“This Week in Photography: New JFK Photos, Hi-Def Ski Cams and a Strap That Doesn’t Suck”
Wired, November 16, 2013
“Too often art and photography is just an ego stroke. In Philadelphia, a photography exhibition that opened last weekend is bucking the trend with a message of social justice and essential legal services for the city’s youth….Beyond the significance of helping these youth succeed, the programming demonstrates a model for future marriage of art and social practice.”
– Wired Photo Department

“Juvenile In Justice at Crane Arts – Activist project raises issues about The System”
theartblog, November 24, 2013
“While art can’t move mountains and cause change, artists can be facilitators, and through their art, witnesses to issues of human concern. Art can stir emotions, incite the mind and beat the drum for change and here in Juvenile In Justice it does all that.”
– Roberta Fallon

“InLiquid Art and Design”
DoNArTNeWs, February 26, 2013
“The grateful painting also expresses the true gratitude of the Philadelphia arts community towards Rachel Zimmerman and her team for all the exposure and opportunities created for artists with the InLiquid website and the exhibition opportunities they have developed since the late 20th Century. InLiquid pre-dates Google.” – Don Brewer

“Off the Wall”
Philadelphia Style magazine, winter 2004
“Since launching InLiquid.com in 1999, [the] experiment has become Philadelphia’s one-stop site for grant information and gallery news. It’s also a catalyst for building a stronger local visual arts community.” – Joseph Dennis Kelly II

“LiquidVox Benefit Auction”
Philadelphia City Paper, September 25 – October 1, 2003
“Be sure to stretch, wiggle your ear and rub your eyes as soon as you enter the realm of wonderment that is InLiquid’s fourth annual silent auction…this is no hoity-toity test of affluence and pomposity.”- Andrew Parks

“Breaking the Mold,”
Philadelphia City Paper, May 9-16, 2002
“What InLiquid hopes is that [the] clash between established energy and new ideas will help Philadelphia start a riot of its own. It wants to plot how, through independent projects, the city’s art scene can grab the attention of outsiders and get in on the international dialogue of contemporary art.” – Elisa Ludwig

”InLiquid Helps Solidify Arts Community”
Technophilly.com, vol. 2, issue 5 (2001)
“[InLiquid] helps artists find each other and lets art enthusiasts peruse pieces and get in touch with the artists directly. Because the site isn’t based around e-commerce and InLiquid doesn’t take a cut of anything sold, artists who are already represented by a dealer are free to join…for artists, the site has become a tool.” – Theta Parvis

“InLiquid.com: the Philadelphia Art Source”
Philadelphia Weekly, April 26, 2000
“Where besides First Friday can Philadelphia art lovers and makers join forces? If they’re willing to forgo plastic cups of Chardonnay for fluid cyberspace, InLiquid.com might be the spot. InLiquid lists local galleries with maps and directions; posts firsthand accounts, tips and resumes from local artists; prints reviews of local exhibits; and maintains a cyber art gallery in every possible medium…” – Elisa Ludwig

“Brave New Art World”
Philadelphia City Paper, September 14-21, 2000
“A local art and design network takes the gallery game in new directions on the Web…a hip combination of high-tech cosmopolitanism and idiosyncrasy…” – Robin Rice

Press Release Archive

Press Excerpts: Selected Quotes

Mark Thellmann