PSG Pin-Up Girl Calendar Competition

PSG Pin-Up Girl 2014 Calendar

We ladies of PSG are making a Pin-Up Girl Calendar!

Why? FOR FUN.  The shoot will take place right here in PSG featuring all our tools.
Charter Member J. Kyle Keener of KeenerVision Studios will be the Photographer. 

Calendars will go on pre-sale soon and will be out for delivery before the Winter Holidays. 

They will be amazing gifts for your loved ones. 

COMPETITION TIME! 

We are looking for one more lady to join us! Think you might be the perfect Pin-Up for us?

Email Jenny at PSGJennyWelsh@gmail.com with the following: 

1. Email Subject Line: PSG Pin-UP

2. Name & Phone Number

3. Photograph of yourself

4. Reason for wanting to be a PSG Pin-Up 

We will review the applicants and post the TOP 10 on our Facebook Page. 

Then, PSG Fans will vote on the winner by "liking" the applicants photographs. 

The most "likes" wins! 

DEADLINES

Email Submission due: Wednesday, July 17th 

Top 10 Finalists Announced: Friday, July 19th 

Voting: Will be from Friday July 19th till Friday July 26th 

Winner will be Announced: Saturday, July 27th 

"I was never the girl next door." - Bettie Page 

10x10: Final push for PSG

 Oh hi. Did you hear? PSG is opening this month.

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OH MY GOD! PSG IS OPENING THIS MONTH!!!!!!

(Let's just take a moment and talk about how long I've been waiting to say that...Since April 2011. Yep. This would be why I'm so excited. Ok, ok...back to business.)

All the wonderful and exciting details are coming soon, and this is sure to be an exciting week here on the blog, so stay tuned. For now, I'm going for one last push to raise the last bit of money we need to finish up the space and I'm doing it the best way I know how...by making art. That's what this place is all about...and I feel so lucky every day that I am in the Sculpture Gym able to make my work (you know, with all that time between building stuff, hanging shows and setting up the shops....) This place is the ultimate bond of art and community...art and community have built it. WE made this happen! Whether you joined as a Charter Member because you are an artist or a maker, or supported us through our Kickstarter or Lucky Ant campaigns because you support the arts, or donated time or materials or equipment, or just told your friends about us...YOU helped build this place through your support. When the Knight Arts Challenge took a chance on this little idea back in 2011, I could never have dreamed how it would grow, how you all would help it grow...and we aren't even open yet! So just imagine what is to come... Thank you all...for everything. And now for your regularly scheduled blog post:

10x10: One

 
HOW IT WORKS:  
10x10 is a series of 10 different small sculptures that I'll be making as a fundraiser to benefit the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym. This piece is first up in the series! Each sculpture will be an edition of 10 (meaning each sculpture will only be cast 10 times.) After the 10th edition of this piece is sold, the 2nd sculpture in the series will be offered. Once the 10th edition of the 2nd sculpture is sold, the 3rd sculpture in the series will be offered, and so on. Each sculpture will be offered at the discounted price of $100 each. All proceeds will go to the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym.

OTHER THINGS TO NOTE: 
All pieces will be cast in Hydrocal and finished with a black graphite patina (See last photo for example of finish. The first 4 photos show the piece in clay.)
Each piece will be signed and numbered. Each piece will be shipped within 2 weeks of ordering. If you live in Philadelphia and prefer to pick it up, please let me know and shipping will be refunded to you.




To purchase or to see the listing, check out my Etsy page here.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions at philadelphiasculpturegym@gmail.com
 
ABOUT THE PIECE:
Title: Whether you like it or not...
Medium: Hydrocal, thread
Size: 2.5"h x 3"d x 4"d
Year: 2013
Edition of 10.

Whether you like it or not..., Clay model

Support PSG on Lucky Ant!

Want a way to help get PSG finished and open while getting back a little something? Then check us out on Lucky Ant! Lucky Ant is a crowd-funding site geared towards small businesses and we launched a project with them to help raise the remaining funds needed to finish our space and open our doors to the public! As you may (or may not) know, the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym was started when I received a Knight Arts Challenge grant in 2011. The funding for PSG has come entirely from the grant and the funds we raised to match it. The work is done by a dedicated group of volunteers. And most of the tools and equipment are donated. We are working on finishing up and getting our doors open, but we need your help. Please consider a donation to PSG through Lucky Ant. We have a variety of donation levels available, all with amazing givebacks (aka fancy rewards!) including gift certificates, parties and events, and more! Check it out HERE. Thank you so much for your support!!!!

Support PSG for a chance to win a 1 year membership!

Part fundraiser/part giveaway, we are doing a raffle for a chance to win a 1 year membership to the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym!

Details:
Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 and will be available at Coldhearted II this Friday and Saturday and at the Peg and Awl Mid-Winter Gathering on December 19th (More details to come on that event soon!)
One winner will be announced on December 25th, 2012.
All Charter Members get 1 free entry as a gift from us. (Happy holidays guys!)

Anyone who can't make it to Coldhearted II this weekend, feel free to email me at philadelphiasculpturegym@gmail.com if you'd like to purchase any raffle tickets for yourself and/or friends and family.

Thanks so much for supporting the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym!