News Release

Carnegie Museum of Art announces programs for Life on Mars, the
2008 Carnegie International

May 9, 2008

Pittburgh, Pennsylvania… Programming to accompany the exhibition Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International has been released by Carnegie Museum of Art. Updated programming information during the run of the show can be found www.cmoa.org/ci08lifeonmars. Additional programming may be added at a later date.

TOURS
GUIDED TOURS
Free with museum admission
Tues.–Fri., 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Thurs., 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Sat., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 and 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Sun., 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Additional tours, available July 7 through Aug. 25, 2008
Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Mon., 1:30-2:30 p.m.

MEMBERS-ONLY TOURS
Two-week advance reservation required. Call 412.578.2476.
June 8, 1:00–2:00 p.m.; family-friendly session
June 8, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
July 13, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Aug. 10, 1:00–2:00 p.m.; family-friendly session
Aug. 10, 2:00–3:00 p.m.

LECTURES AND EVENTS
Free with museum admission unless otherwise noted.
Act 48 hours available for K–12 educators.

Lunch & Learn
Call 412.622.3288 to register. Lunch is included.

The Carnegie International in Context: What do the big international shows tell us about contemporary art and culture?  
Thurs., May 15, 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$36 members/$45 nonmembers

The Art of Carnegie Exhibitions: Yesterday and Today
Thurs., July 17, 9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
$45 members/$55 nonmembers

On-line and On Stage: Douglas Fogle and Living on Mars
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Life on Mars curator Douglas Fogle responds to questions, observations, and insights submitted on the Life on Mars web site, www.cmoa.org/ci08lifeonmars, at a live, web cast, lecture-discussion. Visitors may attend in person or tune in online.

Installment 1
Thurs., May 22, 6:00–7:00 p.m., galleries open until 9:00 p.m.

Installment 2
Thurs., Sept. DATE TBA, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Installment 3
Sat., Jan. 10, 2009, TIME TBA

Life on Mars Book Club
6:30–7:45 p.m.; Meet in the Museum of Art Lobby
Free; no museum admission charge
Space is limited; call 412.622.3288 to register for one or more sessions.

Each session begins with a 15-minute gallery talk highlighting literary and visual art connections; afterwards, readers converse with Carnegie Library and Museum of Art staff. Each of the six works is a fiction piece that tackles the complexities of the human condition.

Performances
Remainder
A new process/performance by Attack Theatre: Phase one
Inspired by Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International, Attack Theatre, Pittsburgh’s premier infusion of creative movement and music, performs the first installment of their newest work, which will evolve in three phases during the run of the exhibition.

Session 1
Thurs., June 19
Gallery discussions: 6:00–6:45 p.m.
Performance: 7:00–7:45 p.m.
Sculpture Court (rain location: Carnegie Lecture Hall)

Session 2
Fri., Aug. 1
Attack Theatre Studio Space, 4805 Penn Avenue

More sessions TBA

From Pittsburgh to Mars: Artist Gallery TALKS Series
Sundays, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Free with museum admission
Meet in the Museum of Art Lobby
Informal gallery talks in Life on Mars by Pittsburgh-based artists.

June 22  Ayanah Moor and Andrew Johnson
July 20  Bovey Lee and Fabrizio Gerbino
Aug. 17  Liz Richards and Tom Sarver
Sept.21  TBA

Discussions
Panel: The Philosophy behind the Art and Science of Exploration
Thurs., June 26, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
CMA Theater
Free with museum admission

Acclaimed writer Michael Sims, “science raconteur” and author of Darwin’s Orchestra and Apollo’s Fire, joins NASA scientist Dr. Claudia J. Alexander, Project Manager of the U.S. Rosetta Project, Pasadena, California, to discuss the ways that space exploration changes our perception of our own world, as well as the interplay between scientific discovery and artistic creation.

Sound and Vision: A Night with Barry McGee, Japanther, and PAPER RAD
Thurs., July 24, 8:30 p.m.: Discussion
9:30 p.m.: Concert
Sculpture Court (rain location: Carnegie Music Hall)

Curator Douglas Fogle teams up with Carnegie International artist Barry McGee for a conversation about his work and about artists’ responses to the phrase “life on Mars.” For Life on Mars, McGee has transformed an ordinary hallway with his mixed-media installation. Following the talk, New York-based band Japanther performs in the museum’s outdoor sculpture court with video projections by PAPER RAD.

