Monday, October 24, 2011
The blog will shift from posting press releases to articles
The content will change to articles from several different contributors on the arts, locavore aspects and green issues in the region. The blog will no longer post press releases. I recommend submitting your event to the 3 papers online as well as the following:
http://www.westpennart.com/
http://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/gpac-events (become a member and be able to submit your events)
http://pittsburghisart.blogspot.com/
http://onlyinpgh.com/
http://www.pittsburghbuzz.com/eventlisting/index.asp
http://omgpgh.com/
http://pittsburghpressreleases.com/submit/
Thanks, Rick Byerly
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The Pittsburgh Art Blog
Saturday, October 22, 2011
David Edwards of Art Energy Design will be speaking at Allegheny College on Oct. 27th, 2011
David Edwards of Art Energy Design will be speaking at Allegheny College on Oct. 27th at 12:15PM in the Doane Hall of Art Room A104! He'll be discussing the potential of art as a catalyst for generating energy solutions in local communities. Come drop by!
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Unblurred is Reblurred Nov 4, 2011 Friday
The first Friday of every month, various galleries in the Penn Avenue Arts District open their doors and showcase a variety of artwork and performances. Guests will 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 each other.
This month we are blurring the borders of the event a little, including some ...Lawrenceville and East Liberty venues. This list is in geographic sequence, from east to west.
At Waffle Shop (124 S Highland), Scheibe Zeig ("Crap Show") is Sam Perry's experimental platform that explores the collation of citizen opinion and reporting in a talk show format. In conjunction with Unblurred, Perry will be featuring issues of freedom of speech starting at 12:00 A.M. on Nov 5--coinciding with the release of "Paper News," a literary magazine that will be illustrated by customers and digitally uploaded for mass readership.
At Ava Lounge (126 S Highland), a fundraiser for the Pittsburgh Promise, 5-9pm.
Beauty Shoppe (6014 Penn), hosts an open house party with music, food and drink from 6-10pm.
Opening at Spinning Plate (5720 Friendship): new work by Toni Gigante.
Open rehearsal with Staycee Pearl Dance Project, 7-9pm at Dance Alloy (5530 Penn).
Hot Jam and open house. Plus “10 More Years on Penn” continues at Pittsburgh Glass Center (5472 Penn). The installation by Gwylene Gallimard and Jean Marie Mauclet illustrates how artistic intervention has changed the Penn Ave corridor and what the future might look like. pittsburghglasscenter.org
Join TeeRex (5440 Penn) at the retail HQ for November Craft-O-Tron_tacular! Get started on that holiday shopping early at our place during Unblurred. Our faithful guests will be supplying local food, local apparel and local beer. Not to mention while-you-wait-tees and the Craft-O-Tron with 4 of its artists will be vending, in the flesh, to supply all your gift giving needs. It doesn’t get more handmade than that!
All are welcome so bring some friends to BFG Café (5335 Penn) where the food is delicious as are new oil paintings by Tate Hudson. His work involves a subtle interaction between paint and paper which yields compelling loose narratives. More at artdoxa.com/tatehudson
At the Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center (5321 Penn), “Stacks,” based on Romare Bearden’s reflections on the influence the smokestacks of Pittsburgh had on his work. Work by Vanessa German, Christiane Leach, Ayanah Moor, Staycee Pearl, Blaine Siegel, Brett Wormsley, and Sarah Zeffiro. Curated by Alisha Wormsley. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=257964677580489
At DojoYoga (5118 Penn), HappyHourYoga at 6:30pm w/ $n€åK¥ (a Hatha-based, vinyasa power-flow hybrid); a guided visualization/meditation at 7:30pm w/ James Gyre; roundtable discussion/social hour: topic TBD from 9pm-? For more info and to help to determine the discussion topic: www.facebook.com/dojoyogapgh
At Assemble (5125 Penn), visit “Lizzy De Vita: So_lo.” De Vita is an artist living and working in Pittsburgh who works in a constellation of media, including video, installation, performance, sculpture and printmaking. Her show at assemble will be comprised of multiple new works that consider presence. The exhibition will include an array of site-specific works in a wide range of media, including live performance. Free and Fun! The work will be up until November 26th.. 412-432-9127 or assemblepgh.org
Check out Pittsburgh’s newest bookstore, Awesome Books (5111 Penn), with thousands of titles in all subjects: Art, History, Poetry, Fiction, Biographies, Sciences, Local, Lit Crit, Pop Culture, Women’s Studies, GLBT, African-American, Architecture, Anthropology, Philosophy, Archeology, Psychology, Gardening, VHS movies … lots of bargains, too.
Open late! ARTica Gallery (5110 Penn). Featured Artists: LaVerne Kemp and Daviea Davis. Be prepared to be dazzled: Davis's glass designs on recycled windows will radiate with brilliant, bold color in our shop windows. Kemp amazes with her trunk show--a ship load of tempting treats: hand-loomed wearable art and glamorous jewelry! Plus enjoy our annual ARTica Holiday Sale. (412) 596-6521
Unblurred Reblurred is part of the grand opening weekend for the Mr. Roboto Project (5106 Penn). It'll feature art by Mike Budai, Music by Frizz and 1 more performer TBA.
