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SUMMARY:Future/Past/Present
DESCRIPTION:This multi-media exhibition features seven InLiquid Artist Members making work about the United States’ past\, present\, and future. Using photos\, sculpture\, painting\, and other mediums\, these artists bring various cultural phenomena to coexist on a single plane. Through this exhibition\, we’re reminded that the American political landscape is intersectional and extends beyond our immediate line of sight\, our present. As we celebrate the United States’ 250th Anniversary\, we take this time to reflect on how we’ve evolved as a nation and who we might dream of becoming.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/future-past-present/2026-06-12/
LOCATION:InLiquid Gallery in the Crane Building\, 1400 North American\, Suit 108\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:TO BE HERE
DESCRIPTION:Experience TO BE HERE\, an art installation & performance reflecting what it means to belong in Philadelphia today.\n\n\nTO BE HERE honors the layered identities of Philadelphians and reimagines what it means to belong. Rooted in communal storytelling\, artists Lynda Grace Black and Magda Martinez invite lifelong residents to come together with newer arrivals. Through shared stories of resilience\, loss\, and transformation\, participants explore the experience of being here now\, in a city shaped by both historic legacy and present-day complexity. \nTO BE HERE unfolds over many months of gathering\, listening\, and making through story circles. From these encounters\, Black and Martinez create an art installation woven from the voices and artifacts of participants — a textured portrait of collective memory and cultural inheritance. Culminating in June 2026\, TO BE HERE takes shape as a multi-day exhibition and performance\, offering visitors the chance to follow stories down several paths. At its heart\, TO BE HERE reflects a broader\, more inclusive vision of being Philadelphian: one that embraces contradiction\, honors sacrifice\, and makes space for everyone’s story. \nThe exhibition will be open at 7 PM on performance evenings\, with the performance beginning at 8 PM. \nTO BE HERE has been supported by the William Penn Foundation\, the William M. King Foundation\, and Central Philadelphia Friends Meeting.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/to-be-here-2/
LOCATION:Christ Church Neighborhood House\, 20 N. American Street\, Fourth Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Share Food Program's Community Farming Day
DESCRIPTION: Get your hands in the soil with us at Nice Roots Farm!Our 2026 Community Farming Days at Share Food Program’s urban farm are just around the corner! In partnership with Philadelphia Orchard Project\, our Community Farming Days are your chance to help grow organic produce for our community while learning about urban agriculture and food justice. All skill levels are welcome!  Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Nice Roots Farm\, Philadelphia Volunteering is open to all ages — no farming experience necessary!Sign up and learn more at the Share Food Program farming page: sharefoodprogram.org/get-involved/farming
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/share-food-programs-community-farming-day-4/
LOCATION:Share Food Warehouse\, 2901 W Hunting Park Ave\, Philadelphia\, 19129\, United States
CATEGORIES:Urban Farming,Volunteer,Volunteer Opportunities,Volunteer Service
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SUMMARY:Linseed Oil Paint Workshop at the Wyck
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the Wyck Historic House & Gardens for a workshop exploring the use of traditional linseed oil paint systems.\n\n\nPlease join us at the Wyck Historic House and Garden on Saturday\, June 13th in Germantown\, Philadelphia for a workshop exploring the use of traditional linseed oil paint systems and related window glazing techniques. A tour of the house will follow highlighting the use of linseed oil paint as part of a recent conservation project by Heritage Conservation Collective. \nKey details: \n\nRegistration closes June 1\, 2026\nThis workshop will be hands-on and outdoors\, please dress accordingly\nMorning refreshments will be provided by Fairmount Park Conservancy\nLunch will be provided by APT-DVC\n\nOrganized in collaboration with Wyck Historic House and Garden\, Heritage Conservation Collective\, Earth and Flax\, The Association for Preservation Technology-Delaware Valley Chapter\, the Fairmount Park Conservancy\, and The PA Flax Project.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/linseed-oil-paint-workshop-at-the-wyck/
LOCATION:6026 Germantown Ave\, 6026 Germantown Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:FRED WILSON: THE MASTER PLAN or In Between the Big Bang and Modern Art Is the Restroom
DESCRIPTION:THE MASTER PLAN or In Between the Big Bang and Modern Art Is the Restroom is a suite of twenty-two photogravures commissioned in 2004 by the Brodsky Center at PAFA and completed in 2009. They are on view for the first time at PAFA in the Works on Paper Gallery of the Historic Landmark Building\, for one year\, in conjunction with the exhibition A Nation of Artists. \nAs an artist living and working in New York City\, I had to support myself one way or another. Working simultaneously in the educational department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the American Museum of Natural History\, and the American Crafts Museum made me wonder about how the environment in which cultural production is placed affects the way the viewer feels about the artwork and the artist who made these things. \n—Fred Wilson \nThe prints reproduce floor outlines from visitor orientation maps of eighteen major art\, cultural\, and natural history museums in North America and Europe. The succession of diagrammatic images\, precisely etched in off-white and black inks\, encourage viewers to revisit memories of time spent in museums and recapture the sense of adventure sparked by picking up a map. \nAs one of the most influential American artists of this century\, Fred Wilson has set in motion a profound transformation prompting museums to reconsider how they engage viewers’ learning experiences through art and artifacts. Two hundred and fifty years after Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827) established the American museum at the nation’s birth as the destination for educational advancement—commemorated in his painting The Artist in His Museum (1822)\, on view in the rotunda—Wilson examines the consequential role museums have played since. \nWilson’s conceptual inquiry challenges museums as neutral repositories of knowledge. His groundbreaking 1992 installation at the Maryland Historical Society\, Mining the Museum\, exhumed omitted histories of colonized and enslaved people and shifted attention to the authority embedded in institutional architecture\, furniture\, labels\, and registration systems through his creative retooling of the display apparatus. His subsequent work in glass\, sculpture\, painting\, drawing\, and print addresses the cross-continental history central to the Black experience\, including themes of race\, diaspora\, liberation\, and mourning.