These are pictures of the event, Art All Night that happened the weekend of April 29th in Pittsburgh, PA. This event was by far a great experience to see as a fellow artist but also for those not involved in the art world. The event is not curated, nor juried. It is open to everyone and anyone that would like to show their work without judgment. All one has to do is bring their work and a group of volunteers hangs it up on the many open walls in the old factory building. It was a huge event with live music, live painting, and free food and drinks all night. And when I say all night, I mean all night. The event started at 4pm and ended the next day around 2pm. This gave people plenty of time to peruse and get to know the fellow artists and of course, have a great time.
    Ian and I thought that it would be a great idea if we signed up to volunteer, thinking that we would hang a couple of paintings and go on our merry way. It turned out that we were released to the parking lot to help, you guessed it, park cars! To Ian's delight, he was given a walkie-talkie and told to listen for information regarding special tasks. He instead used it to tell every invisible person to roger this and roger that. It turned out to be quite fun. We were pardoned from duty and excited to see the work all hung up inside. We made it to 2 in the morning and could do no more but next year I am making it a point to keep my eyes open a little later to see the drag queens come out!

    Please join us tomorrow, May 10th, for the preview of the Post Baccalaureate end of the year show. The time is from 6-8 pm on the 4th floor of the Hamilton Building. The work will be on display also during the opening of the All Student Show on May 13th.
    The work is a culmination of our one year program, displaying how far we have progressed in such a short amount of time. I believe I speak for most Post Baccalaureates when I say that this program was well worth the time and struggles to be able to move forward in our individual endeavors. I not only found how to use quality studio time but also how to use the art community in bettering my own work. I know in the future I will be missing those grueling long group critiques but for now I am glad to spread my wings.
    Thank you to all who prepped the walls and hung the show. It was hard work and I sincerely appreciate your time and effort. Here are the times once again for all interesting in joining:

Where: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
       The Hamilton Building
       4th Floor
When: May 10th is the preview party with           music and food :)
      May 13th is the opening during the ASE
Time: May 10th 6-8pm
      May 13th 5-9pm
Why: Because it's surely going to be a groovy      time!

               SEE YOU THERE!!!!!