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Showing posts with label progress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label progress. Show all posts
February 22, 2010
Art + Soul Food II (Electric Boogaloo)
June 12th, 2010, people. Save the date. On June 12th, 2010, Art + Soul Food will be back, bigger and better than ever. Lots of plans in the works, so check this space for all the news.
June 8, 2009
Everybody's Working-
For the weekend!
A+SF teammates were all over this whole curating thing the last two days. The excitement became contagious as artists trickled in Saturday and Sunday to drop off their work.
Here you see co-curator Sarah Peoples supervising the hanging method of assistant-to-the-curator Jacob Roller (who moonlights as property developer).
Well done!
Sarah painstakingly makes sure that each of Natalie Hope McDonald's photos are on the level.
Josh Harmony's pottery was too irresistible to leave in the box. Wait until you see the mini-cups! Perfect for drinking sake out of...
We were up to our necks in pedestals and paint for shelves...
Ahhhh paint scabs.
It wasn't all fun and games though. Co-curator Beth Smallwood has some pretty unconventional methods when it comes to directing...
So cavalier!
Pearl Bell brought the family over along with her work-that's husband Matt and daughter Ava.
Unfortunately she took Ava with her...but we're happy to have her plates!
We all treated ourselves to some Rita's-Ava got Cherry, I splurged for a soft-serve with jimmies. (sprinkles?)
John Blanchet dropping off his work and papers at the space on 2819 Girard...
Along with the puddles painters will be a digital video installation by Ira Blanchard, inside this secret room:
We have our work cut out for us, as you can see.
Rob Sutherland dropped off his work at the space on 2943 and then came down to 2819 to check out the progress.
Then we all peeked in 2711 to see the newly rehabbed floor. That's Maria Eife to the left. Note the Rita's cone in her hand. We're turning into junkies here...I can't wait to get back to work again today so I can have more water ice!
Where water ice leaves off, beer picks up-and we plopped our sweaty butts down for a few at Era after the day was done. Look! Our coasters!
Unfortunately we missed all of the big bike race action of the day, but a couple enthusiasts were kind enough to give us a recap.
Era was flexing its artistic muscles with a show of its own. We spoke with Luke Haggerty, the photographer you see below. Work it, Luke.
And the lovely Paula Pardo shows us her lemons from behind the bar.
On our side of the bar, her photos can be seen:
At some point we all made it home in time to catch a disco nap or two and now it's time for me to get my act together and gear up for another busy day.
Can't wait to see you all on Saturday!!!!
xoxo,
A+SF
A+SF teammates were all over this whole curating thing the last two days. The excitement became contagious as artists trickled in Saturday and Sunday to drop off their work.
Here you see co-curator Sarah Peoples supervising the hanging method of assistant-to-the-curator Jacob Roller (who moonlights as property developer).
Well done!
Sarah painstakingly makes sure that each of Natalie Hope McDonald's photos are on the level.
Josh Harmony's pottery was too irresistible to leave in the box. Wait until you see the mini-cups! Perfect for drinking sake out of...
We were up to our necks in pedestals and paint for shelves...
Ahhhh paint scabs.
It wasn't all fun and games though. Co-curator Beth Smallwood has some pretty unconventional methods when it comes to directing...
So cavalier!
Pearl Bell brought the family over along with her work-that's husband Matt and daughter Ava.
Unfortunately she took Ava with her...but we're happy to have her plates!
We all treated ourselves to some Rita's-Ava got Cherry, I splurged for a soft-serve with jimmies. (sprinkles?)
John Blanchet dropping off his work and papers at the space on 2819 Girard...
Along with the puddles painters will be a digital video installation by Ira Blanchard, inside this secret room:
We have our work cut out for us, as you can see.
Rob Sutherland dropped off his work at the space on 2943 and then came down to 2819 to check out the progress. 
Then we all peeked in 2711 to see the newly rehabbed floor. That's Maria Eife to the left. Note the Rita's cone in her hand. We're turning into junkies here...I can't wait to get back to work again today so I can have more water ice!
Where water ice leaves off, beer picks up-and we plopped our sweaty butts down for a few at Era after the day was done. Look! Our coasters!
Unfortunately we missed all of the big bike race action of the day, but a couple enthusiasts were kind enough to give us a recap.
