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Philadelphia Open Studio Tours – Center City West

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: ANN KOIVUNEN

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists

Studio Tours and Exhibitions  Manager

215-546-7775 x 13, ann@cfeva.org

 

 

POST

 

This October,

 

Find the Visual Artists


in Center City West!

 

DoN Brewer

 

Kevin Broad 

Artwork by Don Brewer and Kevin Broad (L to R)

 

Philadelphia Open Studio Tours 2009

 

Featuring:

 

24 Artists in Center City West

 

Studio Tours on October 10-11, 2009

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Blowout Birthday Party on Friday September 25

 

Friends of CFEVA Guided Tour on Sunday October 4

 

Selections from The Studio Opening Reception on Thursday October 8

 

Citywide Studio Tours during the first two weekends in October

Over 300 participating artists and community partners

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Philadelphia, PA – This October, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists™ is pleased to bring you the 10th Annual Philadelphia Open Studio Tours. Join over 300 professional visual artists, local businesses, arts organizations and galleries to celebrate 10 years of studio art!  Artists and event partners in every neighborhood from Chestnut Hill to South Philly will open their doors free to public in the largest event of its kind in Philadelphia.

 

This year, the Open Studio Tours is happy to feature the following artists in the Center City West neighborhood:

Madeline Adams

Betsy Alexander

DoN Brewer

Kevin Broad

Mark Bullen

Estelle Carraz-Bernabei                                                                                                                                           Carraz-Bernabei

Elizabeth Core

Deborah Deery

Jerry-Gerard Di Falco

Eric Frantz

Katherine Fraser

Carolyn George / CRG Studios                                                                                                                                George / CRG Studios

Thomas Kohlmann

Melanie Miller

Ted Mosher

Maria Nevelson

Nicole Pellegrini

Paul Rider

Carlo Russo

Jane Steinsnyder

Lauren Sweeney

Aleksandra Vasic-Lalovic

Angela Victor

Ernest Villareal

Burnell Yow!


In addition, we are working with Heavy Bubble, Icon Magazine, PhillySide Arts, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Tsirkus Fotografika, and Utrecht as Community Partners to provide support and information about the event. Visit philaopenstudios.org for detailed information about participating artists and community partners.

 

The 10th Anniversary Festivities are just around the corner! For details on the comprehensive schedule of POST-related activities, including artist workshops, receptions, exhibitions, neighborhood parties, and more, visit philaopenstudios.com/Events.aspx. Following is a schedule of this year’s official events:

 

Blowout Birthday Party
Friday September 25, 5 – 10pm

The Institute of Contemporary Art at 36th and Sansom

Kick off the POST season with a party at  the ICA: Cake, candles, drinks, entertainment by Jasa Li, Tsirkus Fotografika, and projected video installation of and by participating artists. This is one you don’t’ want to miss!

Artist Studios EAST of Broad Street
The weekend of October 3-4, 2009, noon-6pm
All tours are self-guided and free
Visit artists working in South Philly, Bella Vista, Queen Village, South Street, Center City, Old City, Northern Liberties, Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond

Artist Studios West of Broad Street
The weekend of October 10-11, 2009, noon-6pm
All tours are self-guided and free
Visit artists working in Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill, East Falls, Manayunk, Roxborough, West Philly,  North Philly, Fairmount, Center City, and Graduate Hospital 

POST Guided Tour
Sunday October 4, 1 – 4 pm
Meet at 1521 Locust Street
Want to visit artist studios, but not sure where to start? Join us for the Friends of CFEVA Guided Tour, and enjoy select artist studios with transportation and refreshments provided. Tickets are $75 each; reservations required. To reserve a space or for more information, contact the Center for Emerging Visual Artists at 215-546-7775 x16 or holly@cfeva.org.

