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Now that we've made it through Philly Beer Week, and most of us are still walking around in a hop-induced haze, it's time to shed a little light on the ... Read More
Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby: Pedal to the Metal, and Just About Anything Else!
On Saturday May 22, the fourth annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby took place at the Trenton Ave Arts Festival. This was not a race, but rather a design competition celebrating ... Read More
VIDEO: Art in the Age & Printeresting Present…COPY JAM!
A fast & furious trip to Philly for the de-install of THE FARM luckily and happily coincided with another awesome event...COPY JAM! A Printeresting Curatorial Project... THE FORMULA One night + One ... Read More
ROOT Cocktail of the Week: Ginger ROOT Sling
The ROOT Competition at Silk City brought together 14 talented baretenders, with a few of them shining over the rest. The top 4 recipes the took the judges for a ... Read More
Curator Damian Weinkrantz Invites You: “Please Be Welcome”…To Venture to NYC!
Art In The Age Artist/Friend, Damian Weinkrantz has been hard at work for the past few months, curating a new exhibition opening next Saturday August 15th in New York City! THE ... Read More
Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Solo Exhibition, “Movement I, Movement II and a Sculpture”
At first glance of the image promoting AJW's upcoming show, Movement I, Movement II and a Sculpture, I was very confused. The soft and romantic photograph of still life did ... Read More
WHAT YOU MISSED: Happy First ROOT Day @ The Store!
Despite some sticky and pesky rain showers, the Art In The Age Store went right on with the First Friday show, unfettered! The botanical illustrations of Reverend Michael Alan were ... Read More
May Exhibition Highlights (Reverend Michael Alan’s Botanical Illustrations)
For the month of May, Art in the Age is exhibiting new works by Reverend Michael Alan inspired by the four seasons. He is also the exclusive artist for ROOT ... Read More
ONE DAY LEFT! Enter To Win Maurice Sendak Exhibition Tickets & DVD!
DETAILS… Art in the Age has joined with the Rosenbach Museum & Library to offer all you Maurice-Sendak-philes out there a throwback to your youth. Experience Sendak’s prolific imagination first-hand! Enter to ... Read More
HIDDENCITY PHILADELPHIA FESTIVAL! May 30 - June 28
After living in/on/around/near Philadelphia for over 10 years, I thought I'd seen just about everything. WRONG. Starting May 30, the HIDDENCITY Philadelphia Festival will shed light on our city's best unknown historical ... Read More
BLOG CONTEST! Maurice Sendak Tickets & DVD Giveaway!
DETAILS... Art in the Age has joined with the Rosenbach Museum & Library to offer all you Maurice-Sendak-philes out there a throwback to your youth. Experience Sendak's prolific imagination first-hand! Enter to ... Read More
Good News For Philadelphia: The Saint March Collective!
A long list of adjectives mentally pair with the word "Philadelphia": grimy, greasy, depressed, philthy, gray...to name a few. But I've got a new one for you... PROGRESSIVE. I am completely serious. ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Video Artist/Filmmaker Michael Tom Vassallo on GATE Philly - Tomorrow Night!
Recently, I got tuned in to GATE Philly, an experimental electronic music series. GATE is hosting an event at The Rotunda in West Philly tomorrow night. The evening, commencing at ... Read More
FIRST FRIDAY PHOTOS: Art In The Age Kicks Off Philly Beer Week!
A R T I N T H E A G E K E G G E R ! ! ! Ahem. I mean...The First Warm Friday that ... Read More
A Common Canvas: Pennsylvania’s New Deal Post Office Murals
The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg presents a very important, extremely timely exhibition entitled, "A Common Canvas: Pennsylvania's New Deal Post Office Murals." The exhibition features a collection of photographs, ... Read More
PA Schwenkfelder Heritage & Relics: A Brief History
Sincere apologies, as this report has been inordinately long in coming, but worth the wait, I feel. So without further ado... A Brief History of The Schwenkfelders in Pennsylvania (Aptly elucidated by ... Read More
TO-DO LIST: A Philadelphia Potluck of Arts, Crafts, and Bookish Fun!
