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  • A community bake oven fills a vacant lot on the North Side

    A Community Bake Oven Fills A Vacant Lot in the North Side Adrian McCoy  June 21, 2016 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Neu Kirche invited three artists “to engage with a space on the North Side and to activate it,” said artist M. Michelle Illuminato, who has transformed one lot into “Tripoli Street BakeYard” — a place where…

  • Tripoli Street BakeYard

    Tripoli Street BakeYard sprouting up in vacant North Side lot May 13, 2016 By Maya Henry / NEXT Pittsburgh A handmade cob bake oven and a huge arrow-shaped picnic table for community gatherings will soon transform a vacant lot on the North Side into a culturally vibrant space. As part of Fallow Grounds, a series of…

  • Three Rivers Arts Festival Goes Out of Mainstream

    Three Rivers Arts Festival Goes Out of Mainstream This year’s festival discovers, explores and showcases sights, sounds and experiences not often in the spotlight. Popular, classic attractions are back as well. “Lose something? Then visit Michelle Illuminato’s “Lost+Found Factory,” where festival-goers can describe an object they’ve lost — say your favorite toy as a child…

  • Walking Tour!

    with curator Nadine Wasserman!   Date: Thursday, June 11, 2015 Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM Registration: Free, but RSVPs are appreciated at publicartpittsburgh.org Meeting location: Michelle Illuminato’s Lost + Found Factory, the former Visit Pittsburgh kiosk, around 450 Liberty Avenue Notes: Event takes place rain or shine, but thunderstorms will cancel the tour. Join the…

  • Public Art Converges at the Point

    Brandon Getz’s article “Public Art Converges at the Point” M. Michelle Illuminato’s Lost + Found Factory pays tribute to the city’s industrial history, merging it with the personal history of festival-goers as it attempts to manufacture lost things. “She not only wants to make a factory where you can watch things being made,” explains Wasserman,…