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June 29-July 5, 2006
Arts Agenda : Museums/Exhibits
ABINGTON ART CENTER, 515 Meetinghouse Rd., 215-887-4882. NATURE BOY, Features photographs by Keith Sharp. Runs through July 29.
ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, 19th St. & the Parkway, 215-299-1000. BONES: AN EXHIBIT INSIDE YOU, Features a creepy, kooky but overall kid-friendly look at the structures beneath our skin. Runs through Sept. 20.
ADOLPH AND ROSE LEVIS SPORTS MUSEUM, Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad st., 215-446-3032. PERMANENT EXHIBIT, Features memorabilia from inductees into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
ADVENTURE AQUARIUM, 1 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ, 856-365-3311. THE SHARK REALM, Features an underwater tunnel that goes through a 550,000 gallon shark tank containing more than 20 sharks.
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, 661 Jackson Road, Newtonville, NJ, 609-704-7262. JET BLACK, BROWN AND TAN: THE JOHN H. JOHNSON EXHIBIT, Features magazines and periodicals published by the godfather of African American publishing. Runs through Aug. 30.
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM, 7th & Arch sts., 215-574-0380. SILENT VOICES, LOUD ECHOES, Features artist depictions of defining moments in Black history. Runs through Oct. 29.
AIKIDO OF CENTER CITY, 722 Market St., 3rd Fl., 215-922-4311. THE ART OF PEACE, Features images of Aikido training by Alyse C. Bernstein. Runs through July 2. KYOUKUN (TEACHINGS), Features the lithograph series by O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. Runs through July 2.
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 104 S. 5th St. THE PRINCESS AND THE PATRIOT, Features correspondence highlighting the relationship between Ben Franklin and Russian princess Ekaterina Dashkova. Runs through Dec. 31.
AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 1900 Pattison Ave., 215-389-1776. BECOMING AMERICANS, Exhibit on the Swedish people of America during the lifetime of Ben Franklin. Runs through Aug. 27.
ATWATER KENT MUSEUM, 15 S. 7th St., 215-685-4830. HAVE YOU EATEN YET? Highlights the history of Chinese food in America over the last century. Runs through Sept. 10. WARTIME, Features paintings by Norman Rockwell. Runs through Oct. 6.
BARNES FOUNDATION, 300 N. Latch's Lane, Merion, 610-667-0290. IMPRESSIONIST AND POST-IMPRESSIONIST ARTWORK, Features the work of Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Matisse and Rosseau.
BARTRAM'S GARDEN, 54th St. & Lindbergh Blvd., 215-729-5281. A PLACE TO TAKE ROOT: THE HISTORY OF FLOWERPOTS & GARDEN CONTAINERS IN NORTH AMERICA, Exhibit explores the history of the flowerpot, from its evolution to its use today. More than 100 pots will be on display, including a wood-and-cast-iron French tree tub as well as decorative urns. Runs through June 30.
BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM, US Rt. 1, Chadds Ford, 610-388-2700. TREASURES FROM THE SEA: SAILORS' VALENTINES AND SHELLWORK, Features 19th-century shellwork by sailors. Runs through July 23. AMERICAN ETCHERS ABROAD, Features 59 prints etched abroad by 32 American artists, including Mary Cassatt, Joseph Pennell and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Runs through Sept. 4. MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE ARTIST'S COLLECTION, Features approximately 40 works on paper by Andrew Wyeth. Runs through July 16.
BUCKINGHAM VALLEY VINEYARDS & WINERY, 1521 Rt. 413, Buckingham, 215-794-7188. 5TH ANNUAL BUCKINGHAM VALLEY OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT, An eclectic collection of sculpture from artists like Ayami Aoyama, Patricia Goodrich, Andrew Logan, Rory Mahon, Christopher Spath and Dana Stewart. Closed on Mondays. Runs through Oct. 1.
BUCKS COUNTY CIVIL WAR MUSEUM, 32 N. Broad St., 215-348-8293. BUCKS COUNTY CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT, Features Civil War-era artifacts, photographs, sculptures and paintings.
CHALFONTE HOTEL, 301 Howard St., Cape May, NJ, 609-884-8409. WOMEN AND THEIR ART, Features watercolor paintings by artists Mary Natale, Cathy Rodricks, Ginny Ogden, Bernice Rappaport and Mary Stroup. Runs through June 30.