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/fred-wilson-the-master-plan-or-in-between-the-big-bang-and-modern-art-is-the-restroom/2026-06-13/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, 118-128 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Cliveden House Tour Season
DESCRIPTION:2026 House Tour Season begins Friday\, May 1st\nThe 2026 house tour season begins Friday\, May 1\, 2026! Tours are available Thursdays through Sundays\, 12pm to 4pm\, beginning on the hour. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is an hour-long experience\, led by a Cliveden Interpreter. Tours begin in the Cliveden Barn (located at 98 E. Cliveden Street\, 19119) followed by the grounds\, first and second floor of the House\, and our new exhibit\, Procuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation\, debuting in 2026. \nTours can be scheduled in advance through our website or in person during tour days. Please contact our office at 215-848-1777 if you require accommodation as tours include first and second floor of the house. To learn more about tours\, admission\, and for directions\, visithttps://cliveden.org/tours/. \nProcuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation \nThe North American continent became the site of war beginning in the 1750s and continued throughout the next three decades. The construction of Cliveden occurred during this violent time. A growing household of over twenty people at Cliveden reshaped their identities and looked to retain or procure their liberty at a time when discussions of freedom and independence were in everyone’s thoughts. This exhibit explores their experiences and struggles as a new nation formed. \nProcuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation is made possible by the generous support of The Mill Spring Foundation\, The Haley Foundation\, the Richard Dietrich III Foundation\, The Chester County History Center\, The Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University\, The Ivy Lodge Collection\, The Germantown Historical Society\, The Library of Congress\, William Faris\, Ian Hughes\, and John P. Wood. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet In Touch!\n\n\n\n\n \n\n1-215-848-1777 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n6401 Germantown Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA 19144 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAboretum open to the public whenever gates are open \n\nAboretum open to the public whenever gates are open \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\ninfo@cliveden.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Us\n\n\n\n\n\nCliveden invites and gathers the community\, educates students\, teachers and public visitors and in a safe space\, convenes vital conversations about history\, race\, culture\, class\, gender\, civics and current events. We preserve this special place for community use and for future generations.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/2026-cliveden-house-tour-season/2026-06-13/
LOCATION:Cliveden\, 6401 Germantown Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Art For the Cash Poor
DESCRIPTION:Art for the Cash Poor 2026 will be inside and outside! Learn more and connect with our vendors below. \nPurchase works from 100+ artists\, crafters\, and designers both inside the Icebox Project Space and outside the Crane Arts Building! The Art for the Cash Poor festival is an affordable art fair that activates and brings together North American Street’s robust arts corridor.\n‍\nArtist vendors sell original works for $250 or less and local arts and community organizations will provide free programming for visitors that day\, including arts and crafts-making demonstrations\, workshops\, and more! \nArt for the Cash Poor brings together a wide array of visual artists from diverse backgrounds and voices\, celebrating the emerging and established talents in our region. \nArt for the Cash Poor is an affordable art sale that directly benefits visual artists\, designers\, and craftspeople.\n‍\n– All work priced at $250 or less!\n– All proceeds from art sales go directly to the artists.\n– All artwork is an original production the artist.\n‍ \n2026 Vendor call is now open.\nDeadline to apply is Monday\, April 27.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/art-for-the-cash-poor/
LOCATION:InLiquid Gallery in the Crane Building\, 1400 North American\, Suit 108\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Artists' Workshop Series,Arts & Culture,Arts & Performance,Circular Fashion,Classes & Workshops,Classes and Workshops,Community Events,Discussion,family and kid friendly,Family Fun,Family-friendly,Festival,Film,Food & Drink,Hands-On Science,Hybrid Event,Lifelong Learning,Outdoor Event,Social,Special Event,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Art For the Cash Poor
DESCRIPTION:Art for the Cash Poor 2026 will be inside and outside! Learn more and connect with our vendors below. \nPurchase works from 100+ artists\, crafters\, and designers both inside the Icebox Project Space and outside the Crane Arts Building! The Art for the Cash Poor festival is an affordable art fair that activates and brings together North American Street’s robust arts corridor.\n‍\nArtist vendors sell original works for $250 or less and local arts and community organizations will provide free programming for visitors that day\, including arts and crafts-making demonstrations\, workshops\, and more! \nArt for the Cash Poor brings together a wide array of visual artists from diverse backgrounds and voices\, celebrating the emerging and established talents in our region. \nArt for the Cash Poor is an affordable art sale that directly benefits visual artists\, designers\, and craftspeople.\n‍\n– All work priced at $250 or less!\n– All proceeds from art sales go directly to the artists.\n– All artwork is an original production the artist.\n‍ \n2026 List of Vendors will be posted shortly.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/art-for-the-cash-poor-2/
