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Created: Jul 3, 2010
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Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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Mattress Factory Garden Party 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 The
2010 Urban Garden Party: Pics or It Didn't Happen.
And like that, it's over. The 2010 Urban Garden Party was a
smashing success. Our sincerest thanks go out to everyone who attended
and to everyone who helped get the word out. For the first time ever,
the event sold out! Everyone here is absolutely blown away by the
support. Through ticket sales, silent auction purchases, individual
donations and event sponsorships, we raised just about $200,000 for the
museum. This is money that will be used to support upcoming
exhibitions, educational
& community programming, and museum operations. We can't say it
enough. Thank you.
There has been a lot of media coverage and web
activity surrounding the event (most of which is aggregated below), but
perhaps my favorite quote comes from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's
Marylynn Uricchio:
What's most interesting about this popular
event is the way it cuts across the borders of age and economics to
attract a lively, diverse and always colorful crowd. The installation
art museum has done a wonderful job of appealing to a mass audience
while it continues to stay on the edge, thanks to co-directors Barbara
Luderowski and Michael Olijnyk.
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