The Philadelphia Postcard Project Crossing Boundaries Opens at DVAA

Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catharine Street in Philadelphia, announces its May 2017 exhibition Crossing Boundaries.  In conjunction, we are presenting The Philadelphia Postcard Project. The U.S. Administration prepares to reissue a harsher immigration ban targeting seven predominantly Muslim countries. A refugee crisis explodes around the world. Energy and resistance mount to defend gender equality, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.

Never before has there been a more powerful moment for Crossing Boundaries: The Philadelphia Postcard Project.

We have 30 + artists from as far away as New Zealand, California, Florida and other states as well as local artists who have joined in sending their images depicting the theme Crossing Boundaries.

Join us for a celebration of diversity in the City of Brotherly Love.  Art to enjoy as an antidote for high anxiety at this point in time, and as a celebration of the diversity of voices in the art community with the courage to cross boundaries.

Directions for The Philadelphia Postcard Project- Crossing Boundaries

Directions for The Philadelphia Postcard Project- May 2017

Da Vinci Art Alliance

704 Catharine Street

Philadelphia, PA 19147

Welcome to our blog. We are creating a Postcard Project similar to the one Michael Rose created in New York City- A Book About Death- in 2009 which has been duplicated in many other cities. 

May 2017- Crossing Boundaries: Artists contribute 250 postcards each to create an unbound book about the topic Crossing Boundaries. Exhibition at Da Vinci Art Alliance Opening May 3, 6- 8 pm. the cards will be available until they dwindle down to zero. Exhibit ends May 24.

May 3- 24, 2017 an exhibit entitled Crossing Boundaries which will feature the artwork of 5 members/artists from our community who were not born in the USA but have immigrated here as well as all the entries for the Postcard Project.

Artists are asked to create a postcard on the theme Crossing Boundaries. Be they physical geographical, personal, sexual.... the artist will create an image and make 250 4 x 6 cards which will be sent to us (address to come soon). The public is invited to come into the gallery and select cards to make their own unbound book about Crossing Boundaries. Artist will send a jpeg to linda@davinciartalliance.org which will be published on this site as well as on Da Vinci Art Alliance's social media outlets. We will also use social media to share the images.

We recommend you include your name and website somewhere on the postcard.

Several complete sets will be collated and sent to art institutions interested in book art.

Send postcard image by April 1 to linda@davinciartalliance.org

Include: jpeg of postcard, artist statement (50 words or less), contact info, name as you want it to appear online and in exhibition.

Send 250 postcards in box by April 8 to:

Elke Muller

1008 Dickinson St

Phila, PA 19147

USA

Suggested postcard printers:
www.gotprint.com
www.vistaprint.com

We have also arranged with a local Philadelphia printer to get a 20% discount use DVAADISCOUNT and this link www.m3printing.com/mike.a  There will be no delivery cost since we will arrange pick up. Let me know if you use m3 Printing.

People who send cards but cannot come, can get packets of cards sent to them:

10 + own= $20

20 + own= $30

30 + own= $50

Email linda@davinciartalliance.org to let us know how many you want and to organize payment.

This is a public art project so it is free but, if you can help defray our costs, please make a donation 

here  (suggested donation $10, no donation is too large or too small)

Please share this information with all the artists who may be interested in this collaborative and exciting program.

This project is organized by smART business consulting.