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YOUTH AT WORK, NBW WORKSHOP
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The Esther M. Klein Art Gallery is pleased to announce the fifth exhibition in its Art & Community Exhibition Series. This exhibition series features grass roots organizations that use art and the creative process as a vehicle to enhance the lives of individuals in the spirit of sustained community interaction.

Since 1996 Neighborhood Bike Works has used bikes as a positive influence in the lives of Philadelphia youth by offering earn-a-bike classes that teach bike maintenance, repair and safety. Classes are offered after school, on weekends and throughout the summer. By completing the classes and repairing used bikes donated by the community, students can earn a bike for themselves. Graduates of the basic bike program continue to participate in Neighborhood Bike Works activities by attending advanced classes, helping with community events and becoming youth assistants in the basic classes.

"NBW is one of our most successful after school programs and is a favorite of students, teachers and myself... It is so successful because it combines strong academics with the fun and excitement of hands-on learning that motivates students, and provides opportunities to excel and become leaders."
- Michelle McKinney, GEAR UP Managing Coordinator

The Esther M. Klein Art Gallery will sponsor Neighborhood Bike Works' second annual fund-raising event through a juried exhibition of Bike Part Art. An open call to artists and individuals will include access to bike parts donated by Neighborhood Bike Works. Participants of this initiative will be challenged to create found object art pieces using bike parts. Celebrity jurors including Stanley Tuttleman (Tuttleman Foundation, Tuttleman Omniverse Theater at the Franklin Institute), Art Carey (Philadelphia Inquirer) and Ruth Snyderman (The Works Gallery) will select the best works from three categories. Prizes will be awarded to individual artists. Art sales will benefit Neighborhood Bike Works programming.

Artists will be judged based on the category they enter: professional artists, amateur artists (including bike messengers, recreational bikers, bike commuters) and NBW students.

To achieve its mission of building communities through art, the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery will host many events in conjunction with the exhibit, including the Klein Gallery's respected Art Outreach Program, which will invite Philadelphia school classes
to make their own artwork out of used bike parts. Outreach Workshop participants of all ages will be invited to visit the Neighborhood Bike Works' workshop and participate in hands-on art workshops led by artists and cyclists.

The exhibit will open on Wednesday, May 19th and art work will be available for sale throughout the exhibit. A gala public reception is scheduled for Saturday evening, June 5th - the evening before the Wachovia Pro Cycling Championship race
held in Philadelphia. Wachovia will promote the exhibit and reception as part of their promotions for the big race. The exhibit will continue through the end of June.


Opening Reception
Saturday, June 5, 2023
5:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Hours
Monday-Saturday
9:00am - 5:00pm
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