artLIFE at heavybubble

Welcome to artlife where we post a curated selection of events, exhibitions, workshops, and doings by heavybubble and artists that use our services. Check out the  artist opportunities and events that catch our eye.

Sound installation from Arno Fabre - 2009.

We discovered this video through some keyword searching. It's an amazing performance. Sharing it with you.
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LES SOULIERS is an ensemble of thirty pairs of shoes, piloted by computer and mechanically actived by "tramplers". The shoes strikes and scrapes the floor according to a numerical score (Midi score read by the software Max / MSP).

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  Not much; still wonderful to get a glimpse into the studio of Moe Brooker an artist and educator.
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Artist Conversation
Sunday, February 6, 2011

The last of our artist conversations for the Snowflake Salon features Linda Dubin Garfield on Sunday, February 6 from 1:30 to 4 PM. She'll be in the gallery to discuss her passion the ART of Printmaking. She loves monotypes and will discuss how she makes them. If you are interested she'll also share some of the other categories of printmaking as well. Relief and intaglio techniques; block printing, etching, lithograph, silk screen, drypoint, stencil, collagraphy, and viscosity printing.

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We recently found this short video interview with Cindy Sherman in her studio. It is a brief look but informative. We welcome your comments and thoughts.
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Dates and Deadlines
Entry submissions due: February 28, 2011
Juror review: March 21, 2011
Notification: April 1, 2011

AiO celebrates the Philadelphia landscape as both inspiration and as an open-air studio for artists. Over the days of June 9 to 12, 2011, from Fairmount Water Works to Bartram's Garden, AiO will explore the natural beauty and urban character of the Schuylkill River: where West Philadelphia separates from Center City and thousands of people enjoy a beloved recreational park of paths and views.

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Snowed in? What a perfect time to TRY a bubble. Get those digital images of your artwork together and see how easy it is to get your work up on line and looking good. A perfect project to do while you listen to the shovels on sidewalks. Grab a cup of tea, coffee, or cocoa and get started.

Heavybubble is smart, easy, do-it-yourself, and goodlooking. [tm]

Show me the bubbles >


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Blue Light by Linda Dubin Garfield
Artist Conversation
February 6

Join Linda Dubin Garfield on Sunday, February 6 from 1:30 to 4 PM for an Artist's Conversation about her passion the ART of Printmaking. She loves monotypes and will discuss how she makes them. If you are interested she'll also share some of the other categories of printmaking as well. Relief and intaglio techniques; block printing, etching, lithograph, silk screen, drypoint, stencil, collagraphy, and viscosity printing.

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3rd Street Gallery has an open call for a community exhibition. You can find out more and download the prospectus at the website. deadline: Monday, January 31, 2011 About 3rd Street Gallery: 3rd Street Gallery is an artist-run cooperative in Old City, Philadelphia. The gallery’s full and associate members include a diverse mix of artists specializing in a multitude of artistic disciplines.

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First Exhibition of the new Career Development Program Fellows!
Arden Bendler Browning, Lewis Colburn, Don Edler, Mami Kato, Daniel Kornrumpf, Maggie Mills, Alison Stigora, Jennifer Williams, and Kimberly Witham

Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 2, 6-8pm
Dates: February 2 - February 19, 2011

Location :
Moore College of Art & Design
1916 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 568-4515

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PENDULUM
Show runs from March 11, 2011 - April 9, 2011
Opening Reception on Friday, March 11, 2011
 
A pendulum is more than a physical object in continual motion propelled by equal force to swing back and forth from a fixed point. It's a consciousness, a state of mind that now more than ever describes the atmosphere of the United States. We as Americans are continually oscillating between fear and bravery, candor and deception, discrimination and embrace. We're fluctuating outside of our comfort zone.
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Deadline for proposals February 14

This project will consider how cities can use mobile and locative art to regenerate areas that have been bypassed by new economies and flows of commerce and transit. It will also address issues of disconnection, asking who is able to connect and who is dislocated from public space.

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A talk to think about. In creating work do you think about the same sense of context?
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