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disorder: eating

disorder: eating, QR Code, inkjet print, YouTube video, DoN Brewer, Feast Your Eyes, Off the Wall Gallery at Dirty Franks

The Eighth Annual Community Art Show at Off the Wall Gallery at Dirty Franks is titled Feast Your Eyes, a themed group art show ostensibly related to food. DoN‘s entry is a QR code that links to a YouTube video called disorder: eating that was produced in 2002 and uploaded to YouTube in 2006. When DoN made this video food had become an annoying, painful need that all the joy had seeped out of.

The video uses found video footage from early food porn TV shows that was recorded on a VCR then transferred to a computer. The clips of people eating food are played in reverse, repeated, slowed down and zoomed in creating a disorienting, revolting vision of the opposite of eating. What if food came out of your mouth instead of going in? When DoN heard that two of the judges were so grossed out they couldn’t look he knew he had struck a nerve. Art should scare the kids.

The video is a comment on the culture of food in mass media and how not all people appreciate the fact of life of the necessity of eating. The ugly/beautiful aspect of the imagery reflects the disconnect many people feel towards the importance of food. Super-model Kate Moss famously said, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”

Thank you so much to Off the Wall Gallery for awarding disorder: eating the Most Bio-Engineered Award, the prize is a book titled Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (P.S.) by Anthony Bourdain, the famous TV chef who visited Dirty Franks and introduced the art bar to the world. The Summer show is winding down, go buy some art to feed your mind and spirit. And continue your support of the Philadelphia art community and Off the Wall Gallery at Dirty Franks by collecting art by local contemporary artists. A framed print of the disorder: eating QR code is only $20.00.

Read DoN‘s food wordplay blog about Feast Your Eyes on DoNArTNeWs Philadelphia Art News Blog.

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Calling All Designers…The Philly Women In Tech Summit is hosting a contest to design a Logo and T-shirt for our upcoming event!

Philly Women in Tech is hosting the Second Annual Philadelphia Women in Tech Summit on April 20th 2013. The Philly Women In Tech Summit promotes tech opportunities to women of all ages and backgrounds, while bringing them together for learning and networking. All proceeds from the event benefit Techgirlz. The rules are simple. Design a logo,using the guidelines below, that can be used on a website and a t-shirt and that represents the spirit of the Philly Women In Tech Summit and TechGirlz. Entries must be submitted no later than April 1, 2013.

A winning design or designs will be chosen by the Philly Women In Tech Summit organizing committee. The winning design will then be uploaded to CafePress and will available for purchase printed on a t-shirt or other items. (All proceeds from the sale of CafePress items will benefit TechGirlz)

The winner(s) will also be featured in a write up on our site with an along with your photo and design.

Submit your design: The design area for shirts is 10″ x 10″. Café Press recommended 200DPI, for logo. More information is available at http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/index.aspx?area=help_templates&page=help_templates
The design should include the words “Philly Women in Technology Summit” and can (but is not required to) include http://www.phillywomenintech.com/
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2013 Entries should be submitted to info@phillywomenintech.com with the subject line “Design Entry”

To steal a line from our friends at Girl Develop It:

Don’t Be Shy … Design It!

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Photographic Society of Philadelphia

Dear PSoP Members,
Thursday March 28th at noon we have the opportunity to look at the spaces available for displaying photography.
Let me know you are interested and if this is a convenient time. Meet in the lobby of Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse & the Good Shepard Hospice. Located between Lombard and South, and 18th & 19th Streets. The photography is hung there for the purpose of entertaining visitors, patients and staff. It gives the photographers exposure and publicity.
Warm Regards,
Eileen Eckstein
Photographic Society of Philadelphia

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Photographic-Society-of-Philadelphia/231625893548615

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Artists, Artisans & Crafters are invited to two outdoor art shows in Downtown Millville NJ’s Glasstown Arts District. Please read or kindly forward this opportunity for artists to exhibit and sell their work in Millville NJ for these upcoming art festivals. Exhibitors Links for PDF Downloads and information are below. Please respond to this email if you need any further assistance. Thank you, Ivy

Main Site: www.millvillefestivals.com

Spring- May 11th, 2013 Flower Festival-

Application- http://www.millvillefestivals.com/PDF_Files/2013_flower_festival_exhibitor_brochure.pdf

Exhibitor info- http://www.millvillefestivals.com/flower_festival/index.html

Fall- Sept 8th, 2013 Arts Music and Antiques Festival-

Application- http://www.millvillefestivals.com/PDF_Files/2013_ama_registration_form.pdf

Exhibitor info- http://www.millvillefestivals.com/exhibitors/index.html

*Additional information and complete schedule of upcoming events in the Glasstown Arts District can be found at www.glasstownartsdistrict.com

Ivy Chaya Wilson

106 East Pine Street

Millville, NJ 08332

609-425-3510

www.ivychayaart.com

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Opportunities & News for Artists and Members at the MEDFORD ARTS CENTER

WORKS ON PAPER JURIED ART SHOW- CALL FOR ARTISTS! PROSPECTUS ATTACHED.

CASH AWARDS

Receiving of your work On Thursday, March 28 & Monday, April 1, 4-7 (both days)

Exhibition dates April 5- May 5, 2012

Award Reception, Sunday, April 12, 2-5 PM

THIRD FRIDAY (every month) at the MAC are “ARTIST OPEN STUDIO” Free for members, $5. Donation for non-members. Bring your supplies and work with other artists.

