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Linda Dubin-Garfield. POST 2014Natural Wonders 2, mixed media by Linda Dubin Garfield

Linda Dubin Garfield, Philadelphia Open Studio Tours at Crane Arts Building October 25th – 26th, 2014

Philadelphia artist Linda Dubin Garfield will participate in the annual Philadelphia Open Studio Tours October 25 & 26, 1- 5 PM at the Crane Arts Building, Studio 101, 1400 N. American Streets in Northern Liberties. On Sunday, participants will have the opportunity to do hand printing themselves using water- based inks as they did last year. Linda Dubin Garfield will have framed and unframed original prints and mixed media work for sale at special POST prices.

A percentage of proceeds from sales will benefit breastcancer.org. Breastcancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Their mission is to help women and their loved ones make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast health and breast cancer, so they can make the best decisions for their lives.

For more information, visit www.lindadubingarfield.com, Linda Dubin Garfield printmaker/mixed media artist/blogger, 610.649.3174

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Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, a program of The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, is the largest tour of artist studios and creative workspaces in the region and one of the premier open studio tour events in the country.

Join us for the 15th Anniversary Party on Thursday October 9! This milestone Tour season also includes weekend self-guided tours East and West of Broad Street from Noon to 6pm; a series of special events; and Guided Trolley Tours.

Need more info on how to navigate the Tour? Check out the Tour Planner.

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Main Line Art Center

DEADLINE: Monday, September 29th, 2014

We are excited to offer a new opportunity at Main Line Art Center for contemporary artists that includes $1000, a solo show, and the Meyer Family Award for Contemporary Art.

Presented by Main Line Art Center in conjunction with the Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition, the Meyer Family Award for Contemporary Art and associated exhibition program is an effort to support the talented contemporary artists in the region, to honor deserving artists in the field, and to encourage excellence and experimentation in artistic practice, presentation, and community involvement.  Adult fine artists, who are not full time students, living in the Mid-Atlantic Region are eligible to apply. All mediums are welcome.  Artists selected to receive this award will be notified in December 2014 and the exhibition will take place in March/April 2015.

Approximately three artists are awarded annually.  The 2014 recipients of the Meyer Family Award for Contemporary Art were Nic Coviello, Tim Portlock, and Jenny Thwing.

DEADLINE: Monday, September 29, 2014 by 11:59 p.m.
AWARD: $1000 & solo show
PROSPECTUS: mainlineart.org/events.php
APPLICATION: mainlineart.slideroom.com
QUESTIONS: Beth Boardman, Exhibition Coordinatorbboardman@mainlineart.org or 610.525.0272 ext. 116
APPLICATION FEE: Members $30/Non-Members $35
EXHIBITION:March 9 – April 21, 2015

Thank you,

Beth Boardman, Exhibition Coordinator

Main Line Art Center, 746 Panmure Road, Haverford, PA  19041

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Lois Schlachter at Art at Valley Lake GalleryLois Schlachter, Sheets in the Wind, acrylic, 12″ x 9″

An Exhibition of Work by Lois Schlachter at Art at Valley Lake Gallery, 3 Village Road Horsham, PA 19044 215-260-5631. October 2nd thru November 30th, 2014

“Art at Valley Lake Gallery is sponsored and operated by the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer.  The Gallery features the works of local artists and provides ongoing opportunities for artists to showcase their work. The Gallery also offers educational opportunities, including: art lessons, guest speakers, demonstrations and films on various art topics.” – Art at Valley Lake Gallery

“I would describe myself as an abstract expressionist, painting because I must paint, as I must breathe, spontaneously, directly from my hand to the canvas. Compositions develop as I work. All of my work is original and one of a kind. It is my opinion; no work of art is ever completed.” – Lois Schlachter

Gallery Hours:

  • Tuesday 10:00AM – 5:00PM
  • Thursday 10:00AM – 5:00PM
  • Friday 10:00AM – 5:00PM
  • Saturday 9:30AM – 2:00PM
  • or by appointment

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 11th, 9:00AM – 1:00PM

Artist Talk: Lois Schlachter, Abstract Visions and the Business of Art, Saturday, November 22nd, 10:00AM

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Red Bull Curates: The Canvas Cooler Project

THE CANVAS COOLER PROJECT: EMERGING PHILADELPHIA ARTISTS COME TOGETHER TO CREATE CUSTOM ART WORK AS PART OF THE RED BULL CURATES: THE CANVAS COOLER PROJECT

Red Bull Curates: The Canvas Cooler Project is coming to Philadelphia for the first time ever, tasking 20 talented, emerging local artists to transform a blank, canvas-wrapped Red Bull cooler into a piece of inspiration art in their own style. The 20 up-and-coming local artists are handpicked and curated by the Arts Fund and include notorious prankster street artist Kid Hazo, popular instagram sketcher Dessie Jackson, neo-pop painter Thomas Buildmore and local arts activist and portrait artist Caryn Kunkle.

The artists will work on transforming the coolers into works of art on Sunday, September 21st and Monday, September 22nd from 12pm to 4pm (open for media documentation), and reveal their finished product to the public on Thursday, September 25th at a one-night-only gallery exhibit and celebration at the Arch Enemy Arts. During the gallery event, two artists will be chosen by the public and a panel of judges to have the opportunity to sell and display their art this December during Art Basel Week at Scope Art Fair in Miami Beach in December.

WHAT: Red Bull Curates: The Canvas Cooler Project is coming to Philadelphia where it’ll task 20 talented, emerging local artists to one single challenge: to transform a blank, canvas-wrapped Red Bull cooler into a piece of inspirational art in their own style.

Handpicked and curated by Arts Funds, the 20 up-and-coming artists from the Philly area – including street artist Kid Hazo, painter/sketcher Dessie Jackson, neo-pop painter Thomas Buildmore, portrait artist Caryn Kunkle, and more – will work on customizing their coolers on Sunday, September 21 and Monday, September 22 in a two-day open studio workshop where media can attend and witness the evolving pieces of work.

On Thursday, September 25, all of the coolers will be unveiled to the public in a one-night-only gallery exhibit and celebration where guests and a panel of  judges vote for their favorite pieces.  Two selected artists will be given the opportunity to show and sell their art during Art Basel Week at Scope Art Fair taking place on Miami Beach in December.  All the coolers will be given to select local Philadelphia bars and restaurants to display.

WHO: Twenty emerging Philadelphia-area artists from various disciplines. The full list can be seen at http://redbull.com/canvascooler

WHEN: Sunday, September 21 & Monday, September 22, 12 PM to 4 PM – Artists work on their coolers, and media are invited to interview artists and document their works in progress. Thursday, September 25, 8 PM – 11 PM – Gallery exhibit opening

WHERE:Arch Enemy Arts 109-111 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19106

ADMISSION: Free, 21+, RSVP at http://redbull.com/canvascooler

SOCIAL: @RedBullPhilly / #CanvasCooler

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Vincent D. Feldman at PSoPVincent D. Feldman, Dignity for the Devastated, Photographic Society of Philadelphia at The Plastic Club, 247 South Camac Street, Philadelphia, Tuesday, September 16th at 7:00pm, Guests are welcome.

Vincent D. Feldman author of City Abandoned: Charting the Loss of Civic Institutions in Philadelphia speaks about his photography at the monthly membership meeting of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia at The Plastic Club.

“Vincent D. Feldman, a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, has been photographing architecture and the urban landscape for three decades. In the early 1990s his photography came to concentrate on the conflicts and questions that often surround historic buildings in Philadelphia. Feldman’s photography helps uncover the stories attached to buildings, thus revealing the nature of the societies in which these structures were built—and then neglected.

Feldman received a Pew Fellowship in the Arts in 2001. His work is held in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and in museums and private collections internationally. He is a Master Lecturer in photography at the University of the Arts.” – Vincent D. Feldman website

“The Photographic Society of Philadelphia is the oldest active photography society in the country. We have been looking at the world through the camera lens since 1860!”

“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.”

The Photographic Society of Philadelphia will be presenting their annual members exhibition at The Plastic Club in October 2014. 

Opening Reception: Sunday October 5, 2014 1 to 5pm

Additional Receptions:

  • Sunday October 12, 2014 1:00 to 5:00pm
  • Sunday October 19, 2014 1:00 to 5:00pm
  • Tuesday October 21, 2014 6:00 to 9:00pm

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