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KtB – One Year Later
Yes, it’s hard to believe, but it’s been an entire year since the installation of Knit the Bridge on that warm and sunny weekend 365 days ago. So much has happened and yet the pace of the past year has been remarkably slow compared to the 18 months leading up to the fabulous creative collaboration […]
Fabulous Celebration
Thanks to everyone for coming out and celebrating our community effort! We had a fabulous turnout – Over 3,000 fiber artists, friends, and fans came out for the Knit the Bridge community party. A big thanks to our sponsors for the Community Celebration – the Alcoa Foundation and the Cultural Trust! Thanks for helping to […]
Community Documented Images of the Install
Knit the Bridge has been an awesome journey of collaboration. Just as we’ve collaborated to put it up, so too are many different individuals and groups working on documenting the process. Enjoy this collection of images from a variety of photographers and vantage points. Want to see more? Check out recent media coverage: POP City […]
The Bridge Goes Up!
Watch this awesome time lapse Knit the Bridge videographer and participant made documenting the installation!
Meet the KtB Team: Ron Hartman!
If you’ve struggled to follow the behind the scenes business of insurance, permitting, contracting, and indemnification (what’s “indemnification?”) for Knit the Bridge, you’re not alone. At KtB, we’ve been learning as we go. And – thanks mainly to the expert guidance and advice of Ron Hartman – we have navigated the complicated waters. Ron Hartman […]
What does this cost and who is helping?
It all began with Amanda our outreach coordinator for Fiberart International 2013 produced by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. Amanda had this idea to “yarn-bomb” the Warhol Bridge and Knit the Bridge was born. As our technical adviser Norman Beck says, “this is an industrial project”; so it takes time to plan in order to ensure […]
Support Knit the Bridge
Knit the Bridge has officially launched our indiegogo campaign… and folks are wondering what in the world that is… Indiegogo is an online fundraising campaign (you may be familiar with Kickstarter) that uses a fundraising strategy called crowd sourcing. It’s a way for us to raise funds just like we’ve created Knit the Bridge. Everyone […]
Installation Time! (August 10th and 11th)
Are you ready to make history? Because we are. Knit the Bridge is getting ready for the Installation, Monitoring, and Removal of this historic piece of artwork and we need you to help put it up, keep it safe, and bring it down. While the upper installation will be done by professional riggers, the ground […]
Westmoreland County Knits the Bridge
Community Leader and guest blogger Amy Rustic talks about Westmoreland involvement from the Greensburg area. From the start Knit the Bridge has had great support from stitchers in every Southwestern Pennsylvanian county. Amy’s group formed in the Greensburg area and were responsible for at least (and this could be a total underestimation) 20 panels and […]
Meet the KtB Team: Venise!
What is that noise coming from Spinning Plate? It’s the knitting machines of course! Making panels for the towers. And Venise St.Pierre is the woman – she is our knitting machine guru and has the skills to prove it. Meet Venise… better yet, come on by Spinning Plate and really meet Venise… or just read […]
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