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Monday, December 7, 2009

Jeremy Beightol, Jesse Best ModernFormations Gallery and Fast Fwd Gallery Pittsburgh PA Art

Must see exhibits from the December 2009 Unblurred lineup:

Artists Jeremy Beightol, Jesse Best at ModernFormations Gallery Pittsburgh PA Art

12 x 12 Group Show at Fast Fwd Gallery

The Unblurred schedule can be found here most of the time:

http://friendship-pgh.org/paai/unblurred/

Disclaimer: I didn't make it to all the venues.

Friday, September 18, 2009

G20 Art Exhibit at the 15 Minutes Gallery: Innovation Lives Here

INNOVATION LIVES HERE:
The New Generation of Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Technology Council's Special G20 Exhibition

September 21, 2009 - January 21, 2010

In celebration of this year’s G-20 Summit, the 15 Minutes Gallery is proud to present a collection of artwork that reflects the diversity, creativity, excellence and innovative spirit of Pittsburgh today. Twenty artists represent work in virtually all media – from the traditional to the leading edge. Fabric art and oil paintings, microscopic photography and gigapan technology, sculpture, collage, glass, assemblage and robotic installations – all of these media combine synergistically to form a vast and diverse collection of some of the region’s best artwork. President Obama chose us for many of the same reasons that the Art + Technology Initiative is in existence; today in Pittsburgh, we are demonstrating our ability to adapt, and even flourish – and are embracing our potential to reinvent ourselves, both culturally and economically.

Location: Pittsburgh Technology Council
2000 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Artists:

Francis Crisafio, Zheng Yang, Sandra Ward, Gary Zak, Ron Nigro, Jason Adam Bannister, Alan Byrne, Jane Ogren, Kaoru Tohara, Gretchen Henry, Holly Northrop, Joyce Werwie Perry, Ron Donoughe, Rick Byerly, Ruth Hendricks, Mark Panza, Jean Thomas, John Metzler, Charles Finder, Sandy Kessler, Frank Sanns, Ruth Hendricks.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

A Fair In The Park September 11, 12, 13 2009 Mellon

The Power Flower will be featured at A Fair In The Park September 11-13 2009

@ Mellon Park (right next to Pittsburgh Center for the Arts on Fifth Ave in Shadyside)

Friday: 1 PM - 7 PM
Saturday: 10 AM - 7 PM
Sunday: 10 AM - 5 PM

The Power Flower is a twelve-foot wind driven kinetic sculpture in the form of a potted sunflower. Sun and wind energy are collected with a wind turbine driven by spinning flower petals and photovoltaic solar film leaf surfaces. The flower provides power for public use. The sculpture also powers colored LED lighting for dynamic night illumination. A weatherproof controller maintains safe power levels and timed programmable lighting. This is housed within ample signage for graphics and mission statements. The sculpture is transportable and sets up easily for events and exhibitions.

David Edwards, founder of Art Energy Design explains, "The attention grabbing nature of large kinetic artworks is a great way to open a conversation about energy generation within the urban landscape."

Track the whereabouts of the Power Flower here.

About A Fair In The Park

from their website

2009 will be the 40th year for A Fair in the Park, an annual contemporary craft festival presented by The Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh. Our festival is held in the lush surroundings of Mellon Park, adjacent to The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Nestled between Squirrel Hill and Shadyside, this 16 acre park provides us with a casual ambience that allows us to showcase artist's in a natural setting, and helps make it one of the most enjoyable events of the season. Rated one of 'Sunshine Artists' top 100 art shows nationwide, A Fair in the Park features the overall highest quality crafts and art that consistently obtain a high rating from our participants.

An estimated 20,000+ attend, many are dedicated customers that enjoy the opportunity to interact with 100 American craft artists working in Clay, Textile, Jewelry, Glass, Metal, Wood and Mixed Medias. In addition to the vast array of fine craft and art demonstrations, A Fair in the Park also features three days of live regional and national music, children activities, a bountiful food concession, plus a variety of unique outdoor entertainment. Rain or shine, this is an event not to be missed!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Radical Days 2009 Schedule Pittsburgh Art Galleries Museums

RADical Days is an annual event celebrating the assets with free admission, musical and dance performances and family activities offered by arts and culture organizations, parks and recreation, and sports and regional attractions that are funded by RAD. RADical Days is a “thank you” to the public for its support of the regional assets. RADical Days will take place from September 12-October 11, 2009.

