Art Star Gallery + Boutique is turning 10 years old this Fall! This has been such an incredible, crazy ride! We are both living our dream and we can’t thank our customers and artists enough for making it all possible. We have worked so hard to make Art Star a reality and though we’ve seen our share of success, we’ve also encountered our share of stumbling blocks. But what doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger, right? We have learned alot along the way, but the #1 thing that we’ve learned is that our passion for what we do and a little bit of hustle can get us through anything. Now that we have 10 years under our belt, we feel stronger than ever and are looking forward to many more years of bringing you the very best in Art, Craft and Handmade!
“Root” by Jen Corace / 2014 / gouache, ink and pencil on Rives BFK
As a way to say thank you + to celebrate 10 years in business, we’ve decided to host an exhibition with one of our favorite Art Star artists – the incredibly talented, Jen Corace! The show will open on October 11th as part of the DesignPhiladelphia Festival. We will also be hosting our 10 year anniversary party that evening. Mark your calendars for a really fun party with the Art Star gang and our exhibiting artist, Jen Corace. And as a very extra special treat, we will have our INSANELY talented friends, Danielle Lovier + Nicholas Rahn from one of our favorite bands, All Boy/All Girl playing a live acoustic set during our party! We hope to see you there! If you are interested in getting first dibs on a Jen Corace original, please email us at info(at)artstarphilly(dot)com and we will add you to our Preview List.
Below is our press release with all the nitty gritty details:
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Megan Brewster
Email: info(at)artstarphilly(dot)com or Call: 215.238.1557
Within
a solo exhibition by Jen Corace
October 11th – November 16th, 2014
Opening Reception + Art Star 10 Year Anniversary Party
as part of the DesignPhiladelphia Festival
October 11th from 6-9PM at Art Star
Live Music by Danielle Lovier + Nicholas Rahn (of All Boy/All Girl)
Food, Drinks, Cut + Paste Photobooth, + more fun TBA
Free To Attend / Open To The Public
Art Star is pleased to announce a solo exhibition, titled Within, by Rhode Island based illustrator, Jen Corace. The show will be on view from October 11th through November 16th, 2014 at Art Star Gallery + Boutique. There will be an opening reception held in conjunction with the 2014 DesignPhiladelphia Festival on Saturday, October 11th from 6-9pm. Meet the artist, enjoy live music, snacks, drinks and celebrate Art Star’s 10 Year Anniversary!
Jen Corace will be exhibiting new, original paintings all done in gouache, ink and pencil on Rives BFK. Corace states, “Within explores the practice of bringing the outside indoors. I’m interested in representation of nature through home decor, the restraint, patterning and control that occurs within a space, what it means to internalize the external and the private world of quiet reflection and imagination.” This will be Jen’s 3rd solo exhibition at Art Star.
ABOUT JEN CORACE
Jen Corace was born and raised in the not so wild wilds of suburban South Jersey. She attended RISD from 1992-1996, graduating with a BFA in Illustration. For the past few years Jen has been focused on children’s book illustration. She’s worked with Amy Krause Rosenthal on the Little series, with Cynthia Rylant for Hansel and Gretal and The Steadfast Tin Soldier and most recently Mac Barnett for Telephone.
Jen currently resides in Providence, RI. When she’s not children’s-booking-it-up she’s doing something else in her studio … like drawing for fun or working on projects with her brother. Or she’s gardening … or wrangling a dog named Leonard … or eating too much toast … or laying on the floor and staring at the ceiling.
ABOUT ART STAR
Art Star is a gallery & boutique located in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia. We carry handmade items & products by artists from across the country and many local too. We also work closely with select artists to design & develop limited edition products for our brand and wholesale line. Our goal is to offer quality handcrafted goods at a full range of prices to accommodate all budgets. We currently work w/ 50+ artists & stock everything from one-of-a-kind pieces to housewares, prints, jewelry, greeting cards, baby items, clothing & more. In addition to our brick-and-mortar shop, we also put on Philadelphia’s largest outdoor craft fair – the Art Star Craft Bazaar, which won Philadelphia Magazine’s Best of Philly Award for Best Shopping Event in 2010 + again in 2012. Additionally, our shop won the title for Best Homemade Gift Shop in 2011.
ABOUT DESIGNPHILADELPHIA
DesignPhiladelphia, a signature event of the Philadelphia Center for Architecture, is the oldest and largest design event of its kind in the country and annually showcases the work of over 400 practicing architects, designers, and creative professionals. Experience design in unexpected ways through more than 120 exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations, tours, talks, and events held in venues across the city. Learn about wide-ranging topics, including architecture, urban planning, landscape, graphic, multi-media, product, furniture design, fashion, and the like. This year’s festival kicks off on the evening of October 8 and events run from October 9-17.
