Press Kits & Downloads
Contact: Bridget McNie at (412) 224-6006
or e-mail bridgetm@jackhorner.com.
Audio and Video Highlights of the Robot 250 press conference on July 10th
A key component of Robot 250, a series of community workshops and open studios, is already complete. The robots that were created during the workshops express concerns of the people within that community, innovatively investigate those concerns, and will be displayed during the two-week festival in July. These concerns include safety, pollution, violence and the contemporary and abiding burdens of being human.
Workshops Press Kit (download)
The most visible component of Robot 250 will be the BigBots, giant robotic artworks that push the boundaries of what a robot can look like and do. Their designs range from the mobile “Look-See Tree” with its six motion activated mini-theaters to the rooftop-bound, 15-foot foam “You’re #1” hand, which will point to people, blocks or even miles away. The BigBots will be on display at the Mattress Factory, Children’s Museum, Warhol Museum, Carnegie Science Center, PPG Plaza, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Citiparks’ Flagstaff Hill and the Roving Art Cart, the Carnegie Museum of Art and Phipps Conservatory.
BigBots Press Kit (download)
BigBots Fact Sheet (download)
Robot 250 Backgrounder (download)
Robot 250 is a massive city-wide community art and technology program culminating in a two-week festival in July with exhibits, workshops, outdoor displays, movies and other installations throughout the Pittsburgh area. It was launched by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh with program support from a host of local community groups and financial support from The Heinz Foundation, The Grable Foundation and The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. The mission of Robot 250 is to foster creativity, build a sense of community and raise the technical literacy of our entire region, while coinciding with the city of Pittsburgh’s 250th anniversary celebration.
