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: [...]
Final Weekend of the Festival!
11 June 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in 2011 Festival
The final weekend of the Three Rivers Arts Festival is upon us and there is still plenty to see and do! We have had a great festival so far, with amazing music from the Pittsburgh Symphony, Blind Boys of Alabama, the Tom Tom Club, Tea Leaf Green, Formula 412, James McMurtry, Brandi Carlile and many [...]
Creative Reuse Inspires at The Three Rivers Arts Festival!
7 June 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in 2011 Festival
Under a tent in the Creativity Zone kids are hard at work crafting crowns and swords, and just about anything else they can imagine, out of tinfoil, plastic tubing, forks and spoons and whatever else is found in the many colorful bins that line the tables. On the field in Point State Park, a castle [...]
The WQED Tent
4 June 2010 by Emily Chiodo in Activities
If you’re a native Pittsburgher, odds are you grew up watching high-quality kid-friendly shows on WQED. Perhaps you’re an avid listener of the superb broadcasting from WQED-fm 89.3. Or maybe you’re one of those folks who can’t wait to read Pittsburgh Magazine from cover to cover each month. Whatever the case, it’s not surprising to [...]
Hands-On Activities!
28 May 2010 by Emily Chiodo in Activities
Folks, it’s summertime – and that means it’s time to get the kiddies off the couch or out of the chair. It’s time to loosen that claw-like grip they have around the remote or the game joystick or the mouse and put those hands to more productive, more enriching use. At Three Rivers Arts Festival, [...]
Creativity Zone: Catch of the Day
14 May 2010 by Emily Chiodo in Environment
Much of Ashley Hodder’s public art incorporates elements of nature: foliage, animals, jewel-toned skies. Maybe you’ve seen some of her murals simply going about your day in the South Side or on Mt. Washington. Or perhaps you have driven past the construction fence outside the new Penguins arena and noticed the way she repurposed old [...]