Friday, June 24, 2011

morgan contemporary glass gallery glassweekend ’11

glassweekend '11
june 10-12, wheatonarts, millville, nj
in the gallery, june 24-sept 10

sculpture
jen blazina / matthew cummings / edols+elliott
alex fekete / jiyong lee / lee miltier
masayo odahashi / matthew perez
mielle riggie / erica rosenfeld / cassandra straubing

jewelry
dolores barrett / jane d’arensbourg / karen gilbert
marianne kohler / michaela moeller / pavel novak
elise ordorica / joyce roessler/ erica rosenfeld


Once more, morgan contemporary glass gallery heads to glassweekend ’11 at WheatonArts in Millville, NJ from June 10-12, 2011. The gallery introduces new artists as well as new bodies of work by gallery favorites. See the alluring pate de verre dress sculptures by Mielle Riggie, who has been selected as a Rising Star for a new program instituted by glassweekend ’11.

glassweekend ’11, presented by The Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts and Cultural Center and the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, is an international symposium and exhibition of contemporary glass. Since 1985, glassweekend, a biennial event, has brought together the world’s leading glass artists, collectors, galleries, and museum curators for a three-day weekend of exhibitions, lectures, hands-on glassmaking, artists and demonstrations.

glassweekend ’11 in the gallery opens for the summer months with a reception in the gallery in Pittsburgh on June 24 from 5:30-9:00PM.

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jen blazina creates cast glass ephemeral objects that echo her recollections and a time gone by. Her work incorporates appropriated photographs, which retain evidence of fleeting moments and vintage charm. The screen-printed photos on Blazina’s glass surfaces, such as fans and frames, provide lasting reminders of delicate mementos inherited from past generations. Blazina received her MFA in print making from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1996, after having studied art history and photography during her undergraduate pursuits. Her glass objects have been gathered in large installations for solo exhibitions throughout the world including at The Bridge International during Art Basal in Miami, FL, The Women’s Studio Workshop Gallery in Rosendale, NY, as well as the Scuola di Graphica in Venice, Italy. Blazina has been awarded numerous residencies including a Women’s Studio Workshop Fellowship =
from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Creative Glass Center of America’s Residency at WheatonArts. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

matthew cummings has created a new dynamic body of work which departs from his familiar figurative pieces. Blown, solid sculpted glass, and organically abstract, Cummings’ sculptures capture the artist’s metaphysical ideas regarding art, life and the scientifically inexplicable. Almost as though from outer space, his glass surfaces incorporate a variety of coldworking techniques, which invite the viewer to meticulously explore the entire piece. Originally from Alabama, Cummings’ first art training was in painting. He began blowing glass after taking it as an elective at Centre College, where he graduated with a BFA in glass and painting in 2005. Cummings recently completed his MFA from Illinois State University and has enjoyed numerous student awards and prizes for his undergraduate and graduate work. Cummings and his wife moved to Louisville, KY, where he continues to purse technical =
excellence and innovative designs.

ben edols + kathy elliott work together to create blown glass objects that play with light and color. Both native Australians, Edols & Elliott were initially attracted to glass for different reasons but they have married their styles to create cohesive objects that highlight their individual expertise. Their new work layers carved glass objects placed within vessels creating a sense of mysterious connections. Edols received his BA from Sydney College of the Arts and MA from Canberra School of Art in 1992. Elliott graduated with her BA from Canberra School of Art in 1991. Together, their work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the world. They have taught extensively in Australia, the United States, and Japan. Their work is held in numerous public and private collections.

alex fekete combines glass and steel for his elegant minimalist sculptures. In preparation for creating his work, he determines the essential elements needed to visually express an idea. Fekete uses glass to explore themes of time, memory, beauty and decay. On occasion his works incorporate pebbles and river stones as focal points, often placing them precariously, creating a sense of tension. He works with both hot and cold glass techniques—blowing glass in its molten form and then delicately sandblasting its cold surface. Born in Czechoslovakia, Fekete came to the US in 1992 on a Fulbright Scholarship, studying at the University of Illinois. While there, his experiences with glass blowing expanded his interest in the field and he completed his MFA in 1994. His work has been exhibited at SOFA in Chicago and New York, and in New Glass Review. Fekete has spent over a decade teaching at the =
university level.

jiyong lee creates simple forms such as ovoid spheres and cubes, yet his cut and assembled hot sculpted and coldworked optical glass pieces have an alluring complexity. He has developed unique surface finishing techniques and laminating procedures that result in puzzling light and color altering sculptures. The son of a doctor, Lee has long been fascinated with life sciences. His use of transparent glass symbolizes scientific clarity, while his use of translucent and opaque glass represents the mysteries of life. A Korean native, Lee graduated with a BFA in Ceramics from Hong-ik University, and in 2001 he earned his MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He received the Emerging and the Saxe Award from Pilchuck Glass School in 2004. Lee has been selected for several international competitions and exhibitions including the New Glass Review 24. He lectures and demonstrates at =
many institutions including Pilchuck Glass School, the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Penland School of Crafts, and the Pittsburgh Glass Center. Lee is currently an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he heads the Glass Program.