LOCATION:InLiquid Gallery\, 1400 North American\, Suit 108\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Philly VegFest 2026
DESCRIPTION: BIG NEWS! Philly VegFest is BACK in a New Location:Girard College on the Big Field!\nJoin us for the 2026 celebration of the vegan lifestyle and compassion for Philadelphia!\nNEW Festival Location: @girardcollege GIRARD COLLEGE on the BIG FIELD!•Longer hours for more food and fun.•Lots of grass for blankets and chairs.•Family Circle•Yoga classes throughout the day.•Excellent speakers on Edu Stage•Music All Day on the Live Band Stage\nA day of delicious vegan food\, inspiring talks\, social justice\, great live music\, and community love.\nSpecial Guests (and More to be announced soon):NBA Legend John Salley!John Lewis\, The Badass Vegan!\nBring your friends and family\, vegan and non-vegan alike\, to visit with vegan/wfpb vendors and exhibitors of food\, art\, culture and organizations supporting the vegan/wfpb lifestyle. Enjoy music\, vegan/wfpb speakers\, intriguing panel discussions\, and fun throughout the day.\nTo be a Speaker\, Musician\, Performer\, Sponsor… Contact us at info@phillyvegfest.com or visit phillyvegfest.com.\nVOLUNTEERS Wanted and Welcome: info@phillyvegfest.com with “volunteer” in the subject line.\nVendors may apply here:https://forms.gle/UsyvweCikGHcADp98\nPhoto Credit: @Kufknotz
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/philly-vegfest-2026/
LOCATION:Girard College\, 2101 South College Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vegan Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T130000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists
DESCRIPTION:The Nation of Artists tour explores the diverse narratives of American art and identity throughout the newly restored Historic Landmark Building. Led by experienced docents\, the tour examines the internationalism and global exchange of American art while also highlighting works from the 18th century to the modern day which feature American artists responding to the social conditions of their time. \nOrganized in conjunction with America’s 250th anniversary\, A Nation of Artists examines how artistic production in the United States has been shaped by creativity\, exchange\, expansion\, conflict\, and innovation. At PAFA\, works made from the late 18th century to today will be arranged thematically to explore scenes of westward expansion\, the rise of industry\, and international exchange. \nInstalled throughout PAFA’s recently restored Historic Landmark Building\, the exhibition will chart America’s history from 1700 to the present day thorough more than 1\,000 paintings\, photographs\, sculptures\, decorative arts\, and more. Across PAFA and the Philadelphia Museum of Art\, more than 120 rarely seen works from the Middleton Family Collection—one of the nation’s most significant private holdings of American art—will be on public view for the first time. \nTickets Include:\nAll day museum admission\n20% off food & drinks at the PAFA Museum Store
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/exhibition-tours-a-nation-of-artists/2026-06-13/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, 118-128 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Ambler Downtown Walking Tour Spring 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun and informative walking tour of Ambler’s Downtown and its historical sites and stories!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/ambler-downtown-walking-tour-spring-2026-3/
LOCATION:Old train station\, across the tracks from La Provence Restaurant\, 23 West Butler Pike\, Ambler\, PA\, 19002\, United States
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SUMMARY:Looking for America: A Soundscape of Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Rittenhouse Sound\, Philadelphia’s premier lower-voice a cappella chorus\, invites you to “Looking For America: A Soundscape of Democracy” on Saturday\, June 13th at 4:00 PM\, Philadelphia Ethical Society\, 1906 Rittenhouse Square. \n“Looking For America” is about rediscovering patriotism through a soundscape of song and the spoken word of great American thinkers\, poets\, and dreamers. The concert will use iconic music and beloved narratives to take the community on a journey through the triumphs\, struggles\, and promise of America in this semiquincentennial year.\nThe diverse program opens with the Star Bangled Banner’s questioning “O\, say can you see?” and closes with the determined “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” In between\, songs range from protest to patriotic\, spiritual to secular\, and peaceful to empowering. Featured verses range from the New Testament to Abigail Adams to Martin Luther King\, Jr to Amanda Gorman. \n“As a community chorus in Philadelphia\, we feel called by these challenging times to reflect on the state of our democracy\,” says Artistic Director Erik Stenswold. “Through spoken word and song\, we hold a mirror of our nation’s past to illuminate the present\, and open a window toward a more hopeful future.” \nTickets are $20. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.rittenhousesound.org. Seating is general admission; doors open at 3:30 PM.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/looking-for-america-a-soundscape-of-democracy/
LOCATION:Philadelphia Ethical Society\, 1906 Rittenhouse Square\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19103\, United States
CATEGORIES:General Events
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SUMMARY:Not Just Jazz featuring Bert Harris and the Afro Jazz Collective
DESCRIPTION:Free live music in the park!\n\n\nNot Just Jazz is back for its 5th season at The Lakes! Grab a chair or a blanket and come on out for evenings filled with live music. Every concert has 1-2 food trucks for your snacking needs. \nCurated by Lorraine Yarborough of Jazz & Other Soulful Sounds (JOTSS).
