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Tree Pittsburgh Announces Call For Artists To Showcase Work At Arbor Aid In October
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Tree Pittsburgh is seeking entries and placing a national call for artists for its 4th Annual Juried Art Exhibition featuring artwork created from reclaimed and urban wood using the theme, "Vessel."
Participants are encouraged to respond to the word “Vessel” using reclaimed, re-purposed, or recycled urban wood. Tree Pittsburgh's hope is to showcase different urban tree material from across the nation through a variety of art, furniture & craft and celebrate the work of Pittsburgh’s local artists as well.
“Reclaimed urban wood” can come from downed or removed city trees, from fixtures, flooring, beams, etc of once-occupied homes, or from other urban reclaimed sources. As long as the wood used in the piece is reclaimed in some way, it is acceptable to be submitted for inclusion in Arbor Aid.
The exhibition will take place on October 29 at the Guardian Storage Solutions Building, 2839 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh.
Arbor Aid was conceived by Tree Pittsburgh and late local woodworker John Metzler, founder of the Urban Tree Forge. Arbor Aid celebrates the possibilities presented to us by trees as resources within our city.
Rather than make mulch or firewood from urban trees that need to be removed, Tree Pittsburgh encourages giving them a longer life by re-purposing them as art, furniture, flooring and everything in between.
Tree Pittsburgh is an environmental non-profit organization formed in 2006 and dedicated to enhancing the city of Pittsburgh's vitality by protecting and growing the urban forest.
Submission guidelines and requirements are available online.
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6/27/2011 |
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