GO PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!!

It's the eternal question: will that wee little lad that sits atop our grand city hall steeple finally be appeased? can we finally break the curse?

For those of you who aren't Phillies fans I would recommend staying quiet this week. It's been too long that we've waited for some sign of victory from any of the four pro teams in this city, that some people might get, umm "upset", if they hear you rootin for the other team.

Make sure to throw the salt over your shoulder and say a few Hail Marys or two as the first game gets underway!

If you aren't glued to your television set for the next week here are a few cool things happening in the City of Brotherly Love.



Dracula Festival
Rosenbach Museum and Library
2008-2010 Delancey Place
Philadelphia, Pa
October 22nd-29th, 2008

More than a century after its first publication, Dracula remains the ultimate horror story, with countless film adaptations and literary spin-offs. Each fall, the Rosenbach Museum & Library—home of Bram Stoker's research notes and outlines for Dracula—plumbs the depths of its collections to present the annual Dracula Festival,a week-long series of events inspired by Stoker's classic novel and iconic figure. For more information and a schedule of events visit www.rosenbach.org



Art In City Hall: The Green Exhibit
2nd + 4th Floors, NE Corner
City Hall
Philadelphia, Pa
October 23rd, 2008

More than a century after The City of Philadelphia's Art in City Hall exhibition program celebrates its 56th group exhibition for local emerging and professional artists. The Green Exhibit highlights the artistic achievements of 45 Philadelphia area artists whose works reflect issues and concerns about the environment. The exhibit runs from October 23-January 23, 2009 and an opening reception will be open to the public and held on October 23, 2008, from 5-7 pm. For more information visit www.artincityhall.org.




Between Frames
Project Basho
1305 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa
October 24th, 2008
6:45 pm

"Between Frames" is a gallery talk between two landscape photographers — Koichiro Kurita and Stuart Rome. This informal conversation is a way to explore how they each perceive the environment and for them, what has evolved from their interactions with the nature. Admission is $10 for the general public and only $5 for students. For more information visit www.projectbasho.org

And so it goes...

SO it looks as if we’ve all survived the first week, at least most of us, and are heading into the home stretch towards midterms.

Ok, sorry I know I shouldn't rush it, but that first smell of fall, wood burning and leaves crunching, the constant chatter of the presidential candidates and the looming issue of, "I have no idea what I want to be for Halloween", combines to create a sense of excitement here at ol' AIPH.

As we do, we've compiled a list of a few happenings in the area--just in case you were inclined to get up off that couch and go see what's going on in the world!




Ghost Tours of Philadelphia
Signers Garden
5th and Chestnut Street
Now through October 30, 2008
Not your typical photography event, but think how much inspiration you could get from the creeped out city at night! Night walking and trolley tours. Ghost stories, haunted houses,
and buried body locales. Now Thru Oct 30.
For more info visit www.ghosttour.com.




American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery
Haverford College
Now through December 14, 2008

Trained at Chicago's famed Institute of Design, Art Sinsabaugh (1924-1983) made his artistic breakthrough in the early 1960s with a giant "banquet" camera that produced 12 x 20-inch negatives. He developed a unique methodology that utilized the extra-large-format contact prints cropped (sometimes dramatically) to evoke the sweeping horizons he saw in nature. He was a landscape photographer in the broadest sense: he photographed the spaces—both rural and urban—that we inhabit.

The retrospective "American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh," organized by the Indiana University Art Museum, represents the first complete survey of the artist's career ever assembled. It includes over eighty-five photographs, with the majority drawn from the Art Sinsabaugh Archive at Indiana University, Bloomington. The retrospective is accompanied by the long-awaited monograph on the artist, written by Keith F. Davis, noted photo-historian and the exhibition's guest curator, and a 19-minute video on the artist's life, produced by the Indiana University's Radio-Television Services and recently broadcast nationally by PBS.

For more info visit www.haverford.edu




Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts: Artist Workshop
A Good Design—Legal Info for Successful Artists
The Ethical Society Building
1906 South Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia
November 6, 2008, 4:00-6:00 pm


Speakers
Julia Blaukopf, Professional Artist
Jeffrey Campolongo, Esq., Entertainment Attorney
Jeffrey Fuller, President Jeffrey Fuller Fine Art, Ltd.

