Tag Archive "fishtown"
Public Art That Vanished From Fishtown
Fishtown once was home to solid middle and lower income families. This started to change in the early 1980’s when I purchased my home. Thirty years later the real estate value of my house has increased by 600%. Every possible open lot and non-functional building is highly sought after for new housing, business and institutional construction and re-construction. Fishtown and nearby Kensington gradually, through the years, also became a home and hub for art and artist. There is much to be said of its economic and cultural effect but I’ll focus on public art that has vanished. Shissler playground, also ... More » »
Philadelphia Sculpture Gym – A community in Fishtown for artists and viewers, too
Hard work and dedication in equal strength are the prevailing under-current at Philadelphia Sculpture Gym, a building transformed into a sculpture community by a group of amazing volunteers. The Philadelphia Sculpture Gym, located on the border of Fishtown at 1834 E Frankford Avenue (next to the car wash at Norris Street), is a membership-based community workshop and gallery formed by founder and owner Darla Jackson. PSG is made possible in part by a $20,000 matching grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. More than an exhibition space, the 7,500 square ... More » »
News post – Napoleon fundraiser, congratulations to Andrea, Douglas Witmer in Europe, opportunities and more!
News Napoleon Gallery and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania are partnering for a fundraiser aimed at engaging artistically inclined young people. Forty artists have been invited to a charity art sale, with each artist contributing one piece of work; prices range from $40-$80, so it’s well within a thrifty budget. The proceeds are split fifty-fifty between the artists and Big Brothers Big Sisters SEPA for a 2013 educational art event. The fundraiser began last night, with the sale continuing today and Sunday from 2-6 PM. Keep in mind that it ‘s cash-only! Fishtown’s status as a cultural haven ... More » »
Sacred geometry and travels through time and space with Dechemia at Rebekah Templeton
The experience of art in a gallery requires spending sufficient time to allow the senses to be lifted into the world of the work on the walls surrounding you. Artists Isobel Sollenberg and John Gibbons (collectively known as Dechemia) have embraced this understanding of art viewing, designing their pieces like parts of an environment that welcome and threaten to swallow you whole as they beckon towards infinity, as though one were looking into an enchanted well. Dechemia, which in Latin translates to “of chemistry,” are currently presenting new works in the show “Outside of Time,” up at Rebekah Templeton Contemporary ... More » »
International paper — Harmony and Contrast at Highwire Gallery
”Harmony and Contrast” at Highwire Gallery introduces a variety of works on paper with both Eastern and Western cultural flavors. The exhibit presents complex techniques and a simple and sophisticated blend of craft to art and art to craft. The idea of this exhibit came to Piety Choi, who curated the show and participates, when she visited Korea in June, 2012, and in October, 2011, to participate in the Ansan International Art Fair and the Incheon Women Art Biennale. Choi met a few talented Korean artists and realized that they were all using paper as the main material to create dimensional works. ... More » »
The secret’s out – Gravy rocks Fishtown with art, music and performance
Gravy Gallery is the best keep secret in Fishtown’s Frankford Avenue art corridor. How it remains so is way beyond the volume of sound that comes from its location. Gravy is a collaborative photography workspace and photo gallery located in Liberty Vintage Motorcycles, 2212 Sepviva St, Loading Dock 1, across from Konrad Square between Susquehanna Ave and Dauphin St. Emma Stern along with Katie Tackman and Ben Riley co-found Gravy in January 2011. Their first known exhibition was in April 2011. This month Gravy presents “Well Read” a photographic exhibition by Evan Foster. Evan explains, “The photographs seek to re-contextualize these objects ... More » »
Pictures from Fishtown – Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and the Trenton Ave Arts Fair
Fishtown hosted the 7th Annual Trenton Avenue Arts Festival last weekend, featuring the Kinetic Sculpture Derby. Thousands of people attended the two events with over one hundred vendors presenting their works and services. The festival was held under a warm brilliant sun and a beautiful blue sky. This too could describe the spirit that flowed through the crowd. The Kinetic Sculpture Derby was wisely re-routed through the Fishtown neighborhood. This drew many more people to the pavements, corners and their front doors. Some people, to their delight, got to see this parade of imagination for the first time. Each year this festival ... More » »
