Ceramic Art Reflects the Majesty of Trinity Cathedral
12 May 2008 by Lauren in News
PITTSBURGH – Ceramic artists Jeffrey Mongrain and Nicholas Kripal will
address history and iconography in site-specific installations at
Trinity Cathedral. Presented by the Three Rivers Arts Festival, viewing
hours are Monday-Friday, 7 am – 5 pm; Saturday, 9 am – 1:30 pm; and
Sunday, 7 am – 1:30 pm; June 6-22, 2008 at Trinity Cathedral, 328 Sixth
Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.
Mongrain and Kripal first
discovered Trinity Cathedral during the National Council on Education
for the Ceramic Arts’ March 2008 conference in Pittsburgh. “Our work
involves creating ceramic pieces that respond to the history,
congregation, and architectural iconography of the church,” says
Nicholas Kripal. “The architecture of the city churches in Pittsburgh
is inspiring.”
The pair has done similar installations in places
of worship across Europe and the United States. Their Pittsburgh pieces
will be sited both inside historic Trinity Cathedral and on the
church’s grounds.
Calendar Listing
The Three Rivers
Arts Festival presents installations at Trinity Cathedral. Ceramics
installations by Jeffrey Mongrain and Nicholas Kripal. Monday-Friday, 7
am – 5 pm, Saturday, 9 am – 1:30 pm, Sunday 7 am – 1:30 pm, June 6-22,
2008. Trinity Cathedral, 328 Sixth Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh. Free.
About the Three Rivers Arts Festival
The
mission of the Three Rivers Arts Festival is to connect the community
to the arts. The 49th annual Three Rivers Arts Festival runs from June
6-22, 2008. For more information, call the Festival at 412.281.8723 or
visit our website www.artsfestival.net.