Attention all artists, crafters, designers, gallery owners, non-profit arts administrators, and arts enthusiasts: Philly Side Arts needs your help! We are assembling an arts commando team of ONLY EIGHT people to determine the next stage of development for Philly Side Arts.

Saturday, September 4th
2-4pm
Slingluff Gallery
11 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19123

That’s right! You make the call. What do you like? What don’t you like? What features do you want to see? Where else can you make the most impact in a business that wants to help you succeed? Only here at Philly Side Arts! Oh, and cold beverages will be provided!

Our eight person panel is by RSVP and selection only. We want a good mix of arts representatives. If you want to be considered, please RSVP to mail@phillysidearts.com with your name, artist medium or organization you represent, phone number, and email address. Only EIGHT spaces are available, RSVP today to be considered. All emails will receive a response as soon as possible.

UPDATE 9/1/10: OUR PANEL HAS BEEN CHOSEN!

Check out the all-star cast:
Liz Krick, Painter
Rachel Citrino, Archivist, Da Vinci Art Alliance
Bernadette Dye, Photographer
Gabrielle Heit, Teacher, University of the Arts
Steve Cleff, Manager, Dr. Sketchy’s - Philadelphia
Joseph Rose - Printmaker
John Welsh, Vice President of the Philadelphia Chapter of The American Society of Media Photographers
Elizabeth Gault, Director of Content and Production, Vincent Michael Gallery

If you would like to be considered for future panels, please email mail@phillysidearts.com.

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Slingluff Gallery is currently ranked #1 as the best gallery in Philadelphia Hot List. Please add your vote to keep them at the top! Vote here: http://phillyhotlist.cityvoter.com/contests/best-of-the-philly-hot-list/4776/arts-and-entertainment/art-gallery.

Side Arts is excited to announce our next guest blogger, Megan Coonelly. Megan’s four-part series will begin Tuesday, August 24th and run on each following Tuesday.

Meg Coonelly is an artist living in the Northeast section of Philadelphia. Educated at Arcadia University obtaining a BA in the Arts with a concentration in painting. She is the founder of TBD Artists, an arts organization based in Philadelphia. The mission of the organization to find new spaces to show art by upcoming and established artists in Philadelphia. Her most recent works involve paintings focusing on nostalgia and relationships using food and fruit. Relying on the composition to represent the dynamic between people.

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Interested? Contact info@phillysidearts.com.

Thank you to everyone that donated artwork, attended, and supported the Philly AIDS Thrift Summer of Love Benefit!

We beat all our previous year’s numbers and this year’s goals. We had a larger attendance and raised almost $10,000, of which the silent auction alone raised $4,000.

Please check out these businesses and artists who helped make Summer of Love 2010 a success!!!
http://phillyaidsthrift.com/Summer%20of%20Love%202010_Sponsors.html

We hope to see you again next year, and remember aimless browsing is strongly encouraged year round at Philly AIDS Thrift.

Philly AIDS Thrift
514 Bainbridge Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-922-3186
www.phillyaidsthrift.com

Side Arts welcomes our next guest blogger, Edna M. Davis. Edna’s four-part series will begin Tuesday, June 22nd and run on each following Tuesday.

Carole Loeffler is an artist who creates sculptural installations. Carole, a native of New Jersey, received her B.F.A. from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts and received her M.F.A. from University of South Florida in Tampa. Previously, she taught and directed the Foundations program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the School of Art and Design. She is currently teaching Sculpture, Senior Seminar and coordinating the Foundations program at Arcadia University in the Art and Design Department.

While residing in the Mid-west Carole had numerous solo and group exhibitions in New York, St. Louis, Chicago, Cleveland, North Carolina, Indiana and Florida. Since relocating to the East Coast, she has had regional exhibitions in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Philadelphia. Her work is driven by intuitive process and play with various materials. The precipitating work takes many forms including sculpture, painting and immersive installations.

Carole lives in Philadelphia with her husband Aaron, baby Graciela and her two wacky dogs.

Side Arts welcomes our next guest blogger, Edna M. Davis. Edna’s four-part series will begin Tuesday, May 25th and run on each following Tuesday.

Edna M. Davis is a photographer and owner/director of Tyme Gallery, an eclectic fine arts gallery located in Havertown, PA. At the age of six months Tyme Gallery received the honor of Reader’s Choice, as “Best Art Gallery,” in Main Line Today Magazine, due to Davis’ presence and hard work. She and Tyme Gallery are almost one in the same.

Davis first opened her eye behind the camera as an X-ray technician. After supporting her husband through Harvard Law School and starting her family, Edna returned to college and majored in behavioral science, receiving her degree in social science. In her second career, she served the public for years as a social worker, not your typical social worker, but a child protective services worker. Davis supervised the intake unit for Montgomery County Office of Children & Youth for over six years. With the experience of viewing society’s problems from the inside, combined with her perspective of the inner self and her unique eye of the body from outside in, she pursued what is now her passion.

After developing her photographic creativity for several years-her accomplishments including publication through The Fels Fund and one woman shows at Representative Dwight Evans’ office and L&M Tapestries in Philadelphia; Davis exhaled and clicked Tyme Gallery into being. Some of her collectors include Reverend Herbert Lusk, retired Eagles running back and the late Ambassador Thomas Foligetta. Her experienced views and perspectives gave her the many talents needed to run a gallery.

