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.

Artwork by Ruby Thorkelson

Open to women, transgender, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming people from the international community who make self-published zines, comics, and chapbooks, as well as print, graphic, and comic art in all media. This exhibition will include both a pop-up library of zines, comics, and other self-published works, and a show of installed artworks in all media. Apply to show in one or both exhibition components, but please create separate entries for each.

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Artwork by Isabella Bannerman

 

Entry Deadline: April 27, 2011
Notifications: May 13, 2011
Exhibition Dates: July 8 - August 18, 2011

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discolandia, oil and pencil on board, 14x14 by Kellianne McCarthy
exhibition
March 31 April 30, 2011

March 31-April 30, 2011
 
Opening reception
Friday, April 1, 5-7pm
 
Gross McCleaf Gallery
127 S. 16th St
Philadelphia PA 19102

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HBHQ (Heavy Bubble Headquarters) is at 1241 Carpenter Street. We have some of the most amazing neighbors. One of them is Michelle Angela Ortiz, she is a South Philadelphia native and part of our wonderful community at 1241. We first met her at the opening of El Viaje, created with Nora Hiriart Litz. As a visual artist she seeks to capture lost legacies, personal stories and silenced voices in her work.

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exhibition
April 13 May 20, 2011

Neutral Disturbance pairs the sculpture of Amy Ralston and drawings of Stella Untalan.

Neutral colors, white, black, brown, and gray dominate the installation. Its organic gentleness is approachable and surprising both in its intimacy and scale.

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exhibition
June 3 July 22, 2011

We will be open for FIRST FRIDAY on June 3 and July 1 from 5 - 8 pm

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.

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Toshiko Takaezu, one of the most influential and world-renowned ceramic artists, died last week at the age of 88. Takaezu taught for 25 years at Princeton University, where she was a mentor who shaped the lives of generations of artists. She was known for her round forms, which often incorporated an element of sound.
- from American Craft Magazine, Elizabeth Ryan

Toshiko Takaezu died last week; she made magnificent work all her life. It was a long and artful life. We thank her.

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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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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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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.

 

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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.

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