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Benefit 2020 Auction Items: Jennifer Johnson’s ‘Crane 1905’

     You can’t help but notice it as you walk around the Fishtown neighborhood. It’s obvious in the clamor of construction … See Full Post

Benefit 2020 Auction Items: Philadelphia Rock Gyms Intro Climbing Package

See where this indoor rock-climbing gym can take you at the InLiquid 2020 Benefit!

Benefit 2020 Auction Items: Michelle Marcuse’s ‘Erosion’

Can playing around with spatial relationships really convey the subjugation of a large swaths of populations? Can altering space, crushing … See Full Post

Benefit 2020 Auction Items: Bradley Wind’s ‘Ishi’

Sometimes art illuminates a painful part of our shared history to provoke thought and discussion, or to instigate action. Powerful … See Full Post

Gary Grissom’s Works on Paper in PSC

Gary Grissom has two works included in The Philadelphia Sketch Club’s 2020 Works on Paper Exhibition from January 1 – 28, 2020. The reception is Sunday, the 12th, from 2 to 4 pm.

Yaqub Asleep, Many Blankets, graphite on paper, 20” w x 26” h, 2018.

Two Birds, One Head & a Portion of a Tree, mixed media (graphite, pastel, ink, watercolor & gouache), 22” x 22”, 2019.

Hanna Vogel Workshop

Hanna Vogel is leading a sculptural paper clay workshop at Main Line Art Center every Thursday from 1-4 pm, starting February 6th and going thru March 12th. Learn more here!

Barbara Shelly’s Recent Shows

Barbara Shelly is curating a 18 woman art show at the Bernie Wohl Goddard Riverside Community Center for WHAM (Women’s History Art Month). Opening reception is March 1st from 5:00 to 8:00. When women get together for good, there is power!  

Her painting “Aurora”  is part of the Pleiades Gallery Juried Exhibition, Altered States.  Opening reception January 25th, 3:00 to 6:00.  The show will be up from January 23rd to February 15th, 2020.

She also has two paintings “Heritage” and “Nick” at the Arts Students League in a group show during the week of January 20.  Opening 6:00 to 9:00 January 21st!

Maureen Drdak: Guest Critic at Cheltenham Arts

Want authentic artistic growth in your painting and drawing skills? Move beyond “That’s nice!”  Critique Day is a monthly opportunity for artists of all levels to present 1-2 pieces of work for constructive feedback in a small group setting.  A cross section of invited artists and art professionals will help explore varied perspectives, examine technical and emotional components, and aid in seeing more objectively. 

The workshop occurs January 19th from 12-1:30 pm.

Maureen Drdak travels widely in pursuit of her visions; her research has taken her to Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, Nepal and the Himalayas. Her work references universal paradigms of mythic archetypes–both ancient and contemporary forces converge in her work. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia– she is the recipient of numerous honors, including the 2011-2012 U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar Award for Nepal. Maureen’s Fulbright work, The Prakriti Project, pioneered the first synthesis of repoussé metalwork and contemporary painting. “My work is an exploration of philosophical and cultural synthesis in which eastern and western iconographies and cultural paradigms are meaningfully integrated, bringing together disparate materials, traditional and contemporary aesthetics, and symbolic language.”

$10, Maximum 6. Advanced registration required. Observation is free.

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Questions? Call 215-379-4660

Annette Cords: Shape/Shifters

Opening Reception: January 7th, 7-9 PM Project: ARTspace is pleased to present Shape/Shifters by Annette Cords, a solo exhibition that … See Full Post

Deirdre Murphy in Maine

Deirdre Murphy and her husband Scott White have concurrent solo shows at the University of Maine Museum of Art. The show, Oculus, runs from January 10th thru May 2nd. There will be an Art & Science Panel Discussion on  March 11, 6-8pm