lee miltier approaches themes of love, death, and friendship through his art. Miltier’s blown attenuated glass bottles are metaphors for civilization and human energy. The volumes of his largest Energy series vessels illustrate the labor expended by the team of people necessary for creating each piece. A native of Hawaii, Miltier began glassblowing at Punahou School in 1986 and furthered his studies at the University of Hawaii. While his early focus was on goblet making, he has undertaken several endeavors in lighting design. In 1991, he co-founded two lighting companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, producing lighting and objects. After many years, Miltier began creating what he considered art, seeking to find both a new artistic voice and audience for his highly personal style.

masayo odahashi conveys subtle emotions in her contemplative cast figures. A native of Japan, Odahashi expresses her experiences and memories through her work, but she strives to choose subjects that will resonate with the viewer. The light that leaks through the cracks of the matte painted surfaces of her sculptures represents the inner spirit of each piece. Odahashi who has received critical acclaim for her artistic sincerity and skill, has exhibited with the gallery since 1999. Her sculptures are featured in collections throughout the world, including the Glassmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark and the Hotel Murano in Seattle.

matthew perez explores transparency and reflection through his cast glass sculptures. Attempting to understand the illusive properties of nature, Perez’ work, which sometimes incorporates other media such as photography and video, is designed to pose questions about subjective responses to environmental occurrences. Perez graduated with a BFA in glass from Illinois State University in 2007 and received his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2010. A Fulbright Scholarship recipient for the 2011-2012 academic year, he is currently researching glass processes at the Australian National University in Canberra.

mielle riggie creates pate de verre glass sculptures that explore the beauty of nature and ephemerality. Riggie is attracted to working in glass because it can be strong while still imparting a sense of fragility and light. Perhaps most recognizable, her glass dresses capture the folds, contours and effortless flow of fabric as through draped over a human form. Riggie graduated from Alfred University with a BFA in 1997 and completed her MFA in fibers from the University of Washington in 2007. The recipient of many accolades, she was nominated for the Pilchuck Glass School’s Saxe Award in 2007, completed a residency at The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass in 2008, and was awarded a fellowship from the Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts. Riggie has been nominated by morgan contemporary glass gallery as a glassweekend ‘11 Rising Star.

erica rosenfeld combines various glass and beading techniques to create her labor intensive sculpture as well as jewelry. She began beading when she was five and became a glass artist in her early twenties. Rosenfeld’s artistic method stems from the ritualistic nature of her childhood art, and thus, she is fascinated by people’s habitual behaviors. Her functional jewelry serves as a model for her sculpture, which are mosaics of small components combined to make larger pieces. A 1997 graduate of Kenyon College, Rosenfeld utilizes warm and hot glass techniques pioneered by Klaus Moje. She was Moje’s teaching assistant at Northlands School of Glass in Scotland in 2006 and has taught at UrbanGlass, The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, and Pilchuck Glass School. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, New Glass Review, Glass Magazine, In Style, =
and Glashaus.

cassandra straubing explores issues of domestic and industrial labor through her glass and mixed media sculptures. She employs a wide range of glass-forming techniques including blowing, hot forming, casting and other non-traditional processes to create her artwork. Currently the head of the Glass Department at San Jose State University in California, Straubing is refining her current body of work to include clothing, needles, and other symbols of human labor. In 2002 she received a BFA in studio art from California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo and, in 2007, she completed her MFA in glass from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She has participated in numerous exhibitions throughout the country and completed residencies at Bullseye and Water Street Glassworks.

morgan contemporary glass gallery features sculpture, jewelry, and small objects by established and emerging artists working in glass. Hours are Tues. - Fri. 11 - 5 and Sat. 12 - 5, or by appt. www.morganglassgallery.com. Call 412.441.5200 for more information.

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Eastside Gallery Opening - Summer of 90's Rap


Eastside Gallery Opening - Summer of 90's Rap

New show opening on Thursday, June 30th from 5:30 - 8:00 pm


New works by local and regional artists featuring the ceramics of artist Colby Smith-Rodriguez, a 2011 graduate of Peabody High School and the Andy Warhol Emerging Artist for 2010 and 2011. Colby is also the recepient of the Dale and Betsy Huffman Award for Ceramics for 2011.

Other works by Eastside artists include: Watercolor, pastel, acrylic, oil, sculpture and ceramics.

Eastside Gallery, an artist's co-op, is located in The Village of East Side Plaza, (near Trader Joe's), in East Liberty.

http://www.eastside-gallery.com/

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the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Construction Junction's Steel City Big Pour is looking for "live artists"


Construction Junction's Steel City Big Pour is looking for "live artists".

email bonnie(AT)constructionjunction.org

held on Saturday, Septembeer 10, 2011

TICKETS GO ON SALE AT NOON ON MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH!

