The Art of Play

The Andy Warhol Museum’s The Art of Play is an exhibition of youth artwork on the importance of play, sports and physical fitness. Youth explored themes such as sportsmanship, teamwork, and the role of the sports celebrity in contemporary culture. The first part of The Art of Play is a juried exhibition of youth digital artwork. Youth from around the region participated. In addition, local animators, The Schmutz Company worked with after-school programs to create stop motion animations. The second part of the exhibition is a suite of prints created by students from Pittsburgh’s High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, which uses Sarah Heinz House athletic teams as their muse. The Warhol’s Eric Shiner, Milton Fine Curator of Art juried the exhibition.

The exhibition, presented in conjunction with the 2011 NHL Bridgestone Winter Classic and sponsored by the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, will be on view at 907 Penn Avenue on December 31, 2010 as part of First Night activities in Pittsburgh’s cultural district.

The Warhol would like to thank the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Sarah Heinz House.

View entries from students around the region below!

Boys and Girls Club, Days 1-4 Series “Kiln -n- Time” Series

JCC Series

“Triumph of a Hero” by Zack, Dennis, Mason, Briana,Peyton, and Burke New Brighton Elementary School “Sportsmanship is…” Group Project ACLD Tillotson

“Changing the World” by Sophia Yacoviello Ross Elementary “Exercise Won’t Hurt” by Nadia Huebner Ross Elementary

“Try Your Best” by Cooper Mehall Ross Elementary “What it Means to Have Teamwork” by Jesse Crownover Ross Elementary

“My Pittsburgh Role Models” by David Lukac Ross Elementary “Inspiring Workouts” by Megan Wurster Ross Elementary

“Teamwork Counts” by Ana Gongloff Ross Elementary

“Dedication, Determination and Practice in Art and Athletics” by Kathleen Slowik North Allegheny Middle School “Skier” by Varun Kota North Allegheny Middle School

“Snowboarder in Air” by Brooke Himmelstein North Allegheny Middle School “Ice Skating” by Molly Zunski North Allegheny Middle School

“Pens vs. Caps” by Wyatt Hubler North Allegheny Middle School “Splits” by Nick Hubal North Allegheny Middle School

“Golden Opportunity” by Luke Schmidt Homer Center High School “Workers Forgotten” by Nick Ursiak Homer Center High School

“If Andy Warhol Played for the Pens” by Destiny Johnson Homer Center High School “Mike Tomlin” by Walter Haim West Allegheny High School

“Take it Outside” by Alex Pearson North Allegheny High School “Soccer” by Tommy Richten North Allegheny High School

“Right to Play” by Maki Mismas North Allegheny High School “Special Olympics” by Felicia Fantaske North Allegheny High School

“Marc-Andre Fleury Tribue” by Destiney Weber North Allegheny High School “Old Arena and New Arena” by Rachel Clark North Allegheny High School

“Cheerleading is a Sport” by Haleigh Mangieri and Kelly Babin North Allegheny High School “NA Football” by Anthony Peluso North Allegheny High School

“Basketball Hands” by Michael Janosco North Allegheny High School “Couch Potato” by Zach Karp, Jake Lennon and Drew Miller North Allegheny High School

“Classic Hockey” by Brandon Abbott North Allegheny High School “Supreme Commissioner” by Walter Haim West Allegheny High School

“Boxing” by Chris Wright North Allegheny High School “Teamwork” by Rob Hickey North Allegheny High School

“Speed it Up!” by Hannah Schumacher North Allegheny High School “Mike Alessi #800” by Leanna Noel North Allegheny High School

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