Exhibition and event guide
 
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May 2009
Upcoming visual arts events happening in Philadelphia, NYC, and elsewhere
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First Friday, May 1, 5 - 9 pm at 3rd Street Gallery: Opening reception for Sally Walker, Of Space and Place. Through May 31. 58 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 9 pm at 950Mode: Opening reception for works by Philadelphia Sculptors, exhibiting a range of works in the lobby and three units of this new condo building. 950 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 6 - 8 pm at Art in the Age: Opening reception for a solo exhibition of the works by Reverend Michael Alan, plus the introduction of ROOT. Through May. 116 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1 5 - 8:30 pm at Artists' House: Opening reception for group exhibition. Through May 31. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, Until 7 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Opening reception for AAM (American Association of Museums) reception . 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 6 - 8:30 pm at Bridgette Mayer Gallery: Opening reception for Elyce Abrams, Long Distance in main gallery; Tim McFarlane, Right Now in the Vault. Through May 30. 709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1. 5 - 9 pm at The Clay Studio: Opening reception for Small Favors IV; Julia Galloway, Quiescent; and Sharif Bey, New Work. Through May 31. 139 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 7 - 10 pm at Da Vinci Art Alliance: Opening reception for A Confederation of Group Entanglement, group exhibition by members of Yuan Army collective . Through May 30. 704 Catharine Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 1, 6 - 8 pm at the Fabric Workshop and Museum: Opening reception for Tristan Lowe, Virgil Marti, Peter Rose, and Ryan Trecartin. Through summer, 2009. 1222 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 9 pm at FAN Gallery: Opening reception for Charles Newman, Recent Paintings. Through May 31. 221 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 9 pm at Highwire Gallery: Opening reception for Barbara Spadaro, From Fact to Fables: a modern bestiary. Through May 31. 2040 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 6 - 10 pm at Little Berlin: Opening reception for This is the End. Through May 30. 119 W. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Locks Gallery: Opening reception for Edna Andrade, Toward Infinity, through June 13; and Pat Steir, Paintings on Painting, through May 19. 600 Washington Square South, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 6 - 8 pm at Main Line Art Center: Opening reception for Fine Art Sale. Through May 28. 746 Panmure Road, Haverford, PA.

First Friday, May 1, Memphis Taproom: Opening reception for works by Margaux Fried. Through May. 2331 E. Cumberland Street (at Memphis), Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 8 pm at Muse Gallery: Opening reception for Etta Winigrad. 52 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 9 pm at Old City Jewish Art Center: Opening reception for Elsa Wachs, Signatures of the Soul: Words & Textiles for Body & Soul. Through May 27. 119 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 7 pm at Painted Bride Art Center Cafe Gallery: Reception for InLiquid at the Bride's presentation of As Seen on Site, an exhibition of mixed media works by Michelle Marcuse. Through May 16. 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 7 pm at Painted Bride Art Center Independence Foundation Gallery: Reception for Synesthesia, group exhibition guest curated by Anabelle Rodriguez. Through May 16. 230 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 6 - 8:30 pm at Pentimenti:Opening reception for Rebecca Rothfus, In the Open, and mixed media group exhibition, Colors of the Week, in Gallery 2. Through May 30. 45 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 6 - 9 pm at Projects Gallery: Opening reception for Aqui Estamos (Here We Are), Contemporary Cuban Art; and Caleb Weintraub, Things that may or may not go on in the dark, in the night. Through May 31. 629 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 6 - 9 pm at Proximity Gallery: Opening reception for Benjamin Long Painting/Photography. Through May 31. 2434 East Dauphin Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 10 pm at Rodger LaPelle Gallery: Opening reception for May Salon, group exhibition. Through May 31. 122 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.6 - 8:30 pm at Silicon Gallery: Best in Show, photographs by Andrew Pinkham. Through May 30. 139 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 7 - 10 pm at Space 1026: Opening reception for The Moth, the Flame the Returning Comet, & the Golem: Derek Weisberg and Matt Rebholz. Through May 29. 1026 Arch Street, 2nd floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Snyderman/Works Galleries: Opening reception for Jan Morgen, Paintings, through June 20; SNAG 2009, work by SNAG members, and The Enamel Experience, through May 30. 303 Cherry Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 6 - 11pm at Vox Populi: Opening reception for Stefan Abrams, Charles Hobbs, and Roxana Perez-Mendez; Dana Levy in The Video Lounge; and a final alumni exhibition featuring the work of Joseph Hu and Mauro Zamora. Through May 31. 319 N. 11th Street, third floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 8 pm at Wexler Gallery: Opening reception for Neoteric Matter - New Studio Jewelry, curated by Daniella Kerner and anti/icono/clastic, a retrospective of work by experimental metalsmith and sculptor Myra Mimlitsch-Gray. Through June 27. 201 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 1, 5 - 6:30 pm at the Wood Turning Center: Opening reception, fundraiser, and live auction for The Art of Opening: Bottles & Their Toppers and opening for In Balance: Wood & Metal. Through July 18. 501 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 2, 3:30 - 5:30 pm at Schmidt-Dean Gallery: Opening reception for Jan Baltzell and MIchael Gallagher. Through June 6. 1710 Sansom Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 3, 1 - 5 pm at StrataSphere: Opening reception for Women with a View, group exhibition of work by 10 women artists. Through June 6. 1854 Germantown Avenue (at corner of Berks Street), Philadelphia.

