rise

Tonight i had the pleasure of attending a rehearsal of Vanessa German's piece, "rise" premiering this week for the August Wilson Center's "First Voice" Festival. its an incredible privilege to be part of the creation of  a new piece of art and Vanessa is that type of artist who is so generous and open in her process. in this piece she's working with newcomer, Kellee Maize, spoken word performers, Rebecca Cooper and Laverne Hotep and a film artist. the piece has an incredible collage of poetry, music and images. 

the challenge of making art that is meaningful for artists and audiences must be met with more support in our community if we are going to have a thriving scene. artists here are paying for the creation and presentation of their work most of the time. i want to see us do better. 

"Drawn In" CP Review

"Drawn In" is full of great work and it was difficult to limit myself to the 600 or so words...what's great about this show is that even if you are not an architecture fan, you can get into it; its more than . like the designs for a prototype of a female urinal (J. Yolande Daniels) or the Amanda Williams "Blackness Study." its inspiring to see a show that allows for such a wide range of ideas.

my review of the work in "Drawn In" at the AWC in the Pittsburgh City Paper --
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A25144