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.

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seen and liked: Kevin Finklea, Painted Wooden Works at Pentimenti

Kevin Finklea: Things we said that were important but now forgotten
Painted Wooden Works

FEBRUARY 26 - APRIL 9, 2011

The joy in the color fields added to these smooth and sometimes almost imperceptively asymmetrical pieces ask you to revisit their form. What would these pieces of wood be without their accentuated and artificial divisions created by their saturated color fields? We don't even want to hazard a guess.

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exhibitions
seen and liked : At Pentimenti, Michelle Forsyth

Michelle Forsyth, AFTER : Works On Paper

FEBRUARY 26 - APRIL 9, 2011

AFTER one of the solo exhibitions at  Pentimenti Gallery features  new works by Michelle Forsyth. There are small works on paper and a large installation.

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Artist Opportunity: Manayunk Roving Gallery RFQ

Manayunk Roving Gallery

The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the Manayunk Special Services District (MSSD) and the Manayunk Development Corporation (MDC), are seeking two artists, or artist team, to develop a “roving gallery” of serial artworks on key pedestrian streets in and around the Manayunk business district, for installation in June, 2011. Interested artists should review this RFQ and submit their qualifications, along with a letter of interest, by March 25.

 

Description of the Project / Scope of Work

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Artist Opportunity: Main Street Medallions in Manayunk, PA

Main Street Medallions

All packets must be received by 4 pm, March 25, 2011.

The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the Manayunk Special Services District (MSSD) and the Manayunk Development Corporation (MDC), are seeking an artist or artist team to develop a series of four medallions at key intersections along Main Street, Manayunk. Interested artists should review this RFQ and submit their qualifications, along with a letter of interest, by March 25.

Description of the Project / Scope of Work

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exhibitions
City Hall, The French Connection
et Something French

An art exhibition, part of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts - Art that is inspired by City Hall's French Second Empire architectural style.

Exhibition
March 14 - May 20
Reception
April 7
5 - 7 pm

Art Gallery
City Hall
Room 116, 2nd floor, NE corner
Gallery hours
10 - 4 weekdays

image credit: Mummers © Anne Saint Peter


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Ridiculous vessels head to Hannibal

 A quick pic of the Ridiculous Vessels all bundled up in bubble wrap to head back to Works of Man in Hannibal MO. They look so happy. Safe trip!

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Help Japan poster.

Words can't express how we feel about what has happened in Japan never mind what is to come. To raise relief funds for the the devastating 8.9 earthquake and subsequent massive tsunami that struck Japan March 11, 2011. 100% of the proceeds go to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief.

Compassion please.

Thanks W+K Studio

 

You can donate here: http://wkstudio.bigcartel.com/pages/japan-relief

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The Unseen World permanent installation by Kate Kaman

We met Kate Kaman a few years back. She was making large scale sculpture and had a couple very large pieces that were temporary installations. This week we were lucky enough to be invited to the Dedication of Kate Kaman's permanent installation at Temple University Medical Education and Research Building the Wendy and Solomon Luo, MD, Auditorium. The Unseen World is a dynamic larger-than-life sculptural depiction of the most plentiful and ancient microscopic life forms - bacteria.

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Call for Submissions: 2nd Ghetto Biennale 2011

Port-au-Prince, Haiti
November - December, 2011
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 25 April 2011, midnight
Curators: André Eugene, Celeur Jean Herard, Leah Gordon

 

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CALL FOR ENTRIES : Stimuli/Stimulus

drawings shaped by recent external forces, a juried exhibition.

Juror, Leo Robinson artist, master lecturer, educator.

Stimuli are events in the environment that influence behavior. Stimulus is a response model that describes the relation between the stimulus and the expected response.

Exhibition
June 3 - July 22, 2011
June 3, First Friday Opening

Location
110 CHURCH | gallery
110 Church Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

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exhibitions
ROOTS, a CFEVA Alumni Travel Grant Exhibition

In cooperation with The Center for Emerging Visual Artists [CFEVA], 110 CHURCH Gallery and Heavy Bubble is pleased to present ROOTS, an Alumni Travel Grant Exhibition featuring Julia Blaukopf and Elizabeth Crisman, curated by Amie Potsic.

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Open call : Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art

Juried contemporary art show, May 12-June 18, 2011
Juror, Jon Lutz, independent curator in New York. More about Luzt at his project site, the daily operation.

Open to artists from Philadelphia or elsewhere. All applying artists will be considered for future solo exhibition opportunities.

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