Carol Wisker receives First Honorable Mention for Urban Machine

artwork by Carol Wisker Artist, urban machine, mixed media. 12" x 12"

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Legacy of Leonardo
This mult-media exhibition features the work of thirty two artists who are inspired by the life, art, and science of Leonardo daVinci. Carol Wisker received First Honorable Mention for her sculptures interpreting the idea of “machine”, one of Leonardo da Vinci’s many passions.

Da Vinci Art Alliance
704 Catherine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

image : urban machine, mixed media. 12′x12′ Carol Wisker

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Last days to see 30 Americans at the Corcoran

It’s the last days to get a chance to see this survey of African American Artists.

from the website:
30 Americans is a wide-ranging survey of work by many of the most important African American artists of the last three decades. Selected from the Rubell Family Collection, the exhibition brings together seminal figures such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and David Hammons with younger and emerging artists such as Kehinde Wiley and Shinique Smith.

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Artist conversation: Rebecca Gilbert

We wanted to share this video of Rebecca Gilbert who has one of our sites.
A nice conversation about her work.

from her website:

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Call for Submissions: Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia

Guest Curator Jenny Moore, New Museum

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists invites you to submit images of your artwork for review by our guest curator, Jenny Moore, Assistant Curator at the New Museum. Of the applicants, 10 to 25 artists will be asked to present a digital portfolio of approximately 10 images. Two to four of those artists will be selected for an exhibition in CFEVA’s Felicity R. “Bebe” Benoliel Gallery this summer.

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Tyler Green chats with Zoe Strauss

Zoe Strauss: Ten Years January 14, 2012 — April 22, 2012

Zoe Strauss: Ten Years is a mid-career retrospective of the acclaimed photographer’s work and the first critical assessment of her ten-year project to exhibit her photographs annually in a space beneath a section of Interstate-95 (I-95) in South Philadelphia. Strauss’s subjects are broad but her primary focus is on working-class experience, including the most disenfranchised people and places. Her photographs offer a poignant, troubling portrait of contemporary America.

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Eva Hesse was born this day in 1936.

Do you know her work?

You should.

The work of Eva Hesse born today in 1936. Her work is as fresh today as it was then. If you don’t know her work take the time to learn about this artist who died too soon.

Learn more about her work here >

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Open Call for Philadelphia Community Exhibition

DEADLINE: Monday, January 30, 2012 DELIVERY: Sunday, January 29, 2012 12 — 7 pm Monday, January 30, 2012 9 am — 1 pm DROP OFF LOCATION: 3rd Street Gallery, 58 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 PICK UP: Sunday, February 26, 2012 5 — 7 pm Monday, February 27, 2012 9 — 11 am ENTRY FEE: $30 for one work of art $35 for 2 works of art $40 for 3 works of art

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Artist in Residence : Philadelphia Photo Arts Center

Each year two artist are invited for one-month residencies at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC).

The program is intended to support talented, self-directed emerging/mid-career artist in realizing their goals and visions. Resident artists will also serve as a source of inspiration and guidance for the many students, beginning photographers and PPAC members who work and learn at PPAC.

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Street Chair, new photographs by Anne Saint Peter

ARTIST RECEPTION Friday, February 3, 2012 5 — 8 pm EXHIBITION Friday, January 6, 2012 Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Street Chairs. It doesn’t matter what city or country, or whether you’re walking or driving by. They indulge us for a respite. We oblige and pause to contemplate their scene. We become a part of it. And because they are different, they evoke a sense of fun in us.

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Residencies : Philadelphia Art Hotel

Residency Season Dates:
May 1st — September 30th 2012

Application Deadline:
January 31st 2012

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Mission from the website.

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Call for Entries: Experimental Media 2012, Video Screening

Jurors:
Max Kazemzadeh,and Jonah Brucker-Cohen
Screening Dates:
April and May, 2012 (exact dates TBA)
Screening Locations:
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC and Artisphere, Arlington, VA
Submission Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2012, 5pm
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