tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29712953.post7003866931057838381..comments2023-09-07T09:38:00.582-04:00Comments on Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Akron, Cleveland Arts And Livable City Blog: Pittsburgh Small Press Festival ScheduleJohn Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11099009144603936211noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29712953.post-6718910830674085322009-07-20T22:33:23.151-04:002009-07-20T22:33:23.151-04:00Thanks Adam,
I'm really sorry I missed the e...Thanks Adam, <br /><br />I'm really sorry I missed the event. I meant to go but got very tied up with other things.<br /><br />My personal suggestion is to use the Downtown as a potential venue--there are still a lot of empty store fronts and I think it would offer the potential to integrate it with the city much more. <br /><br />Suppose you had events and readings in 3-4 store fronts. Perhaps a related exhibit etc. using places like Future Tenant and maybe the Crazy Mocha?<br /><br />Karen Lillis knows a lot more about this than me.John Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099009144603936211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29712953.post-31033707388828485372009-07-20T01:24:19.034-04:002009-07-20T01:24:19.034-04:00Oh - also, I should add that the Sprout Fund enabl...Oh - also, I should add that the Sprout Fund enabled us to fund the Tri-State Chapbook Contest, for the sake of complete accuracy!Adam Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355383221605695843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29712953.post-11334550174101546062009-07-20T00:52:32.950-04:002009-07-20T00:52:32.950-04:00Hey there!
Thanks for posting our full sched, and...Hey there!<br /><br />Thanks for posting our full sched, and no question is ever out of line!<br /><br />Re: the summer date. Really two answers to this. One is that the Miller Gallery is an incredible venue, and we were able to use it because they don't have exhibits during the summer months.<br /><br />The second is that we're thinking long-term and want to build SPF into something that could have an outdoor, fair-like component in the coming years.<br /><br />We're *quite* open to suggestion, though. It was the first one (we hope of many), and the second one's planning will start very soon.<br /><br />As to the second question, we actually did have non-Pittsburgh presses and orgs, though that's not clear from website - so we'll definitely accentuate that more!<br /><br />Barn Owl and Burning River are in Ohio, Keyhole is in Nashville, sunnyoutside is in Buffalo, Juliacks is in Los Angeles, and Curious Machine is in Morgantown. We contacted literally every small press we could find in Ohio and WV, and this is who we were able to get out here this time - we're confident that presence will grow, however.<br /><br />We're glad you like our Tri-State Chapbook Contest. (It's actually ours - conceived, operated, and funded by us. We are very grateful, though, that Encyclopedia Destructica agreed to produce the books for us!) Accentuating an expanded definition of the Pittsburgh region that includes Ohio and WV is actually one of the biggest parts of our mission - hence the contest.<br /><br />Your comments remind us of a really important point, though: all this means little if we aren't communicating it well enough. We're revising our website BIG TIME in the coming months and would love any feedback.<br /><br />Thanks for writing us up!<br /><br />Adam<br />Open Thread Co-DirectorAdam Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355383221605695843noreply@blogger.com