Large-format paintings of women by Richard Rappaport at the International Childrens' Art Gallery (5020 Penn). richard-rappaport.net
Most Wanted Fine Art (5015 Penn) presents new works from Ryan Dunmeyer and Cory Bonnet from 6-11pm. Dunmeyer will be showcasing his newest wild life photographs while Bonnet unveils recent painted landscapes. Wilhelm Winery provides free wine tastings from 7-10pm. Grand Snafu performs at 9pm with special guitar performances by the artists themselves. most-wantedfineart.com 412-328-4737
Studio 5013 (5013 Penn) presents, “Vote: Gabe Felice Now.” Acrylic on wood, balloons and lights. gabrielfelice@gmail
Celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination (5006 Penn) from 7-10pm. Closing reception for "Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Artists": caustic layering, film, drawings, mixed media, mosaic, installations, music, painting, photography, sculpture, & video by 30+ plus Pittsburgh artists, featuring the work of Annie Bendle Ladley. Open Mic starting at 7pm!. irmafreeman.com 412-924-0634
At the law office of Richard Walters (5005 Penn), starting 9:30pm. Join us as we dance Classic "Golden Age" Argentine Tango music in the Office, and Nuevo/Alternative Tango downstairs to groups like Bajofondo, Gotan Project, Otros Aries and whatever fits into the Nuevo/Alternative Argentine Tango musical lexicon. For info, 412-721-7771.
Step inside the World’s Smallest Art Gallery (5005 Penn)! Sketches by Dylan Ocheltree. Paintings and drawings by Jason Cordova. Drawings by Chris Rue, and complimentary wine.
Conservatory of Oil Painting (5001 Penn) is new to the neighborhood. Work by faculty and students.
“Making the Scene” at Garfield Artworks (4931 Penn). Documentary photographs of the Pittsburgh local music scene, as well as additional photographic works, by David Burtt Harris. Donation requested. 412-361-2262. garfieldartworks.com
“Butterfly Kingdom” is at Modern Formations (4919 Penn) thru Nov 25, artwork of Christian Breitkreutz and Steph Neary. modernformations.com. 412-362-0274.
At the Pittsburgh Beautification Project Studios (4810 Penn), work by resident studio artists Katy DeMent, Dean Cercone, James Shipman, Sigh Meltingstar, and Bob Ziller.
Pandemic @ Brillobox (4104 Penn) w/ guest dj JORO BORO and pandemic pete and juddy, as well as a performance by Unção Capoeira Pittsburgh. 9:30pm - 2 am. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135403283226600
Arsenal Cider House (300 39th Street) will be featuring live music with wine and cider tastings. Arsenal Cider House is a Civil War Thematic Winery located in Lawrenceville, PA. We specialize in small batch, hand crafted, Hard Apple Cider, "Cider Style" Fruit/Grape Wines and Mead. Located across the street from Allegheny Arsenal. http://www.arsenalciderhouse.com/
Fridays are family nights at Kiln-n-Time(3801 Penn)! From 6-9pm, parent admission ($9.00 plus pottery) and kid admission ($6.00 plus pottery) will be discounted, voupons and/or other discount offers do not apply to this special!
(412) 687-0383 Reservations are required. http://www.kilnntime.mysite.com/
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This month we are blurring the borders of the event a little, including some ...Lawrenceville and East Liberty venues. This list is in geographic sequence, from east to west.
At Waffle Shop (124 S Highland), Scheibe Zeig ("Crap Show") is Sam Perry's experimental platform that explores the collation of citizen opinion and reporting in a talk show format. In conjunction with Unblurred, Perry will be featuring issues of freedom of speech starting at 12:00 A.M. on Nov 5--coinciding with the release of "Paper News," a literary magazine that will be illustrated by customers and digitally uploaded for mass readership.
At Ava Lounge (126 S Highland), a fundraiser for the Pittsburgh Promise, 5-9pm.
Beauty Shoppe (6014 Penn), hosts an open house party with music, food and drink from 6-10pm.
Opening at Spinning Plate (5720 Friendship): new work by Toni Gigante.
Open rehearsal with Staycee Pearl Dance Project, 7-9pm at Dance Alloy (5530 Penn).
Hot Jam and open house. Plus “10 More Years on Penn” continues at Pittsburgh Glass Center (5472 Penn). The installation by Gwylene Gallimard and Jean Marie Mauclet illustrates how artistic intervention has changed the Penn Ave corridor and what the future might look like. pittsburghglasscenter.org
Join TeeRex (5440 Penn) at the retail HQ for November Craft-O-Tron_tacular! Get started on that holiday shopping early at our place during Unblurred. Our faithful guests will be supplying local food, local apparel and local beer. Not to mention while-you-wait-tees and the Craft-O-Tron with 4 of its artists will be vending, in the flesh, to supply all your gift giving needs. It doesn’t get more handmade than that!
All are welcome so bring some friends to BFG Café (5335 Penn) where the food is delicious as are new oil paintings by Tate Hudson. His work involves a subtle interaction between paint and paper which yields compelling loose narratives. More at artdoxa.com/tatehudson
At the Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center (5321 Penn), “Stacks,” based on Romare Bearden’s reflections on the influence the smokestacks of Pittsburgh had on his work. Work by Vanessa German, Christiane Leach, Ayanah Moor, Staycee Pearl, Blaine Siegel, Brett Wormsley, and Sarah Zeffiro. Curated by Alisha Wormsley. https://www.facebook.com/e
At DojoYoga (5118 Penn), HappyHourYoga at 6:30pm w/ $n€åK¥ (a Hatha-based, vinyasa power-flow hybrid); a guided visualization/meditation at 7:30pm w/ James Gyre; roundtable discussion/social hour: topic TBD from 9pm-? For more info and to help to determine the discussion topic: www.facebook.com/dojoyogap
At Assemble (5125 Penn), visit “Lizzy De Vita: So_lo.” De Vita is an artist living and working in Pittsburgh who works in a constellation of media, including video, installation, performance, sculpture and printmaking. Her show at assemble will be comprised of multiple new works that consider presence. The exhibition will include an array of site-specific works in a wide range of media, including live performance. Free and Fun! The work will be up until November 26th.. 412-432-9127 or assemblepgh.org
Check out Pittsburgh’s newest bookstore, Awesome Books (5111 Penn), with thousands of titles in all subjects: Art, History, Poetry, Fiction, Biographies, Sciences, Local, Lit Crit, Pop Culture, Women’s Studies, GLBT, African-American, Architecture, Anthropology, Philosophy, Archeology, Psychology, Gardening, VHS movies … lots of bargains, too.
