ART News
from Linda Dubin Garfield
April 2015   Volume 9 Number 3 
In This Issue
SPRING FLING: My Solo Show at Congregation Kol Ami
Ten Years of Color: ARTsisters Anniversary Show
Celebration of Art and Life at U of Penn Hospital
Star Wheel Printers Present SURFACE AND TENSION
Artists' Equity 66th Anniversary Spring Juried Show
StorySlams from First Person Arts
Sandi Neiman Lovitz Solo show at The Bazemore Gallery
RECLAMATION at Da Vinci Art Alliance
Open Muse Connection at Da Vinci Art Alliance
Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano at Philadelphia Art Museum
Da Vinci Art Alliance Third Thursday Salon Series
Represent, 200 Years of African American Art
Tweak of Nature | 11th Annual Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition @ MLAC
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Spring at last!! I will take showers as long as they are not icy! Spring is the perfect time to visit galleries and see art! Good time to buy it to refresh your surroundings in one easy step. A new painting will do wonders for your environment- home, work or school. Stop in to SPRING FLING or the ARTsisters' Anniversary Show so we can say hello!

Want to get inspired? Come to a Third Thursday Salon at
Da Vinci Art Alliance. Set up for artists, members and neighbors, everyone is invited to join for an informative, stimulating and fun evening! There is also beer! This month we are also having an Open Muse Connection event! GREAT FUN!

How lucky we are to have such an enriched cultural life in the Philadelphia area! I look forward to sharing it with you.

 
Artfully yours,
Linda


 

 

Photo taken by Barbara Geshell at POST October 2014  

 

 

   

SPRING FLING:  My Solo Show at Congregation Kol Ami

Congregation Kol Ami

8201 High School Road
Elkins Park, PA  19027
invites you to

SPRING FLING
   featuring the colorful works on paper by Linda Dubin Garfield

April 7 to May 11, 2015
Artist's Reception: Sunday, April 19, 1- 3 PM


The Gallery at Kol Ami is open to the public Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. and Sunday from 10-12 p.m. All works are available for sale.


Image: Days To Be Remembered, mixed media by Linda Dubin Garfield


Ten Years of  Color: ARTsisters Anniversary Show 


Ten Years of  Color: ARTsisters Anniversary Show 

Jenkins Arboretum 

631 Berwyn Baptist Road

Devon PA 19333

  

March 28- April 27, 2015 

 

Artists' Reception: Sunday, March 29, 4- 7 PM

Artist's Talk: Tuesday, April 14, 1 PM  The ART of Printmaking by Linda Dubin Garfield

  

Juror: John Baker, chairperson West Chest University Art Department

 

I have 2 works on paper in this show! 

 

 

 

For more information

 

 

 
Image: Endless Wonder 2 mixed media by Linda Dubin Garfield     



Celebration of Art and Life at U of Penn Hospital

Penn Medicine presents a unique opportunity for faculty, staff, students and patients to participate in a competition showcasing individual creative expression. The exhibition opens January 2015. The juried art exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Bernett L. Johnson, Jr., M.D., former Chief Medical Officer of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Work will be displayed at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania through June.


Image: Natural Wonders 2, mixed media by Linda Dubin Garfield

 

  Star Wheel Printers Present SURFACE AND TENSION @ Orchard Artworks 

SURFACE AND TENSION presented by Star Wheel Printers and Orchard Artworks
Orchard Artworks
510 Tomlinson Road
Bryn Athyn, PA 19009

March 29- April 26, 2015

NOTE CHANGE OF DATE! Public Reception: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 1:00 PM- 4:00 PM

 

     Orchard Artworks is partnering with Star Wheel Printers to present Surface and Tension; A Print Show. Please join the artists at Orchard Artworks in Bryn Athyn, PA for their reception on Sunday, April 12 from 1pm to 4pm. Works are in diverse print media yet they connect as the artists find ways to intensely investigate and explore materials and shape new forms. Whether connecting to the physical world or displaying the abstract, each artist exhibits unique and exciting uses for print media.

 

 Gallery hours are 10 am- 4 pm Friday and Saturday, and 1- 4pm on Sunday (Closed Easter Sunday, April, 5).

 

Star Wheel Printers is a newly formed collective that supports, promotes and shares printmaking with like-minded artists and Philadelphia communities. You can obtain more information by sending an email to 

Starwheelprinters@gmail.com

Orchard Artworks is a cooperative of forty local artists working in contemporary craft and fine art. It is in a 100+ year old farm house at 520 Tomlinson Road, Bryn Athyn, PA 19006. For information contact 215-947-9882 or 

www.orchardartworks.org

 

 


I have 3 works on paper in this show.



