Observed: Hypervisibility and Reclamation explores the contradictions we face when surveillance is conflated with safety; when law enforcement agencies, governments, businesses, and institutions leverage digital and biometric technologies to track us, as well as our resistance and community responses. Using examples from Detroit, we dive deeper into the web of privatized surveillance and militarized security […]

Opening Reception Friday, March 22, 2024 | 6 - 8 PM ​ IMPRINT: Dox Thrash Black Life, and American Culture On View: March 23 - August 4, 2024 ​Join us for the captivating journey of Dox Thrash, a visionary artist whose pioneering spirit impacted the world of printmaking. “Imprint: Dox Thrash Black Life, and American Culture" our […]

Painted Bride presents "something soft,” a series of public sound/movement workshops and performances on softening. The offerings are by and for black, neurodivergent, queer, trans and non-binary folk. The residency, named a “multimodal performance ritual,” is facilitated and performed by Philadelphia artists Ma’at Works Dance Collective (Mawu Ama Ma'at Gora, Jah Elyse Sayers, Majesty Royale-Jackson). […]

Please join us to hear member artists Jim Brossy and Lisa Domenic for Artist Talks on their shows currently on exhibit at 3rd Street Gallery. The talks are on Sunday, March 24 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Artists will host a reception. 3rd Street Gallery is an Artist-Owned and Run Cooperative of local area artists. We’re located […]

Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2024: CARE October 18-20, 14th Street New York City Application Deadline MAY 26, 2024, 11:59PM EST CONCERN | ATTENTION | PROTECTION | SORROW |TENDERNESS Art in Odd Places (AiOP) is pleased to announce the dates, curators, and theme of the nineteenth edition of the iconic public visual and performance art […]

Bridgette Mayer Gallery’s 9th Benefit Exhibition In support of HelpUsAdopt.org and the Dina Wind Art Foundation Bridgette Mayer Gallery, 709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Exhibition Dates: Tuesday, June 11 – Saturday, August 3, 2024 Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Curator: Bridgette Mayer Juror: Brittany Webb, Evelyn and Will Kaplan Curator of Twentieth Century […]

FRIEDAcommunity & Alliance Française welcome you to Soirée Cinéma Français (French Movie Night) on Wednesday March 27th for Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché, narrated by Jodie Foster. When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever […]

Elise Phillips Gallery Talk Evening! THURSDAY, March 28th @ 7:00 Exhibition on view until March 30th, 2024 ​Seasons of Color ​​​On View March 1st - 30th, 2024 Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 12:00-4:00 Sat 11:00-5:00

Experience a Fashion Show with teams of trans designers and models, displaying styles from Philly AIDS Thrift and shop local with a vendors market by trans creators and their products!   Market at 4pm Show at 6pm

Please join us on Saturday, March 30th, from 12:00 - 13:30 for light refreshments and an artist-led tour of Annabelle Buck's current solo exhibition The Life Within. Depicting the world around us goes to the heart of why humans make images. Annabelle Buck’s paintings are records of relationships with friends, family and environments that explore […]

Please join us on Saturday, March 30th from 3 - 4 pm for a special Story Telling performance by Saundra Gilliard in conjunction with the exhibition Dolls, Idols, and Ideals. This performance is open to all ages, though will be best enjoyed by those 10 - adult. For this performance, Saundra Gilliard will weave together […]

Da Vinci Art Alliance proudly announces our 2024 Everyday Futures Fest presented by PNC Arts Alive! From April 1st - April 30th, 2024 Da Vinci Art Alliance (DVAA) puts on its annual, free, arts, science, and culture festival. Everyday Futures Fest (EFF) explores how Philadelphians can incorporate cultural, urban, and environmental sustainability into their everyday […]

Bridgette Mayer Gallery is pleased to present All Of This Is True, a new solo exhibition by Tim McFarlane. The exhibition will be on view from Tuesday, April 2 to Saturday, May 18, 2024. Bridgette Mayer Gallery will host an Artist Reception & Happy Hour in celebration on Friday, April 5 from 5:00 to 7:30 […]

Open Call for Art on the Parkway, co-organized by the Association for Public Art (aPA) and the Parkway Council, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR), invites artists, designers, and other creatives to propose a temporary public art installation in Maja Park on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway as part of the annual summer Oval […]

On Wednesday, April 3, Moore College of Art & Design will open its annual BFA Student Show featuring artworks made by undergraduate students throughout the 2023-2024 school year. The Student Show will feature a variety of creations from first-year, second-year, and third-year Moore students in majors like Fine Arts, Illustration, Fashion Design, Photography, Art Education, […]

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Extra credit, anyone? Whether you love book clubs or pro-wrestling, Class Clowns Comedy Festival has something for you. Crossroads Comedy Theater is back with a weekend full of “edutainment” experiences where audience members will leave just a little bit smarter. The festival was inspired by the great reception of Crossroads favorite, Study Hall: Comedy Inspired Lectures (a performance of […]

J. Matthew Schley show FRISSON-FICTION-FRICTION opens at 3rd Street Gallery on Friday, April 5, and runs through Sunday April 28. My interest in drawing the human body reflects a number of ideas-one the possibility of story in a picture -two the desire to create a visual frisson. An aesthetic elegance that is more a feeling […]