Join Center for Creative Works and friends for OUT THE DOOR: Art Party & Auction, an evening of art, music, food, and festivities at the Philadelphia History Museum.
The event will feature an inclusive exhibition of artwork from CCW's artists and prominent Philadelphia-area artists available through silent auction, as well as exclusive collaborative projects with artisans. We invite guests to participate in interactive art-making stations using hand tools from the CCW wood shop and print shop. The evening will culminate in musical performances featuring CCW musicians.
VIP Reception: 5:30 - 7pm
-Auction preview with exclusive Buy It Now bidding
-Meet the artists
-Exclusive food and drink
-Introduction to the Philadelphia History Museum from director Charles Croce
Main Event: 7 - 10pm
-Food and drink
-Inclusive art exhibition
-Kinetic woodworking and printmaking demos
-Silent auction from 7 to 9pm
-Musical performances from 9 to 9:45pm
$35 advance tickets
$45 at the door
$125 VIP Package
About Center for Creative Works:
CCW grew from the Lower Merion Vocational Training Center, which was founded, by Resources for Human Development, in 1972. LMVTC followed a sheltered workshop model, in which participants do traditional vocational contract work, like stuffing envelopes and shredding paper. Transforming into an arts program in 2010, CCW became a place for participants to explore creative ways to earn money, express themselves, engage with and contribute to their communities, and build artistic skills. Through exhibiting and selling artwork, working on contract design jobs, and developing products, artists are able develop creative identities in the community – and a sense of independence – while developing sophisticated aesthetic sensibilities.
The artwork has been embraced by the greater Philadelphia arts community, and our artists have exhibited work at the Outsider Art Fair, NYC; Outsider Arts Fair, St Louis; Crawford Gallery, Cork Ireland; Delaware County Community College Art Gallery; Woodmere Museum; Fleisher/Ollman Gallery; Pageant Soloveev Gallery; FJORD Gallery; Weird Days Gallery, NYC; the Free Library of Philadelphia, and many other venues.