Open late! ARTica Gallery (5110 Penn). Featured Artists: LaVerne Kemp and Daviea Davis. Be prepared to be dazzled: Davis's glass designs on recycled windows will radiate with brilliant, bold color in our shop windows. Kemp amazes with her trunk show--a ship load of tempting treats: hand-loomed wearable art and glamorous jewelry! Plus enjoy our annual ARTica Holiday Sale. (412) 596-6521
Unblurred Reblurred is part of the grand opening weekend for the Mr. Roboto Project (5106 Penn). It'll feature art by Mike Budai, Music by Frizz and 1 more performer TBA.
Large-format paintings of women by Richard Rappaport at the International Childrens' Art Gallery (5020 Penn). richard-rappaport.net
Most Wanted Fine Art (5015 Penn) presents new works from Ryan Dunmeyer and Cory Bonnet from 6-11pm. Dunmeyer will be showcasing his newest wild life photographs while Bonnet unveils recent painted landscapes. Wilhelm Winery provides free wine tastings from 7-10pm. Grand Snafu performs at 9pm with special guitar performances by the artists themselves. most-wantedfineart.com 412-328-4737
Studio 5013 (5013 Penn) presents, “Vote: Gabe Felice Now.” Acrylic on wood, balloons and lights. gabrielfelice@gmail
Celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination (5006 Penn) from 7-10pm. Closing reception for "Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Artists": caustic layering, film, drawings, mixed media, mosaic, installations, music, painting, photography, sculpture, & video by 30+ plus Pittsburgh artists, featuring the work of Annie Bendle Ladley. Open Mic starting at 7pm!. irmafreeman.com 412-924-0634
At the law office of Richard Walters (5005 Penn), starting 9:30pm. Join us as we dance Classic "Golden Age" Argentine Tango music in the Office, and Nuevo/Alternative Tango downstairs to groups like Bajofondo, Gotan Project, Otros Aries and whatever fits into the Nuevo/Alternative Argentine Tango musical lexicon. For info, 412-721-7771.
Step inside the World’s Smallest Art Gallery (5005 Penn)! Sketches by Dylan Ocheltree. Paintings and drawings by Jason Cordova. Drawings by Chris Rue, and complimentary wine.
Conservatory of Oil Painting (5001 Penn) is new to the neighborhood. Work by faculty and students.
“Making the Scene” at Garfield Artworks (4931 Penn). Documentary photographs of the Pittsburgh local music scene, as well as additional photographic works, by David Burtt Harris. Donation requested. 412-361-2262. garfieldartworks.com
“Butterfly Kingdom” is at Modern Formations (4919 Penn) thru Nov 25, artwork of Christian Breitkreutz and Steph Neary. modernformations.com. 412-362-0274.
At the Pittsburgh Beautification Project Studios (4810 Penn), work by resident studio artists Katy DeMent, Dean Cercone, James Shipman, Sigh Meltingstar, and Bob Ziller.
Pandemic @ Brillobox (4104 Penn) w/ guest dj JORO BORO and pandemic pete and juddy, as well as a performance by Unção Capoeira Pittsburgh. 9:30pm - 2 am. https://www.facebook.com/e
Arsenal Cider House (300 39th Street) will be featuring live music with wine and cider tastings. Arsenal Cider House is a Civil War Thematic Winery located in Lawrenceville, PA. We specialize in small batch, hand crafted, Hard Apple Cider, "Cider Style" Fruit/Grape Wines and Mead. Located across the street from Allegheny Arsenal. http://www.arsenalciderhou
Fridays are family nights at Kiln-n-Time(3801 Penn)! From 6-9pm, parent admission ($9.00 plus pottery) and kid admission ($6.00 plus pottery) will be discounted, voupons and/or other discount offers do not apply to this special!
(412) 687-0383 Reservations are required. http://www.kilnntime.mysit
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
“the imprint of war: responses in print”, University of Pittsburgh
New Exhibition Curated by Pitt Students Showcases Works from War-Inspired Artists “the imprint of war: responses in print” to run through Dec. 5 on Pitt campus
PITTSBURGH, PA— A new exhibition, the imprint of war: responses in print, features three distinct print artists, working in different styles of printmaking from woodblock to intaglio, whose works are the reactions to wars, both historical and contemporary. Showing the intimate, miniature prints by Jacques Callot, the 8.5x11’’ images by Nicolas Naughton, and the large, confrontational 4x8’ works of Sandow Birk, this exhibition focuses on the repetitions of history: unending wars and continual responses.
When asked his thoughts on being shown with artists Callot and Birk, Naughton states, “It's quite an honor to be showing with two artists who I have much respect for. This show will hopefully greet people as a conversation spanning many generations and speak to the larger issues that underlie all of our works. Birk and I are carrying a torch passed on by artists like Goya, Callot and Kollwitz, and we are not likely to be the last artists speaking to war in our work.” On his own work Naughton says, “My work is about not diminishing in the shadow of stronger forces; rather I want to rise to challenge them. It’s about the importance of empathy. When we cannot empathize with those who suffer, we allow their pain to continue with license. If we cannot empathize with foreign people or people with different political views, then communication is handicapped through intellectual stagnation. Through images, horrific or otherwise, we can create sympathetic reactions. For a moment what we see is a reflection of ourselves and what happens in those images is happening to us.”