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/not-just-jazz-featuring-bert-harris-and-the-afro-jazz-collective/
LOCATION:1900 Pattison Ave\, 1900 Pattison Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19145\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bodies and Souls
DESCRIPTION:“My concern is with humanity. I want to confront the viewer with life and with what we are doing to each other. I hope to awaken in the viewer a sense of compassion . . . without compassion there is nothing.”\n—Luis Cruz Azaceta \nBodies and Souls examines the liberatory power of figurative art. Though often treated as conservative in the second half of the 20th century\, artists used representational and realist methods to assert presence for those omitted from dominant narratives or harmfully depicted by those outside their communities. Realism and representation remain powerful means to show embodied human experience\, encompassing gender\, sexuality\, interpersonal relationships\, psychological states\, and connections to home. \nThese methods can help us imagine the world we want to live in. Representational art has been critical for artists who want to make themselves and their communities visible on their own terms. It provides the agency to see and be seen\, to show relationships\, pleasure\, and autonomy. Representing ourselves is a powerful means of celebrating our full humanity. \nThis is the throughline of an eclectic collection formed by Philadelphians Robert and Frances Coulborn Kohler. Bodies and Souls celebrates their devotion to artists and immense generosity towards PAFA. Featuring over 120 works given and promised to the museum\, the exhibition will examine prominent themes in the collection\, integrating artists who are often seen independently or as part of regional communities. \nBodies and Souls is presented concurrently with an exhibition of the same title featuring the Kohlers’ personal collection at Woodmere\, Charles Knox Smith Hall\, 9201 Germantown Ave. Bodies & Souls – Woodmere. \nFeatured Artwork: Rafael Ferrer (born 1933) El Bolero\, 1983–84. Oil on canvas; 60 × 72 in. © Rafael Ferrer\, courtesy of the artist \nThe exhibition will include works by Robert Arneson\, Luis Cruz Azaceta\, Joan Brown\, Roy DeForest\, Rafael Ferrer\, Viola Frey\, Gregory Gillespie\, Juan Gonzalez\, Red Grooms\, Anne Minich\, Gladys Nilsson\, Ed Paschke\, Christina Ramberg\, Winfred Rembert\, Tabitha Vevers\, John Wilde\, Didier William\, Karl Wirsum\, and many others.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/bodies-and-souls/2026-06-14/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, 118-128 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Cliveden House Tour Season
DESCRIPTION:2026 House Tour Season begins Friday\, May 1st\nThe 2026 house tour season begins Friday\, May 1\, 2026! Tours are available Thursdays through Sundays\, 12pm to 4pm\, beginning on the hour. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is an hour-long experience\, led by a Cliveden Interpreter. Tours begin in the Cliveden Barn (located at 98 E. Cliveden Street\, 19119) followed by the grounds\, first and second floor of the House\, and our new exhibit\, Procuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation\, debuting in 2026. \nTours can be scheduled in advance through our website or in person during tour days. Please contact our office at 215-848-1777 if you require accommodation as tours include first and second floor of the house. To learn more about tours\, admission\, and for directions\, visithttps://cliveden.org/tours/. \nProcuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation \nThe North American continent became the site of war beginning in the 1750s and continued throughout the next three decades. The construction of Cliveden occurred during this violent time. A growing household of over twenty people at Cliveden reshaped their identities and looked to retain or procure their liberty at a time when discussions of freedom and independence were in everyone’s thoughts. This exhibit explores their experiences and struggles as a new nation formed. \nProcuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation is made possible by the generous support of The Mill Spring Foundation\, The Haley Foundation\, the Richard Dietrich III Foundation\, The Chester County History Center\, The Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University\, The Ivy Lodge Collection\, The Germantown Historical Society\, The Library of Congress\, William Faris\, Ian Hughes\, and John P. Wood. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet In Touch!\n\n\n\n\n \n\n1-215-848-1777 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n6401 Germantown Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA 19144 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAboretum open to the public whenever gates are open \n\nAboretum open to the public whenever gates are open \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\ninfo@cliveden.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Us\n\n\n\n\n\nCliveden invites and gathers the community\, educates students\, teachers and public visitors and in a safe space\, convenes vital conversations about history\, race\, culture\, class\, gender\, civics and current events. We preserve this special place for community use and for future generations.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/2026-cliveden-house-tour-season/2026-06-14/
LOCATION:Cliveden\, 6401 Germantown Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260428T182613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T205034Z
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SUMMARY:Jesse Krimes: Elegy Quilts
