Podcast with Noel Zahler, Miller Gallery, Future Tenant (Call for Artists), PGH events
LabA6 Podcast ____________________________________________________________
Get acquainted with composer Noel Zahler, who is beginning his first year as head of the School of Music. Join him, Jeff Nytch, and Nathan Hall for a discussion of trends in contemporary music and how technology has been applied to the arts. Also, find out how and why new music is commissioned and how new music impacts audiences.
Host
Marge Myers, associate director, STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
Guests
Noel Zahler, head, Carnegie Mellon University School of Music Jeff Nytch, vice president for artistic development, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble Nathan Hall, graduate student, School of Music
Visit: http://www.cmu.edu/cfa/labA6.html
Regina Gouger Miller Gallery ______________________________________________
The Regina Gouger Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University will present an exhibition of furniture pieces and other work created by Japanese-American artist and architect George Nakashima. The exhibition, which runs from Aug. 31 through Oct. 21, will showcase approximately 15 pieces of furniture from Carnegie Mellon's collection, as well as historical photographs and original design sketches. An opening reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31. All events and exhibitions at the gallery are free and open to the public.
Rachel Delphia, an adjunct professor in the School of Design, is curating the exhibition with help from a team of design students. "I first noticed Nakashima's furniture at Carnegie Mellon when I was a student, and I remember thinking that it was too beautiful to be hiding in offices," said Delphia, a 2002 graduate of the College of Fine Arts. "I feel very privileged to have the chance to reveal the collection at this point and to celebrate it with the campus community."
Carnegie Mellon owns about 60 pieces of Nakashima furniture, most of which was installed in 1965 and 1966 at the request of interior designer Paul Planert. Nakashima was a primary player in the American studio furniture movement, and his daughter, Mira Nakashima-Yarnall, has revived his business in New Hope, Pa. Nakashima, who referred to himself by the traditional title "woodworker," created one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture that revealed the natural beauty of each piece of wood that he used. Since Nakashima's death in 1990, his furniture has become highly collectible, with art historians praising the work for its simple aesthetic. Major museums around the country, including the Carnegie Museum of Art, have acquired pieces of Nakashima's furniture.
A full-color catalog created by Delphia will be available for purchase at the exhibition. The catalog features Carnegie Mellon's Nakashima collection, published in its entirety for the first time. The catalogue will be available at the exhibition Web site at www.cmu.edu/nakashimarevealed. To listen to a news podcast with Delphia visit www.cmu.edu/cfa/labA6.html and click on the link "News: Nakashima Furniture Exhibit."
The Miller Gallery is open from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Visitor parking is available in the East Campus Parking Garage on Forbes Avenue, just east of the Morewood Avenue intersection. For more information, call 412-268-3618.
Future Tenant _____________________________________________________________
Thursday, August 2
Farewell to 801 Liberty Party 7 pm
Featuring Hustlebot, Bait & Switch, Uke Skywalker and Tuba Fett, and Eric and the Electric MP3 Player
CALL FOR WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA
POWER
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POWER
the definition of feminine power
September 28 October 20, 2007
Project Description:
Power.
Is a word that can stand alone, but without it by our side we feel vulnerable.
What is it to be a woman with power, a woman without power? How do we achieve it, share it, and reach it and why is it so important? As artists, we use art to express power, but there are so many areas where woman don¹t have power.
Expressions of Power are everywhere; its various uses and abuses. Our obsessions.
It is on the magazine stands, newspapers, in the clothes we wear, the hair we fling, the cars we drive, and the money we spend. Considering that women represent a great majority of buying power, yet, that power is an empty shell when such issues as, poverty, equal pay, childcare, health care, to name a few, are not being addressed with vigor.
With historical milestones upon us, such as the first woman as speaker of the house in America and the prospect of a woman running for president, I think the question that begs to be asked, but remains in the realm of assumptions, is what does power mean to women and how have they and how would they utilize it?
We hear and live through the definitions of what men think of a woman¹s power, daily. A man can be intelligent, but a woman is considered cold and calculating; a man can be assertive, but a woman is pushy; a man can implement plans and strategies, but a woman is a nagging mother hen; a man can be strong, but a woman¹s strength is defined as bitchy and when a woman exhibits strong leadership abilities, she is accused of imitating a man.
Though these definitions may apply to some, they do not apply to all and are limiting, as well as demeaning.
As women, how do we define POWER?
Our Power
This group exhibit will collectively express the definition of feminine power through the eyes, heart and souls of twenty women, a myriad of meanings of power. Each participating artist will have one piece on display.
Why one piece? Because more often than not, that is all one gets, one chance to make an impression, one chance to express your power.
The exhibit will represent diversity ranging from the mediums used, the age, experience and culture of the artists. The work can be realized in different
media: paintings, photos, digital prints, drawings, sketches, fiber, video presentations, sound works, etc.
There are 5 open slots for emerging artists.
Exhibit dates: September 28th to October 20th All submissions must include:
-CV(s)
- description of work and how it best fits the show -One page Artist Statement -10 images on disk -You may also submit VHS/DVD if the work is video or sound work (10 min or
less) by Snail Mail
-Descriptive list for visual material (title, date, dimension, medium)
- $ 10 fee
Deadline for submissions is August 13th, 2007.
Please send materials to:
Mail to the Future Tenant Gallery, 803 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Future Tenant is located within Pittsburgh's Cultural District.
Future Tenant is not responsible for lost or damaged submissions. Do not send original artworks or master tapes.
PGH Events ________________________________________________________________
AMERICAN SHORTS READING SERIES PRESENTS
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS OPERATION HOMECOMING AT THE NEW HAZLETT THEATER THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2007
The American Shorts Reading Series presents The National Endowment for the Arts Operation Homecoming on Thursday, July 26 at the New Hazlett Theater, Northside. Join us for an evening of reflection and discovery as we present selections from the best-selling anthology, Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families, read and preformed by local actors. As a part of this exciting program, American Shorts will present a new short film by Shawn D. Bronson, a Pennsylvania National Guardsman who served as a gunner stationed at Camp Habbaniya and whose films have aired on The Discovery Channel. Special guest host will be Andrew Carroll, the founder of the Legacy Project and the editor of three New York Times bestsellers, including Letters of a Nation and War Letters, in addition to Operation Homecoming.
In 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts created Operation Homecoming, a writing project designed to help U.S. troops and their families write about their wartime experiences. Through this program, some of America's most distinguished writers including Tobias Wolff, Tom Clancy, Jeff Shaara, and Bobbie Ann Mason conducted writing workshops at 25 domestic and overseas military installations with soldiers. Operation Homecoming also offered an open call for writing submissions to troops who have served since 9/11, along with their spouses and families. That call resulted in more than 10,000 pages of submissions. Drawn from the acclaimed NEA program and edited by the best-selling author Andrew Carroll, the anthology, Operation
Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front in the Words of U.S.
Troops and Their Families includes nearly 100 uncensored and never-before-published eyewitness accounts, private journals, short stories, letters, e-mails, poems. Other personal writings show an extremely intimate and human side of war. Filmmaker Shawn D. Bronson will also participate in the program to discuss his wartime experience both as a guardsman and an artist.
Doors at The New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, open at 7PM, reading starts at 7:30. Tickets are $7 and available at the door. For program information please visit: www.pittsburghlectures.org
Remaining American Shorts Reading Series Schedule:
August 30-SEX
For the fifth year in a row, join us for the hottest erotic tales in the lovely Mattress Factory Winifred Lutz Garden on the Northside. Picnics welcome!
American Shorts: Not another novel idea.
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