew, and a musician’s dream of a stage that has presented such artists as Ray Charles, Charlie Daniels, Willie Nelson and other greats of the industry. Bands who become part of this project will appreciate the superior quality of the audio, video, and lighting equipment, worth at least $750,000, that will record their concerts on professional levels. Helping the artists sound their best will be a sound engineer who was formerly the engineer at Club Laga and Grafitti at the height of their successes as Pittsburgh’s best music showcase venues.

The Roadhouse audience who comes to these new concerts will also be rewarded with a venue that holds the honors for being voted the past five years as one of the top country music clubs in all of the United States and Canada, 2500 seats that provide a clear view of the stage from every area, a security crew comprised of law enforcement officials, and a parking lot with a capacity for over 1200 cars.

THE CONCERT: “FUNK ‘N’ PUNK
Emcee for the evening: Cinik Lethal
Show starts at 8 pm. Saturday, May 17, at the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse.
Advance tickets includes transportation & four drinks + $1 drink specials: $20
Purchase tickets by calling Bruce @ (412)606-6751 by Tuesday 13th!!!
Pick-up time is 7:15 at selected boarding locations. Drop off time is 1:00 am or earlier.

Boarding locations are:
Shadow Lounge in East Liberty
Peter’s Pub in Oakland
Charlie Murdoch’s on the South Side
Acapulco Joe’s in Carrick
The Brass Rail in Pleasant Hills
All ages 18+ show. Shuttle bus drinkers must be 21 and over.

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Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka Need Your Help, May 7 to May 10 Plays St Nicholas Church

Gift to America, a play that celebrates the murals that adorn the walls and ceilings of St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale. Produced by The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka

When: Wednesday May 7 thru Saturday May 10, 2008. Admission $10.

Where: St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church, 24 Maryland Ave., Millvale Zipcode 15209. Details: 724-845-2907

Funds are needed to restore and light these historical art murals properly.

If you can't or don't want to catch the plays call 724-845-2907 to make a donation. The murals were painted in the 1930's and 1940's. There's a great post from Merge Divide at Digging Pitt from 2007 here and also a Tribune Review article I found online today here.

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Art All Night: Cause and Effect

I have some time before my plane leaves Pittsburgh and I wanted to recap a cool cause and effect from Art All Night. When I was volunteering out in the parking lots that night at Art All Night someone came along and found my photography print of the Roberto Clemente sculpture (credit to artist Susan Wagner) and found that his promotional banner for The Clarks was in the background of the image. I just came back from meeting Jay D. Simpson in person to give him the Clemente print and he presented me with one of the signed banners by the members of The Clarks. Wow. What a awesome thing to do.

His company, Airborne Promotions, is an outdoor promotions related company who does all the Pirates banners and many more which hang across Pittsburgh. Giant inflatables,event signage, flags, banners, skydancers, blimps, trade show displays and event tents. Their phone number is 412-431-0920.

Art All Night, an all volunteer effort for 11 years running, set this all in motion. What an amazing collective effort. I hope to get more involved next year.

And another twist is that Airborne Promotions is doing a project for the movie "She's Out Of My League" and I met one of the actors, TJ Miller, at the Funnybone when I was there to see my great friend Tom Henry doing his deadpan standup. Both are must-see comedians by the way.

So almost time to leave for the airport. If you have art events you want plugged just shoot me an email, rick(at)uniquetake.com. I'll be out of touch from mid-May to mid-June so catch me by May 15 and I'll make sure I post the info. Keep the info coming! 6,000 unique visits in the last 30 days.

I'm heading to Minnesota to visit family and then the Badlands and Yellowstone if I can swing a workable way to get there. My digital slr camera is in New Jersey and I'm looking forward to "getting back" to film.

Rick Byerly

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Silk Screen: Asian American Film Festival

Silk Screen: Asian American Film Festival inPittsburgh Pennsylvania. The rich tapestry of Asia and Asian American culture will unfold through films from Asia and Asian Americans.

www.silkscreenfestival.org

Mission:
Our mission is to celebrate diversity and multi-cultural appreciation of the Asian and Asian American experience through cultural events.

Vision for the Future
Within three to five years Silk Screen plans to develop into a week- or month-long celebration of Asian and Asian American cultures with events throughout the City of Pittsburgh including educational outreach (K-12); art exhibits, theater, dance and music performances; additional Film Festival workshops; amateur/student film/video projects and submissions; specialty screenings; and filmmaker visits.
The long-term plan is to create an architecturally remarkable building that will house an Asia Center. It will be the Gateway to Asia, providing resources for cultural exchange and business.
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Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Biennial Sat May 3, 2008

May 3, 2008 kicks off the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Biennial which will hold events both at PCA and Pgh Filmmakers with vans for transport, the full schedule is here.

Also mentioned here, check out the Pittsburgh Primary Art Report

Curator Statements on the Biennial:

The current moment is always chaos. Only by looking ahead or behind do we find any order at all and very often, we find that order through art. And as each moment continues to evolve in this chaos, the concept of “what is art” evolves with it. We found that the artistic exchange, the sharing of a thoughtful experience with another person, was our compass in finding this group of powerful artists.

The 2008 Biennial reflects a moment of the Pittsburgh art scene in a wide array of mediums, themes and styles. As we searched through the abundance of talent in this region, we were impressed by what we found. Artists who embrace tradition in the context of now and master new technology for artistic expression, they offer us glimpses of what was, what is and what the future might be.

Laura Domencic and George Davis.

