Philadelphia Falls for the
Arts
Philadelphia Showcases Three Great Art Weekend Itineraries
During “Philadelphia Falls for the Arts 2006”
PHILADELPHIA, June 15, 2006 – When King Tut’s
treasures toured the U.S. from 1976-1979, nearly eight million
Americans viewed the rare artifacts during sold-out tours at each
museum in which they appeared. The exhibition was a must-see and
had a tremendous impact on every city it visited, solidifying that
the world’s first true “blockbuster exhibition” had arrived.
First Friday in Old City
Photo by B. Krist for GPTMC
The arts trio begins October 20-22 with USArtists:
American Fine Art Show, a showcase of 55 top U.S. dealers
presenting American fine art for sale. Treasures…From the
Silk Road to the Sante Fe Trail, Show & Sale, October
27-29, features more than 50 distinguished dealers offering fine
art, antiques and textiles from Asia, Africa, Oceania and the
Americas. The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft
Show, November 2-5, features 195 of the finest U.S. craft
artists.
Philadelphia Falls for the Arts 2006 suggests the following arts
weekend itinerary ideas for before or after the shows. For more
information about what to do in Philadelphia and to book hotel
reservations, visit www.gophila.com
Itinerary 1: Fine Art
USArtists: American Fine Art Show, Friday- Sunday,
October 20-22 (Preview Thursday, October 19) at the 33rd
Street Armory, 33rd and Market streets, is presented by the Women’s
Board of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and benefits the
Academy’s school and museum. USArtists is the largest exposition
and sale of American art, with 55 top dealers from across the
country offering American fine art, 18th century to contemporary,
reflecting the vitality, history and uniqueness of our nation’s
art. General admission is $15 and includes a full-color catalogue.
Seniors and students with ID pay $12; groups of six or more that
have registered in advance, $12. Trade a USArtists ticket stub for
free admission to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Info.:
215-972-2042, usartists@pafa.org or www.usartists.org.
Museum visit: Catch the special exhibit, “Villa
America: American Moderns 1900 to 1950,” September 23-December 31
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Founded in 1805, the Academy collects and exhibits works of
distinguished American artists and is renowned for training fine
artists including notable alumni Rembrandt Peale, Mary Cassatt,
Thomas Eakins, Henry Tanner and Maxfield Parrish. 118 N. Broad
Street, 215-972-7600.
Sightseeing: The work of Academy alumni can be
seen throughout the city. A wall-sized Tiffany glass mosaic mural
of Maxfield Parrish’s painting, Dream
Garden, is on display in the lobby of the Curtis
Building, former headquarters of The Saturday Evening
Post, at 6th and Walnut streets (closed Sunday). To see works
by Thomas Eakins, visit the American collection at the Philadelphia
Museum of Art. Among the favorites are his paintings of scullers on
Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River. Eakins’ The Gross
Clinic can be seen in The Eakins Gallery in Jefferson
Alumni Hall, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Street.
Several Academy students and teachers participate in the city’s
Mural Arts Program, responsible for more than 2,500 outdoor murals.
October is Mural Arts Month, and a trolley tour
takes you to some.
Dining: You’ll find picture-perfect views from
restaurant tables at XIX (NINETEEN), an American
Brasserie on the 19th floor of the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the
Bellevue, Broad and Walnut streets and the Swann
Lounge at the Four Seasons Hotel, One Logan Square. From
XIX, you get a magnificent cityscape view, including Alexander
Milne Calder’s 37-foot William Penn statue atop City Hall. From the
Swann Lounge, you see Calder’s son Alexander Stirling Calder’s
Swann Fountain, a public art centerpiece in Philadelphia’s Logan
Circle. Try them for Sunday brunch. Walls at the Palm
Restaurant are decorated with a portrait gallery of famous
Philadelphia faces. The restaurant, at 200 South Broad Street, is
known for its classic American fare.
