Reimagining the Carrie Blast Furnaces
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CARRIE BLAST FURNACES — FLASHBACK TO 2013
Rivers of Steel begins to offer regular tours of Carrie the year prior. The site is wild and raw. Various ways in which the National Historic Landmark will be interpreted are still largely undefined.
ENTER CHRIS MCGINNIS and SEAN DERRY
Two art professors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania have an idea to invite artists to envision the potential for this revered place. A collaboration with Rivers of Steel begins, and Alloy Pittsburgh, a site-based installation and performing arts exhibition, is conceived.
ESTABLISH THE SCENE TODAY:
The Carrie Furnaces are more widely recognized as a historic and cultural destination than they have ever been; interpretation through the arts is an established part of Rivers of Steel's interpretation of the landmark. Yet, the site's potential for reimagination is almost as expansive as it was nearly a decade ago.
ENTER Alloy Pittsburgh 2021:
For the fourth time, Rivers of Steel invites local artists to create site-based artworks inspired by the legacy of the Carrie Furnaces and expands the scope of their summer residency. For the first time, each artist partners with an organization in a community adjacent to the iconic site—to be inspired by and to collaborate with our neighbors who live in the very places that were most affected by the rise and fall of industry in the Mon Valley.
CUT TO: AUGUST 28, 2021
Featuring works by Darnell Chambers, Reba Harmon, Lori Hepner, Sandy Kessler Kaminski, Jan Loney, and Bradford Mumpower, Alloy Pittsburgh 2021 is presented with a free opening reception from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Artists mingle outside with event-goers as they explore six dynamic interpretations of the site.
FLASH-FORWARD: SEPTEMBER 2021
Tours and meet-the-artists events offer additional opportunities to explore the exhibition before its run ends on Sunday, September 26.
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