Photos by Stephen Caruso
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SPACE Gallery, located at 812 Liberty Ave., hosted an exhibit called John Riegert, made up of 250 different portrayals of the namesake. -
Brooke Bryant looks at one of the pieces at John Riegert. She liked it because “the captions are so simple, [just] different snapshots of random things.” -
Some of Riegert’s work are was also on display at SPACE in a window display. -
John Riegert at SPACE Gallery -
John Riegert at SPACE Gallery -
John Riegert at SPACE Gallery -
John Riegert at SPACE Gallery -
John Riegert at SPACE Gallery -
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A gallery goer observes Boite Noîre by Martin Messier at the Wood Street Gallery. -
The piece projects light through a transparent prism and lets the resulting pattern fill the room. -
An observer stares into the red void of Pêle-Mêle, by Olivier Ratsi, at the Wood Street Gallery. -
he Trust Art Education Center had a display of works done by members of The American Society of Media Photographers. -
Bill Weiner looks at a piece by Elliot Cramer. Meant as a parody of commercial photography, Cramer took pictures of unwrapped fast-food items and used them in promotional situations. -
Andy Scott is a graphic artist at ColorPerfect Printing, a company on Penn Avenue. Here is displays some of his work in a window exhibit. He loves Pittsburgh’s art scene because “people here are a little rough.” -
Scott also edits and draws comic books that he self publishes. The stories are from local writers. “It’s been my passion for the past five years,” Scott says. -
The August Wilson Center had a gallery of Vanessa German’s work on display. -
Darrell Brock looks on at one of German’s pieces. This is his first time at the August Wilson Center but not his first Gallery Crawl. -
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August Wilson Center -
Brock liked this piece the most because “the contrast between her very elegant robe and the background, the urban landscape, the concrete transforms [it]…into a far-away place.” -
Captions from the artist were scrawled on the wall in pencil next to the pieces. -
“I’ve known too many men who’ve forgotten how to cry.” — caption beneath piece. -
Tonic hosted an assembly of Redfishbowl artists, who, when finished painting outside, brought their works indoors. -
Tonic also hosted live music by the local band Buffalo Rose, who performed a soulful rendition of “Mercedes Benz” by Janis Joplin that enlivened the crowd. -
Buffalo Rose at Tonic -
Arcade Comedy Theatre put on free live performance of standup comedy throughout the evening, modeled off of “Who’s Line is it Anyway?” -
A troupe member rubs Roscoe, his pet chihuahua. -
Arcade Comedy Theatre -
“I practice crying by watching the first ten minutes of ‘Up’” — members of Arcade Comedy Theatre, playing off a theme given to them by the audience. -
Arcade Comedy Theatre -
The band The Commonheart perform for crawl attendees at Katz Plaza. -
The Commonheart -
The Commonheart -
The band had a total of ten members, including three backup singers and brass. -
The Commonheart -
Francie King, 11, plays an upscale version of “Jenga” at Pigdaracde, hosted by the Pittsburgh International Game Developers Association. -
The gallery also included video games, designed by the association, that could be played by any of the attendees.
