History/Founders

It began as a conversation at a meeting of Pittsburgh Hackers when an event was being discussed by Tree Pittsburgh that combined the work of artists and computer geeks. I said "Sounds like a festival to me." And you know what happens when you make a suggestion at a meeting.....

The Geek Art/Green Innovators Festival (GAGI FEST) premiered in 2010 as the first Pittsburgh community event to join World Environment Day in 2010.  Since then, we have had hundreds of artists participate, dozens of scientists and universities, non profits and governmental agencies come to share their work, their passions and their future projects.

See every GA/GI @ https://gagifestival.blogspot.com/ our archives.

While some of them are no longer, we salute the following business participants and people for their many years of support:

(in alphabetical order)

Art Energy Design

Artica Gallery

Assemble

Bloomfield Garfield Corporation

Boom

City of Pittsburgh/Bill Peduto

Friendship Development

Irma Freeman Center

KST Dance Alloy

Most Wanted Fine Art

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Pittsburgh Glass Center

Pittsburgh Technology Council
Rhetorical Artz

Robin's Nest

Sprout

Union Project
Urban Tree Forge

And Special Thanks to: Adam Keene, Kim Chestney, Kristin Barker, Susan Constanse, Connie Cantor, Nina and Jason Sauer, Nina Barbuto, Michelle Morris, Amber Epps, Samantha Ginsberg Janera Solomon, David Edwads, and many, many others

Christine Bethea

Director, Team GAGI