The show is organized by students enrolled in the Museum Studies Seminar undergraduate course in Pitt’s History of Art and Architecture Department. The exhibition will be presented from October 31 to December 5 at the University Art Gallery in Pitt’s Frick Fine Arts Building, 650 Schenley Dr., Oakland. The gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10-4. The students and their instructor, Janet McCall, executive director of Society for Contemporary Craft, will host an opening reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 in the gallery. The reception is free to the public and appetizers and refreshments will be served.
For more information, call 610-357-4599 or visit imprintofwar.wordpress.com
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Prime Stage Theatre Events at New Hazlett Theater November 2011
Event Title “The Scarlet Letter” by Prime Stage Theatre
Start Date 11/4/11 End Date 11/13/11
Description In 1642, Hester Prynne stands with her daughter Pearl before a hostile Puritan crowd in the town square of Boston, accused of adultery. When Hester refuses to reveal Pearl’s father, she is sentenced to wear a scarlet ‘A’ on her chest. Fresh adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel by acclaimed feminist writer Carol Gilligan and her son Jonathan Gilligan.
Location New Hazlett Theater
Date/time: Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2:30 pm
Price: Adults $20; Seniors $15; Students $10
Web: www.primestage.com
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Event Title "The Last Lecture" -- Prime Stage Dark Night Reading
Start Date 11/7/11 End Date 11/7/11
Description In this book, the late CMU professor Randy Pausch combines the humor, inspiration, and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon. After Justin Fortunato reads selections, co-author Jeff Zaslow will take questions about his work with Pausch.
Location New Hazlett Theater
Date/time: Monday, 7:30 pm
Price: $10 general admission
Web: www.primestage.com
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Domains for Sale: PittsburghGalleries.com and BuyPittsburghArt.com
Domains for Sale: PghGalleries.com and BuyPittsburghArt.com
Make an offer via Rick(AT)uniquetake.com
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The Pittsburgh Art Blog
The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Wild Purveyors Preview October 16 5308 Butler St Lawrenceville
*The market will be opening this December. Details to Follow.This Sunday, October 16 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at 5308 Butler Street in Upper Lawrenceville get a preview of what Wild Purveyors is bringing to the neighborhood! From mushrooms to cheese and meats and beyond I'm a big fan of what they bring to CSA's and various markets and restaurants.
No charge but donations will be accepted and it's a family friendly event.
This is a big step forward for the area in terms of great local food options!
Celebrate our future opening of the Wild Purveyors - PA Farms Market with us this Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30pm! There will be food and drink, info about what we will be offering in the market, and a handful of the amazingly talented local chefs we work with, in addition to some wonderful local farmers. Stop by and find out what we have in store for you and the future of local foods in Pittsburgh!
Wild Purveyors Website
5308 Butler Street
Wild Purveyors Website
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Rocking Horse Art Space: Upcoming Events 2011
Dia De Los Muertos
Friday, October 28th, 2011, 7:00PM-11:00 PM, $5 – BYOB. Soft Opening with “Spooky” visuals by the Legendary Androids.
Sacred Geometry – 11.11.11
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Friday, November 11, 2011; James Gyre’s Garden of Earthly Delights Preparty with visual artists Alberto Almarza & Sean Athey & video/sound by The Legendary Androids.
Hollyburgh – 11.12.11
Saturday, November 12, 7:00PM-10:00PM – Cinema Inspired Artwork: Nicole Danielle Conniff/Brian Holton/Angel O’Connor/ Chris Kalina/ Josh Wazylink/Todd Keebs/ Lindsay Dickison/Laura Mushenhiem/Laura Petrilla/Matt Gondek/ Dave Watt
Readymade Apocalypse
Friday, 11.18.11, 7:00 PM-12:00 PM: A Night of Found Object Art Presented by Kyle Anthony Adams. With the works of: Kyle Anthony Adams, Casey Hallas, Tom Brown, Jared Aiden Boyer & Brian Holton.
“The Magic” – 12.2.11
Friday, December 2, 7-10PM; Artists of the Drawing Room – watercolors by Brian Bullets, Jesse Buman, Octeel & Angel O’Conner.
Rocking Horse Artspace 179 43rd St, Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh PA)
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Michael Lotenero Art Show - A benefit for Persad Center
Michael Lotenero Art Show - A benefit for Persad Center
Over 100 New Works for Sale
to Benefit PERSAD Center
One Night Event Facebook event here.
Friday November 11th
6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Show Continues through Saturday, November 12th 10a.m. - 6 p.m.
(or by appointment 412.417.6021)
BAKERY SQUARE
6425 PENN AVENUE
Proceeds from the sale of Michael Lotenero’s artwork will benefit Persad Center. Persad’s mission is to improve the well being of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and HIV/AIDS
communities and their allies.
For more information about this event, please contact Bob McGrogan at 412-441-9786 x224 or bmcgrogan@persadcenter.org
www.persadcenter.org
Persad Center, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit charitable organization
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Trashy Fashion tears up the runway with vogue refuse at 8 pm, October 28th at Future Tenant
Trashy Fashion tears up the runway with vogue refuse at 8 pm, October 28th at
Future Tenant
Future Tenant is teaming up with Carnegie Mellon’s Smart Growth Club to bring awareness to recycling through a zero waste fashion event. The show will be one night only starting at 8 pm on October 28th at the Future Tenant gallery in the downtown cultural district. Admission will be $10 for pre-sale and student tickets, and $15 at the door.