The workshop focuses on legal and business issues for working artists including information on how to copyright and protect your work, trademark your business, sample artist-gallery agreements, music licensing, and release agreements. Our panel of experts will discuss common legal challenges artists face and helpful legal tools to avoid problems.

Cost is $20 per person
For more info visit www.artsandbusinessphila.org

WELCOME BACK!
Hoping everyone had a wonderful break and is ready for the upcoming semster. A few things to note--for those of you who haven't check out the wonderful show in the downstairs gallery, stop by and take a look. Our very own department director, Rob Crites, is showcasing his body of work entitled, 365: Potraits. Keep checking back each week for new and interesting updates!

NEWS
Another worthy mention--our visionary Senate has passed bill S2913 The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act and the House of Representatives is expected to follow suit. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the concept, according to Mark Dery of Print Magazine "orphan works are works whose copyright status is uncertain for any number of reasons. The author may be dead and the heirs to the copyright unknown; the author may have never registered the work with the copyright office, or the work may never have been published, in the conventional sense, but simply found adrift on the we, say because somebody scanned and uploaded it without any identifying information." This is a major issue for those in the creative industry and something all of us should be aware of. For a full accounting of this issue check out the Print article at

http://www.printmag.com/design_articles/orphan_works/tabid/419/Default.aspx

or read the bill in its entirety at

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5889/show


EVENTS/EXHIBITIONS
A few upcoming happenings worth mentioning.

Dirck Halstead
Thursday,October 9th, 2008
7 p.m.
The University of the Arts
Elaine C. Levitt Auditorium
401 South Broad Street
Philadelphia
www.uarts.edu
215.717.6300

Jim Pickerell: Stock Photo Industry
Thursday, Novermber 13th, 2008
PowerPlant Studios
230 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.powerplantstudios.com
215.592.8775

Open Portfolio 2008
Crane Arts Center
1400 N. American Street
Philadelphia, Pa
Saturday and Sunday • October 11-12 - Noon to 6PM
Come view the artwork of the member artists of Philagrafika, The Print Center, InLiquid and Philadelphia Center for the Book Arts.Fine art prints, photographs and artists books will be showcased in an art fair setting. Work from over 40 artists will be in one easy to reach location during the weekend of October 11-12, 2008 as part of POST (Philadelphia Open Studio Tours).

Paul Cava: Heart of the Matter
Gallery 339
339 South 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
September 19 – November 8

Heart of the Matter features a selection of Cava’s sensual, intricately-layered compositions that incorporate original photography, found imagery, painting, and drawing.

Toyland: A Show of Toy Camera Photography
Nexus Gallery
Crane Arts Building
1400 N. American Street
Philadelphia, Pa
Thursday October 9 through Friday November 7, 2008
Toyland showcases the photography of six artists working with simple whimsical toy cameras. The common bond of the artists in this show is the decision to work with cameras that are little more than toys. From these most modest of tools they have put forth a fascinating and varied collection of images. Featuring work by Chris Macan, Mira Gohel, Mark Sink, Rita Bernstein, Andy Benson and Diana Bloomfield. Curated by NEXUS member Chris Macan.


UPDATES
ASMP Philly recently announced a deadline change for their Focus: Philadelphia contest. Deadline for Focus Philadelphia extended to October 21st. Focus Philadelphia will be spotlighted in the ASMP National Bulletin, the Philly Creative Guide, and PDN. Winners will be prominently featured on the new Focus Philly website and promo materials.

All work accepted will be featured on a new website with a link to your website and your work on ASMP Philly site. We're expanding the ways Focus: Philadelphia can help you have your work be seen and add value to your ASMP membership.

ASMP Philadelphia Announces Focus Prizes
Workbook Portfolio ($2000 value)*, 3 Adobe bundles: just released CS4 and Lightroom 2 ($1200 value), A Philly Creative Guide Banner Listing and a portfolio consultation with Louisa Curtis ($150)

Check out www.asmpphilly.org for more information.