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the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

David Montano: New Work, Christine Frechard Gallery


from David Montano:

Please join me at the closing reception of David Montano: New Work on Tuesday, June 28th from 6-8pm at the Christine Frechard Gallery. There will be drinks and light refreshments.

The exhibition features seven mixed-media paintings that use images taken from film stills, as well as smaller paper collages and assemblages, and works on paper from the last three years. They will remain on view through July 8th.

Image info: Faux Pas Domestiques, acrylic house paint, mixed media collage on canvas, 50" X 68", 2011, photo credit Jae Ruberto.

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The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Grey Market At Fe Gallery Friday, June 24, 2011


Fe Arts Gallery is delighted to feature local and national artists who challenge notions of value. A Grey market enables person-to- person exchanges, like Craigslist and eBay, where individuals can negotiate value. With the proliferation of artist run spaces, the gallery has expanded to include alternate modes of distribution and exchange. Each artist in this exhibition speaks to various facets of this phenomenon.

Jim Kidd is the artist in residence in Transformazium’s screen printing shop. Transformazium is a collective emphasizing the neighborhood as a center for production of innovative ideas, collective action and public health. Kidd’s work challenges the archive by presenting a collection of objects and images that reassign historical value. Evoking nostalgia, Brianna Rigg reassigns cultural value through artistic composites of familiar objects. Chad Gordon’s work conceptually and figuratively juxtaposes the aesthetic of ubiquitous glossy magazines with his own reinterpretation that engages the global market economy. Questioning the concept of value altogether, Edgar Um Bucholtz presents an installation, using video of a burning car from a "Eurosleaze" cult film in dialogue with wall text.

Also Friday evening: Please join us for a screening in the courtyard featuring the work of Micki Davis, Patricia Montoya and more starting at 8:30pm.

Opening Reception:
Friday, June 24, 2011
7:00-9:00pm

Exhibition runs June 24 - August 1, 2011

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The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Studio Clearing Susan Constanse, Dallah Cesen June 25,26 2011

(found this on facebook, from Susan Constanse)

Saturday, June 25 at 11:00am - June 26 at 5:00pm

So, over the last couple weeks, I have been trying to organize my studio. You know, find a place for materials and tools, sort through the artwork and toss some stuff out. Well, in the process of doing this, I found that what I really need to do is have a little sale.

Do you want to give a home to some art? I have a lot of drawings, some paintings and some other miscellaneous stuff (like art books) that I could really clear out. Dallah Cesen, who works in the next-door studio, will also be on hand with some of her stuff, including materials.

Stay tuned for updates on what stuff will be there.

When? Glad you asked –

June 25 & 26
Saturday 11 – 5
Sunday 12 – 5

Arsenal Terminal, Bldg 36A
Look for the orange balloons!
Parking? Yep! LOTS!
13 39th St
Lawrenceville

If the weather is nice, I’ll move some stuff into the parking lot.

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The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

International Images Ltd: Constance Menniti and Harry Demel


International Images Ltd. is pleased to announce the opening of two new exhibits during the Summer Music Series Friday, June 17th between 6:00 and 8:00 PM. 
This is a night where all of Sewickley can come together as a community and enjoy various foods, music and works of art from a number of local businesses.

International Images Ltd. has brought together two artists with very different identities and visions to create one dynamic show. Constance Menniti is a local favorite, showcasing acrylic and mixed media pieces from her series, “Kiss of Colors”. 
Constance has exhibited her images in the Bird in the Hand Gallery, Sera Sera and in the House of Two Sisters Gallery. Highly inspired by spirituality and religious symbolism, “Kiss of Colors” features impressionist Madonna imagery, with vivid layers of depth and color. In contrast, Harry Demel (Hawkeye) will be showcasing his organic landscape series, “Industrial Forest”. Fusing nature landscapes with industrial glues and materials, Demel’s series explores organic imagery with a textured, industrial technique.

In addition, the gallery will be featuring the summer photography exhibit from Rafaelo Kazakov and Michel Hersen, “Beautiful/Gritty: Nature/City” as well as designs by Frieda Mara Couture by Lydia Bolli. Bolli is known for designing original custom made clothing to fit each customer’s unique taste. International Images will be showcasing a variety of Lydia’s pieces.

These two exhibitions will continue through July 2011. 
Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm or by appointment. 
For further inquiries contact International Images at 412-741-3036 or art@internationalimagesltd.com

Internationalimagesltd.com

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The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

“Bound Up In Our Skin”: Recent Sculpture and Drawings, Ariela Steif.


“Bound Up In Our Skin”: Recent Sculpture and Drawings, Ariela Steif.

July 1-30, 2011

Opening: July 1, 2011, 7-10 pm

Garfield Artworks

4931 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Exhibition description: "Bound Up In Our Skin" is a solo exhibition by Pittsburgh-based sculptor Ariela Steif of large-scale, 8-foot mixed media sculptures, and an installation of drawings. This exhibition is part of Unblurred.

