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  • Museum for Art in Wood presents Tea and Game Night

    Cheese & Wine at Old Pine
    Museum for Art in Wood 141 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join the Museum for Art in Wood for an evening of backgammon and shesh besh. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, this game night is for everyone. Guests are invited to bring their own boards or use one provided by the Museum. Get ready for an enjoyable and exciting night of friendly competition and laughter. During Tea and Game Night, attendees are welcome to explore the Museum’s latest exhibition, The Mashrabiya Project: Seeing Through Space, a multi-disciplinary exhibition featuring commissioned, never-before-seen works from six international artists. The exhibition is the first effort in the U.S. to

    Free

  • First Friday, June 7th @ Arch Enemy Arts

    Delco Arts Week
    Arch Enemy Arts 109 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Arch Enemy Arts gallery and boutique welcomes you to our First Friday event on July 7, 2023 from 5PM - 9PM at 109 Arch Street in Old City! Free and open to the public, come celebrate the dramatic and varied new collections we have on display, including three solo features by artists kEda Gomes, Michael Reedy, and S.V. Williams, as well as a new group exhibition titled “NO PLACE LIKE…” Plus, you still have a chance to check out our gorgeous exhibition of GRAPHITE, which includes over forty works from our eleven-year archives dedicated to pencil and works on paper.

    Free

  • Reception for “Binding Ties” & Meet and Greet with Michelle Marcuse

    the artist studio at park towne place 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us on Wednesday, July 19th, in celebration of Park Towne Place's Artist In Residence, Michelle Marcuse! During her 2023 artist residency at Park Towne Place, Philadelphia-based artist Michelle Marcuse created a new body of work, resulting in this exhibition, aptly titled Binding Ties. Originating from South Africa, Marcuse’s studio practice investigates the concept of our intricate relationship between identity, history, and our shared human experience amidst a "melting pot" of cultures. With an ever-curious exploration, Marcuse utilized wire, string, and raffia to create the included works. Binding Ties pushes the boundaries of her creative practice as she interweaves traditional craft techniques with

    Free

  • Craft Time at the River Alive! Learning Trail

    Ferko Playground 1101 E Cayuga St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us to create a unique arts & craft related to one of the animal sculptures within the River Alive Learning Trail! All ages are welcome, and all materials and instructions will be provided. FREE!  

  • Mapping Our Watershed Community Celebration

    High School Park Montgomery Ave & High School Rd., Elkins Park, PA, United States

    Mapping Our Watershed, a participatory art and community science project taking place in Cheltenham Township will culminate with a free community celebration and pop-up art exhibition, held on Thursday, August 24 from 5:30-7:30pm at High School Park, located at Montgomery Ave & High School Road in Elkins Park, PA. Mapping Our Watershed is led by Elkins Park-based artist and educator Rebecca Schultz. The project aims to increase residents’ connection to and understanding the complex and interconnected ecology of the TTF Watershed. Working in collaboration with the Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF), the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, and the Friends

  • Botanical Sun Printing: Section B

    Mt Cuba 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, United States

    The first book printed featuring photographic images was made in 1843 by Anna Atkins, an English botanist, and photographer. Atkins pioneered the use of the cyanotype process to capture images of algae, ferns, flowers, and other plants. 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 with plant materials harvested from Mt. Cuba Center. No prior experience is necessary; all supplies are

    $69

  • La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine

    La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine
    InLiquid Gallery 1400 North American, Suit 108, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Dr. Aisha Mershani’s work documents nearly 20 years of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, Israeli violence, and Palestinian resistance. This exhibit is a gateway to bearing witness to what the news ignores – the people directly affected by the Wall. This multimedia experience includes photography of and audio storytelling by numerous Palestinian people living behind the Wall. This exhibit aims to educate the wider public, all while using the gallery space to build a broader solidarity community. Weekly events will be organized by the La La Lil Jidar Collective to engage audiences towards the realities on the ground through artistic expression.

