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Scrapper's Delight

2011-10-03T18:50:00.001-07:00

KIDD-OFFKA interactive art show

2011-08-21T07:31:00.000-07:00

3rd Annual Portside's Summer Camp
Interactive Arts Show!

First Friday September 2nd 2011, 6PM at

VWVOFFKA 2311 FRANKFORD AVE

VWVOFFKA will be showing the work of 30 children who participated in the Portside Arts Center’s 2011 summer camp. Through out the 6-week program the Portside instilled upon these little minds many different arts & craft techniques using mostly found/recycled materials. From building a small scale replica of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge out of recycled bottles and cardboard to their individual paintings, drawings and sculptures, these children worked very hard on their projects in anticipation of this final showing. The Portside incorporated character-building workshops alongside of the arts & crafts to build the campers self-esteem & confidence, so come to VWVOFFKA and see all of the Portsider’s hard work
and dedication to the arts!

06.30.2011: WORD EXCHANGE & BOOK TOUR

2011-06-27T14:23:00.000-07:00

Join us for a fine evening of provocative word exchange. We will be hosting a potluck as well, so please bring some cupcakes or other hors d'oeuvres. Merci!

RSVP here

06.03.2011 VINTAGE POP-UP SHOP hosted by Sincerely, Thompson

2011-06-02T10:16:00.000-07:00

On First Friday, June 3rd, 2011 we will be hosting a pop-up shop curated by Sincerely, Thompson. The gallery will be transformed into a contemporary store space for the vintage connoisseur and bargain hunter. Please stop by to see the new space, just two blocks north of the bubble, and pick up some fashionable wares.

Press Release:

Vintage retailer Sincerely, Thompson will host a pop-up shop at the Vvwoffka Gallery in Fishtown for June’s First Friday. The Frankford Avenue gallery will be transformed into a conceptual vintage store for one night only. The pop-up will be in the vein of a gallery exhibition, creating displays assembled from antique furniture and natural elements.

Sincerely, Thompson is the project of Bridget Thompson, who spends her time in search of interesting pieces at thrift stores and antique markets. Items will include retro house wares and handpicked vintage clothing ranging from the 50’s to the 90’s. Fifties leather handbags and nineties high-waisted shorts will be a few of the highlighted items. The event takes place on June 3^rd from 7-10PM at 2311 Frankford Avenue and will include refreshments and music.

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210660648967531

04.15.2011 CARNIVALE DE ARCANUM

2011-04-10T11:52:00.000-07:00

"Carnivale de Arcanum" - explore the intricacies of the subconscious mode manifest through tarot, sculpture, painting, and gypsy vibrations. Then soothe your pysche with herbal brews and muscle relaxations. Join us in therapeutic revelry, massage your mind and body.

03.19.2011 1-Year Anniversary: VWVOFFKA ALL DAY FUNDRAISER

2011-03-10T11:57:00.000-08:00

As you all may well know we have moved to a new address, 2 blocks north from our old location, at 2311 Frankford Avenue. March is a month of rebirth and the new storefront needs a lot of work including new floor, new lighting, new drywalling, a new paint job, and a lot more. To recoup some of these expenses we are holding a community-based fundraiser on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 starting at 2pm.

Come join us for a full day of artful moments and nostalgic memories as we celebrate our 1-year anniversary.

Here is a list of activities you can look forward to:
Doors open at 2pm.

There will be multiple vendors selling their wares, crafts, zines, comics, jewelry, food items, and other various items from the local art community. Currently we have room for up to 10 vendors. Each table costs $10 for all day. If interested please email vwvoffka@gmail.com for more information.

Face painting for the kids and adults for only $3. Our painters can make you a tiger, or a lion, or just plain far-out.

Live wall painting of our Exquisite Corpse leading to the Dream Oven.

Sam Cusumano's noise-bent toys will return in a new static installation throughout the gallery space.

50/50 Raffle tickets will be sold for various grab bags and other great art-filled prizes to go home with.

With weather permitting we will have an all day BBQ in our backyard with hot dogs, burgers, veggie burgers, and assorted toppings, as well as various refreshments.

Doors to the Dream Oven (in the basement of VWVOFFKA) will open and live music will commence, featuring members of the VWVOFFKA family and friends including Birds of Maya, Party Photographers, Petal Shield, Lagomasino/Fishkin, and The Soft Sea, DJing between sets.
Here is a link to the show event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192474920773691
Doors at 7pm.
Cost: $3-5 sliding scale, donation based.

All funds earned will go directly into rehabilitating the new store front space. Please stop by if you'd like to help out or even if you would like to just check out the new space. This takes place two days before the first day of spring, so hopefully we can look forward to warm weather and a nice full day well spent together. See you then!

If you'd like more information, or have an idea to help fundraise, please send an email to vwvoffka@gmail.com. Thanks so much!

2010-12-02T03:02:00.000-08:00

2010-11-01T17:29:00.000-07:00

Soundoffka Vol. 2 is an aural and visual exhibition hosted by VWVOFFKA. Opening reception will be on first friday, November 5th from 6-11pm. Closing reception will be Friday November 19th from 7-11pm. Soundoffka Vol. 2 will be featuring the work of Adam Zucker, Jason A. Maas, Sarah Weber, Corey Pace, Christopher Gage, Megan Kelley, Bonnie MacAllister, and Brian McLendon. Soundoffka is a series of exhibitions in which artists explore the use of sound as an art form, expression, and the ways we relate to the vast aural landscape around us.

