Apotropaica11.14 2023
2023 Art Auction
Art Auction
Saturday, December 9th
Doors 6pm, Auction 7pm
Week of Events
Friday, December 1st First Friday Preview 6pm to 9pm
Saturday, December 2nd Shrug Night ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ music/sound experiments
Sunday, December 3rd Sewing Workshop for beginners with our favorite mummers, the Vaudevillians. Perfect for adults, tweens & teens, or adults with young kiddos
Monday, December 4th New Thingz, a night of new jokes hosted by Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Tuesday, December 5th Space Melt Cinema
Wednesday, December 6th Skull Sessions reception at Hicks Art Center Gallery from 4pm to 7:30pm
Thursday, December 7th Gallery Drawings Sessions with Jackie Small, a continuation of backyard drawing sessions with plant specimens from 6pm to 8pm
Artwork by Rachel Avallone
11.01 2023
Community Embrace: The Story of the LindoYes Poetry Gumball Machines
This video is the official trailer for the documentary “Community Embrace: The Story of the LindoYes Poetry Gumball Machines.” This documentary follows LindoYes’s poetry gumball machine initiative from its inception and its impact on providing mental health resources to the community in the Philadelphia greater metropolitan area.
10.13 2023
Botanical in Nature
Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators
Opening Reception November 10th
Kindly join us for the opening reception of Botanical in Nature, a members choice show presented by the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators on Friday, November 10th, 2023 at Space 1026 from 6pm to 9pm. 844 North Broad Street, Philadelphia
The exhibition will be on view from November 10th through November 28th. To schedule an appointment, please contact gallery@space1026.com.
We are excited to also invite you to a botanical illustration workshop with Toni Denkin, a Philadelphia-based botanical artist and a new member of PSBI on Saturday, November 18th, more info here.
Artwork Credit: Joan Frain, Melissa Olson, Alice Waters, Virginia Fitzpatrick, Maureen Sexton, and Linda Gist
The mission of the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators is both educational and philanthropic:
to educate ourselves and others about the history of Botanical Illustration;
to celebrate the artistic development of our members;
to provide an opportunity to exhibit together;
and to bring Botanical Illustration to the attention of many audiences.
09.27 2023
Surf Community Responds to Dangerous Debris
In late July, the Delaware Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation was alerted to a hazardous situation at North Indian River Inlet beach by surfer, Surfrider Foundation volunteer, and community organizer Crystal Stokowski. Long buried road construction materials including concrete, asphalt and rebar, have been uncovered by the narrowing of the beach, leading to beach goer injuries.
Read more (Surfrider Foundation Deleware)
Read more (WMDT)
09.11 2023
See-Thru
A collection of transparencies from the last 10 years by Eric Kenney / Heavy Slime
On view October 6th-28th
Opening Reception
Friday, October 6th, 2023
6pm to 10pm
Space 1026
844 North Broad Street, Philadelphia
Contact gallery@space1026.com to view by appointment.
For more information, check out Eric’s Website and Instagram.
08.30 2023
Mark Henninger & Ken Blahut
Mark Henninger’s “City in Transmutation: AI Vision of Philadelphia” and Ken Blahut’s “Modern Age Paintings & Sculptures” will be on display Sept. 1-30, 2023.
Opening Reception
Friday, September 1st, 2023
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Space 1026
844 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19130
As artificial intelligence rapidly changes the way we interact with the world around us, Philadelphia artist Mark Henninger is wielding it as a tool, resulting in vibrant and intriguing photo-paintings. To create the digital paintings, Mark uses his photos of Philadelphia as substrate, and AI as his brush. His artistic toolset includes digital cameras, drones, knowledge of psychedelics, plus graphics programs. All pieces are printed with pigment inks on canvas, watercolor paper, or giclée art paper.
By contrast, using only his hands, paint, and rudimentary tools, Ken Blahut has created compellingly modern artwork. Ken’s mixed media sculptures embody the antithesis of new technology. Obsolete, discarded, and distressed objects like rusted cans, old tools, and fragments of ruined buildings get new life through juxtaposition, allowing them to be reconsidered and made relevant to contemporary life. Ken’s “modern age” paintings are created with cold wax using a method that combines the traditionally lush colors of oil paint with a medium that is ideal for retaining texture and for layering colors. Abstract and richly atmospheric paintings invite the viewer to contribute their own interpretations.
About Mark Henninger
Born in New York City, Mark Henninger spent his childhood around the world in Africa and Europe. After returning to the U.S. for high school, he studied both traditional photography and computer graphics. His visual art combines his skill with a camera, his embrace of new technologies like AI, and his 30-year push to elevate digital printing to its highest levels.
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