Three Rivers Arts Festival SOS Members Open Exhibition- Call for Artists

Three Rivers Arts Festival Society of Sculptors Members Open Exhibition- Call for Artists

Submission Entry Deadline: May 15, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, June 4, 2010
Receiving/Dropoff: Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Pickup unsold work: Sunday, June 13, 2010 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
SOS is not responsible for unclaimed work.

REQUIREMENTS
All participants are required to gallery sit or provide for gallery sitting.
Entry Fee: $15 per submission (up to two works) for current SOS members (due at time of delivery if not current).
SOS receives 20% commission on all sales.
Entries limited to two; more than two entries will be at the exhibition’s committee’s discretion.
Images are to be used for planning purposes only.
Any 3-D medium accepted.
Gallery Interior: 11’-9” ceiling (highest point), narrow stairway to second floor, elevator available (cab size: 50” x 80”). If work is difficult to move and install, artist must be present for installation.
If a pedestal is required, you must provide your own.
Wall mounted entries must arrive ready for installation.
Insurance provided by Pittsburgh Cultural Trust equals 20% less the sales value. If work is fragile or unstable, the receiving committee, in consultation with the artist, maintains the right to reject any work due to insurance concerns.

TO SUBMIT PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS:

List the following information and attach a medium size jpeg of each work and return by May 15, 2010 via email to: societyofsculptors@gmail.com

Please list in subject line:
Artist Last Name_number of submissions_TRAF2010
EXAMPLE: Smith_2_TRAF2010

Name:
Address:
State:
Zip:
Phone (Home or Cell):
Email:
Indicate your availability for gallery sitting (dates and times):


Title:
Media:
Size:
Sales Price:
Insurance value (20% less than sales value):
Medium size jpeg


Title:
Media:
Size:
Sales Price:
Insurance value (20% less than sales value):
Medium size jpeg

Questions please contact:
Email: societyofsculptors@gmail.com
John Metzler, President, Society of Sculptors 412-720-1009

...

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.

thought of the day : sunshine.

"Let The Sun Shine In," a screenprinted poster from Pacific Northwest artists Slide Sideways. ($28)

i heart pdx.

Hello everyone! Did you have a splendid weekend? I made it out to the huge spring Crafty Wonderland sale, which was extremely inspiring. There were so many familiar faces and brand new amazing artists whom I had never heard of, which reignited my love of this town. I always find it so incredible how many truly talented people live here. So, since I have a lot of new local discoveries and an overflowing bookmark folder of pdx artists, I have decided to make it "Portland Week" on Design is Mine! I will still do all my regular features and post work from other places, but a whole lot of my posts will be based on Portland artists and shops.

Happy Monday everyone!

"we need more" art collective at the blue moon may 7 2010 9pm

The establishments on upper Butler Street have been getting great reception
showing art on first Fridays. Most of the spaces of Unblurred, the Penn Ave
crawl, close around 10.
Come see 2 painters, photography, and an awesome dj set at the Blue Moon.
Check out Remedy and New Amsterdam as well this evening.

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 9:00pm

the blue moon bar
5115 Butler St.
Pittsburgh, PA

source: www.weneedmore.org

...

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.

H&M Fall 2010 Preview

As mentioned before, we went to the H&M Showroom last Thursday. So, here are some impressions of the upcoming H&M fall/winter 2010 collection.

The collection is extremly multifaceted. Every single piece is made of different fabrics, patterns and colors. The collection includes silken blouses as well as heavy knitwear. The colors go from nude tones to saturated colors and the patterns are very geometrical, which gives an ethnic touch to the garments.

Unblurred Art Crawl Penn Ave Pittsburgh Gallery Exhibits Friday May 7, 2010

May 7, 2010 Unblurred Art Crawl: Don't miss Masha Vereshchenko at ModernFormations Gallery, 7-10pm

"I Dream About Sharks"

Modernformations
4919 Penn Avenue. Pittsburgh PA 15224
412.362.0274

...

Unblurred Schedule here.

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/

...

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.

Pittsburgh Artist John Metzler, Reclaimed Wood Sculptures and Furniture

An amazing artist, covered here as well.

Check out the article on John Metzler below:

Pittsburgh artists turn fallen trees into furniture and other interesting objects

Sunday, May 02, 2010

By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

John Metzler's website is www.UrbanTreeForge.com

Most city trees that fall or are felled become mulch or firewood. Mr. Metzler proposes higher use -- furniture and functional art that honors the tree and its hard-knocks urban existence. The environmental payoff is that turning a tree that falls or must come down into furniture saves healthy trees from the demand for furniture.

His pieces and the work of other artists and woodworkers sit and hang in the showroom of the Urban Tree Forge, 1004 Washington Blvd., Lincoln-Lemington.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10122/1054556-437.stm#ixzz0mmjSnlSV

...

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.