PSG Pin Up Calendar Pre-Sale Ends Friday!

Thanks so much to everyone who bought a PSG Pin Up Calendar so far! 

We just wanted to let you know that we'll be offering the pre-sale price of $20 until 5:59pm on Friday. At 6pm the price will go up to $30! If you order it pre-sale, we'll have them available for pick up at the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym during Coldhearted III this Friday and Saturday (or can ship it to you if you choose the 'ship it to me' option at check out.) You'll also have a chance to meet many of the lovely ladies as they will be out and about at Coldhearted III!

To order one now, click HERE and check out via PayPal. 

Thanks again for the support!!!

Pin Up photos by the amazing J. Kyle Keener of KeenerVision Studios!

PSG Pin Up Calendar

Miss January, Rebecca Collins by J.Kyle Keener

AHHHHH! I'm so excited! PSG Pin Up Calendars are HERE!

You have the option to pick it up at the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym OR have it shipped.

Use the PayPal link below to order. Chose whether you'll be picking up or need it shipped and then click 'Add to Cart'. You'll be taken to a PayPal page where you can update the quantity if you'd like more than one. Any questions? Email Darla at philadelphiasculpturegym@gmail.com

Thanks so much for supporting the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym!
xoxo

Shipping Options:

I'll pick it up at PSG $30.00 USD Ship it to me $35.00 USD

Have a great weekend!

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18 Days left to sign up as a Charter Member!

18 days left to join this amazing bunch of crazy artists that make up the heart of PSG! We are 41 strong (!!!!) so far and I'm so excited to have such a great group to start the space off right. Interested in joining us as a Charter Member? Here is some info:

How does it work? Charter Memberships are being offered until our opening party on June 28th. If you sign up with by then, you will get a Full Time Membership at the discounted rate of $100/month for the life of your membership.  (The regular full time membership rate will be $225/month once we open.)

What does that mean? This allows you unlimited access to our woodworking, metalworking, mold making and casting shops during our proposed hours of operation, 11am-11pm, 7 days per week. 

Am I locked into a contract? Nope. You can stop your membership at any time. The only thing is that if your membership lapses and you decide to rejoin later, you'll have to rejoin at the regular rate.

Well what about that safety training course? Charter members get the safety training course for free! (The safety training course is normally $50 and includes personal safety equipment.)

What if I'm a student? You get a 25% discount on our Charter Membership rate with a valid student ID. Your monthly rate will be $75/month until you graduate, then it will switch over to the regular Charter Member rate of $100/month.

What are some other benefits of being a Charter Member? Our Charter Members get a 10% discount on classes, lectures and storage, free entry into all juried shows, multiple member show opportunities per year, a 70/30 split for all gallery sales (60/40 for non-members),  access to free workshops, links to your website on our blog/website, inclusion in our member artist registry, a members only newsletter and a built in community of awesome co-members.

What if I don't know how to use the equipment? We'll offer multiple opportunities for you to get comfortable on the equipment, starting with the safety training course. Shop monitors will always be there to guide you when questions come up or assistance is needed. Or if you think you just need more time, there will be low cost, small group lessons on wood and metal shop basics. Or if you'd like more one on one time, you can sign up for low cost personal training sessions. We want to make sure that everyone is comfortable on the equipment and using it properly, so we're always there if you need help!

Do I have to be a sculptor? Nope. Everyone and anyone is welcome...artists, crafters, makers, DIYers, hobbyists, and more. If you need a wood shop, metal shop or mold making and casting area to make whatever it is you make, or plan to make, come on down...

How do I sign up!?! Print and fill out the membership form. Send in the filled out form with your check or Pay via the Pay Pal link below (this covers your first month of membership) and we'll sign you up! 

Have more questions? Send us an email at philadelphiasculpturegym[at]gmail.com

CHARTER MEMBER DEPOSIT

PHILADELPHIA SCULPTURE GYM OPENING PARTY!!! FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH!!!!

SAVE THE DATE!!! The Philadelphia Sculpture Gym opening party will be on Friday, June 28th from 7-10pm!

All the fun and exciting specifics will be coming soon, but know that there will be food, beer, music and art!

Tickets are $20 each and you can buy them here :

PSG Opening Tickets 

This also means that you have only 23 days left to sign up as a Charter Member!!!

Weekend Recap!

PSG Charter Members!

This week/weekend was crazy and amazing...it was full of great events, like our first Charter Member dinner and Josh Raiffe's opening, mysteries, like where did the scaffolding go (we figured it out), and work, work, work...and cookie breaks.

Fancy slide show at the Charter Member dinner

Bevan holding it down

Food and art and Charter Members

New layout!

Josh Raiffe

Josh Raiffe, Installation view

Josh Raiffe, People

Penthouse view at PSG

Oh hi, Brynn...

Making PSG more awesome...

Welcome Ryan! Thanks for jumping right in and helping out.

Joshua cutting unistrut

Brynn checking me for level

New studio partitions in progress!

THANK YOU!

We did it guys!!! WE DID IT! Thank you so much... so so so very much. Words are not enough to describe what I'm feeling right now... Thank you thank you thank you...

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!!!!

Weekend Recap: Casting, Welding and a Wedding

 

 This weekend was packed! We had a full aluminum casting workshop on Saturday AND a full day of oxy-acetylene workshops on Sunday. Congrats to everyone who participated in the workshops, you all did an amazing job! I even got a chance to cast some work in the space (in resin though!) and want to thank Josh Heake for helping out with that. (They came out great Josh! Thanks!)

