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ARTiculture, 2014 Philadelphia Flower Show

PHS Flower Show Wins Top International Prize

‘ARTiculture’ earns record 17 awards from IFEA

PHILADELPHIA (September 2014) – The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show received 17 international awards for excellence for the 2014 presentation, “ARTiculture” – including the top prize, the Grand Pinnacle Gold Award — at ceremonies held Sept. 29 in Kansas City, Mo. The honors included five Gold Awards, five Silver, and seven Bronze Awards in the International Festival & Events Association competition.

This was the greatest number of prizes ever received by the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show in the IFEA contest, which includes entries from the Kentucky Derby Festival, Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, Indianapolis 500 Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., City of Dublin Irish Festival, Edmonton Heritage Festival, Ludwig Von Beethoven Festival in Krakow, Rotterdam Festivals; and the World Gourmet Summit in Singapore.

The Flower Show was recognized in a variety of presentation, programming and promotional categories. The prizes included Gold Awards for the show’s Entrance Garden, community outreach program, green practices at the event, and show merchandise.

The winners were announced at the IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards Ceremony held during the association’s 59th annual convention and expo. The awards for the Flower Show were earned in the following categories:

  • GRAND PINNACLE – GOLD
  • BEST FULL-LENGTH TV PROMOTION (6ABC PREVIEW SHOW) – GOLD
  • BEST MISCELLANEOUS ON-SITE DÉCOR (ENTRANCE GARDEN) — GOLD
  • BEST NEW MERCHANDISE (TRUNK BAG) – GOLD
  • BEST MONEY-MAKING IDEA (MAKE & TAKE ROOM) – GOLD
  • BEST TV PROMOTION (TEASER VIDEO) — SILVER
  • BEST EVENT VIDEO (TEASER VIDEO) — SILVER
  • BEST MISCELLANEOUS CLOTHING (SCARF) — SILVER
  • BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING (BUTTERFLY EXPERIENCE) — SILVER
  • BEST MEDIA RELATIONS CAMPAIGN – SILVER
  • BEST SOCIAL MEDIA SITE (FACEBOOK) – BRONZE
  • BEST SPONSOR PARTNER (BANK OF AMERICA) – BRONZE
  • BEST GREEN PROGRAM (GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY) – BRONZE
  • BEST COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM (CITY HARVEST) – BRONZE
  • BEST EVENT/PROGRAM WITHIN AN EVENT TO BENEFIT A CAUSE (PREVIEW PARTY AND AFTER-PARTY) – BRONZE
  • BEST NEW PROMOTION ACTIVITY (SEARCH FOR GREEN ROOM HOST) – BRONZE
  • MOST CREATIVE/EFFECTIVE NEWS STUNT (FLOWER BOMB CAMPAIGN) – BRONZE

The entries included programs, merchandise, print and broadcast ads and media campaigns, posters and graphics, websites and apps, and many other categories.

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show provides inspirational and informative displays, educational presentations, and entertainment. The 2014 Flower Show attracted 230,000 visitors from around the world.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2015 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, which will celebrate the movies on February 28 to March 8 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center… It’s “Lights, Camera, BLOOM.”

For more information, please visit theflowershow.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: Alan Jaffe, PHS Director of Communications, 215-988-8833, (m) 267-968-0859, ajaffe@pennhort.org

Photographs by DoN Brewer

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

Opening Reception: Sunday October 5, 2014, 1:00 to 5:00pm

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

“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!

Photography has dramatically evolved since 1860.  Back then the techniques of photography were limited to a few. Photographers developed their own processes, grounded their own lenses, made their own cameras and tripods.  “Instant” could be many minutes, images were captured on glass plates and slowly teased into visibility, and the lightest camera still weighed many pounds.  But such was the “cutting-edge technology” of the time.” Photographic Society of Philadelphia

Photographic Society of Philadelphia at The Plastic Club

“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 name ” Plastic Club,” suggested by Blanche Dillaye, referred to any work of art unfinished, or in a “plastic” state. The term also refers to the changing and tactile sense of painting and sculpture.” – The Plastic Club

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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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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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PHS Fall Festival, The Navy Yard

The PHS Fall Festival on Saturday, September 20, at The Navy Yard will  offer fantastic new attractions, including shopping at the popular Franklin Flea and toasting the start of autumn in the beer garden. Hosted by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, this family-friendly event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Navy Yard parade grounds on Broad Street, and is the perfect time to become a member of the region’s leading organization for building beauty and community through horticulture.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society members and anyone who joins the PHS family at the festival will be entitled to discounts throughout the event, including free plants at the Plant Dividend tent. Additional member benefits include tickets to the 2015 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, “Lights, Camera, Bloom.”

The beer garden will be open on Saturday, September 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will serve beer from Yards Brewing Company.

For the first time, the festival will include Franklin Flea, a curated, upscale collection of more than 50 vendors selling vintage furnishings, upcycled objects, handmade items, and gourmet food.

The PHS City Harvest Market will offer a wide variety of fresh produce from local gardens. Young ones will be kept busy at the PHS Kids Zone, a space filled with a variety of races, crafts, and activities to entertain and engage children.

The Fall Festival Marketplace will feature plants, tools, garden accessories, home décor, craft items and keepsakes from the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show. Visitors can also stop by the PHS Store for an assortment of exceptional plants and

products from PHS Meadowbrook Farm in Abington Township. Choose from a colorful selection of vegetables, flowers, and plants for fall.

Gardeners can show off their own prized produce in the Fall Festival’s harvest-time contests. They can compete in “Garden Giants,” a showcase for beautiful, large tomatoes, squash, and other veggies. Or they can create a stunning arrangement of seasonal flowers, vegetables, fruit, and herbs for the “Garden Bounty” contest. For information on entering these two contests, contact Betty Greene at 215.988.8826 or bgreene@pennhort.org.  Judging for Garden Bounty will be at 11 a.m., and judging of Garden Giants will be at noon.

The PHS Fall Festival is made possible through the generosity of its sponsors: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Acme, Cape May Tourism, Gold Key Resorts, Green Mountain Energy, LeafFilter, Linvilla Orchards, Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing, New York Times, Power Home Remodeling, RainSoft, Renewal by Andersen, and Yards Brewing Company.
For more information on the PHS Fall Festival, visit www.phsonline.org.

ABOUT Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1827, dedicated to creating beauty and building community through gardening, greening and learning. With more than 64,000 members nationwide, PHS offers programs and events for gardeners of all levels, and works with volunteers, organizations, agencies and businesses to create and maintain vibrant green spaces. Proceeds from the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show and donations from foundations, corporations, government and individuals support PHS programs, including Plant One Million and PHS City Harvest. For information, visit PHSonline.org.

PHS Fall Festival

Media Contacts:
Alan Jaffe, 215.988.8833, (m) 267.968.0859, ajaffe@pennhort.org

Marion McParland, 215.988.8815, mmcparland@pennhort.org

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