Events from July 28, 2022 – July 30, 2022 › Art › – Grid Magazine

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Creative Movement Workshop with Silvana Cardell

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 8480 Hagys Mill Rd, Philadelphia, PA, United States

In this workshop geared toward family members of all ages, dancer and choreographer Silvana Cardell will lead participants in creative movement exercises. Participants will learn about Cardell’s current project, TERRA: Bodies and Territories, which explores the shared vulnerabilities between women’s bodies and the environment through the medium of dance. The workshop will guide participants in movements drawn from TERRA, exploring how their bodies relate to natural elements, mimicking growth, flow, resistance, and connection to the earth. The session will culminate in a choreographed dance piece. Registration is limited for this free workshop. Participants of all ages and backgrounds are welcome.

Free Community Day with SEAMAAC

American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadeplhia, PA, United States

Join us for a free community day in partnership with SEAMAAC! Learn about this Philadelphia organization and take the opportunity to view the community exhibit Through the Eyes of Philadelphia’s New Americans: Art, Resilience, and Community. SEAMAAC teaching artists from the exhibit will guide visitors in collaborative art projects in the ASHM galleries, and vendors from FDR Park’s Southeast Asian Market will sell food and goods on the Museum Terrace. If your family has never visited the American Swedish Historical Museum before, this is the perfect opportunity! https://www.americanswedish.org/events/free-community-day-seamaac

Free

Uhuru African Liberation Day Health Festival + Flea Market

Clark Park 4300-4398 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia

Join us on Saturday, May 17th in beautiful Clark Park for the One Africa! One Nation! ALD Health Festival and Marketplace. This free all day program will feature live music, poetry, free health resources, giveaways, a Childrens' Circle, special activities for families, food, and over 100+ marketplace vendors! The One Africa! One Nation! Uhuru Health Festival is an education and economic development project of the African People’s Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) and Black Star Industries. Everyone is needed to get involved! Volunteers and vendors wanted! Follow us on IG @UhuruFleaMarkets + on Facebook @UhuruFlea

Free

Bodies & Territories: Ecofeminist Legacy – Film Screening and Conversation

Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

A Film Screening and Conversation with Raquel Cecilia Mendieta, Silvana Cardell, and Mey-Yen Moriuchi at Taller Puertorriqueño Bodies & Territories: Ecofeminist Legacy brings together choreographer Silvana Cardell, filmmaker Raquel Cecilia Mendieta, and art historian Mey-Yen Moriuchi for a screening and conversation that reflects on and reimagines ecofeminist artistic practice. Silvana Cardell’s new production TERRA: Bodies & Territories will premier in June on the forested land of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in northwest Philadelphia. Cardell’s production aligns the bodies of her dance ensemble with the land, merging human movement with nature to reveal our inextricable livelihood and empowerment. In

Event Series cinéSPEAK Under The Stars 2025

cinéSPEAK Under The Stars 2025

Clark Park 4300-4398 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia

We’re thrilled to announce cinéSPEAK Under the Stars 2025, our annual FREE outdoor film festival at West Philly’s beloved Clark Park! 🎬✨ 🗓️ Fridays: May 23, May 30, June 6, June 13 (Rain dates = the following Saturdays!) ⏰ Event Flow: 7 PM — Community hangout with live music, food vendors, and local orgs. BYO chairs, blankets, picnics, and friends! 9 PM — FILMS under the stars 🌙 🎥 Film Lineup: May 23 — It Must Be Heaven Dir. Elia Suleiman — Short: Where the Wind Blows Dir. Hana Elias *Philadelphia Premiere* May 30 *Philadelphia Premieres* — River of Grass

Free

Conversation with Cecilia Paredes

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St, Philadelphia, P, United States

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 the exhibition and her artistic inspirations. This event is free and open to the public. Register for Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_iDinl4DT1S62lQbaeDVMg#/registration Image: Cecilia Paredes, Wisdom, 2021, inkjet print, 59” x 60”

Free

Joiri Minaya: Venus Flytrap

Bartram's Garden 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, United States

BlackStar presents a site-specific, newly commissioned performance series and installation at Bartram’s Garden, from artist Joiri Minaya. Curated by writer and editor Dessane Lopez Cassell, the series will reflect on the intertwined legacies of freedom, extraction, and ecology in North America's oldest surviving botanical garden. Much like a Venus flytrap, the plant this project is named for, Joiri Minaya's practice often employs beauty before its bite, utilizing sensuality, lush florals and hues to invite deeper reflection on thornier aspects of history and the impacts of colonialism. For this project, Minaya will craft a four-day performance series, custom textile elements, and

Free

Abington Township Public Library’s PrideFest

Everyone is invited to Abington Township Public Library's PrideFest! Enjoy music, food trucks, crafts, community organizations, vendors, and more! Food trucks will include Babalouie BBQ, Humpty's Dumplings, and Frios Gourmet Pops. Should it rain, we will bring the celebration inside the Library. Thank you to Wawa, Inc for providing free bottles of water. Questions? Contact: Sara Huff, Head of Young Adult Services, at shuff@mclinc.org or 215-885-5180, ext. 147 Jessica Olzak, Children's Librarian, jolzak@mclinc.org or 215-885-5180, 128 Abington Township Public Library 1030 Old York Road Abington, PA 19001

Free

Riverbend Summer Camp at McKaig (Ages 5-10)

mckaig nature education center 889 Croton Road, Wayne, United States

McKaig Nature Education Center offers pristine 91-acre woods that are well suited for hands-on nature discovery for this full-day, week-long summer camp. Camps will be led by Riverbend’s skilled educators to guide your campers in nature exploration through hikes, stream-stomping, bug-catching, and so much more. Camp themes this year include: Summer Camp Classics - think campfires, hiking, crafts, and more timeless camp fun! Wild and Well - focused on the freedom and peace of nature, including guided nature walks, exciting outdoor games, and activities that promote physical activity and emotional well-being. Riverbend Animals - get up close and personal with

$450