Schedule here.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Persad Red Tag Sale @ Imagebox Sat Sept 19 6-9 pm

Persad Center's Red Tag Sale @ Imagebox Saturday September 19, 6-9 pm

From the flyer I received in the mail:

Join us for a special studio sale of selected works of art by regional and national artists. All proceeds benefit Persad Center, the nation's second oldest licensed counseling center specifically created to serve the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.

On Saturday, September 19th from 6-9 pm at Imagebox Gallery, 4933 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (Garfield)

Hosted by Dan Iddings and Persad Center

RSVP: diddings(AT)comcast.net

Special thanks to John Mahood and Imagebox Gallery.

Cash, checks and credit cards accepted.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Unblurred Pittsburgh Art Crawl 2009 Info

Since there's a relatively newer link for Unblurred and my older posts show up first in google here's the Unblurred link no matter the month: http://friendship-pgh.org/paai/unblurred/

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Art Energy Design Contacted By The State Department.

August 25, 2009
For Immediate Release

Art Energy Design ™

The Power Flower ™

Contacts:
David Edwards, Creator, Designer: 412-487-0621, dave@artenergydesign.com
Rick Byerly, Marketing, Sales: 412-400-3778, rick@artenergydesign.com

Art Energy Design Contacted By The State Department.

Pittsburgh, PA- David Lee Edwards, founder and designer for Art Energy Design, was contacted by the U.S. Department of State to submit a proposal for 30 smaller Power Flowers to be potential gifts for the G20 Pittsburgh Summit delegates and the team is currently awaiting word from the State Department.

Edwards notes, "The sculpture's functional design represents the transformation of Pittsburgh toward sustainable industries for environmental technology. The choice of our city for G20 speaks to a growing world understanding of our potential."

The Power Flower is a twelve-foot wind driven kinetic sculpture in the form of a potted sunflower. Sun and wind energy are collected with a wind turbine driven by spinning flower petals and photovoltaic solar film leaf surfaces. The flower provides power for public use. The sculpture also powers colored LED lighting for dynamic night illumination. A weatherproof controller maintains safe power levels and timed programmable lighting. This is housed within ample signage for graphics and mission statements. The sculpture is transportable and sets up easily for events and exhibitions.

David Edwards, founder of Art Energy Design explains, "The attention grabbing nature of large kinetic artworks is a great way to open a conversation about energy generation within the urban landscape."

Art Energy Design creates public sculpture and designs with sustainable technology application tools. The team is currently taking orders for custom sculptures for schools, businesses and institutions at large.

Art Energy Design also recently received support in part by a Seed Award from The Sprout Fund. The Sprout Fund’s 7th annual Hothouse summer benefit features The Power Flower on Saturday, August 29th, 2009, from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Walnut Capital’s new Bakery Square development on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh’s East End. The Power Flower will also be featured at a Fair in the Park, which occurs from September 11th through September 13th, 2009.

A Fair in the Park, an annual contemporary craft festival presented by The Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh will feature The Power Flower, which occurs from September 11th through September 13th, 2009. The Power Flower appears at the festival courtesy of the Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors. 20,000 people are expected to attend the festival, which is in its 40th year. The festival times are as follows: Friday: 1 PM - 7 PM, Saturday: 10 AM - 7 PM, and Sunday: 10 AM - 5 PM.

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. With ongoing local support and continued appreciation by the communities it serves, The Sprout Fund will continue to catalyze creative solutions to pressing challenges, engage people in community conversations, respond to the needs of its target audiences, open doors to civic participation, and promote responsible stewardship of community interests."

www.sproutfund.org

More information about A Fair In the Park can be found at www.craftsmensguild.org.

For more information about the Power Flower call Rick at 412-400-3778, email Rick@ArtEnergyDesign.com or visit the Web site at www.ArtEnergyDesign.com .

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Thursday, June 4, 2009

2009 Pittsburgh Art and Tech Exhibit, BurghBot Project June 18 2009

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Link to Register

Join the Pittsburgh Technology Council's Art + Technology Initiative for the opening
of its second annual Art + Technology Exhibition and the BurghBot Project. To
celebrate the synergy that exists between the art and tech communities in
Pittsburgh, the Council is partnering with the James Gallery and CREATE Lab to
create this one-of-a-kind exhibition.

2009 Art + Technology Exhibition:
This year's show features more than 50 pieces of artwork in all media,
by 37 regional artists.

The BurghBot Project:
The first ever event of its kind, The BurghBot project showcases the robotic
artwork of ten East Coast artists, operating at a true intersection of art and technology. Each artist has
created a unique interactive, artistic adaptation of CREATE Lab’s robotic frameworks (seen in a previous
life as Robot 250).

