Results tagged “firstfridayfun>”

The Cubans are coming to Northern Liberties' Projects Gallery this First friday and through May 30 in a traveling exhibition titled Aqui Estamos (Here We Are in Spanish), which is not only curated by the author of this entry, but also represents the first ever appearance in the Philly area by some of the top names in Cuban art from both Cuba and the Cuban Diaspora.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

It's a new year, and new hopes abound in the air, and this Friday is the first Friday of February and new art will be on display in our area's art galleries and venues.

Trying to assemble a list of the top five art shows of any year always starts with a mine field of exceptions and caveats. To start, at any given time the person giving their opinion has only seen about 5% of all available art shows, especially in a city as culturally rich and diverse such as Philadelphia, which is lucky to have so many art galleries heroically attempting to survive in an area where not too many people buy artwork. We're also lucky to have some of the best universities and colleges in the nation around here, each offering their own visual arts programs on a monthly basis, as well as one of the planet's best art museums in our own PMA.

In the course of the last few years, the first weekend in December now sees the art world (and we mean the entire art world on a planetary scale), descend on the Greater Miami, Florida region for an astounding number of art fairs featuring tens of thousands of artists, all anchored by the Art Basel Miami Beach fair. About 25 "satellite" art fairs have popped up all over the Miami region in the last half decade, and as a result, art collectors, curators and art symbiots from all over the world hang around Miami visiting art fairs, absorbing and buying art, soaking up the sun and sand, eating Cuban food (and discovering that black beans are never, ever served together with the white rice but in separate bowls, and that a true mojito is made with guarapo (sugar cane juice)). We wish all of the Philadelphia galleries partipating in the art fairs (Pentimenti, Projects and a few others), the best of luck in Eff-LA, and please bring us back some tostones.

Time again to stroll through galleries and art venues as the First Friday openings and extended hours for November take place in gallery clusters around the city. Starting at Washington Square, the Bridgette Mayer Gallery will have a solo show of Scottish painter Dana Hargrove titled Divide and Consider. This new collection of work stems from the artist's recent summer residency in South Africa. During her time there, Hargrove (who is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Rollins College in Florida) discovered the still present consequences of colonization, imperialism, and segregation. The show will run from November 4 - November 29, 2008 with an opening reception on First Friday, November 7th, 6:00-8:30pm. The Bridgette Meyer Gallery is located at 709 Walnut Street, between South 7th and 8th Streets.

By now the art season is in full swing, and this month's First Friday openings bring a host of interesting new shows to the city's galleries and assorted art spaces.

First Friday gallery openings return in force to the city as the "new" art season unofficially starts with the September openings. We've already told you about Northern Liberties' Projects Gallery opening its exhibition season with Fresh! 2008. This invitational exhibition includes an impressive number of the city's emerging artists, including many recent graduates from various art programs. The First Friday artists' reception is tonight, from 6-9 p.m. Projects Gallery is located at 629 N 2nd St at Greene Street in Northern Liberties.

Because July's First Friday falls on the nation's 232nd birthday, in addition to firecrackers, brews, hot dogs, and sliders, we also get to savor good art, as many of the Old City galleries stage their usual First Friday openings and extended hours. Note that some galleries will be closed on the 4th, so if you have a particular favorite that you always aim for, give them a call first to make sure that they will be open on the 4th.

Time again for First Friday gallery openings and receptions, and time to get crawling from gallery to gallery for a sip of wine, an eyeful of new artwork, and hopefully the chance to add some good artwork to our collections. First Friday is hard to beat as a once-a-month must-do for art lovers, art collectors, artists, and even tourists.

One of the first things many art-loving new arrivals to Philadelphia become addicted to is the First Fridays gallery crawl in Old City. With loads of good art openings, plenty of free or cheap white wine, a bite to eat here and there, and spectacular people watching opportunities, First Fridays is hard to beat as a once-a-month must do for art lovers, artists, and wannabees.

