Northwest Artists Collective
Welcome
The Northwest Artists’ Collective is group of over twenty painters, sculptors, print makers, photographers and fiber artists living and/or working in Philadelphia’s Northwest corridor of Germantown, Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill. The Collective members are professional artists who participate in the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST) and have had extensive group exhibitions in the Philadelphia area since their inception in 2005.
The Collective meets on the second sunday of each month from 7-8 pm.
To join the group, please contact us at nacollective@gmail.com to be invited to the next meeting.
September 2010
We have 2 Fall shows at The Allens Lane Art Center and The Mount Airy Contemporary Artists Space (MACAS). Both shows open on September 3rd.
MACAS The opening reception is on September 24th. Regular gallery hours are from 12pm - 4pm. Please link to the MACAS website for additional information.
Allens Lane The closing reception is on October 22nd. Please link to the Allens Lane website for additional information.
The Brickyard.
The Collective publishes a yearly overview of it’s members called “the Brickyard”. You can view this publication by following this link:
Art SLAM
The Northwest Artists Collective (NAC) is hosting a competition between artists in front of a live audience. The first ever Art Slam will take place at Allens Lane Art Center in Mt. Airy, on September 11, 2010. Learn more and sign up at www.artslam.org.
Our History + Mission.
the Northwest Artists Collective formed after Philadelphia Open Studio Tour (POST) in 2005. Our mission is to build a heightened awareness and recognition for artists in the northwest part of Philadelphia including Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill and Roxborough. To achieve this goal we will promote and support emerging, mid-career and established artists in the northwest by identifying and developing opportunities for solo and group exhibitions.
The Northwest Artists Collective hosts
bi-weekly figure drawing sessions in conjunction with the
Contact Daniel Oliva, President of NAC, at nacollective@gmail.com.