    Free

  • La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine

    La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine
    InLiquid Gallery 1400 North American, Suit 108, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Dr. Aisha Mershani’s work documents nearly 20 years of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, Israeli violence, and Palestinian resistance. This exhibit is a gateway to bearing witness to what the news ignores – the people directly affected by the Wall. This multimedia experience includes photography of and audio storytelling by numerous Palestinian people living behind the Wall. This exhibit aims to educate the wider public, all while using the gallery space to build a broader solidarity community. Weekly events will be organized by the La La Lil Jidar Collective to engage audiences towards the realities on the ground through artistic expression.

    Free

  • La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine

    La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine
    InLiquid Gallery 1400 North American, Suit 108, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Dr. Aisha Mershani’s work documents nearly 20 years of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, Israeli violence, and Palestinian resistance. This exhibit is a gateway to bearing witness to what the news ignores – the people directly affected by the Wall. This multimedia experience includes photography of and audio storytelling by numerous Palestinian people living behind the Wall. This exhibit aims to educate the wider public, all while using the gallery space to build a broader solidarity community. Weekly events will be organized by the La La Lil Jidar Collective to engage audiences towards the realities on the ground through artistic expression.

    Free

  • Night of Lights

    Night of Lights
    Germantown Avenue

    Chestnut Hill Conservancy, the educational center and advocate organization for the appreciation and preservation of the architecture, open space, and history of Chestnut Hill and the surrounding communities, is thrilled to announce that it's much-loved Night of Lights returns to Chestnut Hill on Friday, October 6, for a nine-evening run—this year's event will spotlight Germantown Avenue between Willow Grove Avenue and Bethlehem Pike. Night of Lights will again transform Chestnut Hill's main street into a vibrant nightly streetscape exhibition of local histories and illuminated architecture, projecting archival images from the Conservancy's and other archives through eight storefront windows. Colorful lights

    Free

  • Tacony Creek Park Music & Arts Festival

    Finletter School 6101 North Front Street, Philadelphia, United States

     Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership and Olney Culture Lab of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia are happy to present the 3rd edition of the freshly dubbed Tacony Creek Park Music & Arts Festival! We are bringing the FREE Festival back on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 1 pm – 5 pm at the Finletter School located at 6101 North Front Street Philadelphia, PA 19120. Enjoy musical performances from DJ Gully Ranks, City Love, Will Ellsworth, Sumchai, Zaire Best, Precious & Elle Gyandoh. Arts & crafts, nature games, bike rides, books and plants, giveaways, and donuts and cider will be provided to ring in the fall! Please register

  • Night of Lights

    Night of Lights
    Germantown Avenue

    Chestnut Hill Conservancy, the educational center and advocate organization for the appreciation and preservation of the architecture, open space, and history of Chestnut Hill and the surrounding communities, is thrilled to announce that it's much-loved Night of Lights returns to Chestnut Hill on Friday, October 6, for a nine-evening run—this year's event will spotlight Germantown Avenue between Willow Grove Avenue and Bethlehem Pike. Night of Lights will again transform Chestnut Hill's main street into a vibrant nightly streetscape exhibition of local histories and illuminated architecture, projecting archival images from the Conservancy's and other archives through eight storefront windows. Colorful lights

    Free

  • La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine

    La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine
    InLiquid Gallery 1400 North American, Suit 108, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Dr. Aisha Mershani’s work documents nearly 20 years of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, Israeli violence, and Palestinian resistance. This exhibit is a gateway to bearing witness to what the news ignores – the people directly affected by the Wall. This multimedia experience includes photography of and audio storytelling by numerous Palestinian people living behind the Wall. This exhibit aims to educate the wider public, all while using the gallery space to build a broader solidarity community. Weekly events will be organized by the La La Lil Jidar Collective to engage audiences towards the realities on the ground through artistic expression.