Artists will include CMU students Mirrie Choi, Janet Lorenz, and David McCoy; CAPA High School students and their professor of Textile Studies and Costume design, Karen Page; local artist and graduate of the Pittsburgh Arts Institute, Rachelle Lalonde; and Pittsburgh designer, Anya Weitzman. Even some of our own Future Tenant staff are getting creative! The one-of-a-kind fashion creations will be from materials such as plastic bags, bike parts, and aluminum cans, to name a few. These works will be showcased live on the runway.
Many Pittsburghers are getting involved with Trashy Fashion by providing their support and services. Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak will be emceeing the event and Pittsburgh’s own VJ Nox will be providing video projections and music. The Brett James Salon will be making the models recycled-runway-ready with their hair and makeup talents. As for food and drink, Taste of Dahntahn will be serving appetizers and adult beverages will be provided by Duquesne Beer and Future Tenant’s year-long sponsor, Woodchuck Hard Cider.
For more information about Trashy Fashion or for gallery hours, please visit futuretenant.org.
Future Tenant is a non-profit art space located in downtown Pittsburgh at 819 Penn Avenue dedicated to showcasing the work of emerging artists through exhibitions that offer a cutting edge perspective on the Pittsburgh art scene.
The mission for the Heinz Smart Growth Club is to assist Carnegie Mellon Heinz College students in exploring sustainability in community and economic development, government, and environmental policies.
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Shop for Sprout Fund at Whole Foods Wed Oct 12, 2011
SHOP FOR SPROUT TOMORROW!
5% Day at Whole Foods Market Pittsburgh
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Whole Foods Market Pittsburgh is generously donating 5% of store proceeds to support The Sprout Fund and its 10th anniversary!
Join friends and supporters and fill your whole pantry with fall favorites as you shop all day. Musicians and giant puppets will be in the store with Sprout staff during lunch and evening. Stop by the cafe to say hello!
Weve accomplished a lot in the past decade, help us do more by shopping tomorrow at Whole Foods Market, 5580 Centre Avenue, Shadyside/East Liberty.
Learn more about Sprout at http://www.sproutfund.org
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Post-Gazette and McMahon inflate Cultural Trust Stagehand wages. Pittsburgh,PA
October 10, 2011 Alert from Pittsburgh Arts Watch
Post-Gazette and McMahon inflate Stagehand wages Sunday, October 9, 2011
An article written by Marylynne Pitz and appearing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette titled "Best Seats in the House" Kevin McMahon, President and CEO of the Cultural Trust said the organization can spend between $1,200 and $1,400 a day when it calls in four stagehands for eight hours to repair seats.
Upon doing the math it has been found that calling in four stagehands (since the Trust only has three at the Benedum) at the hourly rate and including benefits for eight hours the total wage is $741.44 and benefits total $237.26 for a total of $978.70 wages and benefits. A far cry from the $1,200 to 1,400 McMahon has said. Either the Post-Gazette has reported this wrong or McMahon needs to take a refresher course in math. More than likely this is just another attempt by the Trust to attack stagehands and continue a blatant disregard for it's own workforce.
This appears as just another recent incident where the Cultural Trust uses its own stagehands as a scapegoat for all the organizations financial woes. There is no doubt the stagehands see a total lack of respect and under attack by their own employer. The same workforce of talented stagehands that have been in place for over 24 years for the Cultural Trust. The same Stagehands who are an integral part of making the Cultural District a success and a premiere destination for entertainment. The same Stagehands that construct, build, and make the magic happen for the entertainment industry within the Pittsburgh Cultural district at the Benedum Center, Byham Theater, Heinz Hall, the O’Reilly Theater, The Cabaret Theater, Katz Plaza and others. The same Stagehands that are being ignored by the Cultural Trust as it continues to expand and operate such events as First Night Celebration, the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Jazz Festival, Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh and Gallery Crawls. The same organization that continues to give monumental salary increases to top management since 2001. (check for yourself).
One must ask is there anyone with a rational mind that can reign in on such lunacy.
EYES on the ARTS
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Pittsburgh Arts Watch Alert: Treat Stagehands Fairly
STOP GREED NOW
TREAT STAGEHANDS FAIRLY
Eyes on the Arts has issued a “Donor Alert” over the Cultural Trusts treatment of its own Stagehands. A new web site has been created (www.PghArtsWatch.org) for both workers and donors to peruse and become familiar on the financial matters of the Cultural Trust and its resident companies, the Pittsburgh, Ballet, Pittsburgh Opera, and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
EYES on the ARTS is urging the Cultural Trust’s President and Board of Directors to issue reforms to the organization that provides greater transparency and accountability to Stagehands and donors. The Cultural Trust has amassed 120 million in total net assets. 87 million are unrestricted. In recent years the Cultural Trust has increased top executive salaries exponentially and now pays over $600,000 and $250,000 to its top staff.
The Cultural Trust now operates the First Night Celebration, the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Jazz Festival, Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh and Gallery Crawls and continues to ignore its own workforce of Stagehands that have been in place for over 24 years. The same Stagehands that construct, build, and make the magic happen for the entertainment industry within the Pittsburgh Cultural district at the Benedum Center, Byham Theater, Heinz Hall, the O’Reilly Theater, The Cabaret Theater, Katz Plaza and others. The same Stagehands who are an integral part of making the Cultural District a success and a premiere destination for entertainment.