Tyme Gallery, was established August 15th 1997 and featured just 13 artists. The gallery features an eclectic range of artwork and now exhibits over 200 artists. Since the gallery opened Davis has won 3 awards, the before mentioned Reader’s Choice Best Art Gallery in Main Line Today Magazine, People’s Picks in the News of Delaware County and a Community Service Award through Fleet Bank. In 2005 Davis was given the opportunity to curate an exhibition at the Venezuelan Embassy in New York and later exhibit there herself. Whether handling the PR for the gallery including shooting the artwork, to the hanging of an exhibition Davis continues to show quite a range in talent. The eclectic style of the gallery also closely mirrors Davis’ life and perspective in her work. Edna M. Davis and Tyme Gallery are both, “Always looking for the inner essence.”

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Philly AIDS Thrift, in collaboration with Philly Side Arts, is looking for artwork to be donated to the Philly AIDS Thrift fundraising benefit “Summer of Love” silent auction. This is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to your community and gain exposure at this high-profile event! Last year’s event was a huge success and we want to beat last year’s amount of funds raised.

We are looking for artists to contribute one piece of artwork each. It is preferred, but not required, that the artwork is Philadelphia-themed. Original works, prints, jewelry, hand crafts, gift baskets, small and large ticket items, and more are welcome.

Contact:
Please email info@phillysidearts.com with a link to your profile and an image of your artwork that you would like considered for the benefit. Include in the email your name, contact information, the size and title of the artwork, as well as its estimated value.

Deadline:
Philly AIDS Thrift and Philly Side Arts will be selecting the artwork by end of day, Friday, May 28th and the chosen artists will be notified directly.

Selected artwork must be delivered to Philly AIDS Thrift (514 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147) by Wednesday, June 9th by 8PM.

Event Details:
“Summer of Love” is a major fundraising event for Philly AIDS Thrift. Come join us Friday, June 11th, 2009 from 5 - 9 PM at Isaiah Zagar’s amazing Magic Garden. There will be food, refreshments, a cash bar, a silent auction including original artwork provided by Philly Side Arts artists and gift baskets from many local businesses, prizes, a live performance by the Dangerous Ponies, DJ Trans Am spinning ambient summer jams, and much more all inside a gigantic work of art! Tickets are available at Philly AIDS Thrift and at the door, but get them quickly, this is an exclusive event and they will sell out!

General Admission tickets are $25.
VIP tickets are $50, which includes an open bar and a handmade gift from Isaiah Zagar!

Artists chosen for this event will be given one General Admission ticket.

Philly AIDS Thrift is a non-profit and tax-exempt charitable organization. Their mission is to sell lovely, useful, and interesting stuff that generous people donate to their thrift store and then distribute the proceeds to local organizations involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

The main beneficiary of Philly AIDS Thrift is the AIDS Fund. AIDS Fund distributes money to twenty-nine AIDS agencies in the 5 county Philadelphia region. The Fund passes on the donations from the thrift store every month with NO administrative costs. They also organize the Philadelphia AIDS Walk every October and monthly Gay Bingo fundraisers. In addition to the monthly cash contribution, Philly AIDS Thrift provides free store vouchers to Philly area HIV/AIDS service providers for distribution to clients in need of clothing assistance and household necessities.

For more info, go to: www.phillyaidsthrift.com
Aimless browsing is encouraged at: 514 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: 215.922.3186
Email: phillyaidsthrift@aol.com

Our next guest blogger will be John Welsh; read his four-part series with new articles each Tuesday starting April 27th. John Welsh is a freelance photographer in the Philadelphia area. Since 1987 his images have been regularly published in regional newspapers and both corporate and institutional publications.

Personal projects - Why we all need them.
Entries will be about managing his latest project (photographing a shuttle launch) and the experience, benefits and challenges of doing personal work.

John Welsh
johnwelshphotography.com

Join Philly Side Arts and MUSE Gallery for a special networking event featuring local artists, and arts business owners Thursday, April 22nd at 6-8 pm. Also enjoy a meet and greet with currently showing contemporary painter Pat Burns and live music by Dante Bucci.

MUSE Gallery will be discussing current openings in their roster, details on an upcoming juried show and a continuation of an “Artist Happy Hour” on a more frequent basis. If you are an aspiring artist looking for a great opportunity, then this event should not be missed!

Thursday, April 22nd
Networking and Happy Hour 6-8 pm
MUSE Gallery
52 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-627-5310

**Bring your friends, artist and business cards, upcoming show announcements, and other information to share.**

RSVP on our Facebook Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105569482808234&ref=mf

About MUSE Gallery:
The Muse Gallery is an artist-run gallery that has been in existence for over thirty years. MUSE is dedicated to exploring individual visions in shaping the world as we experience it, encompassing a range of styles including abstract, conceptual and representational. Taking its name from the ancient deities of aesthetics, Muse Gallery affirms the role of the arts in the community: to provoke thoughtfulness, stir the senses, awaken awareness of beauty and to lead us beyond ourselves. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com.