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Made in Pittsburgh: Gandy Bars

May 24, 2014 Lindsay

A Gandy Bar, is definitely not a candy bar – but is a whole lot of fun.  A Gandy bar is a three stringed instrument that is a cross between a dulcimer and a guitar.  Each gandy bar is made by hand by Gad and Andy right here in Pittsburgh. You can purchase a complete  Gandy Bar or a kit to make your own Gandy Bar at home. Visit www.GandyBar.com to purchase or stop my the IMadeIt Market today (Saturday, May 24, 2014 – apologies to our email readers who might not see this post till the workweek) at South… Read the rest

Filed Under: Crafts, Made in Pittsburgh Tagged With: arts, dulcimer, gandy bars, handmade, made in pgh, made in Pittsburgh, pittsburgh

2014 Art All Night is coming to Pittsburgh this weekend

April 23, 2014 Catherine

2014 Art All Night LawrencevilleArt All Night, Pittsburgh’s annual free art event, pops up in Lawrenceville this weekend for its 17th year. The completely volunteer-run event is held non-stop from 4pm on Saturday, April 26, 2014 until 2pm on Sunday, April 27, 2014. Never heard of Art All Night? The idea behind the censorship-free, non-juried event is to encourage participation from all types of artists. Everyone is welcome to come, share, and experience a variety of local art and activities. Besides original artwork, Art All Night features a live auction, various participatory and collaborative activities, live entertainment, and on-site artwork. Children’s activities are available… Read the rest

Filed Under: Annual Events, Arts & Culture, Events, Free Tagged With: Art All Night, arts, Arts & Culture, Events, Free, Lawrenceville, pittsburgh

Pitt-starter – Meet Pittsburgh Artist Robert Qualters

December 18, 2013 Lindsay

Pitt-starter is our occasional series of posts about Kickstarer and other crowdfunding projects that are of interest to the Pittsburgh community. You can check out previous Pitt-starter posts here. I am very excited to share this Kickstarter project with you.  First, because I think this is a great chance to learn about a Pittsburgh artist who has been painting this city for decades.  And second, because I had the opportunity to meet Robert Qualters earlier this year and I think he is one of the many Pittsburghers that should be on your radar. Robert Qualters is one of those artists… Read the rest

Filed Under: Artists, Arts & Culture, Fundraisers, Pitt-Starter Tagged With: arts, Kickstarter, Mrs. McFeely, paintings, pittsburgh, Pittsburgher, robert qualters

Treading Art Recommends – Lawrenceville Artists’ Studio Tour

November 1, 2013 Treading Art

Each week our friends from the website Treading Art put together their list of Weekend Treadings – an awesome list of weekend activities happening in Pittbsurgh.  We feature one of those events here on IheartPGH.  This week’s Treader’s Choice is the Lawrenceville Artists’ Studio Tour and be sure to check out the entire list of Weekend Treadings for Oct 31 – November 3 here. 9th Annual Lawrenceville Artists’ Studio Tour Learn for yourself why this Pittsburgh neighborhood is known as a creative enclave! With over 40 artists to mingle with and 17 studios to explore – hike around Lawrenceville and… Read the rest

Filed Under: Weekend Treadings Tagged With: arts, Lawrenceville, pittsburgh, Treader's Choice

Cultural District’s Gallery Crawl Tonight

July 12, 2013 Emma

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… Read the rest

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Crafts, Events, Free, Movies, Visual Tagged With: arts, Cultural District Pittsburgh, Downtown, Gallery Crawl, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

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