Join Center City Restoration in the premier First Friday opening of their new studio space at 142 N. 2nd St. They are excited to present the works of local artists, Vasil Anastasav and Lauren Rinaldi. Their doors will be open to the public for the first time on Friday, February 3rd from 6-9pm.

Committed to preserving the historical beauty of Downtown Philadelphia, Center City Restoration specializes in Historic property restoration and remodeling in the Center City district of Philadelphia. Their strengths lie in project management, meeting a deadline and a seamless project that highlights your homes existing properties. Center City Restoration’s top priority is customer satisfaction and their business plan relies on satisfied customer referrals.

For more information visit their website:
http://www.centercityrestoration.com/ | Facebook | Twitter

A little background on the artists:

Vasil Anastasav was born in Europe in family of artists. Graduated from the College of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria with a Bachelor of Art and Majored in Mural Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria. He has 25 years of experience in fresco and seco mural painting, mosaic, stained glass, icons, logos, architectural restoration, decorative painting, trompe l’oeil, interior finishes and Fine Art. He currently lives and works in Philadelphia.

For more information visit his website:
http://www.vaart.xbuild.com/#

Lauren Rinaldi is a Brooklyn born artist who has lived in Lancaster County, PA, has a BFA in painting from Tyler School of Art, and also studied at Temple University, Rome. The works on display, once described as seductively repugnant, tell intricate and personal stories exploring the meanings of encountering the unexpected through her engaging and vibrant paintings. She uses her own body and experiences to talk about issues of identity, self-exploration, gender, and very literally, the form and function of the human body. A Philadelphia resident, she lives in the Fishtown section of the city with her husband and son.

For more information visit her website:
http://laurenrinaldi.tumblr.com/paintings | Facebook | Twitter

If you would like to schedule a time to see the show please call Center City Restoration at 215.313.9301 or send an email to info@centercityrestoration.com

For the month of December Sean Martorana will have brand new ink drawings on display at Cafe Estelle. Above is a film of Sean painting the windows for the opening reception this Friday 6:00 – 9:00.

10-hour, outdoor, live visual art competition with a backdrop of musical performances and DJs!!

AUGUST 27th from 12pm-10pm

Back for the 2nd round!! The Battle of the Canvas is a live painting competition that encourages the involvement of emerging and professional visual artists to paint under a theme that will promote social change through artistic images. In addition to fusing diverse artists with different skill levels together, appreciating visual arts out of galleries and museums is our goal since this free event will allow the public to connect with and interact with artists as they paint.

Where is it?? – The Artists Piazza | 2nd and Germantown Ave. 12pm-10pm | Free |Kids Corner

It’s always tea time at Cups & Chairs

Beginning May 1st, Cups & Chairs, Queen Village’s contemporary tea lounge, is excited to showcase paintings by local artist, Daniel Chow. An oil painter of the impressionist genre, Daniel prefers to describe his works as representational, because he believes that nothing is absolute. Although his paintings are alla prima, still days, weeks, or sometimes months of forethought have happened before the first stroke was placed on the canvas.

Daniel is self-taught, but some of his early work came under the tutelage of Benjamin Long at the Fine Arts League of Asheville, North Carolina.

First Friday, Opening Night, and Music Night
Join us at Cups and Chairs’ on May 6th for First Friday and celebrate spring an early Mother’s Day with friends and family over tea and treats. And don’t forget to buy a gift for mother.

Cups & Chairs Hours:
Monday-Friday: 7a-8p
Saturday: 8a-8p
Sunday: 8a-6p

701-703 South 5th Street • at the corner of South 5th and Monroe Streets • Philadelphia, PA 19147 • 215.238.8832 • www.cupsandchairs.com • info@cupsandchairs.com

Daniel Chow is a premium member of Philly Side Arts

4/8/11 – 5/8/11  Opening reception, April 8, 6 – 9 PM.  Dale Levy’s colorful, non-objective paintings invite you to experience her perceptive process. Each painting begins with the surprise of a shape formed by pouring paint on a wet canvas.  As the color runs, spreads, and pools, it evokes sensations of depth, texture and movement.  The color abuts, overlaps, and morphs into a new and different hue.  Other shapes and colors follow, each responding to the movement and placement of a growing family of forms.  Somewhere in this process her perception emerges, guiding the completion of the work.   Gallery Hours: Wed. thru Sun., noon to 6PM or by appointment (215) 772-1911  www.twenty-twogallery.com

ART opening Second Thursday, October 8, 2009 for  Peregrinations: Voyages of Time, Culture and Place at StrataSphere Art Gallery, 1854 Germantown Ave in Northern Liberties, featuring photographs by Karen Mauch, monotypes and mixed media by Linda Dubin Garfield and pottery by Lynne Berman. The exhibit runs til November 18. Gallery open Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4 PM or by appointment.

http://www.thestratasphere.com