Shawn Beeks...

The work of Shawn Beeks (of Laughing in the Face Of...fame) appears at the Framers' Workroom this September (and the tail end of August...). While the opening has sadly passed, the show is up for a month:

check dis'

so come on and find your Animal Spirit

We totally laughed in the face of things...

The PhilaMOCA show was a raging success. Thanks to all who made it possible! Please check out our online gallery

here.

and performances by:

MT Bearington

here
here
and...
here

as well as

The Heavy Sweater Band

here
here
and...
here

Coming soon...KICKSTARTER!!!

We are going to need all the help we can get once the proposal is launched. Any amount helps--the more donations you have the more visible you are on the site. Visibility is based on the amount of donors.

Click here to check out our snazzy teaser.

We Have Sponsorship! It's Beer!

Those attendees of Laughing In The Face Of... (on the eve of August 2nd) over the ripe, young age 21 will receive wonderful, frosty coldness--generously bestowed by the folks at Narragansett. Life is good...sometimes.

CHER Collective invites you to Laugh with us

Humor is a front, misdirection of the sneakiest sort. As tears spring forth from hearty guffaws, our defenses drop. Through these boisterous chinks in our psychic armor, dark and uncomfortable subject matter stealthily enters. Once mouths close and laughter ceases we are left to deal with that which remains (opened cans and worms, worms, worms). Propriety is always up for debate but it cannot be denied that comedy is an indispensable strategy. This practice allows us to acknowledge, process, and ultimately embrace our world, warts and all.

Famine, illness, war, and injustice press in on all sides. Caught in the casm between environmental collapse and economic catastrophe, it can be quit easy to suffocate in this cavern of despair. Seemingly powerless to change our circumstances, we’ve but a handful of options at our fingertips. We may choose to languish in the dark; hard hearted, reserved, and grim. Or...we can build a fire. It is here we tell stories, we tell jokes. Humor’s flickering flame plays upon the dingy surface of reality. In this light our heartaches and fears are bravely faced within a social context, rather than relegated to a dim and solitary realm of ignorance and escapism. Around this fire we nod, we smile, we understand.



for more information and directions about submission click this link:

cherpopups.com

Disclaimer: Childhood Stories are both Sad and Creepy

When revisiting the trappings of our childhood we so often discover darkness, something sinister behind all those festive layers. “Ring Around the Rosie” is a little ditty/game based upon the bubonic plague, “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” is tinged with a sneaking raunchiness, and Shel Silverstein is a dang heartbreaker. Balloons float, buoyed by hope, tied with sadness strings. As children (of the First World ) we often choose light over the gloom. As adults we cannot ignore the shadows cast on those sunny stories of yesteryear.

And There The Moon-Bird Rests From His Flight is an exhibition dedicated to these childhood investigations.

Take a gander at:

And There The Moon-Bird Rests From His Flight
the Window on Broad
(333 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19102)

General Call for Submissions:

Hello One and All,

CHER Collective is a curatorial effort to combat empty spaces. Uncertainty is Pop-Up Gallery’s middle name. When spaces become available we must pounce, but one never knows when the green light will beckon us onwards. So we must plan and have some non-denominational ration of faith. One way we can be ready for the artistic go ahead is to have a wide swath of artists/art work to draw from once opportunities arise. Spaces vary and not all works are suited for all venues. It’s best to have options. If you were sent this invitation it means you got art and we definitely want art.

Please let us know:

--if you wish to share with CHER
--what sort of work you wish to share
--medium, dimensions, and special care instructions
--does your piece require a power source? We need to know that!
--any other information you deem relevant
--images are not required at this stage but they are greatly encouraged

CHER will then keep your information/work on file. We will contact you as soon as we have need of your work. Please update your records with us as circumstances change.

Please make all responses out to CHERPOPUPS@gmail.com.

Thank you and goodnight.