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Just wanted to share this beacuse it is beautiful and cool. Karen M. Oleary has created this amazing handcut map of Pittsburgh – available in the StudioKMO Esty shop for $500. While $500 is a little out of our price range, she also has a nice print of Pittsburgh here. The blog A Little Etsy Love has a contest running right now – leave a more
I wasn’t going to post about this – because this event is a little complicate to explain. But while I was eating lunch today I read this article “Passion Provoke Action” (FastCompany, February 2011. ) In the article, authors Dan and Chip Heath offer up some interesting examples on how to create change by tapping into feelings. The Teach 4 Amerika more
If you are out and about in Downtown or Oakland on Friday and Saturday around 5:30pm – look up in the sky. The Sky is the Limit is a new project from Carnegie Mellon University Associate Professor of Art Kim Beck. An airplane skywriter will write messages over Pittsburgh taken from billboard advertising. The Sky Is The Limit Friday, October 1 more
I don’t need to tell you that Pittsburgh is a city on the brink. We’re a breeding ground for startups, a few plots of land away from full riverfront development, and we’ve got a plethora of thriving local businesses. Our vibrant and passionate community is what makes these things possible.
A community of connected individuals, young professionals, investors, and concerned citizens who have the power to make things happen just by the click of a mouse is a revolution; and it’s happening in Pittsburgh.
Why not take it to the next level?
I am really excited to learn about this project that Pittsburgh filmmaker Ben Hernstrom is working on about Madagascar. Ben has worked on some great films about Pittsburgh. You can learn more at Ambulantic.com and check out some of his other work on youtube. Check out the interview with Bike PGH’s Scott Bricker and his feature on Modey Lemon. Ben more
Image by Official Star Wars Blog via Flickr This is the last weekend to see the Vader Project – collection of 100 Darth Vader helmets which decorated by artists (see our Vader Project post) which will be at the Warhol until May 3. For anyone who is interested in Star Wars – the film Fanboys will be shown on Saturday and Sunday at 12:30. A comedy about more
Image via Wikipedia I really want to highlight this event for this weekend – I am going to try to stop by on Friday or Satruday evening. I met the founder of the Unsmoke Artspace a few years ago and I have really enjoyed seeing his dedication to Braddock and the region. Braddock Light is an exhibit that will include artists from the University of more
