Join us for our next City Arts Salon at Sharktown, 155 Cecil B. Moore Ave., Studio 3D 3pm-6pm. We will be exibiting the work of photographer Rebecca Nurick, painters Mikel Elam and Katy Matich. and as alway live entertainment with the music of  The Mike Tyler Band featuring Montana and John Bingham plus the mic will be open. Also refreshments will be served so come on out its early so you will still have time to browse the galleries along the Frankfork Arts Corridor or check out the Piazza and Schmidts. We hope to see you there.

RAW: Natural Born Artists is an independent arts organization; for artists, by artists.

When: Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 8:00PM
Where: G Lounge | 111 South 17th Street | Philadelphia, PA 19103
Details: 21+ event. Cocktail attire. Tickets are $10 via presale.

We hand-pick and spotlight local artistic talent in film, fashion, music, visual art, hair & makeup artistry, and performance art. With artists from all genres in each showcase, RAW events come together to form an amazing circus of creativity.

Join us as we take G Lounge LIVE with performances from musicians, performing artists and multiple runway shows, as well as an opportunity to see the visionaries in fashion design, visual arts, and film.

We are proud to be showing 20 artists! Due to high attendance, pre-sale tickets are highly encouraged.

“The creative process is something you can incite; literally incite, like a riot.” ~Audre Lord

21+ Cocktail attire. Tickets only $10. Support your local artists!

Tickets available at:
www.RAWartists.org/philadelphia/incite

** We have discounted parking available just a half a block away courtesy of Central Parking. RAW guests can print their discount coupon here:

http://philadelphia.centralparking.com/Events/Philadelphia-RAW-Natural-Born-Artists-Parking.html

2011 ART IS AGELESS EXHIBITION

Join NewCourtland and The Center for Emerging Visual Artists in celebrating the power of intergenerational art and the creations that result from seniors, students and professional artists working together. The Art is Ageless Exhibition features artwork produced during the 2010 NewCourtland Artist Fellowship as part of the Comfort & Joy™ program.

This exhibition also features artwork by NewCourtland Fellows: Maria Anasazi, Laureen Griffin, Marguerita Hagan, Melissa Haims, Christopher Hartshorne, Colette Fu, Keir Johnson, Delia King, Abby Schmidt and Michelle Wilson.

OPENING RECEPTION: May 10, 2011; 4:30 – 6:30 PM
EXHIBITION: May 11 – 27, 2011; 12 – 4 PM daily or by appointment

GALLERY LOCATION: NewCourtland Education Center
6950 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119

For details, please call Genevieve at 215-546-7775 x11 or email Genevieve@cfeva.org.
www.cfeva.org

Spring Xtreme Art Show offers a forum and venue for emerging artists and fans of extreme sports to express their love of the sport through visual art.   By encouraging artistic participation in the Spring Xtreme Art Show, Joshua Stone Productions hopes to  cultivate dialog about these sports that traditionally have been frowned upon as rebellious tools of youth.  Extreme sports, against overt speculation and down trodden oppression, has transformed itself into a now world recognized sport platform and is no longer viewed as a subculture or counter culture within the sports community. The Spring Xtreme Art Show aims to celebrate this coming of age by encouraging artist to convert this physical art form into a metaphysical experience using fine art as the vehicle.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spring-Extreme/175311989188401

Leila Bakashvili Gallery presents In Bloom
New work by Christina Ergemlidze

OPENING
SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH 2011
RECEPTION FROM 4 TO 9 PM

Private viewings available with appointment from April 6th to opening date. Call gallery to schedule

Online image gallery coming April 11th.

Leila Bakashvili Gallery
18 N. Union St.
Lambertville NJ 08530
609 397 6100
www.leilasgallery.com
info@leilasgallery.com

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, in conjunction with the
Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, is pleased to present:

Bohyun Yoon: Embody
Curated by Amie Potsic

April 4 – 22, 2011
Reception: Friday, April 8th 6 – 8 PM

BACK AT THE BARCLAY!
The Felicity R. (Bebe) Benoliel Gallery
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists
237 S. 18th Street, The Barclay, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-546-7775
www.cfeva.org

Bohyun Yoon has a unique and unparalleled approach to animating the disembodied and disconnected in an effort to critique cultural systems and build human relationships. His work highlights the body and soul as distinctly separate with an emphasis on acknowledging the limitations of the physical while opening one’s mind to the possibility of spiritual connection and enlightenment. Yoon’s work investigates images of the human body in terms of identity, sexuality, gender and culture while exploring the limits of the corporeal and the boundaries of communication. In this solo exhibition, he presents ambitious and surprising installations, glass sculpture, photography, and video.