Curator Douglas Fogle with Artist Thomas Hirschhorn
Tues., Sept. 9, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Cosponsored by Carnegie Mellon School of Art.

Curator Douglas Fogle with Artist Mark Bradford
Oct./Nov., Date and Time TBA
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Cosponsored by Carnegie Mellon School of Art.

Pushing Pencils through Mars
A Writer’s Workshop
Thurs., June 26, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Lecture: The Philosophy behind the Art and Science of Exploration (Class will meet after the lecture until 8:30 p.m.)
CMA Theater
Thurs., July 10, 17, 24, 31, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Heinz Architectural Center
$40 members/$50 nonmembers
Limited to 15 participants. Call to register at 412.622.3288.
Led by Gist Street Reading Series artistic director, Sherrie Flick, and Mark Nieson, Chatham University creative writing instructor.

Public Reading
Thurs., Aug. 7, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
This culminating event showcases the creative work of professional and novice writers from the Life on Mars Writer’s Workshop.

Film
Screening: Wilhelm Sasnal
Sat., July 19, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Braddock Carnegie Library, Music Hall
419 Library St., Braddock
Free
Presentation of a series of Sasnal’s intriguing short films in the historic Music Hall at the Braddock Carnegie Library.

Series: “Is there life on Mars?”
Sun., Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
8:00 p.m.
Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave., Edgewood
$8 adults; $6 students/seniors/children
Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Carnegie Museum of Art team up to present a series of popular films from the last 50 years that question what it means to be human in the world today. Check www.cmoa.org/CI08lifeonmars or www.pittsburghfilmmakers.org for titles beginning in June. Cosponsored by Pittsburgh Filmmakers.

Artist LectureS
Ryan Gander
Sept., Date and Time TBA
McConomy Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon
Cosponsored by Carnegie Mellon School of Art.
Additional artist lectures for Oct.-Nov. TBA

University Weekend
Symposium
Fri. through Sun., Oct. 10 through 12
Free
Sponsored by the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
Storytelling: Playful Interactions and Spaces of Imagination in Contemporary Visual Culture. Call for papers out now. Visit http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/haasymposium2008/Index.html

University Night
Sat., Oct. 11
University Night will include a keynote lecture by an artist in the exhibition, performances, food, galleries open for all university and college students, faculty, and staff.

SUMMER FUN FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES

Gallery Searches
Gallery searches available at information centers lead families through Life on Mars for fantasy environments created by artists from around the world.

ARTventures: Art-making Fun
Free with museum admission
Out of This World
June 19–Aug. 31
Thurs. through Sat., 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sun., 12:30–4:30 p.m.

Families create works of art from simple materials—from paper and tape to cardboard or string—in the spirit of many of the Life on Mars artists.

ARTventures: Storytelling
Free with museum admission.
June 19–Aug. 30, Thurs. through Sat., 11:00–11:30 a.m.
For ages 5 and up. Meet at the top of the Scaife stairs.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Museum of Art team up to present a storytelling series for kids and families about exploring the universe and the world. Booklists are available at Carnegie Library in Oakland, online at www.cmoa.org/ci08lifeomars, and at CMA ARTventures locations. 

SUMMER WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS
Act 48 hours available. Go to www.cmoa.org or call 412.622.3288 for more information. Teacher workshops are supported in part by The Grable Foundation.

Open House for Educators: Life on Mars
Wed., May 14, 4:00–8:00 p.m., CMA theater and galleries
$10, preregistration required, 3 ACT 48 hours


Educators for K–12 are invited to enjoy wine and appetizers, tour the exhibition, try out the new participatory web site, and listen as Douglas Fogle, curator of Life on Mars, shares his insights on art's significance in the 21st century.

Aesthetics
Tues., July 15: The Andy Warhol Museum
Wed., July 16: Carnegie Museum of Art
Contact the Arts Education Collaborative at 412.201.7402 or visit www.artsedcollaborative.org for registration information.

This two-day collaboration between Carnegie Museum of Art, The Andy Warhol Museum, and the Arts Education Collaborative will provide participants with a deeper understanding of aesthetics in order to meet the Pennsylvania Academic Standards in the Arts and Humanities and to encourage higher-level thinking skills in the classroom.

