FRIEDA began to present spoken word 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 word combines performance, word play, and inflection. The interaction between artist and audience is an important part of […]
Please join us to hear member artists Sivia Katz Braunstein and Patricia A.L. Ehrensal for Artist Talks on their shows currently on exhibit at 3rd Street Gallery. The talks are on Sunday, November 12, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Artists will host a reception.
The 43rd annual Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media Fall Fest will take a different tone than in previous years, as the Israel-Hamas war rages on. Due to the rise in antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, festival organizers have reinforced security measures, but Executive Director Kristen Arter hopes fear won’t keep people from attending this year’s festival […]
Sunday, November 19, 2023 11 AM - 4 PM Join us in the studios to shop over 30 vendors selling hand-made, one-of-a-kind finds perfect for holiday gift giving! Skip the mall and support local artists this holiday season. Free parking and shopping. Please note that all vendor spots are full. Thank you!
Meet us in our Jack T. Franklin Auditorium for a very special installment of our Rising Sun Artist/Curator series, Multiple Suns Part II where AAMP hosts special guests from across the country, Rising Sun Artists Shiva Ahmadi and La Vaughn Belle. DATE Friday, November 17, 2023 TIME 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm VENUE African American Museum in Philadelphia PRICE $10 General Admission Free for AAMP Members […]
Our 7th edition is just around the corner! In the tradition of a holiday art show and sale we present works some of the areas most talented artists. Available are a wide variety of affordable pieces under $400.00. It is easy to find a small gem for yourself or someone on the gift list. Invited […]
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving! Your presence is a source of immense gratitude as we collaborate, create extraordinary art, and contribute to the flourishing art community.
Join FRIEDAcommunity to raise awareness to AIDS World Day. FRIEDAcommunity will show The Last Quilt, a documentary by Nadine C. Licostie. The Last One: Unfolding The AIDS Memorial Quilt In the eighties and nineties, as AIDS ravaged the United States gay community, the AIDS Memorial Quilt was born out of a public battle for treatment […]
2023 AUTUMN INVITATIONAL Opening Reception: Thursday 11/30, 7-10pm http://instagram.com/otwdirtyfranks https://www.facebook.com/OTWDirtyFranks
FRIEDAcommunity is proud to announce the show A closer look by Gerri Spilka. Join us and the artist on Friday, December 1, First Friday, during the opening reception from 6pm to 8pm. Gerri Spilka considers herself to be an alchemist who takes ordinary pieces of cotton and transforms them into larger-than-life shapes of glorious, luminous […]
December 1, 2023 – January 28, 2024 First Friday Opening Reception: Dec 1 from 6:00-9:00 pm Practice Gallery is pleased to present What Comes Around, Goes Round and Round, an installation by Philadelphia-based artist Stuart Lantry. The installation centers around a giant, miniature Ferris wheel, slowly rotating a series of sculpted surrealist objects that attempt […]
James Oliver Gallery in Philadelphia is pleased to present Cool Under Pressure: a two-person exhibition featuring Don Bell and John Y. Wind. Please join us for the Artist Talk on Friday December 1st 2023, from 6-9pm, at 723 Chestnut Street. Amidst the heat of the headlines and the holiday hurry, Cool Under Pressure displays an […]
