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Last Updated: 8/10/2009

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Gender: Female
Status: Swinger
Age: 24
Sign: Gemini

City: Pittsburgh. Braddock.
State: PENNSYLVANIA
Country: US
Signup Date: 5/13/2006
Monday, March 09, 2009 



Dorothy 6 was the first art gallery to be located in Braddock. The town is about 6 miles east from downtown
Pittsburgh. Due to the lack of assistance by local administration to secure a building of its own, the
art and performance space will move its efforts to the neighborhood of
Bloomfield in Pittsburgh and be renamed The Nerve. Mancuso, the
founder and curator, maintains a Braddock residency and will continue
the search to secure a new location for Dorothy 6 in Braddock.

Dorothy 6 was named after a dismantled Duquesne blast Furnace 'Dorothy' which employed many of the residents of the Mon Valley when in operation. US Steel shut down the furnace which meant the loss of many jobs and a further decline of Braddock's population and economy.
 
Braddock is still home to United States Steel Corporation’s J. Edgar Thomson Works which is in operation. It is also home to America’s oldest Carnegie Library.

Dorothy 6 was opened in December 2006 when curator Mancuso moved exhibitions from ON in Garfield and relocated to Library Street. Mancuso opened the venue with the 'T-shirt Show Part II', exhibiting hand made t-shirts from 30 Pittsburgh Locals with films by Tony Buba, and live music from Fuck Telecorpse.

Dorothy 6 exhibitions included:
. T-shirt Show Part II, with 30 local artists. 12/2006
. Reinformation, collage and assemblage from Richard Scnapp and Michael Leahy. 2/2007
. About Us, new paintings by Jennifer Lee. 3/2007
. You Never Can Hold Back Spring, an epic installation by Swoon, Chris Stain, Leslie Stem. 4/2007.
. Dorothy 6 closes its doors and The Ohringer Building (offering studio space to mostly artists from Pittsburgh) is locked without warning and tenants are removed summer 2007....
. HotMetalMoon, with live music and performances. 10/2007. Mancuso organized the event which was held at the Braddock boat launch.

The preceding art and performance venues operated by and some founded by Mancuso have included:

ON - Penn Ave. Garfield, PA. 2006
Paint & Body - Penn Ave. Wilkinsburg, PA. 2005-06
Arrow Gallery - Penn Ave. East Liberty, PA. 2005
Spinning Plates - Baum Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA. 2004-05
Garfield Artworks - Garfield, PA. 2000 - 2004

The Nerve - opens to the public March 13, 2009. With new artwork by Blair Burkhart and live music from Naomi, Evil twin and Red Fox. from 7 - 11:00 PM. Exhibition runs through April.

contact mancuso for more info:
laurimancuso@msn.com




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