Wednesday, May 6, 7 - 10 pm at Shadow's Space: Climb In The Back Window: An International Group Show of Urban Art and Photography, curated by iO Wright. Through June 10. 1248-50 N. Front Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 7, 7 - 8:30 pm at the Katz Jewish Community Center: Opening reception for Many Voices, a group show of work by the "ARTsisters" collective. Through June 30. 1301 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Friday, May 8, 6 - 10 pm at James Oliver Gallery: Opening reception for Guy Stanley Philoche’s Untitled Series. Through June 20. 723 Chestnut Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 8, 5:30 - 8 pm at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: Public opening reception for the 108th Annual Student Exhibition. Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, 128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 8, 6 - 8 pm at Sande Webster Gallery: Opening reception for Alonzo Davis, Series of Seven & Power Poles in the main gallery and Ron Starr, Reaching: The Elegance of The Vesselsalon. Through June 1. 2006 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 8, at Seraphin Gallery: Opening reception for My Dog Speaks, group exhibition curated by Hiro Sakaguchi. Through June 9. 1108 Pine Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 8, 5 - 7 pm at Twenty Two Gallery: Opening reception for Valerie Carroll & Reta Sweeney, Across the Spectrum. Through June 7. 236 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 8, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at University City Arts League: Opening reception for Annual Kids' Art Exhibition. Featuring storytelling by Linda Goss. Through June 7. 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 8, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Wallingford Fine Arts Center: Opening reception for Invasive Species, a group exhibition by members of NEXUS. Through June 19. 414 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, PA

Saturday, May 9, 5 - 9 pm at Globe Dye Works warehouse: Opening reception for Globe Dye Works: Layers, group exhibition curate by Veronica Scarpellino, celebrating the conversion of the space into an arts community. Through June 7. 4500 Worth Street , Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 9 at Pageant : Soloveev: Opening reception for Gold Mountain. 607 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 9, 2 - 5 pm at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education: Opening reception for Gimme Shelter International Design/Build Competition. Tour of the shelters with the design/build teams at 3 pm . On view through fall of 2010. 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, May 13, 6 - 9 pm at Center for Emerging Visual Artists: Grand opening reception and benefit at CFEVA's newly expanded space. 1521 Locust Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 14, 6 - 9 pm at The Hall, Crane Arts Building: InLiquid presents a site-specific installation by Summer Yates, Houston and Bowery. Through June 28. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 14, 6 - 9 pm at NEXUS: Opening reception for Peter Alele, Entanglements and Ephemeras and Libbie Soffer, Of Time and Place. Through June 5. Crane Arts Building, first floor, 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 14, 6 - 9 pm at the Random Tea Room, 6 - 9 pm: Disorders of Fantasy: the art of Mitchel Landsman. Through May 29. 713 N. Fourth Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 14, 6 - 9 pm at Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art, 6 - 9 pm: Bubble 'n Squeak, 2009 MFA exhibition. Featuring Fritz Horstman, Jennifer Jones-O’Neil, Jiwon Lee, Heather Ramsdale, and Leigh Van Duzer. Through June 20. 173 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 14, 6 - 9 pm at UD@Crane: Opening reception for Let Release, University of Delaware 2009 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. Through June 13. Crane Arts Building, first floor, 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 15, 5 - 7 pm at the Cosmopolitan Club: Opening reception for Linda Dubin Garfield, Light Relumed. Through June 24. 1616 Latimer Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 16, 6 - 9 pm at The Icebox Project Space: Opening reception for Penn Design MFA Thesis Exhibition. Through June 4. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 17, 2 - 4 pm at Old City Jewish Art Center: Meet the artist reception for Elsa Wachs, Signatures of the Soul: Words & Textiles for Body & Soul. Through May 27. 119 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 17, 1 - 4 pm at Twenty Two Gallery: Artists' reception for Valerie Carroll & Reta Sweeney, Across the Spectrum . Through June 7. 236 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 22, 5 - 9 pm at Cerulean Arts: Opening reception for Yasuji Paul Hamanaka, Look Closer . Set Me Free. Through June 26. 1355 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 22, 6:30 - 10 pm at Sub Octo Gallery: Opening reception for STUFF: Jewelry for the People, an exhibition of work by artists from DC, MD, and VA, presented in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) 2009 Conference in Philadelphia. Through May 24. 2202 Alter Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 29, 7 - 9 pm at The Last Drop: Opening reception for Distance, an exhibition of photographs by Kaitlin Mosley. Through July 31. 1300 Pine Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 30, 8 pm at Deluxe Salon: Opening reception for Rediscovering Hondoras, photographs by Ligia Richter. 2209 South Street , Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 30, 3 - 5 pm at The Print Center: Opening reception for Movement I, Movement II, and a Sculpture: Andrew Jeffrey Wright and the 83rd Annual International Competition: Printmaking, with gallery talk by the competition jurors at 3:30 pm. Through August 1. 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 31, 3:30 - 5:30 pm at Moore College of Art and Design: Opening reception for Philadelphia Sculptors' 10th Annual Student Exhibition, 5 Into 1. Through June 20. 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.

