First Person Arts

Projects

  • Special Event Publicity - 08, 07, 06 & 05 Festivals
  • Design - firstpersonarts.org
About First Person Arts

Founded in 2000, First Person Arts transforms the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation for our unique and shared experience. First Person Arts believes that everyone has a story to tell, and that sharing our stories celebrates our diversity and forges the bonds of community that bring us together. First Person Arts supports the development of memoir and documentary work by artists from all walks of life and creates opportunities for it to be seen and appreciated by many. For more information, visit www.firstpersonarts.org.

Press

"Philadelphia is getting its first "Complaint Choir" ... There's no doubt that Philadelphians have plenty to gripe about: taxes, traffic, dirty streets, and sports teams that haven't clinched a championship in a generation." Read the full Inquirer story online here: Bellyaching in sweet harmony: City's Complaint Choir convenes, philly.com.
- Philadelphia Inquirer
CBS 3's Nicole Brewer recently visited the First Person Arts offices to talk about First Person's programming including the Complaint Choir, First Person Salon and StorySlams series. Watch the video online here: Bare That Beautiful Soul: First Person Arts, cbs3.com.
- CBS 3
Recently, digphillyTV on NBC 10, a show that highlights cool places and activities in the Delaware Valley, sent a camera crew to check out First Person Arts StorySlams series. Watch the video online here: digphilly.com
- digphillyTV, NBC 10

“The concept of the salon, a casual, intimate gathering of artists to share their work and ideas, carries with it a whiff of the old-fashioned, of bewigged 18th-century Frenchmen gathered around a harpsichord arguing philosophy. But the idea has come back into vogue of late, with [First Person Salons], a series…intending to foster a sense of community between artists.”

- Philadelphia Metro
Check out the Philadelphia Weekly feature on the 2007 Festival here: "More than meets the 'I' - The First Person Arts Festival features storytelling with a twist."
- Philadelphia Weekly
Read the Philadelphia Inquirer's feature on the 2007 First Person Festival here: "A festival with focus on people's memories: Real life as art will be explored over five days."
- Philadelphia Inquirer
Read First Person Arts President Vicki Solot's interview with Philly Creative Guide here: Creative Personality
- Philly Creative Guide

"Before the night is out, we'll hear tales we only wish we could repeat... Truth knows no bounds, but this is a family newspaper." Read the full Inquirer feature on StorySlams here.

- Philadelphia Inquirer
"There’s nothing better than hearing an outlandish story — especially when it’s true... Relaying a tale with energetic detail is an art and it’s a talent that should be shared — because a distinctive story is easily tucked in the corner of people’s minds, but an articulate narrator is what makes the occurrence timeless." Read the full South Philly Review feature here.
- South Philly Review