Cinnamon Memories 4, monotype with collage by Linda Dubin Garfield


Artists' Equity 66th Anniversary Spring Juried Show

Artists Equity 66th Spring Anniversary Juried Show will be held at
Franklin Commons
400 Franklin Avenue
Phoenixville, PA 19460

Juror: Marsha Mason, Independent Public Art Curator and Consultant

April 19 through May 21, 2015
Artists' Reception: April 19, 1- 4 PM


Image: Bird Magic, monotype with mixed media by Linda Dubin Garfield 

 

StorySlams from First Person Arts








What's a StorySlam? It's more than a story telling competition. It's an invitation to share five minutes of your life in a room full of people who appreciate a well-told tale. Each night features a new theme, so the stories are always fresh and entertaining. Got five minutes? Come and lend an ear, or share an experience.

StorySlams take place on the second Monday of each month at World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut Street) and the fourth Tuesday of each month at L'Etage (6th & Bainbridge Streets).* Doors open at 7:30PM, and Slams begin at 8:30PM. StorySlams at World Cafe Live are all-ages events; Slams at L'Etage are 21+.

*Except for May and November when Grand Slams are held.

First Person Arts StorySlams are presented by Harmelin Media.

Check out FirstPersonArts.org for details about the themes this month!

 

Sandi Neiman Lovitz Solo Show at The Bazemore Gallery

The Bazemore Gallery
4339 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
invites you to

SEASONS ARE CHANGING
   Sandi Neiman Lovitz: Abstract Paintings
March 28- May 2, 2015
Opening Reception: March 28, 6- 9 PM


Image: Sultry Sparkle, painting by Sandi Neiman Lovitz



 

RECLAMATION at Da Vinci Art Alliance
Da Vinci Art Alliance
704 Catharine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
invites you to

RECLAMATIONS
  photography, collage and mixed media by Sarah R Bloom and Rosalind Bloom

April 1- 30, 2015
Artists' Reception: Saturday, April 11, 4- 7PM


 

For more information 

 

Open Muse Connection at Da Vinci Art Alliance, April 13, 7- 10 PM
Open Muse Connection

An evening of Love, Connection & Creativity

curated by Michael A. Cohen

 

Monday, April 13, 2015

7 - 10 PM

Da Vinci Art Alliance

704 Catharine Street

Philadelphia, PA 19147

 

 

Featuring Anna Yin, who is the Poet for Canada's Province of Ontario in the Canadian League of Poets, and New Zealand poet Orchid Tierney

 

Photographs by Sarah R Bloom and Mixed Media by Rosalind Bloom

 

Rest of program- TBD

 

An event that I am creating for all types of performers: singers, poets, musicians, dancers, magicians, story tellers, comedians, jugglers, etc. to come and perform and get connected to our wonderful community (Art and Photo exhibits are also welcome).

I am looking for all sorts of performers for these events, so please contact me if you are interested (IM, text/call 215-873-1159). I am also looking to invite young adults to join in our community and perform and be welcomed.

The idea is to have at least 3 featured performers (20 to 40 Minute sets) and 9 to 12 open mic performers 5 to 10 minute sets).

The possibility of these events is to create Love, Connection and Creativity. I have been welcomed into the wonderful art and performance community here in Philadelphia, and I want to contribute back. These events will be as much about performing as about connecting with people and making new friends or partners in the Arts.  

 

Michael A. Cohen 

 


Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano at Philadelphia Art Museum



Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia, PA 

 

Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano
Continues through May 10, 2015

Ink and Gold explores the stunning artistry of the esteemed Kano painters, the most enduring and influential school of painting in Japanese history. Established by Kano Masanobu in the fifteenth century, the lineage created and upheld standards of artistic excellence in Japan for nearly five hundred years. The exhibition presents more than 120 works of art spanning the school's long and illustrious history with a focus on large-scale, gold leaf folding screens and sliding doors designed for residences of Japan's ruling elite. This exhibition, which also includes ink paintings, hanging scrolls, and folding fans, is the first outside Japan-and the first anywhere since 1979- to so fully examine the Kano painters' legacy.

Da Vinci Art  Alliance Third Thursday Salon Series

 

Da Vinci Art Alliance

Third Thursday Salon Series 2015

 

 

Da Vinci Art Alliance, located at 704 Catharine Street in South Philadelphia, continues its Third Thursday Open Salon Series for members, neighborhood residents and others to have a place for dialogue and exchange of ideas. 

FREE PARKING is available at the Italian Market lot on Carpenter St between 9th and 10th.
 
