Allentown Chen Arts Group: A few photos from the Closing

Monday, June 29, 2009

A few photos from the Closing

Marilyn and Susan led the group in a poetry exercise. Who knew there were so many talented writers in the group as well...

A couple local artists hanging out at the show. More than 50 people came to the closing and many, many more signed our book during the three weeks the show was open.

My apologies I did not take more photos worth posting. I really enjoyed socializing with everyone and celebrating our third show. Can you even believe we've managed to orchestrate three art shows since the group first met just 14 months ago? Let's work towards many more.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: No problem. I have tons of photos. It was a great showing!! Kudos to everyone involved! For more pics of VELOCITY, go to www.lehighvalleyflavor.piczo.com,

- Alfonso

BLURB Media/Promotions; July 8, 2009 at 7:08 AM

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Manifesto

The Allentown Chen Arts Group was founded in April, 2008 and includes professional artists living and working in Allentown, as well as regional artists who are interested in exhibiting and selling their work in Allentown. The group includes visual artists, film makers, musicians, dancers, writers, and creative people of all ages who are interested in supporting and promoting the arts in Allentown.

Since the closing of Open Space Gallery on Hamilton Street, there has been little opportunity for artists to show and sell their work in Allentown. Since its evolution, The Allentown Chen Arts Group has successfully held group art shows, events, and activities to bring the community together, educate the public, and help revitalize downtown Allentown through the arts. Currently, the group consists of between 100-200 artists and supporters of the arts.

The group is called “Chen Arts” because we meet on the 4th Saturday night of each month for good food and conversation at the fabulous House of Chen restaurant on Hamilton St. in Allentown. We also meet for parties and events at artist’s studios/homes where we share slides or images of our work. We are hopeful that our group will help to promote a positive image of Allentown through the arts. Anyone is welcome to join CHARGE and be a part of a new and growing art scene in Allentown. If you are an artist or arts supporter interested in joining our group, please visit our blog at
http://www.chenarts.blogspot.com/ or e-mail us at chenarts.info@gmail.com