Mike Peel has been making all things bike for awail now. A real MAKER, he is most known for his bicycle seat crafting, amazingly cool, anything you could invision seats. You want skulls, done! How about a floral motief, DONE! Anything you can think up Mike can likely do it.
May 12th & 13th, 11-6pm
Mother’s Day Weekend!
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
The Spring Art Star Craft Bazaar is an outdoor retail art/craft show that is organized & juried by Philadelphia’s Art Star Gallery & Boutique. Over 140 local & national artists have been chosen to set up shop & sell their wares at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, right along the Delaware River. The event is being held on Mother’s Day weekend this year, so come to the show to pick up a perfect, one-of-a-kind gift for mom or better yet, bring your mom to the show for a fun day on the waterfront!
Shoppers can expect high quality handmade goods that reflect the unique & often quirky aesthetic of Art Star. Art Star has hand selected a diverse collection of artists that create anything & everything, including housewares, paper goods, dolls, prints, ceramics, clothing, accessories, paintings/drawings, sculpture, and many other one-of-a-kind curiosities. All items have been handmade from a variety of mediums that include fabric, clay, glass, wood, paper & much more.
The event will also include Live Music by local Philly bands, as well as tasty vegetarian/vegan friendly food by local eateries (TBA). We also have some other fun additions in the works, so check back regularly for updates.
Cool Hunting has a great interview with the hip and cool ICON that has been “recycling” super cool vehicals to have no limits of what they can do and whee they can go.
Exhibit Information:
A benefit for Street Tails Animal Rescue.
Join us for First Friday on the Frankford Arts Corridor at a group art show featuring donated artwork for sale from local and national artists !!
100% of proceeds from sales goes to benefit Street Tails.
*Artists*
Hoode
Jamie Adams
Sandy Webberking
Amy Salzman
Don Juan
Jason Stewart
Chad M. Dravk
Keith Garcia
Judith Schermer
Don Brewer
Joe Boruchow
Jason Goldberg
Jean Fox
Colleen Rudolf
Jean Fox
Jesse Rinyu
Dan Murphy
Sean Barry
Ozzie Perez
Robert Dicks
Sondra Rolison
Chuckles Burromeo
Nikki Virbitsky
Braden Kendall
Julie Goldberg
Topper
Brent Vann
Geoff Kershaw
Troy Sauders
Calyn Williams
Dave Glass
Blake Brand
Bruce Jefferies Reinfeld
Sarah Beckett Thrower
Did ya ever wonder where the Daily News finds their subjects for their sexy singles run? What makes them so sexy?
Come out and join Heather Raquel Phillips for the opening of the REAL “Sexy Singles” a collection of parody portraits of some of her favorite personalities in Philadelphia. Friday, May 4, 2012.
The show will run through the month of May at the wonderfully, delicious American Sardine Bar at the corner of Federal and 18th st.
This weekend Fabric Horse is setting up camp at the New Amsterdam Bicycle Show. They will have new Little Canvas Bags and their newest Rucksack Luxes for sale!
Saturday 4/28 + Sunday 4/29
Located at 275 Hudson St. at the Skylight Soho, NYC
10am – 7pm
No really mute your speakers and get your peepers ready for a rad video for crappy music (sorry they might be giants). Anyway, I wish I would have been around in real life to see this thing roll down the street. Gives me great ideas though for having fun with the Chicago Philly parking spot savers. For those of you who don’t know people in Chicago Philly leave cones, furniture and any other object on the street in the stupid attempt to save a parking spot.
DATA GARDEN: QUARTET is the first bio-reactive and plant-controlled work of art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, hosted by Megawords from April 13-15th. from DG:
“Situated in the Megawords exhibition space, participants will be encouraged to accompany four large tropical plants that are fitted with specialized electronic sensors. By converting the physiology of the specimens into data, the plants will perform quadraphonic audio compositions in real time. The very presence of museum goers will affect this performance, resulting in a unique composition from moment to moment.”
In conjunction w/ the Zoe Strauss: 10 Years Exhibition at Philadelphia Museum of Art
Once upon a time, in another calendar year, I had interviewed the genius behind Concrete Polish, Angela Monaco, when she first opened her jewelry/accessory/gallery store at 716 N. 3rd st Philadelph. As I recall, I spent my time oggling the Kraken ring and dreaming about twiggy fingers I will never possess, fluttering my eyelashes for someone to buy me a new pair of Fleathers and relishing in the awesomeness of her small shop which teams with the local vibe of a kickass arts community. Now this little Northern Liberties gem is gathering up it’s short skirts for a kick off tomorrow with NAILTITE!, Concrete Polish, Topstitch and Gun$ Garcia that you cannot miss, unless, of course, you are 2,393 miles away (which is my particular predicament).
HERE ARE SOME OF THE NUGGETS THESE GODDESSES HAVE LINED UP:
***Nail paintings by by Nail Tite! $10-$25
***Create your own custom earrings by FLEATHERS! (This is killing me, I need to f-n call in)
And dig this, if you TWEET them (#IGOTSPRINGFEVER / @CONCRETEPOLISH1 @NAILTITE) your favorite spring trend your itching to test on the public, you could win a Free Nail Tite Makeover and a $15 Gift Certificate to Concrete Polish Showroom!
Read these little scoops from the artists themselves:
“For Philly-based jewelry outfitter Concrete Polish and manicurist Nail Tite, collaborating has seemed to go hand in hand. What started as a simple idea inspired by the city’s most daring style mavens has manifested into a monthly style session that focuses on building customizable personal style with the two go-to brands. With a handmade touch, the duo will offer custom nail art, crafted jewelry, music, and more at the Concrete Polish Studio. This is a one of a kind studio session and new experience in Philly set to redesign the beauty and accessory experience!
Nail Tite was created by Suzi Analogue (music artist, co-owner of SWRV.BIZ) who met amazing nail artists and designers while studying in Tokyo, Japan that encouraged her vision for creating outrageous nail designs. Shortly after her return to the states, Nail Tite began holding nail art sessions in cities including Philadelphia, NYC, Baltimore and L.A., as she saw a world of next level nails taking over the globe. Nail Tite’s style-driven manicures have been requested by photographers from magazines including Nylon, Essence and Nails Magazine; as well as designers like NINO BRAND and Nic*Fish. Nail Tite has quickly become a go-to brand for leaders of many creative industries, and has shown talent suitable for high-fashion.
Check out her look book Gold in the Dark!”
Opening Friday, March 2nd, 2012, 7-10 pm
March 2nd through March 31st
In conjunction with Fiber Philadelphia, Space 1026 is proud to present Optical Fiber, a group exhibition exploring the diversity of fiber arts. Though varied in technique and discipline all of the artists challenge the characteristics and attitudes usually associated with fiber arts resulting in unconventional textiles pushing the limits of functionality and aesthetics. Please join us for an opening reception Friday, March 2nd from 7-10 pm at 1026 Arch St.
Optical Fiber features work by New Friends, Takashi Iwasaki, Annie Larson, Erin M Riley, Allison Watkins and Megan Whitmarsh.
