Kites fly over Market Square.

Excursion: Mix-N-Match

April 2016

Making kites in Market Square.
Making kites in Market Square. Photo by Dashawn Gray.

We went to Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh to experience the 2016 Market Square Public Art Program project, Mix-N-Match. The artwork by Dutch artist Allard van Hoorn turned the Square into a record player. It featured several tracks of music by community groups.

Hula hooping in Market Square.
Hula hooping in Market Square.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Hazelwood was one of the community groups to participate in making sounds for the tracks. Edith and a group of Hazelwood residents created tape drawings and van Hoorn recorded the noise.

We had a fun day of creating kites, playing games, and enjoying the public art.