Side Arts will be going through some very exciting changes throughout 2011. In concert with these, we will be introducing more and more original content to the blog. The first of which is the 100 Artist Uprising project.

Side Arts is issuing a challenge to contemporary artists to become more involved with the emerging artists’ community of today. We believe that the more active established artists are with emerging artists, the more a long-term sustained community of new talent and artforms will develop.

Our question to the selected artists: Tell us about an early experience showing or selling your artwork and what did you learn from it. Artists will be asked for submissions as well as representative images of their artwork.

To make it even more interesting, besides posting the submissions, we will also be posting who we are trying to contact and their responses: positive, negative, friendly, or otherwise! I’m sure we will make some mistakes along the way and will share those, too. We will try to post daily on our progress.

Side Arts hopes you enjoy this series, and encourages you to offer suggestions as to who to contact and comment back to the the contributing artists in the blog post comments section.

Happy New Year 2011!

Annual Member Artists’ Group Show. A wonderful grouping of 20 local artists’ work in a variety of mediums, including oils, acrylics, sculpture, print work and photography.

January 14 – February 6
Opening Reception: Friday, January 14, 6 to 9 PM

Twenty-Two gallery represents quality, affordable, original art by twenty area artists. Owned by Shawn Murray, the gallery is also the permanent home of the Bruce Murray Collection of original photography depicting vintage baseball images and Americana from the early 20th century.

Location: Twenty-Two Gallery, 236 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.twenty-twogallery.com
215-772-1911
info@twenty-twogallery.com

Hours: Wed. – Sun.; Noon – 6 pm and by appointment

Structure and Gesture
An exhibition of art balancing expressive technique and orderly forms

January 8-30 2011
Artist Reception: Saturday, January 8th 5-8 pm

During the month of January 2011 at the Da Vinci Art Alliance, the non-profit artist cooperative will hold the exhibition, Structure and Gesture. The exhibition is a juried exhibition with artworks by 22 artists selected by the Da Vinci Art Alliance’s Board of Directors. The Structure and Gesture exhibition will feature the artwork of:

J. Benigno, R. Bloom, S. Bloom, B. Boehringer, A. Cole, L. Didovic, J. Engle, D. Foss,
O. Kalstein, C. Kelly, Y. Lee, J. Liang, M. Loippo, W. Lukens, E. Lukens, L. Mills,
S. Myers, S. Neiman-Lovitz, L. Schlacheter, A. Strosser, P. Wilson-Schmid, C. Wisker

The reception for the artists will take place on Saturday, January 8th from 5-8 pm. The reception and awards ceremony is free and open to the public.

Da Vinci Art Alliance is a non-profit 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 150 members and is supported through membership dues, gallery 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 publishes a quarterly newsletter for its members.

Da Vinci Art Alliance
704 Catherine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
davinciartalliance.org
Gallery Hours: Wed 6-8 pm, Sat-Sun 12-5 pm

Annual Members’ Exhibition
Dec. 17-Jan. 15
Opening Reception: Dec. 17, 6-9 pm
Participating Sponsor: Wilkie Lexus
Our community is rich with artistic talent! Join us for an exhibition that celebrates the diverse and vibrant work of Art Center Members, who continue to grow year after year. Many pieces will be for sale, making this an excellent time to add to your art collection! Visit www.mainlineart.org for hours and information.

State of the Art Center and Ceramics Seconds Sale
Tues., Jan. 18, 5:30-7:30 pm
Pack a potluck item and join us for to learn more about Main Line Art Center and the exciting plans in store for the Art Center’s 75th anniversary next year. We will also feature a sale of “ceramics department seconds” with proceeds from sales going to the department. Please RSVP to Emily Ost at eost@mainlineart.org. Visit www.mainlineart.org for more information.

Winter Session: Jan. 10-March 13
Register now for Winter session at Main Line Art Center. Classes and workshops for artists of all ages, levels and abilities – from mommy and me to professional artists! Discounts for early registration, new students and multiple classes. Consider becoming a Member for even more discounts and exclusive benefits like Member-only events and previews, Artist Cafes and more. Visit www.mainlineart.org or call 610.525.0272.

Main Line Art Center
746 Panmure Road
Haverford, PA 19041
610.525.0272
www.mainlineart.org

Beyond Abstraction
January 13 – February 4, 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 13, 5 – 7 PM

Exhibition by CFEVA’s Visiting Curator Katrin Elia with featured artists Brian Dickerson, Gillian Pears, Ron Pokrasso, Antonio Puri, Arthur Secunda, Allan Soffer, Libbie Soffer, and Larry Spaid.

