Thank you to Victory Brewing for the beverages, and to missingElement for the photos!



Hit JOG Saturday evening to throw back comp'd vino and Victory suds as you marvel at Ron Johnson's paintings (which draw inspiration from photographs of shadows) and the sculpture work of Steven Earl Weber, including a series of anatomically correct ceramic human organs slapped with appropriate/cynical branding, like the Nike-swoosh-emblazoned heart on a swatch of AstroTurf dubbed "The Athlete With The Most Heart", "Marlboro Lungs", and another heart dangling from a gold chain, draped in signature Burberry plaid you'll deem "The Shopper With The Most Credit Cards".
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1099s: What You Don’t Know Could Cost You!
What Individual Artists and Small Companies Need to Know about Taxes and the Law when Engaging Contractors and Hiring Employees
Designed especially for small companies and individual artists.
If you conduct business in the United States you are responsible to know the law.
Goals: to know when to ask questions and seek expert advice, to learn about employer/employee status, 1099s, payroll, contracts, and to build a knowledge base for the arts community
Monday Oct 26, 2009 4:30-6:30pm
Location: The Live Arts Festival Office 919 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Registration strongly recommended. Space limited.
To register call 215-922-5970 or email admin@danceusaphiladelphia with your name, organization (if applicable) and phone.
Sponsored by Dance/USA Philadelphia in partnership with White Box Theatre
Panelists:
Michelle Burkhardt, Dance USA, lawyer, consultant
Cindy Bortman, Tax Lawyer
Bruce Newman, Unemployment Compensation Board, Referee
Richard Swartz, Lawyer, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Sebastienne Mundheim, White Box Theatre
Amy Smith, Headlong Dance Theatre
AGENDA
4:30- 4:35 Sebastienne Mundheim: Welcome, Story/Goals, Introduction Panelists.
4:35-4:45: Richard Swartz/ Bruce Newman: Criteria for Classification, Short history/explanation about why these definitions exist and how they serve people.
4:45-4:55 Michelle Burkhardt: New York Dance Companies: Case Study.
4:55 -5:10 Amy Smith/ Michelle Burkhardt Choosing status of your relationships. Pros and Cons. Tax returns and City of Philadelphia Business Licensing. How might decision making change contingent on your status: incorporated non-profit, unincorporated entity, individual artist?
5:10-5:25 Richard Swartz/Michelle Burkhardt Contracts and legal compliance.
5:25-5:45 Amy Smith Payroll and 501(c)(3) Federal and state unemployment and workers comp issues.
5:45-6:00 Bruce Newman Federal and state unemployment and workers comp issues.
6:00-6:05 Mundheim collects written questions for the panel to answer.
6:05-6:30 Q and A responses
6:30-7:00 People invited to remain for 30 minutes.
TRANSLPLANT
Radiating Light
It’s said that everyone looks at the world in their own way, filtered through their own eyes and experiences. The exhibit “Transplant” at James Oliver Gallery (JOG), opening on October 24th, will examine how two artists view the world. Painter Ron Johnson and sculptor Steven Earl Weber transplant and transform natural forms in their own ways. Please join us for the opening reception with the artists on Saturday, October 24th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm.
Ron Johnson takes the filter of light through leaves and trees and plays with the shadows, using color and brush strokes to reinterpret nature. Steven Earl Weber features human organs and various objects with a wink to our obsessions and addictions, with a nod to the political.
Ron Johnson was born and raised in the Philippines to Missionary parents. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA), Johnson is a yearly exhibitor at JOG. He was a recipient of the Henry J. Scheidt Memorial Travel Scholarship from PAFA, and his paintings are in the collections of actor Nicholas Cage and McDonald’s Corporate Offices. His art has been featured on film, including work by director M. Night Shyamalan.
Steven Earl Weber is primarily a clay sculptor whose work has been exhibited across the United States and Scotland. A graduate from Kent State University, he was a resident at Burnside Gallery at Isle of Arran in Scotland, amongst others.
“Transplant” opens Saturday, October 24th and runs through November 21st, 2009. The opening reception with the artists will be on Saturday, October 24th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm and is free and open to the public.
James Oliver Gallery is located at 723 Chestnut Street, 4th Floor, above Morimoto Restaurant, Philadelphia.