GalleriE CHIZ July/August Announcement

GalleriE CHIZ July/August Announcement

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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.

Second Saturdays The fourth season continues next Saturday, July 9!

Sharing dance, light and music together in a truly unique jazz-lounge/performance-gallery atmosphere, each second Saturday of the month (April-August) features a evening open to the public of ongoing improvisational performances and live multimedia experimentations from the company and special guests.

photo by Cassie Kay Photography, dancer Kaylin Horgan

[featured performances throughout the evening]

"The Concept Album"
First created in 2005, The Concept Album 'physical tracks' are a collection of timeless, honest, classic rock anthems performed live by The Pillow Project, spanning the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Pink Floyd and The Beatles. With the very concept that all true rock ignites a visceral, intrinsic movement in all of us, The Pillow Project is set to recreate and reinvent the raw, unbridled forces of a generation and rock out like never before.

"Is it possible to jazz the rock? ...We've been rocking the jazz for some time now, so why not?" -Pearlann Porter

with...
[live music]
8pm through 10pm:
Spontaneous compositions created by Gordon Nunn, joined by the resident improvisational performing artists of The Pillow Project.

doors open

8pm - midnight ongoing

$10 suggested donation at the door

The Space Upstairs

214 N. Lexington St.

Pittsburgh/Point Breeze, 15208

entrance side of Construction Junction across from Thomas Blvd

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*Help us reduce our environmental impact by bringing your own small glass jar

to use and/or donate for complimentary refreshments!

Find Us Around Town this Month!

JazzLive - Every Tuesday, 5-7pm - Agnes B. Katz Plaza and various locations, Downtown. Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook to get notifications of our whereabouts.

Join us on Saturday, July 16 at our Space for the culmination showing of our week- long [postmodern-jazz improvisation] summer intensive. 8:00pm, free admission.

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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.

The Gallery 4 presents Consumed: A Solo Exhibition by Shawn Roberts.

The Gallery 4 presents Consumed: A Solo Exhibition by Shawn Roberts.

"Consumed" opens Saturday, July 2, 2011 and runs through Saturday, July 30, 2011 at The Gallery4 (206 S. Highland Ave., Shadyside, 412-363-5050).

The opening reception will take place Saturday, July 2, 2011 from 7-11PM and be open to the general public with complimentary refreshments and hors d'oeuvres provided by The Gallery 4. The Gallery 4 is open Tuesday through Saturday 1- 8PM .

Artist's Statement:

"Like a mother open armed, ready to welcome her child from the womb; holding them so tightly hoping to never let go...

From youth we are coaxed, embraced, and smothered with love from our close friend and worst enemy, consumerism. I have chosen Disney (mouse ears) as the key iconic symbol to represent consumption. With its branded innocence and unsettling desire for perfection, for smoothly integrating children into this lifestyle from birth. Feeding off insecurities, awkward phases of sexuality, and creating a culture overwhelmed and oversaturated with vanity and addiction."

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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.

SouthSide Works Exposed 2011 July 15th – 17th

WHAT: I Made It! Market, Nomadic Indie Craft Marketplace, www.imadeitmarket.com

Find Locally Crafted Handmade Wares at I Made It! Market Pop-Up Marketplaces in July

ARTISTS: For more information, visit www.imadeitmarket.com

CONTACT: Carrie Nardini, 412.254.4464, info@imadeitmarket.com

PITTSBURGH, PA, June 20, 2011…. I Made It! Market, the city’s nomadic indie craft marketplace brings a number of unique events to Pittsburgh this month. By popping up in a number of locations featuring both new and returning local artists, I Made It! Market brings unique and handcrafted directly to shoppers offering the opportunity to connect directly with the makers.

The I Made It! Market creates events with a two-fold mission in mind. Our goal is to provide the opportunity for regional craftspeople to establish small businesses AND to raise funds and awareness for non-profit, arts and community groups.

Visitors to the I Made It! Market will find a variety of handcrafted goods including natural bath and body products, greeting cards, clothing, costumes, letterpress artwork, photography, house wares, woodworked toys and furniture, hand knits, jewelry, ceramics, handbags, children’s items and so much more. Descriptions of participating artists can be found leading up to the event on the I Made It! Market website: www.imadeitmarket.com.

Catch our first event of July in Mount Washington’s business district on Independence Day. A variety of local emerging and established artists will line Shiloh Street offering a taste of Pittsburgh’s talent to spectators enjoying the view of our city and awaiting fireworks. Find our artists along Shiloh Street on July 4^th from 1 – 7 pm.