Era was flexing its artistic muscles with a show of its own. We spoke with Luke Haggerty, the photographer you see below. Work it, Luke.
And the lovely Paula Pardo shows us her lemons from behind the bar. 
On our side of the bar, her photos can be seen:
At some point we all made it home in time to catch a disco nap or two and now it's time for me to get my act together and gear up for another busy day.Can't wait to see you all on Saturday!!!!
xoxo,
A+SF
June 1, 2009
Saturday at the Store-fronts
On Saturday us curators met up to see for ourselves how the spaces are progressing, and lay out our plans for just how we intend to display all the artwork we expect to be inundated with this coming weekend when the artists begin dropping it all off.
This space is 2819 Girard; it will house the works of our Puddle Painters and various sculptors/potters. The contractors were actually working on the floor when we came, and explained to us the differences in the floor surface. Some of the wood you see in this floor is over 100 years old! Isn't it beautiful? Just a few months ago it was covered up in many year's worth of linoleum and such.
And don't even get me started on the walls...
Towards the back there will be a keg and Butter's will be set up as well, dishing out mouth-watering morsels.
Some of the ceiling remains the same, with the exposed wooden beams overhead. That's Mr. Roller of MM partners admiring them.
Down the street at 2711 Girard, progress is evident but not quite as far as 2819. There's Sarah Peoples, peering at her reflection in the freshly sealed brick wall.
Around the edges of the original parquet wood floor, new hard wood has been installed. I found the exact edges,perfectly negotiated around all the pipes and uneven edges, to be quite impressive.
From here you can see the rest of the brick wall. This space will house sculpture, jewelry design and illustration. Just squint your eyes and imagine a row of pedestals down the middle with gorgeous drawing running up the wall...
More brick.
Towards the back of the space is more wall, and also room for where we'll be serving wine. Deborah's Kitchen will be set up closer to the front, serving delicious samples off their menu.
We then headed over to what will be the craft space on 2943 Girard. While it basically looks the same as it did when we were over there painting pedestals last week, we discovered a forest of weeds growing back in the patio area which will need to be addressed this week. Aside from that, everything is looking all aces and we're very excited to curate this space.
Perhaps the most exciting news of the day is that our buddies over at Ritas will be serving up a special, one-time batch of Art+Soul Food themed water ice, flavored like sweet potato!
This space is 2819 Girard; it will house the works of our Puddle Painters and various sculptors/potters. The contractors were actually working on the floor when we came, and explained to us the differences in the floor surface. Some of the wood you see in this floor is over 100 years old! Isn't it beautiful? Just a few months ago it was covered up in many year's worth of linoleum and such.And don't even get me started on the walls...
Towards the back there will be a keg and Butter's will be set up as well, dishing out mouth-watering morsels.Some of the ceiling remains the same, with the exposed wooden beams overhead. That's Mr. Roller of MM partners admiring them.
Down the street at 2711 Girard, progress is evident but not quite as far as 2819. There's Sarah Peoples, peering at her reflection in the freshly sealed brick wall.
Around the edges of the original parquet wood floor, new hard wood has been installed. I found the exact edges,perfectly negotiated around all the pipes and uneven edges, to be quite impressive.
From here you can see the rest of the brick wall. This space will house sculpture, jewelry design and illustration. Just squint your eyes and imagine a row of pedestals down the middle with gorgeous drawing running up the wall...
More brick.
Towards the back of the space is more wall, and also room for where we'll be serving wine. Deborah's Kitchen will be set up closer to the front, serving delicious samples off their menu.
We then headed over to what will be the craft space on 2943 Girard. While it basically looks the same as it did when we were over there painting pedestals last week, we discovered a forest of weeds growing back in the patio area which will need to be addressed this week. Aside from that, everything is looking all aces and we're very excited to curate this space.Perhaps the most exciting news of the day is that our buddies over at Ritas will be serving up a special, one-time batch of Art+Soul Food themed water ice, flavored like sweet potato!
May 24, 2009
Pedestal Painting
As many were kicking off the holiday weekend with cocktails and BBQ prep, a few of us Art+Soul Foodies met up for some white hot pedestal painting action at the storefront which will serve as the Craft gallery when the show commences. Here you see team members Beth Smallwood and Jacob Roller hard at work, applying layer after layer of paint on our treasured pedestals.
