A painting from Benjamin Howard's "Asphalt Ascension" at Proximity Gallery
As always, First Friday has a exciting and promising line-up. With music, theater, and art, it is sure to be a September to remember!
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Liberty Vintage will host a vintage cycle show, live music, and negative image screen printing this month
August is shaping up to be a great month for Frankford Avenue. With new artists in the ‘hood, some brand new sidewalks, and the possibility of a week below 90 degrees, I think its safe to say were all excited…
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Kyle Fisher's "Living Room" at Part Time Studios
Before you split for the shore, check out Frankford Avenue’s July 1st Friday! Held over at Proximity is “Self Portraits of People I dont Know”, check it out if you missed it last month. Also of note; Kyle Fisher’s “Living Room” at Part Time Studios (pictured at left), and SUSPECT DEVICE BY Lauren Brick, Sydney Conaway, Emilie Fosnocht & Ingrid Burrington at Extra Extra.
New this month: Heathen Salon, a house salon where first friday goers chat, listen to music, check out neighbor’s artwork, and generally comiserate.
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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!
© 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.
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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;
On Saturday May 15th Bill Russell will offer a special Vinegar Painting Workshop in his Frankford Ave Classroom. The class will feature all aspects of the art of Vinegar Painting as revealed in Bill’s book Decorative Furniture Finishes with Vinegar Paint. Class size is limited for this all day session, so please pre register. For registration or more information click here.
