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  • *Assembly Required – Designer Toy Art Festival

    *Assembly Required – Designer Toy Art Festival
    23rd Street Armory 22 South 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    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 local creative agency POP Solutions, to bring over 100 indie brands together for a unique experience. Honoring this melting pot of artistic expression, inspired by pop culture and street art, the exhibition starts August 1st with creative events, food, music, entertainment, and leads to the

    $10 – $25

  • *Assembly Required – Designer Toy Art Festival

    *Assembly Required – Designer Toy Art Festival
    23rd Street Armory 22 South 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    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 local creative agency POP Solutions, to bring over 100 indie brands together for a unique experience. Honoring this melting pot of artistic expression, inspired by pop culture and street art, the exhibition starts August 1st with creative events, food, music, entertainment, and leads to the

    $10 – $25

  • First Friday Opening: Philadelphia Love + The Jane Gallery 1st Birthday Bash

    The Jane Gallery 32 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for a very special First Friday on September 5th, 2025! It's The Jane Gallery's first birthday, and we're pulling out all the stops to celebrate an amazing year of honoring the art of woman, queer, and nonbinary artists! Party with us as we open our newest show: Philadelphia Love. Bringing together artists from all walks of life, Philadelphia Love is a beautiful collection of local works that celebrate the city that brings us together. Philadelphia We are so thankful to all of our supporters who have made The Jane a home in the past year, and we can't

    Free

  • Opening Art Exhibtion: Untitled

    Chester County Art Association 100 N Bradford Ave, West Chester, United States

    Exhibition Untitled Sept 8–26, 2025 Opening Reception: Sept 11 2025, 5–7pm Chester County Art Association 100 N Bradford Ave West Chester, PA 19382 Does an artwork’s title provide a lens that shapes how the viewer will see the work? Does a title provide context, narrative, and emotional essence, hinting at what the artist wants us to feel, or does it impede the viewer’s interpretation? Depending on the artist you ask, the task of titling work can be an opportunity to take stock of their creation, or a nebulous exercise in seeking to honor the work and speak to the viewer.

    Free

  • A closer Look: Laura Romaine – Opening reception

    A closer Look: Laura Romaine – Opening reception
    FRIEDA 320 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, United States

    Join us for the opening cocktail reception and meet the artist. Laura Romaine earned her BFA from the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida in 2015, and received her MFA in 2022 from the New York Academy of Art in Tribeca, where she recently completed a year-long fellowship program in 2024.

    Free

  • A closer Look: Laura Romaine – Opening reception

    A closer Look: Laura Romaine – Opening reception
    FRIEDA 320 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, United States

    Join us for the opening cocktail reception and meet the artist. Laura Romaine earned her BFA from the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida in 2015, and received her MFA in 2022 from the New York Academy of Art in Tribeca, where she recently completed a year-long fellowship program in 2024.

    Free

  • Mid Evil Art Show — Closing Night

    990 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia, PA

    Step back into the Middle Ages at Mid Evil Art Show, featuring all original artworks, interactive installations, LIVE sword fighting, and free drinks! MID EVIL is a solo art exhibition by K-NOR celebrating the visual style of the Middle Ages, a time known for their violent brutality and opulent artworks. The show features a collection of drawings, paintings and animations paying tribute to the dark ages of human history, highlighting their beauty while also serving as a warning for future generations of the magnitude of evil we are capable of within our own hearts. K-NOR is a Philadelphia-based artist and designer known

    Free

  • Illuminate Kensington

    philadelphia brewing co 244O FRANKFORD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125, Philadelphia, PA

    An immersive night of projection mapping, light installations, live music, and DJs taking over East Kensington. Presented by Philly’s media art community in partnership with East Kensington Neighbors Association.

    Free

  • TMoms @ 29: A Tattooed Mom Themed Art Show!

    Tattooed Mom 530 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    It’s Tattooed Mom’s 29th birthday! To celebrate, we’re throwing a one-night-only party & open call art show featuring TMoms-themed & TMoms-inspired art! Every year, hundreds of artists from around the world visit Tattooed Mom to put their work on the walls and see the art of other creatives who have recently passed through. This event is a celebration of the uncurated & uninhibited community behind Tattooed Mom, featuring art of all forms, including photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, and multimedia pieces (all relating to Tattooed Mom)!