Selections From The Studio
Opening Reception, Thursday October 8, 5 – 7 pm
Exhibition runs from Monday September 28 to Friday October 16, 2009
Group exhibition featuring POST artists selected by Julien Robson, PAFA Curator of Contemporary Art. The Gallery at the Center for Emerging Visual Artists is located at 1521 Locust Street, Lower Level, and the Gallery Hours are noon to 4pm M-F.

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For a full list of artists; high resolution images; profiles of specific artists;
or more details on events, promotions or sponsorship,
please contact Ann at 215-546-7775 x13 or ann@cfeva.org

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Objects & Things @ The Plastic Club

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Curator Alan Clawens insisted all entries must be work created outside of the historic art club on Avenue of the Artists, Camac Street, the theme being still life in any media; the Plastic Club artists reached deep into creative reserves to bring work that represents they’re own style yet meet the criterion of the show.  There’s nothing like listening to an artist explain how they’re work meets the rules – it would make a great reality show but in this case everyone seems sincere in bringing their best.

Objects & Things - Marie Davis Samohod

Marie Davis Samohod, Parting of Ways, acrylic.

Objects & Things - Elizabeth H Macdonald

Elizabeth H. MacDonald, Tin Can, relief print.

Objects & Things - Michael Kuncevich

Michael Kuncevich, Facets, monotype.  Kuncevich took first prize in the Philadelphia Sketch Club’s Miniatures Show.  The delicate coloration and high concept of this print is a master class in composition, technique, style and skill.

Objects & Things @ The Plastic Club

Debra Campbell Goodyear, Lemon Aid, photograph, Veronica Schmude, Wheel, digital print and Alden Cole, …And Delicious, mixed media.  Isn’t this a beautiful tableau?  DoN LoVeS that Veronica & Alden are hanging together since they’re both DoN faves.  DoN‘s looking for Ms. Goodyear.

Objects & Things - Mina Smith-Segal

Mina Smith-Segal, Terracotta Head, watercolor.

Objects & Things - Anders Hanson

Anders Hansen, Wild Onions, ink & graphite.

Object and Things @ The Plastic Club

E.S. Holmes, Pipes, acrylic, Thelma Segal, Mexican Paper Flowers, watercolor, Paul Perez, Artist, photograph and Dom Loschiavo, Lunch at Le Magnolie, color print.

Objects & Things - DoN Brewer

DoN Brewer, light being (David Arneson), digital photo.

The Plastic Club is an oasis of creativity, friendship, camaraderie and support; not just a club, it’s a think tank, a hide-out, a studio, a gallery, a place to learn and experiment without fear.  Fear is the mind-killer.

Morris Klein @ Bonte’s 17th Steet

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Photographic Society of Philadelphia VP, Morris Klein‘s one-person photo show at Bonte’s Cafe is très chic.  The space is below street level, the warm smell of waffles and coffee waft up to greet you, immediately transporting you to Belgium.  The intimate space offers the artist an opportunity to exhibit a good selection of larger scaled work – in this case Morris Klein features richly saturated landscapes with a particularly poetic palette of color and hue, DoN’s eye was fooled a few times into thinking the images were paintings, the lush view of Boathouse Row is certainly painterly.

Morris Kein @ Bonte’s Cafe

Schuylkill Boathouse Row, photograph, Morris Klein @ Bonte’s 17th St.

Morris Kein @ Bonte’s Cafe

Atlantic – Amusement Pier, photograph, Morris Klein.

Morris Kein @ Bonte’s Cafe

Morris Klein of PSoP @ Bonte’s Cafe.

PSoP has a great new friend in the Bonte Cafe’s in Center City: 922 Walnut has 8 x 10″s, 13th & Walnut is 16 x 20″s and 17th Street is solo shows.  Klein currently has a call to PSoP artists to submit show proposals – a big thank you to Morris & Eilleen Eckstein for maintaining such a high level of public visability for Philly photographers.