“The show proves that abstract art never left the scene. It stands for Pluralism in which every style, material approach, artistic expression, and ambition is possible and acceptable in the creative process…” – Katrin Elia, exhibition curator.

www.cfeva.org

Hand of Time, Toni Nash @ Philadelphia Dumpster Divers

Toni Nash explained to DoN that her found object construction expresses the concept that people always look to their hands to acknowledge the passage of time.   Nash uses hand imagery in her work, “…because what can you do without hands?  A baby see it’s own hand, I see stuff and it talks to me, then I interpret what it says.”

DoNArTNeWs

The City of Philadelphia’s visual art exhibition program Art In City Hall, in collaboration with the National Arts Program Foundation, presents The 11th National Arts Program at Philadelphia, an exhibition featuring works of art by City of Philadelphia government employees and their families, including children. The exhibition is open to the public from December 9 to February 18, 2011 and is located on the fifth floor of City Hall, NE corner. Opening reception December 9th at 5-7pm.

This year’s exhibition includes five classifications: Professional, Intermediate, Amateur, Teen 13-18 and Youth 12 and Under. The artwork is to be juried by Noreen Shanfelter, the Executive Director of the University City Arts League. The Best-in-Show award was chosen by Deputy Mayor and Managing Director, Richard Negrin.

Participants of this year’s exhibit come from many different departments and agencies in City government, including DHS, Law, Commerce, Free Library, Prisons, Police, Fire, Water, Courts, City Council and more. All of this year’s participants deserve recognition for their tremendous creative talents. They are a reflection of Philadelphia’s great artistic wealth.

The National Arts Program® currently promotes exhibitions in more than 450 large and small cities, counties, airports, hospitals and other organizations throughout the country. The concept of The National Arts Program® is to provide an uninhibited opportunity for all people to present their talents, at whatever level, in a public exhibition, free to artists and the public. By removing obstacles to artistic expression, the program seeks to showcase individual talent and increase the self-confidence of its participants.

Since 1985, The National Arts Program® has provided scholarships for continuing art education, certificates of participation, and cash awards to public employees and their family members who participate in this annual event. The National Arts Program® is sponsored and funded by The National Arts Program Foundation of Malvern, Pennsylvania, in support and cooperation with local city arts agencies and organizations. For more information on The National Arts Program®, visit the web site: www.nationalartsprogram.org.

For more information, visit: www.phila.gov/artincityhall .

CRYSTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, New works by Chad Lassin

Friday, Dec 10th, 7-10pm, at STUDIO 116, Quakertown PA

On Saturday December 11th Tyme Gallery will not only have their popular pottery show but is adding hand made crafts. Tyme Gallery loves to listen to their customers and the customers wanted more; so now Tyme is offering more, much, much more. The catered opening reception is Saturday December 11th from Noon to 4:00 pm. The exhibition runs through January 8th.

As stated this year’s exhibition offers a large variety of potters’ work as well as hand made crafts including painted scarves, jewelry, hand turned wooden bowls and more. There will also be delicately hand painted porcelain also know as china painting and unique Christmas decorations. The tree ornaments are one of a kind hand painted porcelain & origami.

Some of the potters, crafters and china painters will be on hand at the reception to meet with customers and answer questions. Heading the group is Tyme Gallery’s main and award winning potter, Bob Deane. Deane’s pottery can also be found at the gallery year round.

This year’s craft show is a must for the holidays. With the large variety of pottery, hand made and hand painted items to choose from you can find the perfect gift, to the perfect piece for your home. In addition there is also the work of over 200 artists in the gallery. The reception provides catered hors d’ oeuvres and is free to the public. The work is on sale and exhibit from December 11th through January 8th. Tyme Gallery is located at 17 W. Eagle Road in Havertown. For additional information about the exhibition, or for directions, call 610-853-1215 or check out their web site at www.tymegallery.com/events.

Swing by Amberella Gallery this Friday for a 18 artist group show, all of the work is under $300.

artist include : adam wallacavage, barbara botting, dan murphy, dave fox, dewey saunders, heather rae morton, jean fox, joy less posh, kaitlin suzann mosley, katherine allan, lauren fields, liz bruno, mallory anita lawson, marie alyse rodriguez, mark mcQuilling, sashiko yuen, stephanie kao, steve cleff