Emerging artists. Local artists. Painters. Photographers. Writers. Videographers. Musicians. Artists pushing the boundaries of memoir and documentary art. These are the types of artists you’ll find at the First Person Salon Series.

The First Person Salon Series is a forum for emerging artists to present their memoir and documentary-based art. Focusing primarily on local artists working across various media, the First Person Salon Series provides an opportunity for artists to share their work, processes and inspirations. Past presenters have included poet Sonia Sanchez, photographer J.J. Tiziou, writer Lorene Cary, dancer Nicole Bindler, and muralist Steve Powers.

The 2010 First Person Salon Series will present events across the Philadelphia area. Check this page regularly for added events.

If you are an artist interested in participating in a First Person Salon, click here to download the 2010 Salon Application.

UPCOMING EVENT

Warning: Graphic Content
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 7pm
Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA
Tickets are $15 ($10 for First Person Arts and BMFI members)
Advance tickets available HERE.
Learn more about becoming a First Person Arts member HERE.

THE EVENT. Word and image. The combination has penetrated the genres of memoir and documentary, creating new ways to ponder real-life experience and events. Warning: Graphic Content brings together three leading artists – Daniel Heyman, Jamar Nicholas, and Josh Neufeld – to present their work and discuss how they create it. A screening of the film Persepolis, based on the graphic memoir by Marjane Satrapi, will follow the discussion.

Presented by First Person Arts and the Bryn Mawr Film Institute as part of Philagrafika and One Book, One Philadelphia.

Read more HERE.