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Wednesday, May 6, noon - 1 pm at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: The Art at Lunch lecture series presents talks by PAFA MFA students. Free and open to the public. Hamilton Auditorium, Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 9, 9:30 - 11 am at Abington Art Center: The Coffee Break series presents an artist talk by Jeanne Jaffe, in conjunction with current exhibition Forever Young. $5 general admission; free for AAC members.

Monday, May 11, 6:30 - 8:30 pm at Slought Foundation: "Civic War and The Corruption of the Citizen," a public conversation featuring Thomas J. Sugrue, Peter Alexander Meyers, and Michael X. Delli Carpini, moderated by Jean-Michel Rabate of the Slought Foundation, on the occasion of the publication of Peter Alexander Meyers' Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen. Free and open to the public. 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 14, 7 pm at AREA919: Artist talk by Amie Potsic in conjunction with her current exhibition, as well as an essay by Nick Shonberger on Potsic's work. Followed by after-party, 9 pm - midnight. 919 N. Fifth Street (at Poplar in Northern Liberties), Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 14, at Project Basho: Artists Larry Moore and Mark Fields will be speaking and presenting work for this month's Night for Emerging Photographers lecture series. 1305 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 16, 2 - 5:30 pm at The Print Center: "Multiple Conversations: An Ongoing Series on Collecting" over two dozen artists presenting new publications, offering an opportunity to collect books, meet the artists and have them personally inscribe their books. Among the many participating artists are Andrea Baldeck, David Graham, D.W. Mellor, Zoe Strauss, and Andrew Jeffrey Wright. 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 17, 2 pm at NEXUS: Libbie Soffer will give an artist talk on her current exhibition, of time and place . Free and open to the public. Crane Arts Building, first floor, 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, May 20, 6:30 pm at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: The Distinguished Lecturer Series presents a talk by Dr. Alexander Nemerov, Professor in the History of Art and American Studies at Yale University, "Abraham Lincoln:  A Place in Time." Tickets$15 general; $10 PAFA members; $7 students. For advance tickets, call 215-972-0522 or e-mail rsvp@pafa.org. Hamilton Auditorium, Historica Landmark Building, Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 31, 1:30 pm at Moore College of Art and Design: Philadelphia Sculptors presents a talk by award-winning conceptual and community installation artist Pepón Osorio. Free and open to the public; followed by opening reception for Philadelphia Sculptors' 10th Annual Student Exhibition at 3:30 pm. 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.

