Monthly Archives: March 2014

Fiber, Fabric and Textiles

Fiber, Fabric and Textiles, The Plastic Club

Fiber, Fabric and Textiles at The Plastic Club247 South Camac Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19147, April 6th – 24th, 2014.

Artist Reception: Sunday April 6th, 2014, 2:00 – 5:00pm

This exhibition includes work that is primarily made of fiber, fabric, textiles, and/or related materials. Ideas: tapestry, quilts, weaving, crochet, lace, and more. Juror Wendy Anderson of Philadelphia University’s Textile Print Design & Surface Imaging Program and her own studio, Talespinner Art & Design. M.F.A. Studio Art from Moore College of Art and Design, M.S. Textile Design Philadelphia University.

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4+Towns 4 Art

4 Towns for Art
4+Towns 4 Art:
2nd Annual Open Studio Tour
Featuring 25 artists in Southern New Jersey
Saturday, April 5, 2014, 11am – 5pm
South Jersey community invited into artist studios to learn about the creative process. Artists collaborate to present original works for sale to the public.

4+ Towns 4 Art, founded by Haddon Township fiber artist Jennifer Talarico, presents the second annual Open Studio Tour. Showcasing artists in four towns in 2013, the Studio Tour has doubled in size for 2014. Eight towns are highlighted — Barrington, Collingswood, Haddonfield, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Merchantville, Oaklyn, and Pennsauken — with 25 artists participating. Studio disciplines include painting, ceramics, fiber arts, drawing/illustration, photography, sculpture, mosaic, collage, leather work, and book art.

4+ Towns 4 Art is a celebration of visual art in the South Jersey community. With a mission to give local, independent artists a platform from which to share their creative process with the community in which they live, 4+ Towns 4 Art intends to encourage the financial support of those artists by presenting their work for sale directly out of their studios.

Talarico says, “One of the joys I got out of last year’s tour was to see the artists’ enthusiasm for sharing their spaces with the public. One of them even had an addition built onto her back yard shed. Naturally she wanted to enlarge her work space, but it was also important to her to make it more accessible. The Studio Tour is every bit as inspiring for the artists as it is for the public!”

Addresses of participating artists:

The Second Annual Open Studio Tour is free & open to the public. All members of the community are welcome to visit the studios on Saturday, April 5, 2014, from 11am to 5pm. Artists will be demonstrating and displaying their creations. There will be an artist reception following the Tour at: EilandArts Gallery, 21 S. Centre St., Merchantville from 5:30pm – 8pm.

BARRINGTON
Patricia Walkar – Paintings on Silk
1000 Oakwood Rd., Barrington
 
COLLINGSWOOD
Evelyn Taylor Bonner – Ceramics & Jewelry
Chris Bonner – Ceramics and mixed media
Linda Figliola – Leather work 
All 3 artists above will be at the Bonner’s home studio at 10 W. Coulter Ave., Collingswood
 
300 Highland Ave., Collingswood
 
HADDONFIELD
440 W. Euclid Ave., Haddonfield 
 
HADDON HEIGHTS
139 E. Atlantic Ave., Haddon Heights
 
1828 Narberth, Haddon Heights
 
HADDON TOWNSHIP
Jennifer Talarico – Fiber Arts, Hand Woven and Hand Knit
 
Both above artists (mother & son) 112 Cambridge Ave., Haddon Township
 
SoHa Art Building Artists:
1001 White Horse Pike, Haddon Township
 
 
 
  Jess Newquist – Upcycled and Refinished Furniture  
 
Candace Bozarth – Painting, Encaustic
101 Strawbridge Ave., Haddon Township
 
Mark Parker – Painting
118 Geneva Ave., Haddon Township
 
MERCHANTVILLE
Eilandarts Center artists:
21 S. Centre St., Merchantville
  Kerry Mentzer – Mixed Media
 
  Marsia Mason – Glass Mosaics
 
OAKLYN
215 E. Haddon Ave., Oaklyn
 
PENNSAUKEN
6531 Maple Ave., Pennsauken
 
Visit www.facebook.com/4Towns4Art for details and artist bios.
 
Evelyn Taylor Bonner
4 Towns + for Arts
Thank you to NJ arts maven Pauline Jonas for providing DoNArTNeWs with this press release.