EVENT DETAILS:
The opening night event will feature drinks, hors d'oeuvres and music from jazz vocalist, Anna Ciaccioa;
Art Energy Design’s Power Flower, Pittsburgh’s first 12’ tall kinetic sculpture; Etcetera Edutainment’s
Crowd Play, the world's first commercial "crowd-gaming" system; Locally Toned, one of the first recipients
of deeplocal’s Artist-in-Residence program; Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Film on the 15’s, featuring a
screening of Andrew Batista’s Piano Story.

DATE: June 18, 2009 5:30 – 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Pittsburgh Technology Council’s 15 Minutes Gallery
2000 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15219
COST: $10 for Council Members / $15 for Non-Members [Free Parking]

REGISTRATION: Register now for a chance to win an "Essential Pittsburgh Arts Prize Package” – a gift
that includes complimentary tickets to many of Pittsburgh’s most illustrious Arts venues including -- The
Mattress Factory, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Quantum Theatre, The Pittsburgh Ballet,
Pittsburgh Filmmakers and the Pittsburgh Public Theatre -- a package valued at more than $300!
[Registration in Advance Recommended at http://www.15minutesgallery.org/ ]

EVENT PARTNERS:
jamesgallery
CREATE Lab

MEDIA PARTNERS:
The Mattress Factory
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Quantum Theatre
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
The Pittsburgh Public Theatre
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

Participating Artists:
Audra Azoury, Rebecca Bailey, Daniel Bates, Jennifer Bechak, Jeremy Beightol, Thomas Bigatel, Robert Bishop, Rick Byerly, Audrey Celmo-Kelly, Suzanne Colvin, Sean Daisher, David Edwards, Barbara Hall, Ruth Hendricks, John Hinderliter, Joseph Holtz, Robert Huckestein, Sandy Kessler Kaminski, Kathy Kasunich, Lazae LaSpina, Sonia Levy, John Metzler, Layne Morgan, Juliana Morris, Ron Nigro, Thomas Norulak, Holly Northrop, Jane Ogren, Joyce Werwie Perry, William Pfahl, Joshua Space, Cyndi Stallings, Alex Sutlic, Eva Trout, Philip Windell

For more information, contact:
Kim Chestney Harvey,
Creative Director, Art + Technology
http://www.15minutesgallery.org/

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Pittsburgh will host the world's major economic powers at a G20 Summit in September.

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The White House made the announcement at a press briefing in Washington, D.C. this afternoon. The summit will be held on Sept. 24 and 25.

The summit will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh...

During that time people can check out the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh's 99th Annual Art Exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art! It runs from August 29 to November 8, 2009.

http://www.aapgh.org/

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Unblurred Art Crawl Pittsburgh PA

If you've never been to the Unblurred Gallery Crawl along Penn Ave in Garfield (Bloomfield and East Liberty as well) you're missing out on a major part of the Pittsburgh art scene. It happens the first Friday of every month (except January) and most venues open up at 7pm.

Don't know where to start? Pick any gallery or venue from the list below and pick up a program which has a map. But really all you have to do is just walk down Penn Ave in Garfield and see all the people coming in and out of venues. Each venue has refreshments and snacks and a lot of art to check out and buy. Remember that Unblurred continues to exist because those who are passionate about art buy what strikes them.

Whatever the month is you can check this link for a schedule:

The main page is http://friendship-pgh.org/

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

2009 Annual Art and Technology Exhibition June 18 Thursday

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Location: 15 Minutes Gallery, Pittsburgh Technology Council, 2000 Technology Drive, 15219

The Pittsburgh Technology Council's Art and Technology Initiative is proud to present the 2009 Annual Art and Technology Exhibition. To celebrate the synergy that exists between the art and tech communities in Pittsburgh, the Council is partnering with the James Gallery and CREATE Lab to create this one-of-a-kind exhibition. The exhibition will open at the 15 Minutes Gallery on June 18, 2009 and run through September 1, 2009. The opening event will feature artwork in all media, the BurghBot project, live music, drinks, hors d'oeuvres -- as well as speakers and presentations from some of Pittsburgh's foremost art organizations and creative technology companies.