    Free

  • Bok Open Studios

    Bok Building 821 Dudley Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    BOK OPEN STUDIOS - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2023 FROM 6-9PM Come explore the Bok building and meet the 200+ businesses that call Bok home (PHILADELPHIA) — Don’t miss a favorite bi-annual Philly happening, Open Studios, returning this fall on Friday, October 13th from 6-9PM. During this free, family-friendly event, you’re invited to explore all 9 floors of the building and meet the Bok community! This past spring was the biggest Open Studios turnout yet, with nearly 100 studios visited by over 4,000 guests! This fall, there are more makers and creatives to see than ever. Open Studios brings you directly

    Free

  • Community Print Pop-Up featuring Scott Holford of Golden Key Prints

    Park Towne Place Oar Pub, Towne Center, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Please join us on the East Lawn at Park Towne Place from 1 - 4 PM on Saturday, October 14th, for a Community Print Day featuring Scott Holford of Golden Key Prints! Learn to use silkscreens on paper as well as clothing and accessories! Participants can choose among original designs by Scott Holford to print themselves and take home to keep or share as a gift with friends and family. Participants are also encouraged to bring their own shirt, tote bag, or other clean fabric surface to print an original custom design made just for this event! This event is

    Free

  • La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine

    La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine
    InLiquid Gallery 1400 North American, Suit 108, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Dr. Aisha Mershani’s work documents nearly 20 years of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, Israeli violence, and Palestinian resistance. This exhibit is a gateway to bearing witness to what the news ignores – the people directly affected by the Wall. This multimedia experience includes photography of and audio storytelling by numerous Palestinian people living behind the Wall. This exhibit aims to educate the wider public, all while using the gallery space to build a broader solidarity community. Weekly events will be organized by the La La Lil Jidar Collective to engage audiences towards the realities on the ground through artistic expression.

    Free

  • Future Food Right Now

    Cyto Cira Center 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, United States

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Macrobiotic Global Institute, The Agrarian Group, and Student Farmers Corp. Presents “We have to make sure that organic products are more readily available to all Pennsylvanians, not just some. We need to make sure that we're sensitive to pricing and we need to make sure that folks understand this is not a niche market, this is the​ market." - Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaking at Rodale Institute on July 21, 2023. Devon, Pennsylvania – Macrobiotic Global Institute (MGI), The Agrarian Group (TAG), and Student Farmers Corp. (SFC) are hosting the first annual FUTURE FOOD Right Now conference

    Free

  • FRIEDAcommunity Movie Night & Dinner – Warrior Women

    FRIEDAcommunity 320 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    A documentary detailing the life of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk, whose career fighting for Indigenous and women's rights has now spanned over 50 years. Through a circular Indigenous style of storytelling, this film explores what it means to navigate a movement and motherhood and how activist legacies are passed down and transformed from generation to generation in the context of colonizing government that meets Native resistance with violence. Warrior Women Genre: Documentary Release date: 2018 Country of origin: US Directors: Elizabeth Castle, Christina D. King Stars: Marcella Gilbert, Madonna Thunder Hawk Language: English Running time: 1h

    $15 – $35

  • La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine

    La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine
    InLiquid Gallery 1400 North American, Suit 108, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Dr. Aisha Mershani’s work documents nearly 20 years of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, Israeli violence, and Palestinian resistance. This exhibit is a gateway to bearing witness to what the news ignores – the people directly affected by the Wall. This multimedia experience includes photography of and audio storytelling by numerous Palestinian people living behind the Wall. This exhibit aims to educate the wider public, all while using the gallery space to build a broader solidarity community. Weekly events will be organized by the La La Lil Jidar Collective to engage audiences towards the realities on the ground through artistic expression.

