How much do you know about the native plants here in Philadelphia? Find out how we can best contribute to our ecosystem with this delectable workshop that brings together landscape design and cookie decorating. Bring home a beautifully decorated half dozen cookies, packaged to give, or to enjoy on your own. Then start designing your
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For the first time ever, art toy culture comes to Philadelphia with cutting edge independent toy creators at The Designer Toy Art Festival. As the premiere destination for independent designer, bootleg and art toy artists and collectors from across North America, the successful *Assembly Required event team shows up with pop culture powerhouse GoHero and
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Create a table runner or a set of napkins made using dyes extracted from natural sources like indigo. Diane Keesee discusses historic uses of dyes and how to identify and responsibly harvest local dye-producing plants. Preparation and dyeing techniques using natural mordants and modifiers are presented. Try your hand at these heritage skills and share
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Cyanotype, also known as sun prints, is a camera-less photographic printing process that allows the artist to explore shape, light, and an appreciation of nature. In this class, students will learn the history of this process, use the sun as a UV light source, and create cyanotypes using plant materials harvested from Mt. Cuba. No
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Join The Print Center for a Conversation with Cecilia Paredes, presented both in-person and on Zoom. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Cecilia Paredes: By my side or back of me, on view at The Print Center April 18 – July 19, 2025. Paredes will discuss her extensive career, the works in
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Join The Print Center and Steven CW Taylor to hear the artist and gallerist discuss his practice, his beautiful wood-bound artist book, his Germantown gallery space and the overarching philosophy of Ubuntu that guides his work. Taylor moves between photography, printmaking and material exploration. His photographs reflect his lived experience shaped by movement, observation and
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Solo Show of Artist and Educator Dominique Samarco. Dreams are powerful—they shape our aspirations, offer direction, and serve as blueprints for a better future. To build the life we envision, we must first dare to dream. As educators, it is our responsibility to nurture and inspire students to transform their dreams into reality. Art educators,
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Join us for a loosely guided meet up of the Philly Nature Journaling Club. For April, 2025, we are meeting Fairmount Water Works on Saturday April 19th from 10am to 12pm. We ask that you fill out this form so we know how many people plan to attend. In the practice of nature journaling, we
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Join artist Emma Brittain as she guides you in discovering the art of identifying subtle colors and enhancing the vibrancy of your drawings. In this class, participants will learn to use artist-grade colored pencils to sketch a great blue heron. The primary emphasis will be on refining colored pencil techniques and honing the ability to
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Can’t miss art shows and festivals By Nancy Chen Asian American Film Festival Nov. 9–19 at International House, Asian Arts Initiative and other venues Celebrating its 10th anniversary this fall, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival is taking the opportunity to reflect. “This year’s festival will include a retrospective of significant Asian-American films in early
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