CALL FOR ENTRIES:
The 2010 DATA AWARDS and EXHIBITION

Pittsburgh's Signature Art + Technology Awards Ceremony and Exhibition

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 22, 2010
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The Pittsburgh Technology Council’s 15 Minutes Gallery is currently seeking artists, designers, musicians, filmmakers and roboticists to participate in the 2010 DATA Awards and Regional Art Exhibition. This one-of-a-kind event honors regional excellence in creativity and innovation. Let's show the world how Pittsburgh is a leader in both of these leading-edge sectors.

"THE BUSINESS OF CREATIVITY"
with MEDRAD CEO John Friel and Burton Morris

Opening Event & Awards Ceremony: Thursday, May 6, 2010
Exhibition Date: May 1, 2010 - August 31, 2010
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SUBMISSIONS: The 15MG will accept submissions in all media to be included in the annual summer exhibition and be eligible to receive one of the first-ever DATA Awards. All selected artists will be invited as special guests to DATA's VIP cocktail reception, and will have an opportunity to talk about their work during the exclusive exhibition preview prior to the awards ceremony. Click here for more information.

AWARDS:

All submissions will be eligible for the following awards:

2010 DATA Artist of the Year: This award will be presented to the Best in Show -- the work that represents the highest excellence in both creativity and innovation. Prizes TBA.

2010 DATA Musician of the Year: The recipient of this award will demonstrate sonic innovation and/or integrate a creative employment of technology. The winner will be invited to perform at the 2010 DATA Awards ceremony and share their music with the community on TECHVIBE Radio, the 2010 Three Rivers Arts Festival and other Council media outlets and events.

2010 DATA Video/Film Artist of the Year: Presented in partnership with Pittsburgh Filmmakers and juried by leading industry professionals. This award will be presented to an exceptional time-based media artist(s) working in experimental, installation, documentary or narrative film or video. The artwork will be featured at the 2010 DATA Awards ceremony, as well as the Three Rivers Arts Festival and other 2010 Art + Tech events.

The 15 Minutes Award: Get Your 15 Minutes of Fame. This award honors the best 2-D work of art, including: illustration, design, painting, photography or mixed media. This work will be featured as the cover art for TEQ Magazine this year, and will include an Artist Feature article in TEQ Magazine.

The TAP into ART Award: Presented in partnership with Gateway to the Arts, the recipient of this award will become the 2010 TAP INTO ART Featured Artist. Honoring the best work of intersecting art and technology, this piece of art will become the signature artwork for the TAP INTO ART event on September 30, 2010 honoring the ETC's Don Marinelli, and will travel throughout schools in the Pittsburgh region for one year, educating and inspiring children in our region.

Corporate Choice Award: Juried by our Corporate Partners, this award will be presented to the work that best represents the confluence of art in the business environment and will be featured on consignment in MEDRAD's corporate art space.

The 15's Fifteen: The 15 Minutes Gallery will honor 15 Artists, including the above awardees, as the 2010 15 Minutes Gallery Artists. These artists will be invited to show and sell work throughout the year in the Pittsburgh Technology Council's corporate art space, and will have the opportunity to participate in Art + Technology events throughout the year, including the Art + Technology Corridor at the Three Rivers Arts Festival and the this year's TAP into ART event.

ELIGIBILITY: Any individuals over the age of 18, and all businesses are eligible.

FEES: The entry fee of $25 [non-refundable check or money-order, payable to the Pittsburgh Technology Council] includes up to 5 artwork submissions; All works of art in the 15 Minutes Gallery can be for sale to the general public, with 75% of the proceeds returning to the artist.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All entries should be submitted in on disc in electronic format, with a maximum of 10 MB each. No slides, printed reproductions or original pieces of artwork will be accepted for review. Each submission must be clearly labeled with its title and artist’s name. All submission materials become property of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Submission materials will not be returned.

NOTIFICATION: Accepted participants will be notified via email or phone by April 1, 2010. A gallery/participant email contract will be sent as part of the acceptance notification.

SPECIFICATIONS: Accepted work must be delivered to the gallery by Friday, April 23, 2010. All work must be delivered ready to show, including any accessories, electronics and/or hanging wires with museum quality framing or mounting. Many two-dimensional materials will be hung over glass, so all frames MUST BE WIRED for gallery system hooks. Two-dimensional artwork delivered without hanging wire may be subject to exclusion from the exhibition. Advanced installation criteria must be executed by the participant in coordination with the gallery. The 15 Minutes Gallery will not be responsible for providing electronic equipment or executing installations, with exception of the film/video award. 2D artwork is limited in size to 70”x70.”

