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Sunday,
March 1, 2- 5 pm at the Plastic
Club: Opening reception for Pamela Flynn's Ponderings
and Diane Riukas' Neurotica on the first floor; and
Plastic at the Plastic, a group exhibition of the
Women's Caucus for Art, Philadelphia Chapter on the second
floor. Through March 31. 2nd floor, 247 S. Camac Street, Philadelphia.
First Friday, March 6, 6 - 9:30
pm at Bambi: Tell Tales, Katherine Kaminski Katie Henry. Through March 21. 1817 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia.
First Friday, March 6, 5 - 7 pm
at Painted
Bride Art Center Cafe Gallery: Reception for InLiquid
at the Bride's Transfigure, an exhibition of photography
and video by Benjamin Pierce. Through March 21. 230 Vine Street,
Philadelphia.
First Friday, March 6, 6 - 9 pm
at Proximity
Gallery: Opening reception for exhibition of collaborative works by Pete Checchia and Anthony DeMelas. Through March 31. 2434 East Dauphin Street,
Philadelphia.
First Friday, March 6, 6 - 11pm
at Vox Populi:
Opening reception for Bivouac, guest curated by Fionn Meade. Through April 26. 319 N. 11th Street, third floor, Philadelphia.
Thursday,
March 12, 6 - 9 pm at The Hall,
Crane Arts Building: InLiquid
presents a site-specific installation by Buy Shaver,I
Don't Know . Through April 30. Crane Arts Building, 1400
N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 12, 6 - 9 pm at the Ice
Box Project Space, Crane Arts Building, 6 - 9 pm: /Dialogo
365/, Casa de Venezuela's annual Delaware Valley art
exhibition. ThroughMarch 27. Crane Arts Building, first floor,
1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 12, 6 - 9 pm at Indigo
Arts, 5 - 9 pm: Visiones 2: New Art from Cuba.
Through April 25. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street,
first floor, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 12, 6 - 9 pm at Nexus
Foundation for Today's Art: Opening reception for member
exhibitions by Nic Coviello and Leah Reynolds. Crane Arts
Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 12, 7 - 10 pm at Project
Basho, 7 - 9 pm: Onward '09, exhibition extended
to March 22. 1305 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 12, 6 - 9 pm at Rebekah
Templeton Contemporary Art: Opening reception for Stephanie
Beck's Spatial Delineations, curated by Sean Stoops.
Through April 25. 173 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 12, 6 - 9 pm at Reverie,
6 - 9 pm: Works by collage artist Lucy
Russo. 205 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 12, 6 - 9 pm at UD
at Crane Arts. Beyond Matter – Part 1, University
of Delaware MFA Alumni Exhibition, Crane Arts Building, 1400
N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia. Through March
22. 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadephia.
Friday, March 13,
5 -8 pm at Esther
Klein Art Gallery: Opening reception for Alex Dragulescu,
Selected Works. Through May 2. University City Science
Center, 3600 Market Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, March 13, 6 - 8 pm at Sande
Webster Gallery: Opening reception for Lee Lippman, New
Work/Two Themes and Arlene Love, Pairs in Public.
Through March 30. 2006 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, March 13, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at University
City Arts League: Opening reception for Personal/Universal,
an exhibition of works by weomen photographers. Through April
5. 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, March 14, 7 - 10 pm at FLUXspace:
Opening reception for Mia Feuer, Displacement. Through
April 5. 3000 N. Hope Street, Phidelphia, PA.
Wednesday, March 18, 6 - 8 pm at International
House Video Lounge: Opening reception for Virtual
Boring., a video installation by J. Makary, presented
by InLiquid. Through May 1. 3701 Chestnut Street Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 19, 7 - 9 pm at P'unk
Avenue: Opening reception and discussion for Active
Intersection, a new sound installation by Ashley
John Pigford. 1168 E. Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 19, 6 - 8 pm at Temple
Gallery: Grand Opening reception for the gallery's
new location and MFA Thesis Exhibitions. 12th and Norris Streets,
Philadelphia.
Friday, March 20,
6 - 8 pm at Gallery
339: Opening reception fo Yuicki Hibi, Neco,
and Ion Zupcu, Works on Paper. Through May 16. 339
S. 21st Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, March 20, 5 - 7 pm at Morgan,
Lewis & Bockius: Opening reception for Treasures,
featuring works by CFEVA Career Develoment Center Fellows.