"This Glorious Earth" Annie Haslam

“Colors of Sound and Light,” the art of ANNIE HASLAM, the Voice of English Classical Rock  Band  RENAISSANCE.  Special limited exhibition, 3 days only… May 10 – 12, 2011.  Hours: noon to 9 PM daily.  Personal Appearances by Ms. Haslam during the show hours.  Call gallery for details.   The woman whose crystal clear, high-flying soprano vocals earned her worldwide attention as the lead singer of the English classical rock band ‘Renaissance’ has recently achieved an entirely new level of appreciation as an ‘Intuitive’ painter. Annie is able to ‘tune’ into people, animals, situations, emotions and places, and portray them in her own unique style. Annie also channels her art from deep within the earth and far off in the universe!  On canvas, Annie Haslam’s unmistakable world of sound is taken into unique vistas of color and vibration, not unlike the flow of her five-octave voice. Transporting the viewer to other worlds and through inner boundaries is her ultimate goal, bringing healing, serenity and peace through her work.   Nicholas J. Sands, director of Sands & Company Fine Art  in New York City, heralded Annie’s paintings as “magical, enigmatic  and wondrous for their ability to take us to a far-away place…  of fluid forms that are at once alien and familiar, primordial yet recognizable, which dance in an endless array of colors that are as rich and intense as molten lava.”

In 2009 Annie and bandmate Michael Dunford reformed ‘Renaissance’ and have been touring the world and recording ever since.  A fall concert tour is currently being planned.

www.twenty-twogallery.com       www.anniehaslam.com

This is a sponsored news post. Learn more about sponsoring Side Arts at: http://philly.sidearts.com/about/advertise/.

Victory for Tyler
Alumni Exhibition Series
Works on Paper 2011
Crane Arts, Ice Box Project Space
Opening Reception, 6 – 9pm April 9th

Exhibition opens April 7, 2011 at the Crane Arts Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA, the third installment of the Tyler School of Art: Temple University Alumni Exhibition Series. Began in 2007 with a focus on Painting and in 2009 with a focus on Sculpture, the third exhibition will focus on Works on Paper, divided into two categories, Works on Paper and Posters. Robert Storr, Dean of the Yale School of Art served as the juror for the Works on Paper. Mr. Storr was the Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. In the spring of 2007 he directed the 2007 Venice Biennale, the first American invited to assume that position. Luba Lukova served as the juror for Posters. She is an internationally recognized New York based artist, and is regarded as one of the most distinctive image-makers working today. Ms. Lukova’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and Bibliotheque nationale de France.

The Exhibition will run April 7- 24th 2011. The public is welcome to attend the opening on Saturday April 9th from 6-9 p.m. The Alumni exhibition will also be on view during the Northern Liberties Second Thursday Events, Thursday April 14th.

Special Programs:
Luba Lukova will be lecturing on Saturday April 9th, 2 p.m., at Tyler School of Art, Temple University. The Tyler building is located at 2001 North 13th Street. The Victory for Tyler Works on Paper Exhibition will open Saturday evening at 6 p.m. at the Crane Arts Building 1400 N. American Street. In addition there will be special events held during the Temple University Alumni Weekend, April 16th and 17th.

The Tyler Alumni Association is grateful to acknowledge the support of Temple University and generous sponsors: Victory Brewing Company, Blick Art Materials, CRW Graphics, LeapFrog Advancement and MissionStaff.

Victory for Tyler Works on Paper will be on exhibition from April 7- April 24, 2011. Ice Box Project Space is located at 1400 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19122. Gallery hours: Wednesday – Sunday 12- 6 p.m. and by appointment. Please email tylervictoryexhibition@gmail.com.

The Exhibition is free and open to the public.

For more information on the exhibition and Tyler Alumni Association, please visit: http://www.temple.edu/tyler/alumni/index.html or email tylervictoryexhibition@gmail.com.

My Home is in My Heart: An Artistic Inquiry of Place, Home and Belonging by Philadelphia’s Children

Art In City Hall, part of the City of Philadelphia’s Office of the Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy presents a student exhibition by BuildaBridge in historic City Hall celebrating the artistic expressions of local children: My Home is in My Heart: An Artistic Inquiry of Place, Home and Belonging by Philadelphia’s Children.

The exhibit runs from March 7 – April 29, 2011, fifth floor City Hall, NE corner.
A program and performance open to the general public is scheduled for Thursday March 31 at 5-7pm in Conversation Hall, Room 201 with a reception to follow on the fifth floor, NE corner.

The art exhibit highlights children’s creativity and interpretations of geography, home and community through visual art, photography, and 3-D installations. The artwork expresses the insight of those with the greatest need in our communities – our children residing in the city’s transitional housing and experiencing a time of homelessness.

BuildaBridge’s Community Programs consist of three distinct efforts: Discovery, which sends teams of artists to emergency and transitional housing partners to provide educational after school arts classes; Healing which sends clinical arts therapists to 2 -3 sites for specific therapeutic support; and, Artology which recruits students from Discovery and Healing programs and provides an educational summer camp exploring art, biology and environmental concerns. http://www.buildabridge.org/