 |
||||
|
In this issue: |
 |
|||
|
Lecture: Paul Hardin Kapp with Todd Sanders,
The Architecture of William Nichols: Building the
Antebellum South in North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi. E-Books Help Session Athenaeum Genealogy Group Lecture: Nancy Moses, Stolen,
Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures. Exhibition Opening: Sharing The Page: Mary McCarthy and Shirley Veenema
Exhibition Dates: June 22 - July 31, 2015 Reception
and Meet the Artists: June
24, 5 to 7pm. Free.
RSVP to 215-925-2688 or events@philaathenaeum.org Blue Star Museums
For the complete list of participating museums click here. Looking Forward Online Exhibition
Left: Philadelphia
Grotesque Revisited. The First Place Professional design by
Stanev Potts, Architects. Staff News
PAGP Architectural Walking Tour: Architectural Ceramics in Philadelphia
Click here for additional information and registration Saturday, June 13, 2015, 10:00am - 2:30pm PAGP Cornerstone Member-$175.00 PAGP Regular Member-$200.00 Non-PAGP Member-$250.00 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm First three Saturdays of the month: 11:00am-3:00pm (excluding the summer months).This June, the Athenaeum will be open the first two Saturdays. Saturday openings will then resume in September.
219 S. 6th Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
The building is accessible to persons with disabilities. Group tours and research visits are by appointment only.
The Athenaeum does not share this mailing list. You can Subscribe or Unsubscribe at the Athenaeum website. To read past issues, visit the Newsletter Archive.
|
||||
 |
||||
The
Athenaeum presents a collaborative exhibition featuring the work of
Boston-based artists Mary McCarthy and Shirley Veenema, longtime
colleagues. Their collaboration began in 2009 while at a retreat for
artists in New Mexico during which they visited sites and shared ideas.
Returning to Boston, they decided to combine research and interests. Their
first project drew on individual interests while in New Mexico: one was
intrigued by the design of doors, the other drawn to stories of the
saints. The resulting book, Doors to the Saints-2010, tells the stories of
12 female saints, one for each month of the year. They continued to focus
on women in several subsequent pieces, while at the same time challenging
new areas of content and technique. Dos-à-dos style book constructions,
the integration of digital print processes with handwork, miniature books,
and a series inspired by Emily Dickinson followed.
The
Athenaeum is proud to participate once again in the Blue Star Museum
program. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National
Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and
more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the
nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including
National Guard and Reserve, from Memorial Day, May 25, 2015 through Labor
Day, September 7, 2015. 
Have
you noticed the change in Becca Daniels? Her shaved head demonstrates her
commitment to the St. Baldrick's Foundation, which raises funding for
childhood cancer research. Because children with cancer often lose their
hair during treatment, the St. Baldrick's Foundation has found this unique
way to draw attention and donations by having volunteers shave their
heads. On May 9th in the Poconos Becca participated in one of these
programs, but in April she also organized a Benefit Art Show in
Philadelphia with the proceeds to go to the St. Baldrick's Foundation. The
Poconos program alone raised more than $15,000 this year.
Join
Vance A. Koehler to discover the rich use of architectural ceramics
throughout Center City. The tour will begin at City Hall and meander
through Center City ending at Rittenhouse Square
Location: 
