From its headquarters on Crease Street, Usiloquy Dance Designs stages preformances, educational outreach, lectures & demonstrations of Bharatanatyam Dance. The group’s artistic director, Shaily Dadiala, lives in Fishtown, and is looking for ways to better connect her art and her neighbrohood.
If your interested in hosting a Bharatanatyam demonstration at your venue during First Friday, or any other community event, contact Shaily!
A friendly reminder to the denizens of Frankford Ave;
Beginning the week of June 21st, and continuing for 5 months, Frankford Ave. streetscape improvements will be installed. During the project Frankford Ave will remain open to traffic in both directions at all times, however there will be rolling closures of the parking lanes. Work will begin on the eastern side of Frankford at Palmer St. and continue north to York St. After the eastern side of Frankford is completed, work will begin on the western side at York St. and continue south to Palmer St. Please take this opportunity to prepare for the short term inconvenience, and feel free to contact Sarah or Henry at NKCDC with any questions or concerns.
Looking for art studio space in Philly? Part Time Studios is looking for three new members to move in August 1st. Located in the heart of the Frankford Avenue Arts Corridor in Fishtown, Part Time Studios is quickly becoming a staple in the arts community in Philadelphia. Benefits include approximately 100 sq. ft. of personal work space, a communal woodshop and screen printing darkroom, priority to show in our storefront gallery, and the inspiration provided by a vibrant artist collective. Rent is $250/month and includes all utilities and internet.
The group is holding an open house on Tuesday, June 15th from 4-8pm. The studio is located at 2031 Frankford Ave. (between Norris and Susquehanna sts.) Stop by to meet the other members and see if it’s the right place for you.
Explination from event organizers; “Basically, a BIG ART SHOW is a big art party where you get space to show your work in an unpretentious environment. It is one night, you set up and break down the day of. No judging, no applications, just tell us you’re coming and as long as we have space, we give you space.”
Itll be a great time for showers and lookers alike! Click here for more information.
Did you attend the 2010 Kinetic Sculpture Derby and the Trenton Avenue Arts Fest? Was it totally rad? Would you care to tell the organizers how you feel about it to help make next year’s derby even better?
Great! Follow the approprite link below to complete a very short survey!
Derby participants, click here
Derby spectators, click here
© Seth Shimkonis, Check him out at Artspace Liberti
This month’s First Friday is shaping up well! And, weve got a new venue, Artspace Liberti inside the 2424 York building. It’ll be a great night for shopping, with new items at two percent to glory and vintage motorcycles at Liberty Vintage.
Click through for all the details…
Wednesday June 2nd at 6pm the Fishtown Area Business Association will meet at Third Federal Bank (2326 E York St). All Fishtown Area buisiness owners are invited to attend. We will be discussing board nominations and elections. There will also be a speaker from Health-care for America Now!, Marc Stier, who will talk about how the changes in health-care laws will effect your business.
For more information contact FABA Secretary Mary Friehofner at fabasecretary@aol.com
If you hear thumping base and happy teenagers around the 2500 block of Frankford today, its coming from Kensington CAPA.
Many Thank-yous to everyone who helped make the 2010 Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby a success! (Especially Mayor Nutter, and most importantly Kathryn at NKCDC who’s hard work and vision has brought the derby here to Kensington and helped it grow over the past four years!) If you wernt able to make it, take a look at the you tube videos below;
This Saturday, beginning at noon, the Trenton Avenue Arts festival will be poppin off (def. 2). As part of that spectacular showcase of local artisans the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby will commence at 12:30pm, departing from Trenton and Susquehanna.
And if that isn’t enough excitement for you, there will be a full slate of after derby events throughout the neighborhood at popular First Friday locations (click though the jump for more info). Read the rest of this entry »