Contemporary Painting for Pittsburgh: Now and Then
Wed., July 30: The Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Thurs., July 31: Carnegie Museum of Art
$45 members/$55 nonmembers

Educators compare traditional and contemporary approaches to painting. Writing exercises after each tour demonstrate how analytical strategies can build students’ persuasive writing skills.

Exploring Life on Mars and on the Web: Student Blogs and Museum Visits
Thurs., Aug 7
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$25 members/$30 nonmembers

Participants explore blogging, a proven educational strategy for strengthening students’ informational writing skills, in the context of Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International.

Sculptural Portraits: Strangers in our own Worlds
Thurs., Aug. 21
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$25 members/$30 nonmembers

Teachers use studio time to create sculpture, using as a base a canary, a multi-sensor robotic device that responds kinetically to various aspects of its surroundings. This workshop is a prerequisite for bringing students for a Life on Mars gallery-studio workshop on sculpture in the fall.

SUMMER STUDIO CLASS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
High School Summer Workshop: Art Now Carnegie International Exploration
July 14–25, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
$360 members/$400 nonmembers (2 weeks)
Call 412.622.3288 to register.

Participants discover a range of art forms, from the traditional to the technological, used by contemporary artists in works on view in the 2008 Carnegie International and experiment with materials and modes.

SUMMER STUDIO CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Call 412.622.3288 to register. Teachers earn Act 48 hours for participation in all adult art classes.

Workshops:  Pinholes and Photograms—Creating with Light
Pinholes (Raymer)
Sat., June 21, 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Carnegie Museum of Art
Sat., June 28, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University
$40 members/$50 nonmembers

Photograms (Abramson)
Sat., July 12, 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Carnegie Museum of Art
Sat., July 19, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Filmmakers
$40 members/$50 nonmembers
Register for two classes at a discount: $72 members/$90 nonmembers

Participants explore pinholes and photograms, two unconventional photographic techniques featured in Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International that use light to create surreal images from everyday objects. Each workshop begins at Carnegie Museum of Art with a slide presentation on the history of the process. In session two, use the process to create your own images in the darkroom.

Experience the Art: Draw, Paint, Create! (Brode)
Thurs., July 10–July 31, 6:00–8:30 p.m.
$56 members/$70 nonmembers 
Participants try a variety of drawing, painting, collage, and three-dimensional or mixed-media techniques featured in Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International and explore how the artists use materials during a focused gallery discussion examining one technique or process each week. Then, they head to the studio for a chance to experiment with the process and end each evening with an informal critique and light refreshments and wine.

Support
Major support for the 2008 Carnegie International has been provided by the A.W. Mellon Charitable and Educational Fund, Friends of the Carnegie International, The Henry L. Hillman Fund, The Fine Foundation, and the Jill and Peter Kraus Endowment for Contemporary Art. Major gifts have also been provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Bayer Corporation, the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, the Kraus Family Foundation, the Dimitris Daskalopoulos Collection, Greece, The Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and the Woodmere Foundation. Additional support for the exhibition is provided by Heika Burnison, The Broad Art Foundation, the William Talbott Hillman Endowment for Photography, the Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam, Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, William I. and Patricia S. Snyder, the Alexander C. & Tillie S. Speyer Foundation, the Buncher Family Foundation, Sibyl Fine King, Wendy Mackenzie and Alexander Cortesi, the National Endowment for the Arts, Kathy and Richard Fuld, Jr., the Morby Family Charitable Foundation, Erica and Eric Schwartz, The Associates of Carnegie Museum of Art, the Beal Publication Fund, the Dedalus Foundation, the Dobkin Family Foundation, The Grable Foundation, the Harpo Foundation, the LLWW Foundation, the James H. and Idamae B. Rich Exhibition Fund, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.

Carnegie Museum of Art
Located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh and founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895, Carnegie Museum of Art, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is nationally and internationally recognized for its distinguished collection of American and European works from the sixteenth century to the present.  The Heinz Architectural Center, part of Carnegie Museum of Art, is dedicated to the collection, study, and exhibition of architectural drawings and models.  For more information about Carnegie Museum of Art, call 412.622.3131 or visit our web site at www.cmoa.org.

Contact:
Tey Stiteler
Carnegie Museum of Art
412.688.8690
stitelert@carnegiemuseums.org

Leigh Kish
412.622.3316
kishl@carnegiemuseums.org