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News: West Collects (with the mayor), 3rd Ward in Philly,Tina Barney lecture and more!

News West Collection launches $300,000 art acquisition project–$100,000 set aside for Philly artists It was all about money outside City Hall the other day as Occupy Phladelphia protested economic issues; and it was all about money inside, too, when Paige West, with Mayor Nutter by her side, announced plans for a $300,000 arts acquisition project on the part of the West Collection, with $100,000 earmarked for Philadelphia artists. “West Collects” has no fee to apply, and the winners will be selected in April 2012. Any artists over the age of eighteen working in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, installation or video mediums ... More » »

CONSTRUCT, from CFEVA, at the Ice Box

Big is what the Ice Box exhibition space requires. CONSTRUCT, CFEVA‘s show there, delivers the goods.

Diverse Meanderings at CFEVA and Tiger Strikes Asteroid

There is a smorgasbord of styles at the Center for Emerging Visual Artists right now. The show, entitled Beyond Abstraction, was assembled by visiting curator Katrin Elia and consists of eight artists with mediums as wide-ranging as video and encaustic to fabric and wood. With such disparity even within the realm of abstractions, it is necessary to focus on a few aspects of the show.

Live & local at the PMA

Matthew Neff, Sugar Chandelier,” one of the current CFEVA artists on exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of art in honor of CFEVA’s 25th anniversary. Nearly everyone in Philadelphia gripes about how the best way for a local artist to get in the Philadelphia Museum of Art is to die. But there’s a works on paper show up right now–Emerging to Established: Twenty-five Years of the Center for Emerging Visual Artists–the first ever CFEVA exhibit there, that belies the gripe. Serena Perrone, I.II, another current CFEVA artist in the exhibit. The exhibit, which looks great, is of 49 works by 25 ... More » »

Weekly Update 2 – Fall Guide

This week’s Weekly has my fall guide piece about what’s hot this fall in the art scene. Below’s the copy with some pictures. More at flickr And for pictures of the ICA show, here and for the Perelman building here. PAIRED DOWNExhibits on music, food and lace come in twos.Two is the operative number this fall, with several well-paired shows offering a double-dip of art. Two music-filled exhibits will be hot stuff for the ears; two photography shows on food (and eaters) contemplate hunger and excess; and two shows on lace raise thoughts about the fabric of life. Also gamely ... More » »

Biz newz and flash in the panties

While trailing all the hot spots that Roberta visited the week before (23 Degrees at the Ice Box and Naked Paper at Tower Gallery) I picked up some bits of info worth sharing. On the business side, the enormous Crane Arts Building is fully rented out as of Sept. 1, co-owner Nick Kripal said when I bumped into him at the CFEVA 23 Degrees exhibit. Wow!!! Busybee Design moved in to a first floor space, Pig Iron Theatre Company will be performing at the Ice Box space there for the Fringe, while an architectural sculpture installation (of rammed earth, a ... More » »

23 Degrees of Art at the Icebox

I saw five wonderful shows last week. I’ll tell you here about 23 Degrees at the Icebox Project Space a CFEVA show with 23 new associate artists making a debut. It’s a massive show, each artist represented by more than one work, but because it isn’t curated it’s a show of individuals whose works don’t speak so much with the neighbors. That said, it’s a strong show of strong works. Jarrett Min Davis’s futuro mystery painting in 23 Degrees at the Icebox Many but not all of the artists are new to me and what surprised me was to discover ... More » »

More! Another Second Thursday opening

As soon as I put that last post up about what’s opening this Thursday I knew I had missed something. Here it is, another great-sounding exhibit in the East Girard Arts Corridor. This one’s at the fabulous Crane Art Center‘s fabulous Icebox: 23 DegreesArtists in CFEVA’S Career Development ProgramCrane Art Center – IceboxJuly 11 – July 28, 2007Opening Reception: Thursday, July 12th 5:30- 8:30Hours: Thursday, 1:00- 6:00Friday – Sunday, 12:00- 6:00 Julia Blaukopf, Chemical Bikers, in the show 23 Degrees at the Icebox Paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, photography, video and installtion. One artist, Andrea Cote, will be making a site ... More » »

Ava Blitz at CFEVA

Ava Blitz, Stone Tree, from her show at CFEVA. artblog pal, Ava Blitz, has a show of carvings, castings and small furniture-like assemblages at CFEVA, and the work looks great! Archaic Smile: New Works in Relief and Sculpture by Ava Blitz.The Felicity “Bebe” R. Benoliel GalleryThe Center for Emerging Visual Artists237 South 18th Street, Suite 3AHours: Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pmSaturday 1 pm – 3 pm Here’s what Ava says about the new work:This work alludes to the passage of time, petrified in stone or concrete. Lines become blurred and distinctions ambiguous between fossil and artifact, natural ... More » »