The Cultural Trust’s continued actions and blatant disregard for the use of its own Stagehands for the Cultural Trust First Night Celebration is apparent to its workforce and can be seen as none other than an attack. Plan to send a clear message to the Cultural Trust this December 31st First Night and join in a show of support with Stagehands. More information will be made available as the event gets closer. Please sign up and join the mailing list at EYES on the ARTS - www.PghArtsWatch.org
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
"This is NOT Art" by J.D. Whitewolf
"This is NOT Art" by J.D. Whitewolf
Exploring the differences between technology and design and art.
Assemble
5125 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Runs from Oct 7 to Oct 29, 2011
Take a self-guided tour of some of the artifacts of the latest designpocalypse and learn, by way of vivid examples, some of the ways we've been duped into believing that design, and the technology that underlies it, is 'art'. Bonus Material: free definition of art with every visit!
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Multi-diciplinary works utilizing materials as varied as computer monitors, freshly cut logs, and at least one toilet! Visitors are encouraged to practice the enlightening and enjoyable activity of thinking for themselves*.
*While being told what to think, of course!
Artists Statement:
"Ever since we've had philosophy and something to write on we've been asking the question 'What is art?'. Many opinions have been offered -- nearly one for each person who's lived since antiquity. Now, thanks to techniques such as differential neurophysiology, and tools such as the Laws of Evolution, we are finally beginning to build towards answering this question. Most of us have been trained, by incessant marketing, to believe that the well designed stuff that surrounds us is 'art'. This show gives us a moment to take a step back from some of the designed objects in our lives and re-evaluate the idea of 'design as art'."
J.D. Whitewolf is currently the 'Designgineer' at the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University. At the ETC he brings his experience to bear guiding students as they learn to 'assemble' and build cool things. Prior to joining the staff at CMU, Mr. Whitewolf was the staff engineer at the Human Engineering Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh. Before moving to Pittsburgh, he and his wife and children resided outside of Richmond, Virginia, where he worked prototyping autonomous vehicle technology for the Science Museums of Virginia and where he continued his previous 20 year career as a theatrical production designer and technical director. Mr. Whitewolf is one of the founding members of the African American Repertory Theatre (Virginia) and is the creator of the theory of emotional perception called 'Spatial Harmonics'. He is also an advisor to the board of Assemble, an educational arts and technology center, and says he looks forward to sharing with, and learning from, the arts community here in Pittsburgh.
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story October 28, 2011–April 7, 2012
Step back in time and see through the eyes of Charles "Teenie" Harris. Below you will find preview images of the Hill District and many jazz legends.
Also here is the online Teenie Harris archive.
Also here is the online Teenie Harris archive.
Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story
October 28, 2011–April 7, 2012
Heinz Galleries
from the Carnegie Museum of Art:
In 2001 Carnegie Museum of Art was entrusted with the archive of nearly 80,000 negatives produced by African American photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris. Beginning October 28, 2011, the museum presents a groundbreaking retrospective exhibition in celebration of the artist whose work is considered one of the most complete portraits anywhere of 20th-century African American experience.
The groundbreaking exhibition will celebrate the artist/photographer whose work is considered one of the most complete portraits anywhere of 20th-century African American experience. Large-scale, themed photographic projections of nearly 1,000 of Teenie Harris’s greatest images accompanied by an original jazz soundtrack will generate an immersive experience in the exhibition’s opening gallery. Subsequent galleries will present a chronological display of these photographs at a conventional scale, and give visitor access to the more than 73,000 catalogued and digitized images in the museum’s Teenie Harris Archive. The exhibition will offer an examination of Harris’s working process and artistry, and audio commentary on the man and his work by the people who knew him. In addition, the photographs and many of these materials will be accessible on Carnegie Museum of Art’s website.
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Protesters with UNPC signs outside United Mine Safety Appliance Company, Braddock Avenue, Homewood, October 1963 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Soldiers from the 372nd Infantry marching in parade, Fifth Avenue, Downtown, July 1942 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Soldiers from the 372nd Infantry marching in parade, Fifth Avenue, Downtown, July 1942 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Eartha Kitt leaping though poster to launch a Citizens Committee on Hill District Renewal program, with police officer Harvey Adams, Vine and Colwell Streets, Hill District, May 1966 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Eartha Kitt leaping though poster to launch a Citizens Committee on Hill District Renewal program, with police officer Harvey Adams, Vine and Colwell Streets, Hill District, May 1966 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Duke Ellington at piano, with dancer Honey Coles and Billy Strayhorn looking on, in the Stanley Theatre, c. 1942–1943 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Duke Ellington at piano, with dancer Honey Coles and Billy Strayhorn looking on, in the Stanley Theatre, c. 1942–1943 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Frank Bolden at left and Sarah Vaughan at right, with another woman and man at piano, c. 1950 Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Frank Bolden at left and Sarah Vaughan at right, with another woman and man at piano, c. 1950 Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Lena Horne reflected in mirror in dressing room at Stanley Theatre, c. 1944 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Lena Horne reflected in mirror in dressing room at Stanley Theatre, c. 1944 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Demolition of Crawford Grill No. 1,
corner of Wylie Avenue and Townsend Street, Hill District, 1956 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Demolition of Crawford Grill No. 1,
corner of Wylie Avenue and Townsend Street, Hill District, 1956 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Woman seated on car, with steel mill in background, c. 1940–1946 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Woman seated on car, with steel mill in background, c. 1940–1946 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Two young women eating caramel apples, c. 1940–1945
black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund
Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Two young women eating caramel apples, c. 1940–1945
black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund
Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Herron Avenue at intersection of Milwaukee Street, Hill District, c. 1938–1945 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Herron Avenue at intersection of Milwaukee Street, Hill District, c. 1938–1945 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Woman outside Kay’s Valet Shoppe, c. 1938–1945 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Woman outside Kay’s Valet Shoppe, c. 1938–1945 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Boxers, possibly Golden Gloves contenders, lined up in boxing ring, c. 1955 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund, 2001.35.672 Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
American, 1908–1998 Boxers, possibly Golden Gloves contenders, lined up in boxing ring, c. 1955 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund, 2001.35.672 Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Charles “Teenie” Harris
American, 1908–1998 Girl reading comic book in newsstand, c. 1940–1945 black-and-white negative Heinz Family Fund Teenie Harris Archive © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
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the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.
