RUST Update: Closing Friday August 1
Posted July 28, 2008 by mary_tremonte in Events
R.U.S.T. (Radical Urban Silkscreen Team), A Summer Project of The Andy Warhol Museum, Artists Image Resource, and Justseeds, is entering its final week of working with Pittsburgh youth to create prints on themes of sustainability and social justice. Students have completed projects on Pittsburgh People's History, Local Food, Bike Advocacy, and are currently completing a project on Prisons.
Images from RUST Local Food activities: visiting Mildred's Daughters Farm and the Market Square Thursday Farmer's Market, Onion Gang, and our inspiration: the KALE SMOOTHIE!
This week, Just Seeds member Erik Ruin is our visiting artist, demonstrating rubylith techniques and working alongside the teens.
RUST is hosting two special events this week: a final installment of Youth Open Studio with a special Movie Night, and a Closing Exhibition & Party on Friday, August 1. Come visit!
Check out the rest of this entry for details and more images
Wednesday July 30 5pm-10pm Youth Open Studio
Open to ages 13-18 Print what you want! Free!
Videos by projection starting at 8:00pm:
art video shorts by RUST staff and members, and Who Is Bozo Texino? Bill Daniel's 2006 Hobo Graffiti documentary
Friday August 1 6pm-10pm RUST Closing Exhibition & Party
all ages, free
See the Summer's work by RUST members, buy cheap prints, listen to teen DJ's KT & Trick, drink tea & eat snacks
820 Liberty Ave
Downtown Pittsburgh
INFO: contact Mary Tremonte, Youth Programs Coordinator: tremontem(at)warhol.org
These images are from the Downtown Gallery Crawl on July 11, when RUST welcomed over 1,000 visitors!
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