DESCRIPTION:This new exhibition at The Fabric Workshop and Museum features selections from Jesse Krimes’s “Elegy Quilt” series (2020–present)\, a body of work that renders the personal effects of the U.S. carceral system through portraits of domestic spaces. Using donated textiles and American quilting traditions\, Krimes creates intricately patterned quilts that meditate on memory\, loss\, alienation\, comfort\, and resilience.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/jesse-krimes-elegy-quilts/2026-06-14/
LOCATION:The Fabric Workshop and Museum\, 1214 Arch Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T080000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20251226T200807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260104T231748Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Wellness Walks at Awbury
DESCRIPTION:Awbury’s 56-acre landscape tucked away in Germantown is a serene escape from the fast pace of the city of Philadelphia. Join us on our Wellness Walks and immerse yourself in nature as we take a moderately paced stroll through gardens\, woodlands\, roam around the farm\, and our ponds and meadows. \nJoin us Mondays & Thursdays from 7:00 am – 8:00 am at The Farm at Awbury for our Wellness Walks led by wellness coordinator Megan Do Nascimento! Questions? Contact our Wellness Walk coordinate Megan Do Nascimento at wellness@awbury.org.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/morning-wellness-walks-at-awbury/2026-06-15/
LOCATION:The Farm at Awbury Arboretum\, 6336 Ardleigh Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260407T190629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T190629Z
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SUMMARY:Bodies and Souls
DESCRIPTION:“My concern is with humanity. I want to confront the viewer with life and with what we are doing to each other. I hope to awaken in the viewer a sense of compassion . . . without compassion there is nothing.”\n—Luis Cruz Azaceta \nBodies and Souls examines the liberatory power of figurative art. Though often treated as conservative in the second half of the 20th century\, artists used representational and realist methods to assert presence for those omitted from dominant narratives or harmfully depicted by those outside their communities. Realism and representation remain powerful means to show embodied human experience\, encompassing gender\, sexuality\, interpersonal relationships\, psychological states\, and connections to home. \nThese methods can help us imagine the world we want to live in. Representational art has been critical for artists who want to make themselves and their communities visible on their own terms. It provides the agency to see and be seen\, to show relationships\, pleasure\, and autonomy. Representing ourselves is a powerful means of celebrating our full humanity. \nThis is the throughline of an eclectic collection formed by Philadelphians Robert and Frances Coulborn Kohler. Bodies and Souls celebrates their devotion to artists and immense generosity towards PAFA. Featuring over 120 works given and promised to the museum\, the exhibition will examine prominent themes in the collection\, integrating artists who are often seen independently or as part of regional communities. \nBodies and Souls is presented concurrently with an exhibition of the same title featuring the Kohlers’ personal collection at Woodmere\, Charles Knox Smith Hall\, 9201 Germantown Ave. Bodies & Souls – Woodmere. \nFeatured Artwork: Rafael Ferrer (born 1933) El Bolero\, 1983–84. Oil on canvas; 60 × 72 in. © Rafael Ferrer\, courtesy of the artist \nThe exhibition will include works by Robert Arneson\, Luis Cruz Azaceta\, Joan Brown\, Roy DeForest\, Rafael Ferrer\, Viola Frey\, Gregory Gillespie\, Juan Gonzalez\, Red Grooms\, Anne Minich\, Gladys Nilsson\, Ed Paschke\, Christina Ramberg\, Winfred Rembert\, Tabitha Vevers\, John Wilde\, Didier William\, Karl Wirsum\, and many others.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/bodies-and-souls/2026-06-15/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, 118-128 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts":MAILTO:info@pafa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260407T190822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T124311Z
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SUMMARY:Kati Gegenheimer: We've Only Just Begun
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in painting but extending into architecture and social space\, the exhibition positions love not as a private or sentimental subject\, but as a serious aesthetic\, political\, and communal structure. \nTo reinaugurate the newly renovated Morris Gallery\, PAFA presents Kati Gegenheimer: We’ve Only Just Begun\, an immersive monographic exhibition exploring love–familial\, romantic\, or brotherly–at this moment of profound social division. Anchored by a symbol-laden painted musical score of the titular line from the Carpenters’ 1970 song\, the exhibition presents works surveying how love is a necessary choice to be cultivated\, measured\, sustained\, or dismissed\, over time. \nRooted in painting but extending into architecture and social space\, the exhibition positions love not as a private or sentimental subject\, but as a serious aesthetic\, political\, and communal structure. Gegenheimer’s markmaking\, symbolism\, and vibrant use of color reclaim emblems of care and tenderness (hearts\, love notes\, hinges\, calendars\, keyholes\, to-do lists)\, and ponder how love is practiced over time rather than experienced in a singular instance. In an era driven by speed\, extraction\, and instant gratification\, the exhibition insists on return and continuity. \nGegenheimer’s paintings are devoted expressions of love\, luck\, and time\, drawing inspiration from art history\, architecture\, popular culture\, and craft. Her works embrace the decorative and diaristic\, each an altar to a fleeting moment. Reliant on color\, tempo\, and composition\, each of her paintings is a sign\, symbol\, and record all at once.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/kati-gegenheimer-weve-only-just-begun/2026-06-15/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, 118-128 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260219T181421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T181421Z
