Street Arts
Fall is here, and so are our new residents!Next weekend, on SATURDAY OCTOBER 6 AND SUNDAY OCTOBER 7, you will have the opportunity to meet our 2012-2013 residents (Fatima Adamu, Mike Harpring, Diedra Krieger, Thomasin Parnes, and Celestine Wilson Hughes) while seeing their work in their very own studios. We'll have some work mounted in our gallery space, too! PLUS, say hello to an old friend----2011-2012 resident Martina Plag, who stayed on this year to act as an artist liaison. Martina will be in her new studio (4007 Chestnut, back) on October 7 only.
- Save The Date: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (post)
WHAT: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST) - all our residents are taking part! Drop by to see their studios! Plus, check out work from a guest artist. WHEN: Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, 12-6pm WHERE: 4007 Chestnut, 4013 Chestnut Featuring...4007...
- 2012-2013 Resident Celestine Wilson Hughes Opens Look. See. Hear. On Fri Sept 13!
Join us as we celebrate LOOK. SEE. HEAR. the glass works of 2012-2013 resident Celestine Wilson Hughes. This will be our final exhibition of work by a 2012-2013 resident. Let's send Celestine off with love and support. As always, we welcome the general...
- Fatima Adamu's "reflections Of A Personal Nature" Opens Friday April 12th!
Please join us on Friday April 12 to celebrate the opening of 2012-2013 resident Fatima Adamu's solo show! This will be our first resident-curated/ resident-featured exhibit of 2013. "Reflections of a Personal Nature"Paintings by...
- A New Exhibit Every Month, April Through September 2013!
Hey friends! Thanks so much to everyone who visited the gallery during Friends and Neighbors last month. We had a packed house for the opening on January 11, sold some work, and had visitors on both gallery days (January 18 and 25). Looking ahead,...
- Announcing Our 2012-2013 Resident Artists!
Our 2012-2013 residents are: Fatima Adamu Mike Harpring Celestine Wilson Hughes Diedra Krieger Thomasin Parnes Everyone is gearing up to move in and get started! We'll post more info later, regarding their individual working methods and media. And...
Street Arts
Meet the artists OCT 6 + 7!
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| Hadeya's Coming by Celestine Wilson Hughes |
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| Barn House by Mike Harpring |
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| Moon Goddess by Fatima Adamu |
WHAT: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours
WHEN: Saturday October 6 + Sunday October 7, 12-6pm both days
WHERE: 4007 Chestnut Street, 1st floor + 4013 Chestnut Street, 1st and 2nd floors
This year's group of residents has it all, from stained glass, collage, painting, and silkscreening, to puppetry, installation art, video, photography, movement, eco-art/upcycling, and a host of other media.
The 40th Street Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR) is truly a diverse initiative, supporting artists from all walks of life and all visual media.
Visit the artists' studios for a behind-the-scenes look at how they create in their new digs, and stop by the gallery to see some completed pieces by this talented lineup.
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| flyer for Plastic Fantastic, a project by Diedra Krieger |
Studio + gallery locations:
4007 Chestnut front: Celestine Wilson Hughes
4007 Chestnut Middle: Gallery
4007 Chestnut back: Martina Plag (2011-2012 resident; current artist liaison; in studio October 7 only)
4013 Chestnut 1st floor front: Fatima Adamu
4013 Chestnut 1st floor middle: Mike Harpring
4013 Chestnut 2nd floor middle: Diedra Krieger
4013 Chestnut 2nd floor back: Thomasin Parnes
4007 Chestnut front: Celestine Wilson Hughes
4007 Chestnut Middle: Gallery
4007 Chestnut back: Martina Plag (2011-2012 resident; current artist liaison; in studio October 7 only)
4013 Chestnut 1st floor front: Fatima Adamu
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| Because Your Pockets Weren't There (detail) by Thomasin Parnes |
4013 Chestnut 1st floor middle: Mike Harpring
4013 Chestnut 2nd floor middle: Diedra Krieger
4013 Chestnut 2nd floor back: Thomasin Parnes
- Save The Date: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (post)
WHAT: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST) - all our residents are taking part! Drop by to see their studios! Plus, check out work from a guest artist. WHEN: Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, 12-6pm WHERE: 4007 Chestnut, 4013 Chestnut Featuring...4007...
- 2012-2013 Resident Celestine Wilson Hughes Opens Look. See. Hear. On Fri Sept 13!
Join us as we celebrate LOOK. SEE. HEAR. the glass works of 2012-2013 resident Celestine Wilson Hughes. This will be our final exhibition of work by a 2012-2013 resident. Let's send Celestine off with love and support. As always, we welcome the general...
- Fatima Adamu's "reflections Of A Personal Nature" Opens Friday April 12th!
Please join us on Friday April 12 to celebrate the opening of 2012-2013 resident Fatima Adamu's solo show! This will be our first resident-curated/ resident-featured exhibit of 2013. "Reflections of a Personal Nature"Paintings by...
- A New Exhibit Every Month, April Through September 2013!
Hey friends! Thanks so much to everyone who visited the gallery during Friends and Neighbors last month. We had a packed house for the opening on January 11, sold some work, and had visitors on both gallery days (January 18 and 25). Looking ahead,...
- Announcing Our 2012-2013 Resident Artists!
Our 2012-2013 residents are: Fatima Adamu Mike Harpring Celestine Wilson Hughes Diedra Krieger Thomasin Parnes Everyone is gearing up to move in and get started! We'll post more info later, regarding their individual working methods and media. And...