Soundoffka Vol. 1 was a fresh collaboration between artists, working on individual pieces, which lent themselves towards the overall experience. It was also an interactive experience in which the audience became a crucial collaborative aspect to the overall piece. During the creation of Vol. 1 we also realized how vital the visual aesthetics of the space came into play. Soundoffka Vol. 2 will further expand upon these concepts of collaboration, interaction, and the relationship between sound and sight. The participating artists have been paired with artists they have never previously worked with. The artists will be exploring these themes through a variety of mediums. Pieces ranging from site-specific installations, video projections, aural installations, multi-dimensional performances, interactive soundscapes, and various series of drawings and paintings will provide a fresh and palatable exploration of sound as a viable, accessible medium.

10.01.10: SMALL OBJECTS

2010-09-22T17:19:00.000-07:00

'Small Objects' is the operative name given by Linnea
Vegh and Steven Streisguth to their collaborative body of work. The
pieces are often a combination of inside jokes, second-hand anecdotes,
relationship detritus, and personal jetsam. Working in sculpture,
print, and found objects, the proximity of individual pieces form
constellations of personal mythology.

Opening on First Friday, October 1st at 6pm.
Refreshments and delicious home brews catered by Bongo Zeptobrewery

Soundoffka Vol 2. Call For Artists

2010-09-09T18:08:00.000-07:00

The new concept for Soundoffka Vol. 2 is to pair up aural and visual artists, who have never worked together before, in groups of two or three people. Due to the nature of our space, the goal is to have 5-6 individual pieces that stimulate the senses by themselves, as well as contribute to the overall sound(offka) experiment, keeping in mind the individual listener's experience can contribute to the works end product.

Please submit a sample of your work and a short statement of your
previous installation experiences and your current objectives for your work. This does NOT mean that you must have experience doing installation,
and your submission will not be turned away if a "sample" of your work can't be squeezed into a photo or a sentence or an audio file. We just want
to know more about you in order to create sensible pairings of artists.

All artists, and sound entrepreneurs from Philadelphia and the surrounding tri-state areas are welcome to apply! Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you and working with you on this grand experiment in the aural and visual realms of human experience. Please have all submissions sent to vwvoffka@gmail.com and cc:
benjamin.contois@gmail.com with "Soundoffka Vol. 2 Submissions" in the subject line. Submissions are due on September 20th. Thank you!

2nd Annual Portside Summer Camp

2010-08-21T12:31:00.000-07:00

VWVOFFKA invites you to the 2^nd annual Portside Art Center’s summer camp art show on September 3^rd 2010. The Portside Art Center is a non-profit art institution located in Port Richmond on Lehigh and Belgrade. For three years the Portside has been introducing arts, music and culture to its surrounding community. This first Friday VWVOFFKA will be featuring artwork made by all the children who participated in the 2010 summer arts camp. We will also be holding interactive art projects through out the night and want everyone young and old to join in and get creative!

SPECULATIVE ECOLOGY

2010-08-02T18:48:00.001-07:00

AKA MINDSCAPES

At VWVOFFKA this month:

Four Artists, Jesse Beamesderfer, Sarah Everton, Tyler Kline and Alyssa Maucere, create their own versions/visions of an environment. Strong Visual Representations. Four artistic viewpoints depicting the balance of different worlds within their environment. Those worlds being the man-made world, the natural world and the metaphysical world. Opening Reception: Friday August 6th, 2010 at 7pm.

July @ VWVOFFKA

2010-07-20T11:55:00.000-07:00

OLFACTICS was a huge Sucsess at VWVOFFKA. Due to interactive nature of the exhibit, the diverse crowd of Frankford Ave First Friday made for an excellent outcome.

VIEWERS CROWDING AROUND WALL OF ODOR SPECIMEN

Neuro-Absrtactionists responsible for OLFACTICS exhibition,

Chadwick, Molholt and Finazzo during a VIDEO INTERVIEW

Viewer Reaches High to Record her Ideas about A Particular Scent

Close up of the wall of Recording

A good Smell or a Bad Smell???

Viewers wait to sample a Spectrum of Scents

MORE PHOTOS

Olfactics | Arts and Culture | Philadelphia Weekly

2010-07-16T22:30:00.000-07:00

Olfactics | Arts and Culture | Philadelphia Weekly

OLFACTICS AT VWVOFFKA

2010-06-21T13:15:00.000-07:00

VWVOFFKA PRESENTS: OLFACTICS – a post Neolithic performative sculpture, brought to you by aspiring Neuro-abstractionists Finazzo, Molholt & Chadwick. A physical olfactogram specifically designed to sharpen one’s senses & subvert the ritual anosmia perpetuated by modern society,OLFACTICS is a multivariate analysis of odourant induced neural activity. Prepare to experience the full spectrum of scent through a pungent array of odour specimen, running the gamut of imaginable smells. Opens Friday July 2nd from 7:00 - 11:00 PM at VWVOFFKA, located at 2037 Frankford Avenue. Bring your nostrils.

6/17 WORD EXCHANGE at 7pm

2010-06-16T11:57:00.001-07:00

June 5th: Opening Reception for Concrete, et cetera

2010-05-23T12:35:00.000-07:00

Here at VWVOFFKA, June is the month of concrete ideas, visual word balance, and asymmetric semantics. This month's exhibit pays tribute to the Concrete Poetry movement that took the English language by storm, forcing words off the pages and spewing them into the focal point of physical reality. But that was born over half a century ago. Now along with the advent of new technologies, the pen is in a different hand, bringing new light to the fluidity of language. Concrete, et cetera will include works by Masha Badinter, Claire Buchanan, Sofie Hodara, Marshall James Kavanaugh, Matt Neff, Ingrid Pimsner, Steve Streisguth, and Jenna Wilchinsky.

Also special live words by:
Ghosts of Pasha
Dark Surfers and the Yawns
+1 more tba

Refreshments will be provided. Opening starts at 6pm.

DEAR DIARY AT VWVOFFKA 04.02.10

2010-03-30T10:18:00.000-07:00