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James Oliver Gallery (JOG) has a lot to celebrate. Owner James Oliver will be moving to California to open a second location in the city of Sebastopol, north of San Francisco in Sonoma County. The Philadelphia gallery will welcome a new Director & Curator, Veronica Scarpellino, as it celebrates its 3rd Year Anniversary.
Installation sculptor Yi Sheng, encaustic painter Karen Freedman and photographer Mark Fields will be showcased in the exhibit “Prime” to celebrate this pivotal moment in JOG’s life as a destination gallery in Philadelphia.
Catalogs of “Prime” will be available.
James Oliver Gallery
“Prime”
Yi Sheng, Karen Freedman, Mark Fields
Catalogs available
Reception: Saturday, September 12, 2009 • 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Exhibit runs Sept. 12 – Oct. 11, 2009
www.jamesolivergallery.com
723 Chestnut Street • 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215.923.1242
www.twitter.com/JOGphilly
www.jamesolivergallery.blogspot.com
10th Annual Philadelphia Open Studio Tours
East of Broad: October 3-4, 2009
12-6pm Saturday and Sunday
906 Christian St
Philadelphia, PA 19147-3808
(215) 625-2424
In the continuation of a tradition, Projects Gallery announces Fresh! 2009, the annual autumnal show of emerging artists and work that is new to the city. Selected by Director Helen Meyrick, these artists diversely employ sculpture, site-specific installation, video, photography, painting and drawing.
This year’s work provides wildly disparate visuals as these artists grapple with the ephemera and trappings of contemporary culture. Of special concern to many of the artists is the vortex of consumerist culture and the effort to combat the notion that objects equal worth. There is a palpable frustration in many of the works of Fresh! 2009. One arrives at a sense of the artist’s struggle with emotions and structural institutions too strong and terrible to tear down directly. There is an eye to nature – perhaps of special resonance to this generation, and entanglements organic, technological, and emotional permeate the works.
Less figurative than previous shows, even the representational art seeks to subvert what the viewer assumes they are being shown. There is an undermining and overlapping of preconceived structures, both literal buildings and social relationships. Clutter is evident in many of the works, either as overwhelming cacophony or as order within the chaos. Ambivalently about perceived dissonance and suffocating in hyper-connectivity, the artists speak of being in limbo, grasping for context in which to place themselves, frequently manufacturing their own. Fresh! manages to side-step the slippery slopes of solipsism, common in many emerging artist shows. The works are hefty with impact both sensual and violent as persons and concepts collide.
Rather than a ‘greatest hits’ regurgitation of the student shows, Fresh! attempts to bring together disparate artists united not by imposed thematic or material concerns but as a chorus of individual voices. Participants include: Timothea Canny, Luca Chiriani, Cara Croke, Rose Crook, Aimee Denault, Dane Drago, Caitlin Fennelly, Ashley Flynn, Maya Hope Goldweber, Lisa Haskell, Megan Jensen, Doron Langberg, Del Lovett, Chelsea Maymon, Gwen Murphy, Bryan Powers, Rita Reisser, Jaime Roth, Catherine (Kate) Samworth, Robert Scobey, Anna Shukeylo, Jacob Smiley, David Solan, Trang Tong, Anthony Vega, and Nicole White.
Fresh! 2009 will be on display September 4 – October 31, 2009. There will also be an artist reception First Friday September 4th from 6 - 9 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com.
For more information and images, please contact:
Projects Gallery
629 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia PA, 19123
267.303.9652
info@projectsgallery.com
Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours!
As a POST Community Partner, we are happy to bring you all the event news and details from now through October. Here are some highlights:
Blowout Birthday Party
Friday September 25, 5-10pm
The Institute of Contemporary Art at 36th and Sansom
Kick off the POST season with a party at the ICA: Cake, candles, drinks, entertainment by Jasa Li, Philly Slick, and Tsirkus Fotografika, and projected video installation of participating artists. This is one you don’t’ want to miss!