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CLOTHESLINE MUSINGS

Jamaican Laundress Ekua HolmesArtwork credit: Jamaican Laundress Ekua Holmes at Painted Bride Art Center

CLOTHESLINE†MUSINGS† – †ART†INSPIRED†BY†THE†CLOTHESLINE

Exhibition includes art, images, artifacts, and stories from the The Clothesline Muse PHILADELPHIA, PA—The Painted Bride Art Centers Gallery is the setting for an exhibition of more than 100 works that explore historical and contemporary visual artists’ relationship to the Clothesline. On view March 7 – April 12, 2014, Clothesline Musings | Art Inspired by The Clothesline includes artists Allan Freelon (1895-1960), Earl Horter (1881-1940), Beverly McIver, Howardena Pindell, and Maya Freelon Asante, as well as artwork selected from a national call for artists.

The Clothesline Muse at Painted Bride Art Center

DEBUTS†AT†THE†Painted Bride Art Center†ON†MARCH†7¨†2014

This multimedia, interactive exhibition is inspired by the grind and grace of domestic life. A diverse range of visual media is presented: fine art, photography, prints, sculptures, installations and digital art created by artists’ interpretations– literal, figurative, and abstract– of the clothesline, hand washing and line drying, clothesline games and memories, and the environmental impact of taking in the wash. Clothesline Musings | Art inspired by the Clothesline will run in tandem with thepremiere of The Clothesline Muse, a multi-disciplinary theatrical production that explores the clothesline as a metaphor of our community lifeline and its ties to our environment. The exhibition will also take a closer look at the set and stories behind The Clothesline Muse– showcasing archival images, artifacts from hand washing, visual projections and music from the production.

Clothesline Musings  | Art inspired by the Clothesline will run in tandem with the premiere of The Clothesline Muse, a multi-disciplinary theatrical production that explores the clothesline as a metaphor of our community lifeline and its ties to our environment. The exhibition will also take a closer look at the set and stories behind The Clothesline Muse– showcasing archival images, artifacts from hand washing, visual projections and music from the production.

Clothesline Musings | Art Inspired by The Clothesline Receptions: Fri March 7th & April 4th, 2014 | 5pm – 7pm More info on The Clothesline Muse performance: www.clotheslinemuse.com

The Painted Bride Art Center – 230 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 – 215.925.9914 – info@paintedbride.org

The Clothesline Muse at Painted Bride Art Center

Clothesline Musings  | Art inspired by the Clothesline

MEDIA CONTACTS: Elliette Johnson | 339-927-6724, info@clotheslinemuse.com. The Painted Bride Art Center, 215-925-9914

The Clothesline Muse

Clothesline Musings  | Art inspired by the Clothesline

The Clothesline Muse

Clothesline Musings  | Art inspired by the Clothesline

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Me

Home Fine Art and FramingAll of a sudden my artwork is everywhere! Today is the artist reception for Home Fine Art and Framing Gallery at 2 Church Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060 (609) 261-8634. I was invited by the irrepressible Ben Cohen and proprietor Kathryn Spear to be a guest artist. I have three photographic prints and a digital print of QR codes that links to websites, animated gif and videos.

Thanks to Pauline Jonas and Jeff Stroud my photography is included in the Photographic Society of Philadelphia group show at Galleria Deptford, 1011 Cooper Street, Deptford NJ. Read my review of the show on DoNArTNeWs here.

DoN Brewer, Galleria Deptfordlight beings (Nana and Dada), digital photograph, 20′ x 30″, Photographic Society of Philadelphia group show at Galleria Deptford

The Plastic Club small WORLDS 2014 show includes a basket of five one sheet books. Three of the books were originally included in the 110 Church Gallery RiTUAL Reading Room show. Read my review of the show here. I created two more books including a tribute to my beautiful Lady Doofus, the St. Bernard/Chihuahua who passed away almost two years ago, I was inspired to write the story because kids in my neighborhood still ask where Beethoven is which makes me very happy.small WORLDS 2014, The Plastic ClubPhoto by Morris Klein at small WORLDS 2014 at The Plastic Club

The Plastic Club also has a group show at National Penn Bank at 21st and Market Streets in Philadelphia.MacBeth, DoN BrewerMacBeth, digital photograph, inkjet print, 20″ x 16″, The Plastic Club also has a group show at National Penn Bank at 21st and Market Streets in Philadelphia

And this week I’ll be installing four large photographic prints at the Bargain Book Warehouse, 121 East City Line Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, in the Bala Shopping Center, thanks to my good friend Eva Preston. Read my profile of Eva here.

The Gathering, DoN BrewerThe Gathering, digital photograph, 20″ x 30″, Bargain Book Warehouse

Thanks to all my good friends for making wonderful art opportunities happen. I hope to see you there or there or there.

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