A hand holds open a book with blurred pages, revealing text and a blue page in the background.

Facing Bench Foundation

LXCL:Recommended donation $5–10

Literary Social

Celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of SENSUS publication and the launch of their next issue with an evening of live animation, performance art, poetry readings, and friends. Featuring performances by:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Sweet Onions [Gwyneth Zeleny Anderson and Charles Manion]</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lena Schwartz</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Gregory Parker</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Aradhna Johnson</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Victoria Stitt</li></ul>Copies of SENSUS Issue 5.0 will be available for purchase, as well as Gianna Santucci&#39;s new listening response in CD format. SENSUS is an independent arts quarterly publication dedicated to celebrating contemporary arts and supporting the Philadelphia community of makers. As an artists for artists project, SENSUS seeks to showcase emerging artists, generate critical dialogue, and connect artists with each other and to their audiences. The project curates social and political commentary centered around contemporary visual arts including interviews, critical essays, and show reviews. Existing primarily in print, SENSUS prioritizes the tactile over the ubiquitous and consumable stream of digital media. It chooses engagement with the physical world and material experience, connecting back to the function of the art object as something of aesthetic value existing in discrete units. Available at Ulises Books, American Grammar, Wooden Shoe Books, Tomorrow Today, Lot 49, and Etc Etc Books.

<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Dear&nbsp;<span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, <span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Thank you for registering for the SENSUS : 1 Year Anniversary + Issue V launch at&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="http://facingbench.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank"><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#1155cc; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Facing Bench</a><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">. <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{date-variable-2767fd56-bae2-4418-ab94-022ca59e4c33}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">Date <span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Explore other offerings at Facing Bench via our&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="http://facingbench.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank"><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#1155cc; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">website</a><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;or instagram&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/facingbench" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank"><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#1155cc; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">@facingbench</a><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">.&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">We hope you will continue to join us for more programming in the future.&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">If you would like to make further contributions, establish partnerships, or volunteer please send inquiries to&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@facingbench.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank"><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#1155cc; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">info@facingbench.com</a><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;or donate directly&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/support-the-arts-independent-learning-and-cultural-exchange-in-philadelphia" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">. <span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">With care, <span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Tess Wei<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Founder, Facing Bench<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="//facingbench.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">facingbench.com</a> &nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/facingbench" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">@facingbench</a><span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@facingbench.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">info@facingbench.com</a>&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">140 N 3rd Street<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Avenir,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:transparent;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Avenir, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Philadelphia, PA 19106

Celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of SENSUS publication and the launch of their next issue with an evening of live animation, performance art, poetry readings, and friends. Featuring performances by:<ul><li>Sweet Onions [Gwyneth Zeleny Anderson and Charles Manion]</li><li>Lena Schwartz</li><li>Gregory Parker</li><li>Aradhna Johnson</li><li>Victoria Stitt</li></ul>Copies of SENSUS Issue 5.0 will be available for purchase, as well as Gianna Santucci's new listening response in CD format. SENSUS is an independent arts quarterly publication dedicated to celebrating contemporary arts and supporting the Philadelphia community of makers. As an artists for artists project, SENSUS seeks to showcase emerging artists, generate critical dialogue, and connect artists with each other and to their audiences. The project curates social and political commentary centered around contemporary visual arts including interviews, critical essays, and show reviews. Existing primarily in print, SENSUS prioritizes the tactile over the ubiquitous and consumable stream of digital media. It chooses engagement with the physical world and material experience, connecting back to the function of the art object as something of aesthetic value existing in discrete units. Available at Ulises Books, American Grammar, Wooden Shoe Books, Tomorrow Today, Lot 49, and Etc Etc Books.

Facing Bench Foundation

SENSUS : 1 Year Anniversary + Issue V launch

140 N 3rd St

Literary Social

Free

Add a donation