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Our big night at Bambi Biennial

The second Bambi Biennial opens tonight, and we, the jurors, will be there taking pictures and schmoozing. We think it’s a great show! Are we allowed to say that?

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See what happens – Evolutionary artwork at Projects, Bambi, and Little Berlin

At Projects Gallery, Susan B. Howard’s exhibit “Tipping Point” features expressionistic paintings of animals in natural environments. At a cursory glance, these brightly colored pieces seem to embody the harmony of peaceable kingdoms. “Actually,” Howard said, laughing when I suggested this, “each painting is more like a mini soap opera.”

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Bambi Biennial juried by us — apply now!

Hey, we’re jurying the second Bambi Biennial at Bambi Gallery — the show is in July and the deadline for applying is April 30. Here’s where to find the info. Special news for all you last minute potatoheads, April 30 is a soft deadline. May 10 is the hard deadline.

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NoLibs First Friday: Adventures (Mostly) in Clay

Several shows this month in NoLibs above Spring Garden step outside the norms of a medium, bringing new life to photos, prints and clay. At PPAC through May 15, .matrix includes work by artists interested in “pushing the limits of the printed image and how it is created, used and disseminated.” This isn’t your grandmother’s [...]

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Fired up about clay, the tour — Part 2

This post continues the tale of our NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) shuttle bus tour on Mar. 31 of ceramics exhibits in the Fishtown/Northern Liberties parts of town. Little Berlin “Scene,” an international show organized by Jennifer Woodin at Little Berlin is spare and a little chilly. The grid of ceramic knots [...]

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Dangerous home life–Gail Cunningham at Bambi

We all know that internet images of art lie. But I still got whipsawed by how much they lie when I stopped in to see “Social Diagrams,” an exhibit of cut paper art by Gail Cunningham at Bambi Projects.

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What we want to see Friday

First Friday in August might just as well be the beginning of the fall art season, so busy is it with openings and talks. Here’s what’s on. And in another post I’ll tell you about a special fundraiser happening on Saturday. 319A North 11th Street–5 worthy venues

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First Friday–an introspective Fourth of July

The streets may have been deserted, But the few galleries that were opening for First Friday on the July 4th holiday weekend still had a surprising number of attendees, if not exactly major crowds. And since I began at Bambi at the Piazza, everything seemed quite celebratory.

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Sun moon stars rain–Bambi’s Welcome to my World

Bill Lohre, detail, Life, Light, Air (inspired by Chutes and Ladders and Joust),mixed media Bill Lohre has more than one show up at a time, with work at Vox Solid Gold until the 27th (see Roberta’s post) and work at Bambi Gallery’s Welcome to my World, up until July 20. The exhibit at Bambi, Welcome [...]

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There Will be Animals at Bambi–of course

Alan Prazniak, Protect the Moondog A gallery that calls itself Bambi is bound to have a soft spot in its heart for a show about animals. And here it is at last: There Will be Animals. Alan Prazniak, Women and Children First, Oil on Canvas Artists Tory Franklin, Alan Prazniak and K-Fai Steele were chosen [...]

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