TO ENTER: Send a one-page resume, along with the completed entry form (Download Entry Form) to the address below. Include a $25 entry fee [payable to the Pittsburgh Technology Council] and up to 5 submissions, by March 15, 2010.

CONTACT: Direct all questions and submissions to:
Kim Chestney Harvey,
Creative Director, Art + Technology,
Pittsburgh Technology Council,
2000 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
kharvey@pghtech.org

A Tradition of Innovation features work from six AAP artists whose art demonstrates the characteristic of innovation -- a force that has been a creative tradition in our region throughout the last century.

FEATURED ARTISTS: Rick Byerly, Connie Cantor, Mia Tarducci Henry, Ron Nigro, Jane Ogren, Judith Ruszkowski

OPENING EVENT: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 5pm - 7pm
Featuring an artists' reception, cocktails and hors d'oevres, and a special presentation by Infinite Family, an international organization connecting Pittsburgh to children in Africa via video conferencing. Learn More about Infinite Family

EVENT is free and open to the public. FREE parking in the Pittsburgh Technology Council lot.
RSVP for this event by emailing kharvey@pghtech.org by February 5, 2010.

Click here to see select images from the exhibition

Learn More about the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh

Location:
2000 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412.687.2700

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Free Parking and admission.

Hours:
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Gallery is located in the atrium and conference rooms of the Pittsburgh Technology Council offices.

View Pictures of the Gallery Here!

Connect with the 15 Minutes Gallery:

“Technology is important to Art because it connects creativity with innovation and the spirit of inventiveness. Whether we are using technology to create our art, or to share our art, it challenges artists to explore new realms of aesthetic experience and cultural relevance. But, on the other hand, Art is important to Technology for the most important reason of all. Art gives Technology its humanity. And our humanity is the driving force behind every new technology we design and every product we manufacture. We are all makers. Without creativity, we don’t make anything. If we don’t make anything, we don’t progress.”
:: Kim Chestney Harvey, Director of the Art + Technology Initiative, Pittsburgh Technology Council

15 Minutes Gallery Artwork

The 15 Minutes Gallery is proud to serve as Pittsburgh’s foremost conduit between the art and business communities. Serving as a hub where artists and corporate art enthusiasts can directly connect, the gallery offers the region a unique opportunity to invest in the business of art. Artwork from the 15 Minutes Gallery artists is for sale at the Council offices.

Inquire About Purchasing Art

or call 412.918.4223

2009 Award Winning Artists:

Visit the Gallery to view the complete selection of artwork for sale, or preview the entire collection online.

The PTC’s First Regional Artist Exhibition

The 15 Minutes Gallery opened with a bang on June 12, 2008. More than 350 people attended the exhibition opening event, which featured 45 regional artists, live music courtesy of WYEP’s Local Artist of the Year, Ben Hardt, complimentary refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, and a silent art auction featuring original etchings by Picasso, Renoir and Dali. Mitch Swain, CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, was the special guest speaker at the event.

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Click here to see photos of the event!

The opening event was supported by our partner, the Sirani Gallery, and our sponsors: AlphaGraphics; Dollar Bank and SteelCoast.

Art + Technology Showcase 08/09

September 2008 – May 2009

The gallery’s first annual showcase exploring the intersection of Art + Technology has featured: a special exhibition of Robots from Pittsburgh’s Robot 250; original artwork by 22 regional artists; apparel from Rusty Waters, the region’s hippest clothing line; “Model Men” from the Southside Works Sculpture Project; a multi-media art experience -- featuring art, music and prose by special guest, Australian artist/musician Steve Kilbey.

Technology in the Arts Conference Soiree

October 10,2008

The Carnegie Mellon Center for Arts Management and Technology's 2008 Technology in the Arts Conference is a resource for the arts community, sparking dialog around the role of technology in art planning and programming. The annual Technology in the Arts Conference brings together the full spectrum of organizations within the arts, from the local to national levels, to examine the commonalities that exist in useful technologies as well as the opportunities for partnership. Click here to see photos from the event!

Click here to hear the podcast of CAMT's Executive Director, David Dombrosky and Director of the Art and Technology Initiative, Kim Chestney Harvey on Pittsburgh Business Radio.

Art, Man and Technology: A Total Immersion Experience by Steve Kilbey makes its US debut at the 15 Minutes Gallery

May 1 - June 1, 2009

Steve Kilbey -- the enigmatic poet/songwriter of Australia’s prolific and compelling alternative rock band, The Church – unveiled an unprecedented collection of art, poetry and song at our 15 Minutes Gallery this year. Kilbey’s one-of-a-kind solo exhibition, “Art, Man and Technology” featured 18 never before seen pieces of artwork, along with an accompanying sonic installation experience. This series of dramatic works combine traditional art and contemporary technology to provoke the viewer's sense of wonder and awe of life in the 21st Century. Read Pittsburgh City Paper's Review Here

"Art, Man and Technology is an interesting look at an artist beginning to fuse multimedia and traditional painting. Moreover, Kilbey's name is internationally acclaimed, in music if not art. For 15 Minutes Gallery to host his first-ever major solo gallery show will surely solidify the space's place in the city's cultural landscape."

