How Timely This Project Has Become! Written by Eleanor Levie

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.

Calling all artists: become part of a diverse, inclusive, exploration of boundaries and get exposure for your work at the same time. Simply choose an image -- could be a detail--from your body of work that speaks to crossing boundaries… whether they be physical, geographical, cultural, personal. Boundaries as positive concepts, as in: good parents set boundaries for their children. Boundaries as negative concepts: a prison to escape, a restriction to lift.

Keep your work! Get just the image printed onto a 4” x 6” postcard. Use the front or the back to add information as desired: Title of work, artist’s name, contact information as would appear on a business card, making this an excellent publicity and PR opportunity.

It is relatively cheap to have 250 postcards printed and sent. Suggested postcard printers:
www.gotprint.com, or www.vistaprint.com. In addition, a local Philadelphia printer will grant you a 20% discount; use DVAADISCOUNT and this link www.m3printing.com/mike.a  No delivery charges if you email Linda Dubin Garfield: linda@davinciartalliance.org to let her know to arrange pick up.

Postcards will be displayed  at the Da Vinci Art Alliance from May 3-24. Boxes of your postcards     with boxes available for the taking and collecting by any visitor to DVAA.

Also on exhibit during this time, will be the work of six immigrant artists from all over the world—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.

Important dates:

By April 1, 2017:

Send preview info to

linda@davinciartalliance.org.

Put Postcard Project in subject line.

Attach jpeg of postcard (shortest side

between 500 - 900 pixels). Include your

name as you want it to appear online and

in the exhibition, your contact info, and an

artist statement of no more than 50 words.

By April 8, 2017:

Send 250 postcards in box to:

Elke Muller

1008 Dickinson St.

Phila, PA 19147

USA

Written by by Eleanor Levie, member of The Philadelphia Postcard Project Committee

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.