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The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

"Too Shallow for Diving: the 21st Century is Treading Water"

Artists' Books on the Environment Closing Reception

Join us on Tuesday, June 28 from 5-7 p.m. at Carnegie Mellon University, Arts Library and Special Collections, on the 4th floor of Hunt Library for a closing reception of the exhibition "Artists' Books on the Environment."

This exhibition is currently being held in conjunction with "Too Shallow for Diving: the 21st Century is Treading Water" at the American Jewish Museum in Pittsburgh and includes books by artists in the AJM show. It features eighty works from miniature books to sculptural installations exploring every aspect of the human condition as influenced by our “natural” environment. Collectively the exhibition points to our ultimate remembering that human beings are inextricable forces within the ecological dynamic of our planet Earth and beyond.
The artists' books exhibition continues through July 1. Works in the exhibition cases can be viewed anytime during library hours and in the Fine and Rare Book Room by appointment from Monday through Friday. For more information contact Mo Dawley, Art and Drama Librarian, 412-268-6625.

"Too Shallow for Diving: the 21st Century is Treading Water" with associated events continues at the Jewish Community Center through July 28 http://www.jccpgh.org/page/ajm

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The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

*SUBSTRATES* - a group show @ UnSmoke Systems Gallery - Braddock July 30th 2011




July 30th 2011
@ UnSmoke Systems Gallery - Braddock

*SUBSTRATES* - a group show

*Featured Artists*:

*Strawberryluna* - strawberryluna.com
A silk screening power house from Pittsburgh

*MODESTo!* - modestoprints.com
Silk screening, collages, hand drawn awesomeness

*Shannon Gustafson* - shannongustafson.com
Photography, detail, detail, detail!

*Stephanie Towell* - stephanie-towell.com
Assemblage & Collage

*Emil Industries* - emilindustries.com
A new silkscreen artist in Braddock


*Featured Performers:*

*Hooley* - Pittsburgh's premier Traditional Irish Music band,
brings alive the ancient and contemporary tunes and
songs of Ireland, with flute, whistle, concertina, banjo,
guitar and percussion. And a little poetry thrown in for
good luck. Get ready to dance, or just kick back and
enjoy. 7 til 8pm

*Paul Dang* - 720 records
House to hip hop. Erase your expectations.

*Tom Cox* - infinitestatemachine.com/RA/Love what you feel
Disco/house and everything inbetween

*C-Town* - Rocking Horse Gallery
Experimental sounds

*Low Space* - soundcloud.com/lowspace
Down tempo goodness



*Pizza Oven - 6 til 7pm
Free event poster for the first 50 guests
Visual installation by C-Town
720 Records booth*
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Free event*
21+ to drink and/or byob
starts at 6pm

UnSmoke Systems Gallery
1137 Braddock Avenue
Braddock, PA 15104
(415) 518-9921

*FB event page*: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=167720103288455
*UnSmoke Systems*: unsmokeartspace.com
*contact email*: erikgustafson@gmail.com

Thank You to all our sponsors and artists: Miller, 720 Records, Funk
Assembly,
Rocking Horse Gallery, four play music, Stephanie Towell, MODESTo!,
Strawberryluna, Ray Werner & UnSmoke Systems!!

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The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

WIP Arts Area Exploration Art Exhibition, White Oak, PA




WANT IT? HAVE IT! Area Exploration Art Exhibition

Saturday at 7:00am - June 19 at 11:00pm, White Oak, PA 15131

WIP Arts is hosting its first event and everyone's invited!

The borough of White Oak will be turned into a pop-up gallery on the weekend of June 18 & 19, 2011.* Creative works of all sorts will be on display at various random outdoor locations -- if you see a piece you like, keep it! All works on display are free for the taking. (Make sure it has a wiparts.org tag -- we don't want anyone pinching someone's lawn decorations!)


* In the event of inclemency, the show moves to June 25 & 26.

Submitted by artist MODESTo (image below is his work)


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The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

Carnegie Museum of Art Schedule for 2011 2012

Carnegie Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule for 2011–2012

Pittsburgh, PA…Carnegie Museum of Art announces a rich schedule of exhibitions and programs from now until 2012. The museum explores the intersection of the local and the global by creating exceptional exhibitions that travel to cities worldwide; by bringing renowned international art to Pittsburgh; and by collecting, curating, and displaying the work of regional artists with the potential to transform the way the world thinks about art from Pittsburgh.

Please note that all information included in this news release is effective as of June 15 and is subject to change. For current information, please contact the museum’s communications office at 412.688.8690 or jamese@carnegiemuseums.org. Images of the museum, its collection, and special exhibitions are available online. Contact the communications office for access.

Exhibitions 2011

Andrey Avinoff: In Pursuit of Beauty

Through August 28, 2011

Works on Paper Gallery

Carnegie Museum of Art presents the first exhibition in more than 50 years devoted to the visionary art of the brilliant and talented Andrey Avinoff (1884–1949), who believed that beauty would save the world. His exotic story, from the court of the Russian tsar to the mountains of Tibet, from an upstate New York dairy farm to the laboratories of Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh and to the salons of Park Avenue, has never been told in full. Best known for his scientific research on butterflies, and as director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History from 1926 to 1945, Avinoff created a rich body of fantastical, symbolist watercolor paintings that express ideas about metamorphosis, transience, and change. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color, illustrated catalogue and organized by Louise Lippincott, curator of fine arts.

