{"id":680,"date":"2017-03-03T03:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridarecycled.com\/\/oldWebsiteCopy\/?page_id=680"},"modified":"2021-02-06T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T01:00:23","slug":"upcoming-artists-talks-and-lectures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/floridarecycled.com\/\/oldWebsiteCopy\/upcoming-artists-talks-and-lectures\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Artists Talks, Lectures, Appearances, Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Transcending Tradition”<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Carnegie Mellon University OSHER Lifelong Learning\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

August 10th 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

1pm to 2:30 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Virtual Presentation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Award Winning Artist, Social Justice Advocate and creator of Studio Blue, Gerry Florida works through Shuman Juvenile Detention Center as Artist Facilitator, partnering with Allegheny County Family Division Courthouse, Allegheny County Juvenile Probation, the Port Authority of Allegheny County, Construction Junction as well educational institutions, non-profits, non-profit re-sale\u00a0shops and community members. Studio Blue gives residents opportunities to give back to their communities while detained and in doing so are awarded community service credit for the first time while in a detention environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Through a vast and growing network of partners, Studio Blue creates cutting edge interactive projects reaching thousands in their community and changing delinquency stereotypes so that at-risk youth face fewer challenges with less stigma when mainstreaming back into their neighborhoods.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Guest Speaker <\/span><\/h3>\n

Young Elders Fellowship Luncheon<\/span><\/h3>\n

May 11, 2019 <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

South Avenue United Methodist Church\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

733 South Avenue<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Wilkensburg, PA 15221<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Point Park Journalist Interview<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

April 2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

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March 26th 2019 WPXI Interview<\/h3>\n

for “I Too am Pittsburgh<\/a>“<\/em> <\/span>Bus Poetry Contest<\/h3>\n

with Carol Elkind Founder of Crossing Limits<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

WPXI Interview<\/a><\/h3>\n

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So very sorry that I will not get the opportunity\u00a0to speak with all of you who registered. I\u00a0 had to reschedule this lecture due to illness.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

(Date Change from March 26th 7-8:30PM to June 28, 6-7:30PM)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Thursday, June 28, 2018<\/span><\/strong>
\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm<\/span><\/strong>
\nWean Hall Room 4708<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lecture is free and open to guests.\u00a0 Registration will open in May.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Carnegie Mellon University<\/h3>\n

OSHER Lecture Series with Gerry Florida<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0An Exercise in Social Justice: Transcending Tradition\u2026 One Artist\u2019s Journey from Art to Awareness\u201d Gerry Florida, Artist and Osher at CMU Study Leader<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

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* September 8-10, 2017<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

A Fair in the Park<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\/\u00a0Pittsburgh Craftsmen’s Guild <\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0SHOW HOURS:<\/strong>\u00a0 FRI: 1pm-7pm, \u00a0SAT: 10am-7pm, \u00a0& \u00a0SUN: 10am-5pm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Style Week Pittsburgh 2017<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

“Metamorphosis” Fashion Event<\/strong><\/h3>\n

* August 17-20, 2017\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0 \u201c#IAMSTYLE<\/strong>\u201d \u00a0with the 2017 theme of \u201cStyle<\/em><\/strong> meets Innovation\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

STYLE WEEK <\/a><\/h3>\n

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* May 2017<\/strong> \u00a0\/ Featured Artist \/\u00a0Whirl Magazine<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Gerry Florida Whirl<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Artist Spotlight: Gerry Florida, Robert Qualters, and Daria Sandburg<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n