Sunday, October 14, 2012

Film Screening: TAPPED - Learn about the bottled water industry's effect on our health, economy, environment, and more

Tuesday, October 16th, 5:45-7:45 pm

Film Screening: TAPPED
come learn about the bottled water industry’s effect on our health, economy, environment, and more!
sponsored by Mariposa Food Co-op’s Food Justice and Anti-Racism Working Group, and 2012-2013 40th Street Artist-in-Resident Diedra Krieger's Plastic Fantastic community outreach project.

Lucien Blackwell Free Library- 125 South 52nd St
free and open to the public
rsvp: education@mariposa.coop

Monday, October 8, 2012

The Daily Pennsylvanian :: 40th Street Artists-in-Residence program opens its doors to the public

Thanks to the many folks who visited our studios and gallery during the annual Philadelphia Open Studio Tours this past weekend! A writer from the Daily Pennsylvanian, the independent student newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania, visited us as well, and here is the article! 
The Daily Pennsylvanian :: 40th Street Artists-in-Residence program opens its doors to the public

Friday, October 5, 2012

Diedra Krieger's project Plastic Fantastic rages on through 10/17!

Plastic Fantastic's Adventure at the corner lot
of 49th and Chancellor, Philadelphia PA

September 23rd to October 17th, 2012


Underpinning Plastic Fantastic are concerns about the politics of water, environmental issues, recycling, self-care, and equity. Plastic Fantastic creates possibility for social change through play, collectivity, community development and production. Through this process we improve our relationship with the everyday.

We are excited to be collaborating with the 4900 block of Chancellor Street, 200 block of South 49th Street, Huey School's after school program, Portside Art Center, University City District, 40th Street AIR, Mariposa’s Food Justice and Anti-Racism (FJAR) Working Group, The Rotunda, Hector's Metal Shop, Inciting HQ, all of our water bottle collectors, Planet Fitness, Bikram Yoga of Philadelphia, and Bartram's Garden!

** **** POST Philadelphia Open Studio Tours **** **

******** Saturday 10/6 & Sunday 10/7 ********
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Saturday 10/6

Leave a message from your imagination in a bottle for the dome. Plant a bottle on the dome. Visit Diedra's studio at 4013 Chestnut Street 2nd floor, along with our other AIR residents in 4007 and 4013 Chestnut. And/or visit the dome at 49th and Chancellor!


** Special Extra POST Dome Afternoon Action **

* Sunday 10/7/12 * 49th & Chancellor *

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++ Make a planter from a carrot ++
++ Sounds by Staco and Rudy ++
++ Pineapple tortas by Kay Ay ++
++ Tree planting ceremony ++


~~~~ Tapped ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
~~ WHAT~~~~ FJAR sponsored screening of Tapped ~~~
~~~ WHEN ~~~~~ Tuesday 10/16 5:30pm ~~~~
~~ WHERE~~~~~ Blackwell Library, 125 S 52nd Street, Philadelphia, PA  ~~~~~