    Free

  • Peter Wentz Farmstead’s Harvest Festival

    Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

    November 4th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Harvest Festival For a colonial farm family like the Wentzes, the fall harvest was the most important time of the year. Join us as we prepare for the cold 18th century winter during our Harvest Festival! Watch demonstrations of traditional farming practices like cider pressing, corn shelling, and cultivating a field. Visit our group of talented craftspeople from basket makers to tape weavers to woodworkers and more. Step into the shoes of a colonial farmer with a variety of hands-on activities. Featuring a special magic show from The Colonial Conjurer. It’s fall

    Free

  • Pyrography: Woodburning Art for Beginners: Section A

    Mt Cuba 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, United States

    Create your own beautiful wood-burned artwork in this one-of-a-kind workshop. Discover different woodburning techniques, compare how different types of wood burn, and explore your artistic side by creating various textures, shapes, and designs with a simple-to-use wood-burning pen. All supplies are provided, just bring your creative spirit! This program takes place in person at Mt. Cuba Center Thursday, November 9th, 2023. About the Instructor: Nicole DeLizzio is the Arborist Assistant at the Mt. Cuba Center. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in Agriculture and Natural Resources and a minor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. With a

    $44

  • La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine

    La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine
    InLiquid Gallery 1400 North American, Suit 108, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Dr. Aisha Mershani’s work documents nearly 20 years of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, Israeli violence, and Palestinian resistance. This exhibit is a gateway to bearing witness to what the news ignores – the people directly affected by the Wall. This multimedia experience includes photography of and audio storytelling by numerous Palestinian people living behind the Wall. This exhibit aims to educate the wider public, all while using the gallery space to build a broader solidarity community. Weekly events will be organized by the La La Lil Jidar Collective to engage audiences towards the realities on the ground through artistic expression.

    Free

  • FRIEDAcommunity – Opening Reception: A closer look by Gerri Spilka

    FRIEDAcommunity 320 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    FRIEDAcommunity is proud to announce the show A closer look by Gerri Spilka. Join us and the artist on Friday, December 1, First Friday, during the opening reception from 6pm to 8pm. Gerri Spilka considers herself to be an alchemist who takes ordinary pieces of cotton and transforms them into larger-than-life shapes of glorious, luminous colors. Her work fuses seemingly disparate elements: modern figurative abstraction, the grittiness of urban life, and decades of observing people. She uses these elements to re-imagine traditional quilts, making them into visual stories on the human experience. Gerri’s work has been widely exhibited in the

    $5 – $25

  • Wreath-Making Workshop: Section A

    Mt Cuba 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, United States

    Enhance your home’s holiday spirit with a festive, long lasting evergreen wreath. Combine an assortment of fresh evergreen cedar, fragrant pine, and sturdy magnolia boughs, adorn it with foraged cones and berries, and add a bow for eye-catching seasonal flair. Bring hand pruners and a large box to transport your finished wreath home. This program takes place in person at Mt. Cuba Center on Friday, December 8, 2023. About the Instructor: Susan Dixon is the perennial plant buyer and department manager at Gateway Garden Center in Hockessin, DE. She has attended classes ornamental horticulture at New York Botanical Garden and

    $79

  • Historic Waynesborough Holiday Open House

    Historic Waynesborough 2049 Waynesborough Road, Paoli, PA, United States

    Join the family fun at the Holiday Candlelight Tour and Open House, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Historic Waynesborough in Paoli. The historic mansion has been beautifully decorated for the season by the Suburban and Springfield Garden Clubs. Take a tour, craft festive ornaments for the holiday tree, and enjoy refreshments, music, and more. Students from Conestoga High School Tri-M Music Honor Society and St. Norbert Elementary School will perform carols throughout the event. The Tree Lighting is at 5 p.m in the Carriage House. Admission is $10 for adults $5 for children $25 for families and groups of

    $5 – $25

  • FRIEDAcommunity – Artist talk with Gerri Spilka

    FRIEDAcommunity 320 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for a conversation with Gerri Spilka in a more intimate and relaxed setting. Following the talk, dinner will be served allowing for more discussion with the artist and among guests. A talk with Gerri Spilka Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Talk: 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Dinner: served at 7:00 pm Location: FRIEDA, 320 Walnut Street Price (talk & dinner): Member: $25 (service and tax included) Guests: $35 (service and tax included) Guests “30 or under”: $15 (service and tax included) For more information and to sign up, please visit https://frieda.community/programs/gerri-spilka-artist-talk-1-17-24/

    $5 – $25