Category Archives: Visual

Cultural District’s Gallery Crawl Tonight

Looking for something to do tonight? Want to do something free? Want to culture yourself? Impress your friends with newfound knowledge of artistry? (Maybe that last part’s just me.) Come join other partons of the arts at the Cultural District’s free quarterly Gallery Crawl. The crawl runs tonight, Friday, July 12th, from 5:30-9 p.m., and participants can start from any of the many locations.

There is so much going on at the crawl tonight, but I’ll include some unique highlights here. There’s comedy, a cell phone disco, documentaries, live music, photography, yoga, a night arts market, dance lessons, and, of course art.

Check out the Cultural Trust’s page or the brochure below for more details.

Handcut Map of Pittsburgh

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.

Photo Credit: StudioKMO Etsy Shop

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 comment with your favorite item from the StudioKMO Etsy shop and you can win a city print. Check out the contest here (enter before Jan 12, 2012).

The Limo School Bus and Arts Education – The Teach 4 Amerika Tour Stops in Pittsburgh

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 Tour, will be stopping in Pittsburgh this weekend – and offers a creative approach to spark the conversation about art schools and the cost of an arts education today.

Who:
CreativeTime is a non profit organization based in NYC. The Bruce High Quality Foundation is an artist collective from Brooklyn, NY (which has an interesting history – check out the wikipedia entry on the Bruce High Quality Foundation.

What:
Together – these organizations are putting together the Teach 4 Amerika Tour – which is a 5 week tour across the US in a School Bus Limo to talk about arts education – they are using a little bit of theater and a little bit of silliness to create a conversation about art schools and the cost of an art education.

The project is supported by Carnegie Mellon and the Andy Warhol Museum and the tour stops in Pittsburgh on April 2 and 3, 2011.

Saturday April 2, 4-6pm – Carnegie Mellon, Doherty Hall
Sunday April 3 – the tour will stop at the Waffle Shop for an intimate conversation on arts education.

Art Collective Announces Cross-Country Road Trip to Inspire Art Students (artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com)
The Bruce High Quality Foundation: Teach 4 Amerika (Artlog)

The Writing on the Wall, or Rather, in the Sky

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 and Saturday, October 2 5:30pm
The plane will fly over downtown Pittsburgh, the North Side and Oakland. Each letter will be one mile high and will be visible throughout the area.

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Pittsburgh Hearts Google

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?

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