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.

Installation by Michelle Ortiz
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Solo Exhibition : Quizás Mañana by Michelle Ortiz
exhibition
July 29, 2017

Quizás Mañana (Maybe Tomorrow), is a body of new work that examines the power of familial connection, place, and story.  This exhibition features a new installation, light boxes, and paintings that speak of “visual artifacts,” items that Michelle sees imbued by the characteristics of the person who used them.

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call-for-entries
artist opportunity
Contemporary Photography Competition and Exhibition

Philadelphia Photo Arts Center is devoted to the study, practice and appreciation of contemporary photography. They offer classes and workshops, fine art printing services and the option to create work in their Artist Lab, exhibitions and lectures.

Two artists will win concurrent solo exhibitions December 8 2017 - February 17 2018

Submission Deadline June 30, 2017
Entry Fee $40. for up to 10 images

$5000. honorarium 

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Pajama Factory space
artist opportunity
Juried OPEN CALL: Whether They Should Cry Out

"Until the case was closed they could not be certain which way to jump, whether they should cry out that they were martyrs, or remain what, at heart, of course, they were, simple citizens, bitter against outrage and anxious to see justice done and the health of the state preserved."
– James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room 1956

A national juried exhibition focusing on the ways we are responding to the changing political climate and the world around us.

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HUNT, GATHER, BUILD: In The Studio With Rebecca Gilbert, a short video
video

A short film documenting Rebecca Gilbert's work in the studio last year as she worked toward her solo exhibition at The Print Center this past winter and spring. The film, which was the project of Joseph Rose, also offers a sneak peek at some of my upcoming works. In addition to making films, Joseph also runs his own letterpress shop, Black Heart Letterpress. The film is eleven minutes long.

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insect painting, there is Love by PD Packard
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PD Packard's Insect Paintings Featured In Bugs of Paradise Exhibition
exhibition
June 8 – June 30, 2017

Featuring: Gina Altadonna, Alyse C. Bernstein, Hannah Burch, Jodi Cachia, Talia Greene, Alexander Kuhn, J.A. Panetta, Debby Pasquale, Scott Schultheis, Buy Shaver, Annie Stone, PD Packard

An exhibition of small works depicting small creatures. At once intriguing, exotic, cute, and scary, Bugs of Paradise explores the undeniable appeal of the tiny critters of the world.

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Se Siento El Miedo by Michelle Angela Ortiz
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Michelle Angela Ortiz in Revolutionary: A Pop-Up Street Art Exhibition
pop up exhibition
May 25 – July 4, 2017

One of the newest to join our tribe Michelle Angela Ortiz is included in a pop up exhibition entitled Revolutionary. The pop up exhibition lasts six weeks.

The portraits are stills from a video interview of community member, Cruz. Cruz lives in Philadelphia and shared his experience with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and almost being deported. He spoke about his year long struggle with wearing a probation bracelet, being intimidated by ICE agents, and living in fear in what was once for him a city of hope. — Michelle Ortiz

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Keith Breitfeller drawing
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Keith Breitfeller drawings in Summer Patterns, Jed Williams Gallery
exhibition
June 3 – June 24, 2017

Keith Breitfeller‘s drawings are personal, casual works he creates , in his own words,“to entertain myself with”. Just like carefree summer days, Breitfeller’s drawings are fun, fast and allowed to evolve casually and spontaneously. Keith makes them in the evening, during downtime while unwinding. Keith studied with New York Artist Marion Pinto. The keystone of his methods was acquired at the Barnstone Studio, a renaissance type Master and Apprentice program. The heavy emphasis on the Golden Section and color theory continues to inform his work.

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Robert McNellis sculpture
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Robert McNellis in Summer Patterns at Jed Williams Gallery
exhibition
June 3 – June 24, 2017

The contemporary new work of Robert McNellis is a bold departure from his lit abstractions of the last year. Expanding from the previous structural solutions, he has turned to using surprising, anonymous images derived from photographs, or photographs derived from anonymous images, and combining these with precise, structures. The elements that make this possible are vague, almost anonymous, figuration and focused light.

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52712B 38" x 38" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas by Keith Brietfeller
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con·tex·ture with Keith Breitfeller
exhibition
May 19 – June 29, 2017

con·tex·ture:  1. the act of interweaving or assembling parts to form a connected whole.  2. a structure of interconnected parts. curated by Susanna W. Gold, Ph.D.

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Combined images Tim McFarlane + Miguel Rodriguez
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Tim McFarlane + Miguel Rodriguez : Forms of Resistance
exhibition
May 5 – May 27, 2017

Forms of Resistance, a two-person exhibition featuring works on paper by Tim McFarlane and Washington, D.C.-based artist, Miguel Rodriguez. The show consists of 20 new works on paper by each artist, with all work produced in 2017. 

 

Reception

Friday, May 5 at 6 - 9 PM

 

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the hermaphrodite, blind embossing, printed decorative papers, watercolor
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PD Packard's Emerging Technologies Featured On The Postdigital Printmaker
Presenting PD Packard's Work
April 30 – May 31, 2017

PD Packard is a featured artist on The Postdigital Printmaker, a blog dedicated to sharing the work of printmakers who incorporate emerging technologies into their artistic practice.

In addition, PD Packard’s work illustrating her embossing created from laser cut plexi printing plates, and printed decorative papers with Akua Liquid Pigments will be on view during The 2017 Book Art Biennial and exhibiting in:

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Flapping Mound wood cut by Rebecca Gilbert
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Rebecca Gilbert: WONDER at The Print Center
exhibition
December 16 – April 22, 2017

Rebecca Gilbert: wonder brings together new prints by the Philadelphia-based artist. Gilbert’s works come out of her interest in both traditional print processes and her poetic response to the landscape.

December 16, 2016 - April 22, 2017

Gallery Talk
Thursday, March 23, 2017

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