Itinerary II: Treasures
Treasures…From the Silk Road to the Santa Fe Trail,
Show & Sale, Friday-Sunday, October 27-29 (Preview
Thursday, October 26), is presented by the Women’s
Committee of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology at the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, and
benefits the museum. General admission is $15 and includes a show
catalogue and museum and show admission for duration of the event,
with special rates for groups of eight or more purchased in
advance. More than 50 distinguished dealers from the U.S. and
abroad offer a wide selection of vetted 18th through 21st century
works of fine art, antiques, jewelry, carpets and textiles,
representing native artistic traditions of Asia, Africa, Oceania
and the Americas. Info.: 215-898-9213, treasures@museum.upenn.edu,
or www.museum.upenn.edu.
Museum visit: Materials from ancient Egypt, the
Bible Lands, Africa, Asia, Polynesia, the Mediterranean world and
the Americas fill three gallery floors at the University
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3620 South Street.
Founded in 1887 and located on the campus of the University of
Pennsylvania, the Penn Museum is an internationally renowned
education and research institution. Most of the nearly one million
objects the museum houses were obtained through its own field
excavations and anthropological research.
Sightseeing: The Institute for
Contemporary Art, part of the University of Pennsylvania,
is the city’s leading venue for recent developments in the visual
arts, presenting innovative work of established and emerging
artists.
Dining: White Dog Café, a
neighborhood restaurant at 3420 Sansom Street, is located a few
blocks from the Penn Museum. The restaurant serves eclectic
American cuisine in three adjacent Victorian brownstones. Next
door, the Black Cat, is a charming gift shop full of treasures.
Also located in University City at 3636 Sansom Street,
Pod, by Philadelphia restaurateur Stephen Starr,
is an ultra-modern, family-style Asian restaurant where diners
seating choices include glowing pods and a sushi bar with conveyor
belt. Susanna Foo Chinese Cuisine, a Mobil
four-star and AAA Four Diamond award-winning restaurant at 1512
Walnut Street, features Chinese classics with a French
influence.
Itinerary III: Contemporary Craft
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show,
Thursday-Sunday, November 2-5 (Preview Wednesday, November
1), at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th and Arch
streets, is presented by the Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia
Museum of Art and benefits the museum. The Philadelphia Museum of
Art Craft Show is the nation’s premier professionally juried show
and sale of contemporary craft: clay, fiber, metal, wood, glass,
jewelry and wearables. The show features 195 of the finest U.S.
craft artists; 26 guest artists from Finland are invited for 2006.
Admission is $15 and includes a program book; group of 10 or more
that have registered in advance, $8. 215-684-7930, twcpma@philamuseum.org, or
www.pmacraftshow.org.
Museum Visit: The Philadelphia Museum
of Art, 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
showcases more than 2,000 years of human creativity. The
collections and special exhibitions present masterpieces of
painting, sculpture, decorative arts and architectural settings
from Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Sightseeing: The first Friday of every month,
the Old City Arts Association presents First
Friday. Galleries plan exhibition openings and stay open
late. Don’t miss the non-profit Clay Studio, known
for its artist residencies, gallery, studio space, school, and
outreach programs.
Dining: Craft lovers will appreciate
Fork, a favorite Old City American bistro. The
curtain panels in the entrance way were created by a local artisan.
El Vez, also by Stephen Starr, is famous for its
Mexican cuisine, but also for an art installation of whimsical
dioramas .
Only in Philadelphia!
“Your destination for the finest shows and sales of fine
art, antiques, contemporary craft, and the art of native
peoples.”
PRESS
CONTACTS:
For USArtists: SueHamilton shamilton@devinepowers.com 215-568-2525
or Jennifer Hawk jhawk@pafa.org 215-972-0550
For Treasures: Phoebe Resnick prres1@comcast.net 610-872-2689
or Walt Borton waltwrites@cybermesa.com 505-982-2605
For PMA Craft Show: Krista Bard kbard@bardstrategies.com 215-735-7110
or Nancy O’Meara nomeara@philamuseum.org 215-684-7931
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