To begin our season, we will be hosting our first annual New Strides: A Pride Month Play Fest. Three local playwrights will be selected and tasked to write original one-act plays with assigned elements. Mentored by the Strides Artistic Team, these playwrights will then be provided with actors and a director to deepen the play’s […]

Join us Thursday, June 13 from 6-9pm for the reception of one plus one equals window at AUTOMAT Collective, 1400 N. American St. Philadelphia, PA. The exhibition will be on view from June 8, 2024 - June 29, 2024. Open gallery hours will be held Saturdays from 12-5pm. Inspired by the profound insight of her […]

Join acclaimed Philadelphia artist and teacher Peter Paone at the Brandywine Museum of Art for a fascinating discussion of his seven-decade career with guest curator Audrey Lewis. Known today largely as a painter, Paone experienced success as a printmaker—specifically as an etcher—early in his career. An exhibition of this compelling early work, In Shadows’ Embrace: Prints […]

Celebrating where art and design meet, Box Spring Gallery opens with it’s inaugural exhibition MEMPHIS, MILANO, MIAMI. The selected works, when shown together, bring to mind the Memphis Milano design movement and Miami deco-influenced postmodernism, whether intentional or not. Participating artists are Terri Fridkin, Jeff Harris, and Robert Reinhardt.

A sweaty, gay, disco ritual performed by six dancers and experienced inside a large tent-like structure, occurring outside and holding intentional space for shared, radical embodiment. (60 min) Special handcrafted cocktails by t.moniq will be available at evening showings. Part of Blood Baby, a queer and trans exploration of lineage, family, and how we are […]

Philadelphia, PA – April 23, 2024. Bridgette Mayer Gallery is proud to announce the return of its Benefit Exhibition this summer with Converge, on view from Tuesday, June 11 to Saturday, August 3 at Bridgette Mayer Gallery. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 13 from 4:30 – 7:30 PM. Gallery Owner Bridgette […]

A sweaty, gay, disco ritual performed by six dancers and experienced inside a large tent-like structure, occurring outside and holding intentional space for shared, radical embodiment. (60 min) Special handcrafted cocktails by t.moniq will be available at evening showings. Part of Blood Baby, a queer and trans exploration of lineage, family, and how we are […]

Join us for a unique family-friendly workshop where you'll discover the art of botanical rubbings inspired by Lansdowne's flora. Learn to capture intricate plant textures through this ancient printmaking method. Create stunning patterned papers and transform them into delightful origami masterpieces. Unleash your creativity and connect with nature in a whole new way!

JUNE 19 - JULY 20, 2024 Inside the Picnic Basket Works by: Steven Baris - Michelle Benoit - Edgar Diehl - Kevin Finklea - Kiki Gaffney - Judy Gelles - Mark Khaisman - Ted Larsen - Lauren Mabry - Donald Martiny - Jackie Milad - Raymond Saá - Erik Spehn - Derrick Velasquez - Jan […]

Rhythms of Liberation - Celebrating Juneteenth Through Music Save the Date: June 19, 2024 ​Join us for our annual Juneteenth Block Party in partnership with Wawa Welcome America on Wednesday, June 19th. Let's come together to celebrate freedom through music as we honor the theme "Rhythms of Liberation" during Black Music Month. Follow us on socials at @aampmuseum. We can't wait to celebrate […]

Join us for a conversation with Henbo Henning in a more intimate and relaxed setting. Following the talk, dinner will be served allowing for more discussion with the artist and among guests. A talk with Henbo Henning Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 Talk: 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Dinner: served at 7:00 pm Location: FRIEDA, […]

JUNETEENTH WEEKEND PREMIERE: THE RE-EMANCIPATION OF SOCIAL DANCE, CELEBRATES THE PHILLY HOUSE PARTY Intercultural Journeys is Producing a Groundbreaking New Dance-Theater Work that Highlights a Communal Black Art Form On Juneteenth weekend, Intercultural Journeys will debut The Re-Emancipation of Social Dance, an interactive dance party throughout five “living rooms.”   Created by star choreographer and director Raja Feather […]

Whiskey Rebellion by Local Contemporary Artist John Y. Wind on Display Through June 30 The Museum of the American Revolution will feature new artifact displays, a contemporary art installation, and special programming to mark Pride Month this June. Throughout the month, the Museum is pleased to present Whiskey Rebellion, an installation of sculptures by Philadelphia artist John […]

Member artists Clement DaVinci and Nicole Patrice Dul Artist Talks on their shows currently on exhibit at 3rd Street Gallery, on Sunday, June 23, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Artists will host a reception. 3rd Street Gallery is located at 610 S 3rd Street.

COMMONWEAL is excited to announce Plantasia, our next exhibition opening on Saturday, June 29th from 5p to 9p. The exhibition, inspired by Mort Garson's beloved 1976 album of the same name, features 11 Philadelphia-based artists focusing on flora and the organic world. Produced on a Moog synthesizer, which was a new technology at the time, […]

It's the early '90's. Communism has fallen, the president is a playwright and the wild east is open for business. Fearless western twenty-somethings head east with the promise of opportunity, prosperity, and cultural awakenings in a not-so-brave visa-free world where conversational English teachers make more than doctors, beer is cheaper than water, and law enforcement […]

Join award winning Black Trans poet, author, educator and filmmaker J Mase III (he/him) for an evening of poetry rooted in community care. Featured on MSNBC, Essence Live, Buzzfeed, Blavity, the Root, and TED, J Mase is the winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Non-Fiction and a Creative Capital Award. He is co-director of the […]