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‘Tell All’: Marie Ulmer at U Arts and an exhibition of broadsides by 15 small presses at Kelly Writers House

92-year old Fishtown resident, Marie Ulmer, studied at Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Design, the predecessor of University of the Arts, and was a long-time illustrator at the Free Library. Tell All, which can be seen through Oct. 14 at U Arts’ 817 Gallery (on the 8th floor of the Anderson Building, 222 S. Broad St.) is her first solo exhibition, and long overdue.

New collaborative residency for artist and writer–ArtsEdge

New residencies for an artist and a writer, with subsidized rent for for living and working space near Penn, were announced by Kelly Writers House and Penn Design. The ArtsEdge residencies will provide shared living and working space for an “emergent” writer and artist for a year. The goal is to inspire interdisciplinary exploration (and to bring the action close to Penn’s campus in West Philadelphia). The application is due by Aug. 8, 2008. Here’s more info from the press release: Residencies last for one year and include a dedicated studio for each writer/artist, shared living space, and close affiliation ... More » »

Shadow World at Kelly Writers House tomorrow

Click To Play David Kessler, who does the magic on our video series Look! It’s Libby and Roberta is having a screening of his heartbreaking Shadow World videos tomorrow night, Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Kelly Writers House. Shadow World, which documents people who live or work or hang out in Kensington under the El, is riveting when seen small on the internet. The short pieces (a ten-minute clip showing several episodes will screen) will be very powerful when projected large. The series tells much about a part of the city and its inhabitants most people never see. Shadow World is ... More » »