Then, join us July 15^th – 17^th for a large outdoor bazaar featuring more than 60 regional handmade artists along 27^th Street in the South Side as a part of the SouthSide Works Exposed. This event draws incredibly creative talents from Allegheny and surrounding counties. We’ll be open: Friday, July 15^th, 5 – 10 pm, Saturday, July 16^th, 12 – 10 pm, Sunday, July 17^th, 12 – 5 pm.

Starting on Sunday, June 26^th, I Made It! Market artists will join Bakery Square’s Sunday Marketplace. Our artists will join farmer’s market vendors and local non-profit organizations to create a vibrant outdoor marketplace one Sunday a month at Bakery Square from 12 – 4 pm. Learn which artists are attending each month on our website.

I Made It! Market is pleased to meet and greet baseball fans as a part of ART NIGHT with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, July 22^nd. Learn about the services we offer and meet some of our artists. We will have a big crafty give-away and more.

Partner with IMI!: For more information on I Made It! Market including sponsorship and partnerships, or to vend at a future I Made It! Market event, contact info@imadeitmarket.com.

Event sponsors include: The Cotton Factory, Port Authority and SouthSide Works.

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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.

Carin Mincemoyer Artist Talk and Reception

Carin Mincemoyer Artist Talk and Reception

Thursday, July 14, 2011
6:00 PM Artist Talk + 7:00 PM Reception
Buhl Building, 204 Fifth Avenue, 4th floor, Downtown Pittsburgh
Free and open to the public. Reservations requested.

Join us at the opening reception for artist Carin Mincemoyer's Diamond Diamonds, a new work of public art on Market Street in Downtown Pittsburgh. The sculpture has two parts made of steel, acrylic, and LED lighting, and mounted on City of Pittsburgh light poles on opposite sides of Market Street. Activating the street during the day and night, it enhances the pedestrian experience and visual connection between the Cultural District and Market Square. The title of the work refers to Market Square once being called "the diamond."Diamond Diamonds was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, and made possible through the work of the Office of Public Art and the City of Pittsburgh. The artwork is the most recent addition to the City’s public art collection.

This event is hosted by The Office of Public Art and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. Thank you to Michael Krastas for donating the artist talk location, and to Prantl's Bakery and Mancini's Bread Company for reception refreshments

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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.

Fossils: Evidence of Queer Life in Pittsburgh from August 1st until August 6th.

Pittsburgh's GLTBQ Pride just passed, but memories of parties and
parades aren't occupying Dani Lamorte's mind. The 25 year-old
Pittsburgh-based queer artist has his sights set on capturing
Pittsburgh's queer past, present, and future within one project.

As part of Future Tenant Gallery's Trespass Residency program, Lamorte
is presenting Fossils: Evidence of Queer Life in Pittsburgh from
August 1st until August 6th. With support from the Sprout Fund, the
week-long foray into queer history will utilize performance and art to
unearth and explore the GLBTQ past of Pittsburgh. In particular,
Fossils aims to connect contemporary members of the queer community
with those who witnessed the ravages of the “plague years”, the most
horrific parts of the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis. Fossils will spotlight a
number of queer artists, performers, activists, and average citizens
with ties to Pittsburgh. Submitted artwork ranges from paintings and
photographs to video art and performances by members of the vogue ball
circuit.

“Coming out in 2004, I felt disconnected from my community's history.
I was aware that queer people had a distinct culture prior to and
during the plague, but I had no access to this legacy,” Lamorte
explains. Attempting to change this solve this problem, he created
Fossils. “Understanding how HIV entirely annihilated a decade of my
people's history, I felt a responsibility to create opportunities for
the queer community to render representations of their presence,
influence, and existence. We cannot expect mainstream society to
document our lives, we have to do it ourselves.”

From August 1st through the 3rd, the gallery will be open during the
day, offering installations wherein visitors can create physical
“fossils” of their presence, including plaster castings and
photographs.

On August 4th, Fossils will showcase In the Time of Judy, a night of
art and performance dedicated to connecting contemporary queers with
their past through screening filmed interviews, performances, and
talks with individuals in the community who witnessed and survived the
ravages of the HIV/AIDS plague of the 1980's.

Following, August 5th will offer tongue-in-cheek ideas of how the
queer community might combat the crises of our present era. During
Alive/Dreaming drag queens will serve soup to “solve world hunger”
while drag kings plant houseplants with gallery-comers to “stop global
warming”, periodically erupting into performance.

On the last night, August 6th, Fossils will present Invisible Light, a
dance party-like atmosphere with intermittent performances. The
finale, which shares the third night's namesake, will evoking the
“queer Divine” through a ”ritual” involving video installation.
Lamorte hopes that this performance will evoke a sense of solidarity
and common purpose while encouraging visitors to dream up images of a
world without intolerance, homophobia, misogyny, and violence.

