Friday March 4: First Friday Reception: 5-7pm
Free admission. Drinks.
Contributors In-Attendance: Rich Medina, Skeme Richards, Cosmo Baker, Sarah Mueller, Angela Asombrosa, Lendl Tellington
Friday March 18th: Exhibition Panel Discussion + Pop-Up Shop + Party: 6-10pm
$6 ADV / $10 DOOR
Sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon + Sailor Jerry’s
feat. vendors: Philadelphia Printworks, Brewerytown Beats, and Profond Music n Art.
Live DJs (including sets by contributors). Open Bar. Light Refreshments.
Contributors In-Attendance: King Britt, Cosmo Baker, Rich Medina, Bruce Campbell Jr., Sarah Mueller, Angie Asombrosa, Lendl Tellington
Dust + Dignity is an educational experience promoting dialogue + advancing social justice through the exploration of the relationship between music and visual art. In March 2016, we will curate an exhibit featuring an audio tour with over 100 vinyl albums covers — hand-selected by five of Philadelphia’s most prominent DJ-Vinyl Collectors: Cosmo Baker, King Britt, Rich Medina, Skeme Richards, and DJ Junior.
Today, we are experiencing an outing of the racial ignorance that has long existed in our city, country, and surrounding world. Born out this injustice and in response to the ignorance is art. In art, we find sound. Music keeps us together; it heals and connects — it motivates and celebrates. Lyrics give life to our souls, the melodies align our hearts, and the rhythms stoke the fire our movements. Often-overlooked is the powerful connection between an album’s music and the accompanying album visual artwork that binds it all together. From Gil Scott Heron’s “Moving Target” to Kendrick Lamar’s highly-acclaimed 2015 release, “To Pimp a Butterfly”, the evolution of album artwork has transmitted the dynamism of music and social injustices.
King Britt | Cosmo Baker | Rich Medina | Skeme Richards
This event is part of Re-PLACE-ing Philadelphia, the Painted Bride’s project focusing on building an expanded archive of cultural memory that includes multiple histories, re-place-ing the established with new narratives and understandings of Philadelphia. Visit www.re-place-ing.org for more information on the project.
