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The first community meeting to plan the murals for the pop up park on Paul Street next to the Destination Frankford art gallery will be held at 6:00 PM tonight, May 27th, at the Turning Points for Children office at Griscom and Church Street. This is the St. Joachim Rectory. This is your opportunity to have a voice in shaping what goes up on those walls.
On Saturday May 24th the exhibit will change at the Destination Frankford art gallery. A new photography exhibit will open with an opening reception and block party. Your final opportunity to see the Dumpster Divers exhibition Reclaim will be this Saturday. See the details below.
The Dumpster Divers, whose work is currently on display at the Destination Frankford Gallery, are hosting three Art Workshops for the Frankford Community.
All workshops will take place at the office of the Tookany/Tacony – Frankford Watershed Partnership at the Globe Dye Works, 4500 Worth Street , 3rd floor.
TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE WORKSHOPS, contact Leslie Kaufman at lesliekaufman@verizon.net. Registrations will be accepted until two days before the designated workshop. There are a limited number of slots, so register early to make sure you get a seat!
Learn to create your own collages from photos, magazine images, different kinds of paper and all sorts of printed materials. Adults will benefit by learning a brief history of collage and copyright considerations of digital compositing. Everyone will learn how to cut, tear, and arrange images to make strong compositions using different kinds of glues and adhesives. Come with photos and magazines and leave with your own artwork!
Workshop Leader: Dan Enright
Tools and materials provided by instructor: glue, some exacto knives & cutting boards (for adults), magazines, found paper, printouts
Open to: All ages, maximum of 12 participants
Participants should bring: scissors, papers, magazines, photos, other printed materials
Experience the fun of turning ordinary trash into treasure. In this workshop participants will learn new ways of seeing and creating art using discarded materials from everyday use. Things normally thrown away or ignored take on new meanings as they become elements of artistic compositions. You don’t have to have any art background to create this fun and rewarding project. Parents are encouraged to come with their children and work together. There will be a refreshments break midway through the workshop.
Workshop Leader: Joel Spivak
Tools and materials provided by instructor: 2′ square sheets of cardboard and glue
Open to: Children and parents (one parent per child) maximum of 10 participants
Participants should bring: scissors, “junk drawer stuff”, ie: string, bottle caps, buttons, clean items from your trash. All items should be easy to glue onto cardboard.
Participants will be provided with tools and salvaged materials, primarily obsolete laptop computers and will be instructed as to how to use the tools to take apart the laptops in order to repurpose them. Each participant will be given an old wooden cigar box that will be decorated with the computer parts. After the boxes are “trash-blinged” they can hold materials from recycling for uses the new artist sees fit in the future. A primary goal in these events is to give people a lifetime of permission to play with trash and recycling. Ideas for creative reuse of the boxes will be suggested during the workshop.
Workshop Leader: Neil Benson
Tools and materials provided by instructor: screwdrivers, hot glue guns, other miscellaneous tools, cigar boxes, computer parts
Open to: Ages 6 – 80; families preferred so adults can assist children, maximum of 12 children or 20 adults, or combination
Saturday was the grand opening of the Destination Frankford art gallery. There was a great crowd, music and food at the block party.
Tuesday we stopped by the Frankford Business and Professional Association meeting. Sorry to have missed most of the meeting but did get a pictures of these folks about to go back to work.
Thursday there were three important meetings. The EPIC stakeholders gathering was focussed on fitness and got a lot of interest from those attending. The PSA1 meeting was saved by Lt. Burton who arrived late due to official duties getting in the way. He remained until 8:30 PM answering questions. The Northeast Frankford Boys and Girls club met again to discuss the state of the club and continue plans for fundraising.
Friday we distributed the Gazette in print. We have one new spot at Simpson Playground for those in Northwood. You can find it on the table in the lobby.
Some pictures below of the events of the week.
You’re cordially invited to come out and help celebrate the accomplishments of our city’s finest young artists at the Starboard Side Gallery’s First Friday exhibit on Friday, May 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m.! Although participation in this prestigious event is usually only offered to artists with many years of experience, the 6th, 7th and 8th grade Art Majors from Arts and Sciences have been invited to show their work.
Each school day, these students meet for ninety minutes and, as a result, have made great artistic strides that they are eager to show this particular First Friday. This event is free and open to the public. In addition to the artwork being displayed and available for purchase, there will be light refreshments served as well as live entertainment.
The Philadelphia Charter School for the Arts and Sciences opened its doors in September 2012. Formerly known as H.R. Edmunds, Arts and Sciences is a take over school given to String Theory Schools by the School Reform Commission as part of the Philadelphia School District’s Renaissance Schools initiative. Arts and Sciences has one of the most comprehensive arts programs of any elementary school in the country. From a young age, students not only learn how to perform on stage, but also how to perform in life. Beginning in Kindergarten, students are immersed in the creative arts including Ballet, Vocal Music, Visual Art, Instrumental Music, Creative Writing, and enjoy French language study and Innovations in Science course.
