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| Pittsburgh 250 Portfolio at AIR |
AIR (Artist Image Resource) presented the "
Pittsburgh 250 Portfolio" this past Saturday at their Northside studio, to celebrate new work by multimedia and video artist
Jerstin Crosby and screen printing artist
Michael Hegedus. In addition, AIR also celebrated the completion and signing of the Pittsburgh 250 Portfolio which was created by seven resident artists. The artists include:
Arne Svenson,
Glenn Kaino,
Hiroki Otsuka,
Shepard Fairey,
Delainie Jenkins,
John Ritter and
Nick Bubash. The Pittsburgh 250 Portfolio began in 2008 as a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of Pittsburgh, it was a part of of Pittsburgh's 250th Anniversary Arts Project lead by art curator and former
Andy Warhol Museum director
Tom Sokolowski and was supported by the Heinz Endowments and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. The goal of the project is to help build and support the foundation of art making in Pittsburgh for the next 250 years.
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| Video by Jerstin Crosby |
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| Triptych by Michael Hegedus |
AIR is a creative source that provides artists with access to traditional processes such as lithography, letterpress, intaglio and screenprinting; it is home to artists such as Shepard Fairey,Michael Budai and John Ritter.
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| Hiroki Otsuka signing his work. |
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| The signing gallery |
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| Nick Bubash |
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| Delainie Jenkins |
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