hey everyone,

there’s a lot going on in the city this weekend. Craft fairs-a-plenty EVERYWHERE!
here are 2 that we’ll be representing at…

SATURDAY May 30
Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar
1200 E. Passyunk Ave (around the corner from Pat’s and Geno’s)
1-5PM

Stop by and say hello- I’ll be selling my jewelry (Aviaire Timepiece Jewelry)- necklaces (for guys and gals), earrings, cufflinks, tie tacks, lapel pins, etc. SUPER DISCOUNT PRICES!
also new leather cuffs and some close-outs such as guitar straps and hats!

then SUNDAY May 31
Fleisher’s Artspiration
A Free Community Arts Festival
for the Whole Family
10am-4pm

Our wonderful pal Erin will be selling some of her cute wares as well as some of ours- stop by and say hello!

Fleisher Art Memorial presents the third annual ARTspiration! — a FREE community arts festival. This outdoor festival will take place between Fleisher’s 719 Catharine Street and 705 Christian Street buildings and along the 700 block of Catharine Street. Family-oriented activities will include free art-making activities, a plant and herb sale, bake sale, book sale, art and craft sale, free performances, and a prize raffle. Neighborhood food vendors will also be on hand selling refreshments and treats for the whole family.

Booths will include new and familiar faces. Eggplants, cantaloupes, peppers, bananas and tomatoes will make their return at the popular “Play with Your Food” booth, where young people can transform them into zany creatures and colorful characters. Other returning booths will include face painting, printmaking, button-making, sidewalk chalking, portrait drawing, and more.

Come one, come all, and bring your bike!

Bicycle-art workshops for all ages are new this year. Festival-goers are invited to bring along their bikes for an artistic makeover — just in time for National Bike Month!This year’s festival will also feature several guests: The Please Touch Museum will arrive with their Play Patrol, a travel-sized version of the museum; The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Division of Education Community Program will offer sunflower hat and medieval crown-making activities; and master muralist Cesar Viveros and Fuego Nuevo will lead an Aztec hieroglyph art-making activity in both Spanish and English. Performances will spotlight family-based Yaretzi, a Mexican folk dance group; a teen break dance demonstration; and Cambodian Classical Dance pieces. On the music front, DJ Jesus Soto returns as MC — spinning music for the whole family, with interludes by accordionist Benjamin Laden.Bring the kids, and tell your friends!

Also stop by the Art Star Craft Bazaar down at Penn’s Landing- a handful of our artists will be selling their wares both Saturday and Sunday!

See you out and about!- Carolynne

Please join us for the opening reception of our current exhibit this SATURDAY May 16!   Group Exhibit Curated by John Freeborn. Featuring artwork by:Tim Gough Amy S. Kauffman Damian Weinkrantz John Freeborn Kris Chau Opening Reception SATURDAY May 16, 5-9PM at Mew Gallery 906 Christian Street Phila PA 19147 this Mixed Media Exhibit runs thru June 18. Artwork is priced to buy! Don’t miss it! Come out and support local art!!   Kris Chau John Freeborn

Tuesday Night *Upcycle* Workshop Series
with Miss Koco!

Workshop #1 Junkmail
May 12th from 6pm to 8pm
(get $5 off the fee if you register for this one by Wed. May 6th)

 

Overwhelmed by Junkmail? Learn how to turn it into one of a kind journals and stationary! Upcycle all that extra paper in your life and learn how to create super easy journals and stationary. Maps, menus, magazines, and newspapers work too! You’ll be amazed at how useful this “junk” actually is.

Workshop #2 Denim Jewelry
May 26th from 6pm to 8pm

It seems like everyone has a few pairs of jeans that just don’t fit right… or they have the whole sandblasted butt, low-rise thing you can’t rock anymore…or they’re just so worn they’re un-wearable… What can you do with them? Make them into jewelry! Miss Koco will show you how to give your old denim new life.

Check out Miss Koco’s Coop shop here at Mew Gallery or visit her Etsy page for more examples of her genius work!

$30 per workshop
*includes all materials and light refreshments

Space is limited. Pre-registration is required no later than the
Friday before each class: 215-625-2424 or mewgallery@yahoo.com

*Upcycling: The practice of converting waste materials into products of greater value.
-UrbanDictionary.com