Pittsburgh poster delights children at the Giant Eagle Creativity Zone

12 June 2011 by Renee Rosensteel in 2011 Festival, Activities, Visual Arts

Carol Skinger is fascinated with Pittsburgh’s architecture. “The incredible variety of architecture here in Pittsburgh, so many styles represented from modern, to robber baron to shack-with-siding and everything in between” inspire her. One of her lovely drawings inspired children in the “I Made It Market” last week. Here is the story in her own words: [...]

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Juried Art shows the unique talent of Pittsburgh artists.

8 June 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in 2011 Festival, Visual Arts

The Three Rivers Arts Festival has always been a place where established and emerging artists could come together to share their art with the public. Since the beginning of the festival, the Juried Visual Art Exhibition has been a major part of the festivities. The exhibition was begun as a regional show but eventually expanded [...]

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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 [...]

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Seth Clark: Three Rivers Arts Festival Poster Artist

2 June 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in Featured, Visual Arts

Blocks by Seth Clark

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.

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Visual Art Jurors

17 February 2011 by Lauren in Artists Market, Visual Arts

Each year, we take pride in inviting a diverse and distinguished group of Pittsburgh-region artists and curators to participate in the Festival by acting as jurors for our programs.

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Visual Arts Deadlines Extended

8 February 2011 by Lauren in Artists Market, Featured, Visual Arts

2011 Artists Market and Emerging Artist applications are now due on February 18. Juried Visual Art applications are due on March 11.

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2011 Opportunities for Visual Artists

31 October 2010 by Lauren in Artists Market, Featured, Visual Arts

Applications are now available for the Artists Market, the Emerging Artists Scholarship Program, our Juried Visual Art Exhibition and, in a new partnership with the Festival this year, Showcase Noir.

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Andrew Carnegie: Floating Festival Diplomat

4 June 2010 by Emily Chiodo in Visual Arts

Three Rivers Arts Festival officially began when Antonson’s inflatable sculpture of Andrew Carnegie’s head was unveiled this morning in the Allegheny River.

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New Juried Visual Art Exhibition

30 May 2010 by Lauren in Visual Arts

In 2009, a major Festival surveying initiative identified two major themes: Festival visitors wanted more visual art and a greater sense of participation in the art at the Festival. The survey results were so clear, there wasn’t even a difficult decision to make: it was time to bring back juried art. As opposed to a [...]

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The Art of Technology

24 May 2010 by Tim in Visual Arts

Lori Hepner

Produced in collaboration with Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Art + Tech Initiative, The Art of Technology at Three Rivers Arts Festival showcases some of the region’s leading artists and technologists.

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