Philadelphia sacred jazz vocalist/composer and photographer Ruth Naomi Floyd, makes her Penn Live Arts debut in Are We Yet Somehow Alive?, a moving world premiere that pairs jazz, blues and gospel with fine art projections to share compelling first-person accounts from enslaved Africans in America. At the intersection of despair, endurance and resistance, these narratives […]
One of the city's largest artist buildings is opening its doors to the public for its annual Open Artists' Studios event on Sunday, April 28th. The Mill Studios in Manayunk will feature over 30 artists working in mediums such as painting, photography, textiles, jewelry, and stained glass. The event is free and open to the […]
Attendees will join experienced mummer suit fabricators from Golden Sunrise N.Y.A., in the Fancy Division of the Mummers Parade, to build a Fancy-style parade suit over the course of an afternoon workshop, dressing a steel frame armature in cardboard, satin, features, mirrors and other decorative materials. Attendees will learn from example suits produced by Golden […]
Celebrating the life of John Sevcik It is with deep sadness that we share news of the recent passing of John Sevcik, a longtime and influential member of Fleisher’s faculty. John passed away on March 1, 2024 after a battle with metastatic lung cancer. John brought a wide range of teaching experience to Fleisher’s studios, […]
Directed by Molly Rosa Houlahan Meet Diane: a charming butch permaculture gardener with a mission. Secretly Dionysus— the god of wine, revelry, and vegetation—Diane returns to Earth to rally followers for an environmental revolution. Four mortal women are in dire need of a bacchanalian catharsis, and this clique of New Jersey housewives won’t know what […]
Join The Print Center for a Conversation with Stephanie Santana. We will learn about her artistic career and the inspirations for her work. This program is presented both in-person and on Zoom, in conjunction with the current exhibition "Stephanie Santana: Ways of Knowing," on view through July 20, 2024. Free and open to the public. […]
Continuum highlights the work of two Philadelphia area female artists, painter Jan Morgen and fiber artist Pamela E. Becker. GLG brings them into dialogue about the dedication they apply to their artistic practices, spanning decades. Both artists explore materials with a keen awareness of detail; one layering pigment with mark making and the other coiling […]
Arch Enemy Arts invites you to join us in celebrating the release of three new exhibitions: GREEN STATIC by Michael Koehler, a solo exhibition of fifteen new paintings; HOLD SACRED PART II: LAMENT + BLOOM by Darla Jackson and Paul Romano, a collaborative installation; and our annual BRINGS MAY FLOWERS group exhibition featuring new works […]
Paradigm Gallery + Studio presents The Mother Artist, a group exhibition featuring contemporary artists that are shaping the culture of the future. Creative ambition and motherhood are the threads that tie these artists to historic powerhouses like Ruth Asawa, Elizabeth Catlett, and Alice Neel. The collective artistic practice is strengthened by the lessons learned during […]
Paradigm Gallery + Studio is pleased to present Deep Breath, a group exhibition of artwork inspiring meditative moments and embracing the changes of the seasons. The work of Linnéa Andersson, Carla Weeks, Roche Cruchon, and Sophie Roach displays a variety of visual language that champions bright colors and expressive forms. Inspiring joy and rebirth, each […]
For their new project Heat Transfer, Peter Cage (aka Peter Clough) deploys thermal cameras at FAUCET, a queer sex party focusing on piss play, capturing heat rather than light to document a space where traditional photography would be impossible. The resulting images, capturing the real and unrehearsed encounters between bodies in video and still photographs, […]
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Wall Ball Fundraiser Celebrates 40 Years of Roots & Reimagination Nation’s Largest Public Art Program will honor The Root’s Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Senator Vincent Hughes, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Estelle Richman and Amber Art & Design WHAT: Mural Arts Philadelphia (“Mural Arts”) will celebrate its 40th Anniversary with the return of its signature fundraiser, […]