After a successful summer session featuring 3 art classes, Pterodactyl Philadelphia is expanding its course offerings to 11 classes for the fall session. This session begins on September 14th, and classes range in length from 4 to 8 weeks. Classes will be on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 6:00 and 6:30 PM. Full course listings are on the website, www.pterodactylphiladelphia.org. Registration is now open and students can contact Pterodactyl to enroll.
Classes:
Pterodactyl’s Fall 2009 session will include the following classes:
Sewing from a Pattern
Introduction to Screen Printing
Sequence/Structure/Juxtaposition
Embroidery & Beading
Making Comics from Idea to Print
Back to Basics: Simple Sewing for Everyday Life
Beginning Ceramics
Mold Making
Contemporary Conceptions of Bones as Material
Advanced Surface Decorating Techniques
Introduction to Animal Sculpture
About Pterodactyl
Pterodactyl’s mission is to revive the enjoyment and practice of creating art for personal fulfillment, to create exhibitions and experiences that resonate meaningfully with diverse audiences, and to bring people together through the arts. To accomplish this purpose, we host performances and screenings, classes, lectures, workshops and gallery talks. We present rotating bi-monthly exhibitions curated by Pterodactyl staff and guest curators. In addition, we gather together an on-site community of artists through our artist studio spaces.
Pterodactyl Philadelphia
215.501.7158 / info@pterodactylphiladelphia.org / pterodactylphiladelphia.org
3237 Amber Street, Box 3, 5th Floor North, Philadelphia, PA 19134
For additional information or inquiries, please contact:
Catherine Dentino: catherine@pterodactylphiladelphia.org / 215.501.7158
PII Gallery is happy to host Aleksandra Berczynski again for Philly Fringe after a successful debut show last year. Inspired by the 17 Century Spanish playwright Calderón’s play, La Vida es Sueño, Berczynski presents a minimalist, 20-minute, one-woman show where she explores the world of philosophy and learns that beauty, reality and dreams dissolve together in disturbing ways. Will she discover her life is just a dream?
Sept 9, 11, 18 at 7pm
Sept 12 at 5pm
Sept 13 at 6pm
Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe
$10 / 20 Minutes
Box Office: (215)413-1318
www.livearts-fringe.org
PII Gallery
242 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Da Vinci Art Alliance
Annual Juried Exhibition
9-27 September 2009
Symposium on The Female Image in Art, History, Religion, and Literature
Juror and Awards Judge: Kathryn McFadden, Fleisher Art Memorial
Artists:
Regina Barthmaier, Alden Cole, Lilliana Didovic, Julia Hartling, Tom Herbert, Jacqueline Jrolf, Maria Keane, Stephanie Kirk, Karen McDonnell, Anthony Cortosi, Claudia McGill, Mary Ann Miller, Liz Nicklus, John Paul, Dexiang Qian, Kevin Quigley, Jason Scuilla, Anna Vosburgh, and Carol Wisker
Opening awards reception: Saturday, September 12, 6-9 pm, with curators’ tour by Profs. Kathryn McFadden and Debra Miller
Gallery hours: Wed 6-8 pm; Sat-Sun noon-5 pm
Closing reception: Sunday, September 27, 1-4 pm (doors open at 12:30 pm), with PowerPoint lecture (beginning at 1 pm) on “Re-Imagining Mary Magdalene” by Prof. Anne McGuire (Assoc. Prof. of Religion, HaverfordCollege; and Pennsylvania Humanities Council Commonwealth Speaker); and poetry reading by members of Suppose an Eyes
Da Vinci Art Alliance
704 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA19147
215.829.0466
davinciartalliance@verizon.net
Gallery hours: Wed 6-8 pm; Sat-Sun noon-5 pm
Supported by funding from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.
Muse Gallery presents:
Referencing The Familiar Nov 4 - 29
A collection of paintings and drawings by Susan McKee
First Friday : Nov 6 - 5 to 8 pm
Artists Recption : Sunday Nov 8 -2 to 4 pm
Muse Gallery 52 North 2nd st Phila PA 19106
McKee’s edgy brushwork and intense color push and motivate an exploration of pathos, whimsey, and journey with the human experience. The result is a dynamic visual recording of the moments that continue to define us. November 4- 29 Muse Gallery 52 north 2nd st phila PA 19096