The Art Church of West Philadelphia is opening at 5219 Webster St. (Facebook photo).
Great news for local artists and art lovers. The Art Church of West Philadelphia, a new work space for artists and art gallery is opening at 5219 Webster Street. The grand opening of the space, which is actually not in a church but in a two-story rowhome on a quiet West Philly block, is tonight at 8 p.m.
According to information on their website, the Art Church of West Philadelphia space can be used for performances, events, rehearsals, meetings, worship services or classes. Cara Blouin, a theater director and playwright, is the Art Church residing community member and “art pastor.” If you’re interested in using the space, contact Cara at: wpartchurch@gmail.com
To celebrate the opening of the new art space, West Philly photographer Kyle Cassidy will host a retrospective show of his amazing theater photos, many from West Philly’s Curio Theatre, but also from the Philadelphia Artists Collective, Hedgerow, and others, including the recent Commonwealth Classic production of The Glass Menagerie. Kyle’s work was featured in the New York Times, Vanity Fair (DE), the Sunday Times of London, Marie Claire, Photographers Forum, Asleep by Dawn, Gothic Beauty and many other publications.
The opening reception will also include music by Emcee Elroy and Dominique London and refreshments. Click here for more details.
Photo by Kyle Cassidy. His work will be presented at The Art Church of West Philadelphia opening event on Friday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m.
November 22nd, 2014 at 10:55 am
To Whom it May Concern,
I am interested in learning more about your facility. I am a poet and author of “Expressions of the Heart, Poetry for the Soul 2nd edition. To read excerpts from my book go to Xlibris.com, search by book title or author JoAnn Green-Hodges. I’ve also created a soundtrack entitled “Free” by JoAnn Hodges on YouTube using one of my poems with various sound effects and a slideshow.
God has blessed me with artistic ability and I would love to meet other artist and begin to display my work. My desire is to see my soundtrack “Free” come to life on stage. In addition, to my literary side I also love photography and have some photos I’d like to put on display if you have a gallery.
In closing, I’d like to say thank you for creating a venue to assist new and upcoming artist!
Sincerely,
JoAnn Hodges