Through April 17. 1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Saturday, March 21, 5 - 7 pm at Larry
Becker Contemporary Art: Reception with the artists for
Kocot and Hatton: The Color of Blue. Through April
25. 43 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, March 21, 7 pm at Pageant:Soloveev:
Opening reception for My Bones Your Skin, new work
by Matthew Osborn. 607 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, March 21, 6:30 - 8:30 pm at Slought
Foundation: Opening reception for Art of Limina: Gary
Hill. Includes a conversation with Gary Hill, George
Quasha, Charles Stein at 7 pm. Through
Saturday, March 21, 3 - 5 pm at SPP
Galleries: Opening reception for Mont gomery County Guild
of Professional Artists (MCGOP) and Artifax group exhibition.
Through May 2. Inquirer Building, Rts. 23 & 320, Conshohocken,
PA.
Thursday, March 26, 7 - 9 pm at Philadelphia
Museum of Jewish Art: Opening reception and panel discussion
for Hand to Hand: Photographs by Zeva Oelbaum. Panel
discussion with Zeva Oelbaum, Peter Barberie, and Dr. David
Stern at 7; reception beginning at 8. Free and open to the
public. Exhibition on view through June 26. Congregation Rodeph
Shalom, 615 N. Broad Street (at Mount Vernon Street), Philadelphia.
Friday, March 27,
beginning 7 pm at 105
Social: Opening night for exhibition of paintings by artist/illustrator
Jennifer Barrile. 105 Grape Street (Manayunk), Philadelphia.
Friday, March 27, 5 - 7 pm at LaSalle
University Art Museum: Reception for a solo exhibition
by Susan Moore, Second Skin: Drawings. Through May
29. Olney Hall, 19th Street and Olney Avenue, Philadelphia.
Friday, March 27, 5 - 8 pm at Stedman
Gallery of Rutgers University: Opening reception for To
Be or Not To Be: A Painter's Question, a joint exhibition
with the Hopkins House Gallery of Contemporary Art. Accompanied
by symposium on Friday - Saturday; click
here for details. Through April 25. North Third Street
between Cooper and Pearl Streets, Camden, NJ.
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Monday, March 9, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Moore College of Art and Design: The Visionary Voices series presents "Designing Cities/Constructing Communities," a conversation with Inga Saffron, architecture critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Andrew Altman, Philadelphia’s Director of Commerce and Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. Followed by public reception. Free and open to the public. 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.
Wednesday,
March 11, noon - 1 pm at Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts: The Art at Lunch lecture series presents
"Rebirth of a Building: The Restoration of the Historic Landmark Building." Free and open to the public.
Hamilton Auditorium, Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia.
Saturday, March 14,
2 pm at The
Print Center: The Gallery Store presents a talk by artist
Cynthia
Back. Free and open to the public. 1614 Latimer Street,
Philadelphia.
Wednesday, March 18, noon - 1 pm at Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts: The Art at Lunch lecture series
presents "Composing a Masterpiece: At the Intersection
of Art and Music." Free and open to the public. Hamilton
Auditorium, Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, March 17, 5 pm at University
of Pennsylvania: Penn Design and the Slought Foundation
present a visiting artist lecture by media artist Gary Hill.
Free and open to the public. Room B1, Meyerson Hall, 210 S.
34th Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, March 18, 5 pm at University
of Pennsylvania: Penn Design presents a visiting artist
lecture by painter Barkley Hendricks. Free and open to the
public. Upper Meyerson Gallery, Meyerson Hall, 210 S. 34th
Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 19, 5:30 pm at Center
for Emerging Visual Artists: The Direct Dialogues series
presents "Creating Opportunities Through Collaborations
and Cooperatives." Artistic duo Stephen Dufala and Billy
Blaise Dufala along with representatives from Vox Populi and
Space 1026 will share their experiences and answer your questions
about building creative partnerships. General admission $12.
237 S. 18th Street, The Barclay, Suite 3A, Philadelphia.
Friday, March 20,
6 pm at Philadelphia
Museum of Art: The Live Cinema series presents Tim Hyde
in conversation with Adelina Vlas, Assistant Curator, Modern
and Contemporary Art, in conjunction with the opening of his
exhibition in the Film and Video Gallery of the museum. Free
after museum admission. Seminar Room (ground floor, next to
the Museum Café), 26th Street and the Parkway, Phialdelphia.
Wednesday, March 25, 11 am at One Parkway
Building: The City of Philadelphia's
Public Art Program presents an artist talk by Sandra
Brownlee, who will discuss her Percent for Art commission
Garden of Joy (2003). Free and open to the public. Lobby,
1515 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, March 25, 7 - 9 pm at University
of the Arts: A conversation with Jane Golden, Mural
Arts Program Founder and Executive Director and Harris Steinberg,
AIA, President, Penn Praxis. $15 per person; free to University
of the Arts students with ID. University of the Arts, CBS
Auditorium, 320 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia
Thursday, March 26, at LaSalle
University Art Museum: An artist talk by Susan Moore in
conjunction with her exhibition Second Skin: Drawings.
