For Immediate Release Contact: Carol O’Sullivan

Oct. 17, 2007 412-681-5449

Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Announce Upcoming Gallery Shows

(Pittsburgh, PA) -- Pittsburgh Center for the Arts presents four new exhibits, including the PF/PCA Members Show, from November 16, 2007 through January 27, 2008. The other half of the Members Show runs concurrently at Filmmakers Galleries (November 2 – December 21). The opening reception at Filmmakers is on Friday evening, November 9, 5:30 – 8:00pm. The opening reception at the PCA is on Friday evening, November 16, 5:30 – 8:00pm.

The four exhibits at the PCA include:

- PF/PCA Members Show

- Aqueous Open International, presented by the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society

- A Tryst with Glass, presented by Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh

- A Variation of Unknown Medical Significance, Sandy Kessler Kaminski

The 2007 Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Members Show is the first exhibition of work by the collective artist members since the two organizations merged in 2006. The show – selected by artist Rob Long, curator George Davis, and PCA’s director Laura Domencic from submissions – is comprised of new works representing a cross-section of traditional and new media, painting and sculpture alongside photography and video.

Aqueous Open International 2007 is presented by the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society.

The annual show, now in its 61^st year, includes 60 watercolor paintings – 35 of the painters are from 22 different states. Locally, Frank Webb is included as well as Charles Pitcher, William Vrscak, Ron Thurston, Don Nelson, and Jeannie McGuire. The juror this year is Eric Weigardt, from Washington state. He’s a member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, and has served as judge for many shows in the US and Europe.

As part of the “Year of Glass” celebration, the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh presents A Tryst with Glass. This exhibit features the interpretation of glass in its many forms by both independent and collaborative artists working to meld glass with other mediums and disciplines.

Sandy Kessler Kaminski’s exhibit stems from unexpected circumstances and reflects her experience with the limitations of medical science following her young daughter’s diagnosis of a heart ailment. In her show, A Variation of Unknown Medical Significance, Kaminski uses medical documentation and family snapshots to create contrasting layers: the medical world and the happy, wonder-filled world of a small child. A graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, Kaminski works on large-scale photorealistic images, such as billboards, backdrops and murals.

Screening at Pittsburgh Filmmakers:

November 9, 2007:

7:00 pm – shorts by Artist Members Josh Tonies, Gordon Nelson, and

Buzzy Miller (Melwood Screening Room)

Artist events at PCA:

December 6, 2007:

7:00 pm – artist talk with Sandy Kessler Kaminski

January 17, 2008:

6:00 – 7:30 pm – artist talk with PF/PCA Members Leslie Golomb,

Bob Labobgäh, and Gordon Nelson

7:30 – 8 pm – Cinema Program Screening

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts is located at 6300 Fifth Ave in Shadyside. Regular hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm.

Holiday Hours (Nov. 16 through Dec. 30) are Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm;

Thursday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm. For more information call 412-361-0873.

Filmmakers Galleries are located at 477 Melwood Ave in North Oakland. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5:00, and during public film screenings. For more information call 412-681-5449.

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