Recent Artist in Residence here at the DCCA, Ben Volta is participating in ART IN THE OPEN PHILADELPHIA. The event is happening now through Saturday, June 12th on the Schuylkill River Banks along the path under the Market Street Bridge, with a special reception on Saturday from 3-5.
Ben Volta is a Philadelphia educated artist who is building a reputation for himself exhibiting education-based collaborative works throughout the region. He is the recipient of numerous Arts in Education Grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, is a member of Tim Rollins and K.O.S. in NYC, and is a fellow at the Center for Emerging Visual Artists in Philadelphia.
In 2009 Ben Volta and the young people from the Margaret S. Sterk School for the Deaf collaborated on a DCCA Art & Community Visual Arts Residency project that explored assigned and chosen identity. The result was an impressive installation featuring abstracted self-portraits made with a combination of hand drawn visual elements, mixed media objects, and computer generated digital images. We hope to see Ben back at the DCCA soon!
Polygon Blooms is a collaboration between Ben Volta, educator Jerry Jackson and students at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School. The project will be exhibited at Art in the Open Philadelphia in addition to the work of over 30 other artists.
Looks like Friday will be the best weather for the event so go sooner rather than later!
To read more about Polygon Blooms visit:
http://polygonblooms.blogspot.com/
And to learn more about Art in the Open visit:
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