We worked until about ten at night; and had the opportunity to meet some of the residents walking along the Avenue who poked their heads in out of curiosity. The local support for this project is touching, and it fuels us to pour every ounce we've got into making this the best event it can possibly be.
That said, I think it's time I caught up with all the Memorial Day revelers and had a glass of Sangria already.
Oh, and Happy Birthday to A+SF-er Maria Eife!!!
May 12, 2009
Moving Right Along...
Despite a minor setback in regards to scheduling, the storefront spaces are making significant headway.
The glass fronts being installed,
And now they're finished!
Keeping our fingers crossed that things keep running smoothly; more info the live music portion of the event coming shortly!
The glass fronts being installed,
And now they're finished!
Keeping our fingers crossed that things keep running smoothly; more info the live music portion of the event coming shortly!May 4, 2009
Store Fronts! Literally!
And floors, too.
This past weekend saw much progress in terms of the physical spaces' transformation from shell to gallery. Look, glass fronts!
and floors...
and more floors!
Thankfully the weather was nice enough to make putting such a large dent in the work load not entirely unpleasant. We've got our fingers crossed that today's precipitation hasn't completely slowed the momentum down.
This past weekend saw much progress in terms of the physical spaces' transformation from shell to gallery. Look, glass fronts!
and floors...
and more floors!
Thankfully the weather was nice enough to make putting such a large dent in the work load not entirely unpleasant. We've got our fingers crossed that today's precipitation hasn't completely slowed the momentum down.
April 28, 2009
Dance your cares away-
worry's for another day!
Last Friday was an ideal day for outdoor activity, and one of the Art+Soul Food team members biked around Brewerytown and snapped a couple shots. Clearly, many people are working hard on getting these spaces spiffed up and ready to go. At the risk of dating myself, I find that most construction-type scenarios remind me of watching the industrious Doozers hard at work, scaffolding throughout the city of Fraggle Rock.
I'm guessing that with the now four-day heat-wave we've been experiencing, there is most certainly a line outside Ritas for the better part of the day. In fact, we were just talking about the deliciousness that is a Ritas Gelati with vanilla ice cream and lemon sorbet. Did I mention it's going to be ninety degrees today? I think I'll head over there after I wipe the drool of my keyboard.
Era is a fantastic bar tucked down around the corner from all the action on Girard. The food is superb, the drinks cold, and the staff is delightful. Oh, and the selection in the jukebox rivals that of any other R&B joint in town. This is where we intend to spend many happy hours over the next few months as we may need to lift our noses from the grindstone every now and again. It's also our official Art+Soul Food after party destination. Can't wait to see you there!
Last Friday was an ideal day for outdoor activity, and one of the Art+Soul Food team members biked around Brewerytown and snapped a couple shots. Clearly, many people are working hard on getting these spaces spiffed up and ready to go. At the risk of dating myself, I find that most construction-type scenarios remind me of watching the industrious Doozers hard at work, scaffolding throughout the city of Fraggle Rock.
I'm guessing that with the now four-day heat-wave we've been experiencing, there is most certainly a line outside Ritas for the better part of the day. In fact, we were just talking about the deliciousness that is a Ritas Gelati with vanilla ice cream and lemon sorbet. Did I mention it's going to be ninety degrees today? I think I'll head over there after I wipe the drool of my keyboard.
Era is a fantastic bar tucked down around the corner from all the action on Girard. The food is superb, the drinks cold, and the staff is delightful. Oh, and the selection in the jukebox rivals that of any other R&B joint in town. This is where we intend to spend many happy hours over the next few months as we may need to lift our noses from the grindstone every now and again. It's also our official Art+Soul Food after party destination. Can't wait to see you there!
April 20, 2009
Shaping things up
We've been hard at work rounding up artists and assigning all works into the gallery spaces in order to form several shows composed of cohesive styles and themes.
One space is revolving around the concept of stories-lore, if you will. Artists showing in this space are:
Beth Beverly : Fantasy Taxidermy-Having experimented with various methods of tissue preservation for the last eight years, Beth's latest work reflects a whimsical fascination with bridging the gap between dreams and waking life.
Maria Eife: Jewelry Design-An active member of the Philadelphia art community (SNAG, Collab), Maria designs thought-provoking and thoroughly modern pieces employing traditional and non-traditional materials alike.
