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.

Here's a list of confirmed events taking place at 110 CHURCH in Old City.

Heavy Bubble's first annual invitational winter group exhibition: Snowflake Salon will continue through February 19, 2011. Works are no larger than 20 x 20 inches and purchases are cash and carry. Holiday shopping for gifts of art where the cash goes directly to the source. Sale price goes completely and most neatly to the artist.

Events in Old City.

1:30 - 4 pm

110 CHURCH | g a l l e r y
110 Church Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Heavybubble is a Philadelphia Open Studio Tour (POST) community partner again this year and we want to support artists that participate in this awesome city-wide event.  (Participants in other organized open studios events also qualify. You must be provide a link to your participation profile.)

POST is over but our offer is available for a few more days. Be ready for next year!

We are offering your first year at half price!

Offer expires December 31, 2010.

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Join us for a casual conversation with mixed media artist Rosalind Bloom. Some wine, cookies, and snacks will be on hand. She'll have some additional work for sale. And will be happy to discuss her work with visitors.

Currently she is also showing small work at Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catherine Street.

She will be exhibiting as part of Assemblage, an artists group, at Da Vinci in April, and at the Stedman Gallery, Rutgers, Camden in the summer.

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Pere Ubu by Rosalind Bloom
Artist Conversation
December 19

Mixed media artist Rosalind Bloom will bring some wine, cookies and snacks. She'll have some additional work for sale. And will be happy to discuss her work with visitors.

Currently she is also showing small work at Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catherine Street.

She will be exhibiting as part of Assemblage, an artists group, at Da Vinci in April, and at the Stedman Gallery, Rutgers, Camden in the summer.

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Schools Out Forever by Sarah Bloom
Artist Conversation
January 9

Join us in our cozy salon setting for a warm beverage and conversation with photographer Sarah Bloom. Her work is gritty and examines decay. You'll find yourself shocked by the risks taken to capture the images and inspired by the story they tell, and the questions they raise.

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from Sarah Bloom

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Leafy Dwelling by Carol Philips
Artist Conversation
December 18

Join us for a warm, cozy, and casual conversation with artist Carol Philips. She'll discuss her process of making art with paint and found materials.  She'll be bringing some framed and unframed work for sale including embellished prints for under $20. Sit on the green sofa and chat.

Hot spiced drinks and baked yummies!

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A wonderful studio visit provided by NewArtTV. We’re happy to post some of the interviews that we find of interest. Enjoy this conversation with the artist in her SoHo studio. www.dorothearockburne.com from wikipedia (become a donor) Dorothea Rockburne was born in 1932 in Montreal, Canada. She is an abstract painter drawing inspiration primarily from her deep interest in mathematics and astronomy.
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A spe­cial event for Snowflake Salon

Sunday, December 12, 2010
1:30–4 pm

Keith Sharp will be in the house at 110 CHURCH with additional work on Sunday. Stop by and chat about with him about his recent work. He is a photographer based in Media, PA and a member of 3rd Street Gallery in Old City, Philadelphia.

He received a BFA in Photography and a MAT in Art Education from the University of the Arts. Solo exhibitions include: Silver Eye Center for Photography, Arts Club of Washington, and The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts.

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A special event for Snowflake Salon

Saturday, December 11, 2010
1:30-4 pm
Artists Nancy Barch & Doree Loschiavo talk about their process of mixed media. They'll have unframed artwork available for sale and a bottle of some strange spirits to ward off the cold.

Nancy Barch's work can be seen annually at the Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Festival, both June and September shows and in the Yellow Springs Art Show, Chester County.

Exhibition website : snowflake.heavybubble.com >

 

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The City of Philadelphia’s Art In City Hall exhibition program celebrates its 63rd juried group exhibition based on a specific theme. Dysfunctional Furniture features the work of 24 artists from the Philadelphia region. The exhibition reframes and challenges the formal aesthetics of furniture design, presenting photography and various explorations of mixed media, found-object sculpture and installation.
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Here are a few shots of the 110 CHURCH | g a l l e r y

Heavy Bubble's first annual invitational winter group exhibition: Snowflake Salon is taking place December 3, 2010 through February 19, 2011. Designed to brighten the long winter darkness this Salon Show is being held in two locations simultaneously. Works are small-ish no larger than 20 x 20 inches and purchases are cash and carry. The full price of sale goes directly to the artist. No gallery commission is taken.

The show includes more than 37 invited artists and 64 pieces.

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Our friends and neighbors at The Midwives collective are seeking new members. They have an awesome space at 1241 Carpenter Street. The Midwives Collective & Gallery is a women’s collective formed for the purpose of fostering community art making, culture, and the creation of art history by maintaining a public arena for the display and practice of innovative emerging art. In addition to sometimes showing our own works, we orchestrate open-call shows to provide support and exposure for emerging artists and encourage innovation, risk, and exploration in the arts.
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