Thursday, December 30, 2010

Book Exchange Exhibitions - Call for Volunteers!

All of the participants should have received this announcement in an email. We hope to see everyone at these events!!

SHOW #1: HELLO BLUEBIRD

Contact: Alexandra McCarty

LOCATION: 609 Penn Avenue, West Reading, PA 19607

Phone: 610.750.6642 (shop office phone)

WEBSITE: http://hellobluebird.net/

INSTALLATION: January 30th, 2011 - 11 AM

OPENING: Feb 4th, 2011 6-9 PM


CLOSING RECEPTION/MEET AND GREET POTLUCK: (this event is for handmade philly members and friends of Hello Bluebird to meet and get to know eachother....it should be a great networking event!!) -- Sunday Feb 20th, 2011 - Uninstall that day (Jen M. or MaryJo will take all of the books home to bring to Square Peg on 2/26)


SHOW #2: SQUARE PEG Artery & Salvage

Contact: Jen Harrison

LOCATION: 108 South 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215 360 5548

WEBSITE: http://www.squarepegartery.com/

INSTALLATION: Saturday, February 26, 2011 @ 9 AM

OPENING: Friday, March 4, 2011 @ 6 PM

UNINSTALL: Saturday, March 26, 2011 @ TIME TBD (the books then will need to get to Nicole Bruno for the Havertown Library show)


SHOW #3: HAVERTOWN LIBRARY

Contact: Nicole Bruno

LOCATION: 1601 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083

WEBSITE: http://www.haverfordlibrary.org/

PHONE: 610-446-3082

INSTALLATION: Before April 10th (April 10-16 is National Library Week!)

UNINSTALL: TBD - books to be returned to participants after this event.


What you need to do:


1. Send your book to MaryJo Rosania by January 8th!!

(address in original email)


2. Email MaryJo An artist statement about yourself, your work, email, website and some thoughts on the Book Exchange ALSO by JAN 8TH

This will be included with your book in each show!!


3. Please include $5 OR a PRE-PAID SHIPPING LABEL with your book for the final mailback. We will re-use your packaging, so make it re-usable, thanks!! :)



4. Volunteer to get involved!!!!

We need volunteers to help:

- Install at Hello Bluebird 1/29/11

- bring food to the opening at Hello Bluebird 2/4/11

- bring food to the CLOSING POTLUCK & MEET AND GREET at Hello Bluebird 2/20/11

- Install at Square Peg 2/26/11

- bring food to Square Peg's opening 3/4/11

- Uninstall at SquarePeg 3/26/11

- Install at Havertown Library (date TBD)

- Uninstall at Havertown (date TBD)


PLEASE contact Joan Philips if you are able to bring FOOD to any opening/closing event

PLEASE contact MaryJo Rosania if you are able to help with INSTALLATION at any venue.

5. Attend the events!! It will be great to meet eachother, etc! :) Especially the CLOSING POTLUCK & MEET AND GREET at Hello Bluebird 2/20/11 (as well as the other openings!!)


1 comment:

  1. love the poster for the show.......cant wait to see the books all together

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