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Ushering in 2012 With The Grains
Our friend Quelcy Kogel, author of With the Grains, a blog featuring delicious recipes and gorgeous photography, has kicked off the year on a sweet note with a series ... Read More
Design Phan: Submit Your Favorite Philadelphia Design
Design Phan, by journalist Caroline Tiger, is a new project gathering some of the best examples of design in the city of Philadelphia. "I decided to really put the question out ... Read More
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE: John Coffer
The simple home and beautiful photography of John Coffer. COFFER from thismustbetheplace on Vimeo. Produced and directed by Ben Wu and David Usui, of Lost & Found Films. Read More
Civil War 150th Anniversary: Philadelphia Zouaves
The familiar blue uniforms donned by the Union army and grey coats belonging to the Confederates couldn’t always be seen on the battlefields during the Civil War. Until uniforms were ... Read More
Kinfolk: A Guide for Small Gatherings
Kinfolk is a collaborative community of artists and writers who share a general interest in small gatherings, and a belief that entertaining should be: simple, uncomplicated, and less contrived. Kinfolk combines ... Read More
Restored Daguerreotypes Show the Cincinnati Waterfront as it was 163 Years Ago
The Public Library of Cincinnati has just revealed "The Cincinnati Panorama", one of the finest examples of North American city-scapes from photography's earliest decades. Photographed by Charles Fontayne and William ... Read More
How To: Art in the Age Bottle Terrariums
Terrarium making can be a rewarding and educational experience. Here we will explore making one from an empty ROOT bottle. The results serve as interesting "green" conversation pieces, bringing life to ... Read More
The Great San Francisco Earthquake: April 18, 1906
Art in the Age spent this past weekend exploring the rolling hills of San Francisco in search of ROOT cocktails, and it just happens that today marks a pivotal date ... Read More
Issue 4 of the long awaited Manzine has just arrived at Art in the Age! A publication focused on the male phenomenon, featuring: grudge walking and polite driving, mountaineering boots, nuclear ... Read More
Wilson “Snowflake Man” Bentley
Just when we thought we had seen the last of winter, the snowy weather returned with a vengeance. Wilson “Snowflake Man” Bentley was one of the first known photographers of snowflakes. ... Read More
Launched in February 2007, Monocle is a global briefing covering international affairs, business, culture and design. Developed for an international audience hungry for information across a variety of sectors, ... Read More
Leather Journal Workshop with Tyler Scaife
This past week AITA hosted a workshop with photographer Tyler Scaife as part of his month-long exhibition at the AITA gallery. Tyler demonstrated how to create hand-bound leather journals out ... Read More
February Workshop: Repurposed Leather Journals
Who: Photographer Tyler Scaife What: Join photographer and February AITA exhibitor, Tyler Scaife, as he demonstrates how to create antique bound journals out of old scrap leather and recycled paper. All ... Read More
Tyler Scaife Opening Reception on First Friday
This past Friday, Art in the Age held an opening reception for photographer Tyler Scaife's exhibition, featuring photos and pieces built and gathered from the condemned Julia de Burgos school ... Read More
New Arrival: Apartamento Magazine
We are all super excited about Apartamento, a magazine which focuses on the actual living spaces of real people, rather than über-manicured designer showrooms. The first issue of Apartamento was released ... Read More
VIDEO: Tyler Scaife Exhibition Opening Next Friday!
Here's a sneak peak of some behind the scenes footage of Tyler Scaife shooting photographs in preparation for his February show at Art in the Age. The show kicks of ... Read More
Winter SALE: Pre-Sale Online Begins Today!
