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Heavy Bubble is a Philadelphia Open Studio Tour community partner.

open studio

Friday, October 2, 2009

Friday, October 1, 2010

Heavy Bubble is thrilled to be a community partner with Philadelphia Open Studio Tours affectionately known as POST. The largest annual tour of visual artist studios in Philadelphia, POST brings you right to the source of our city's impressive art scene. We hung our first show at our South Street Philadelphia Gallery just in time for the second weekend of the tour. We were delighted by the number of visitors that stopped in and wished us well.

Heroines and Harlots: Women in History

Carol Wisker, Kali-ma (detail), mixed media, 27 x 25 X 9 inches, 1994-2009

exhibition

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Heavybubble artist Carol Wisker has one of her mixed media pieces in another juried show! Her mixed media piece is named for the Goddess Kali Ma. Kali Ma has many interpretations. Come to the artist reception and chat with Carol about her interpretation.

Philadelphia

Stella Untalan shows Bramble Ramble at 3rd Street Gallery Invitational Exhibition

Stella Untalan pictured with her drawing Bramble Ramble

exhibition

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Join Heavy Bubble artist Stella Untalan and 28 other artists in this Invitational Group Show for their opening and reception this Friday! The show continues through August.

Carol Wisker receives First Honorable Mention for Urban Machine

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

exhibition

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.

Philadelphia

Sue Mckee, In your dreams : Art in City Hall

exhibition

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Friday, September 11, 2009

In Your Dreams
June 11 – September 11, 2009
50 Philadelphia artists showcase work related to dreams.

Philadelphia

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Scholarship for LGBT identified art students in Philadelphia http://bit.ly/9FwFpP Deadline June 25, 2010 (via @ThePrintCenter)
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Twyla Tharp on art

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. — Twyla Tharp

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Kukuli Velarde Patrimonio at Barry Friedman

Barry Friedman. 515 West 26th street New York, NY 212 2398600 Barry Friedman Ltd. is pleased to present contemporary Peruvian artist Kukuli Velarde in her first solo show since joining the gallery.

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critique phrase of the week

I’m troubled by how the aura of the biomorphic forms visually and conceptually activates the larger carcass.

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Susan Sontag on art.

Real art has the capacity to make us nervous. – Susan Sontag

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Being an artist, a sweet gig. explained by Father Guido Sarducci

Father Guido Sarducci use to be a regular on Saturday Night Live. If you’ve never seen him explain what a sweet gig it is being an artist, here’s your chance, Need we say more?

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Artist-in-Residence Opportunity : Alaska wilderness

Interested in a residency in the wilderness of Alaska? Have dreams of an outdoor adventure hiking the backcountry with a Park Ranger? Well the National Park Service has a residency opportunity for you.

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Call for proposals : Eastern State Penitentiary Installations

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site seeks proposals for its 2011 tour season. The historic site will fund a maximum $7,500.00 per project. This funding includes approval to exhibit during the next exhibition cycle.

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Photography Portfolio Competition

The Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is pleased to announce its first Photography Portfolio Competition. The application deadline for the competition is May 15, 2010. All applications must be submitted online.

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2009 National Medal of Arts awarded to Frank Stella

The 2009 National Medal of Arts was awarded to Frank Stella, for his accomplishments as one of the world’s most innovative painters and sculptors. His sophisticated visual experiments — often transcending boundaries between painting, printmaking, and sculpture — are modern masterpieces. more about Frank Stella >

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critique phrase of the week

With regard to the issue of content, the metaphorical resonance of the sexual signifier verges on codifying the remarkable handling of light.

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