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Yart Sale – Buy Art/Supplies/Baked Goods, Support Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Buy some art, support Pittsburgh Center for the Arts – this sounds like it will be a great Art Yard Sale! Make a day of it and enjoy Bach Beethoven and Brunch at Mellon park from 10:30-Noon.

Join us in the PCA parking lot. Admission and parking are free for this lively, artistic spin on the traditional yard sale.

Featuring over 30 individual artists and several PF/PCA departments bringing affordable original works, prints, decorative arts, art books, art supplies, equipment for art making, and some collectibles.

Things are tight this year, so we thought we could make a little lemonade…We came up with the idea while trimming our budget, and cleaning out storage spaces.

Our department of School and Community Programs will be holding a bake sale, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting that department, and teaching artists specifically.

Ceramics-access Artist Members are producing ceramics to be donated to PCA, and sold to help pay for kiln repairs.

Sunday, July 5 – 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
6300 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh 15232 / 412-361-0873

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Artists from University of Wisconsin and Beyond Light Up Braddock this Weekend

Braddock, Pennsylvania.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 Wisconsin and other locations – all who work with light as an artistic medium.  I have attended a variety of events in Braddock over the past few years and each time has provided an opportunity to see interesting works of art, the architecture of Braddock and meet some interesting people.  Here is a picture from a light installation in Braddock in 2006.

Braddock Light

Who: over 35 light and video artists from the University of Wisconsin – Madison,
Pratt MWP and the Pittsburgh area.

When: dusk till midnight, Friday April 24 and Saturday April 25

Where: Unsmoke Systems Artspace, 1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock PA, 15104
Braddock, PA – Join us for the 2009 light art exhibition hosted by Unsmoke
Systems. The two day event is a unique and exciting art event that exhibits
works of art from artists around the region For the past 20 years, the University
of Wisconsin-Madison has been hosting national exhibits for artists who use
light as a medium. This year they have decided to take it on the road, to Braddock and
come and transform Unsmoke Systems. This event is presented by the University
of Wisconsin – Madison Art/Glass Dept. and Unsmoke Systems.

Some other blogs that have posted about Braddock Light: Oranje,  Pittsburgh Art and Gallery Info, Graduate Contextual Practice – (I am not sure exactly what this blog is about but I love the blog design and there are some great pictures posted here too) and the Pittsburgh discussion group on Flickr.

Some other blog coverage of Braddock:

  • This American Dream looks at Braddock going Greeen
  • Rust Wire has a nice summary of some recent press on Braddock – Rust Wire is doing a great job blogging about the Great Lakes “rust belt” cities – I had a change to catch up with these bloggers at the last month in Milwaukee – check out their blog for more great info.

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Links Worth a Look – March 8th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

  • Ridgway Rendezvous – Chainsaw art festival! Why haven't I heard of this before? Just finished the 10th annual festival. I am putting this on the calendar for next year.
  • Pop City – Pittsburgh's Frick Park named Best Urban Escape by Get Out! magazine – Pittsburgh's 561-acre Frick Park was recently named Best Urban Escape by Get Out! magazine, a web magazine devoted to outdoor adventure in the Ohio River region.

    Bordered by Squirrel Hill, Point Breeze, Park Place, Swisshelm Park and Regent Square, the wooded park offers miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, bird watching and cross-country skiing, and even lawn bowling.

  • Photo Essay: Pittsburgh Art In Public Places – Nice photo slide show of Pittsburgh public art from PopCity Media

Click here to see more links we like.

Reminder – Art All Night is almost here

It is art time again.  Saturday April 26, 2008 is the 11th, yes 11th, Art All Night.  Art All Night is literally art all night from alot of artists.

On Saturday from 1-4 – Anyone can drop off their artwork.  The exhibit opens at 6 pm and runs until 2pm on Sunday.  The event is FREE and open to everyone.  There will be musicall performances all night long too.

Click here to see the post with all of the details.

Pittsburgh 150-250 Art Exhibit See how it was, See how it is. Fein Art Gallery April 25 2008 North Side

Fein Art Gallery Pittsburgh 150-250

Mark your calendars for this Pittsburgh art event! You don’t want to miss Pittsburgh 150-250: See how it was, See how it is. An art exhibit at Fein Gallery, April 25 through June 6, 2008. Never before seen images of Pittsburgh in 1908 as well as current artwork to celebrate Pittsburgh 250!

See How It Was, See How It Is

Featuring an exhibit of never before seen Images of Pittsburgh’s “Sesquicentennial”, the 150th Anniversary, in 1908 as well as contemporary paintings, sculptures, and photography to celebrate the 250th birthday of Pittsburgh!

Opening Reception Friday, April 25th, 2008 (5pm – 9pm) Fein Art Gallery 519 East Ohio St. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 on the North Side, 412 321-6816. Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 9am-5pm.

Contributing Artists:Ron Donoughe, Carol Bewgley, Steven Boksenbaum, Robert Bowden, Alan Byrne, Rick Byerly, Cynthia Cooley, Bill DeBernardi, John Fobes, Gloria Hersch, Lila Hirsch Brody, Fumino Hora, Connie Merriman, Helen Naimark, Lilli Neiland, Anna Marie Sninsky, Susan Sparks, David Sparks, David Watts, Mary Lois Verrilla, Frank Flynn, Ron Thurston, Frank Webb, Bill Vrscak and Sherrie Plonski

Curators: Kathleen Zimbicki & Bruce Klein

If you’ve never been to Fein Gallery check out their website for a photograph of the gallery’s great space! http://www.feinartgallery.com/

Fein Gallery 519 East Ohio St. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412 321-6816 on the North Side. Located next to Bernie’s Photo and Digital. Regular gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 9am-5pm.