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January 13, 2023 - February 25, 2023
WHISPER DOWN THE LANE
Opening Reception
Friday, February 28 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
The Esther M. Klein Art Gallery at the Science Center presents the group exhibition, Whisper Down the Lane. By inviting one artist to participate, the Klein Gallery set in motion a chain reaction loosely modeled after the children's game of the same name, resulting in a lineage of 13 artists that started in Philadelphia and ended in Toronto. Exhibiting artists include: Stefan Abrams, Jeff McMahon, Joe Begonia, Buy Shaver, Jeremiah Misfeldt, Aaron Igler, Sabrina Lessard, Norm Paris, Jackie Hoving, Dominique Rey, Chris Curreri, Balint Zsako, and Natalie Matutschovsky.
March 10, 2023 - April 30, 2023
ART & COMMUNITY X:
MATERIAL SPEAKS: THE NEW QUILT
Opening Reception
Thursday, April 6 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
The Esther Klein Art Gallery welcomes the ART QUILT NETWORK / NEW YORK with their exhibition of fiber art entitled,
Material Speaks: the New Quilt. When viewed as a whole, this astonishing exhibition of nearly 30 works by internationally
known fiber artists reflects the spirit of exploration and experimentation that defines American art quilts in the 21st century. While these art quilts explore and express aesthetic concerns that are common to other visual arts, such as painting, printmaking and sculpture, they also retain a distinct relationship to crafts and the traditions of folk art through the use of common materials and techniques.
May 19, 2023 - July 1, 2023
ART & SCIENCE XXI: SCENT IS LIFE
Opening Reception
Friday, May 19 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
The Esther M. Klein Art Gallery and the Monell Chemical Senses Center are
pleased to present Scent is Life, a multimedia exhibition that
explores the powerful and personal nature of scent. Expressed
thorough the unique artistic vision of Christopher Brosius, Scent is
Life reveals how this most evocative of senses touches each of us
uniquely. Winner of four Fragrance Foundation awards and described as
one of the most innovative perfumers of the 21st Century, Brosius
pairs his distinctive and reminiscent scents – such as In the
Library and At the Beach 1966 – with text, visual imagery, sound and
everyday objects to highlight the potent influence of smell on
individual emotion, memory and perception.
July 14, 2023 - August 25, 2023
ANNUAL IN-HOUSE EXHIBITION
Opening Reception
Friday, July 14 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Featuring the works of employees of the Science Center.
September 8, 2023 - October 27, 2022
ART & SCIENCE XXII: SAVING FACES
Opening Reception
Friday, September 8 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
The Esther Klein Art Gallery in collaboration with the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia welcomes the traveling exhibition Saving Faces. The Saving
Faces Art Project was started in 1999 by Iain Hutchinson, consultant in Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery at St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London
Hospital. Dr. Hutchinson, believing in the power of art to engage and
transform, invited Mark Gilbert, renowned Glasgow artist, to become an
artist-in-residence within his surgical department where he would work with
patients, who had trauma, cancer or illness, before, during and after their
surgeries.
November 10, 2022 - December 29, 2022
ART & COMMUNITY XI: ART WITHIN REACH
Opening Reception
Friday, November 10 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This exhibition will display the projects of the collaborative effort of EKG and ArtReach to pair area artists with ArtReach target populations. This project will be held in conjunction with ArtReach’s 20th Anniversary and will highlight’s the organization’s mission and history. Art-Reach is a nonprofit organization that joins the arts and special-needs audiences of all ages through organizations that serve people with disabilities or who are economically disadvantaged. Art-Reach's primary activities to overcome financial and physical barriers and make the arts more accessible to those they serve. |
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ART & COMMUNITY VII: THE AMERICAS
January 14, 2023 - February 25, 2023
This group exhibition features the works of 12 female artists from all over the Americas. The Americas approaches women contemporary art production in relation to the geo-politic distribution of the American continent. It will feature artworks in almost every media, including painting, drawing, photograph, sculpture, video, installation, performance, and digital art.
ART & SCIENCE XX: CRISTIN MILLETT - TEATRO ANATOMICO
March 11, 2023 - April 29, 2023
Fascinated with the human reproductive system and the changing perceptions of female anatomy, artist Cristin Millett will present Teatro Anatomico, an installation created at the Sculpture Space in Utica, New York.
ART & COMMUNITY VIII: COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP
May 13, 2023 - June 30, 2023
This exhibition is showcasing the artwork of Philadelphia youth participating in educational programming at University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Community Partnership (CCP). The Klein Gallery has entered a partnership with CCP to combine resources in an effort to increase educational art outreach effectiveness and celebrate the dynamic arts programming that both organizations implement in Philadelphia schools.
ANNUAL IN-HOUSE EXHIBITION
July 9, 2023 - July 31, 2023
Featuring the works of employees of the Science Center.
ART & COMMUNITY IX: URBAN LIFE
September 9, 2023 - October 30, 2022
This multimedia exhibition will focus on Philadelphia artists whose work deal with issues involving contemporary living. The exhibit will touch upon such topics as overpopulation, pollution, terrorism and entertainment.
