Film Screening: TAPPED - Learn about the bottled water industry's effect on our health, economy, environment, and more

Tuesday, October 16th, 5:45-7:45 pm

Film Screening: TAPPED
come learn about the bottled water industry’s effect on our health, economy, environment, and more!
sponsored by Mariposa Food Co-op’s Food Justice and Anti-Racism Working Group, and 2012-2013 40th Street Artist-in-Resident Diedra Krieger's Plastic Fantastic community outreach project.

Lucien Blackwell Free Library- 125 South 52nd St
free and open to the public
rsvp: education@mariposa.coop

The Daily Pennsylvanian :: 40th Street Artists-in-Residence program opens its doors to the public

Thanks to the many folks who visited our studios and gallery during the annual Philadelphia Open Studio Tours this past weekend! A writer from the Daily Pennsylvanian, the independent student newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania, visited us as well, and here is the article! 
The Daily Pennsylvanian :: 40th Street Artists-in-Residence program opens its doors to the public

Diedra Krieger's project Plastic Fantastic rages on through 10/17!

Plastic Fantastic's Adventure at the corner lot
of 49th and Chancellor, Philadelphia PA

September 23rd to October 17th, 2012

Underpinning Plastic Fantastic are concerns about the politics of water, environmental issues, recycling, self-care, and equity. Plastic Fantastic creates possibility for social change through play, collectivity, community development and production. Through this process we improve our relationship with the everyday.

We are excited to be collaborating with the 4900 block of Chancellor Street, 200 block of South 49th Street, Huey School's after school program, Portside Art Center, University City District, 40th Street AIR, Mariposa’s Food Justice and Anti-Racism (FJAR) Working Group, The Rotunda, Hector's Metal Shop, Inciting HQ, all of our water bottle collectors, Planet Fitness, Bikram Yoga of Philadelphia, and Bartram's Garden!

** **** POST Philadelphia Open Studio Tours **** **

******** Saturday 10/6 & Sunday 10/7 ********
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Saturday 10/6
Leave a message from your imagination in a bottle for the dome. Plant a bottle on the dome. Visit Diedra's studio at 4013 Chestnut Street 2nd floor, along with our other AIR residents in 4007 and 4013 Chestnut. And/or visit the dome at 49th and Chancellor!


** Special Extra POST Dome Afternoon Action **

* Sunday 10/7/12 * 49th & Chancellor *
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++ Make a planter from a carrot ++
++ Sounds by Staco and Rudy ++
++ Pineapple tortas by Kay Ay ++
++ Tree planting ceremony ++


~~~~ Tapped ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
~~ WHAT~~~~ FJAR sponsored screening of Tapped ~~~
~~~ WHEN ~~~~~ Tuesday 10/16 5:30pm ~~~~
~~ WHERE~~~~~ Blackwell Library, 125 S 52nd Street, Philadelphia, PA  ~~~~~

Meet the artists OCT 6 + 7!

Hadeya's Coming by Celestine Wilson Hughes

Barn House by Mike Harpring

Fall is here, and so are our new residents!Next weekend, on SATURDAY OCTOBER 6 AND SUNDAY OCTOBER 7, you will have the opportunity to meet our 2012-2013 residents (Fatima Adamu, Mike Harpring, Diedra Krieger, Thomasin Parnes, and Celestine Wilson Hughes) while seeing their work in their very own studios. We'll have some work mounted in our gallery space, too! PLUS, say hello to an old friend----2011-2012 resident Martina Plag, who stayed on this year to act as an artist liaison. Martina will be in her new studio (4007 Chestnut, back) on October 7 only.

Moon Goddess by Fatima Adamu

WHAT: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours

WHEN: Saturday October 6 + Sunday October 7, 12-6pm both days

WHERE: 4007 Chestnut Street, 1st floor + 4013 Chestnut Street, 1st and 2nd floors  

This year's group of residents has it all, from stained glass, collage, painting, and silkscreening, to puppetry, installation art, video, photography, movement, eco-art/upcycling, and a host of other media.  

The 40th Street Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR) is truly a diverse initiative, supporting artists from all walks of life and all visual media.  

Visit the artists' studios for a behind-the-scenes look at how they create in their new digs, and stop by the gallery to see some completed pieces by this talented lineup. 

flyer for Plastic Fantastic, a project by Diedra Krieger

Studio + gallery locations:

4007 Chestnut front: Celestine Wilson Hughes

4007 Chestnut Middle: Gallery

4007 Chestnut back: Martina Plag (2011-2012 resident; current artist liaison; in studio October 7 only)

4013 Chestnut 1st floor front: Fatima Adamu

Because Your Pockets Weren't There (detail) by Thomasin Parnes

4013 Chestnut 1st floor middle: Mike Harpring

4013 Chestnut 2nd floor middle: Diedra Krieger

4013 Chestnut 2nd floor back: Thomasin Parnes

Announcing our 2012-2013 Resident Artists!

Our 2012-2013 residents are:
Fatima Adamu
Mike Harpring
Celestine Wilson Hughes
Diedra Krieger
Thomasin Parnes

Everyone is gearing up to move in and get started! We'll post more info later, regarding their individual working methods and media. And don't forget that you can meet all of these artists during Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Sat. Oct. 6 and Sun. Oct. 7, 12-6pm both days.

Aaaaand Martin Plag, one of our 2011-2012 residents, is staying on for the year, filling the new role of artist liaison. In about 5 or 6 months, we'll open the application process to all AIR alum, so if you graduated from our program, will need a studio from August 2013 through August 2014, and don't mind pitching in here and there to help the new artists, consider applying. We'll let you know when applications are ready.

The Cyclenauts at Kensignton Kinetic Sculpture Derby and EXCHANGE exhibition

Resident artist Michael Konrad and alumni artist Jim Garvey teamed up with youth from Neighborhood Bike Works in Philadelphia to design and build a rideable "flying saucer" sculpture for the 2012 Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby. The kids, dubbing themselves "The Cyclenauts," participated in all stages of the project from concept, design, construction, welding, costumes, decoration, and finally riding in the parade, where we won the Judge's Choice Award!

An installation including the flying saucer sculpture, the spacesuit costumes, and the above video documentary was presented at 40th Street AIRspace for Exchange, an exhibition highlighting the completed community outreach projects from the outgoing 40th Street residents.

The Cyclenauts installation at the Exchange exhibition.

Mike (pictured), Martina (pictured), and the rest of us want to see you on friday august 10, right here in our 40th street artist-in-residence program back yard and gallery, 4007 chestnut, 6-8pm, as we say goodbye to our 2011-2012 residents, hello to our 2012-2013 residents, and show off our community outreach work!