Sarah Peoples-Sculpture & Drawings-Sarah creates tangible snapshots of specific emotions, moments, dreams in a variety of mediums. Her images are provocative, her sculpture disarming, and her most recent works reflect a deep exploration of myth and mystery.
The storefront just a few doors down will be occupied by a collection of artists working in ceramics and paint, all sharing a similar aesthetic revolving around organic shapes and processes. These works involve the perceived manipulation of and occasional surrender to all forms of nature.
Jim Coughlin:Paintings-Jim has been creating "puddle paintings " for the last decade, spending some of that time in a collaborative studio with fellow painter John Blanchet and potter Bob Deane.
Jim has most recently been exploring the addition of hand-made stencils being layered atop his work, and Bob is an accomplished potter living in Delaware County.
Gabriel Byrne:Paintings: Gabriel is a painter who arrived at his own style of puddle painting independently of the above participants, yet his work bears in inherently similar aesthetic.
Greg Brellochs: Painting- Through his unique images, Greg expresses his interests in aesthetics, the natural sciences, cognitive science, and philosophy.
Ira Blanchard:Video Projection- An experienced videographer, Ira will be presenting a myriad of nature-related images intended to tie all the bodies of work in this show together, the theme being all things organic and autonomous.
Serving as one bookend to all this action on Girard will be a corner space in which Gallery 27.28 will host a show curated by the owners, (who will also be hosting a show in their Gallery just down the block- busy bees!) of which the outside space is reserved for a lighting exhibit conducted by none other than Megawords. A collaborative of creative individuals best known for experimentation in contemporary media and communication, Megawords pushes the boundaries of convention exhibition and creative process.
Capping off the other end of the action on Girard is the craft space of which we briefly wrote about recently. Along with the previously mentioned artists exhibiting there, we've got
Ryan J. Greenheck: Pottery
and Josh Harmony: Pottery
There will be musical acts as well; stay tuned to find out who!
One space is revolving around the concept of stories-lore, if you will. Artists showing in this space are:
Beth Beverly : Fantasy Taxidermy-Having experimented with various methods of tissue preservation for the last eight years, Beth's latest work reflects a whimsical fascination with bridging the gap between dreams and waking life.
Maria Eife: Jewelry Design-An active member of the Philadelphia art community (SNAG, Collab), Maria designs thought-provoking and thoroughly modern pieces employing traditional and non-traditional materials alike.
Sarah Peoples-Sculpture & Drawings-Sarah creates tangible snapshots of specific emotions, moments, dreams in a variety of mediums. Her images are provocative, her sculpture disarming, and her most recent works reflect a deep exploration of myth and mystery.
The storefront just a few doors down will be occupied by a collection of artists working in ceramics and paint, all sharing a similar aesthetic revolving around organic shapes and processes. These works involve the perceived manipulation of and occasional surrender to all forms of nature.
Jim Coughlin:Paintings-Jim has been creating "puddle paintings " for the last decade, spending some of that time in a collaborative studio with fellow painter John Blanchet and potter Bob Deane.
Jim has most recently been exploring the addition of hand-made stencils being layered atop his work, and Bob is an accomplished potter living in Delaware County.
Gabriel Byrne:Paintings: Gabriel is a painter who arrived at his own style of puddle painting independently of the above participants, yet his work bears in inherently similar aesthetic.
Greg Brellochs: Painting- Through his unique images, Greg expresses his interests in aesthetics, the natural sciences, cognitive science, and philosophy.
Ira Blanchard:Video Projection- An experienced videographer, Ira will be presenting a myriad of nature-related images intended to tie all the bodies of work in this show together, the theme being all things organic and autonomous.
Serving as one bookend to all this action on Girard will be a corner space in which Gallery 27.28 will host a show curated by the owners, (who will also be hosting a show in their Gallery just down the block- busy bees!) of which the outside space is reserved for a lighting exhibit conducted by none other than Megawords. A collaborative of creative individuals best known for experimentation in contemporary media and communication, Megawords pushes the boundaries of convention exhibition and creative process.
Capping off the other end of the action on Girard is the craft space of which we briefly wrote about recently. Along with the previously mentioned artists exhibiting there, we've got
Ryan J. Greenheck: Pottery
and Josh Harmony: Pottery
There will be musical acts as well; stay tuned to find out who!
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