VISUAL ARTS

    Opening Reception Facts and Fables: Stories of The Natural World

    Opening Reception Facts and Fables: Stories of The Natural World

    Presented by Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

    June 25-November 5, 2011


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    A group exhibition of large scale, outdoor, site specific works presented by The Environmental Art Program at The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. The Environmental Art Program at The Schuylkill Center is proud to present “Facts and Fables; Stories of The Natural World”.  A group exhibition of large scale, outdoor, site specific works about stories, real and unreal, which reveal the ways we perceive, interpret and retell our experiences about nature. The seven artists in this show use diverse methods to give visitors new ways to experience the natural world: memorials, guidebooks, faux landscapes, fairy tale crime scenes, live video feeds, visual perception tracking, distortion of scale, predictions and invitations. The opening reception will include exhibition tour, artist talks and a storytelling program. Artists Include: Jeremy Beaudry, Brian Collier, Chad Curtis, Blane de St. Croix, David Dempewolf, Susan Hagen and Jeanne Jaffe.


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      • Venue Info

        Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

        8480 Hagy's Mill Road
        Philadelphia, PA 19128

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        Free

        Info Phone: 215-482-7300

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        June 25-November 5, 2011

        Times:

        4-7 pm

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.


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