Date: Friday, April 3rd - Saturday, June 20th, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 2 - 5pm, or by appointment.
An Exhibition curated by Sheila D. Ali with local and international exhibiting Artists in all media: Abira Ali, Alberto Almarza, Bill Shannon, Dougie Duerring, Eliza Henderson, Etta Cetera, Katy Dement, Laverne Kemp, Lisa Demagall, Nino Balistrieri (ACBIII), Michael “Fig” Magniafico, Merrily Mossman McAllister, Ryder Henry, Sandra Streiff, Sheila Ali & Waylon Richmond.
Family workshops & camps to take place the IFCI & CMOA
The Big Little Show exhibition education programming is a collaboration between the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination & the Carnegie Museum of Art of Pittsburgh & the Wisdom Arts Laboratory of Los Angles, California.
For decades people have been influenced and awed by the perfection of the fantastical miniature rooms in the Carnegie Museum of Art, and some of them are even inspired to make very small things of their own.
The Big Little Show: Art in Miniature Exhibition Abstract:
There is a kind of enthusiast; one who strives to create their own little universe. Whether it be fascinating handcrafted glass insects, fairy houses in the woods, science fiction models hanging in the air, or secret tiny salad bowls on top of a fire hydrants, these artists all agree to make things small. Perhaps these Miniaturists are a little cultish, and most likely even obsessed with keeping house in a make-believe tiny home, but what better way to manifest ones aspirations, hopes and dreams than through nurturing the imagination in the art of minituria? In this exhibition and series of events, we will explore the infinitely vast and curious of the very small. Like the sculptural portraits made on the head of a pin in the 14th century, these artists have found the tiniest bits of happiness and perfection in expressions of art and craft in miniature. Perhaps it is to make this big world small again: un mundus parvus iterum.
Exhibition receptions for The Big Little Show at the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination:
Opening reception April 3rd
Artist reception May 1st
Closing reception June 5th
Mini Art Artist Workshop Series Education Schedule at the Carnegie Museum of Art 12:30 – 4:30 pm:
April 11 Abira Ali & Eliza Henderson of Wisdom Arts Laboratory – Mini Electronics
April 12 Sheila Ali of IF Center or Imagination -Miniature Board Games
May 17 TBA
Exhibition runs April 3rd – June 20th 2015.
Gallery hours Saturdays 2 -5 pm or by appointment.
Family Workshops to take place at CMOA: see above schedule.
Call or go online for more scheduled camps at the IFCI.
For more information on guided tours, workshops, field-trips for the exhibition
The Big Little Show: Art in Miniature*
Contact Sheila Ali, IFCI Director sheiladali@irmafreeman.org
5006 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Gallery: 412-924-0634
*The Big Little Show available for Group Tours with Make & Take Workshops (ages 6 and up). Please email to Sheila Ali for more information: sheiladali@irmafreeman.org
Also see Spring Break Camp: “The Little Big Show: an exploration in Miniature Finery” & Summer Camps.
Miniature Board Games
Miniature Painting
Miniature Models
Miniature Pinhole photography
Miniature Landscaping
Miniature People Craft
Miniature Book Making
Miniature Worlds
Miniature Waterworks