 Making Greensand molds

Firing up the furnace

Molten Aluminum!

One of the flasks after being poured

Dave's medallion came out great!

Jay's casting looked amazing.

I even got to cast some work this weekend...in resin.

Oxy-Acetylene Welding workshop!

Nice job guys!

AND THEN, on Sunday night, my dear friend Nora and I went to an amazing wedding. The bride and groom, Billy and Jess, are collectors of my work and had asked if I would display my art at their wedding. I was so honored! Congrats to you both, I am so happy for you!!!

And a huge congrats to Billy and Jess on their wedding.

Billy and Jess holding my work and kissing!

PSG in the Daily News!

Check us out in today's Daily News!!

Come cast aluminum at the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym!

Interested in learning how to cast aluminum or weld steel? Check out our upcoming workshops, starting this weekend!!! We still have some space in the January 12th welding and aluminum casting workshops and in the January 13th welding workshops.

THIS WEEKEND: Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Aluminum Casting Workshops!

Oxy-Acetylene Welding at the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym

We still have some spaces in our January workshops, with the first batch coming up this weekend, so if you are interested please contact us ASAP!

The Aluminum Casting Workshop is a 7 hour workshop where you will learn how to make a simple 2 part Greensand mold of a pattern and then how to cast the piece in aluminum. Each participant does the entire process from start to finish and will have a finished piece to take home with them at the end of class. No prior experience is necessary.

Aluminum Casting Workshops

Saturday, January 12  *8 Spaces Left!*

10am - 5pm,  $50 per person 

Saturday, January 19  *1 Space Left!*

10am - 5pm,  $50 per person

Saturday, January 26  

10am - 5pm,  $75 per person

The Oxy-Acetylene Welding workshop is a 2 hour course that will teach the basics of gas welding. Each participant will have a chance to weld and because of the small class size, one on one time with the instructor. No prior experience necessary.

Oxy-Acetylene Welding

3 Person Workshops, $40/person

January 12              January 13

9am - 11am (FULL)  9am - 11am (2 Spots)

12pm - 2pm(2 Spots) 12pm - 2pm

4pm - 6pm                  4pm - 6pm    

January 19              January 20

9am - 11am              9am - 11am (1 Spot)

12pm - 2pm             12pm - 3pm (FULL)

4pm - 6pm               4pm - 6pm (2 Spots)

January 26              January 27

9am - 11am               9am - 11am

12pm - 2pm(2 Spots)12pm - 2pm

4pm - 6pm (2 Spots) 4pm - 6pm(2 Spots)

To sign up or if you have any questions, email Programs Manager Jenny Welsh at PSGJennyWelsh@gmail.com

Aluminum Casting Workshop

We are offering a hands on aluminum casting workshop where participants will learn how to make greensand molds and cast small pieces in aluminum. No previous experience needed.

Date: Saturday, December 8th, 10am-5pm

Cost: $50 per person (Includes materials)  

The workshop is limited to only 10 people so if interested be sure to sign up soon! 

Questions? Want to register? Email Programs Manager Jenny Welsh at PSGJennyWelsh@gmail.com

AbOminOg Intl. Arts Collective Iron Pour - November 3rd!

Check out the above flyer for info on the upcoming iron pour at Grounds for Sculpture, presented in partnership with the AbOminOg Intl. Arts Collective! A PSG crew will be there to watch the iron pour, so give a holler if you plan to be there!

Crates on the ceiling...

 Things are rolling along at the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym. As per any construction project, things are taking longer than expected but we've been keeping ourselves quite busy regardless. One of the things we've been working on is the ceiling of the Member Lounge. Originally the whole thing was covered in this awful paneling and we knew we wanted to keep the structure but overhaul the look. So we stripped it down and Justin had the idea to cover it, inside and out, in pieces of art shipping crates...we're reusing items that were destined to be trashed and it looks pretty awesome. Justin and Gus started the project off, hanging some of the bigger crates. This weekend Brynn, Gus and I got in there and started on some of the smaller sections. Everything had to be looked at, with us deciding which was the best part of the crate to save (hey, we're artists!) and then measuring and cutting the piece to fit. Gus and I finished it up Monday evening and I think it looks awesome. We'll be bringing the crates down the walls too, but there will be some windows going in to keep the space bright and open.

Tiny Aluminum Pour!

Last night, between rainstorms, we got to see a tiny outdoor aluminum pour and it was incredible.

 

It started off with the tiniest little crucible I'd ever seen...

  

...and the cutest little furnace (I understand that tiny and cute are generally not words that go with pouring molten metal but I feel they are fitting...so there.)

  

Even though it was her first metal pour, Olivia was far more concerned with the puddles than anything else.

Getting set up...

 

...and fired up!

 

 And because one fire is never enough, we had to light another one for cooking veggie hotdogs...

 

That's the aluminum being put in through the hole in the top of the furnace so it will melt down.

 

Such a fabulous set up that Gus made.

Preheating the ingot mold on the edge of the furnace.

Scraping off any slag off of the molten aluminum.

 

Almost ready to pour! See how the crucible is glowing? It was so beautiful...

Poured! 

Gus poured the aluminum into sand molds he had made, and I was lucky enough to see him make another on the spot after pouring the first two, which he then poured into for a total of 3 castings. I would've taken photos of the sand mold process but Olivia stole my phone at some point. I'm sure we'll be doing this again soon so not to worry...