Social Events included in the conference:

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Welcome Reception at the Andy Warhol Museum

The Andy Warhol Museum is a vital forum in which diverse audiences of artists, scholars and the general public are galvanized through creative interaction with the art and life of Andy Warhol. The Warhol is ever-changing and constantly re-defining itself in relation to contemporary life, using its unique collections and dynamic, interactive programming as tools.

Located on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, The Warhol is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and is a collaborative project of the Carnegie Institute, Dia Center for the Arts, and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Opened in 1994, the Museum features extensive permanent collections of art and archives on one of the most influential American artists of the twentieth century. It is also a primary resource for anyone seeking insights into contemporary art and popular culture.

 

Thursday, September 10, 2009
Dinner at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is open every day of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's days. Located five miles east of downtown Pittsburgh, the Zoo is a 77-acre facility that is home to thousands of animals representing hundreds of diverse species. Committed to education, research, and wildlife conservation, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is actively involved in 23 Species Survival Plans and proudly exhibits 22 threatened or endangered species. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is one of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the country.

The PPG Aquarium - The PPG Aquarium, which opened in June of 2000, has the theme Diversity of Water, and features state-of-the-art exhibits such as a crawl-through stingray tunnel, a two-story shark tank and unique revolving tanks (the first of their kind to be exhibited publicly). A wide array of aquatic species from a variety of watery habitats include penguins, sharks, a Pacific giant octopus, jellyfish, potbellied sea horses, an electric eel, live coral, and much more. The PPG Aquarium is Pennsylvania's only public aquarium.

 

Friday, September 11, 2009
Farewell Dinner at the Henry Clay Frick Art and Historical Center

Clayton, the Pittsburgh home of wealthy industrialist Henry Clay Frick, has been restored and is open to the public through guided tours. The house teems with decorative arts and an extensive art collection including portraits of the Frick family. The house has a sense of elegance and yet ultimately its primary purpose as a family home is paramount. The Victorian house was purchased in the summer of 1882. His daughter Helen lovingly preserved the interior arts and furnishings of Clayton, where she lived until her death in 1984.

The mansion, museum, and historical center is located in Pittsburgh, PA on the corner of Homewood and Penn Avenues. For those interested in art or in Pennsylvania history, Frick (1849-1919) is a big name. Henry Clay Frick was a millionaire by the time he was 30, eventually forming United States Steel, with Andrew Carnegie Frick in 1881. With his wife, Adelaide Childs Frick, he purchased the house in 1882, and remodeled it extensively in the years that followed. They had four children here, although only two survived, and Clayton was also where Mr. Frick's love of art began to become an obsession.

Through the tour interesting tidbits can be gleamed such as that Clayton had electricity before the White House, or items of historical importance such as on July 4, 1902 when President Teddy Roosevelt was a guest for an 8 course luncheon along with 21 other men, including of course Roosevelt's host.