I have just returned to New York after attending one of my absolutely favorite annual art events,
Art All Night, which takes place for twenty two hours over the last weekend in April in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood. I really cannot imagine a more fun, engaging and unpretentious way to celebrate art than Art All Night (you can read many more details about the event either on their website or in
this post I wrote last year).
I took lots of photos at this year's event, and I'm just going to split them up into three posts and get them up for you to enjoy, in no particular order. I hope you all get at least a tiny sense of how wonderful Art All Night is, and if anyone who reads the blog actually attended the event, I would love for you to comment and let me know what you thought of it!
*Note* I am including photos of some artwork that could be considered R-Rated, and so if you're not a fan of the occasional penis or other nudity-related themes, proceed with a little bit of caution!
*Note #2* As always, forgive the poor quality of some of my photos!
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| This year I didn't take many photos of the actual crowd at Art All Night, but I did get a shot of what the gigantic Willow Street Development, where the work was displayed, looked like on Sunday morning. |
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| "Afrodisiac vs. Moby Dick" by Jim Rugg, Ink on paper |
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| "Army of None" (front, back & detail shots) by Cara Monigold, Fabric |
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| "Awaken/Empire of Light" by Amanda Jaskey, Colored pencil & watercolor |
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| "B.A.R.D.I.S (Booze & Relative Drinks in Space)" by Joseph Bookert (the medium for this one was listed as "Time"!) |
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| "Baa baa Sheep" by Lili, age 5, oil pastel on paper mounted on foamcore |
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| "Camp AIM's Masterpieces" (with detail) by Meena Wojtczak and the campers of YMCA's Camp AIM - Artist trading cards |
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| "Comfort" by Reyghan Pierce, Mixed Media |
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| "Dark Red Light" by Gary Weiss, wood, metal, glass, & electricity |
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| "Deer Johns" by Bonnie Gloris, Oil on Wood |
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| "Dick in Boots" by Gillian Lerner, Pen & Colored Pencil |
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| "Dragonus" by Bill Walter, relief carved roof slate & enamel paint |
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| "Earth Sky" by C. Noel Kennard, Digital Art |
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| "Eastern Star" by Kate Bechak, Gouache |
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| "Fictional Animals," by.... ME! I actually sold a couple of these little guys this year, and I think I've finally cracked the "selling stuff at Art All Night" code! |
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| "Giant Squid" by Jenny Green, cotton fabric |
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| "Greenhouse" by Arto, age 8, wood, poster paint, recycled fabric ball |
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| "Holly X 3" by Carmen Cerra, oil on canvas |
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| "JFKFC" by Daniel Bolick, acrylic on canvas |
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| "Lawrenceville" by Lynn Jacques, acrylic |
