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Three Generations of Calder Artists in Philadelphia
The enormous William Penn Statue created by Alexander Milne Calder was placed on top of City Hall in 1896. Swann Memorial Fountain in the center of Logan Square created by Alexander ... Read More
June Exhibition: Time, Space, and The Final Frontier by Leah Kauffman
Time, Space, and The Final Frontier opening at Art in The Age First Friday, June 3rd 6-8PM In this postmodern, hyper-realistic information age we are constantly questioning the nature of identity and existence. ... Read More
The Worlds First Sustainable Wooden Smartphone
NTT DoCoMo has just released a new mobile smart phone in Japan dubbed “Touch Wood”, which features a sustainable body made with the surplus wood of trees culled during thinning ... Read More
April Exhibition: La Colombe Torrefaction
La Colombe Torrefaction Un Putain de bon Cafe April 1-30 Opening Reception: First Friday, April 1st, 6-8PM Todd Carmichael and Jean Philippe Iberti decided to join forces in 1985 while attending school and working ... Read More
Hammarhead Industries Workshop March 22nd
Join James Hammarhead, of Hammarhead Industries, as he demonstrates the construction of the airbox fuel tank for the recently debuted Solo X, a reinterpretation of the legendary Ural ... Read More
First Friday Opening: Industrial Arts by Hammarhead Industries
This past Friday, Art in the Age held an opening for a month long exhibition featuring custom motorcycles by Philadelphia's own Hammarhead Industries. The event was a blast, and drew ... 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
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
On a trip to Beijing, painter Kevin Cyr conceived and built a CAMPER BIKE: an amalgamation of a Chinese 3-wheeled flatbed bike with an American cabover style camper. Interested in ... 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
Fracturing the Burning Glass at ICA@MCA in Portland, ME!
For all our New Englanders, make sure the check out the new installation exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art. We were lucky enough to ... Read More
Wharton Esherick: A Philadelphia Modernist
Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) was a sculptor who worked primarily in wood, readily extending his unique forms to furniture, furnishings, utensils, interiors and buildings, creating sculptural environments. His motto, “if it ... Read More
Local Taxidermist Beth Beverly Wins Best in Show
If you have been following Art in the Age for a while you know how deep our love goes for artist Beth Beverly. As a matter of a fact, this ... 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
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
Art in the Age Presents: Bilenky Cycle Works In-Store Exhibition
Bilenky Cycle Works was founded in Northeastern Philadelphia in 1983 with the goal of meeting the specific needs of the individual cyclist. Stephen Bilenky recognized the need for specially proportioned ... Read More
Workshop: Pumpkin Carving with Peg and Awl
Join Walter and Margaux Kent of Peg and Awl for a night of pumpkin carving and fall cocktails. When: Thursday, October 28th Time: 6-8pm Where: Art in the Age, 116 N. 3rd Street This ... Read More
Vote for AITA in the DesignPhiladelphia Window Competition!
From October 1 - 17, Art in the Age is competing in the Old City Window Design Contest as part of this month's citywide DesignPhiladelphia event. Our window features a combination ... 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
Autumn Arts Anticipation! Isaac Lin, Matt Neff at The Print Center
AITA Artists Isaac Lin and Matt Neff are both prolific & terrific! Just caught word of their simultaneous productions during September at The Print Center. Makeready 1: Isaac Tin Wei Lin: ... Read More
Root at the Magic Garden’s Summer Solstice
AITA ROOT was happy to take part in the Magic Garden's recent Summer Solstice event. The Magic Gardens is a folk art environment, gallery space, and nonprofit organization that showcases ... 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
Security and Adventure pt. 3: Travails, Fruition
Since our last, exuberant, update, our seedlings and their keepers have led increasingly precarious lives. A seedling's first weeks are fraught with peril. Too much water, too little water, to ... Read More
Don’t Miss: “A History of Taxidermy” – Wagner Free Institute of Science
It is no secret that Art in the Age loves a good taxidermist. You can imagine our excitement when we found out about Dr. Pat Morris’ upcoming lecture, "A History ... Read More
“Security and Adventure”: Adventures in Agronomy Part 1
"Security and adventure might be considered opposites in some situations, but the gardener who raises plants from seeds can experience both..." (The New Seed Starter's Handbook). At the AITA Farm we've ... 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
AGRO-FABulous: Agriculture Enters The Discourse of Site-Specific Installation
WATCH OUT CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE! I'm coming down the tracks with a 4 foot long roll of white, gauzy fabric! I'm ready to wrap the immediate landscape like you've never ... Read More
The Future Is Here….Greyworld’s Kinetic Sculpture
When I think of the future, I think of robots and the end of the world. As far as Art, anything goes. Greyworld, a UK based group of artists, founded ... Read More
Unbroken Home: Coal-Minin’ Life Inside A Bottle
If I could save time in a bottle...I'll tell you what I'd like to do... I'd save every beautiful landscape 'til eternity passed me away. Such, also, was the thought process of ... 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
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
Bryce Dessner of The National Does “The Lincoln Shuffle”
Bryce Dessner of The National will present an evening of original Lincoln-inspired compositions at the Rosenbach Museum & Library on Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30 pm. "The Lincoln Shuffle" is Dessner's ... 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
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
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
Clothes and The Gallery: Appropriating Back and Forth Forever
Henry James and Hendrik C. Anderson, 2001 Art in the Age is a unique snowflake in the art/apparel world because we take the work of fine artists and put them onto ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Babel-ing with Jim Houser
Jim Houser is a self taught Philadelphia-based painter and installation artist, well known for his cartoon-like images on small canvases juxtaposed with painted and appropriated objects. Others may also know ... Read More
KNITpicking: Handmade Frippery Gets Out of the House
The bottom line is: My grandmother's hip. I'm not talking about her replacement surgery, I'm talking about her handicrafts. Knit goods inherently possess "aura" - that special moment of visual and ... Read More
