Arch Enemy Arts invites you to join us in celebration of four new exhibitions opening this First Friday, February 2nd from 5PM - 9PM. We welcome 2024 with solo features by Dewi Plass, Rachael Bridge, and Rebecca Reeves; a gorgeous new group exhibition “Elixir”; and, for the first time on our own walls, an exciting […]
Join us at the opening reception for our February show, Back to Basics, on Sunday, February 4 from 2-5 PM. Free and open to the public! Artists focus on using elemental shapes and geometric motives in strategic themes like composition, pattern and line. Work may be purely abstract or representational, all the while showing command […]
OPENING RECEPTION: Arlene Love at the Interactive Museum of Contemporary Art February 9 @ 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm The opening reception for a solo exhibition by the renowned Philadelphia artist, Arlene Love, presented at the Interactive Museum of Contemporary Art. The exhibition will feature Love’s pioneering sculpture in resin, feminist works in leather, figurative drawing, and photography spanning […]
DETERMINED TO BE | JOHN RHODEN CATALOGUE SYMPOSIUM The John Rhoden Catalogue Symposium launches Determined To Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden (2023, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts), a generous publication that accompanies the first comprehensive retrospective of twentieth century African American sculptor, John Rhoden (1916-2001), curated by Dr. Brittany Webb, the Evelyn and Will Kaplan […]
Jerry DiFalco was a painter, sculptor, photographer and printmaker, who created a diverse body of work he called “visual poetry.” He was a member of the DaVinci Art Alliance from 1997 to 2007. In 1995 he began working as a monitor and mentor for professional artists in the Open Etching Studio at the Fleisher Art […]
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 of […]
Celebrate the opening of Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe and Dominique White and Alberta Whittle: Sargasso Sea An evening of music, performances, and refreshments! The evening will feature performances by Philly’s newly inaugurated poet laureate, Kai Davis, and cultural treasure and Phillys 2016-2017 poet laureate, Yolanda Wisher. In addition to the performances, DJ Lola Kinks will be spinning […]
GET READY FOR FUN-A-DAY! The Fun-A-Day Community Art Show is BACK in 2024, once again hosted by Studio 34 Yoga | Healing | Arts. We've got 1 month to prepare, start thinking about what project you will be working on come January 1, 2024! Sign up form is here: https://forms.gle/NuNs8dNGoGFPKddv7
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 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 (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 […]
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 […]
