Gallery Exhibitions
Shelter Opening Reception -
Friday, November 6
5-7 pm
FREE
Reception, exhibition, presentation
Our First Friday reception introduces the work of the 14 artists and ten families who collaborated to create Shelter. After Rebuilding Together Philadelphia helped the families restore their homes, the artists documented the stories of the lives within those walls. Meet the artists and the families and learn what shelter means to each of them. Artist Damon Reaves will perform a new work combining that combines audio and physical action. The performance and his drawings reflect conversations about race and identity that he had with the collaborating homeowner, interpreting shelter as “feeling at home in one’s skin” with both its protection and restrictions.
Exhibition runs through December 31
Shelter - November 4 thru December 31
FREE
Multimedia Exhibition
Shelter. What does it mean to each of us? Is it a place or a state of mind where we feel nurtured and protected? At what point does it become home?
In this multi-media exhibition, fourteen Philadelphia artists consider these questions through drawing, painting, photography, video, and installation created in collaboration with ten Philadelphia homeowners whose houses were renovated by Rebuilding Together Philadelphia. RTP volunteers help prevent homelessness by making repairs to preserve homeownership and revitalize low-income communities.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Story portraits by Daniel Heyman, a recent Pew Fellowship recipient. Heyman spent time talking with formerly homeless vets, and created portraits that incorporate words from their conversation.
Painting by Joan Wadleigh Curran, who recently won a grant from the Independence Foundation. Joan collaborated with Juanita, who maintains an urban garden replete with cacti. Her paintings express the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
An installation by Ricardo Rivera, from the klip collective, who filmed the love story of bed-ridden Gloria and her devoted husband Richard. The video will be projected onto a hospital bed installed in the gallery.
Photographer, filmmaker, and curator Marianne Bernstein has worked for the Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Repertory Theatre, Sesame Street, and Maysles Films and curated numerous exhibitions. Her photographs have been published in Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, and Tatler, and have been exhibited nationally. Her award- winning documentary, From Philadelphia to the Front traveled to fifteen festivals worldwide. Tatted, her new book featuring photographs of Philadelphia’s renowned tattoo culture, will be released this Fall, 2009.
Greetings from The Welcome House - November 4 thru December 31
FREE
In early October, ten artists each spent one day in a transparent cube in Philadelphia’s Love Park, recording their experiences and creating new work based on their interactions with passersby. This exhibition features selections of work resulting from this unique experiment. See more about the Welcome House project here and here.
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