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Gallery openings are one of our favorite ways to spend the evening and there will be an opening at 12 Steps Down for the manipulated photo-illustrations by Craig Billow.

The Center City District will be having one of their fun Gallery Nights this coming Friday, Oct. 17 and we're all excited to try to see as many of the 15+ art galleries and art venues as possible.

Happy birthday Social Security! Here's to another 73 years—or at least until we retire.

This was the scene at the GameStop in the Gallery a little before 8AM this morning as folks lined up to get their copy of Madden NFL '09, which gets released today.

Friday is for lovers.

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.

Because we're big fans of student artwork, we told you about NEXUSselects when it first opened and we're now reminding you that it's about to close this coming Saturday.

In April we called on our readers to submit their photos for the inaugural Phillyist Framed photography contest and show. The people at Studio 34 Yoga, the Phillyist staff, and of course, the selected winners have been busy organizing the event and turning digital camera files into professionally-framed prints.

We can't help but be aware that Philadelphia is a city that really pays attention to its always growing crop of art students, and there always seems to be terrific exhibitions where the focus is on student work, such as the one that we mentioned last week currently taking place in Northern Liberties' Projects Gallery.

Smile people: It's Friday!

Maybe there are some talented photographers out there who missed our previous entries about our Phillyist Framed photography show. For those who are unaware: we're putting on a show at Studio 34 that will give our readers a chance to show their photos in a gallery setting.

Perhaps you've seen our previous posts about Phillyist Framed 2008, a show we're throwing with Studio 34 Yoga that'll give you a chance to have your photos displayed in a gallery. Since entries are due by the end of the day on Wednesday, May 21, we wanted to post a quick reminder to submit your photos.

Here are the rules. Let's see your best work!

If you can get there early enough before all the savvy and experienced art collectors pick up the best works of art, from May 10 through June 1, 2008, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will host its 107th Annual Student Exhibition (ASE) in the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building.

We see photographers around the city all the time, our Photoist posts are always impressive, and the Phillyist Flickr Photo Pool has thousands of shots. So we know you're out there, and you've probably got a photo that you really love, sitting under-appreciated on your hard drive. You need a chance to show it off. Which is why we're putting on the 2008 Phillyist Framed Photography Show, a chance to display your photography in a gallery setting. We want to see your work off the screen and on the walls at Studio 34 Yoga.

Click over to this rules post to find out how to enter. Entry is completely free!

We're also extremely pleased to announce the judges who will be selecting the contest winners from the entry pool. In addition to yours truly, your shots will be scoped by the insanely-talented JJ Tiziou (JJ Tiziou Photography) and Brad Maule (phillyskyline.com).

We're looking forward to an awesome night! Help make it even better by getting your entries in before the May 21 deadline.

Think you have what it takes to be a renowned photographer? Always wanted to display your photos, but never had a place to do it? Maybe you're not quite ambitious, but you've got one killer shot that you're sure could stand with the best of them?

We at Phillyist have been impressed with your Photoist entries, so we want to give you a chance to display your photography in a more formal gallery setting. Here's where Studio 34 Yoga comes in. The new West Philadelphia business includes creative arts as part of its overall wellness goal and has graciously partnered with us to display your photography in the 2008 Phillyist Framed photography show.

The opening night event will be on June 27, from 7-9 PM, and your work will be on display for about a month after that. We're fired up for what we know will be an awesome show.

There will be frequent update posts from now until opening night, including the selections for live entertainment and photography judges, but we're ready to accept your entries right away! So click through to the continuation to read the rules and instructions for submission.

Let us say up front that we buy into Virginia Woolf’s theory about women artists: it was/is often lack of opportunity, rather than lack of talent, that keeps the gender imbalance in the classic art canon holding steady. Controversy still abounds as to the placement and display of female artists, particularly whether it matters. If art is good, it is good, right, and will be recognized as such, regardless of gender. Would that it were so. However, in the midst of arguing why women are underrepresented in the artistic pantheons, we can sometimes lose sight of those women who managed to break through those barriers presented by societal and cultural expectations. One is the subject of an exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Philadelphia native Cecilia Beaux, who was once described by painter William Merritt Chase as “not only the greatest living woman painter, but the best that has ever lived.”

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