"Pinned"  reception and sculpture auction    

"Pinned" - Saturday, June 22

  

   Saturday, June 22, 2013

 

   Reception 

   4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
   Live Auction

   6:00 pm  

 

  University of the Arts   

  320 S. Broad St.,  Philadelphia 

 

 

Join us for "Pinned," as 26 artists put their spin on the sometimes ridiculed activity of bowling and transform regulation maple bowling pins into objects of whimsy, humor, provocation, mystery and curiosity. Instead of knocking down pins, artists will score points by building them up and turning them into art.  

         

Cheryl Harper's cosmological "Galaxy Lane" shares common ground with Bryan Smith's "Mechanical Quantum Kinetic Energetic Pin Action," while Michael Biello's "Electric Pin" sheds actual light on the sport and on viewers. Paul Rigby's "The Uncounted Wages of Mixed Martial Arts" provides a sober assessment of sport, while Kim Knauer's "Take the Skinheads Bowling" riffs off the Camper Van Beethoven song of the same name. Holly Smith's "Teddy Bear's Picnic or Game Over," adds a note of humorous contemporary social critique. Other artists deal with mythology, anthropology, fashion, sexuality, nature, and human nature - all in creative and often hilarious ways.

      

 

Artists: Michael Biello, Kt Carney, Lynden DeCline, Hannah Fink, t.a. hahn, Melissa Maddoni Haims, Cheryl Harper, Rebecca Hoenig, Monica Kane, Leslie Kaufman, Peter Kinney, Kim Knauer, Jesse Lentz, Carla Liguori, Joanna Lukasik, Maria Markovich, Elizabeth Miller McCue, Deanna McLaughlin, Anita Meenen, Howard Neifeld, Paul Rigby, Zygmunt Sawosko, Bryan D. Smith, Holly Smith, Justin Smith, and Victoria Widener

 

You are invited to join in the fun and bid on the pin of your choice at the live auction on Saturday, June 22. The reception will run from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m., with the auction scheduled for 6:00. Lewis Wexler, owner of the Wexler Gallery in Philadelphia, will be the auctioneer for this special event. The auction will benefit Philadelphia Sculptors (and the artists.) Come early to bid on your favorite pieces and enjoy the refreshments!

 

Special menu items will include the not-to-be-found-anywhere-on-the-East Coast delectable Philadelphia Sculptors Hires Root Beer floats.

 

Bring your friends and help us reform the pin! 

 

For more information: [email protected],l 215-413-9126  

If you missed the celebration, you can still share the video! Learn about our  Business & Arts Partnership Award: Small to Mid-Size Business with an Arts Organization  here

The award recognizes our partnership with the Globe Development Group for "Catagenesis," our recent exhibition of site specific installations at Globe Dye Works in Frankford.