News from Fleisher Art Memorial!
Cory
The Fleisher Art Memorial is pleased to present Wherever There Is
Water, a residency project and exhibition with Brooklyn-based artist,
George Ferrandi. The Wherever There Is Water exhibition opens January
27th in Fleisher's Center for Works on Paper, 705 Christian Street,
and culminates in a grand night parade through the streets of South
Philadelphia on Saturday, April 24th, 2010. This project and
exhibition is one of the city-wide sites featured in Philagrafika
2010: The Graphic Unconscious, an international festival celebrating
print in contemporary art.
Work in the exhibition was generated through a collaborative community
narrative that will be on display in the gallery and evolve during the
duration of the exhibition, revealing both its evolution and process.
The narrative guiding the residency is centered around the story of
Huberta - an elderly woman who sets off in her bunny slippers on an
epic journey in search of her old life and her love. While Huberta's
adventures on this journey are the main thread of the narrative, the
adventures themselves are being informed and inspired by stories of
South Philadelphia residents.
The project began with an artist residency in fall 2009, when Ms.
Ferrandi converted Fleisher's Suzanne Fleisher and Ralph Joel Roberts
Gallery into a studio/research facility/tea room to meet with
community members, and translate images from the tales of their
adventures into illuminated sculpture to be used in the night parade
in April. The gallery will continue to function as George's studio and
the Parade Headquarters throughout the exhibition, offering the public
an opportunity to see the works in all stages of their development -
from idea to illuminated object. Gallery hours are Monday through
Thursday, 1:00 to 9:00 PM, and Saturday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, through
April 23rd.
The public is invited to get involved with this exciting project at
Fleisher. The following events are opportunities to meet George
Ferrandi and participate in the residency project itself:
• Torchlight & Toddies - for adults only - includes hot toddies,
music, and a lantern-making workshop in Fleisher's Sanctuary on
Saturday, February 6th, at 7:00 PM.
• Every Tuesday in March from 5:30 to 7:00 PM: join the first ever
Fleisher Choir and sing in the parade.
• Every Thursday in April from 6:00 to 9:00 PM: lantern-making
workshops will be held - free and open to all - at Fleisher's Center
for Works on Paper.
• Come join the culminating parade on Saturday, April 24th, at dusk
through the South Philadelphia neighborhoods!
For more complete information on George Ferrandi and her project,
please visit our website: www.fleisher.org/exhibitions/water.php.
Wherever There is Water is supported by an Artists & Communities
grant. Artists & Communities, a program of the Mid Atlantic Arts
Foundation, is made possible by major funding from the Heintz
Endowments, the William Penn Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts.
Print Love-In 2010: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7
11:00 AM-1:30 PM and 2:00-4:30 PM
Center for Works on Paper, 705 Christian Street
You are invited to the 10th Annual Print Love-In, a day of fun and
learning in Fleisher's Center for Works on Paper. Click here to
register for either the morning or afternoon session, where you will
explore printmaking techniques while using designs contributed by
local artists to make gorgeous Valentine's Day cards. This event is
appropriate for adults and children over the age of 5. Admission is
$10 per person, all materials included.
Thank you to the artists who contributed new images this year:
Christine Blair, Bill Brookover, Maureen Ciacco, Rachel Citrino,
Nicole Dul, Elaine M. Erne, Megan Fentzloff, Mike Geno, Rebecca
Gilbert, Geoffery Hindle, Judy Panetta, Michelle Platt, Ron Ribant,
and Marlise Tkaczuk.
And thanks also to the local businesses who made the event possible
through generous in-kind contributions: Di Bruno Brothers, Whole
Foods, Utrecht Art Supply, TAWS Can Do, Dick Blick, and The Fabric
Workshop and Museum.
Thanks,
Cory Miller
SEPC Program Director