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March 2009
Upcoming visual arts events happening in Philadelphia, NYC, and elsewhere
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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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Project Basho has announced an extensive spring schedule of photography classes and workshops, including Learning Digital SLR, Seminar on Wet Plate Collodion, and Pinhole Photography. Click here for the full schedule and registration information.

Beginning March 23 at University City Arts League: Spring classes begin in a number of subject areas; click here to view full schedule and registration information. 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.

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Current Inliquid Events
 

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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Current Inliquid Events
 

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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Current Inliquid Events
 

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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