Chris Mucci at The WhreHouse 4810 Penn Ave
Chris Mucci at The WhreHouse 4810 Penn Ave Oct 7 2011 during Unblurred
Guessing it's 7pm on...
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
BULLYING CAN CAUSE LASTING HARM—IT’S NOT A JOKE
BULLYING CAN CAUSE LASTING HARM—IT’S NOT A JOKE
Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown
On Saturday, October 15 at 1pm, the Society for Contemporary Craft, co-sponsored with the Dignity and Respect Campaign, will host Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown - a community dialogue to address ideas of personal identity and bullying. This program is free and open to the public. A $10 donation is suggested.
Individuals interested in participating in this dialogue are asked to R.S.V.P. to 412.261.7003 x15 or at www.surveymonkey.com/s/MVBZ923 by Wednesday, October 12.
PITTSBURGH, PA – September 27, 2011 — Bullying can happen anywhere: face-to-face, by text messages or on the web. It is not limited by age, gender, or education level. It is not a phase and it is not a joke—bullying can cause lasting harm. Faces Seen Hearts Unknown, co-sponsored by the Society for Contemporary Craft and the Dignity & Respect Campaign and presented at SCC in Pittsburgh’s Strip District on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 1 pm, explores this issue through community dialogue.
Taken from a Spanish proverb, the expression Faces Seen Hearts Unknown refers to superficial judgments made about people, based solely on appearances, and cautions that to truly know a person or a community, one needs genuine access to their emotions. Faces Seen Hearts Unknown is presented in concert with SCC’s Bridge Exhibition Series and a featured installation, The Captains Congress, created by nationally recognized ceramic artist Anne Drew Potter. With an interest in the complex and contradictory nature of the human experience, Potter makes "performative" ceramic figures and unsettling installations that address the ways in which social meaning is projected onto forms of the body. By creating a tension between physical forms and exaggerated expressions, Potter highlights signifiers of gender, race, and age, and encourages viewers to confront their feelings about normalcy and difference. The artist explains, "I am interested in the moment when the self-evidence of our own experiences is challenged by confrontation with the other, the infinity of realities that exist outside of our own."
For Faces Seen Hearts Unknown, six individuals from the community have been invited to share personal stories to help visitors better understand issues of identity and bullying, which are central in Potter's installation. Christina Springer, a home educator and text artist who uses poetry, dance, theatre, film and other visual expressions, and Reverend Michele Pearl Ellison, an author, motivational speaker and civil rights activist, are among the participants. Matt Arch, program manager at the Center for Inclusion at UPMC, will facilitate the discussion. Individuals interested in participating in this dialogue are asked to R.S.V.P. to 412.261.7003 x15 or at www.surveymonkey.com/s/MVBZ923 by Wednesday, October 12.
The 2011 Bridge Exhibition Series highlights the work of three female artists from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds who are creating exceptional works that express progressive and unconventional points of view around social and cultural themes. For the series, Potter has created an installation titled The Captains Congress, which consists of 16 distorted figures. Fifteen of the figures are seated in a circle; each wearing a sailor-style hat made from newspaper. The figures are talking all at once in an animated manner. The lone figure seated outside of the circle-ironically larger, more naturally rendered-is at the mercy of these shorter and more distorted figures. Her face betrays a hidden voice a desire to share and be included in the group. The installation explores self-appointed authority, ineffective communication, bullying, and victimization.
Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, SCC offers exhibitions focusing on multicultural diversity and non-mainstream art, a range of classes, and a retail store. Located at 2100 Smallman Street in Pittsburgh, PA, SCC is open Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is free. For information, visit contemporarycraft.org or call 412.261.7003. The Bridge Exhibition Series is made possible, in part, by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Elizabeth R. Raphael Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation, and The Fine Foundation.
The Center for Inclusion at UPMC introduced the Dignity & Respect Campaign to UPMC employees in 2008 to promote inclusion through behavioral and organizational change. In 2009, the Dignity & Respect Campaign was launched as a community initiative, which has engaged more than 50 organizations, and led to the unveiling of a website that is inspiring people across the United States. What began as a workplace initiative to foster a culture of inclusion, dignity, and respect at UPMC, is today a movement promoting inclusion in the workplace, community unity, and anti-bullying in schools.
Society for Contemporary Craft
2100 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Annual Fundraiser for AIR: Artists Image Resource October 22, 2011
Saturday, October 22 at 4:00pm - October 23 at 12:00am
AIR: Artists Image Resource
518 Foreland Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Music, Food and Drink day and night
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Join us in an evening of great art, food, music and art making at our
15th Annual Artists Image Resource fundraiser.
Make Prints, bid on a great Art, Dance to good music
and join us in an AIR Sandwich-Making extravaganza
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Time For A Change: Pittsburgh Art Blog To Change It Up
The Pittsburgh Art Blog will be changing within the month to an article based cultural blog covering the Pittsburgh region's visual and performing arts as well as locavore and green aspects. A meeting will be taking place within the month where several potential contributors discuss the goals of a new blog and give it a new name.