CHELTENHAM ART CENTER, 439 Ashbourne Rd., Cheltenham, 215-379-4660. TWO ARTISTS: TWO VIEWS, Features work from Vivian Bergenfeld and Evelyn Leibowitz, two longtime members of the CAC. Bergenfeld's intellectual paintings and prints are drafted with precision, while Leibowitz's linocuts gravitated toward simplified black and white shapes of what she saw in the world around her. Runs through July 14.
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF PHILADELPHIA, 19 S. 22nd St., 215-563-3737. ONLY ONE MAN DIED, Explores the medical adventures on the Lewis and Clark trial.
EAST AFRICA RESOURCE AND STUDY CENTER, 3809 Pearl St., 215-382-3191. PERMANENT COLLECTION, Features artifacts from sub-Saharan environments, including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY, 2124 Fairmount Ave., 215-236-3300. PANDEMONIUM, Features a spooky installation of percussive sounds that recreate the sounds of people inhabiting the prison walls. By Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. Runs through Nov. 30.
ESTHER M. KLEIN ART GALLERY, University City Science Center, 3600 Market St., 215-966-6188. SCENT IS LIFE, Features an original multimedia art-science experiment by perfumer Christopher Brosius and the Monell Chemical Senses Center. Scents include boardwalk, sun tan lotion and car interior with wet bathing suit. Runs through July 1.
FAIRMOUNT WATER WORKS, 640 Water Works Dr., 215-685-0723. WOW! WATER IN OUR WATER, Features ongoing exhibits and theater productions.
FINE ART LIAISONS, 916 W. Lancaster Ave., 610-520-2200. FINE ART LIAISONS BEACH SHOW, Features oil paintings of beaches, landscapes, and rip-roaring tides by Lisa Gleim, Leon Graff, Stefanie Lieberman, Neal PcPheeters and Susan Webster. Runs through June 30.
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, 20th St. & the Parkway, 215-448-1200. THE GIANT HEART, Features a gigantic walk-through model of a human heart. Runs through Dec. 1. SUMMER ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL, Features 14 weeks of animation screened in the Fels Planetarium, with each night focusing on a specific element of the craft. Learn about cartoon voices, superheros and even the psyshcdelic animation of the 1960s and 1970s. Runs through Aug. 25.
GERMANTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 5501 Germantown Ave., 215-844-0514. AT HOME IN GERMANTOWN, 1750-1900, Features period domestic objects, including furniture, pottery and porcelain, silver and metalwork, tableware, kitchenware, personal hygiene items, needlework, children's games and toys.
GERSHMAN Y, 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3022. FLYING COLORS: SAM MAITIN'S LEGACY AT THE GERSHMAN Y, Features the colorful prints and murals of Maitin; made during his partnership with the Gershman Y. Runs through Aug. 13. TRACES: FISHTOWN IN FLUX, Features the photography of Andrew Tomasulo and Rachel Zimmerman, who take a look at the urban-rustic charm of Fishtown as it once was and look forward to where it's going. Most likely, more photographers like themselves moving in. Runs through Aug. 13.
GLENCAIRN MUSEUM, 1001 Cathedral Rd., Bryn Athyn, 215-938-2600. COLLECTIONS OF RAYMOND PITCAIRN, Features artifacts from ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome and the Near and Far East, among others.
GROUND FLOOR COFFEE & TEA HOUSE, 209 Poplar St., 215-627-1420. SUMMER CRAFT GARDEN, Features works by local artists and crafters. Runs through Sept. 10.
HAGLEY MUSEUM & LIBRARY, Rt. 141, 302-658-2400. CENTURIES OF PROGRESS: AMERICAN WORLD'S FAIRS, Features photographs, ephemera and various artifacts tracing the history and cultural impact of 17 different World's Fairs. Runs through July 31.
INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM, 211 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-925-5439. STRONG INCLINATION FOR THE SEA, Celebrates Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday while exploring how he applied his genius to the nautical puzzles of the day. Runs through Sept. 24. BOATLOADS OF BEN, Features Ben Franklin's contributions to the nautical sciences as well as contributions to naval developments. Runs through Sept. 24.
LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, 1314 Locust St., 215-546-3181. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: WRITER AND PRINTER, Features a collection of Franklin imprints as well as examples of the entire range of his output, from everyday printed pieces to massive folio tomes. Runs through Dec. 22.
MERCER MUSEUM, 84 S. Pine St., Doylestown, 215-345-0210. DOLLS FROM THE ATTIC, Features antique collections of dolls and dollhouses.
MEYERSON HALL GALLERY, 34th & Locust Walk, 215-573-8151. CRAFTING A MODERN WORLD: THE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN OF ANTONIN AND NOEMI RAYMOND, Features the work of the two modern architects, who split time between the American Northeast and Japan, where their most important projects were completed. In lieu of a transcontinental flight to the land of the rising sun, this exhibit contains drawings, sketches, building models, photos, video and furniture, many of which are on display for the first time. Runs through Sept. 24.
MICHENER ART MUSEUM, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown, 215-340-9800. ENDURING GIFT, Features 59 paintings by Pennsylvania impressionists. Runs through July 2. THE HEART OF HAITI, Features Andrea Baldeck's photos of daily life in Haiti in 1996. Runs through July 9. EQUIOISE, Features installation of outdoor sculptures by artist Mark Pettegrow. Runs through July 3. FLOW, Features the dramatic landscape paintings and photographs of Diane Burko. Her work focuses on the natural processes that form the earth over centuries, including glaciers, waterfalls, volcanoes and craters. Runs through Oct. 15.
MICHENER ART MUSEUM-NEW HOPE, 500 Union Square Dr., New Hope, 215-340-9800. POETRY IN DESIGN: THE ART OF HARRY LEITH-ROSS, Features colorful Impressionist oil paintings, drawings and watercolors that mimic the works of 18th-century painters. Runs through Oct. 1. IRVING BERLIN'S HOLLYWOOD, Features an audio-visual show combining his music with photographs, costumes, caricatures, posters and album covers that defined Berlin's career. Runs through Sept. 3.
MORRIS ARBORETUM, UPenn, 100 Northwestern Ave., Chestnut Hill, 215-247-5777. LIVING FOSSIL: METASEQUOIA, Features viewing platform sculptures that allow visitors to experience ancient trees from their lower canopy branches. Runs through April 30.
MUSEUM OF AMERICAN GLASS, Wheaton Village, Rt. 55, Millville, NJ, 609-825-6800. VETRO DE VENEZIA, Features exhibits explaining the Middle Ages-Venetian influence on American glass makers. It traces the work of the first American glass artists (like Dale Chihuley and Richard Marquis) to travel to the glass-making Mecca of Murano and bring back centuries-old secrets. Runs through Nov. 5.
NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER, Independence Mall, 525 Arch St., 215-409-6600. SPORTS: BREAKING RECORDS, BREAKING BARRIERS, Features sports memorabilia that traces the impact "We the People" athletes have had, overcoming racial barriers, gender divisions and physical limitations to change history forever. It begins with Abraham Lincoln's handball and ends with Michael Jordan's basketball jersey, and in the middle is the story of athletes that used their physical prowess to elevate the minds and imaginations of a nation. A special section pays tribute to local Philadelphia sports heroes and record breakers Wilt Chamberlain, Joe Frazier, Bobby Clarke, Tug McGraw and Vince Papale. Runs through Aug. 20.
NATIONAL LIBERTY MUSEUM, 321 Chestnut St., 215-925-2800. BEN & ME, Features a visitors' guide and exhibit on Franklin's 300th birthday. Runs through Nov. 1. EXHIBIT OF IMAGINATIVE GLASS ART, Features organic and geometric glass sculptures and jewelry. Local artists include Steve Tobin, Densaburo Oku, Miles Van Rensselaer, Anna Booth and Pat Owens. Runs through June 30.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY, Independence Mall, E. 55 N. 5th St., 215-923-3811. FORSHPEIS! Features artifacts that express the history and experience of Jews in America through food. Runs through Dec. 1.
