Thanks Tracey!

I e-mailed the coordinator of the project today so I'm hoping to get a
response back.

And if anyone on here is from the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts or the
Fiberarts Guild, please get in touch!!

Deb Fuller


On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Tracey Berg-Fulton <
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> 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]
> > wrote:
>
>> Deb,
>>
>> Check out the Hudson River Museum's website.  They are in the midst of an
>> amazing yarn bomb project.
>>
>> Dina
>>
>> Dina R Friedman
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>> www.linkedin.com/in/dinarosefriedman
>> 914 815 7285
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:31 AM, Deb Fuller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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