Free and open to the public. Olney Hall, 19th Street and Olney
Avenue, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 26, 7 pm at Project
Basho: Contemporary Japanese Photography lecture series
presents a discussion led by Mika Kobayashi on the 2007 Comical
and Cynical exhibition of emerging Japanese and Korean
photographers. Admission $10 general; $5 for Project Basho
members. 1305 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.
Friday, March 27 and
Saturday, March 28 at Stedman
Gallery, Rutgers University: Symposium presented in conjunction
with the exhibition To Be or Not To Be: A Painter's Question.
Panels 10:30 am - 4:30 pm each day followed by receptions
5 - 8 pm. Cost is $20, $15 for Camden County residents, and
$10 for students and faculty. Click
here for more information.
Saturday, March 28, 9:30 am - 5 pm at Moore
College of Art and Design: "Curating and Activism:
An International Panel and Conversation," featuring Katherine
Carl, Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss; Stamatina Gregory; Sharon Hayes;
Carin Kuoni; Steve Kurtz; Adam Pendleton; Michael Rakowitz;
Anton Vidokle; Martha Wilson. Free and open to the public.
Pre-registration via e-mail is requested. RSVP to jkaplan@moore.edu.
20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.
Saturday, March 28, 6:30 - 8 pm at Slought
Foundation: It Is What It Is: Conversations About
Iraq, a public conversation featuring Featuring Jeremy
Deller, Nato Thompson, Esam Pasha, and Jonathan Harvey, presented
in conjunction with the new comission by Jeremy Deller presented
by Creative Time and New Museum at the National Constitution
Center (10 am - 4 pm, Saturday). Free and open to the public.
4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, March 31, 7 pm at Project
Basho: Contemporary Japanese Photography lecture series
presents a discussion led by Mika Kobayashi on the 2008 Heavy
Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan exhibition
at ICP. Admission $10 general; $5 for Project Basho
members. 1305 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.
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Sunday, March 1,
2 pm at the Gershman
Y: The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival presents Praying
with Lior (Ilana Tratchman, 2007). Admission $10. To
purchase advance tickets call 215-446-3019 or visit http://www.pjff.org/films.php.
401 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, March 2, 7 pm at the Gershman
Y: The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival presents Love
Comes Lately (Jan Schütte, 2007). Admission $10.
To purchase advance tickets call 215-446-3019 or visit http://www.pjff.org/films.php.
401 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, March 4, 8 pm at International
House: Urgh! A Music War (Derek Burbidge, UK,
1982), introduced by DJ Robert Drake, host of WXPN’s Land
of the Lost. Admission $7 general; $5 students, seniors, and
Internationalist level members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday,
March 6, 7:30 pm at International
House: Director Abigail Child will appear in person for
a screening of her feature film On the Downlow (2007)
and a selection of her short experiemental films and video.
Presented in conjunction with "Rethinking Sex,"
a conference on gender and sexuality studies at the University
of Pennsylvania. Free admission. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday,
March 14, 2 pm at Moonstone Art Center
(formerly Robin's Bookstore): Members of the Termite TV Collective
will present a screening of Prison Life Stories,
as part of the Justice Month Film Festival. 110A S. 13th Street,
Philadelphia. Click
here for more information.
Monday, March 16, 7 pm at the Gershman
Y: The Philadelphia
Jewish Film Festival presents the Philadelphia premiere
of the documentary Jerusalem is Proud to Present
(Nitzan Gilady, Israel, 82 minutes, 2007). Featuring
guest speakers Malcolm Lazin, Founder and Executive Director,
Equality Forum, and Mark Segal, Publisher, Philadelphia
Gay News. General Admission $10; students/seniors $7;
Facebook friends $6; WHYY members 2 for 1. 401 S. Broad Street,
Philadelphia.
Monday, March 16, 7:30 pm at Theatre
Exile: Andrew Repasky McIlhinney and Louis Bluver host
a screening of The Rite by Ingmar Bergman, as part
of the "Exiled Cinema" series. Suggested donation
$10. Doors open at 6:45 pm. In Exile's new rehearsal space,
1340 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia. RSVP to Jenny 215-218-4022
or jenny@theatreexile.org
Saturday,
March 21, 8 pm at the Gershman
Y Blackbox Theatre: In a Dream,
the winner of the Best First Film Award from the 2008 Philadelphia
Film Festival. A stunning, deeply personal documentary exploring
the life and work of local mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar. Presented
by the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
as part of their New Filmmakers Weekend. Admission $12 general;
$9 for senior and students with ID. (For information
on the private reception at Isaiah Zagar's Magic Gardens the
afternoon of March 21, contact Olivia
Antsis at 215-446-3019. Tickets to the reception are $100,
$150, and $200, with all proceeds directly supporting PJFF
programs.)