NOYES MUSEUM, Lily Lake Rd., Oceanville, NJ, 609-652-8848. THE ART OF DECOYS REVISITED, Features 19th and 20th century decoys that are made into new forms of folk artwork, including installations, printmaking and photography. Artists include Jasper Johns, Joe Begonia, Brian Meunier, Yoko Motomiya and Sean Fitzgerald. Runs through Aug. 2. REFLECTIONS: A PRESENTATION OF HISTORIC WATERCOLORS AND WORKS ON PAPER, Features rare 19th-century to early 20th-century watercolors, drawings and other works by southeastern Pennsylvanians and New Jersey natives. Runs through Sept. 17. PATH OF COSMOLOGIES & TECHNOLOGY: THE COLLABORATIVE WORK OF ANTONIO PURI AND LIQIN TAN, Features 3-D animation projected onto animal skin and expressionist mixed media portraits on canvas. Runs through Sept. 3.
PECO ENERGY LIBERTY CENTER, 6th & Chestnut sts., 215-LIBERTY. BEN FRANKLIN'S GHOST, Ben Franklin has returned to Philly as a high-tech, interactive exhibit with a holographic effect called a "Pepper's Ghost." Franklin can now answer hundreds of questions about his life in a real-time exchange called a synthetic interview.
PENN MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, 3260 South St., 215-898-4000. CONNECTING CULTURE: KIDS ACROSS THE WORLD, Feature the photojournalism work of Joan Klatchko, who colorful pictures of children from Cambodia to Uganda proves that children world wide were meant to be seen and heard. Runs thru Nov. 26. Runs through Nov. 26.
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS, 118-128 N. Broad St., 215-972-7600. ALEX KATZ IN MAINE, Features work drawn from the artist's five decades of painting. Katz's work alternately features cosmopolitan character studies and pastoral landscapes; this exhibit focuses on the latter. Runs through Sept. 3. EVERYBODY IS EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE, Features the latest video installation from Elizabeth Leister. Runs through Aug. 20.
PHILADELPHIA ART ALLIANCE, 251 S. 18th St., 215-545-4302. DEJA VU, Features Hedwige Jacobs' minutely detailed hand-drawn sketches, brought to life by stop-time animation. Runs through Aug. 20. OUTSIDEIN, Features the work of 10 Mid-Atlantic artists, charged with the task of creating a temporary, two-dimensional work in a public space. Like, um, an art museum. Runs through Aug. 20. AM/FM + CELL PHONE PAINTINGS, Features works by Sarah Gamble that deal with how we communicate amid seclusion. Her pictures of human isolation (a lone igloo, trailer, a forest) portray how people share experiences across unfathomable distances. Runs through Aug. 20. ATTACK OF THE GENTRIFIER! Features the work of art students of the Big Picture mural-training program. Asked to make a mural dealing with the concept of gentrification, these students skipped the tidy and concise imagery of repaired sidewalks, new coffee shops and happy neighbors and went right on to the nitty-gritty facts of rising rents and neighborhood change: institutional racism, the fight for affordable housing and corporate accountability. Runs through Aug. 20.
PHILADELPHIA ART ALLIANCE SATELLITE GALLERY, Rittenhouse Hotel, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, 3rd Fl., 215-545-4302. BLUE CAIRNS, Features the work of Douglas Kinsey, whose latest exhibit is an exploration of the colors blue and white to create what he describes as "a contemplative sense of abiding peace and stillness." The inspiration for these pieces come from stream-carved meadows in Kinsey's former home in Nova Scotia. Runs through Aug. 20.
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Terminal F, Concourse 1, www.phl.org. ARTIFICIAL REALITIES, Features photographs by Charmaine Caire. Runs through Sept. 30.
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, 26th St. & the Parkway, 215-763-8100. IN PURSUIT OF GENIUS, Features the art of Jean-Antoine Houdon, as well as other artists who have made sculpted portraits of Benjamin Franklin. Runs through July 31. NOTATIONS, Features installations by artist Thomas Hirschhorn. Runs through Sept. 30. ELLSWORTH KELLY: PARIS/NEW YORK, 1949-1959, Features paintings, drawings and collages that illustrate the significant changes in the work of Ellsworth Kelly during a formative period when the artist experimented with strategies that would prove to be instrumental to his artistic development. Runs through Aug. 13. MEMORY AND MAGIC, Features 100 tempera paintings, watercolors and drawings by Andrew Wyeth, whose recurrent themes include domestic interiors, vessels and architecture, panoramic landscapes, still-life subjects and more. Runs through July 16. SUMMER VACATION: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION, Features 50 snapshots of relaxing in the sun, swimming, camping, cookouts, bike riding and all things summertime. Photographers include Harry Callahan, Elliott Erwitt, David Graham, Ray K. Metzker and others. Runs through Sept. 30.
