Friday, July 25, 2008

Art What You Got



Lauren Toohey and her Ducktopus

The devastating wind, the heavy drops of rain, did not deter us from having a wonderful time at the first arts festival in Polish Hill. Even through the disastrous weather, the bands kept playing.

How absolutely marvelous.

There was a taste of everything for the arts crowd; jewelry next to zombie art and across from hand-thrown pots, it was an amazing variety of works. It was nice to see some artists that usually wouldn't participate in a festival stepping out for Art What You Got. Too, this festival drew an atypical festival crowd. While there was the expected hipsters, there was also a grand attendance of neighborhood residents. The food at the festival was great, too. Who could turn down homemade halushki?

The festival was a grassroots effort, supported by members of the Polish Hill community and arts lovers everywhere. The city of Pittsburgh did their part -- Citiparks sent a sound system and manager. I thought the festival was unique for that and I am looking forward to next year's first annual Art What You Got.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

These pics are nice.

Avdhesh
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk

Anonymous said...

hi, i was wondering if anyone would know how to contact one of the artists that was at AWYG... his name's josh krajnak. thanks!

Anonymous said...

Please contact the Polish Hill Civic Association @412-681-1950 or at phcapgh@gmail.com. They are the group that organized the event and they might be able to put you in touch with the artist.