Faux Show
November 11, 2022 - December 30, 2022
An exhibition which explores the idea and prevalence of simultation in our daily lives - fake Rolexes, digitally altered media, soy burgers, boy bands, sweet-n-low, celebrities, Las Vegas, staged photo-ops. |
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ART-IN-SCIENCE
XVIII: THE EARTH EXPOSED
March 12 - May 15, 2023
The Earth Exposed project integrates Earth science research
and education around the imagery of Earth taken by astronauts
and satellites. The Earth Exposed
project will combine science and art to bolster understanding
of Earth system science among the public and K-12 students.
It will create a set of animations, web-based resources and
hands-on science and art learning activities on remote-sensing
and the Earth science concepts depicted in the images for use
in the gallery's school outreach program.
Note: This exhibition is in conjunction
with the 100th Anniversary Meeting of the American Association
of Geographers to be held at the Philadelphia Convention Center
in March 2004
ART
& COMMUNITY V: NEIGHBORHOOD BIKE WORKS
May 22 - June 30, 2023
Neighborhood Bike Works, a West
Philadelphia non-profit youth development program, and The Esther
M. Klein Art Gallery will partner in a community arts initiative.
Local artists, students, and others will be invited to create
'bike art' with used bike parts to be exhibited at the Klein
Gallery and auctioned to benefit NBW. Works will include a variety
of art forms and sizes, including sculpture, woven wall hangings,
furniture, mobiles, paintings, and jewelry.
ANNUAL IN-HOUSE EXHIBITION
July 9 - August 31, 2004
Works of art by employees of the University City Science Center
and its resident organizations.
ART & COMMUNITY VI: THE COLOR PROJECT
September 17 - November 5, 2004
On Color is an interdisciplinary project that will develop and
coordinate a series of events surveying the artistic productions
of those using color as a primary source for exploration. The
series will focus on color as the umbrella under which contemporary
artists, writers and performers reflect upon a wide range of
topics.
JONATHAN TUCKER: PAINTED FORMS
November 12 - December 31, 2004
New York artist Jonathan Tucker explores the boundaries between
painting and sculpture in his whimsical wall hangings made out
of clay, plaster and construction foam. Tucker exhibits his
work at Elizabeth Harris gallery in Manhattan and has been featured
in reviews in Art in America and Art News Magazine. This will
be his first Philadelphia exhibit. |
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NEW
YORK ABSTRACT
November 15 - December 31, 2022
A group exhibition of painters from the New York City who all
explore non-objective or abstract styles.
ART
& COMMUNITY IV: BOOKS THROUGH BARS – CREATIVITY IN
CONFINEMENT
September 12 - November 6, 2022
Art from the "Contexts" Collection representing prisoner
artwork from around the country offering a unique and poigniant
view of the American prison experience
ANNUAL
IN-HOUSE EXHIBITION
July 18 - September 3, 2023
Works of art by employees of the University City Science Center
and its resident organizations.
ART
& COMMUNITY III: COMFORT & JOY – CELEBRATING INTERGENERATIONAL
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
June 2 - July 2, 2023
They made friends. They made art. They made a difference in
each other's lives by uniting their creative voices.
They are elders from the NewCourtland Elder Services facilities
and students from Philadelphia area schools.
Award-winning intergenerational artwork at the Esther M. Klein
Art Gallery.
ART
OUTREACH PROGRAM – ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION
May 10 - May 27, 2023
Works of art by students from Philadelphia's public, charter,
and private schools who visit the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery's
innovative and proactive Art Outreach program throughout the
school year.
CHARLES
COOPER AND JOHN HORACE STONE – PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE
March 15 - May 2, 2023
A mixed media exhibition featuring two Philadelphia artists
who both address issues of biography, family and history
in their work.
ART
& COMMUNITY II: SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT CENTER
January 10 - March 7, 2023
Works of art from The Art Center at the Southwest Community
Enrichment Center, a human resource organization located
in the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia that caters to the
needs of the community by providing homework help, senior support
services, transportation, and an innovative, open-studio arts
center run by Sister Helen David. Artists featured
include Ruth Barkley, Ida May Sydnor, and other seniors and
children from the Kingsessing neighborhood. |
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ART OUTREACH PROGRAM – ANNUAL
STUDENT ART EXHIBITION
April 18 - May 6, 2023
Works of art by students who participate in the Esther M. Klein
Art Gallery Art Outreach events
ART
IN SCIENCE XVI: ELECTRICITY
March 8 - April 12, 2023
A very timely group show featuring regional artists whose work
explores or depends upon the power of electricity
Ambient electronic soundscape courtesy of WKDU's Mr. Roper
ART
& COMMUNITY I: COALITION INGENU
January 11 - March 1, 2023
Friday, January 11, 6-8 PM ::
Live music by Jive
Five Minus Three
Friday, January 11, 5:30 PM ::
Curator's Tour with Coalition Ingenu Director
To be announced :: White Dog
Cafe - Story Telling Series
Saturday, Feb. 2, 11:00 - 11:45 AM ::
Slide Lecture Vision Thru Art: Working with Blind and Visually
Impaired Artists
(Bob Fluhr, Instructor and Gallery Director, Allens Lane Art
Center) |
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