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Philagrafika–90 venues, holy smokes!

Philagrafika 2010, the largest international city-wide art festival in Philadelphia, celebrating the vitality of printmaking, opens this Friday, and with 90 different venues and events to consider; what’s an art lover to do?  Well, we’re going to help you here with some tips and picks.

Shanghai and Singapore post alert

Philagrafika head dude Jose Roca is posting about his travels in Asia on a Warhol Grant on the Philagrafika blog. His most recent post, from Singapore and Shanghai, is full of great information and images. Check it out. And thanks to Caitlin Perkins for letting us know about this!!!

Summer Solstice Benefit for Philagrafika

We mentioned this a month ago, so I deem it time for a reminder–We’ll be MC-ing the Summer Solstice Benefit for Philagrafika tonight, 5:30 to 9, at Bahdee Bahdu‘s new location near the Crane in Kensington at 1522 N. American St. Who will be there besides us and a lot of the artists who donated work? Why Hizzoner the Mayor and City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez. The festivities mark the kick off for Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious an international contemporary art festival slated for January-April, 2010. The fundraising event is an opportunity to snarf up some of the 150 ... More » »

What we’re up to

For those of you who can’t stand reading about what the bloggers Libby and Roberta are doing, stop reading now. The rest of you, continue below to read our fabulous exploits soon to come. May 19, 2008Honorary Doctorates of Fine Arts at Moore College of Art and Design Can you believe this? We’re going to have a real opportunity to give a real kiss to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, the guest speaker at Moore College of Art and Design graduation! Here’s a picture of him. Mayor Michael Nutter, who we’ve been kissing in cyber space, will be close enough for ... More » »

Print crazy–Philadelphia rolls the presses

Ben Franklin demonstrates his printing press Philagrafika is unveiling its new annual portfolio next week (5-6 p.m., Sept. 20th, 728 South Broad Street), and as I mentioned the other day, Shelley Spector has created a print portfolio with a somewhat different angle (post here). I asked Philagrafika Executive Director Teresa Jaynes if the organization was feeling the heat of competition, but Jaynes answered that Philadelphia’s hunger for prints is healthy and growing. A sure sign of that is that four new print shops have opened their doors in Philadelphia, in the past couple of years, bringing the number of fine ... More » »

Weekly Update 2 – Jose Roca at Philagrafika

Also in the Weekly this week, my article about Philagrafika’s new curator, Jose Roca. Below is the copy. Clash City RocaPhilly scores a world-class talent. Young artists are pouring into Philadelphia and pumping up the city’s art scene. Joining them is an esteemed young curator who’s come all the way from Bogotá. Jose Roca, who co-curated the 2006 Sao Paolo Biennial, will officially arrive in Philly with his family in 2008. Meanwhile, as newly appointed artistic director of Philagrafika, he slips in and out of town to give presentations on the 2010 print festival and check out local schools with ... More » »