Pittsburgh City Paper Winter Art Guide Has No Pittsburgh Artists Listed!

so the arts and exhibitions section of the pittsburgh city paper winter guide lists no events related to pittsburgh artists. for those who are bothered by this i encourage you to post a comment at the link here- requires registering which is worth it.

here's my initial comment:

wow. in your arts and exhibitions section of the winter guide there is no mention of pittsburgh based artists. what a shame. how long does this need to be perpetuated?

rick byerly

Creation by Accident Closing October 24 2008 Modernformations Gallery

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Please join us this Friday October 24, 2008 at Modernformations for...

CREATION BY ACCIDENT
exhibit closing 7 to 10pm
and
SIX GALLERY PRESS
CREATION BY ACCIDENT: WORKS BY AMY MANION AND SEBASTIAN VAN GORDER

Aimee Manion and Sebastian van Gorder have been Creating together for over half of a decade. Their work is both playful and searingly resolute. A melding of the abstract and the tangible, their imagery explores the wonders and mysteries of Creation.

By constructing captivating vistas of movement and provocative color overlaid with suggestive forms and figures, they aim to incite viewers to inquire within themselves about their own existence, about the unknown and the ineffable.

Drawing inspiration from science texts, headline news and everything in between, Aimee and Sebastian commit layer after layer to the canvas (or, rather, wood, paper, glass and drafting film). Each additional layer obscures the previous layers, much the way that our origins and the origins of the universe are cloaked in unending potential for discovery and question. Nothing is obvious. Nothing is intended to be interpreted in a particular way. No object or artwork is assigned a meaning.
As each piece develops, its meaning undergoes a constant metamorphosis, absorbing energy and ideas from two Beings and combining them into a single artifact that can be can be pondered endlessly.

Sebastian holds a degree in Biochemistry; Aimee in Fine Art with a minor in Anthropology. As the universe draws on all available resources to create, so does this Pair. Creation has filled a void in space. Aimee and Sebastian aim to fill a void as well. The viewer needs to bring their own void.

http://www.aimeemanion.com/

SIX GALLERY PRESS

Our good friends over at Six Gallery Press are throwing a big reading. Check out the TNY staffers who will be onhand to read from their forthcoming books. Here's the info: Six Gallery Press Fall Preview Doors: 8pm Cover: $3 BYOB Join Six Gallery Press October 24th at ModernFormations Gallery for aliterary extravaganza! Authors published (and to be published in the nearfuture) will be on hand to read from their work. Featured readers include Che Elias, Karen Lillis, John Thomas Menesini,Scotto McClanahan, Kristofer Collins, Jessica Fenlon, Bill Hughes,Jonathan Loucks, Angele Ellis, Scott Silsbe, and Jerome Crooks. Coming this Fall from Six Gallery Press: The Second Elizabeth by Karen LillisSpiritual Side Effects by Jessica FenlonThe Liturgy of Streets by Kristofer Collins Distant Stations by Jonathan Loucks Unattended Fire by Scott Silsbe

The New Yinzer is a magazine.http://www.newyinzer.com

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Pittsburgh Art Articles, History, News

Pittsburgh Art News Articles:

Society for Contemporary Craft by Kurt Shaw, Tribune Review

Artist Michelle Gregio by Mike Cronin, Tribune Review

CAPA, Middle School Merger Controversy, Post Gazette

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Gist Street Reminder Saturday, July 19th 2008

Hello Gist Street,

Here is a quick reminder that the cookout is this Saturday, July 19th! We're featuring McSweeney's Press. 4 poets; 1 fiction writer.

It's a sampler. www.giststreet.org for bios, directions, and pod-snacks of past readers.

--Eating starts at 7pm. (Doors open at 6:30) Readings start at 8pm. --$5

--Please bring something to eat. BYOB.

--There will be books, produce, pesto, a Gist Street fish, a drawing by John Fleenor, and other surprises in the raffle.

--The latest issue of McSWEENEY'S as well as their anthology POETS PICKING POETS will be for sale. --breaking news is that we're (actually Helen) is making homemade lemonade. 305 Gist Street - Uptown - PittsburghJames Simon's Sculpture Studio - the back yard. If it rains, we lug everything inside except for the grill and the grillers. 412-489-0404 if you're lost.
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Pittsburgh Art Related Articles, Interviews etc...

Pittsburgh Art Related Articles, Interviews etc...

26 Chihuly Pieces to be added at Phipps

Great interview and pics of Tugboat Printshop in Lawrenceville

Artist Explores a New World at the Mattress Factory

Press Summary on the documentary The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly: Not for Sale ( I highly recommend watching this documentary. I'm a huge fan of his work and his refusal to play by the rules of the new york art world.)

Heinz Endowments announces Pittsburgh 250 projects

Good blog write up and photos of the Downtown Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl

"Robert Raczka's Pittsburgh" interview at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers blog.

Al Jazeera Crew to Cover Big Bots

Meet Pittsburgh's BigBots

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Gist Street Reading Series Back Sat July 19, 2008

From Gist Street Reading Series!

Hello Gist Street! It has been too long, I know. I'm here to give an advance warning signal. Yes, after six long months the reading series is about to start up again. Right now your job is to start thinking about what you're bringing to the cookout. We're featuring McSweeney's Press. Saturday, July 19th. Eating starts at 7pm. Readings start at 8pm. For those who are new to the cookout, it's a sampler of readings, about six readers reading for about 10 minutes each. Right now the McSweeney's poets are Atsuro Riley, Patrick Lawler, Courtney Queeney, and Gerry LaFemina. Bios are listed on our website. Fiction is coming very soon.
www.giststreet.org

It's also a sampling of food: a potluck. We have a big grill and (after 8 years) an experienced team of grillers. We'll have an assortment of sauces and marinades and herbs plucked from the garden to help with this task. Pasta salad? Cherry pie? Chocolate cake? Chicken? Whole salmon? Tofu burgers? Watermelon? Farro salad with red lentils, goat cheese, roasted onions, and peas in a citrus-parmesan vinegarette?(Well, that's actually what I'm bringing.) Start thinking. James Simon's Sculpture Studio, 305 Gist Street - Uptown. It's in the backyard. BYOB. $5. The raffle includes books, fresh produce, pesto, eggs from the chickens, a drawing by John Fleenor, and a Gist Street fish by our host James Simon.We hope you haven't forgotten about us. We have a great line up for 2008. More soon,
Sherrie-- Gist Street Reading Series 305 Gist Street, Pittsburgh, PA



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