Daily Archives: November 30, 2014

SPEAKEASY

SPEAKEASY, Sunshine Arts

SPEAKEASY, Sunshine Arts Party and Fundraiser

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Tickets & Details: December 5, 2014, 7:00pm – 12:00am

Ethical Society of Philadelphia, 1906 South Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

5 Reasons to Party with Sunshine Arts on the Anniversary of Prohibition’s Repeal.

  1. Booze is legal! Beverages from Philadelphia Brewing Co., Manayunk Brewery, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Samuel Adams, Brooklyn Brewery, Bluecoat Gin, and Southern Wine & Spirits
  2. Delicious Eats! Well-know local chefs and dessert by Classic Cake.
  3. Live Entertainment! Singers, dancers, and a mysterious Houdini.
  4. Gift Baskets! Art and prizes Fine art, gift certificates, 50/50 raffle
  5. Guaranteed Good Time! Buy early discounted $75 tickets, enjoy every minute, and do it for a good cause. You can’t lose!

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21 and Over Only! We love kids and all our events benefit the children in our community, but they cannot always come to our events. So, please, get a babysitter for December 5th and enjoy a night on the town! Thank you. – Sheila Modglin, Executive Director, Sunshine Arts.

SPEAKEASY, Sunshine Arts

Mission Statement
The mission of Sunshine Arts is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children to explore their creative expression and to assist them in developing tools that enable them to succeed academically and become constructive members of society.

Sunshine Arts
Sunshine Arts is located at 41 Sunshine Road. Ms. Sheila Modglin started Sunshine Arts in the summer of 2004.  She invited children from the neighborhood to listen to stories as they sat around the fish pond in the front yard.  The kids enjoyed helping to water the plants and feed the fish.

Since then the organization has grown significantly. Now, resident artists Mr. Patrick O’Banion and Ms. Kat Lehmer teach classes to children along with visiting artists Ms. Eva Mauchly, Ms. Rita Bauman and Ms. Susan Hinchey and Mr. John Henry Thompson as teachers.  Classes are scheduled after school during the week and on Saturdays.  Regardless of the listed class schedule, children come to Sunshine Arts daily, often enjoying Mr. Patrick’s fresh baked bread or cookies.

The goal of Sunshine Arts is to enhance the education and personal growth of our future generations. Executive director, Sheila Modglin grew up with a very strong sense of community within her family, “We would do any thing for each other. I want to share the sense of community that I have in my life with all the beautiful people right here surrounding this home.  The house itself is a manifestation of living art and was accomplished through hard work from my generous and creative family and friends.” – Sunshine Arts

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Life


Scott Noel, Peter Van Dyck, and Elise Schweitzer: The Life of a Painting. Video by John Thornton

“Philadelphia’s Gross McCleaf Gallery hosted two exhibitions of art made from direct observation. Scott Noel’s solo show called “Painted Confabulations”. The other show, “Mise en Scene: Pageant and Place”, featured Peter Van Dyck and Elise Schweitzer, and was curated by Scott Noel.

Scott Noel is not only an excellent artist, he is an intellectual and one of the leaders of a movement advocating for the return of representational painting based not on photography but grappling with the reality right in front of an artist. February of 2014, Scott organized a large exhibition of like minded painters at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts called ‘From Edwin Dickinson to the Perceptual Painters, Observation and Invention: The Space of Desire‘. As a curator, Noel was arguing that direct observation can yield painterly results that can be obtained in no other way. I see the two current shows at Gross McCleaf Gallery as a furtherance of this argument.” – John Thornton

Scott Noel began teaching and exhibiting in Philadelphia in 1980, after completing undergraduate study at Washington University in Saint Louis. Since that time he has mounted over thirty solo exhibitions at galleries, universities and museums as well as many group shows. Solo shows have appeared at the State Museum in Harrisburg, the University of Virginia, the Bowery Gallery, the Painting Center and fifteen exhibitions at the More Gallery, Mangel Art Gallery and Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia.” – PAFA Faculty web page

Gross McCleaf Gallery represents local and national artists with a focus on Contemporary Art. The gallery has been active in the Philadelphia arts community for over forty years, advising collectors and placing artists’ work in museums throughout the greater Philadelphia region. Gross McCleaf features monthly rotating exhibitions in two main galleries, special events, artist talks, and an extensive inventory. Our mission is to promote mid-career artists, while seeking to build the careers of emerging talents.” – About Gross McCleaf Gallery

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