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SUMMARY:John Howell White at the Graham Building
DESCRIPTION:The Graham Building’s newest installation features artwork by InLiquid Member John Howell White. These larger than life size paintings radiate vivid colors and earth tones\, which demonstrate an interaction between shape and color. This artist highlight is on display in the first floor lobby of the Graham Building\, viewable on by appointment.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/john-howell-white-at-the-graham-building/2026-06-16/
LOCATION:Graham Building\, 30 S 15th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA 19102\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T210000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20251227T160858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T160858Z
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SUMMARY:Intro to Ceramic Sculpture
DESCRIPTION:Students will create one of a kind ceramic sculptures that can be functional or decorative.\nIn this sculptural hand building class\, we will harness the power of our imaginations. Students will learn foundational handbuilding skills\, sculptural techniques\, and a variety of surface treatments & decorations. Students will create one of a kind ceramic sculptures that can be functional or decorative. Projects may include sculptural vessels\, animal sculpture and figure sculpture. Students are welcome and encouraged to bring their own project ideas to class. This class is appropriate for a range of skill levels\, from beginner to advanced. Whether you are looking to establish fundamental techniques or explore the bounds of your creativity and imagination\, this class is for you! \nClass will run Tuesday nights January 20th – February 24th 6pm – 9pm \n—— \nPlease note that this workshop takes place in the Utility Works basement\, which is only accessible via stairs. The class requires participants to be able to sit and/or stand for at least three hours and use their hands for two hours. You must be able to lift 25lbs. There are two gender-neutral bathrooms available for students\, including one that is ADA accessible. If you have specific accessibility needs or questions\, please contact us in advance so we can discuss potential accommodations.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/intro-to-ceramic-sculpture/2026-06-16/
LOCATION:Utility Works – Art Studios & Maker Space\, 32 East Baltimore Avenue\, Lansdowne\, PA\, 19050\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artists' Workshop Series,Arts & Culture,Classes & Workshops,Classes and Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20251229T181037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T181037Z
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SUMMARY:Aligning Social Impact & Profitability: 1 Day Course in Philadelphia\, PA
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to balance purpose and profit using ethical models\, sustainability strategies\, and impact-driven business practices.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/aligning-social-impact-profitability-1-day-course-in-philadelphia-pa-6/
LOCATION:123 S Broad St\, 123 S Broad Street 15th Floor Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19109\, Ph No +1 469 666 9332\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260428T182613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T205034Z
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SUMMARY:Jesse Krimes: Elegy Quilts
DESCRIPTION:This new exhibition at The Fabric Workshop and Museum features selections from Jesse Krimes’s “Elegy Quilt” series (2020–present)\, a body of work that renders the personal effects of the U.S. carceral system through portraits of domestic spaces. Using donated textiles and American quilting traditions\, Krimes creates intricately patterned quilts that meditate on memory\, loss\, alienation\, comfort\, and resilience.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/jesse-krimes-elegy-quilts/2026-06-17/
LOCATION:The Fabric Workshop and Museum\, 1214 Arch Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Fabric Workshop and Museum":MAILTO:kristina@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T180000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260510T234524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T234524Z
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SUMMARY:Future/Past/Present
DESCRIPTION:This multi-media exhibition features seven InLiquid Artist Members making work about the United States’ past\, present\, and future. Using photos\, sculpture\, painting\, and other mediums\, these artists bring various cultural phenomena to coexist on a single plane. Through this exhibition\, we’re reminded that the American political landscape is intersectional and extends beyond our immediate line of sight\, our present. As we celebrate the United States’ 250th Anniversary\, we take this time to reflect on how we’ve evolved as a nation and who we might dream of becoming.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/future-past-present/2026-06-17/
LOCATION:InLiquid Gallery in the Crane Building\, 1400 North American\, Suit 108\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T190000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260418T180528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T180528Z
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SUMMARY:UnOrthodox Yoga  at BORSKI PARK - All Ages!
