Biggups! to all my folks with an extra serving of Spring Fever especially after this disappointingly cold week! Listen lets stay focused and know that good sunshiny weather is on its way and in the meantime I will supply you with some cool things to add to your calendar for some spring culture and fun! If you're in the Delaware Valley area (Philly and surrounding) you already know that PIFA is kicking off next week! Ive told you before this is one of the biggest art festivals to hit Philly and I honestly think there is something for everyone! like I've told you before they have a LARGE schedule of events but I try to keep my eye open for stuff I think WE might like to get more involved in lol. Well from April 15 - May 28 Vivant Gallery in Northern Liberties at 60 North 2nd Street there will be a special exhibit in celebration of PIFA . It is a celebration of Black Parisians in the early 1900's. Now remember a lot of American Black Artist's were rejected in the states but celebrated in France. So I think this is a good time to learn more about ourselves. Enough of my sermon lol...
A couple of months ago I met Vivant Gallery owner and currator Florcy Morisett, who is a supafly sista from NYC but has made a home in Philly and has traveled all over the world cultivating her passion and career! Oh this is Florcy...
She was just recently added to Philly 360's multi talented list of creative ambassadors too! Check out all the info after the jump and they are also taking submissions from artists! And dont forget to follow PIFA on Twitter and Facebook
ART CALL
"Art Noir: Parisian Embrace"
Art Call
Vivant Art Collection in partnership with Pennsylvania International Festival of the Arts' (PIFA) Gallery Night announces a call to artists. The show exhibits dates are April 15 - May 28, 2011 at the Vivant Art Collection.
Must submit 3-5 works and be available for purchase
Deadline: March 28th, 2011, if accepted must be received at Vivant by April 8th.
Art Exhibit
April 15 - May 28th, 2011, Vivant will host a visual art exhibition titled "Art Noir: The Parisian Embrace" as a part of Pennsylvania International Festival of the Arts' Gallery Night. The art exhibition will explore periods ranging from the late 1800s to the 1960s, when African American artists expiated to Paris, France as result of racial prejudices and segregation. During this period, America refused to celebrate black art, Paris opened their city, musical stages, and art gallery walls to black American artists such as singers Josephine Baker, Nina Simone and Charlie Parker; writers Langston Hughes and Richard Wright; and painters Henry Ossawa Tanner and Herbert Gentry.
History
In between the 1920s and after World War II black American writers, artists, and musicians arrived in Paris and popularized jazz in Parisian nightclubs; at that time Montmartre was known as "the Harlem of Paris." During the same period, the development of traditional African sculpture became a powerful influence among European artists who formed an avant-garde aesthetic in the development of modern art. In the words of artist David C. Driskell, "They chose a form of cultural exile over expatriation, hoping for a better day to come about in the land of their birth."
History
In between the 1920s and after World War II black American writers, artists, and musicians arrived in Paris and popularized jazz in Parisian nightclubs; at that time Montmartre was known as "the Harlem of Paris." During the same period, the development of traditional African sculpture became a powerful influence among European artists who formed an avant-garde aesthetic in the development of modern art. In the words of artist David C. Driskell, "They chose a form of cultural exile over expatriation, hoping for a better day to come about in the land of their birth."
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Thanks for the heads up on this!
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