Associated Artists of Pittsburgh demonstrate and participate
6 June 2011 by Renee Rosensteel in 2011 Festival, Visual Arts
I love to watch artists work. I am really fascinated by folks who can draw a line that is both free and definitive. By someone who can layer watercolor so that it really honors the light that inspired it. In today’s travels I stopped at The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh booth. I noticed that subject [...]
Buckwheat Zydeco
6 June 2011 by Ross Scarano in Music
Buckwheat has played at Presidential inaugurations, won Grammy Awards, and seen the zydeco genre make stabs at national popularity.
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
4 June 2011 by Ross Scarano in Music
Ricky Skaggs has had the sort of peerless career that has meant accumulating Grammy Awards like he owns a machine designed to manufacture them, playing with living legends like Emmylou Harris, and marking the genre permanently.
Emerging Artist Profile: Dan Sullivan
3 June 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in Artists Market
“Glassblowing is both art and craft,” says Dan Sullivan. “It’s all about learning to control both heat and gravity, in order to achieve perfection.”
Brandi Carlile
3 June 2011 by Ross Scarano in Music
Carlile has a reputation for impressive performances, a result of her eerie ability to make spaces seem smaller, the distance between performer and listener less.
Signs of a festival!
2 June 2011 by Renee Rosensteel in 2011 Festival
With just hours to go, crews are busy all over town installing festival signage. I can’t wait! Blind Boys of Alabama Friday night! I am so excited for this concert and the rest of the festivities! –Renee Rosensteel
Seth Clark: Three Rivers Arts Festival Poster Artist
2 June 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in Featured, Visual Arts
It was about three years ago that Seth Clark traveled the country looking for the best city in which to begin his career as an artist and designer.
Formula 412
1 June 2011 by Ross Scarano in Music
By now, you already know Formula 412’s story—five seasoned veterans of the Pittsburgh music scene who came together to form a hip-hop group relying on live instrumentation rather than the DJ and producer driven beats synonymous with hip-hop.
Post-Gazette Preview
31 May 2011 by Lauren in Featured, News
Post-Gazette art critic Mary Thomas offered a substantial preview of the festival in Sunday’s paper.
Emerging Artist Profile: Meghan Olson
31 May 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in Artists Market
Pigment mingles with dirt and marmalade, natural organic substances that create a unique texture and intangible quality to the print.