Hello Deb,
While this was not a museum collaboration, but rather a collaboration
between an artist, a local arts organization and a whole lot of other
parties...it was pretty darn cool. Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Bridge (also
known as the Seventh Street Bridge, also known as one of the 3 Sisters
Bridges) was massively yarn bombed last year. The partnership aspect was
interesting- it brought together a lot of communities that don't typically
intersect, and the reception from the public was very warm (yes, that might
be a pun- I worked in downtown at the time, so walking across the bridge
every day was very cool!). The blankets also didn't go to waste- they were
washed and repurposed for distribution to local shelters.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/andy-warhol-bridge-yarn_n_3745775.html
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2013/08/10/andy-warhol-bridge-yarn-bombed/
http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/The-412/August-2013/30-Amazing-Photos-of-the-Warhol-Bridge-Yarn-Bombing/#.U-vJwvldWaI
And it looks like Knit the Bridge has inspired a local library to do the
same thing: https://knitthebridge.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/inspired-by-ktb/
.
I'm sure if you reached out to the Fiberarts Guild or the organizers of
Knit the Bridge, they'd be happy to contribute.
Cheers,
Tracey Berg-Fulton, M.Litt.
Collections Database Associate
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, PA
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Dina Friedman <[log in to unmask]>
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> Deb,
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> Check out the Hudson River Museum's website. They are in the midst of an
> amazing yarn bomb project.
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> Dina
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> Dina R Friedman
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> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:31 AM, Deb Fuller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hello all,
>>
>> Has your museum, art gallery, or cultural institution hosted, put on, or
>> supported a yarn bomb? If so, could you please fill out this short survey
>> about the project?
>>
>> https://tinyurl.com/museumyarnbomb
>>
>> I'm a masters student at the University of Leicester and doing research
>> for my masters thesis on museum yarn bomb projects. Specifically, I am
>> looking at the return on investment for these projects as well as if there
>> are ways to engage the volunteer knitters and crocheters who work on the
>> project after it is completed.
>>
>> If you have any questions or need more information, please don't hesitate
>> to contact me.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Deb Fuller
>>
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