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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Pittsburgh Symphony’s Triumphant Return
6 June 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in 2011 Festival, Music
The sound of strings warming up floated through the evening air. A gentle melody is formed with the hum of crickets and the murmur of the three rivers surrounding the park. The crowd stretched from the stage all the way out to the artist’s tents, filling the green space with attentive listeners. They had all [...]
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.”
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.
Emerging Artists Profile: Jessica Somers
16 May 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in Artists Market
Inspired by spiritual stories and popular literature, this screen-printer explores the mysteries of life through the layers of her art.
Emerging Artists Profile: Ryan Woodring
11 May 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in Artists Market
The Three Rivers Arts Festival’s Emerging Artist Scholarship Program helps local artists new to outdoor festivals show their work for the first time, providing them with a tent and booth space free of charge. The scholarship helps these artists launch their art careers and also hooks them up with established artist mentors who can give [...]
Emerging Artist Profile: Lex Covato
3 May 2011 by Emily O'Donnell in Artists Market
The surrealist nature of Alexis Covato’s work makes me feel like I am in a brightly colored dream. Playful images have an odd twist to them, making the viewer slightly uneasy.