    Free

  • Field of Radiance

    Field of Radiance

    Studio 31 on the Chester County Studio Tour — The Field of Radiance is a two-day art exhibition and live Rumi concert at the historic Green Barn in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County's Brandywine Valley. May 16–17. Six contemporary artists transform a 19th-century barn into a gallery of painting, photography, mixed media, and illuminated text — rooted in the natural world and the contemplative life. On Sunday, May 17 at 2pm, the barn hosts a free Rumi poetry reading and live music concert. Suzzette Ortiz — whose collaborators include Bobby McFerrin — performs on harp and piano alongside Amira Dvorah

    Free

  • Field of Radiance

    Field of Radiance

    Studio 31 on the Chester County Studio Tour — The Field of Radiance is a two-day art exhibition and live Rumi concert at the historic Green Barn in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County's Brandywine Valley. May 16–17. Six contemporary artists transform a 19th-century barn into a gallery of painting, photography, mixed media, and illuminated text — rooted in the natural world and the contemplative life. On Sunday, May 17 at 2pm, the barn hosts a free Rumi poetry reading and live music concert. Suzzette Ortiz — whose collaborators include Bobby McFerrin — performs on harp and piano alongside Amira Dvorah

    Free

  • Field of Radiance

    Field of Radiance

    Studio 31 on the Chester County Studio Tour — The Field of Radiance is a two-day art exhibition and live Rumi concert at the historic Green Barn in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County's Brandywine Valley. May 16–17. Six contemporary artists transform a 19th-century barn into a gallery of painting, photography, mixed media, and illuminated text — rooted in the natural world and the contemplative life. On Sunday, May 17 at 2pm, the barn hosts a free Rumi poetry reading and live music concert. Suzzette Ortiz — whose collaborators include Bobby McFerrin — performs on harp and piano alongside Amira Dvorah

    Free

  • A closer Look: Michael Rex – Artist Talk & Dinner

    FRIEDA 320 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, United States

    Join us for a conversation with Michael Rex in a more intimate and relaxed setting. Following the talk, dinner will be served allowing for more discussion with the artist and among guests. Rex’s artistic inspiration is deeply personal and two-fold. As a child, he watched his mother and grandmother knit yarn into intricate patterns, an early introduction to the power of line and form. Later, a transformative encounter with the work of artist Ruth Asawa in a 2017 exhibition expanded his vision of what wire could become. With a lifelong background in the arts, including dance, music, and professional television

  • Artist Talk: Cavin Jones

    (Philadelphia, PA) Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 2 PM in the Art Department for a talk by Philadelphia artist Cavin Jones. Cavin Jones is a painter, muralist, and collagist whose figurative work is inspired by American history, particularly the African American experience. Jones has said that his work is "a catalyst to stimulate thought and promote discussion about various issues prevalent in society." His dynamic compositions often feature contrasting elements that as he says, "infuse the paintings with layers of meaning and associations." Cavin will talk about his art journey, including his public mural work. After the talk in

    Free

  • l a y e r s

    l a y e r s
    Urban Art Gallery 262 South 52nd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Welcome to l a y e r s! West Philly-based artist, shanina dionna, shares 15 years of making, becoming, + returning through "l a y e r s," bringing together new + earlier works, tracing what we carry, uncover, + gather over time. This is an invitation to slow down + be. Through painting, film, installation, archival materials, intentional music curation (including a live band), + a new collaboration with a local ceramicist from Artifact Studio, the l a y e r s experience explores identity + belonging while making room for connection, curiosity + encounter. The exhibition will also

    Free

  • You’ll Be Okay: A Bad Daughter’s Guide to Survival

    abington art center 515 Meetinghouse Rd, Jenkintown,, Philadelphia, United States

    A solo exhibition featuring the work of Veronica Cianfrano, curated by Jessie Clark You’ll Be Okay: A Bad Daughter's Guide to Survival is an exhibition exploring concepts of trauma, breaking patterns, and the creation of new narratives through viewer participation. The show is composed entirely of artworks by Veronica Cianfrano from various stages of her artistic career, curated by Jessica Clark, a long-time friend and collaborator who has known her through many of those stages. The totality of our experiences makes us who we are; the totality of an artist’s catalog has a similar role. Past and present hang together

    Free