Contained Offers Unique Space for Creativity
PITTSBURGH - Discarded shipping containers and art? The connection isn't obvious,
but this year's Three Rivers Arts Festival will be making things clear
with Contained, dynamic art installations inside used shipping containers. Contained runs from 12-8 pm, June 6-22, 2008, along Forbes Avenue between Market Square and Stanwix Street.
"Pittsburgh's downtown is seeing a lot of new developments, which is great for our city but has limited our choices of exhibition venues," says Elizabeth Reiss, Executive Director of the Festival. "The shipping containers are accessible, adaptable, waterproof and customizable to suit the needs of individual artists."
Utilizing ten discarded shipping containers, each one measuring 8'x40'x8', Contained provides a unique art experience from some of Pittsburgh's most creative artists. The installations featured in Contained are not limited by any medium or subject matter. Concepts were selected through a jurying process that involved both Festival and Associated Artists of Pittsburgh representatives. Selected projects touch on a wide variety of subjects and incorporate a number of different mediums, from sound collage to photography.
Contained installations include:
The POK Cave
Alberto J. Almarza
A fantastic dream-world with the viewer as archaeologist.
Make;Shift
Pati Beachley and Carol Brode
Capturing Market Square through video and cyanotype, an antiquated monochromatic photography technique.
Twist, Tie, Multiply: Hands in Action
Anna Divinsky, JoAnna Commandaros and Karen Page
An interactive cabinet of curiosities that will evolve and grow over the course of the festival.
Empowering the Object
Adrienne Heinrich and Patricia Sheahan
A look at the history and power of ordinary objects.
Code Words: Mutations
Lori Hepner
An interactive print installation that explores binary code and the ways in which language breaks down.
Water & Wine
Jocelyn Horner, Katherine Young and Molly Weaver
A multi-media exploration of the social significance of bars and churches along Western Pennsylvania's rivers of industry.
On the Path of Metamorphosis (The Self Discovery of the Beltzmann Child)
Ryan Keene
A multi-media sound experience narrating an individual's realization of self.
Zen Zones
Anna E. Mikolay
An interactive multi-media Zen experience.
Stanwix St. at Ft. Duquesne Blvd. to Forbes Ave. at Wood St., 8:02-9:39 p.m., May 6, 2008
Robert Raczka
A sequence of photographs shot during nightfall in the vicinity of Market Square.
Equipoise
Joshua Space
An enormous kaleidoscope invites viewers to explore questions of light and space.
Contained represents the first project of a new three-year collaboration between the Festival and Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. The collaboration celebrates the city's 250th anniversary in 2008, the Festival's 50th anniversary in 2009 and AAP's 100th anniversary in 2010.
Contained is made possible by the generous support of American Bridge, our lead industrial sponsor, and Pitt Ohio Express, our transportation sponsor. Additional sponsors are Hertz Gateway Center, LP, and Pittsburgh Magazine.
Calendar Listing
The Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Contained, 12-8 pm, June 6-22, 2008. Forbes Avenue between Market Square and Stanwix Street. 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.
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"Pittsburgh's downtown is seeing a lot of new developments, which is great for our city but has limited our choices of exhibition venues," says Elizabeth Reiss, Executive Director of the Festival. "The shipping containers are accessible, adaptable, waterproof and customizable to suit the needs of individual artists."
Utilizing ten discarded shipping containers, each one measuring 8'x40'x8', Contained provides a unique art experience from some of Pittsburgh's most creative artists. The installations featured in Contained are not limited by any medium or subject matter. Concepts were selected through a jurying process that involved both Festival and Associated Artists of Pittsburgh representatives. Selected projects touch on a wide variety of subjects and incorporate a number of different mediums, from sound collage to photography.
Contained installations include:
The POK Cave
Alberto J. Almarza
A fantastic dream-world with the viewer as archaeologist.
Make;Shift
Pati Beachley and Carol Brode
Capturing Market Square through video and cyanotype, an antiquated monochromatic photography technique.
Twist, Tie, Multiply: Hands in Action
Anna Divinsky, JoAnna Commandaros and Karen Page
An interactive cabinet of curiosities that will evolve and grow over the course of the festival.
Empowering the Object
Adrienne Heinrich and Patricia Sheahan
A look at the history and power of ordinary objects.
Code Words: Mutations
Lori Hepner
An interactive print installation that explores binary code and the ways in which language breaks down.
Water & Wine
Jocelyn Horner, Katherine Young and Molly Weaver
A multi-media exploration of the social significance of bars and churches along Western Pennsylvania's rivers of industry.
On the Path of Metamorphosis (The Self Discovery of the Beltzmann Child)
Ryan Keene
A multi-media sound experience narrating an individual's realization of self.
Zen Zones
Anna E. Mikolay
An interactive multi-media Zen experience.
Stanwix St. at Ft. Duquesne Blvd. to Forbes Ave. at Wood St., 8:02-9:39 p.m., May 6, 2008
Robert Raczka
A sequence of photographs shot during nightfall in the vicinity of Market Square.
Equipoise
Joshua Space
An enormous kaleidoscope invites viewers to explore questions of light and space.
Contained represents the first project of a new three-year collaboration between the Festival and Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. The collaboration celebrates the city's 250th anniversary in 2008, the Festival's 50th anniversary in 2009 and AAP's 100th anniversary in 2010.
Contained is made possible by the generous support of American Bridge, our lead industrial sponsor, and Pitt Ohio Express, our transportation sponsor. Additional sponsors are Hertz Gateway Center, LP, and Pittsburgh Magazine.
Calendar Listing
The Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Contained, 12-8 pm, June 6-22, 2008. Forbes Avenue between Market Square and Stanwix Street. 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.
Download this press release
