Saturday, June 28th, from 2 to 5PM. Lots going on that day to see. New exhibit and the design for the Frankford Pause in the pop up garden next to the gallery.
Category: Art
The Frankford Pause
The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program is working with the Turning Points for Children Community Umbrella Agency to create a mural along Frankford Avenue near SEPTA’s Margaret Orthodox El stop. The subject matter of the mural is the Frankford Pause and the artist, Cesar Viveros, is looking for additional input for this public space that will reflect what “pause” means to the community. In the middle of our busy lives we need to pause to take time to stop that allow us to keep moving forward. Cesar wants to know what pause means to you.
Some comments from folks at the last block party at the Destination Frankford art gallery on Paul Street:
- Being with my wife when I haven’t seen her for several hours
- I listen to music , classical and jazz
- In one word: clouds
- Sharing friendship with the people …
- Skateboarding
- Bring beauty to the empty grass with music, a hard life needs beauty to feed the soul
- Smell…
- Dance
- Hip Hop
- Strength from God
- Work out of the office
What is your moment of pause? Please email Laure.Biron@muralarts.org to share what your moment of pause looks like.
Mural Arts Community Meeting
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.
Destination Frankford Gallery Photography Opening
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.
Art Workshops at the Globe
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!
INTRODUCTION TO COLLAGE
Saturday, May 17, 10:00 am – noon
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
MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING
Saturday, May 24, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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.
TRASH IS SIMPLY A FAILURE OF IMAGINATION!
Saturday, June 14, 12:30 – 2:30 pm
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