If you are interested in being featured at the MAC in a small group exhibit? Reply to this email. NEW opportunity for our MEMBERS ONLY.

If you are interested in setting up a TENT at the Medford Art, Wine and Music Festival? Let me know… I will connect you with the chair of that event, or look on our website for more info. Sunday, June 2, 2013.

For more information on these events, Contact Tracey Femiano by replying to this email or go to www.MedfordArtsCenter.org

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Art Within Reach

Art Within Reach is putting out the Call For Artists for our Art in the Spring 2013 event happening the first weekend of June. The attached PDF file has all the information for applying. If you have issues with the attachment, the information is also available online at: www.facebook.com/notes/art-within-reach/call-for-artists-art-within-reach-art-in-the-spring-2013/427736027316297

To keep in touch with ongoing updates and artist profiles, see our main facebook page. www.facebook.com/ArtWithinReach

Please pass the word to all your art friends and colleagues.

Thank you and we look forward to your application.

Art Within Reach facebook.com/ArtWithinReach

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Earth Fair 2013

Earth Fair 2013 will return to beautiful Historic Smithville Park on Sunday, June 9, rain or shine. Sponsored by the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Earth Fair 2013 will be another great day of family fun, including entertainment, environmental displays, demonstrations, workshops and activities for the whole family as we continue to support “sustainable green living.”

New for Earth Fair 2013 is a juried repurposed art show called Second Time Around. The show will open in conjunction with Earth Fair on June 9 and run through the month of June in the Smithville Mansion Annex Gallery. Attached is the prospectus in both word document and pdf.

You may be interested to know that Repurposed/Recycled Art by local students selected from the recent Teen Arts Festival will be exhibited in the Workers’ House and Gallery during the same time. Both exhibits should complement each other.

Please share this prospectus with others.

Joyce Goldsmith

Burlington County Parks

Earth Fair Coordinator

Earth Fair 2013 will return to beautiful Historic Smithville Park – prospectus

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Z Corp., NextFab Studios, 2025 Washington Ave, Philadelphia

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Z Corp., NextFab Studios, 2025 Washington Ave, Philadelphia

This 3D printer is laying the foundation for a bust of a famous person in full color. Can you see who it is? The printer spreads a layer of powder then sprays an image using glue, building in layers until a fully rendered object emerges. The results are extraordinary – some objects even have moving parts.

Read more about NextFab Studios and how you can participate in the future of 3D printing at the new www.DoNArTNeWs.com Philadelphia Art News Blog.

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“I imagine that you caught a glimpse of the new portrait of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge – it caused quite a stir when it was unveiled last week. My blog post puts this new Royal Portrait in historical context, with a look at a few prominent Royal Portraits in history and some entertaining, puzzling, quirky, interesting recent additions to the Windsor Family gallery, including one of Prince Philip as you’d never expect to see him!”
Click on the link to go directly to the Post
http://www.artsmarttalk.com/3/post/2013/01/royal-portraits-the-grand-and-the-odd.html
The latest ArtSmart Trivia question is up and it’s a tasty one! Try it at http://www.artsmarttalk.com/triviaquiz.html
Teaching news: I’ll be teaching two community classes – open to all – in Chestnut Hill in the coming months. Contact me for details or email chenrichment@cavtel.net
1. Artists of the Barnes, a 4 week look at the Barnes Collection in regards to individual artists, artists from certain places and periods, Dr. Barnes’s relations with artists, and the ideas that drive the unusual arrangements
Wednesday February 13- March 2 from 2:00-3:30 cost: $55

2. Midnights in Paris: Great Periods of French Art and Culture – 5 weeks of time travel through the greatest epochs in French history, full of amazing art, interesting personalities, fascinating events.
Tuesday March 5 – April 2 8:30 pm $90

I expect to be able to offer these classes in Center City Philadelphia soon – stay tuned!
Paris Small Group Arts Tours

I’ve just added a page of Details: Costs and Activities to give you a clear idea of what these very special trips entail. The first, Paris Arts & Pleasures, is scheduled for May. Please take a look and consider joining me! I’ll be running a Valentine’s Special very soon with a discount – I’ll let you know! http://www.artsmarttalk.com/details-costs-and-activities1.html
Valentine’s Day cards from MacGregor-ART! Find my cards and prints on my Esty shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/MacGregorArt and at www.macgregor-art.com

All best wishes
Marilyn

A recent Broad Street Review article – Drawing at the Morgan Library

http://www.broadstreetreview.com/index.php/main/article/three_shows_at_the_morgan_in_new_york/

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Social Networking Workshop at The Plastic Club Salon

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The Plastic Club Salon requested DoN to do a workshop for artists on how to use Social Networking. The workshoptake place Saturday 2/23/13 at 6:30pm. The Plastic Club has purchased a hot spot for internet access so participants can bring a laptop and play along. The cost is $10.00 to cover the cost for internet access.

The session will be interactive, the agenda is broad:

Brand Identity: What is your product? Who is your customer? What service or benefit does your product offer? What category is your product? What is your value proposition? Do you have a business card?

Web site: What is a domain name? What is a URL? Do you have a domain name? How to pick a domain name? Do you have a web page? Does your web page have search engine optimization code?

Social Networking: Do you have e-mail? Do you send an e-mail newsletter? Do you have a personal FaceBook page? Do you have a FaceBook fan/business page? Do you have a Twitter account? Do you have a Tumblr blog? Are you on Flickr? Do you have Instagram on your smart phone? What is HootSuite? What are hashtags? Do you have a Pinterest page? How and why to share on social media?