Recent wanderings around town have resulted in a pile of flyers and postcards for upcoming and on-going art/craft/book events in the city.Since fun shared is fun doubled, I will share ... Read More
One Fine Winter’s Day in Pennsylvania…..
On Monday, January 19, what started off as a romantic drive through rural Pennsylvania became none other than Old Man Winter at its best. Robin and I agreed to venture ... Read More
James Castle (1899-1977) was deemed ineducable at an early age and lived in isolation as a deaf artist, yet, he created a profound body of work that encompassed his material ... Read More
VIDEO: A Day In The Shop of Outlaw Print Co.
Check out this stop-motion video of an afternoon at Outlaw Print Co. with Joel Peterson. The 6-color Pennsylvania print being pulled is currently on display at the Art In The ... Read More
Actions: What You Can Do With the CityExhibition runs from November 26 2008 until April 19 2009 The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is hosting an exhibition called Actions: ... Read More
Noteworthy Exhibition: SHOP @ The Print Center, Open Until Feb. 11!
Don't worry, you didn't miss it! The Print Center presents... SHOP: Art, Commerce and the Printed Image Installation of specially created artist projects that explore the ties between commerce and the printed image. Featuring work by: Edna ... Read More
FRIDAY @ Space 1026: AJ Fosik & Andrew Schoultz!
Possibly (like me) on ACTUAL First Friday, you kept your sweatsuit/pajamas on and stayed right where you were seated since Christmas...the couch. If this was indeed the case, you have ... Read More
JANUARY EXHIBITION: Magick Outlaw!
Opening Friday, January 2nd! The Men of Magick Outlaw @ Art In The Age A huge showing of old/new silkscreen prints + prints for sale! Stop by, warm your feet, and say hello! (116 North ... Read More
JANUARY EXHIBITION: Magick Outlaw!!!!
Photo: Don Vincent Ortega for outlawprintco.com We're proud and excited to announce our January Exhibition at the store, featuring the silkscreen work of Joel Peterson and Pete Whitney of Magick Outlaw! Stay ... Read More
OPEN CALL for February LINCOLN EXHIBITION @ The AITA Store!
ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS WANTED for an ABRAHAM LINCOLN TRIBUTE EXHIBITION In Celebration of His 200th Birthday. We are LOOKING FOR...- YOUR visual interpretation of Abraham Lincoln as an image, portrait, or icon- ... Read More
THIS FRIDAY: Space 1026 Art Auction!
(photo from Space 1026.com) This Friday at 7 pm "doors open" to the annual Space 1026 Art Auction! Various artwork and art products will be up for bid (starting at 5 bucks...oh ... Read More
A Christmas Market of Pennsylvania German Folk Art
After recovering from the tryptophan intake of this week...hit the road and take a tour next weekend (Dec. 6 & 7)! Three Pennsylvania preservation societies will open their doors and air ... Read More
ITS OK: An INTERVIEW with The Artist Known As SIGHN
Two-man show "Our Intentions Are Honorable" opened this past Friday at Space 1026, featuring the work of Sighn and Trevor Reese. I had the opportunity and honor of interrogating (read: chatting ... Read More
2/3 of “Before You Wake, Before You Vanish”: An Interview with Damian Weinkrantz and Isaac Schell
CURRENT EXHIBITION OF NOTE: "Before You Wake, Before You Vanish" LOCATION: Copy Gallery - Philadelphia, PA ARTISTS/MEDIUM: Damian Weinkrantz (drawing), Isaac Schell (photography), Becky Suss (painting) Work by Becky Suss SYNOPSIS FOR THE UNACQUAINTED: Three ... Read More
Mere Days from MERE INCHES: An INTERVIEW with Jim Houser Before The Big Show
Ben Woodward reports on Jim Houser's thoughts before the opening of his latest show, MERE INCHES, opening this Saturday at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in LA... Ben Woodward: How does this spot ... Read More
So today I called Adam for a studio visit for a blog entry about how he does his crazy chandeliers (check in with us in the future). He was too ... Read More
Holy crap, has it been that long?!
Space 1026 turns 10 years old. So I woke up this morning and it hit me like a ton of bricks, we have been doing this for 10 years!" That's right, the ... Read More
