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.
ARTIST TALK
July 11, 6 PM
In collaboration with The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, 110 CHURCH gallery is pleased to present Josette Urso: Here and Then a Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) Alumni Solo Exhibition
Stories pairs handmade artist books by Elena Bouvier and bottled drawings by Len Cowgill. Their work is intimate — visualizations of openness and containment. Both artists tell stories in a poetic visual shorthand that encourages an imaginative shared experience.
Elena Bouvier
I came to book arts the long way around, through photography.
Shine is affirming, celebratory, in the moment, and reassuring. In this solo show, printmaker Rebecca Gilbert builds narratives through natural imagery. We pause in the beauty that surrounds us — we rethink to what we attach value. Exploring the concept of trial and error, Gilbert considers the experiment the real treasure. Shine examines the value in process.
A talk with Yaddo President Elaina Richardson.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently awarded Yaddo a major grant to fund residencies for artists from their eight key cities, including Akron. This presentation for our local artists is part of a national effort by Yaddo to identify and recruit eight of the highest-level talented artists from those cities, with special efforts dedicated to underrepresented communities and emerging art forms.
cWOW's annual Metro Show is one of the oldest and most respected juried small works exhibitions in the metro region. "Metro" originally referred to our tradition of moving the show by rail to its many host cities. Today, we use all forms of transportation, while maintaining our original commitment to bring challenging contemporary art into people's everyday lives.
Metro 29 | OPEN CALL
Eligibility | OPEN TO ALL ARTISTS
Any media, style or subject. Unselected entries from previous Metro Shows are eligible for re-entry
From Seneca Falls to Philadelphia: Fourth of July 1876 and the Women of the Centennial. As part of Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts 2013, the Athenaeum of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Center for the Book are seeking artists, through the medium of the book, to explore and respond to prints and books in the Athenaeum's extensive collection regarding the Centennial, Susan B. Anthony, Women's Suffrage, and the 1876 4th of July.
SMALL WORKS NYC
A Juried Exhibition Sept 23 - Nov 3, 2012
Submission Deadline: Sept 3, 2012
Opening Reception: Sept 23, 2012...5-7pm
Small work allows the experience of getting up close and personal with the artwork. The size of the artwork forces one to go in and really look. "Smaller beckons: get close, touch, relate - they inspire a reduction of the psychic distance between one thing and another; between people and things"
- from the book and philosophy: "Wabi Sabi"
Heavybubble websites for artists is thrilled to announce that we will be presenting our Snowflake Salon again this year. Instead of making it an annual event it will be a biennial. Take a look at the catalog of the wonderful show we had back in 2010.
Paul Behnke: Like Giants
an illustrated catalog will be available with an essay by John Yau
Opening Reception
Sunday, September 9, 12 - 5 PM
Exhibition
September 9 - 30, 2012
The Rosenfeld Gallery
113 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Deadline: August 20, 2012
Exhibition Dates: October 5-27, 2012
Projects Gallery and Philadelphia's Brandywine Wokshop are partnering to present a juried exhibition that will draw attention to the breadth and depth of printmaking utilizing innovative, new approaches. Artists are invited to submit examples of contemporary printmaking for review by an expert jury.
Space
1026
Studios
&
Gallery
is
holding
an
open
video
call
for
the
upcoming
screening
series
Traps.
Work
submitted
will
be
shown
on
one
of
three
screening
dates (August 8th, 15th, 22nd)
and
should
address
themes
related
to
physical
or
psychological
entrapment:
the
notion
of
being
hemmed‐in
or
tied
down;
issues
of
deception
and
struggle;
the
nature
of
control
as
it
relates
to
capture
and
possession;
getting
stuck
and
becoming
unstuck.
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