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF JEWISH ART, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St., 215-627-6747. DIASPORA, Features Tamara Kostianovsky's maps of utopian imagined lands, in which some of her own hair and clothing is used. Runs through Aug. 10. TARA KOSTIANOVSKY MAPS, Features imagined maps of the Jewish diaspora composed of the artists' hair and clothing. Sounds empowering, but kinda creepy. Runs through Aug. 10.
PHILIP & MURIEL BERMAN MUSEUM OF ART, Ursinus College, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville, 610-409-3500. COMMON GROUND: MIKE HALE AND WILLIAM MANDEL, Features the work of two Pennsylvania-based abstract painters. Mandel's landscapes have evolved into an exploration of structure and color tension. Hale's paintings focus on tactile surfaces and layers of color. Runs through July 23. TO FOLLOW NATURE IN HER WALKS: THE ART AND ENVIRONMENTALISM OF JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, Features more than 400 sketches of birds by artist/ornithologist Audobon. Runs through Aug. 13.
PINELANDS VISITOR CENTER, 17 Pemberton Road, Southampton, NJ, 609-859-8860. PINELANDS PRESERVATION ALLIANCE, Features large, extensive maps of the Pinelands, books, virtual tours and movies featuring Pinelands themes. Located in an historic 18th-century farmhouse.
READING PUBLIC MUSEUM, 500 Museum Rd., Reading, PA, 610-371-5850. JOURNEY OF THE RADIANT BABY, Features works by Keith Haring. Runs through Aug. 6.
SLOUGHT FOUNDATION, 4017 Walnut St., 215-222-9050. THE DAY AFTER: MFA GRADUATES FROM THREE PHILADELPHIA ART SCHOOLS, Features works by graduates Blaine Siegel, Amy Walsh, Michelle LeClaire, Anna Neighbor, Pernot Hudson, and others. Runs through July 10.
SPRINGFIELD HERITAGE MUSEUM, 111 W. Leamy Ave., Springfield, PA, 610-938-6399. HERITAGE EXHIBIT, Features vintage maps, deeds, newspapers, war artifacts and other items showcasing the history of Springfield.
THE PRINT CENTER, 1614 Latimer St., 215-735-6090. 80TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: PHOTOGRAPHY, Features a juried exhibition of photographs by various artists including James B. Abbott, Mark Abrahamson, Susan Arthur Whitson, Capucine Bailly, Chris Becker and others. Runs through Aug. 5.
UNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE, 4226 Spruce St., 215-382-7811. IMPRESSIONIST JOURNEY: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, Features oil paintings by James Atkins that look outward to imaginative landscapes and inward into his person personal life. Runs through July 8.
URSULA HOBSON FINE ART FRAMING, 1600 Spruce St., 215-546-7889. AFRICAN ART EXHIBIT, Features African artifacts such as textiles, sculptures, beadwork and implements. The artwork comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria and Gabon, as well as other Sub-Saharan countries. Runs through July 29.
WHEATON VILLAGE, 1501 Glasstown Rd., Millville, NJ, 609-825-6800. ARTIGIANATO POPOLARE: ITALIAN FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS, Features traditional Italian arts and crafts including woodcarving, ceramics and porcelain, weaving, male and female costumes, embroidery masks, dolls, puppets, metal work, jewelry, musical instruments and more. Runs through Dec. 31. CRAFTS OF ITALY, Features handcrafted objects from Italy, including Venetian masks, ceramics, Italian glass sculptures and goblets made by American artists in traditional Venetian glassmaking style. Runs through Oct. 8.
WINGS OF FREEDOM AVIATION MUSEUM, 1155 Easton Road, Willow Grove, 215-627-2277. DELAWARE VALLEY AVIATION EXHIBIT, Features aviation memorabilia, photos, artifacts and hands-on-displays of aircraft.