After the week-long project, Lamorte will be donating copies of the
interview footage and documentation to local libraries. “Every day, a
piece of queer history is forgotten somewhere. It's my hope that
projects like Fossils can stop the erasure of our community and
strengthen our voice.”

About the Sprout Fund: The Sprout Fund enriches the Pittsburgh
region’s vitality by engaging citizens, amplifying voices, supporting
creativity and innovation, and cultivating connected communities.
Founded in 2001, Sprout facilitates community-led solutions to
regional challenges and supports efforts to create a thriving,
progressive, and culturally diverse region. With strong working
relationships to many community organizations and regional
stakeholders, The Sprout Fund is one of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s
leading agencies on issues related to civic engagement, talent
attraction and retention, public art, and catalytic small-scale
funding.

About Future Tenant : Future Tenant provides a laboratory setting for
artists, arts managers and audiences to explore the limits of the
creative expression, presentation and interpretation of various art
forms. It is the goal of Future Tenant to become Pittsburgh's
destination for raw, innovative artistic experiences from across all
visual, literary and performing disciplines. Our activities are driven
by a threefold vision of providing emerging artists with a meaningful
professional experience, becoming the premiere alternative arts space
in downtown Pittsburgh, and helping to revitalize downtown by using
art as a tool for urban redevelopment.

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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.

The Return Of Subculture Vulture Counterculture Flea Market

Morose & Macabre's House of Oddities and Miss Hush Present:
The Return Of Subculture Vulture Counterculture Flea Market

2pm - 10pm Sunday, July 17th, 2011 FREE ADMISSION!!!!!!
New & Used clothing and wares, art, crafts, and food from the underground

Sounds of the underground Provided by:
DJ CALLISTO
DJ SPAT

Food Vending provided by:
Sugar Cane Cafe

An array of 20+ artists, crafters, and vendors....

Full Exhibit by Morose & Macabre's House of OdditIes
Biilzebub The Bone Collector
Mean Machine Customs
MCXiii
Unlucky Doll
Spooky Girl Bath & Body
AND MANY MORE!!!!!

Bring cash! This is an all day flea market with an amazing variety and many of our vendors do not have credit card machines.
AGAIN! THIS IS A FREE EVENT!!!

4016 BUTLER STREET

Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Facebook link.

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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.

Pittsburgh Glass Center: Hot and Sticky July 23, 2011

You're invited to Hot and Sticky, a night of Xtreme art & entertainment, on Saturday, July 23, 2011 from 8-11pm at Pittsburgh Glass Center. We're celebrating our 10th anniversary with a red hot smokin' BBQ and more. Get details and tickets online at www.pittsburghglasscenter.org

GET TICKETS & DETAILS ONLINE - Click HERE

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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.

Works on Paper, Pastel by Isabelle Garbani, Boxheart Gallery

from Isabelle Garbani:

24 Hours in the Subway
Works on Paper, Pastel by Isabelle Garbani

July 19 - August 13
Public Reception: Saturday, July 23rd from 5-8pm
www.boxheart.org/nn/artists/i_garbani.html
www.IsabelleGarbani.com

Attached is a photo you can use (or download anything you need from my
website).

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I'm also giving a workshop on Sunday July 24th at Box Heart, based on my
current work on Governors Island in New York (see the work in progress
on my blog at: www.knitfortrees.blogspot.com

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Knitting with Plastic Bags
- a workshop with artist Isabelle Garbani -
Sunday July 24th, 1 to 3 pm @ Box Heart!

Light snacks will be served. $5 suggested donation.
To register, contact Nicole: boxheartexpress@earthlink.net
www.boxheart.org/nn/wrkshps.html

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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.

Call for Artists: 6th annual Brew House Distillery Program, Pittsburgh PA

Distillery:

- 8 Month artistic and professional development incubator for a small group of
emerging artists
- Common Studio Space provided for artists: size dependant on the needs of
participating artists, modest subsidized rental fee on space provided (cost to be
determined by size)
- Weekly critiques, artist talks & studio visits
- A final exhibition show

Eligibility:
- Artists working in any visual media (not open to students)
- Must be able to attend all scheduled sessions
- Applications will be reviewed by quality of work, and potential impact of
program on artistic career

To Apply:
1. 10 images: 150 dpi jpegs with image list information emailed to
distillerysix@gmail.com
2. Current CV + 2 references
3. 1-2 paragraph statement explaining how participation in this program
could enhance your artistic practice
4. Current artist statement (limit 1 page)

Complete Application Online at http://distillery6.com/

If you have questions or if you are unable to complete the online
applications please contact distillerysix@gmail.com.

Deadline: July 15th, 2011 for Fall Session!

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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.