Surface and Rigor opening features original music by Casey Hallas, C-Town

Okay it's another plug for the show I'm in that's opening tonight from 6-9 p.m. at Mendelson but the focus for this is on artist Casey Hallas who has created original music for tonight. It's incredible.

here's the link again www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/3160444


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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.

Unblurred Art Galleries With Regular Hours, Pittsburgh Pa

Unblurred is great as far as a social happening and for highlighting urban renewal through the arts but it isn't always about the visual artist who is trying to promote people purchasing their work so they can continue making art in Pittsburgh. Artists who display at venues without regular hours or on site sales have a harder road ahead of them for the most part.

For people who are interested in supporting locally based visual artists who aren't able to make every first friday Unblurred on Penn Ave there are just a few sales oriented galleries who have hours:

ModernFormations
4919 Penn Avenue. Pittsburgh PA 15224 412.362.0274
Thursdays 7pm - 9pm
Saturdays 1pm - 4pm or by appointment

Pittsburgh Glass Center
5472 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 | 412-365-2145
Fri., Sat. & Sun. : 10 am – 4 pm
Tues., Wed. & Thurs. : 10 am – 7 pm
Closed Monday
(not always about locally based art sales but overall a great thing for pgh)


*Some of the other venues are by appointment so you can get in touch with them or the artists individually to see. Garfield art gallery list.

If you want to reach beyond Unblurred check out the Pittsburgh Artist Registry and my curated list of Pittsburgh Artists.

Rick Byerly
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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, www.RickByerly.com.

Unblurred October 1, 2010 Don't Miss Harvest 2 and Unreal Spaces!

Normally I don't post for each month's Unblurred (first Fri of every month save Jan) but their website doesn't have two exhibits of importance: The Harvest 2 Art Exhibit which is at 5020 Penn Ave (at the oddly named Intl' Children's Art Gallery) which starts at 7pm and Unreal Spaces by Susan Constanse at Imagebox Gallery, 4933 Penn Ave, 7-10pm.

more info about Harvest 2 here, and Susan Constanse's Unreal Spaces here.


Unblurred Link.



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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, www.RickByerly.com.

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

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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/

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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!

Unstill’d: The Distillery 4 Program with the Schmutz Lodge

Unstill’d

February 5, 2010-March 5, 2010

5405 Broad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206



PITTSBURGH, PA: The Distillery 4 Program, in collaboration with the Schmutz Lodge, presents the work of eight artists, uniting to overcome the loss of their residency studio. Work will be on display at the Schmutz Lodge, located at 5405 Broad Street in Garfield.



Unstill’d is a month-long project in which the artists were given a space and asked to respond to their current dislocation. The Schmutz Lodge, a performance and visual arts spectacle, opened their doors to the Distillery Program, and their building has served as both studio and exhibition space for the Distillery artists. Unstill’d includes site-specific installations and is curated by Distillery alumnus, Rose Clancy.



Unstill’d represents the following artists:



Heather Pinson

Dave English

Becky Slemmons

Carlea Cannon

Nikki Rosato

Rachel Debuque

Lenka Clayton

Ashley Andrews



Gallery Details

The Schmutz Lodge is located at 5405 Broad Street, Garfield

Opening Reception: February 5th 6-10 PM, during Unblurred

Closing Reception: March 5th 6-10 PM, during Unblurred

Gallery can be visited by appointment only. To schedule an appointment contact: (412) 759-4242



Schmutz Blog here.



Images above are from photographer Don Orkoskey, www.WDOphoto.com.

Lauren Toohey and Sam Thorp Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery Unblurred Crawl

First Friday, Feb. 5th, 2010 /6pm-12pm
Most Wanted Fine Art / 5015 Penn Ave

GUESTS UNDRESSED

Lauren Toohey and Sam Thorp will be displaying their provocative imagery in an awesome gallery setting! These paintings have been captivating viewers for years, with their sense of wit and style. The pairing of these two artists complements their respective markmaking with heavy line work and brightly colored figures. The viewer will find Sam and Laurens image very titillating and easy to read. Please join us opening night for free!. Bands start at 9pm, opening with the legendary Grand Snafu and followed by His Girl Friday.

Please view our site www.youtube.com/mostwantedfineart
Gallery hours for this show: Wed.-Fri. 1pm-6pm email: mostwantedfineart(AT)yahoo.com
412-889-7526

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The unblurred schedule can be found here most of the time:
http://friendship-pgh.org/paai/unblurred/

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.

Fast Forward Gallery Joe Materkowski October 2 2009 Unblurred Fast>>Fwd

Joe Materkowski is having a solo exhibition of his abstract paintings with the opening reception on Friday, October 2nd, 2009, from 6-10pm. 'Everyone
attending the opening reception will receive a FREE pair of 3-D glasses for an enhanced view of the work'. Check it aht! Fast Forward Gallery is not really walking distance from the main Unblurred events so maybe plan on either going earlier or later. 3700 Penn Ave. 15201. Their phone number is 724.833.4537 and email addy is FastFwdArt(AT)gmail.com. Hours besides Unblurred are by appointment, call 724-833-4537.

Joe's website is www.materkowski.com .

Check them out on facebook as well.

Unblurred info here.

Fast Fwd Gallery: Pittsburgh has a great new gallery

Pittsburgh is lucky to have a new gallery in town by the name of Fast Fwd Gallery on 3700 Penn Ave in Bloomfield/Lawrenceville. The building is the former gallery of artist James Church then later painter Mark Gualtieri and more recently artist Thommy Conroy. The owners, Craig Freeman Smith and Joseph Materkowski, opened up last month to an opening crowd of more than 300 people! I missed that opening but checked out this past Friday's opening for Lots of Pulp, Works on Paper. The artists are from both Pittsburgh and NYC and it's an awesome exhibit. I met and spoke with co-owner Craig Smith and he said you can call/email to make an appt to check out the work if you miss Unblurred, first fridays of the month. Their phone number is 724.833.4537 and email addy is FastFwdArt(AT)gmail.com.

Check them out on facebook as well.

Rick Byerly

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/

Unblurred Art Crawl Pittsburgh PA

The Pittsburgh Galleries blog is a volunteer effort from Rick Byerly to promote Pittsburgh art events which feature artists from the area. The PghGalleries.com website effort is an up-to-date directory with Pittsburgh area art venues. Rick Byerly, Uniquetake Photography

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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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