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On August 15th the HUB Coalition, conjunction with a variety of community organizations, held a march and rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,’s Freedom Now Rally in the Mantua Neighborhood. Artist in Residence John Phillips was asked to document the event, and create a documentary featuring the speakers and marchers, as well as interviews with local residents who were at the original event. John is working now to compile and edit a final edition of the film. We congratulate the HUB coalition on a successful event celebrating such an important day!

Photos by Brian Bazemore

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Artists in residence Pato Hebert and Brian Bazemore were recently able to do some sun print making with students at Ms. Rose Bryant’s Playhouse. These young artists had a great time participating in this project. Brian is now finalizing a project he and Pato began, designing and then producing t-shirts for the group. The shirts will feature a sleeve patch designed by the students in the program. 

Photos by Pato Hebert care of the Neighborhood Time Exchange

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In April local resident Ms. Ernestine Harris presented the Time Exchange with a plan to improve a garden in the community as well as add some signage. Artists in residence Macon Reed and Matt Neff began work on the project together, doing work in the garden and organizing efforts around clean up and weeding. They worked with folks at PEC to aquire flowers and organize volunteers for clean up, and Matt was able to help design large signs. When the next cohort began their residency, artists Lucy Pistilli and Brian Bazemore were able to complete the signs, and will install them Saturday, August 8th from 11am – 1pm.  They will join the Women of Belmont in installing their new RESPECT YOUR BLOCK signs, to be located in community green space located at the corner of Brooklyn & Ogden.  The work in collaboration between the Women of Belmont as well as two cohorts of artists is truly inspiring 

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March Second Friday

Celebrating the last Second Friday for the first group of artists, we closed the night with a collaborative performance between artist-in-residence Philippe Leonard, using an exacto knife to scratch a fully exposed film loop with accompaniment from Papa Ed Stokes playing the Diddley Bow, and improvising to Philippe’s live film editing.

Neighborhood Time Exchange, Second Friday, March 13, 2015. Pictured: Dave Kyu, Brian Bazemore, Betty Leacraft, Matt Neff, Ian Sampson, Philippe Leonard, Papa Ed Stokes. Photos by Steve Weinik. Courtesy of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.