You can still submit visual art events for consideration but they may only be briefly covered in a weekly post entitled Upcoming Visual Art Events.
To make sure your art event is listed check out Pittsburgh Is Art and the Pittsburgh City Paper, as well as other publications, both print-based and online.
Rick Byerly
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Atticus Adams - An Appalachian in Paris
Atticus Adams - An Appalachian in Paris
October 15 - November 12, 2011
October 15 - November 12, 2011
Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 15, 6-9 p.m.
Formal Attire Requested
be Galleries
3583 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
412.687.2606
begalleries@mac.com
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
*small neighbors/Microbiota*, new work by Erika Johnson and Daniel Maidman
*small neighbors/Microbiota*
new work by Erika Johnson and Daniel Maidman
Brew House Space 101
2100 Mary Street, Pittsburgh
October 15 - November 6, 2011
Opening Reception on October 15 from 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Free public workshop October 22, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For press inquiries please contact Erika Johnson at 412-996-2836 or email
info@philodina.com
Erika Johnson began making low-resolution microscopic video in 2010 after attending a workshop at Carnegie Mellon's Studio for Creative Inquiry. With a simple reversed-lens webcam, she photographs the tiny creatures that inhabit Pittsburgh's rivers and urban ponds. small neighbors/Microbiota incorporates video and stills, a live microscopic installation, and Brooklyn-based artist Daniel Maidman's lush oil paintings based on Johnson's
photographs.
The exhibition at the Brew House (2100 Mary Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203) opens with a public reception from 7 - 10 pm on Saturday, October 15, and continues through November 6. The gallery will be open to the public on October 17, 22 and 24 and on November 5 from 2 - 6 pm. Patrons may also call 412-996-2836 or email info@philodina.com to schedule an appointment.
On Saturday, October 22, Erika Johnson will offer a free hands-on "small neighbors" community workshop for all ages. Participants will learn about the technology used to make the work, and will also learn to identify and draw some of the protozoa and phytoplankton that live in the puddles, ponds, and rivers around us.
Erika Johnson makes installations that explore mutual entanglement, desire, memory, and community. She has had solo exhibitions at Nashville's Plowhaus, Twist, Blend Studio, and Parthenon galleries, and at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh. Her 2009 work Curtain was named Best Installation by the Nashville Scene, and she was commissioned to create a permanent installation for the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. Johnson has taught workshops on assemblage and book and paper arts at the Union Project and Kelly Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh, at Vanderbilt University, and numerous other venues in Nashville, TN. She works at the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.
About this work, she says: "The lens of my little camera, with its smudges and limitations, is a rabbit hole through which I descend into an enchanted universe. The small citizens of the water around us are both ubiquitous and mysterious. While billions of protozoa – more than all the people on the planet – may live in a single pond, i can spend hours watching a single philodina in a pickle jar. At the intersections of science and art, of taxonomy and beauty, I consider interconnectedness, cathexis, pets and ethics, complexity, and death."
Johnson's collaborator, Daniel Maidman, was inspired by her work to create a series of paintings depicting the world of the microscopic.
Daniel Maidman’s current paintings range from the figure and portraiture to still lives, machines, and cityscapes. His work has been shown in juried shows in New York, California, Ohio, Missouri, and Oregon, and at Gallery Mess, the restaurant of the Saatchi Gallery in London. His paintings or words have been published by ARTnews, American Art Collector, International Artist, American Artist, Poets/Artists, and SUNY-Potsdam. His writing on Da Vinci will be taught at DePaul University later this year. His work is included in, among others, the collections of entrepeneur Howard Tullman, novelist China Miéville, and author Kathleen Rooney. He is represented by Gitana Rosa Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, and Hilliard Gallery in Kansas City,
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About the Microbiota paintings, Maidman says, "We are accustomed to paintings of life in a recognizable world: solid, large, and invested with familiar meanings. There is no reason the same painterly techniques so well suited to a figure, a still life, or a landscape, can't turn their attention to a world utterly alien, defined by buoyancy, translucence, and eccentric strategies of survival. Broadening our perspective to include the tiny and transitory, things that barely exist at all, meshes us more tightly to all the faces of our miraculous world. By considering the microbe, we enrich and deepen our sense of beauty - in other words, our humanity."
Located in the old Duquesne Brewery Building in Pittsburgh's historic South Side, Brew House SPACE 101 is an alternative exhibition space with a mission to represent emerging and underrepresented artists in all media as well as hosting a broad range of community projects. Each year several exhibitions are selected from proposals.
More information at www.philodina.com
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.
Mendelson Gallery Presents Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett, William D. Wade Photography
Mendelson Gallery Presents
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Award Show
Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett
Recent Glass Sculptures
and William D. Wade Photography
Opening Reception
At The Mendelson Gallery, 5874 Ellsworth Avenue Thursday October 6, 2011
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Ron Desmett and Kathleen Mulcahy are Pittsburgh's dynamic duo when it comes to working in glass. These new works are still warm from the furnace and we are honored to be the first to show them. They are acclaimed locally, nationally, and internationally for their innovative style.
Photographs from William D. Wade, acclaimed award winning photographer from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Image shown from the "Art in our Lives" series.
Also on display, new works from Steve Mendelson.
Show runs through Saturday October 29
Mendelson Gallery 5874 Ellsworth Avenue 15232
Gallery Hours Wed-Sat 12-5 pm or by appointment at 412-361-8664
To be removed from this mailing list, please reply to mendelsongallery@mac.com.
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The Pittsburgh Art BlogThe Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.