June 27, 2011
“Art In City Hall” Presents Its Summer Exhibition, The Department Of Alternative Affairs, On Display Through July 29
Little known fact: City Hall houses a locally sourced art gallery, the latest exhibition of which is on display now. (Photo by J. Smith for GPTMC)
The Department of Alternative Affairs may sound like something from a science fiction film, but don’t expect to find men with black suits and Ray Bans skulking through the office corridors.
Instead, Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy will be bringing you an effusion of artists from local artist collectives Extra Extra, FLUXspace and Little Berlin, all based out of Kensington.
From June 24 through July 29, City Hall will change into a more colorful summer wardrobe, as the Art Gallery in Room 116 transforms into a hotbed of collaboration, inspiration and artistic education.
The Art Gallery at City Hall, or “Art In City Hall” program, launched in June 2010, dedicated to featuring work by arts and cultural organizations from the Philadelphia region. Exhibitions have ranged from off-the-wall furniture design to an exhibition of art and documentary photography inspired by City Hall’s French Second Empire architecture (part of PIFA).
Admission is free!
The Department of Alternative Affairs at City Hall
When: June 24-July 29
Where: Room 116 in City Hall, East Portal Market Street Entrance
Cost: Free
More info: www.littleberlin.org
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