Please join me this coming Saturday evening for a pop-up exhibition with California-based artist Timothy Buckwalter. There will be good food and live music happening!
Crystal Days–recent work by Douglas Witmer & Timothy Buckwalter with Michael Macfeat
March 3-31, 2012
Sugar
21 West Willowgrove Ave map–>
Reception Saturday March 3 5-7pm
What’s a “pop-up exhibition?” In this case it’s a show in an historic former garage space that Tim and I were offered with just a few weeks notice. We decided to jump at the chance.
What’s the venue “Sugar?” It’s a new art/design boutique in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia.
What’s my connection to Timothy? Well, we both grew up in Lancaster County, PA, but we didn’t know each other until a few years ago. Since then we did discover that Timothy’s father once worked for my family’s greenhouse business. If you don’t already know Timothy Buckwalter’s work, please head over to his site and check it out.
What is the title “Crystal Days” all about? It’s a terrific Echo and the Bunnymen song from their classic 1984 album “Ocean Rain.”
West Philly Abstraction
March 9-30, 2012
University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia
Reception, Friday, March 9,6-8pm
West Philly Abstraction is a show I’m super excited about…mainly because I organized it. Here’s my press release blurb about it:
West Philadelphia has long been been a favorite neighborhood for the independent and creative set, a hotbed for activists, anarchists, and D.I.Y. rockers alike rubbing shoulders with architects and Ivy League profs. In the midst of it all live some of Philadelphia’s most noted abstract artists. These are artists who bring fresh perspectives to the now-venerable tradition. Not unified by any particular style, West Philly Abstraction presents eight artists–artists whose works have been exhibited internationally and are part of major museum collections–who make West Philly their home.
With: Marina Borker, Robert Goodman, Todd Keyser, Paul King, Alice Oh, Caroline Letham Santa, and Tremain Smith.