Major support for this exhibition is provided by Dr. Richard and Priscilla Hunt, the Virginia Kaufman Fund, and the Beal Publication Fund.

Ragnar Kjartansson: Song

Through October 9, 2011

Forum Gallery and other museum galleries

Carnegie Museum of Art presents the first solo US museum exhibition of the work of Ragnar Kjartansson. A musician as well as artist, Kjartansson (b. 1976) has been drawn to the theater and performance since he formed a band in his teenage years. Kjartansson’s videos reflect an interest in music and theater and the personae of its performers, often coupled with extreme environments. The End (2008) features two musicians in a mountainous snowy landscape, while Satan is Real (2005) finds the naked artist buried to his chest in the lawn of a public park, playing a guitar. His approach wavers between a besotted optimism and a deadpan, sometimes unnerving, directness. Ritual, repetition, and an almost hallucinogenic reverie share the stage with humor, levity, and a charismatic impulse to entertain. Ragnar Kjartansson: Song is the 66th installment of the Forum series and is organized by associate curator of contemporary art Dan Byers.

Major support for this exhibition is provided by The Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art, the Virginia Kaufman Fund, and the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, with presenting sponsorship provided by Rodgers Insurance Group and Motorists Mutual Insurance Company. Support is also provided by The American-Scandinavian Association.

Hand Made: Contemporary Craft in Ceramic, Glass, and Wood

Ongoing

Balcony Gallery

The first exhibition in the newly renovated Balcony Gallery, Hand Made features highlights of the three most significant studio craft movements of the last 70 years: ceramic, glass, and wood. The new Balcony Gallery’s floor-to-ceiling, glass-fronted casework present 65 handmade objects integrated thematically to reveal interrelationships in form and technique across media. More than half of the objects on view are new to the museum’s collection; not to be missed are recent acquisitions in contemporary turned wood as well as major gifts from the Deena and Jerome Kaplan collection. The celebration of craft extends beyond the Balcony Gallery to the adjacent Hall of Sculpture Balcony, the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries, and the Scaife Foyer, where another two dozen works of contemporary craft and studio furniture are on view. The exhibition is organized by Rachel Delphia, assistant curator of decorative arts and design.

Major support for the renovation and reinstallation of the Balcony Gallery was provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, as well as the Henry Luce Foundation, The Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art, and the Henry L. Hillman Fund. Support also was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Windgate Charitable Foundation, and The Decorative Arts and Design Forum of Carnegie Museum of Art.

Pittsburgh Biennial

June 17–September 18, 2011

Heinz Galleries

The local meets the global at Carnegie Museum of Art with the Pittsburgh Biennial. For the first time, the Biennial extends beyond Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts into three additional co-presenting venues—Carnegie Museum of Art, The Andy Warhol Museum, and The Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University—each with its own independent curatorial focus. The Biennial represents a new level of commitment to regional artists at Carnegie Museum of Art with the potential to transform how the global art world considers and experiences art from Pittsburgh. The Museum of Art’s presentation is organized by Dan Byers, associate curator of contemporary art, and features a multigenerational mix of artists from or living in Pittsburgh: Peggy Ahwesh, Stephanie Beroes, Brandon Boan, Lenka Clayton, Ed Eberle, Fabrizio Gerbino, Jamie Gruzska, Zak Prekop, and Frank Santoro. The exhibition includes film, video, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and publications that explore the double meaning of “work” as action and outcome. The artists most overtly conjure this notion of work through meditations on the nature of making, and an interest in the social contexts, totems, artifacts, and songs of labor.

Major support for the Pittsburgh Biennial at Carnegie Museum of Art is provided by The Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art, with additional support provided by the Hillman Foundation, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, and Kreider Printing.

Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey

September 3–December 31, 2011

The Heinz Architectural Center

Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) was one of the most influential architects in the Western world. Fascinated by Roman ruins and the work of the ancient Roman architect/engineer/theorist Vitruvius, Palladio designed public and private buildings that incorporate classical design elements while exploiting Renaissance advances in engineering and construction. Palladio’s architectural theory, widely disseminated through his Four Books on Architecture (1570), reached the United States by the 18th century and influenced Thomas Jefferson and the design of monumental buildings in Washington, DC. Through rarely seen drawings and books from the collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects, modern bas-relief models, and specially commissioned models of buildings that Palladio studied, designed, or influenced, Palladio and His Legacy documents this transatlantic migration of architectural thinking.

Organized by the Royal Institute of British Architects Trust, London, in association with the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, Vicenza. Carnegie Museum of Art’s presentation is organized by curator of architecture Tracy Myers.