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Art Cubed June 6,7 2008 Penn Ave, East Liberty and Lawrenceville!

Check out this great collaboration of art events which connects Garfield, Friendship, East Liberty and Lawrenceville together with shuttles so you can check out all that's going on June 6 and 7, 2008. Maps can be found here with bus stops as well as more info.

A current schedule for the Unblurred Art Crawl can always be found here.

Kick-start your summer June 6th & 7th with Art Cubed, a weekend-long celebration of the art, music and culture of three flourishing East End neighborhoods. The festivities begin Friday night with Unblurred in the Penn Avenue Arts District. Saturday features events in all three neighborhoods, highlighted by Proud Hood Happenings in East Liberty and Lawrenceville's all-day Sidewalk Sale. Don't miss this two-day showcase of the best Pittsburgh has to offer!

Penn Ave Arts District

Experience new art and meet the most eclectic array of art makers, old and young, modern and classical, famous and amateur, emerging and veteran, all within walking distance of one another.
This and every first Friday evening, various galleries will open their doors for Unblurred and showcase a variety of artwork and performances. Saturday afternoon, enjoy interactive, family-friendly activities hosted by artists. For a complete description of all events, please visit http://pennavenuearts.org/unblurred/unblurred.php

East Liberty

Proud Hood is a celebration of East Liberty's Arts & Culture, diversity, history, and community connections. History shows us this is a community of strong character, resilience and soul.
After the hardships that East Liberty has gone through, we have reason to be proud that we can come together as a community and share our vibrant, unique cultures. Join residents and patrons for the festivities Saturday, June 7 from noon to four in East Liberty's Town Square, surrounding East Liberty Presbyterian Church (ELPC) on Whitfield St, between Penn Ave and Baum Blvd.

Lawrenceville

Learn why Lawrenceville's slogan is "History in the Remaking." On Saturday, June 7, businesses will open their doors for an all-day Sidewalk Sale to celebrate our neighborhood.
Explore unique shops, boutiques, galleries, restaurants, music venues, a theatre, library, bowling alley, tea room, and more. Nearly all of our spots are locally owned, and many feature products handcrafted by local artists and the proprietors themselves. Thanks to our friendly community feel, creative vibe, and authentic character, once you' ve been here, you' ll want to come back! Learn more at http://www.lawrenceville-pgh.com/

Join in! Volunteers are needed to help distribute fliers, maps, and decorate the trolleys that will be circulating throughout the three neighborhoods.

Email here to Volunteer

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Zombo Gallery presents Ian Green Studios Vs. BINKY FON Opening Reception Friday May 2nd at 6pm

Zombo Gallery presents Ian Green Studios Vs. BINKY FON Opening Reception Friday May 2nd at 6pm Closing Reception Friday May 23rd at 6pm. Gallery Hours.. Fridays from 5:00-7:30 and Saturdays Noon - 4pm other times ..call 412-904-3703 appointments.

Who is Ian Green and why you have to see his art.

Ian Green was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. As a kid, he played mostly in the woods that edged Carrick. This was the 70's and no one talked about green space, so the woods back then were basically considered a dumping ground for many and most roads that ended there were punctuated by many a lazy slob's garbage. For a parent, this was surely a safety concern, but for little Ian, it was awesome! A seemingly endless supply of discarded and fading plastics, gems of broken glass, rusted metal and peeling painted wood mixed with lush vegetation and weeds offered forms and colors and textures that no clean playground could. Ian was into it.

Every so often, his family would go up to Mars, PA. to visit John and Louise Fox. John was a painter and antique dealer. Their warehouse was dark and ominous and filled to the rafters with John's work and antique items ranging from nearly worthless to rare and exquisite - all accompanied with a layer of dust the thickness of which bespoke either their newness or neglect. Wandering through this strange interior garden excited Ian the same way the junk did back home in the woods. He was hooked.
Skip ahead past the BFA from CCAD, the MFA in Painting from IU in Bloomington, and hit play in Pittsburgh 2000. Ian gets a studio in Homestead (where he is still working) but the world is very different now. He looks at people talking into their cell phones and they seem like plain-clothes extras rehearsing for a Star Trek episode, so he paints a broken branch in a dirty window with the light filtering through the dying leaves. Skip a little pass 911 to the ever-present terror we're supposed to be feeling thanks to Fox News. No thanks - so Ian joins the Zany Umbrella Circus as an antidote to helplessness.

Now people talk to their invisible friends via little Borg attachments. Loud one-sided arguments from pissed off strangers drift up from the bus stop below his studio. Ian sees the billboards getting bigger and brighter and the people getting smaller and smaller and he's seeing a lot more security cameras everywhere and yet people seem more afraid than ever. Pieces like "MacSanto's Pizzarena", and "Dave -n - Strikebusters" and "BINKY FON" stem from a growing suspicion-that our present humanity is sliding uneasily into a trap set for the future. This is what Ian calls "The Time of PIL". Where good credit equals no worries and the billboards read you.

The Zombo Gallery is not only Lawrenceville's newest gallery, but it is Pittsburgh's 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 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. and also houses a custom screen printing shop.
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Art in Pittsburgh Blog Covers Pittsburgh 150-20 Exhibit at Fein Gallery

Alan Byrne covers the Fein Art Gallery exhibit "See how it was. See how it is."

Fein Art Gallery 519 East Ohio St. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 on the North Side, 412 321-6816. A few doors down from Bernie's Photo. Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 9am-5pm.
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