Ann Lofquist: Passing Observations, Nasir Young: Excursions, & (re)FOCUS 2024: Fortitude at Fifty | Opening Receptions at Gross McCleaf Gallery

Gross McCleaf Gallery 127 S 16th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Saturday, February 10, 1–4 pm @ Gross McCleaf Gallery 127 S 16th St Join us for the in-person Opening Reception of our February exhibitions! Celebrate (re)FOCUS Fortitude at 50: A Resilient Five Decades at Gross McCleaf Gallery as the gallery spotlights a multitude of women and BIPOC artists that have contributed to the gallery's half-century […]

FRIEDAcommunity Spoken Words February

FRIEDAcommunity 320 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

FRIEDAcommunity – Spoken Words Saturday, February 10th, 4:00 pm FRIEDA began to present spoken words events six years ago. We had the space, a microphone, and a vital supportive community…all of which we offered to writers. Carrying on an ancient tradition of oral poetry reading, spoken words combines performance, word play, and inflection. The interaction […]

Fleisher Art Memorial Announces 2024 Wind Challenge Exhibition Series and 2025 Call for Entries

Fleisher Art Memorial Announces 2024 Wind Challenge Exhibition Series and 2025 Call for Entries     (Image above) Lauren Pakradooni, Battle (for Pastures), 2023, aquatint etching in artist’s frame, 29.5 x 26 x 1.5 inches.   PHILADELPHIA, February 9, 2024 — Fleisher Art Memorial is pleased to present their 2024 Wind Challenge Exhibition Series with […]

98th ANNUAL Solo Exhibitions

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

January 19 – March 30, 2024 The Print Center is pleased to present three solo exhibitions of recent work by Gary Burnley, Ranran Fan and Natalia Mejía Murillo. The artists were awarded these exhibitions from the nearly 500 applicants to the 98th ANNUAL International Competition, juried by Dr. Kimberli Gant and Diana Gaston. The exhibitions […]

Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body Opening Event

Arthur Ross Gallery at UPenn 220 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body February 17 – May 21, 2024 Barbara Earl Thomas’ most recent series of portraits weave an exquisite tapestry of light and color to depict individuals illuminated in moments of creativity. Invoking the history of portraiture, Thomas’ nine large-scale cut paper pieces celebrate great Black cultural icons such as August Wilson, Seth Parker Woods, and […]

Black Professionals Night

Bristol Riverside Theatre 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA, United States

Enjoy Bristol Riverside Theatre’s (BRT) presentation of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, a pre-show meal, and mingle at BRT’s new event venue, The Business Club! A single ticket provides access to a multifaceted event combining culture, business, and entertainment and includes an optional post-show conversation with director Lisa Strum, cast, and local community […]

Amze Emmons: Playing the Grid | Reception

Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford, PA, United States

Amze Emmons: Playing the Grid | Reception A Love Letter to Philadelphia   Reception: Friday, February 16, 2023 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Glass Lobby Gallery Brandywine Workshop and Archives 730 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19146 Join us for an evening celebrating the work of Philadelphia-based artist Amze Emmons. The reception is free and […]

Black Theatre Night

Bristol Riverside Theatre 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA, United States

Join us for an evening of celebrating and amplifying Black voices and access to Black theatre for all audiences. Enjoy A Raisin in the Sun, light refreshments at a pre-show social mixer, and an optional post-show conversation with Director, Lisa Strum, community leaders, and the cast!

Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body

Arthur Ross Gallery at UPenn 220 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body February 17 – May 21, 2024 Barbara Earl Thomas’ most recent series of portraits weave an exquisite tapestry of light and color to depict individuals illuminated in moments of creativity. Invoking the history of portraiture, Thomas’ nine large-scale cut paper pieces celebrate great Black cultural icons such as August […]

No Time : Michael Ambron

Ortega y Gasset Projects 363 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Ortega y Gasset Projects is pleased to present No Time, an exhibition of recent work by New York-based artist Michael Ambron in the gallery’s main space. The exhibition runs from February 17th - March 17th 2024, with a reception for the artist on Saturday, February 17th from 5-8pm. No Time, curated by OyG Co-Directors Zahar […]

PMAY Artists’ Initiative for the annual showcase 2024

Philadelphia Music Alliance For Youth

Join the students of PMAY Artists’ Initiative for the annual showcase. This event is free and open to the public; however we request that guests register using this link. Please join us for a post concert reception. Program Wolfgang Mozart: Allegro from Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370/368b……… Maya Srinivasan (Oboe), student of David […]

INX Battle Lines at the Window on Delaware Street.

The Window on Delaware Street 222 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE, United States

INX Battle Lines at the Window on Delaware Street. 4 decades of Political Illustration February 20 through March 29, 2024 222 Delaware Street, New Castle DE

Philadelphia Black History – The People’s Stories

Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy City Hall, Room 116, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Tuesday, February 20 Exhibition Opening - Philadelphia Black History: The People's Stories Join OACCE and City Officials for the opening reception for Philadelphia Black History: The People's Stories, a Black History Month exhibit.

Bloomberg Arts Internship Applications ends February 28

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance GPCA 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 732, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Bloomberg Arts Internship Philadelphia's leading arts internship program The Bloomberg Arts Internship (BAI) and Bloomberg Arts Internship - School Year (BAISY) are programs for rising high school seniors in Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Boston. Interns are paired with local arts and culture organizations to gain paid, real-world work experience while participating […]

Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe @ ICA

Institute of Contemporary Art - University of Pennsylvania ICA 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

About The solo exhibition Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe is the first to bring together paintings, video, prints, and sculpture from different bodies of work Jackson has created over the past eight years, providing an overview of the threads in her practice and her use of materials. Approaching her video works as “moving paintings,” the exhibition presents examples […]

Artist Talk with Gary Burnley

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join The Print Center for an Artist Talk with Gary Burnley. He will discuss the work in his current exhibition, "Caste," as well as his career and artistic practice. Presented both in-person and on Zoom.

A READING BY JAMAICA KINCAID @ The Kelly Writers House

Kellys Writers House 3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA, United States

A READING BY JAMAICA KINCAID Kelly Writers House Fellows Program 6:30 PM in person rsvp required: whfellow@writing.upenn.edu JAMAICA KINCAID is an Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, and gardener from St. John’s Antigua. She now lives in Vermont and works as a Professor of African American Studies in Residence at Harvard University. In 1965 she left Antigua for New York […]

Desiderium: A Conversation about Displacement

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) The Barclay, 237 S 18th St. #3a, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Please join us for a conversation about the history and contemporary context of displacement, war and the refugee crisis both in the Ukraine and the Baltic States. Guest speakers will include Saint Joseph’s University Professor Melissa Chakars, Mary Kalyna the daughter of post-World War II Ukrainian Displaced Persons and a life-long social justice activist along […]