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small WORLDS 2014, Annual Small Works Exhibition, March 2nd – 27th, 2014, The Plastic Club Art Studio and Gallery, 247 Camac Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, 215-545-9324.

Artist Reception and Awards: Sunday, March 2nd, 2:00 – 5:00pm

Since 1897, The Plastic Club has been devoted to the promotion and preservation of the visual (plastic) arts in Philadelphia. The busy gallery schedule offers several annual exhibitions for members and non-members, as well as invited artists in solo and group exhibitions. Members include well-known Philadelphia artists.

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Frost

Amie Potsic, Frost

Amie Potsic:  ENDANGERED SEASONS – Winter. A site-specific installation involving silk imprinted with imagery from the forest canopy.

Artist Reception:  Saturday, March 1st  4 – 6pm, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagys Mill Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19128, (215) 482-7300. The exhibition is on display through April 18th, 2014. On view Monday – Saturday 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Admission is free.

Two Philadelphia artists take on winter as their subject in installations in the renovated gallery at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Philadelphia.  Amie Potsic’s photographs and installations focus on the intersection of the physical, socio-political, and natural worlds, highlighting the change of seasons as indicators of ecological wellbeing. Nancy Agati’s sculptural installations use natural materials to create forms which resonate with the patterns, shapes and complex structures of the natural world. Both Nancy Agati’ and Amie Potsic have shown their work extensively in Philadelphia, and previously at the Schuylkill Center, so it is a thrill to welcome them back.

Image and text provided by Amie Potsic.

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RENEWAL STREET

Anthony C and Karen M at Jed Williams StudioAnthony C and Karen M at Jed Williams Gallery , Cola

Jed Williams Gallery is proud and excited to present its first exhibit of the ground breaking work of Philadelphia’s own street-art collaborative duo Anthony C and Karen M. The exhibition’s title, ‘RENEWAL STREET‘, alludes to the coming of Spring and the importance of street art in Philadelphia’s current artistic zeitgeist; as well this it points to Jed Williams Gallery‘s own renewal through a new gallery-space look and expanded gallery hours, and is a playfully ironic reference to the concept of urban renewal.

Anthony C and Karen M are a collaborative duo that specializes in stencil art that is hand-drawn and hand-cut with without digital or electronic assistance. The stencils are used to create artwork on different surfaces such as cardboard, found wood, and other types of seemingly unglamorous supports. These also include sculptures and various types of constructions, a selection of which will be featured in the ‘RENEWAL STREET‘ exhibit.

Anthony C and Karen M at Jed Williams StudioAnthony C and Karen M at Jed Williams Gallery , Chinese Truck

The mission of Anthony C and Karen M is to elevate Street Art to a higher level, to educate the populace and be the voice of those who have none in our political world. According to the artists:

“Leaving our gallery forced us to try different means of getting our political messages out to the public. We also give away art by hanging in public places and encouraging people to ‘steal’ it. Our current project is transforming a North Philadelphia warehouse into a complete art installation using cardboard paintings and sculptures…We are collaborating artists working with cast off materials such as cardboard to create a statement about the tension in our nation. We go under the names Wisdom, Live Nation, 11 and Anthony C and Karen M.”

Anthony C and Karen M were educated, respectively, at the University of the Arts and the Art Institute of Philadelphia. They have exhibited widely, including at the Rodger Lapelle Galleries, the 3rd St. Gallery, Graffiti of War Tour, Pterodactyl Artist Space and the streets of Philadelphia and NYC. They were awarded “Best in show-Works on Paper Exhibition” at the Philadelphia Sketch Club in 2008. And they have been featured in many publications and blogs including International Contemporary Masters vol. VII, Important American Artists Vol. 1, Art Matters (“Urbana – Dynamic Duo Goes With The Streetwise Flow” by R.B. Strauss) and the blogs Streets Dept, Side Arts and DoNArTNeWs.

Anthony C and Karen M at Jed Williams StudioAnthony C and Karen M at Jed Williams Gallery , Chinese Truck Graffed Up

Press release by Jed Williams Gallery, images provided by Anthony C and Karen M

Please visit www.jedwilliamsgallery.com for gallery hours.

Artist website: www.anthonycandkarenm.com/

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Distort

Distort, Nights TogetherDistort, Nights Together, $125.00, 29″ x 36″, Premium Giclee print on 300 GSM fine art paper. Hand-embellished with ultra gloss spray varnish. Edition of 20.

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We’re an Art Gallery and print shop in Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, as well as a one-stop online shop for awesome limited edition prints and original art!

Come inside and be inspired by rare and collectable New Contemporary art from around the corner and across the globe.

It’s our mission to make collecting and living with art that looks incredible and is certain to appreciate in value as easy as possible.

All Freshly Baked Prints editions are strictly limited one-time runs, and every print we sell is handmade; even our premium giclée (digital) prints must be hand-embellished by the artist to pass muster.

We’re truly honoured to be working with the insanely talented artists we represent, and no doubt you’ll love viewing and collecting their phenomenal work.

Every Freshly Printed fine art print is unique and handmade, and our editions come in 3 flavours – hand-embellished giclée; hand-pulled silkscreen (often hand-embellished); or hybrid (giclée and silkscreen – with or without hand-embellishment) – the most appropriate flavour is carefully selected based upon the artists wishes and the suitability of the original artwork for different reproduction methods.

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Distort, Nights TogetherDistort, Nights Together, detail, 29″ x 36″, Premium Giclee print on 300 GSM fine art paper. Hand-embellished with ultra gloss spray varnish. Edition of 20.Distort, Nights TogetherDistortNights Together, detail, 29″ x 36″, Premium Giclee print on 300 GSM fine art paper. Hand-embellished with ultra gloss spray varnish. Edition of 20.

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Julianne Snyder

Julianne Snyder, Abstract PaintingsJulianna Snyder, Ultimatum, acrylic and gel medium on canvas, NFS. One-person show of abstract acrylic paintings at Red Hook Coffee and Tea. All are invited to the opening reception! February 28th, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm, 765 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 (215) 923-0178

“Creating art is like breathing. It’s an undeniable something that must be done.

At this point in my life, it is imperative that I share my work and message, with the world.

I’ve come out of a dark place, from which I wasn’t sure if I’d emerge.

I want you to know that it is possible to get out.

It is our life’s mission to pursue our passions; the things that move us so deeply that we feel we cannot live without them. These inclinations must not be ignored.

They’re vital to our personal evolution.

I have found that creating art is a never-ending quest of self discovery.

It takes strength, determination and courage to give shape to what is inside us; to share our art, and by extension, our truths, lives and secrets, with the world.

I wish to inspire anyone who’s in a dark place or feeling lost; any person who feels that desire to create but feels stuck, unsure or unworthy.

I invite you to stay present. Be brave. Embrace whatever form of creative expression you’re being called to do and inspire others to do the same.

I’m honored to share my art with you.

Your interest and support of my work and my words is invaluable to me.” –

Julianne Snyder artists statement

Thanks to Ed Snyder, Julianne’s dad, for providing the information about this exhibition. Image courtesy of Julianna Snyder‘s website.

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