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ArtsFlash: Happy First (Second) Friday
Since First Friday fell on the front end of a holiday weekend, many of Philly’s biggest art-gallery contenders held their horses till today to unveil their July offerings. Here’s what’s up:
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As Lauren Fleming (or, “Flem” as we like to call her) shouted out in this week’s CP, Sande Webster Gallery is playing host to a south-of-the-Mason-Dixon fundraiser. “At the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, artists, musicians and writers take advantage of residential fellowships — two-week to two-month stints to explore their creative psyches,” Flem writes. “But fellowships don’t grow on trees.” And that’s where A Cause for Art comes in — a juried exhibit of 31 artists’ work, all of which are for sale and all of which benefit the Alonzo Davis Fellowship Fund. We’re particular fans of Tatana Kellner’s work (pictured), but there’s so much pretty stuff to look at, you won’t have trouble emptying your pockets. Opening reception Fri., July 10, 6-8 p.m., free, exhibit through Aug. 29, Sande Webster Gallery, 2006 Walnut St., 215-636-9003, sandewebstergallery.com. For additional images, visit citypaper.net/arts.
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Ever since we photographed Amber Lynn Thompson for our most recent Style Issue, we’ve been kinda crushing on the proprietor of just-opened Amberella Gallery. Her debut exhibit, “Ma Vie en Rose,” features the work of Kime Buzzelli (pictured), Kris Chau, J.L. Schnabel and Derek Ihnat. According to Shopping Spree columnist Felicia D’Ambrosio, “Amberella is what happened when owner/artist Amber Lynn Thompson turned herself inside out, revealing a pink paradise with a punk heart.” Which makes us heart her even more. Amberella, Piazza at Schmidts, 1050 N. Hancock St., Suite 62, 610-283-5669, amberellagallery.com.
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Speaking of women we’re into, James Oliver Gallery — for the first time in its history — is hosting an all-female group show. “Bodies” includes the work of Julia Day, Brooke Hine, Sky McDonagh and Dallas Shaw, whose work is inspired by everything from pop culture to the human heart. We’re drawn to the very image they used for their flier — Shaw’s Necklace (pictured) — which, as JOG’s Web site states, is “unapologetically commercial and stylish.” Doesn’t mean we don’t want it hanging on our wall. Opening reception Sat., July 11, 6-1- p.m., free, exhibit runs through Aug. 22, James Oliver Gallery, 723 Chestnut St., 2nd Floor, 267-918-7432, jamesolivergallery.com.
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