CFEVA Artist Opportunities Listing for September: Career Development Program Application, Deadline Oct. 1st

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CFEVA Artist Opportunities Listing for September: Career Development Program Application, Deadline Oct. 1st

CFEVA Artist Opportunities Listing for September: Career Development Program Application, Deadline Oct. 1st

Career Development and Exhibition Fellowship – Apply Now

Deadline:  October 1st

 

Call for Artists:  FREE Career Development & Exhibition Fellowship for Emerging Artists.  For a select group of highly talented artists, our Two-Year Career Development Program includes: exhibitions and exposure opportunities around the region and beyond, a three-person exhibition in the second year of the fellowship, individual career counseling, professional development workshops, mentorship, networking, community service opportunities, and alumni solo exhibitions and travel grants. This program serves artists residing within a 100 mile radius of Philadelphia.  For an application and further eligibility requirements, go to http://www.cfeva.org/cfeva_programs_career.aspx .  For assistance or inquiries, please contact Amie Potsic, Director of the Career Development Program at: amie@cfeva.org or 215-546-7775 x 12.

 

 

 

Long version:

 

Open Call for Artists:  Apply Now!

 

Career Development and Exhibition Fellowship for Emerging Artists

 

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists™ strives to provide the essential support services and programs emerging artists need to build sustainable careers.

 

Our FREE two-year Career Development Program offers a select group of highly talented artists:

 

·                Two-year fellowship period and lifelong alumni affiliation

·                Group Exhibitions around the region and beyond

·                Three-person show in the second year of the fellowship

·                Professional development seminars

·                Opportunities to meet patrons, gallerists, and curators

·                Assistance with the marketing and sale of artwork

·                Individual career counseling sessions

·                One-on-one sessions with mentors, chosen from the Board of Artistic Advisors

·                Opportunities to gain career experience while giving back to the community 

·                Alumni exhibition series

·                Alumni goal-setting group

·                Alumni Travel Grant Program

·                Monthly newsletter updating fellows and alumni on regional, national and

international opportunities for artists. 

 

Eligibility requirements include:

 

Applicants cannot be in school full time.

Applicants must live within 100 miles of The Center (Artists in Baltimore, Harrisburg, and the

five boroughs of New York City are eligible; Washington, DC artists are not).

Applicants cannot have an ongoing contractual agreement with a commercial gallery.

 

For an application and further eligibility requirements, got to http://www.cfeva.org/cfeva_programs_career.aspx

 

Contact:  AMIE POTSIC, Director of the Career Development Program (amie@cfeva.org) or 215-546-7775 x 12.

Parallel Lines: Kathryn Pannepacker & David Foss @ Smile Gallery

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David Foss @ Smile Gallery

David Foss, The Grid, acrylic on wood panel, plastic, foam, 2009.

David Foss & Kathryn Pannepacker @ Smile Gallery

David Foss, Between I and Thou, acrylic on canvas & foam.  Kathryn Pannepacker, Art Trick & I Am A Magnet, embroidery coated with wax.

Kathryn Pannepacker @ Smile

Kathryn Pannepacker weaves anything within reach, including yarn, rags, thread, rope, book matches, even left over aluminum foil creating other-worldly decor as if for a Star Trek set.  Both Pannepacker and Foss have an aura of tranquility and inner peace causing DoN to wonder if maybe they have been taken up, up, up…each donates much of their time doing outreach in the community.  Foss is Executive Director of Da Vinci Art Alliance mentoring and promoting art carreers and Pannepacker has created several public murals and is currently weaving art with homeless people as part of Activities and Advocacy to End Homelessness every Thursday & Friday @ Arch Street Cafe, 740 Arch Street.

David Foss @ Smile Gallery

David Foss, Field Shift, acrylic on canvas, plastic & foam, 2009.

David Foss & Kathryn Pannepacker @ Smile Gallery

Kathryn Pannepacker & David Foss at the opening of Parallel Lines @ Smile Gallery.  Matt Lyons calls the art space “the biggest little gallery in town“; the gallery continually shows modern, edgy, sometimes difficult art by a continuum of Philly’s best artists.