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BlackStar Film Festival BSFF 2024

BlackStar Projects – Full Schedule of Programs for 2024 FilmFestival

Blackstar 1901 South 9th Street, BOK 414, Philadelphia, PA, United States

BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown and Indigenous film and media artists, is thrilled to release the full schedule of programs, jury and award nominees for the 2024 BlackStar Film Festival. This year’s festival will take place from August 1-4, 2024 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, with additional screenings, […]

BlackStar Film Festival

Blackstar 1901 South 9th Street, BOK 414, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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 […]

New Show Opening and Reception at 3rd Street Gallery

3rd Street Gallery 610 S. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

3rd Street Gallery Members’ Show “Treasures for the Sturgeon Moon” opens on Friday, August 2, and will run through Sunday, September 1. Opening Reception, Sunday August 4, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Fiber Reimagined II

Gravers Lane Gallery 8405 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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 […]

First Friday August @ Arch Enemy Arts

Arch Enemy Arts 109 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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 […]

Under a Little Leaf by Caroline Stoughton

Cherry Street Pier 121 N Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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 […]

Opening Reception for Megan Rea

Paradigm Arts Building 12 N 3RD ST, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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 […]

Opening Reception for Jeff Rubio “Toy Stories” at Paradigm

Paradigm Arts Building 12 N 3RD ST, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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 […]

Deadly Prey Gallery at PhilaMOCA

PhilaMOCA 531 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This August, PhilaMOCA hosts a month-long gallery show of 30+ posters from the Deadly Prey Gallery! These are hand-painted movie posters from Ghana painted on flour sacks that feature films both beloved and unknown. Opening night on Friday, August 2 will feature a conversation with Deadly Prey found Brian Chankin as well as a screening […]

speech acts ( all-in ) a one night performance by lydon frank lettuce Hot August Night Friday, August 2, 2024 Performance: 7:30pm

Grizzly Grizzly 319 N 11th St, Second Floor, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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.” […]

DVAA August Exhibition Opening Reception

DVAA (Da Vinci Art Alliance) 704 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Come out to celebrate the opening of our Summer Member Invitational "Dispatches from Kindred Worlds" and our annual juried exhibition "On Process"!

Opening Reception at 3rd Street Gallery

3rd Street Gallery 610 S. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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 Reception

Box Spring Gallery 1400 N. American St, #100C, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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.

POEMS & A MOVIE: SOMETIMES I DREAM IN FARSI

Plays and Players Theatre 1714 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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 […]

24 hour quilt circle at Fleischer Art

24 hour quilt-a-thon performance

Fleischer Art Memorial 719 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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.

10 years Philadelphia Womens Theatre Festival

Celebrate 10 Years of Philly Womens Theatre Festival Aug 9 -18

Theater Exile 1340 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Come Celebrate 10 Years of Philly Womens Theatre Festival at Theater Exile August 9-18 ​ Find tickets and more information here: TICKETS! Below is the list of Staged Performances this season. Staged Readings of: Eden 2.0 by Kimberly Shimer ​ Goldie and the Green Mountains by Reva Stover One person shows: To Mz Sabriaya: Mothering […]

Omens of Empire / Francisco Guevara

GARCO Gallery Calle 2 Oriente No. 1402, Barrio de la Luz, Puebla, Pue, United States

Unveiling "Omens of Empire": A Journey Through Time and Violence at Arquetopia’s 15th Anniversary Exhibition In the dark reflection of a mysterious looking glass, the gazes of Elizabeth I of England and Moctezuma II of Mexico-Tenochtitlan met. This historic encounter marked the emergence of Empire as a destructive force that unleashed unprecedented violence into the […]

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

Philly Magic Tours 4th and Ranstead Streets, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Looking for cool "things to do"? Check out one of Philly's most unique attractions, a walking tour that is also a moving magic show. You are led by an award winning magician to historic and offbeat locations. The importance of each location is the inspiration for a comedic and mind-bending magic trick. Learn why we […]