Picturing the City: Downtown Pittsburgh, 2007–2010

September 17, 2011–March 25, 2012

Works on Paper Gallery

Nine Pittsburgh photographers have turned their lenses toward Pittsburgh’s Downtown neighborhood to document the significant changes in the natural and built environment brought on by an unprecedented development boom. The inspiration for the project, supported by the Heinz Endowments, was the Pittsburgh Photographic Library that documented the Pittsburgh Renaissance of the 1950s. Organized by curator of photography Linda Benedict-Jones, the exhibition reflects the evolution of the city’s downtown throughout a series of dramatic changes during the last decade. Picturing the City presents the finest works created by photographers Melissa Farlow, Richard Kelly, Jim Judkis, Kenneth Neely, Annie O’Neill, Mark Perrott, Martha Rial, Renee Rosensteel, and Dylan Vitone.

Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story

October 29, 2011–April 15, 2012

Heinz Galleries

Carnegie Museum of Art presents a retrospective of the work of African American photojournalist Charles “Teenie” Harris (1908–1997). The exhibition, organized by curator of fine arts Louise Lippincott, showcases and promotes Harris’s remarkable work, which the New York Times called “breathtaking in scope.” Featuring Harris’s greatest images of life in Pittsburgh’s African American communities from the 1930s through the 1970s, Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story includes a multimedia presentation of nearly 1,000 images and a variety of educational resources. The museum is also copublishing with the University of Pittsburgh Press Teenie Harris, Photographer: Image, Memory, History. The richly illustrated book will offer new and unpublished scholarship about Harris, his work, and his times that will inform the fields of American and African American art, culture, and history. A portion of the retrospective will travel as a smaller-scale exhibition of prints to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama, and then to the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library in Georgia.

Major support for this exhibition is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., and Richard King Mellon Foundation. Support is also provided by The Heinz Endowments and the Virginia Kaufman Fund. Support for the exhibition soundtrack is provided by BNY Mellon. Other generous support is provided by The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art, and the Beal Publication Fund.

Cathy Wilkes

November 11, 2011–February 26, 2012

Forum Gallery

Cathy Wilkes, the 67th installment of the Forum series, is the first American museum exhibition to feature both paintings and sculptures by the renowned Scottish artist, who was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2008. Organized by associate curator of contemporary art Dan Byers, the exhibition presents Wilkes’s meticulously worked abstract paintings and two installations, one of which has been newly commissioned by the museum.

Neapolitan Presepio

December 1, 2011–January 8, 2012

Hall of Architecture

A visit to Carnegie Museum of Art’s Neapolitan presepio, one of the finest Nativity scenes of its kind, has been a Pittsburgh holiday tradition since 1957. Handcrafted between 1700 and 1830, the annual presepio is filled with lifelike figures and colorful details that re-create the Nativity within a vibrant and detailed panorama of 18th-century Italian village life. More than 100 superbly modeled human and angelic figures, along with animals, accessories, and architectural elements, are displayed over 250 square feet and create a memorable depiction of the Nativity as seen through the eyes of Neapolitan artisans and collectors.

Annual Holiday Trees

December 1, 2011–January 8, 2012

Hall of Architecture

During the holidays, Carnegie Museum of Art decks the Hall of Architecture with delightful seasonal displays and towering holiday trees adorned with handmade ornaments by the Women’s Committee of Carnegie Museum of Art.

2011 Special Events and Activities

Culture Club

Select Thursday evenings

Happy hour has never been so interesting. Museum staff and guest presenters engage visitors in provocative conversation about art and life in a different part of the galleries each month. The salon-style conversation begins around 6 p.m.

June 16: Pittsburgh Biennial Opening Event

5:30­–9 p.m.

Free with cash bar

In this first look at the exhibition, meet the artists with ties to the Pittsburgh area, and experience the local and the global in a whole new way.

July 21: “The Labor Party,” Second Annual Two-Minute Film Festival

Food and drink available starting at 7:30 p.m.; 9:30 p.m. screening in the Sculpture Court

$10; includes admission and two drink tickets

Culture Club goes late night! Start with a visit to the Pittsburgh Biennial and Ragnar Kjartansson: Song. Then enjoy drinks, summer fare, and a screening of two-minute films submitted by the public. Picnic dinner is available for purchase.

Artists on Art Gallery Talks

Sundays, 2:30–3:30 p.m.; free with museum admission

Get to know the intriguing artists behind the work in the Pittsburgh Biennial at Carnegie Museum of Art. Join in on the conversation as pairs of artists discuss their works and share their insights about local connections and global views.

June 19: Peggy Ahwesh and Frank Santoro

July 10: Fabrizio Gerbino and Lenka Clayton

August 7: Ed Eberle and Brandon Boan

September 11: Zak Prekop and Jamie Gruzska

Sound Series

Thursday and Friday, July 7 and 8; 8 p.m. each night

Carnegie Museum of Art Sculpture Court; rain location TBA

Single performance: $15 nonmembers/$12 members and students

Both performances: $25 nonmembers/$20 members and students

Visit www.warhol.org for tickets.

