BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global communities of color, showcasing films by Black, Brown, and Indigenous people from around the world. The 2024 BlackStar Film Festival will take place from August 1-4, 2024 on Broad Street in Philadelphia as well as […]
Gravers Lane Gallery is pleased to host an international juried exhibition, Fiber Reimagined II, in collaboration with Fiber Art Now Magazine, for the second consecutive year. Fiber Reimagined II opens on August 1st, 2024, with an opening reception on Friday, August 2nd, 2024, 5-8pm and a First Friday reception September 6th, 2024. This exhibition is […]
Arch Enemy Arts invites you to our First Friday reception on August 2nd from 5PM - 9PM. A total of NINE exhibitions will be on display including new solo features from Alex Sugar, Danielle Schlunegger, Fran de Anda, Gerlanda di Francia, John Walker, Katie Gamb, and Veronica Jaeger. Plus a pair of two gorgeous new […]
On August second, "Under a Little Leaf", a solo exhibition of 35 mixed media drawings by Philadelphia visual artist Caroline Stoughton will be opening, running through August 31st on the second floor of Cherry Street Pier, Philadelphia. The opening reception will be held from 6-8 pm during First Friday at Cherry Street Pier and is […]
Paradigm Gallery + Studio is pleased to present Nightshades, a solo exhibition of works on paper by London-based painter Megan Rea in partnership with independent curator Anaïs Cooper-Hackman. Rea’s debut solo exhibition in Philadelphia will feature oil paintings on hand-crafted paper inspired by the classical architecture displayed in Italian frescos. Rea focuses on the looming […]
Toy Stories is an exhibition of sculptural works by Philadelphia-based ceramicist Jeff Rubio. This solo exhibition–Rubio’s first–features all new work; though the artist mined years' worth of sketchbooks to identify common themes, unrealized ideas, and well-trodden personal histories to present a survey of stories that have shaped his identity. Toy Stories will be on view […]
speech acts ( all-in ) a one night performance by lydon frank lettuce Hot August Night Friday, August 2, 2024 Performance: 7:30pm referring is a collaborative process – a conceptual pact – temporary, fleeting, yes – we are suspended in saying. & something always happens – even if it doesn’t. example: “ i promise you.” […]
Come out to celebrate the opening of our Summer Member Invitational "Dispatches from Kindred Worlds" and our annual juried exhibition "On Process"!
Opening Reception for 3rd Street Gallery Members’ Show “Treasures for the Sturgeon Moon” Sunday August 4, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
YOU ARE HERE at Box Spring Gallery not only invites the viewer to join artist Michael S. Heitler on city tours and site-seeing, but demonstrates ourselves as a visual culture, where signs, directions and advertising dominate.
The inaugural event of Poems & A Movie will take place on August 8th at 6pm at Plays and Players Theatre in Philadelphia with a screening of Sometimes I Dream in Farsi, the award-winning film by indie filmmaker Dr. Pirooz Kalayeh, preceded by readings from Porochista Khakpour (author of Tehrangeles, 2024), Alina Pleskova (author of […]
Join us for a 24-hour quilt-a-thon at Fleischer Art Memorial's sanctuary August 9th from 5:30pm-11pm and August 10th 7:30am to the end. There will be live scoring, $5 raffles, and more. Open to all ages and is ADA accessible.
