Some photos from this year's show!

Hi everybody,

The 2013 Fun-a-Day show was a triumph! 27 artists showed work, tons of people came out, tons of cookies were eaten!

Best of all: everybody who came into the gallery had big smiles on their faces as they moved from piece to piece. I don't know that I've ever been to another art show where people were as happy as they were last night! What a great way to close out Fun-a-Day!

Here's a small set of photos from the show. If you have other photos, send 'em along to funadaypgh@gmail.com! I really like to keep a documented history of this project, and would love to see it from another vantage point!

Here are just a few photos from the night:

Mr. Roboto Project, full of people. Visible projects in this photo include "dude-a-day" embroidered celebrities, "Shower curtain art" watercolors, "hankerchief-a-day" on the clothesline, "Mad-Lib-a-day" on the far wall, and next to that, to the left, are self-portraits, twin figurines, and questions.

Checking out all the different knitting stitches.

Photo-a-day

Pittsburgh bridge-a-day

Heads of cats, on the left, and Fun-a-Day en Francaise on the right

L and R, self portraits by three-year-old twins. Center: twin figurines and questions from the kids, documented by their parents.

Thanks to everybody for another great Fun-a-Day! And thanks again so very much to the Mr. Roboto Project's March artist Emily Wobb for sharing the gallery with us during her show's opening. Even if you weren't able to make it to the Fun-a-Day show, definitely try to get to Roboto in March to check out Emily's show. It's wonderful and bonkers and involves giant painted "Nascarpets."

Fifth Annual Pittsburgh Fun-a-Day Art show is Friday!

Show details, once again:

Friday, March 1, 2013
7pm-10pm
Mr. Roboto Project (5106 Penn Ave)

The show is BONKERS! There's work from 27 artists! It's unbelievable! Pittsburgh looks like a city of mad geniuses, if you go by what's installed. It's beautiful, and was SO MUCH FUN to install.

I've got some programs ready, with a gallery map, so when you come, make sure you don't miss anybody's work!

See you there!

--Emma

Reminder: Project drop-off is this week!

It's almost time for the show!

We're got a facebook event for the art show, right here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/417688484981168/

Just a reminder -- Project dropoff is this week! Wednesday, February 20, between 6pm and 8.30pm at Roboto. Come on down, bring your project, and we'll chat a spell about how you'd like to display it and maybe I'll fix you a cup of tea, too.

Folks are starting to send in emails and photos of their completed projects, and holy smokes, this show is going to be bonkers. I can't wait!

xo

Emma

We made it! Now get ready for the show!

We did it! And now it's time to show off what we did!

Info is below, but first! Check this out! Pittsburgh fun-a-day has inspired Toronto to start a fun-a-day, too! Go check 'em out and give them your love!

http://swizzlestudio.com/2013/02/swizzle-takes-fun-a-day-for-a-test-drive/

Project Drop-off
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
6pm and 8.30pm

Mr Roboto Project, 5106 Penn Ave, Pgh 15224

Please bring a card with the details you'd like to display next to your project (your name as you'd like it to be displayed, the name of your project) -- it can be handwritten or scribbled on a napkin or post-it. Let me know any details about how you'd like to display your work, too. Otherwise, liberties may be taken!

If you can't deliver your project during that time bracket, please let me know as soon as you can. I'll try to find a time for us to meet up, but if I don't have your project in hand by 2/20/13, I can't guarantee it'll be in the show.

Fun-a-day 2013 Art Show

Friday, March 1, 2013 (Unblurred!)

7-10pm
Mr Roboto Project, 5106 Penn Ave, Pgh 15224

Tell your friends!

Project pickup

Pickup will be the next day.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

1pm-3pm
Mr Roboto Project, 5106 Penn Ave, Pgh 15224

Again, if you're not able to pick up your project during that time bracket, let me know as soon as possible so we can make other arrangements.

If anybody would like to help set up the show (installation, cookie making, flyer making, emailing for promo), send an email to funadaypgh@gmail.com because I would love some help!

xoxo,

Emma

We're more than half way!

You guys! We're in the thick of it now -- we've passed the half-way point, and I think this is the time that folks slow down a little. We had that sunny spell, and then the days got gray gray gray again. I hope everybody's kickin' ass and having tons of fun and making it through.

I have a couple fun things to show you! 

Rebecca's handmade cd cases

Carrie's tankas

Zanna's buttons

Al's cat heads!

AJ's sheds

Sarah's bridges

Follow along with projects here!

Keep at it! 

xoxo,

Emma

Stay inspired! Look at these projects!

I am enjoying fun-a-day so much this year. There are a ton of really awesome projects keepin' me on my toes every day!

Gregory just emailed with a song-a-day project! Check that out here!

And Cecelia's improvised dance project is totally amazing and hopefully inspiring some kitchen dancing among y'all, too!!!

Here are a couple things I've really enjoyed seeing this week:

Chris's Fox-a-day project

Nick's pillow cover a day project

Q's drawing a day, based on the previous day's themes.

Allison's knit words project

Adrienne's diorama-a-day project

Keep having fun, people! It's good for our health!

xoxo

Emma

Two fun-a-day show opportunities this year!

Hi folks,

Exciting news! It looks like we will have TWO opportunities to show off our fun-a-day projects!

Cheryl made a fun-a-day facebook event as well, and is organizing a show too!

So if you are signed up via facebook, but would like to be listed here as well, send me a message!

funadaypgh@gmail.com

I'll get your project listed here and keep you in the loop about the shows as we figure out some more details. For now, it looks like there will be a house show in early or mid-February, which will be a place for people to sell their work. Then the show at Roboto will be Friday, March 1.

If you're mainly interested in the house show, make sure to contact Cheryl via facebook!

And if you're mainly interested in the Roboto show, holler here.

But most importantly, keep having fun every day!!!!