Artistic pairings in 'Exchange' unveil robust talents
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Blue Girl Series, "I've Been Flying Ever Since," by Dorothy Forman and Mandy Chesney.
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Snowmageddon didn't make for an easy launch Feb. 5 of the first major exhibition of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh's celebratory centennial year, but it showed the spirit and fellowship that permeates the organization.
The opening reception for "Exchange: Emerging and Experienced Artists Come Together" went on as scheduled in spite of the threatening storm, out of respect for the artists exhibiting and for family members who had traveled from out of town for the event. Many attendees left before roads became impassable, but the person responsible for closing down the 937 Liberty Ave. venue, exhibition chair Anna Marie Sninsky, wasn't so fortunate. She spent the night in a Marriott, stopped by a foot of snow 3 miles from home.
But that's all in a day's work for the largely volunteer-run anniversary effort that has coordinated 70 exhibitions at local museums and galleries, fed a VisitPittsburgh cultural tourism campaign, and planned a symposium among other events. AAP school outreach programming also led to a member-directed cataloging of artworks purchased over decades by the Friends of Art for the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
The year's highlight will be summer's Annual Exhibition, always a hometown favorite that promises to be more gala than ever. It will be held at Carnegie Museum of Art, where last Thursday, 100 years to the day since its founding, AAP held a brief "15 minutes of fame" birthday party, a reference to the most famous member to have exhibited in an Annual, Andy Warhol.
and Experienced Artists
Come Together'
- Where: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Gallery, 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown.
- When: Through April 18 and for the April 23 Gallery Crawl.
- Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
- Admission: Free.
- Catalog: Illustrated with notes on each collaboration, paper, $5 suggested donation.
First Published March 7, 2010 12:00 am
