Fiber Artist Penny Mateer, Fiberart Intl 2010

Images above are from Penny Mateer's Damn Good Whacking #5 Protest Series.





Fiberart International 2010

April 16, 2010 - August 22, 2010

Exhibition Of Contemporary Fiber Art



Presented by the Fiberarts Guild Of Pittsburgh, Inc.

84 Artists...14 Countries



Pittsburgh Center for the Arts www.pittsburgharts.org

6300 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232



Society for Contemporary Craft www.contemporarycraft.org

2100 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh PA 15222

Opening Reception



April 16 / 5:30-8:00 PM at both locations



Fiberart International 2010 seeks to exhibit the best of contemporary art and invites submissions that reflect a wide range of works related to the fiber medium. This juried exhibition of contemporary works of fiber art is recognized among fiber artists around the world as a benchmark exhibition that documents trends and innovations in the field. The goal of the exhibition is to include innovative work rooted in traditional fiber materials, structure, processes and history, as well as art that explores unexpected relationships between fiber and other creative disciplines.



Damn Good Whacking #5 Protest Series by Penny Mateer is on exhibit at the Society for Contemporary Craft.



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The Pittsburgh Art Blog



pittsburgh galleries is reborn anew as The Pittsburgh Art Blog. the blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.



pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.



the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh art advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.

Art All Night Sat April 24 25 2010 Lawrenceville Pittsburgh PA

The official entrance to Art all Night this year will be what we are calling the breeze way. It is immediately under and too the left of the enormous 16 pound bottle of Iron pictured on the wall of the building on Liberty Ave. It is way cool. You walk straight down through buildings and memories of old time Pittsburgh. At the bottom it opens into our yard, the loading docks and inside the warehouse.........Art.

Art All Night Lawrenceville (Saturday, April 24, 6 pm to Sunday, April 25, 2 pm 2010) is an annual celebration of arts, community and creativity. Anyone and everyone is invited to submit one (and only one) piece of artwork or sign up to perform during this one-of-a-kind neighborhood event attended by nearly 10,000 people each year. View art, hear music, meet friends, create art, enjoy beverages and make memories “All Night” long! Visit www.artallnight.org for more information and instructions on registering artwork. No fee. No jury. No censorship.



As always, Art All Night is FREE!



THE SCHEDULE

Art Drop-Off - noon to 4 pm Saturday

The Show - 6pm Saturday to 2pm Sunday

Art Pick-Up - 2:30pm to 4:30m Sunday



Online artwork registration will be available in April.



Location: Iron City Brewery, 3340 Liberty Avenue, 15201

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog



pittsburgh galleries is reborn anew as The Pittsburgh Art Blog. the blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.



pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.



the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh art advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.

Geek Art Green Innovators Festival GA/GI Friday April 2, 2010

There's a lot news over at the GA/GI blog here.



Update: The schedule is here.



GAGI (pronounced GAH-gee) Geek Art and Green Innovators-- The first art + technology festival in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. GA/GI was created as a platform to showcase current, unique and innovative projects, products and art created by the green and technoloy industries. Businesses and galleries along the nationally acclaimed Penn Avenue Arts District, will serve as hosts for the festival's many exhibitions and demos with kick-off activites leading up to the main event on Friday, April 2 during the "Unblurred" Art Crawl.



Events:

Special Geek Art/Green Innovators Presentations! GA/GI Day 10 am-noon (for Kids) and GA/GI Night! 5 pm-11 pm for everyone!