This series is is being led by the Outreach Committee which is dedicated to inclusion, working toward getting neighborhood residents and artists more involved in our Da Vinci Art Alliance. "'Learning never exhausts the mind,' said Da Vinci. We invite all to participate and get energized together as well initiate this new series. We are hoping neighbors, members, other artists and others will come out and join us," said Linda Dubin Garfield, chairperson of the Outreach Committee and Vice President of Da Vinci Art Alliance. Susan DiPronio, Da Vinci Art Alliance member and South Philadelphia resident is also on the Outreach Committee with Garfield and Dan Enright. The committee is also pursuing several other outreach projects which will be revealed throughout the year. They are interested in hearing ideas and comments from the public. If you have any ideas, please emaildavinciartalliance@gmail.com.  
Since its inception in 1931, the mission of Da Vinci Art Alliance as a dynamic organization confidently continues to meet the growing need for community-based arts, and cultural and educational dialogue for artists, individuals and families. Da Vinci is one of the few non-profit artist run organizations boasting ownership of a building since 1959. 
 
Da Vinci Art Alliance is a public, non-profit 501(c)(3) artists' organization located in South Philadelphia.The organization was founded in 1931 to serve the needs of professional artists and artisans in the Delaware Valley. Da Vinci currently has over 140 members and is supported through membership dues, gallery/studio rentals, sales commissions, grants, and donations. It holds exhibitions of members' and non-members' artwork as well as special events, workshops, performances, poetry readings, and lectures, and keeps its members informed on community events, news and opportunities. The mission of the non-profit artists-run organization is to support its members and to further community-based arts, cultural, and educational exchanges.

 

Third Thursday Salon Series 2015 Schedule

 

Jan 15- The Quotable Da Vinci- panel discussion

 

Feb 19- Allan Espiritu, Principal, GDLOFT PHL,

   STAY WITH ME, A talk about the intersection between graphic design and fine art through GDLOFT professional and personal works. 

 

March 19- Thora Jacobson, exec director Phila Art Alliance, former exec director Fleisher Art Memorial and Philagrafika  

   Philadelphia: Evolving Practice and Community

 

April 16- Susan Rodriguez, author, artist and professor at University of the Arts

   Impressionism and Japan: A Love Affair with Japonisme

 

May 21- Debra Leigh Scott, writer, teacher and activist

   Activist Art in Music, Visual Arts and Poetry

 

June 18- Ben Volta, artist and educator

   Public Art and Education

 

July 16- Lyn Godley, artist   

   Using Light + Art To Create Healing Environments  

 

August 20- Todd Hestead, Corso Center and founder Side ARTS

 

 

  

The schedule is subject to change. We will notify you of any changes.  

 

 

Represent, 200 Years of African American Art
 
 
 
 
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia, PA 

presents
 
Represent, 200 Years of African American Art
continuing through April 5, 2015

Do not miss this exhibition!
 
 
This exhibition highlights selections from the Museum's exceptional holdings of African American art and celebrates the publication of a catalogue examining the breadth of these noteworthy collections. With work by renowned artists such as Henry Ossawa Tanner, Horace Pippin, Jacob Lawrence, Martin Puryear,
Moe Brooker and Carrie Mae Weems, the exhibition showcases a range of subjects, styles, mediums, and traditions. Since the Museum's acquisition of Tanner's painting The Annunciation in 1899, its collections of African American art have grown significantly, especially during the last three decades.
 
ARTsisters and Da Vinci Art Alliance are sponsoring a joint visit to this show 
 
Image: detail of painting by Philadelphia's own Moe Brooker


Tweak of Nature | 11th Annual Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition @ MLAC









Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2015 Meyer Family Award for Contemporary Art
 
Seunghwui Koo   |   Tasha Lewis   |   Kate Stewart

Tweak of Nature | 11th Annual Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition
Main Line Art Center
746 Panmure Road
Haverford, PA 19041

Continues until April 21, 2015


Artist Workshops

Little Piggy's Treehouse Family Workshop with Seunghwui Koo: Sat., April 11, 10:30 am-12 pm

Piggy Bank Family Workshop with Seunghwui Koo: Sat., April 11, 1-2:30 pm

Alternative Drawing Techniques Workshop with Kate Stewart: Sat., April 18, 1-4 pm

Sun Print Magnetic Butterflies Family Workshop with Tasha Lewis: Sun., April 19, 1-4 pm
 
Image:  Narcissism, sculpture by Seunghwui Koo
 

For more information  

 
"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home."   Twyla Tharp


 




Sincerely,

 

Linda Dubin Garfield