Jenny Drumgoole solo exhibition at Auxiliary Projects Brooklyn, Ten-curatorial voices in, ‘Invited: Take Care of the Square Footage’ at the Icebox Project Space, Young Peoples Art Mart, and more
Hi, this week we see exciting exhibitions with the young peoples Art Mart and the Philadelphia Sculptors 23rd annual 5 into 1 show. Save July 13 for The Icebox Project Space, which invites 10 curators to organize exhibits and conduct workshops. Look out for more about Artblog’s 20th birthday celebration coming soon! Have a great one!
Notable Exhibitions
Philly artist Jenny Drumgoole solo exhibition at Auxiliary Projects titled Soxx Presents MAKE & DO WITH SOXX
Soxx Presents MAKE & DO WITH SOXX by Jenny Drumgoole. Image courtesy of Auxiliary Projects.
May 20 – June 24, 2023
Auxiliary Projects, 212R Norman Ave Greenpoint Brooklyn
Gallery Hours: Saturdays 1pm – 6pm and by appointment.
Philadelphia-based artist Jenny Drumgoole combines elements of video art, performance, social practice, and conceptual art into a hybrid project resisting classification for her first New York City solo exhibition. Drumgoole engages with niche subcultures and mines that material for her genre-defying artworks. Examples include hot dog eating contests, Paula Deen bake-offs, and Philadelphia sanitation block parties, all having experienced Drumgoole’s creative interventions.
In the wake of the pandemic, Drumgoole mined the college courses she taught via Zoom. In January 2021, Drumgoole turned her Rowan University art class into a conceptual experiment. The class titled Make & Do, utilized Zoom class to create a class experience as a collaborative video artwork designed to be embedded with the vernacular of the internet. Instructed by an abject yet enthusiastic clown named Soxx, students, playing themselves as confused students took part in assignments like “Potato Portal Party,” gamely elucidated by entertainers commissioned on Cameo as narrators of the chaos. The entertainers included names like Gloria Estefan, Ghostface Killah, and Ice-T. Soxx and her students used at-hand materials and setting to complete assignments, and projects which were posted as interventions on Amazon’s review section.
Learn more here.
Hear the artist talk about the project here.
Philadelphia Sculptors holds 23rd annual 5 into 1 exhibition at Moore College of Art & Design
23rd Annual 5 into 1 exhibition. Image courtesy of Philadelphia Sculptors.
June 3 – September 2, 2023
Opening reception: Saturday, June 3, 6 – 8 PM
Moore College of Art and Design, 1926 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Philadelphia Sculptors holds its 23rd annual exhibition showcasing the works of emerging sculptors. The exhibition highlights the achievements and artistic merit of selected artists from five Philadelphia colleges and universities: Moore College of Art & Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, The University of the Arts, and University of Pennsylvania. This year’s exhibition brings together a group of artists whose work explores topics of identities, human interaction, and material exploration. Each artist used different mediums and addresses different topics, using their art to discuss and challenge contemporary topics that resonate with the artists and their audiences.
10 Philadelphia-based organizers will work within the Icebox Project Space gallery
Image courtesy of Icebox Project Space.
July 13 – August 20, 2023
Invited: Take Care of the Square Footage is an event dedicated to celebrating the curatorial work that takes place outside of institutional contexts. This Summer, 10 Philadelphia-based organizers will work within the Icebox Project Space Gallery, which will be divided into 10 unique exhibition spaces. Throughout the public exhibition, free workshops will aid participants in developing skills around wall fabrication, art handling, the operation of A/V equipment and grant writing. The workshops are funded by Velocity Fund.
Fresh Juice, Mascher Space Cooperative’s annual artists-in-residence show
Friday June 2nd, 2023 and Saturday June 3rd, 2023
8 – 10 PM
Sliding scale donation of $10-30
Icebox Project Space, 1400 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Fresh Juice is Mascher Space Cooperative’s annual artists-in-residence show, featuring finished and fresh works by current Mascher artists and fresh squeezed juice for the audience. Fresh Juice is in its 16th year and will premiere new work from a diverse community of artists at Icebox Project Space on Friday, June 2nd, and Saturday, June 3rd 2023.
Young People’s Art Mart poster. Image courtesy of The Future is Us Collective.
May 27, 3 – 7 PM
Pentridge Station, 5110-5120 Pentridge St, Philadelphia, PA
Young People’s Art Mart: A Festival Centering Creatives Under 25 is an annual summer music and arts festival that showcases the work of young performing and visual artists. Organized by youth collectives Future is US Collective and the Young Artist Program, this all-day event features artist vendors and youth-led community organizations, a series of music performances, a youth town hall installation at the Crane Arts Building, and food vendors.
The Future is Us Collective has grounded the festival in collective work and efforts to center futurism, care, authenticity, world-building, and healing pedagogical practices centered in imagination, body, and play. The festival is a fun and safe space for children, teens, parents, and young adults to come together and celebrate Philadelphia’s emerging talent.
Vox Populi Gallery open call to submit cellphone videos
Open Call announcement for Vox Populi exhibition. Image courtesy of Vox Populi.
Deadline to submit May 31st
Vox Populi’s Black Box invites artists to showcase their most poetic/gorgeous/pathetic/surprising cellphone videos in our gallery space during July. The creations will be featured in the exhibit Cellphone Library from July 7 to August 6. Submit your less than 2-minute long video to have a chance to be part of the exhibition.
