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Thursday, September 9, 2010 Art eco: Fall events along the Schuylkill have a green theme By SHAUN BRADY Philadelphia Daily News For the Daily News THE INTERIOR of the barn at Brolo Hill Farm looked less like an artist's studio than it did a special backwoods episode of "Hoarders." More than 2,000 sticks, bundled and labeled with masking tape, covered the floor of an entire section and filled several shelves underneath a stuffed deer head. Artist Jebney Lewis gestured somewhat abashed at the piles, explaining the work in progress in what was, at least temporarily, his makeshift studio at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. "There's a phenomenon in environmental ecology called hysteresis, which is basically that environments, instead of degrading linearly, tend to shift rapidly between two alternate stable states," Lewis said. If the artist's explanation sounds more appropriate coming from the mouth of a scientist, that may be attributable to the fact that he's collaborating with one - University of Pennsylvania mathematical biologist Todd Parsons. Lewis is creating one of six pieces by members of Nexus, the Kensington-based artists' collective, at the Schuylkill Center's Brolo Hill Farm site for a show collectively titled "Ground Play." Each of the artists investigated the site, reflecting on its environmental qualities and on its educational mission, which resulted in the playfully exploratory pieces on display. Over the next month, communities along the Schuylkill will be similarly engaging in spreading an environmental message through the arts. "Ground Play" will open at the Schuylkill Center on Sept. 19 with activities and live performances, though a sneak preview of some of the artists' designs and sketches will be displayed at the Nexus Foundation gallery in the Crane Building beginning Thursday. The next weekend, the first annual Manayunk EcoArts Festival will celebrate artistic, sustainable and local green initiatives. The East Falls Arts By the River & Eco-Fair follows during the first weekend in October. Read the entire article HERE. posted by DestinationSchuylkillRiver at 8:04 AM << Home	Other Posts The River is your destination for ART this Fall Bourbon Blue opens up onto the Manayunk Canal Bike Rental Options Along the Schuylkill in Philad... East Falls Arts by the River and Eco Fair bigger t... Museum Without Walls Audio Tour Launched Recharging in the park Celebrate Bicycling on Car-Free Philadelphia Streets Protecting the River at East Falls Elected Officials Tour Proposed Trails from Lower ... You spoke - we listened! All Subscribe to Posts [Atom] If you would like to become a blog author, please let us know.

By SHAUN BRADY
Philadelphia Daily News
For the Daily News

THE INTERIOR of the barn at Brolo Hill Farm looked less like an artist's studio than it did a special backwoods episode of "Hoarders." More than 2,000 sticks, bundled and labeled with masking tape, covered the floor of an entire section and filled several shelves underneath a stuffed deer head.

Artist Jebney Lewis gestured somewhat abashed at the piles, explaining the work in progress in what was, at least temporarily, his makeshift studio at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.

"There's a phenomenon in environmental ecology called hysteresis, which is basically that environments, instead of degrading linearly, tend to shift rapidly between two alternate stable states," Lewis said. If the artist's explanation sounds more appropriate coming from the mouth of a scientist, that may be attributable to the fact that he's collaborating with one - University of Pennsylvania mathematical biologist Todd Parsons.

Lewis is creating one of six pieces by members of Nexus, the Kensington-based artists' collective, at the Schuylkill Center's Brolo Hill Farm site for a show collectively titled "Ground Play." Each of the artists investigated the site, reflecting on its environmental qualities and on its educational mission, which resulted in the playfully exploratory pieces on display.

Over the next month, communities along the Schuylkill will be similarly engaging in spreading an environmental message through the arts. "Ground Play" will open at the Schuylkill Center on Sept. 19 with activities and live performances, though a sneak preview of some of the artists' designs and sketches will be displayed at the Nexus Foundation gallery in the Crane Building beginning Thursday.

The next weekend, the first annual Manayunk EcoArts Festival will celebrate artistic, sustainable and local green initiatives. The East Falls Arts By the River & Eco-Fair follows during the first weekend in October.

Read the entire article HERE.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Art eco: Fall events along the Schuylkill have a green theme