The performance collaboration between The Warhol and Carnegie Museum of Art shifts outdoors for the summer with two special evenings of indie folk/pop music in Carnegie Museum of Art’s Sculpture Court.

Thursday, July 7: Pittsburgh-based Ladybug Transistor and guests

Friday, July 8: Texas-based Bill Callahan (SMOG) and guest

2012 Exhibitions

Meanings of Impressionism: Paintings, Pastels, and Photographs from the Collection

May 12–August 26, 2012

Heinz Galleries

Meanings of Impressionism: Paintings, Pastels, and Photographs from the Collection features more than 120 works by many of the most important artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn primarily from Carnegie Museum of Art’s significant holdings from the period, Meanings of Impressionism includes many of the most beloved works by artists such as Mary Cassatt, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro, Pierre Renoir, Paul Signac, and Alfred Sisley as well as some objects that have never been on view before. The exhibition will include a section examining the relevance of Impressionism to the Pictorialist movement in photography intermixing paintings and photographs. Overall, the exhibition investigates the complicated nature of Impressionism, which can be defined in many ways: as a unique social and artistic scene; as a style of painting associated with certain subjects; and as a term related to optics and expression. The exhibition is organized by Amanda Zehnder, associate curator of fine arts, and Linda Benedict-Jones, curator of photography. To coincide with the exhibition, the museum will publish a full-color, illustrated handbook entitled Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Collection Highlights.

Major support for this exhibition is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support provided by the Richard C. von Hess Foundation and the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.

Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851–1939

October 13, 2012–February 24, 2013

Heinz Galleries

Inventing the Modern World explores the diversity and ingenuity of decorative arts displayed at international expositions and world’s fairs, from London’s Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851 to the New York World’s Fair of 1939. World’s fairs were the most important vehicles for debuting advancements in modern living and represented the pinnacle of scientific and artistic achievements for their times. The exhibition will include works made by a variety of international artisans and manufacturers, ranging from a monumental 1850s Gothic Revival cabinet to a streamlined glass chair from 1939, to masterpieces of jewelry and objects in glass, silver, and porcelain by Baccarat, Tiffany, Gorham, Cartier, Sèvres, and Herman Miller. Many objects will be exhibited in the United States for the very first time, and a full-color, illustrated catalogue co-published with Skira Rizzoli, will accompany the exhibition. Inventing the Modern World is co-organized by Jason T. Busch, Curatorial Chair for Collections and the Alan G. and Jane A. Lehman Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at Carnegie Museum of Art, and Catherine L. Futter, the Helen Jane and R. Hugh “Pat” Uhlmann Curator of Decorative Arts at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes

September 15, 2012–January 20, 2013

The Heinz Architectural Center

White Cube, Green Maze presents six innovative institutions dedicated to the experience of culture and nature. In each distinct site, architecture, the reuse of found structures, environmentalism, and artistic experimentation are combined to create museums that go beyond the traditional gallery space. Rather than any simple placement of art in nature, as with many 20th-century sculpture parks, these new art landscapes offer multiple experiences. The sites featured in the exhibition include the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, WA; The Raketenstation, a former NATO missile base in Germany; the Benesse Art Site Naoshima located on an island in Japan’s Inland Sea; Inhotim, a repurposed botanical garden in Brazil housing contemporary art; the Jardín Botánico at Culiacán, Mexico; and the Grand Traiano Art Complex in Italy. Organized by Raymund Ryan, curator of architecture, the exhibition will include a full-color, illustrated catalogue.

The exhibitions and dates listed above are subject to change.

Photos are available on Carnegie Museum of Art’s media photo Web site. Contact the communications office at 412.688.8690 or jamese@carnegiemuseums.org for the access code.

Permanent Collection

The museum’s significant collection of art since 1945 features paintings, sculptures, video, and installations, many of them acquired from Carnegie International exhibitions. Other collections of note include works of American art from the late 19th century, French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, and European and American decorative arts from the late 17th century to the present. The Heinz Architectural Center, opened as part of the museum in 1993, is dedicated to enhancing understanding of the physical environment through its exhibitions, collections, and public programs. The Hall of Architecture contains the largest collection of plaster casts of architectural masterpieces in America and one of the three largest in the world. The recently reopened Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries feature an enhanced installation of decorative arts, design, and craft, highlighting important collections of Pennsylvania furniture, seating furniture, and contemporary objects made from glass and aluminum.

General Information

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Hours
Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Thursday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Sunday, noon–5 p.m.

(Open Mondays in the summer between the 4th of July and Labor Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents’ Day; and Monday between Christmas Day and New Years Day)

Admission

Adults, $15

Seniors (65+), $12

Students with ID/Children ages 3–18, $11

Members and children under 3, Free

Admission includes Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

Admission rates subject to change.

Group Tours

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Special rates available for groups of 10 or more.

Carnegie Café

Tuesday–Saturday, 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Sunday, closed

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Location and Parking

Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Library, and Carnegie Music Hall are located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh at 4400 Forbes Avenue, across from the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning. Parking is available in the garage directly behind the building at the corner of Forbes Avenue and South Craig Street.

