Mikronesia

More Ground Play Info

I spend the last four days setting up the sound sculptures at the Schuylkill Center for this fall’s show. Here’s the official press release and flyer for the SCEE show and the all members show at Nexus on 9/9

GROUND PLAY: Nexus Members Show Sept. 9 – Oct. 2, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 9 / 6-9pm
Closing Party / Fundraiser: Saturday, October 2 / 7-11pm

Featuring works by all members at NEXUS with a special showcase of the work of six members for their season long show at the Schuylkill Center. This show will feature a wide array of work from all the members at NEXUS including photography, sculpture, video, dance and works on paper. 

Mark your calendars, Saturday October 2 at NEXUS Gallery we’ll be hosting a fundraiser with comedians, cakes, beer, wine and prizes. The event is help raise money to keep our gallery going. We’ll have live entertainment from comedians, sketch artists, DJ Mikronesia, raffle prizes including original artwork by NEXUS members and much more!

 Saturday October 2, 7pm-11pm
$10 suggested donation at the door

GROUND PLAY: Nexus at The Schuylkill Center 

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
8480 Hagy’s Mill Road 
Philadelphia, PA

On View September through November 2010

Works by: Susan Abrams, Nick Cassway, Jebney Lewis, Michael McDermott, Leah Reynolds and Jennie Thwing 

Opening Reception: Sunday September 19
Ground Play / Family Friendly Activities / 4-6pm
Artists’ Tour of Ground Play, with concert and performance / 6:30-8pm

For the opening reception on September 19, there will be special shuttle bus that will run from the Crane Arts Building (1400 N. American St) to the Schuylkill Center in Roxborough. The bus will pickup at the Crane Arts Building at 4:00pm and take you the Second Site at the Schuylkill Center. The shuttle bus will return back to the Crane Arts building around 8:00pm after the performances. The bus is free, but space is limited. To reserve your seat email info@nexusphiladelphia.org with the word “shuttle” as the subject.

If you plan to drive to the opening The Schuylkill Centers asks that you park at the main Schuylkill Center building at 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road. A shuttle bus will take you around the corner to the Second Site Brolo Hill Farm (about a 20 minute walk from the main building).

In Ground Play, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education invites six artists from NEXUS Foundation to respond to the history and physical space of its Brolo Hill Farm. The work in Ground Play is an expression of the insightful ways these six artists use color, scale, sound, texture, humor, fear, storytelling and performance as their own artistic playground, coming up with new modes of expression and creating experiences meant to delight and provoke visitors. 

Ground Play will be one of a series of three environmentally-minded local events, including Manayunk EcoArts Festival on September 25th and 26th and East Falls Eco Fair on October 2, 2010.