What is it about First Fridays that makes the weather come? It really does seem like every fourth Friday, the weather turns to crap, just in time to descend on art-loving urban hipsters traveling from gallery to gallery to imbibe free wine. If we feel like trading the Film Festival for First Friday, here's where we'll be imbibing:

It'll probably be pouring tonight, but so what? The temperatures are on the rise, Daylight Savings Time starts again on Sunday, and it's time to get this Spring started! Where better than at First Friday? Here are our top three picks.

It's nasty out, but don't let the weather keep you from exploring all that this city's artisans and art curators have to offer!

Holy crap, people! It's 2008!

It's time again for First Friday. What's that you say? You don't like the looks of tonight's weather forecast? Silly readers! A little cold and wet never killed anyone (well, pneumonia and tuberculosis aside, at least). And besides, all those warm bodies packed into a little art gallery, accompanied by free wine? You'll be warm for sure, in no time flat! Here are a few places where we suggest keeping dry. Before jumping on the...

The weather's gotten colder, but First Friday still has some goodies that should get you out of your homes, apartments, and cardboard boxes. So put on your fall jacket, nip a little wine or whiskey to keep warm, and get out to First Friday for some great events.

Moving on from there, we thought we'd maybe hit one of Headlong Dance Theater's First Friday performances (happening at 8PM and 9PM) at the Spirit Wind Studio, across from the Painted Bride. Phillyist loves them some Headlong, and this performance is free, which makes it especially worthy of our affection. Plus, there will be beer.

Sure, you can wander through art gallery after art gallery tonight. The same places you always go, with the same cheap wine you always drink. Or, you can take advantage of the fact that there's always a First Friday during the Live Arts and Fringe Festivals, and there are plenty of free or pay-what-you-can PLAF events you can hit tonight and for the next week. A few that we think sound interesting:

Not that we don't love Old City (we do), but we figured this week, we should focus on some of the First Friday goings-on that aren't part of the typical First Friday scene. Here are a few places we might be checking out tonight – places where the crowds might even be smaller. (That means more wine for us!)

The weather forecast has changed, and it's no longer supposed to rain today. Good thing, too, because that means that it should be nice and dry (okay, maybe nice and sticky, what with a daytime high in the upper 80s and humidity to spare) for tonight's First Friday goings-on. Here are a few of our picks if you're out and about tonight.

Holy crap, it's June! June 1, to be exact. And how convenient that the first day of June happens to also be the first Friday in June. If you can brave tonight's expected showers, here are three spots we recommend:

It's the first First Friday of the spring, and the weather today promises to be perfect for walking around Old City. Which means today's probably going to be crowded, so if you want free wine and all the cheese and crackers you can eat, you should plan on hitting the galleries earlier in the evening. That's what we'll be doing, at the places below and other locations. (Free is the best kind of drunk to be...)

You know, for something that happens but once a month, First Friday always seems to just sneak up on us. It is, in fact, that time yet again, and we're psyched about some of this month's Old City goings-on.

Wow! First Friday again? Guess that's what happens when you've got a month that's only twenty-eight days long. Unfortunately, Phillyist is going to have to miss this month (our duties in the world of theatre criticism call), but here are a couple of First Friday events we'd be hitting up if we weren't going to be in a darkened room twenty blocks away.

Is it First Friday again already? We had so much fun at the last one that we're not sure what time we finally got home. We do remember drinking plenty of wine and eating plenty of cheese. We even remember making some impulse purchases. Oh, and fawning over an artist that we've always admired, thereby probably frightening her a good deal. This month, we're going to try schmoozing first, drinking later, and see how that works out for us. Spots you might find us:

We actually love The Muse Gallery (52 N. 2nd St.). But when we were doing research on the "First Friday Fun" post that will be going up this afternoon out and about in Old City tonight, swing by Muse. Tell them Proofreading Philly sent you!

It's First Friday—also known to us as the most wonderful time of the month. Public drunkenness is never more fun—or acceptable—in Old City. (Even on Saturday nights. Seriously.)