DESCRIPTION:UnOrthodox Yoga has landed at it’s final location at Borski Park.  All ages\, gentle flow class led by local instructor\,  Violet Vines.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/unorthodox-yoga-at-borski-park-all-ages-11/
LOCATION:Robert A. Borski\, Jr. Park\, 3150 Orthodox Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19137\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T120000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260427T015003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T015003Z
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SUMMARY:Native Planters
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a rewarding journey as a Volunteer Native Planter\, where you’ll connect with like-minded individuals\, refine your gardening expertise\, and delve into the world of native plants. By tending to the Courtyard Garden and Front Entrance Garden at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education\, you’ll enhance beauty and biodiversity of this important landscape.\nTools are provided\, but feel free to bring your own. Remember your water bottle\, to wear sturdy shoes\, and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty! Volunteer Native Planters meet every Thursday\, April 9 to October 29\, from 10am-12pm.\nRegistration recommended to stay connected with weather updates. Walk-ins welcome!\nSign Up
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/native-planters-41/
LOCATION:The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education\, 8480 Hagys Mill Rd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260407T190629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T190629Z
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SUMMARY:Bodies and Souls
DESCRIPTION:“My concern is with humanity. I want to confront the viewer with life and with what we are doing to each other. I hope to awaken in the viewer a sense of compassion . . . without compassion there is nothing.”\n—Luis Cruz Azaceta \nBodies and Souls examines the liberatory power of figurative art. Though often treated as conservative in the second half of the 20th century\, artists used representational and realist methods to assert presence for those omitted from dominant narratives or harmfully depicted by those outside their communities. Realism and representation remain powerful means to show embodied human experience\, encompassing gender\, sexuality\, interpersonal relationships\, psychological states\, and connections to home. \nThese methods can help us imagine the world we want to live in. Representational art has been critical for artists who want to make themselves and their communities visible on their own terms. It provides the agency to see and be seen\, to show relationships\, pleasure\, and autonomy. Representing ourselves is a powerful means of celebrating our full humanity. \nThis is the throughline of an eclectic collection formed by Philadelphians Robert and Frances Coulborn Kohler. Bodies and Souls celebrates their devotion to artists and immense generosity towards PAFA. Featuring over 120 works given and promised to the museum\, the exhibition will examine prominent themes in the collection\, integrating artists who are often seen independently or as part of regional communities. \nBodies and Souls is presented concurrently with an exhibition of the same title featuring the Kohlers’ personal collection at Woodmere\, Charles Knox Smith Hall\, 9201 Germantown Ave. Bodies & Souls – Woodmere. \nFeatured Artwork: Rafael Ferrer (born 1933) El Bolero\, 1983–84. Oil on canvas; 60 × 72 in. © Rafael Ferrer\, courtesy of the artist \nThe exhibition will include works by Robert Arneson\, Luis Cruz Azaceta\, Joan Brown\, Roy DeForest\, Rafael Ferrer\, Viola Frey\, Gregory Gillespie\, Juan Gonzalez\, Red Grooms\, Anne Minich\, Gladys Nilsson\, Ed Paschke\, Christina Ramberg\, Winfred Rembert\, Tabitha Vevers\, John Wilde\, Didier William\, Karl Wirsum\, and many others.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/bodies-and-souls/2026-06-18/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, 118-128 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts":MAILTO:info@pafa.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260407T190822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T124311Z
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SUMMARY:Kati Gegenheimer: We've Only Just Begun
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in painting but extending into architecture and social space\, the exhibition positions love not as a private or sentimental subject\, but as a serious aesthetic\, political\, and communal structure. \nTo reinaugurate the newly renovated Morris Gallery\, PAFA presents Kati Gegenheimer: We’ve Only Just Begun\, an immersive monographic exhibition exploring love–familial\, romantic\, or brotherly–at this moment of profound social division. Anchored by a symbol-laden painted musical score of the titular line from the Carpenters’ 1970 song\, the exhibition presents works surveying how love is a necessary choice to be cultivated\, measured\, sustained\, or dismissed\, over time. \nRooted in painting but extending into architecture and social space\, the exhibition positions love not as a private or sentimental subject\, but as a serious aesthetic\, political\, and communal structure. Gegenheimer’s markmaking\, symbolism\, and vibrant use of color reclaim emblems of care and tenderness (hearts\, love notes\, hinges\, calendars\, keyholes\, to-do lists)\, and ponder how love is practiced over time rather than experienced in a singular instance. In an era driven by speed\, extraction\, and instant gratification\, the exhibition insists on return and continuity. \nGegenheimer’s paintings are devoted expressions of love\, luck\, and time\, drawing inspiration from art history\, architecture\, popular culture\, and craft. Her works embrace the decorative and diaristic\, each an altar to a fleeting moment. Reliant on color\, tempo\, and composition\, each of her paintings is a sign\, symbol\, and record all at once.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/kati-gegenheimer-weve-only-just-begun/2026-06-18/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, 118-128 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260409T021546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T183529Z
