Carolyn Speranza: bringing the age-old conflict between Man and Nature to contemporary art

Re-visiting 1996-7 “End of the Line” as the Carnegie Library Shifts to Digital Labs

Carolyn Speranza — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:53:10 +0000

Earlier this fall, in October, Lisa Link and I presented End of the Line: Building Bridges with Pittsburgh’s Busways, a temporary public art project at Spark’s Lunch n Learn at the Carnegie Library. At the core of the project was our digital art and community research workshops at Carnegie Branch Libraries. The type of work we were doing in [...]

“Reaping What We’ve Sown”

Carolyn Speranza — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:52:54 +0000

Lisa Link and Io Palmer invited me to participate in their Serve & Project, an interdisciplinary collaborative public arts project seeking dinner napkins from creative thinkers around the world. Part of their curatorial vision is that while food references sustenance it also represents social and political issue. “Reaping What We’ve Sown,” below, is my contribution to the [...]

“a chance for something worthwhile to rise out of the muck still bubbling up from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico”

Carolyn Speranza — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:22:50 +0000

. . . the moment is there for the taking, a chance for something worthwhile to rise out of the muck . . . The Big Spill, TIME, May 17, 2010 Two years later . . . NPR: March 5, 2012 Deal Reached On Gulf Oil Spill Victims RENEE MONTAGNE and JEFF BRADY MONTAGNE: And does [...]

Water in USW Updates on Pittsburgh events

Carolyn Speranza — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:28:19 +0000

Clean Water Action is having a press conference at Noon on Wednesday, November 2nd to push the Board of Health to take action on a strengthening and updating of the rules they use to permit toxic emissions. The current rules were written when Reagan was still in the White House and the space shuttle program was brand [...]

Water, Water, Everywhere . . .

Carolyn Speranza — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:44:10 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I attended Doug Shield’s meeting with the people he represents, ALCOSAN staff members, a PGH public works staff member and one person from the PGH Water and Sewage Authority/Cmte. Plus the expertise of the ED of the 9 Mile Run Association. From the testimony of average citizens who have written, [...]

(Already) Water has become a political issue in Pennsylvania!

Carolyn Speranza — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:56:51 +0000

Hard to imagine that in this off-year, your vote could count for something really important. Besides the library initiative getting you to the polls, consider that legislature governing Marcellus shale drilling and our DRINKING WATER will wind up in Pennsylvania’s Courts. That’s why you should vote for Wecht and give his campaign a few bucks [...]

Navigating Water Run-off in Pittsburgh

Carolyn Speranza — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:20 +0000

An eye opening meeting last night at the Jewish Community Center. Facilitated by our Councilman, Doug Shields, Squirrel Hill area residents aired their grievances to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, Nine Mile Run Association, ALCOSAN, and City of Pittsburgh Public Works. The big picture is: due to the consistent rise in temperature, northeast cities have seen an upswing in dramatic rainwater events - for which our city's infrastructure is ill-equipped. Residents testified to cleaning up human poop from combined sewage run-off in their yards and in their homes.

A friend of mine has an amazing new web site, dedicated to a campaign for bringing contextual thinking to the 2012 race.

Carolyn Speranza — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:28:24 +0000

Loving the new web site: laughlinforpresident.org/default.aspx— Laughlin Artz (@Laughlin_Artz) October 07, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized

“Too Shallow for Diving” Sister Exhibition, “Artists’ Books on the Environment” Closing Reception Tuesday June 28 at Carnegie Mellon

Carolyn Speranza — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:25:07 +0000

Artists’ Books on the Environment Closing Reception Join us on Tuesday, June 28 from 5-7 p.m. at Carnegie Mellon University, Arts Library and Special Collections, on the 4th floor of Hunt Library for a closing reception of the exhibition “Artists’ Books on the Environment.” This exhibition is currently being held in conjunction with “Too Shallow [...]

Local Water Issues and Public Health Presentation at the JCC Monday June 6 at 7:00pm

Carolyn Speranza — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:45:36 +0000

WATER’S WAYS: A Presentation & Discussion of Local Water Issues and Public Health When: Monday, June 6, 7:00pm Where: Jewish Community Center, 5748 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh 15217 (Squirrel Hill near Murray Ave) Contact: Ann Rosenthal, Dargan Street Studios, 412-688-0417, atrart Web Site: http://www.jccpgh.org/page/ajm In conjunction with the exhibition Too Shallow for Diving: the 21st Century [...]