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Tuesday, May 5, 7 pm at International House: Scribe Video Center presents The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) , (Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath, 2008) with an appearance by co-director Thavisouk Phrasavath. Admission $10 general; $8 students and seniors; $5 for Scribe members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, May 6, 7 pm at International House: Mock Up On Mu, ( Craig Baldwin, US, 2008), with director Craig Baldwin appearing in person. Admission $7 general; $5 students, seniors, and Internationalist level members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8 at 7 pm at International House: A two night series, "The Handmade Magic of Helen Hill," honors the late experimental filmmatker and animator. On Thursday, The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Die Abenteur des Prinzen Achmed) (Lotte Reiniger, Germany, 1926), with live musical score. On Friday, a series of Helen Hill's short animated films. Admission each evening $7 general; $5 students, seniors, and Internationalist level members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

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Cerulean Arts offers a number of fine art workshops through May. For details, click here.

James Dupree is offering Tuesday and Thursday night (6:30 - 9:30) figure drawing classes at Dupree Studios in West Philadelphia through the month of May. Discount for enrolling in multiple classes. For details, e-mail James@dupreestudiosinc.com or visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197043775603.

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Current Inliquid Events
 

Saturday, May 2, 8 pm at Johnny Brenda's: Ignite Philly brings a series of rapid-fire presentations by local speakers who are passionate about design, technology, open source culture, environmental issues, DIY projects, and community building. Doors open at 7. Free admission; must be 21 or older to attend. Johnny Brenda's, 2nd floor, NE corner of Frankford and Girard Avenues, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 2, 6 - 10 pm at University City Arts League: Annual Auction benefit event. Preview dinner at 6 pm; tickets $40. Doors open to public for silent and live auction at 7 pm. Admission $10 adults; $5 children. University of the Sciences in Philadelphia,
Wilson Student Center, 42nd & Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 3, 11 am - 4 pm under I-95 at Front & Mifflin Streets: Zoe Strauss presents another installation of her exhibition / sale under I-95. Click here for details.

Saturday, May 9, 11 am - 4 pm at Tenth and Pine Streets: InLiquid will be one of many merchants and organizations participating in the Portico Row Spring Fair. Food provided by local vendors, live music, entertainment and sidewalk sale.

Tuesday, May 12, 6 pm at The Print Center: Patron Party 2009 honoring Sarah McEneaney. Tickets begin at $75. For more information, visit the web site or e-mail apeelpinkham@printcenter.org

Saturday, May 16, 8 pm at Moore College of Art and Design: "Myths and Legends: Bryant Park Comes to the Parkway," student fashion show 2009. Tickets $25 general, $100 for VIP seating. Limited seating; advance ticket purchase required. Call 215-965-8586 or visit The Art Shop at Moore to purchase tickets. Aviator Park, across from Moore College of Art and Design, 20th and the Parkway, Philadelphia.

Tuesday, May 26, 7:30 pm at L'Etage: First Person Story Slams, real-life storytelling competitions. The theme this session is "Baggage." Doors open at 7:30, storytelling begins at 8:30. Sixth and Bainbridge (2nd floor), Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 28, 7 - 10 pm at the Philadelphia Art Alliance: "2009 AIGA Philadelphia Fellow Award" honoring Ms. Laurie Churchman. Tickets are $55 per person, and include full open bar, light hors d'oeuvres, desserts, coffee, and tea. Semi-formal attire is suggested. To purchase tickets, visit www.aigaphilly.org. 251 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia.

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Current Inliquid Events
 

Saturday, May 16, 6 - 9 pm at Jonathan Levine Gallery: Opening reception for Souther Salazar, Last Year's Man and Andy Kehoe, Living In Twilight. Through June 13. 529 W. 20th Street, 9E, NYC.

Saturday, May 23, 6 - 9 pm at vertexList: Opening reception for 2 X 3 X 10, an exhibition of works by Marsha Cottrell, Matt Harle, and James Sheehan. Through June 21. 138 Bayard Street, Brooklyn, NY.

Saturday, May 30, 6 - 9 pm at Joshua Liner Gallery: Opening reception for Mike Davis, Stories from the Other Side of the Bridge and Heidi Taillefer, An Uncanny Lineup of Serendipitous Collections. Through June 27. 548 W. 28th Street, 3rd floor, NYC.

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Sunday, May 10, noon - 5 pm at GoggleWorks, Reading: Artist talks from noon to 2 pm followed by reception from 2 to 5 pm for the exhibition Ecologically Correct:  The Philadelphia Dumpster Divers. Exhibition continues through June 14. Outsider Folk Art Gallery, 201 Washington Street, Reading, PA.

Sunday, May 10, 2 - 6 pm at Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City: Opening reception for State Fair, group exhibition curated by Alyson Baker, Mark Dion, and Marichris Ty. Through August 2. Vernon Boulevard at Broadway, Long Island City, NY.

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