Beginning January 28th we are having a HUGE Winter sale! 25% - 75% off Apparel and Accessories. Brands include: Lauren Moffat, Yuketen, V-Room, Leroy and Perry, NSF, Rittenhouse, Le Mont St. Michel, ... Read More
February First Friday: A Multimedia Photography Exhibition by Tyler Scaife
The past is only a shadow emerging from nowhere. -Julia de Burgos A Multimedia Photography Exhibition by Tyler Scaife February 4th – 28th, 2011 Opening Reception: First Friday, ... Read More
Photo Duo by Men and Women of Industry
First released in 1959, the Olympus Pen half frame camera has become somewhat of a cult item for photographers today. By using the half-frame format, Olympus was able to reduce ... Read More
New Year’s Resolution: To Travel
Whether you want to visit museums in foreign countries or just take a road trip to the best burger joints, this year you have vowed to get out and travel. We ... Read More
ROOT in VT: Photos from Yestermorrow Design/Build School’s Art Auction
A lively Saturday evening was spent in Waitsfield/Warren, VT at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School, perusing an array of beautiful works in a most impressive and warm environment. The eclectic pieces ... Read More
Musings from The Farm: “A Winter Eden”
A winter garden is a compost swamp, Where chickens now come out to sun and romp, As near a paradise as it can be And not melt snow or start a chestnut tree. So ... Read More
Portland, Maine Adventures – Day 2
Early to bed, early to rise, makes AITA-folk healthy and wise! Day 2 in Portland began with a very early morning walk to the East End & Munjoy Hill neighborhoods, ... Read More
Portland, Maine Adventures – Day 1
Ahoy, Maine-eys! Five hours and several cups of coffee later, we arrived on Maine's coast in the lively city of Portland! Two days of windswept hair, bellies full of fish, ... Read More
ROOT TRIP UPDATE: Putting Down ROOTs in Burlington, VT
A pleasant drive on winding mountain roads and a quick zip up I-89 led us to the lively city of Burlington, Vermont for two days. New friends were made, delicious ... Read More
In the Studio with Sculptor Darla Jackson
For the month of October, Philadelphia sculptor Darla Jackson will be showing her incredible wild animal pieces within the "There is a Great Deal I do not Want to Know" ... Read More
First Friday: AITA Presents Walter and Margaux Kent Featuring Darla Jackson
This Friday, October 1st, Art in the Age is proud to present the work of Walter and Margaux Kent, featuring sculpture by Darla Jackson. A collection of woodworking, photography, paintings, sculpture, ... Read More
Hembakat är Bäst: Recipe Art by Ikea
Ikea just released a cookbook in Sweden titled Hembakat är Bäst, which translates to "Homemade is Best." For each recipe, there are two images: one of the ingredients ... Read More
Just in for the fall season: The Gentlewoman Issue No.2 and Strange & Wonderful: An informal Visual History of Manuscript Books and Albums. The Gentlewoman, is a new bi-annual magazine which ... Read More
Two local Philadelphians have taken a new route to mixing an alcoholic treat. Moe and Cory's new blog My Jello Americans - a blog of fantastic photos and extraordinary Jello-shots, ... Read More
Art in the Age SXSW Music Photos: Thurston Moore, Toro Y Moi, Woods and More!
Promoting Art in the Age and ROOT at SXSW wasn't a hard thing to do. The bigger challenge was getting to see all the bands I wanted to see -- ... Read More
Calling All Photographers, Printers, and Retouchers!
The newly unveiled Philadelphia Photo Arts Center is a non-profit artist space slash community center in North Philly, currently offering photography based events and exhibits as well as printing/scanning services ... Read More
PHOTO TOUR: The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Fair!
En route to The MOFGA Common Ground Fair... Maine is more sparse than New Hampshire (if you can believe it!). Great, vast old properties like this one... Walking with the crowds across ... Read More
Visitations, Excitations & Good Vibrations At The Farm!
The White Mountains are alive with the sound of.. FRIENDS! A Photographic Portrait of The Past Two Weeks: The Hay Barn has amazing acoustics. Several hikes to the fire tower. (Constructed by the NH ... Read More
DEATH’S SCYTHE: A Tribute to Farm Tools, Old and New
Another change that I am slowly easing into, is that over the course of the day, excluding any meetings with maintenance/repair people, I don't say very much out loud. My ... Read More
WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD—A Selective Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia of To-Day, The World's Greatest Workshop: America's largest ... Read More
GUEST BLOG IIII: The Adventures of Andy Bowness – Reading Terminal Market!
Being British, to me a market is a place stallholders compete to shout the loudest about their extremely reasonably priced, if rather ripe, fruit. Sure, we get farmers markets every ... Read More
“Art is an investment, you can live with” so you must have this photozine..or not?!
...so reads the tag-line on the Myspace page of Blemish Zine, a wee photo compilation I picked up at Needles & Pens in San Francisco a few weeks ago. The ... Read More
GUEST BLOG III: The Adventures of Andy Bowness – Art for Art’s Sake
Despite spending many hours looking at art every day (usually in t-shirt form, admittedly), I basically know nothing about art, there are a few artists that I like and follow, ... Read More
GUEST BLOG II: The Adventures of Andy Bowness (Hide Your Arms!)
That message is scrawled on a dirty message board on the side of a parking lot just off Locust & Juniper St. I first saw it on February 13th, which ... Read More
FIRST FRIDAY PHOTOS: The Great Lincoln Memorial Tableaux Opens!
Friday night's opening of The Great Lincoln Memorial Tableaux was the coolest Birthday Party I have attended in recent months. I think we did truly Old Abe proud! From 6 ... 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
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
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
Art in the NO AGE of Mechanical Reproduction: Philly Show Review & Photos
This morning I thought I had been beaten with a baseball bat. Then I remembered: I was pummeled against a speaker for a few hours, almost lost a camera to an ... Read More
