Author: october

With artists from over 40 states and 6 countries, this year’s 22nd  Annual Philadelphia Art Expoheld at Temple University’s Liacouras Center, proved to be a treat. This event did not …

Continue reading “Chess Meet at October Gallery Art Expo 2007.”

Panoramic Poetry Event Taalam – October Gallery, Panoramic Poetry

By Dwayne Campbell INQUIRER STAFF WRITER POSTED: December 17, 2006 Saniah Johnson hopped from booth to booth at the 21st annual Philadelphia International Art Expo last month, taking in the …

Continue reading “COLLECTING CONNECTIONS Younger African Americans are finding value in acquiring “legacy pieces” by black artists.”

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) Nov 10 2006 Name: Sande Webster Affiliation: Sande Webster Gallery Her Story: Sande Webster’s track record for shattering stereotypes has made her one …

Continue reading “Behind the Glass: The People Who Place African American Art On Philadelphia’s Pedestals”

Nov 10 2006 Local Gallery Owners Put Art Buyers At Ease  Buying art can be intimidating, but the owners of Philadelphia’s African American art galleries provide a comforting mix of …

Continue reading “Acquiring African American Art Made Easy in Philly”

Excerpt from Philadelphia Daily News Nov. 6, 2006 By Robert Strauss Black (art) is Beautiful African-American works highlighted at Liacouras Center this weekend  Stephanie Daniel is helping promote the 21st …

Continue reading “Arts and Aesthetics Collective Expo 21 – 2006”

By Mari A. Schaefer INQUIRER STAFF WRITER POSTED: November 12, 2006 With all the camera phones, video recorders, and people lining up for autographs, it was easy to tell there …

Continue reading “A brush with a star at art expo in Phila. Billy Dee Williams was the featured guest at a show that allows visitors to rub elbows with black artists.”

By ROBERT STRAUSS For the Daily News POSTED: November 06, 2006 WHEN STEPHANIE Daniel was growing up in Boston, going to visit relatives on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts every summer, …

Continue reading “Black (art) is beautiful African-American works highlighted at Liacouras Center this weekend”

Letter from President Bill Clinton to October Gallery

Mercer A. Redcross, III Vice President of Marketing October Gallery Native Philadelphian Mercer A Redcross, III co-founded the October Gallery with his wife, Evelyn, in 1985. The gallery’s first location …

Continue reading “Mercer A. Redcross, III – Vice President of Marketing”

The first art show and sale presented by October Gallery was for artist Tom Mckinney in 1985. Tom McKinney, Visual Artist   Written by Juanita Frederick for Paint Magazine Silkscreen …

Continue reading “Tom McKinney, Visual Artist by Juanita Frederick for Paint Magazine”

THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL ART EXPO The Art of Living Well One of the Nation’s Largest Art Expos The Annual Philadelphia International Art Expo is an expo of popular. World Art …

Continue reading “News Coverage of Philly Art Expo 18 – October Gallery”