Solo Show by Keiko Miyamori: Bird Cages and the Gilded Boat

Bird Cages and the Gilded Boat is a new installation of Keiko Miyamori’s (LTA ’08, WOO ’03) recent sculptures and works on paper. Bird Cages Without Roofs consists of altered bird cage sculptures with open tops, implying a basic desire to escape the struggles and conflicts that keep people confined in metaphoric “cages;” addressing the [...]

Art Sanctuary and The Daily News Present the Haikudelphia Poetry Contest

Art Sanctuary presents the first ever haiku contest as part of the 26th  Annual Celebration of Black Writing Festival May 26-29, 2010. This contest, which kicks off January 11, 2010, is open to all Philadelphia high school  students grades 9-12, and many recent and upcoming civil rights anniversaries, and will look at the accomplishments of [...]

Alliance of Artists Communities 2010 Leadership Institute Retreat

Join the Alliance for the 3rd biennial Leadership Institute — a 4 day retreat for leadership development of arts administrators, in the idyllic setting of Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Be inspired. Be Challenged. Be the leader you’ve always hoped you’d be. Whether an executive director, program manager, or other staff, [...]

Jeri Lynne Johnson’s Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Presents The Second Concert Of Its Inaugural Season!

Jeri Lynne Johnson (LTA ’09) and The Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Present The Second Concert Of Its Inaugural Season! The Concert will take place  at  the Independence Seaport Museum on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8:00pm. The 2009-2010 Inaugural Season – Winter Concert: America’s Classical Masters is free and open to the public.

LIVE at Kelly Writers House Presents Bahamadia, Beth Castiglione and Jax Peters Lowell

LIVE at the Writers House features Bahamadia LTA (’09), Beth Castiglione (ACG ’09) and Jax Peters Lowell (LTA ’09) in the authors of Philly Fiction 2. The program hosted by Michaela Majoun and produced by Erin Gautsche will take place on February 22 at 7:00pm in the Arts Cafe and will air on WXPN at [...]

Executive Women International Philadelphia is offering an Adult Students in Scholastic Transition (ASIST) Program

Executive Women International Philadelphia Chapter is pleased to announce it is offering assistance to adults in the Delaware Valley community who are in transitional situations and are in need of financial aid to further their education in their career pursuit.  These awards are made possible through the Adult Students in Scholastic Transition (ASIST) Program.

Cassendre Xavier in Song and Poetry at The Free Library

Cassendre Xavier (LTA ’05) will be performing her music and poetry at the Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:30pm.

CFEVA Presents a Dialogue on Submitting the Winning Application

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists presents the Direct Dialogues Lecture Series: Submitting the Winning Application. Featuring panelists: Julien Robson, Curator of Contemporary Art, PAFA; Deborah Deery, Artist, Visiting Scholar, Moore College of Art and Design; Jennifer Bohnenberger, Program Officer, Independence Foundation.

Philly Loves Haiti Benefit

Rachel Laforest along with DJ Lovely (ACG ’08, ACG ’06) host Philly Loves Haiti, showing the community love, healing and support for the families and lives lost in Haiti… Haiti love now!

The Artists and The Economic Recession Survey: Selected Findings Available Now!

How are artists in the United States being impacted and managing in the current economic climate? The recession has impacted all professions, and artists are no exception. LINC partnered with 35 arts service organizations across the U.S. who invited their members to take the electronic survey in either English or Spanish. The response was phenomenal: [...]