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News post – Philly’s Knight Arts noms, A&BC Awards approach, Dona Nelson at Callicoon, opportunities and more!
News We’re not at the finish line yet, but this is turning out to be a banner year for visual arts in the Knight Arts Challenge: of the 69 finalists, you’ll find included InLiquid, Philadelphia Sculptors, David Guinn, BAJ Design, Theresa Rose, Vox Populi and Grizzly Grizzly. The full list includes many more of our fav. Good on all of you! The full list of finalists, selected from over 1,200 applicants and their project ideas, is available online at the Knight Foundation. The Arts & Business Council wants to enlist you in determining the award recipients for the A&BC Awards Celebration ... 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 » »
News post – $1M for Philly from ArtPlace, spandex outfits for buildings
News Three Philadelphia organizations engaged in creative placemaking projects have received ArtPlace Grants: The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy has won $200,000 for a project on the Delaware Waterfront; the University City District has won $375,000 for design upgrades and art installations at the Porch; and the Asian Arts Initiative has been awarded $450,000 to commission work in the Chinatown area. More information about the ArtPlace Grants can be found here. The new executive director of the Main Line Art Center is photographer Amie Potsic, long time Director of Career Development Program at the Center for Emerging Visual Artists. ... More » »
artblog Art Safari double episodes–Episode 13 at Fjord, plus Extra at Highwire
We made a number of stops on Frankford Avenue on our June First Friday safari. For Safari Episode 13, we stopped at Fjord for Spectator Sport, an all-video exhibit. The gallery is only two shows old, but already impressive. We saw wrestlers arrayed like June Taylor dancers and moving words embedded in colorful abstractions. They were just two of the video works from 10 (or more, depending on who’s counting) artists living across America and Canada. We also included a short Extra episode in this post (look below #13), in which we talk to Rochelle Dinkin at Highwire Gallery. Episode 13: Extra: Here’s ... More » »
May First Friday, Frankford Ave
The super hip 2100 block of Frankford Avenue was hopping on First Friday. With people spilling out onto the sidewalk, the biggest crowd was at Rocket Cat Café, on the corner of Frankford and East Norris. They were hosting ‘Give Pizza Chance:’ a pizza party at the opening of their pizza-themed art show. As someone who is allergic to pizza, I didn’t exactly go into this show with much hope of liking it, but its whimsy won me over.
Fired up about clay–we take a tour
We talk too much. So when we go out looking at art, we end up talking to everyone we see, which means we see less than we ought to. Imagine therefore how we jumped at the chance to take a bus ride and see lots of the NCECA clay shows on an enforced schedule. Otherwise we would never get around to them, given our propensity to stop and chat and the shows’ short duration. The Northern Liberties/Fishtown tour Wednesday was just the ticket. Our tour leader, Casey Porter, is part of the Claymobile posse. He was amazing–energetic, resourceful, and gracious. ... More » »
Art and technology in Kensington
Much of the work around the Kensington area this month questions the divide between technology and artist. First up is the Brad Troemel Pre-career Retrospective at Extra Extra Gallery. The gallery directors curated the show entirely from Troemel’s website selecting images of work, installations, and videos and installing the show without consulting the artist in the process. On the Extra Extra website they explain: “This gesture of presenting work without the consent of the creator is emblematic of immaterial art’s free movement into any receptive home.”
Report from Fishtown
[Editor's note: Longtime Fishtown resident Roman Blazic want to make sure everyone knows all the stuff that's cooking in Fishtown on First Friday. Here's what he had to say.] Piety Choi at Highwire First Friday in Fishtown continues to grow along Frankford Avenue and the surrounding streets. The more recent art attractions include The Angler Movement Arts Center, 1550 Montgomery Ave. and Perpetua, 2041 Frankford Ave., 215-634-4447. Add these to the other established exhibition galleries such as Bambi, Germ Book Store, Rocket Cat Café, Highwire and Little Berlin and you’ll find a unique environment of art’s variety. Nathan Perpetua presented ... More » »
What we want to see Friday
Here it is First Friday again. Things are hopping all over town and here are a few picks for you. Hope to see you out there. Heather Jo Wingate, paper doll VALLEY OF THE DOLLSHoneymilk at Topstitch Boutiqueopening reception friday april 4th, 20086-10 pmtopstitch boutique311 market stphila pa, 19106215 238 8877 A variety of dolls by, holy honeymilk! look at this list! derek ihnatabigail brulyheather jo wingatejames ulmersteven dufalajoslyn newmanmarta abrantessue whitevida russellj.l. shnabelgerold mooneysarah huntcarrie powellamy millererin sweeney by Amze Emmons World Headquarterspaintings and prints by Amze EmmonsInLiquid at the BridePainted Bride Cafe Gallery, 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PAFriday ... More » »
What we want to see Friday–that’s TODAY!!
Sorry we didn’t get this up earlier, y’ll but we hope to see you out and about tonight! love, libby and roberta SPACE 1026Spaceman, a print by Drive By Press Space 1026 tops our agenda with a print extravaganza that includes printing “in the gutter” according to the press release. We don’t know what that means, but we love the way it sounds. This is a collaborative printmaking exhibitionfeaturing works by Cannonball Press, Howling Print Studio, Drive By Pressand many, many more! So we will be there. Many affordable prints will be for sale so bring some bucks and get ... More » »
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