Yards Brewery FIRST FRIDAY Featured Artist-June 3rd

Time	Friday, June 3 · 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	The Tasting Room @ Yards Brewery   901 N. Delaware Ave Philadelphia, PA

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Happy Hour Specials!!!!
Music by The Jazz Horses 7-9pm
Art/Paintings by Sarah Rado
Great beer, fun music, and glittery paintings!
(and it's Stu Kaplan's 30th Birthday)

May- First Friday

I have spent the past two months working on a new body of art experimenting with glitter, varnish, and feathers. I also screwed around with a clear silicone gel to have elements in the painting appear to "float". I showed my work at the open studios in my building (which is a natural success, I don't even have to do any promoting! Yay less work!) the verdict is that people gravitated towards this black painting, which you will see here. I believe I will do a series based on this painting. Next, I would like to do a bunch of large scale floral paintings, and then towards the end of the year I think I will start doing nude female portraits on abstract backgrounds. I guess I will see how it goes once I get my work hung in some local shops in Northern Liberties, but that's my gut instinct at this point.  Also, the LOVE painting is finished after a year of working on it.  I ended up peeling/ ripping the entire bottom half of the painting off the canvas and starting over, but I fixed it in two hours what I had been working on for four months so it worked out just fine.

Loving my new space at Liberty Vintage Motorcycles! We are planning on doing a big party for Trenton Ave Arts Fest/"Judgement Day" on May 21st. 

New Year, New Studio

Now that the whirlwind of the show has died down, I spent some time looking for a new studio during the rest of November.  IRS was a great starting point for me, but I realize I need a larger area to work in since I would like to start painting larger scale (four feet plus).  I am moving into a spot in Fishtown that shares a building with Liberty Vintage Motorcycles (coincidence?) near the Rocket Cat Cafe and a few other hip little businesses at Sepviva and Susquehanna.  It used to be used for a performance art space for Extra Extra (that's what you'll find if you google the address).  My good friend Delia King, who is on the Mural Arts program, is in the space above me and we are separated by a large set of stairs.  When I moved in a few weeks ago, the walls were unfinished so I haven't been around much (that and I've been uber busy with other things like wrapping presents and trying to get ready for my big party).  Anyway, it's in a cool part of town that I will easily be able to host open studios during Fishtown First Fridays, and I am looking forward to setting myself up, building some shelves and a desk, and getting organized.  I always feel I am better able to accomplish things when I have a good feng shui going on, so I don't end up wasting time looking for things (blue glitter, army men etc) or getting distracted (with gold leaf, glue, etc).

I've pretty much taken December off from any artmaking at this point, I have a hard time staying motivated in cold weather and I don't like working at night (going to and from my car in the dark gives me that creepy feeling!)

When the space looks good enough for pictures, I will post :-)

VIOLENCE and GLITTER: Show Opening

The opening for Violence and Glitter was packed.  There were about 150 people who filtered in and out of the event over the course of a few hours. We received online publicity through  Out of Print Magazine , Philly Weekly Online, Temple University News , Phillyist , and McJawn.  Good news spreads!  We also sold a few pieces at the show which was an extra bonus. Word of mouth, Facebook event invitations, blog entry, flyering, and posters in windows of all the local businesses (which I am lucky to have the support of, especially The Foodery, Liberties Parcel, and Druid's Keep).  Liberties Parcel did all the printing--if anyone is interested, they're at 2nd and Brown and they use recyclable wax-based ink which is a new type of printing that is environmentally friendly. 

If anyone has additional questions or comments or would like to purchase any work from the event OR stop in to see the show (appointment only) please shoot me an email at sarah.rado@alumni.tufts.edu

Thanks to all the artists who participated and made the event a diverse and interesting collection of work!

Enjoy the pictures!

Root 222 adds the first layer to their live painting

Meghan VanAlstyne's "Department of Weights and Measures" in the foreground

Sean Johnson's "Pinata Contest" on the flat screen

My favorite co-workers (Myssimae's Delicious cupcakes!)

