2005–2006 Visiting Artist Exhibitions and Mentors & Makers Exhibitions

MCG Arts 2005-06 exhibition, lecture and visiting artist residency programs Admission to all MCG Arts exhibitions lectures and receptions are always open to the public free of charge. Exhibitions are presented at two locations: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild located at 1815 Metropolitan Street on Pittsburgh’s North Side and MCG@800 Penn Avenue, a satellite gallery located in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. The 2005-06 season at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild’s Connie Kerr and North Galleries includes concurrent solo exhibitions by emerging and internationally renowned artists as well as group shows featuring the work of staff and student artists.

Connie Kerr and North Galleries at 1815 Metropolitan Street are open Monday- Friday, 9 am- 5 pm and Tuesdays until 9 pm. Exhibitions are also open for viewing during MCG Jazz concerts.

September 16 – October 14, 2005
Summer Studios & Staff Show
Reception: Friday, September 23 5:30-7:30pm

North Gallery: An exhibition of works in diverse media by students enrolled in MCG high school and middle school summer programs.
Connie Kerr Gallery: Works in diverse media from MCG faculty.

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October 21, 2005 - January 8, 2006
Norma I. Quintana

North Gallery- California photographer Norma I. Quintana presents a selection of black & white images from her body of work “Circo: The Life of a Traveling Circus”.

Lecture and Reception: Friday, October 28, 6-8 pm
Workshop at California University of Pennsylvania: October 24-25
Workshop with MCG students: October 26-28

"Clown Face", 1999. Silver gelatin print, 16" x 20". Norma I. Quintana	"Rings", 1999. Silver gelatin print, 16" x 20". Norma I. Quintana

To find out more infromation about Norma I. Quintana, visit her website at: www.normaquintana.com

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October 21, 2005 - January 8, 2006
Mary Ellen Mark

Connie Kerr Gallery- Recognized as one of the most respected and influential photographers of all time, Mary Ellen Mark exhibits a selected group of images from the body of work, American Odyssey, created between 1963 and 1999. Lecture: 6 pm, Friday, November 4, 2005 Book Signing and Reception: 7-8 pm, Friday, November 4, 2005 Following Mark's lecture at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild on Friday, November 4, copies of Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey and Exposure will be available for purchase. Lecture and book signing is co-sponsored by Silver Eye Center for Photography.
Anti Vietnam War Demonstration, New York City, 1968	Bull Riders Craig Scarmado and Cheyloh Mather, Boerne Rodeo, Texas, 1991

To find out more infromation about Mary Ellen Mark, visit her website at: www.maryellenmark.com

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January 13 - February 26, 2006
Jerry Uelsmann

North Gallery- Images by master photographic artist Jerry Uelsmann including those compiled from his recent retrospective book “A head in the clouds”.

Lecture: 2 - 3pm, Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Book Signing and Reception: 3 - 4pm, Tuesday, January 31, 2006.

Untitled	Untitled

To find out more infromation about Jerry Uelsmann, visit his website at: www.jerryuelsmann.com

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January 13 - February 26, 2006
Rebecca Hutchinson

Connie Kerr Gallery- A site-specific installation by ceramic artist Rebecca Hutchinson investigates the notion of place and how object is incorporated or functions within the parameters of space. Hutchinson’s work is influenced by developmental theory and ecosystem research with specific reference to nesting and colonization habits of insects and birds. Read more on the Visiting Artists page

Lecture and Reception: 3 - 4pm, Saturday, April 22, 2006.
Workshop with MCG students: April 21- 22, 2006.

For more information about Rebecca Hutchinson, contact her at: www.Rhutchinson@earthlink.net

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March 3 - April 16, 2006
Suze Lindsay

Connie Kerr Gallery- North Carolina ceramicist Suze Lindsay’s functional stoneware embodies a vigorous interplay of form and decoration.

Lecture and Reception: 6-8pm, Friday, March 17, 2006
Workshop at MCG: March 15-18, 2006

Footed Teapot, Saltfired Stonewear	Bouquet Vase, Saltfired Stonewear

To find out more infromation about Suze Lindsay, visit her website at: www.forkmountainpottery.net

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March 3 - April 16, 2006
Lori Nix

North Gallery- Large-scale color photographs by New York-based Lori Nix blur the line between truth and illusion through representation of eerily realistic miniatures and models. Nix’s images explore an interest in disaster movies of the 70’s and childhood memories of Kansas.

Lecture and Reception: 6-8pm, Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Workshop at California University of Pennsylvania: March 27-28, 2006
Workshop with MCG students: March 29 – April 1, 2006

"Lovers Leap" Lori Nix	"Birdhouses" Lori Nix

To find out more infromation about Lori Nix, visit her website at: www.lorinix.net

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April 24 – May 21, 2006
Pittsburgh Public High Schools All City Arts Showcase

Connie Kerr and North Galleries- A showcase of hundreds of works in a variety of media created by students of Pittsburgh Public High Schools. Over $100,000 in scholarships and awards are available through this exhibition. Entry forms will be available with PPS art teachers, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild.

Preview to benefit the Eleanor Friedberg Scholarship Fund: 5-6pm, May 11, 2006
Public Reception: 6-8pm, May 11, 2006
Entry forms due at MCG: 9-5pm, April 3-7, 2006
Jurying: April 8-9, 2006

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Connie Kerr and North Galleries- A showcase of the creative highlights of 2005-06 Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Youth student artists.
Reception: 6-8pm, Friday, June 2, 2006

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Mentors & Makers @ 800 Penn Avenue

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild maintains a satellite gallery in the heart of the downtown cultural district. This venue serves as the base of operations for an ongoing exhibition program entitled Mentors and Makers. In addtion to exhibiting works created in the MCG studios, a series of exhibtions that highlight the work of teachers and students in Pittsburgh Public Schools will appear each month.

February 6 - April 3, 2006
Jean Vallieres
MCG @ 800 Penn Avenue
Women Then and Now: oil paintings by John Valleries
Public Reception: 5:30-8:30 pm, Thursday, February 9, 2006
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April 7 - June 4, 2006
Tresa Varner
MCG @ 800 Penn Avenue
The ongoing Self Reliance series of prints is a wry yet personal exploration of the American ideal of individualism. Points of reference are essays and journals from a variety of sources, such as 19th Century American Renaissance writers and artists to semi anonymous web blogs that proliferate the Internet.
Reception: April 21 5:30-9:00 p.m. (Cultural District Gallery Crawl)

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June 6- August 1, 2006
Water: Photographs by Brian Goff
MCG @ 800 Penn Avenue
Changes in ice can be measured in days or seasons, changes in water flow in fractions of seconds and changes in rock can be measured in millions of years. Investigating measurement, visualizing connections between images and making theatrical observations have become a new language for work.

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