An exhibit of bright ideas

Annex Gallery
May 8, 2009 through June 27, 2009

A public reception will be held during
Gallery Night, Friday, June 12, 2009 from 7–10 p.m.

Check out the bright ideas of regional inventors vying for the $10,000 top prize in the InnovationErie: Design Competition on view through June 27, 2009 in the Annex Gallery. The exhibit spans the gamut from a contemporary accessory stand, to an alternative to the common grocery store shopping basket, to a disposable cover for a stethoscope chest piece. A Best of Show Award will be selected by the public, so plan to cast a vote for your favorite entry.

InnovationErie: Design Competition is the creation of SAM & ED (science, art, manufacturing, engineering, design), a group of professionals with varied backgrounds, whose mission is to help the regional economy by developing ideas for products that can be made locally.

Innovation Erie is the creation of “SAM & ED” (Science, Art, Manufacturing, Engineering, Design), a regional, voluntary unincorporated collaborative that serves as a catalyst for interdisciplinary initiatives. The contest was created to share with you who we are, celebrate these unknown ideas unique to our community, and bring together the creative and business communities in the pursuit of shared, economic goals for the region.

Our partners include the Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Edinboro University, Startup Incubator, Northwestern Pennsylvania and Erie Keystone Innovation Zones, McDonald Illig Jones & Britton, Erie Times-News, Erie Art Museum, eBizIT PA, GoErie.com, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College and the Plastics Technology Center at Penn State Behrend. Without their support, this contest would not have been possible!