Support

General operating support for Carnegie Museum of Art is provided by The Heinz Endowments and Allegheny Regional Asset District. Carnegie Museum of Art receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The programs of the Heinz Architectural Center are made possible by the generosity of the Drue Heinz Trust.

Carnegie Museum of Art

Located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art was founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895. One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, it is nationally and internationally recognized for its distinguished collection of American and European works from the 16th century to the present. The Heinz Architectural Center, part of Carnegie Museum of Art, is dedicated to enhancing understanding of the physical environment through its exhibitions, collections, and public programs. For more information about Carnegie Museum of Art, call 412.622.3131 or visit our Web site at www.cmoa.org.

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The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

Pittsburgh Society of Artists Exhibit June 18, 2011


Inclusive show and sale of the art of 300+ members of Pittsburgh Society of Artists.

Saturday June 18, 2011 10am to 6pm, Eastside Village.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Little Band of Sailors and Thank You Rosekind




Two artist performance groups, longtime friends and collaborators Little Band of Sailors and Thank You Rosekind join forces once again to embark on a summer musical tour. New York based Rachel Mason (aka Little Band of Sailors) has been described as "Marvelously Strange" by the Village Voice (Jerry Salz) and "Alice Cooper meets Carol King in another dimension" (Chris Carlone of Borts Minorts) . Mason will perform songs from the recently released "Code Flight," a collection of music based on her personal experience as a recreational therapist in New York. Visit website at www.littlebandofsailors.com.

Philadelphia-based group Thank You Rosekind (Michael G. Bauer and Joel Chartkoff) will perform selections from their anticipated second album of dreamy electro-pop, "Attention Intention!’". TYR expands upon their sentiments of gratitude with their motivational lyrics, cathartic chord progressions and celebratory dance beats. Accompanying live music performances is "Getting Closer" a motivationally based Powerpoint presentation aimed to explore and invite interpersonal connection. More information at www.attentionintention.com

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Lifestyle Boutique, Pratique SPACE, will open its doors July 15, Pittsburgh PA

CANCELLED

New Gallery and “Lifestyle Boutique” Opens in Lawrenceville
Pittsburgh, PA

4027 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Phone: 412-728-2625

Friday, July 15 is a big night for galleries in Lawrenceville! A Lifestyle Boutique, Pratique SPACE, will open its doors with a solo show of artist Dale Luce, “Growing Home-Biology/Architecture” on view from July 15-September 30, 2011. The opening reception will be held on July 15, 2011 from 6-9PM.

Artist Dale Luce has created an installation of sculptures inspired by the artificial modification of plants to create a living domicile. The catalyst for this work was the research of Dr. Taylor and the experimentation of Zbigniew Oksiuta. Luce’s eclectic approach brings together topics and ideas that are typically found in separate fields, yet he blends seamlessly together.

Dale was inspired by an article which discussed the work of Dr. Doris Taylor, an expert in the field of regenerative medicine. She and her team at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis are growing human hearts with the hope that they will start beating within a few weeks.

The process involves taking a donor heart and washing it with a powerful detergent, which removes the heart cells leaving behind the collagen framework. The scaffold structure is then covered with millions of patient's stem cells and fed with nutrients. The stem cell recognize the collagen heart structure and begin to turn into heart muscle cells, creating an organ that the body would not reject.

In a parallel vein to Dr. Taylor's work artist/architect Zbigniew Oksiuta has worked with biological polymers to create membrane materials that can be used on a human scale. Oksiuta injects plant animal cells into a structural element to stimulate the breeding process that he calls biological fabrication.

Luce’s began to imagine how similar principles could be used on plants to create structures for habitation. This would go far beyond genetically altering plants to create better building materials, but would be a procedure for coaxing a plant to assemble a dwelling customized to each persons needs. This "building" would be a “living” home in total harmony with its environment.

Pratique SPACE

Pratique SPACE is a lifestyle boutique that blends art commerce and industrial design with a focus on affordable luxury. Pratique SPACE is a boundary free flow between lounging, shopping, fitness and healthy living. It is a destination and a living community focused on exhibition, performance, and educational lectures.

The goal of Pratique SPACE is to create a progressive business model focused on furthering social and environmental goals for a good cause. Pratique SPACE is ‘more-than-profit,’ using a blended value business model that combines a revenue-generating business with a
social-value-generating structure or component.

Middle Lawrenceville Gallery Night

After visiting "Growing Home-Biology/Architecture" at Pratique SPACE, be sure to stop in Wildcard (Just two blocks down the street at 4209 Butler St) for the opening of their first-ever Pinball-themed art show! Brian Mendelssohn curates this group show which features original pinball machine art and the premiere of the art for the new custom Lawrenceville Pinball Machine! For more information visit www.wildcardpgh.com

For information: www.pratiquespace.com
Contact: lilith@pratiquespace.com
Phone: 412-728-2625

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art 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 artist advocate rick byerly.