Cost: $10 Member

$15 Non-Member

Participating Artists:

Audra Azoury
Rebecca Bailey
Daniel Bates
Jennifer Bechak
Jeremy Beightol
Thomas Bigatel
Robert Bishop
Rick Byerly
Audrey Celmo-Kelly
Suzanne Colvin
Sean Daisher
David Edwards
Barbara Hall
Ruth Hendricks
John Hinderliter
Joseph Holtz
Robert Huckestein
Sandy Kessler Kaminski
Kathy Kasunich
Lazae LaSpina
Sonia Levy

John Metzler
Layne Morgan
Juliana Morris
Ron Nigro
Thomas Norulak
Holly Northrop
Jane Ogren
Joyce Werwie Perry
William Pfahl
Joshua Space
Cyndi Stallings
Alex Sutlic
Eva Trout
Philip Windell

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Friday, May 8, 2009

Art All Night Artwork from 2009 is online!

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A lot of Pittsburgh artists have posted images of their artwork from Art All Night 2009 here.

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Peter Max Exhibit at Sirani Gallery June 2009

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Road Show Company Presents
Peter Max Exhibit at Sirani Gallery
Artist Makes Special Return to Pittsburgh in June

(Pittsburgh, PA) – April 22, 2009 – World-renowned artist Peter Max will bring his latest gallery boutique line exhibition to the Sirani Gallery in Squirrel Hill. Appearances are open to the public and artwork is available for acquisition. For reservations call 412.422.2121.

Gallery Information:

Uncrating party to benefit Persad Center-Friday May 29th 6-8 p.m.
Preview and pre-sale begins May 30th

Peter Max Appearances Saturday, June 6th 6:30-9 p.m.
Sunday, June 7th 12-3 p.m.

Sirani Gallery
5875 Forbes Ave For details call: 412.422.2121

Peter Max:
The latest retrospective features over 140 pieces of unique Peter Max artwork, including original paintings and drawings. The subject matter of the work ranges from the well known "Cosmic" images, to his famous iconic paintings, such as the “Statue of Liberty,” and "Flag with Heart" and the latest edition, the newly unveiled portrait of President Obama.
Max has painted an installation of 44 portraits of President Barack Obama to commemorate our new 44th President. Max was deeply inspired by this historical election, as well as for the renewed hope and enthusiasm that Obama has generated amongst hundreds of millions of people in America and around the world. Single portraits of Obama will be featured in the exhibit.
With paintings on exhibition in hundreds of museums and galleries worldwide, Peter Max and his vibrant colors have become a part of the fabric of contemporary culture. Often incorporating iconic symbols of America into his work, Max has painted for seven U.S. presidents, created the official artwork and poster for the Clinton Inauguration, his "Flag With Heart" impressionistic paintings of the American flag are in permanent installations in the Carter, Reagan and Bush presidential libraries in addition to his statue of Liberty paintings, which have become an annual painting tradition since America's Bicentennial, in 1976 and led to Max playing a lead role in the renovation of the Statue of Liberty. For more info on the paintings please visit http://www.petermax.com/. ***300 DPI ARTWORK AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST***

Contact: Barbara or Rachel at Sirani Gallery 412 422-2121

Please be advised that all materials and images attached, or sent to you, containing trademarks, logos, copyrights, artwork or designs of Peter Max ("Max") are the property of Via Max, Inc, and are not authorized to be used for any other purpose than this one-time computer viewing. The images attached here are not authorized for any other type of distribution, dissemination, reproduction, printing, passing-off or electronic display. Any unauthorized use of these images as described, but not limited to, above, is a violation of copyright laws.

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Sprout Fund Hothouse 2009 Sat August 29 @ Bakery Square

Sprout Hothouse 2010 Info here.

The Sprout Fund’s 7th annual Hothouse summer benefit will be held on Saturday, August 29th, 2009 at Walnut Capital’s new Bakery Square development on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh's East End.

A record crowd of more than 2,400 made last year’s event the party of the summer and #2 in the "10 Best Parties of 2008," according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Check back throughout the summer for updates on Hothouse. Ticket sales and volunteer signups will begin in July.

ABOUT HOTHOUSE

Hothouse is The Sprout Fund’s annual benefit and showcase event. The event serves as a stage to present a sampling of some of the innovative projects and emerging leaders of successful community initiatives supported by Sprout over the past year. Held annually at unique development sites, the event celebrates the organization’s accomplishments and features live music and performances, food and drink by Pittsburgh favorites, a silent auction, and a VIP reception.

As The Sprout Fund’s “live annual report” to the community, the event creates an incredible opportunity for the wide cross-section of Pittsburgh’s business and social circles that come together each year in support of Sprout’s mission to meet and mingle.

Support for the event has been strong every year; last year 36 financial sponsors, 4 media sponsors, 24 in-kind supporters, 32 food & drink sponsors, and 57 silent auction donors joined hundreds of friends of the organization to raise more than $130,000 for The Sprout Fund.

http://www.sproutfund.org/hothouse/