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The Green Exhibit - Local Art In City Hall
MEDIA ADVISORY:
WHO: City of Philadelphia’s Art In City Hall exhibition program.
WHAT: The Green Exhibition, an art exhibition featuring works by 45 local artists.
WHERE: City Hall, Second and Fourth floors, NE corner.
WHEN: The exhibition runs fromOctober 23 – January 23, 2009
A reception open to the general public is scheduled for Thursday, October 23rd, 2nd floor, City Hall NE corner, 5-7pm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Green Exhibit
Philadelphia – TheCity of Philadelphia’s Art In City Hall exhibition program celebrates its 56th group exhibition for local emerging and professional artists. The Green Exhibit highlights the artistic achievements of 45 Philadelphia area artists whose works reflect issues and concerns about the environment. Many of the pieces in the exhibit are made of recycled and environmentally friendly materials; and found objects. The exhibit runs from October 23-January 23, 2009 on the second and fourth floors of City Hall, NE corner. A reception open to the general public is scheduled for Thursday, October 23, from 5-7pm.
The 45 participating artists are:
LaurenAbshire
DavidStanley Aponte
JohnAwad
JohnBaccile
CatherineBath
ShawnC.Beeks
SandraBenhaim
EllenBenson
TeganBrozyna
ChadChaney
MichelleCiarlo-Hayes
CarolCole
SlottL.Dickson
JeffDowney
KarenFrank
MelissaMaddonniHaims
JacobHellman
LyndaHubbell
WaltHug
Lydia Hunn
JohnJonik
MarthaKnox
DiedraKrieger
LisaLearner
ValerieLinhart
NicholasMaimone
PaulaMandel
MariaManeos
PaulMaraldo
Tecu”MishMunha’Ke
ToniNash
CarlosPascual
DoloresPoacelli
AlexQueral
BrookeSchmidt
GregoryFarrarScott
DonSimon
StanSmokler
SarahJ.Steinwachs
RosalindSutkowski
CarolTaylor-Kierney
JimWilliams
Arleen Race Wolf
DrewZimmerman
The exhibition was juried by the Art In City Hall Exhibitions Committee made up of local arts professionals. Cavin Jones, a mural artist, is currently the Exhibitions Committee Chair:
To be green is to be concerned about the environment and every individual's carbon footprint. This show reflects the many ways artists have approached the concept - from recycling normally discarded materials and turning them into art, to creating visual art that reflects the variegated issue of global warming.
Philadelphia is a city that’s slowly turning green from the bottom up. Some of its artists are grassroots activists that live and work by example. Being part of an urban environment, artists naturally make use of found object materials. The show consists of a number of installations, mixed media assemblages and sculptures that utilze paper, recycled metals, glass bottles and even plastic bags. The show also features photography, works on paper, painting and printmaking.
For the first time in over 20 years, the exhibition also highlights new display cases in its public halls that were fabricated with green in mind. With the exception of the plexi-glass front, the environmentally friendly materials include recycled lumber, compact fluorescent bulbs and low VOC paint. The display cases come courtesy of the hard fundraising efforts of Art In City Hall’s Advisory Council and its Benefit Committee chaired by local philanthropist, Marianne Raphaely.
Art In City Hall is a collaborative effort between the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Property and the arts community. It is supported by an independent Advisory Council made up of arts professionals and private citizens. Since the program began in 1984, over 1500 emerging artists have shown their talents in the hallways of City Hall through juried group exhibitions based on specific themes. In addition to exhibitions for professional artists, the program also displays artwork from the School District of Philadelphia, and other city agencies and non-profits.
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PRESS CONTACTS ONLY:
TuHuynh, 215-686-9912 October 2008
artincityhall@phila.gov
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