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  • A closer Look: P.W. Prichett – Artist Talk & Dinner – 7/15/26

    October Gallery 6353 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    FRIEDAcommunity - A talk with P.W. Prichett - July 15 Join us for a conversation with artist P.W. Prichett, creator of this year's large-scale participatory art project, The Big Sloth.Many of you volunteered by helping to hand-string the disposable cutlery that became part of the installation. Now, artist Pam Prichett will take you behind the scenes and share what has unfolded over the past ten months in her South Bronx studio, offering insight into the creative process that brought The Big Sloth to life. Artwork by RISD alum and native New Yorker, Pamela Prichett has been featured in The Provincetown

    Free

  • You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry

    Piecing it Together Exhibition
    The Fabric Workshop and Museum 1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    A new exhibition at The Fabric Workshop and Museum celebrates the boundless possibilities of tapestry. “You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry” presents works by twenty-five artists who have magnified and challenged the material, ideological, and narrative conventions of the age-old medium. The exhibition invites audiences to reconsider tapestry as a pivotal medium for questioning authenticity, surface, and structure.

    Free

  • Make Your Own WPA Poster

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

    Celebrate America's 250th by making your own poster of Independence Hall! Stop by the lobby of Parkway Central Library between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. for a free hands-on screen printing workshop. All ages welcome and no experience required. A teaching artist from Posters for the People will guide you in making your own print based on the Independence Hall W.P.A. poster from the Print and Picture Collection.

  • Piecing it Together Exhibition, Meet The Maker

    Piecing it Together Exhibition
    Hyatt Centric Center City Philadelphia 1620 Chancellor Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    An exploration of Philadelphia through art, Piecing it Together explores two distinct areas of Philadelphia through assemblage. The Wissahickon Valley Park and Kensington District share a similar history: both are ancestral homes of the indigenous tribe, the Lenni Lenape, and both were part of the 18th- and 19th-century industrial boom, with mills and manufacturing dominating. What sets them apart is how these areas fared after deindustrialization. The Wissahickon Valley Park was acquired by the city to protect the city's drinking water, eventually transforming it into a protected, forested natural landmark. While much of the industrial past was torn down, remnants

    Free

  • BlackStar Film Festival

    BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the global majority, showcasing films by Black, Brown, and Indigenous people from around the world. The 15th BlackStar Film Festival will take place from August 6-9 on Broad Street in Philadelphia as well as online around the world. There will be screenings, panels, parties, and other events. Passes are now on sale for the 15th annual @blackstarfest! Explore the packed film list, grab your passes, and join them this summer for four days of powerful films, panels, parties, good energy, and community. More info at: blackstarprojects.org/festival