Tag Archive "jennie-shanker"
News – Jason Lazarus, Knapp Gallery closing, Richard Torchia at CENTERpieces, and curators, curators, curators
News Jason Lazarus will take your unwanted photos Do you have photos that are too painful to keep around? If so, Chicago-based artist Jason Lazarus will take them. He’s collecting unwanted photos for an art installation. There’s no need to provide the background for the photos, and if you feel they are too private to be shown, the artist will display them face down. Lazarus can pick them up on Sunday February 5 from 10 AM – 7 PM. E-mail him at jasonlazarus.photo@gmail.com or call 312-953-2885. Knapp Gallery closing Old City’s Knapp Gallery is closing up shop at the end of ... More » »
News: The Other Art Fair, Gallatin and #Occupytheory, Art Writing at AUX, and more!
News Other Art Fair cuts out middleman The Other Art Fair launches in London on November 25 and bills itself as a direct way for artists to sell to collectors. The fair is unlike others because it allows for the 100 chosen artists to offer their work directly to the public. Artists showcase their work to collectors, curators and gallerists on their own terms, and that is definitely a unique and refreshing approach.
News: Warren Angle’s passing, John Vick at NWAA, Wooster Collective at Print Center, and more…
News Warren Angle died Friday We are sad to bring you the news that Warren Angle passed away on Friday, September 9 after a long battle with cancer. Angle, an artist, was the exhibitions director of the Fleisher Art Memorial for many years. He will certainly be missed by many. There’s a Facebook page set up as a memorial for Warren.
FLUX Re-task picture post
Here’s a few pictures from last night’s Re-task up at FLUXspace. The event was packed and there were a lot of really creative things being made and a lot of very good energy. I have more photos at flickr.
McKinley School outdoor classrooms
Ed. note: This is my Weekly article about the McKinley School/Mural Arts Program project organized by (among others), Jennie Shanker. The piece ran Oct. 29, 2003 and I’m putting it here to get it in the artblog archives. I’m still looking for my photos and will put them in when I find them. school’S OUT Artist Jennie Shanker, drill in hand, is making final adjustments to the two new outdoor classrooms at the William Mckinley school. The classrooms look like pocket parks–charming and unexpected, nestled into niches on the sides of the school. They were completed under the city and ... More » »
School art programs on the chopping block
Bleeding Heart Alert: This post contains material of an activist nature. Nakeem Burton and Jose Vizcarrondo, Edison High School, from the Philadelphia School District All City art exhibit up now until June 9 at the School Administration Building. Yesterday’s Inquirer had a story in the B section about the Philly School District cutting back on art in the schools. Specifically, the cuts are in the contract programs between the District and the Mural Arts Program and one other unnamed contractor (perhaps the Philadelphia Museum of Art) that bring artists in to the schools to work with students to create murals ... More » »