Watching EL Putnam's "Fauxmance"

Reading about the Artists

Brett Scott spins favorites on vinyl

Jack Reed's "Glitter War Blood"

Yours Truly, with my painting, surrounded by Jesse Beamesderfer's brush paintings ("People watch out, Jesus is COMING!)

work by Carol McDonough, Sarah Rado, Delia King (Pornaments are for sale for $100 each, please email me for details, won't they look stunning on your Festivus Pole?!

The masterpiece is complete!

Jessi Taylor "Get Sharp Saturday Night" (SOLD! but available in prints)

Skuds McKinley/Thomas Yurkovic

Deliah Poore, thank you for the delicious wine sampling!!

VIOLENCE and GLITTER: ART SHOW 11/11/2010

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Location	Indoor Rooftop Studios 1712 n. 2nd st Philadelphia, PA
Created By	Sarah Rado
More Info	VIOLENCE AND GLITTER: an exploration of dichotomy in art Curated by Sarah Rado Where: Indoor Rooftop Studios 1712 n. 2nd st @ Cecil B. Moore, Philadelphia PA 19122 train stop: Berks on the EL When: Thurs, Nov 11th 2010 Time: 8pm-11pm Join us for an FREE evening of art, libations, and music by Brett Scott. The show includes work from artists from Boston to Philly, and will showcase a live drawing event from central PA’s own Root222. Additionally, take a tour of the artist’s spaces located inside the Indoor Rooftop Studios! EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Root 222 Lauren Abshire Rocco Agrippa Jesse Beamesderfer John Hicks Gabrielle Heit Sean Johnson Delia King Michelle Landry Carol McDonough Skuds McKinley Carolyn O’Donnell EL Putnam Sarah Rado Jack Reed Alison Stigora Jessi Taylor Meghan Van Alstyne Thomas Yurkovic Can’t make the show? email missradio@gmail.com to set up a viewing appointment until November 23, 2010.

SUBMIT!

Call for artists!!!

 CALL FOR ENTRIES:
"Violence and Glitter"
Curated by Sarah Rado
Indoor Rooftop Studios-
1712 N 2nd St, Philadelphia PA 19122
...SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, October 18,2010
Artwork dropoff date: TBD
Event Opening Date:Thursday November 11, 2010, 8pm

Art can be the most powerful when it displays a strong degree of polar or seemingly contrary forces within the work. This show will place a strong emphasis on pieces that display anger or pain, coupled with a certain amount of beauty. The actual use of "Violence" and "Glitter" in the artwork submitted is highly recommended, but is also open to individual interpretation.

Submission Guidelines:
Show is open to all mediums, including performance/live art. Please submit quality digital images (less than 5mb per email, to ensure electronic delivery) to missradio@gmail.com along with a $10 submission fee for up to 4 pieces and $15 for 5 or more, via paypal, check, or money order. You may also mail work on a cd or dvd. Please include your paypal payment receipt #, or your check or money order info in the submission email. For paypal, send to missradio@gmail.com . For personal checks or money orders, or cd/dvd/other entries, submit or drop off in person to:
Sarah Rado
Liberties Parcel
800 N 2nd St, Philadelphia PA 19123

If your work is 3d please be prepared to provide a pedestal for your piece if necessary. For performance art submissions please submit a proposal (1 page or less) including the amount of space necessary. Please distinguish whether it is timed or durational, as well as any pertinent photos. All submissions must include an artists statement attached as a word document. Additionally, you may include a CV/artist resume.
All submission pieces must include: Name, medium, size, year
All 2d art must be ready to hang.
Please include your contact info: Name, phone, email, address.

Submission deadline is Monday, October 18,2010.

Everyone is encouraged to submit, and please pass along to anyone you think may be interested!

About the space:
Indoor Rooftop Studios, an alternative space, is a large artist's warehouse in Kensington, Philadelphia. We have several artist studio spaces for rent for around $200 a month, and we also have a very large main room to display artwork and host events. if you are interested in a studio rental or band rehearsal space, please email Lindsay Kovnat at lindzzz56@gmail.com