Artist Christopher Colon and other fellow artists founded The Artist Room for other artists seeking new and independent venues to show case their works. It’s located on 16 N. 3rd Street around the corner from Skylight 307 and Artist & Craftsman Supply in Old City.
The Artist Room offers the artist the opportunity to show case his/her work by renting a space in the gallery. Rental price depends on the type of space you require. All sales are handled by The Artist Room, and artist will be notified as soon as a piece sells.
Artist will benefit by retaining all profits on the sale of their artwork; the Artist Room will not seek commission on the sale of any exhibiting artist work.
The Artist Room is largely self-supporting via gallery rentals, studio membership, and donations from art lovers. Everyday exhibitions are and will always be free & open to the public.
The Photographic Society of Philadelphia is sponsoring a new art exhibition inside City Hall
PHILADELPHIA (March 5, 2998) – Since 1860, members of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia have been exploring the world through a camera’s lens. Now, the public can experience these discoveries during the Society’s month-long “Art in City Hall” exhibition.
Local community members were invited to join the Photographic Society of Philadelphia in celebrating the launch of their new exhibit, which runs from March 5 to April 10. This exhibit is free to the public and is located in the northeast corridor on the fifth floor of City Hall.
According to photographer and Society member Veronika Schmude, the exhibition is proof that Philadelphia is a city that values its artists.
“Professional and amateur photographers alike are able to display their art inside City Hall, one of the most iconic buildings in Philadelphia,” Schmude said. “The arts thrive in this city, and the society is grateful for all of its support. Without it, we wouldn’t be the oldest photographic society in the country.”
For more information about the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, visit www.phillyphotosociety.org.
Setup day was exciting. Everyone chipped in to help hang the photographs for the show. There were a couple of minor glitches, but were easily corrected. However, we did have one minor accident, nevertheless, it still worried us. One of the frames fell off the hook while Celeste was trying to hang another. It fell near her feet and the glass shattered into large and sharp chunks. Fortunately, she had a pair of tough shoes on. Except for a relatively shallow surface cut on the palm of her hand, Celeste was fine.
Everyone had a fun time. It was especially quite fun watching our curator orchestrating the placements of everyone’s photographs. She and everyone else were obviously enjoying themselves. This will be a great show.
We would not have come this far without volunteers like you. We’re immensely grateful to have you as members of this 148-year-old society.
It’s show time. Opening night is March 5th, from 5:00 PM through 7:00 PM. The show continues through April 10th, 2009 between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM. The show is located on the 5th floor via the North East entrance.
For the first time in the Society’s history the works by members of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia will be hosted by Art in City Hall on the fifth floor of Philadelphia’s City Hall. We’re looking for members to commit their work and time to help make this show happen under the Art in City Hall Program. Exhibit date: March 5 to April 10, 2009
If you’re a paid member and you would like participate, please e-mail Eileen Eckstein before the end of this week (January 31)! It’s very important that we hear from you soon because we need to be able to plan out the logistics. As soon as we have compiled a list of members who will be committing, we’ll e-mail you the requirements for submissions.
If you’re not a paid member, and you would like to participate, please visit www.phillyphotosociety.org/joinus for membership information. Membership is only $30 per year which includes discounts from some of our sponsors, and opportunities to show case some of your work in groups shows such as this one that’s sponsored by the National Arts Program, Art in City Hall.
Again, as soon as we have compiled a list of members who will be committing, we’ll e-mail you the requirements for submissions. We must hear from you before January 31st. The exhibition will open on March 5 and close on April 10, 2009.
Note: If you’d like to have your pictures of the Philadelphia Phillies celebration displayed here, please have a flickr.com account, and join and add up to 28 of your best photographs to our unofficial flickr group at www.flickr.com/groups/phillyphotosociety. Please tag your photos with the following: worldseries or “world series“ (in quotes).
Please join us in welcoming Philadelphia Photographics and its owner, Jim Hood, to our list of wonderful sponsors.
Located on 1021-B Arch Street, Philadelphia Photographics (Map) is the oldest and now the only professional photo lab in the Philadelphia area. They have been providing professional film and now digital processing, printing, and imaging services to professional photographers and businesses since 1990. They provide wedding, event, film and digital photographers with the quality, flexibility and personalized service that larger labs can’t provide. In addition to their new digital services, they can print up to 30×40″ color and b&w (on enlargers) on real photographic paper as well as up to 40″x8′ on numerous fine art materials including canvas, watercolor, cotton rag and heavy based photo papers. They can also push or pull B&W, C-41, and E-6 films to your specifications. Please visit their website for more information and feel free to call them about your needs at www.philadelphiaphotographics.com.
This has probably happened to you at least once: You came back from a fabulous holiday with hundreds, or even a couple of thousands of digital pictures, but to your dismay, you realized that your images were captured in 640 x 480 pixels (VGA format). Not quite enough pixel information for almost an 8 x 10 print. The largest print you can make is about 3.6 x 2.6 inches at 180 pixels per inch. Oh the horror. But wait, there is hope! We have the technology.
The Photographic Society of Philadelphia is sponsoring a new art exhibition inside City Hall