Friday,
March 27, 8 pm at Moore College of Art
and Design: The
Secret Cinema presents a program of Rare Animation. Admission
$7. 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.
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Friday,
March 20, 7 - 10 pm at Fleisher
Art Memorial: This month's theme for the art-school-meets-burlesque
cabaret extravaganza drawing sesson called "Dr.
Sketchy's Philadelphia" is "Sketchy's in Wonderland,"
featuring The with Peek-A-Boo Revue. Must be 18 years old
to enter, 21 with ID to drink. Doors open at 7:30; drawing
begins at 8. Tickets $12 advance/$15 at door for art monkeys;
$17 advance/$20 at door for voyeurs. Click
here to purchase tickets online. 719 Catharine Street,
Philadelphia.
Friday, March 20, 6 - 8:30 pm at the Free
Library of Philadelphia: The 10th Robert F. Looney Memorial
Event includes "Intaglio à Go-Go : Etching Moves
Forward," a panel discussion with printmakers Amze Emmons,
Don Forsythe, and Shelley Thorstensen, moderated by John Caperton,
Curator of The Print Center; followed at 7 pm by a reception
and silent auction. All event proceeds benefit the Print and
Picture Collection of the Free Library. Tickets begin at $25;
for complete information, visit
www.friendsofpix.org/
Saturday, March 21, 2 - 4 pm at University
City Arts League: Spring Open House, featuring free demonstrations
by Arts League Faculty Members. Open house attendees receive
a special rate on class registrations. 4226 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia.
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Thursday,
March 5, 6 - 8 pm at George
Billis Gallery: Opening reception for Tim Saternow, Tom
Gregg, and Chris White. Through March 28. 511 W. 25th Street,
NYC.
Saturday, March 7, 6 - 9 pm at Joshua
Liner Gallery: Opening reception for Tomokazu Matsuyama
solo exhibition. Through April 4. 548 W. 28th Street, 3rd
floor, NYC.
Thursday, March 19, 6
- 8 pm at Claire
Oliver Fine Art: Opening reception for Matthew Sleeth:
Various Positions (parts 1 through 6). Through April
18. 513 W. 26th Street, NYC.
Thursday, March 19, 6 - 8 pm at Mixed
Greens: Opening reception for Dirk Westphal, Super
Über. Through April 18. 531 W. 26th Street, NYC.
Saturday, March 21, 5
- 7 pm at Printed
Matter: Book launch for Hannah B. Higgins' The Grid
Book, an historical survey of the grid system in its
relation to human cognition and the visual field, published
by MIT Press. 195 Tenth Avenue, NYC.
Friday, March 27 - Sunday, March 29 at the Park
Avenue Armory: The AIPAD
Photography Show New York, presented by the Association
of International Photography Art Dealers. Over 70 international
fine art photography galleries will present work, and there
will be a full day of lectures and panel discussions on Saturday.
Admission $20 daily; $40 run of show; $10 daily student admission.
Click
here for hours and complete details. 67th Street and Park
Avenue, NYC.
Saturday, March 28, 5 - 8 pm at apexart:
Opening reception for "I" Am Art - an expression of the visual and performing arts of Plastic Surgery, curated by Dr. Anthony Berlet. Through May 9.
291 Church Street, NYC.
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Wednesday,
March 4, noon at the Allentown
Art Museum: "Monet to Matisse: French Masterworks
from the Dixon Gallery and Gardens," a gallery talk by
Jacqueline M. Atkins, the Kate Fowler Merle-Smith curator
of textiles. 31 N. Fifth Street, Allentown, PA.
Friday, March 6, 6 - 8 pm at Noyes Museum of Art: Opening reception for Reality Reconstructed, David Ahlsted solo exhibition. Through June 7. 733 Lily Lake Road, Oceanville, NJ.
Saturday, March 7, 11 am 12:30 pm and 1 - 4 pm at GoggleWorks, Reading: Visiting artist workshops with Alice Harison and Susan G. Hamond, authors of Artist’s Guidebook To a New Creative Life – Exhibit and Sell Artwork. For complete details and online registration, click here. 201 Washington Street, Reading, PA.
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