2009 Annual Art + Technology Exhibition
and The BurghBot Project

June 18, 2009 through August 31, 2009

The Pittsburgh Technology Council's Art and Technology Initiative is proud to present the 2009 Annual Art and Technology Exhibition and the BurghBot Project. To celebrate the synergy that exists between the art and tech communities in Pittsburgh, the Council is partnering with the James Gallery and CREATE Lab to create this one-of-a-kind exhibition.

OPENING NIGHT: June 18, 2009:
With over 200 guests, great presentations, tons of art and never-before-seen robots...opening night was a great success!
Read About Opening Night in the Post-Gazette Here
Click here to see pictures of the opening event!

ARTWORK: The 2009 Art and Technology Exhibition features more than 50 pieces of artwork in all media, by 37 regional artists throughout the summer. Juried by Paul Cicozi of the James Gallery, the Pittsburgh Technology Council and CREATE Lab, the James Gallery will host the award winning artists in a winner’s exhibition this fall. Click here to see the art and bots!

THE BURGHBOT PROJECT: The first ever event of its kind, The BurghBot project showcases the robotic artwork of ten East Coast artists, operating at a true intersection of art and technology. Each artist has created a unique interactive, artistic adaptation of CREATE Lab’s robotic frameworks (seen in a previous life as Robot 250). The BurghBot project is on display at the 15 Minutes Gallery through July 18, 2009. The James Gallery will also host the “Best Bot” during it’s winner’s exhibition this fall. Read About the BurghBot Project in Pop City Here

Watch Video of Best Bot Awardee Keary Rosen's "The Barker"
Watch Video of Best of Show Awardee Laura Tabachman's Robotic Art Peice "Flora"

OPENING EVENT FEATURES and PRESENTATIONS:
Art Energy Design’s Power Flower: Pittsburgh’s first 12’ tall kinetic sculpture will be on display all summer outside the Pittsburgh Technology Council building. As part of the Council’s Art + Technology Initiative, Artist David Edwards and collaborators created this one-of-a-kind work that artfully incorporates wind, solar and water-use technologies. Learn More
Etcetera Edutainment’s Crowdplay: The world's first commercial "crowd-gaming" system! CrowdPlay® turns ordinary groups of people into giant joysticks, as audience members work together to collectively control the game. As the group moves in their seats, the direction of their motion is translated into game input, letting them control the action on the screen in front of them. It is a gaming experience unlike any other. Learn More
Locally Toned: One of the first recipients of deeplocal’s Artist-in-Residence program, Teresa Foley was on hand to showcase Locally Toned -- a venture that involves Pittsburghers in the creation of original ringtones, then provides the free tones to the public via a website and distribution. This public art project utilizes the airspace as public property for purposes of sonic transmission. Learn More
Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Film on the 15’s: Each quarter of the hour, Pittsburgh Filmmakers presented a screening of Andrew Batista’s Piano Story. Set in 1960, this short film recounts the tale of a young piano player who finds the girl of his dreams. Andrew Batista, a graduate of Pittsburgh Filmmakers, produced and directed "Piano Story" this year. Learn More

2009 Special G-20 Exhibition

September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009

In celebration of this year’s G-20 Summit, the 15 Minutes Gallery is proud to present a collection of artwork that reflects the diversity, creativity, excellence and innovative spirit of Pittsburgh today. Twenty artists represent work in virtually all media – from the traditional to the leading edge. Fabric art and oil paintings, microscopic photography and gigapan technology, sculpture, collage, glass, assemblage and robotic installations – all of these media combine synergistically to form a vast and diverse collection of some of the region’s best artwork. President Obama chose us for many of the same reasons that the Art + Technology Initiative is in existence; today in Pittsburgh, we are demonstrating our ability to adapt, and even flourish – and are embracing our potential to reinvent ourselves, both culturally and economically.
FEATURED ARTISTS: Francis Crisafio Zheng Yang Sandra Ward Gary Zack Ron Nigro Jason Adam Bannister Alan Byrne Jane Ogren Kaoru Tohara Gretchen Henry Holly Northrop Joyce Werwie Perry Ron Donoughe Rick Byerly Ruth Hendricks Mark Panza Jean Thomas John Metzler Charles Finder Sandy Kessler Frank Sanns Ruth Hendricks
Click here to see select images from the exhibition

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