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SUMMARY:FRED WILSON: THE MASTER PLAN or In Between the Big Bang and Modern Art Is the Restroom
DESCRIPTION:THE MASTER PLAN or In Between the Big Bang and Modern Art Is the Restroom is a suite of twenty-two photogravures commissioned in 2004 by the Brodsky Center at PAFA and completed in 2009. They are on view for the first time at PAFA in the Works on Paper Gallery of the Historic Landmark Building\, for one year\, in conjunction with the exhibition A Nation of Artists. \nAs an artist living and working in New York City\, I had to support myself one way or another. Working simultaneously in the educational department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the American Museum of Natural History\, and the American Crafts Museum made me wonder about how the environment in which cultural production is placed affects the way the viewer feels about the artwork and the artist who made these things. \n—Fred Wilson \nThe prints reproduce floor outlines from visitor orientation maps of eighteen major art\, cultural\, and natural history museums in North America and Europe. The succession of diagrammatic images\, precisely etched in off-white and black inks\, encourage viewers to revisit memories of time spent in museums and recapture the sense of adventure sparked by picking up a map. \nAs one of the most influential American artists of this century\, Fred Wilson has set in motion a profound transformation prompting museums to reconsider how they engage viewers’ learning experiences through art and artifacts. Two hundred and fifty years after Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827) established the American museum at the nation’s birth as the destination for educational advancement—commemorated in his painting The Artist in His Museum (1822)\, on view in the rotunda—Wilson examines the consequential role museums have played since. \nWilson’s conceptual inquiry challenges museums as neutral repositories of knowledge. His groundbreaking 1992 installation at the Maryland Historical Society\, Mining the Museum\, exhumed omitted histories of colonized and enslaved people and shifted attention to the authority embedded in institutional architecture\, furniture\, labels\, and registration systems through his creative retooling of the display apparatus. His subsequent work in glass\, sculpture\, painting\, drawing\, and print addresses the cross-continental history central to the Black experience\, including themes of race\, diaspora\, liberation\, and mourning.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/fred-wilson-the-master-plan-or-in-between-the-big-bang-and-modern-art-is-the-restroom/2026-06-18/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, 118-128 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts":MAILTO:info@pafa.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T063524
CREATED:20260512T184412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T184412Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Cliveden House Tour Season
DESCRIPTION:2026 House Tour Season begins Friday\, May 1st\nThe 2026 house tour season begins Friday\, May 1\, 2026! Tours are available Thursdays through Sundays\, 12pm to 4pm\, beginning on the hour. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is an hour-long experience\, led by a Cliveden Interpreter. Tours begin in the Cliveden Barn (located at 98 E. Cliveden Street\, 19119) followed by the grounds\, first and second floor of the House\, and our new exhibit\, Procuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation\, debuting in 2026. \nTours can be scheduled in advance through our website or in person during tour days. Please contact our office at 215-848-1777 if you require accommodation as tours include first and second floor of the house. To learn more about tours\, admission\, and for directions\, visithttps://cliveden.org/tours/. \nProcuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation \nThe North American continent became the site of war beginning in the 1750s and continued throughout the next three decades. The construction of Cliveden occurred during this violent time. A growing household of over twenty people at Cliveden reshaped their identities and looked to retain or procure their liberty at a time when discussions of freedom and independence were in everyone’s thoughts. This exhibit explores their experiences and struggles as a new nation formed. \nProcuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation is made possible by the generous support of The Mill Spring Foundation\, The Haley Foundation\, the Richard Dietrich III Foundation\, The Chester County History Center\, The Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University\, The Ivy Lodge Collection\, The Germantown Historical Society\, The Library of Congress\, William Faris\, Ian Hughes\, and John P. Wood. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet In Touch!\n\n\n\n\n \n\n1-215-848-1777 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n6401 Germantown Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA 19144 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAboretum open to the public whenever gates are open \n\nAboretum open to the public whenever gates are open \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\ninfo@cliveden.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Us\n\n\n\n\n\nCliveden invites and gathers the community\, educates students\, teachers and public visitors and in a safe space\, convenes vital conversations about history\, race\, culture\, class\, gender\, civics and current events. We preserve this special place for community use and for future generations.
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LOCATION:Cliveden\, 6401 Germantown Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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