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  • May 1st First Friday at NoName Gallery

    NoName Gallery 8127 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, United States

    8127 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA May 1st | 6–9PM Free parking after 6PM This First Friday, we’re bringing together two distinct but connected bodies of work—photography by Allan Ali and a focused presentation of abstract works by EZV. Allan Ali’s black-and-white photographs reflect on life as a series of paths—some shared, others walked alone. Many of these images were created in moments of solitude, where observation becomes sharper and the world feels both expansive and deeply personal. Rooted in memory and influenced by his family’s creative legacy, his work carries a quiet sense of connection across time. In a separate

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  • Born on the Bicentennial (Opening Reception First Friday)

    Cherry Street Pier 121 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Seven Philadelphia artists born in 1976 Shawn Alleyne Anastasia Crisostomo-Dawan Justin Duerr Bonnie MacAllister Athena Astraea Scott Keni Thomas Michael N Thomas Philadelphia artists born in 1976 “Born on the Bicentennial,” an August exhibition at Cherry Street Pier curated by Bonnie MacAllister, 4th year resident artist. Exhibition is upstairs in the Terrace Gallery. Philadelphia artists born in 1976 “Born on the Bicentennial,” an August exhibition at Cherry Street Pier curated by Bonnie MacAllister, 4th year resident artist. Exhibition is upstairs in the Terrace Gallery. August 7 First Friday 5-7 terrace reception Runs through August 30 (closing at 4) Shawn Alleyne

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  • Practice plant-based painting with Bonnie MacAllister

    Cherry Street Pier, North Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, USA 121 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    All materials included: fabric, painting supplies, and plant based paints made on the Delaware River Waterfront from local, farm sourced, and common kitchen plants. The collaborative paintings will be included in a second staging of Phantastic Phibers an exhibition scheduled for August 2027 at Cherry Street Pier. Free tickets and pay it forward tickets are available for the First Friday painting session. Bonnie MacAllister is a fourth year resident at Cherry Street Pier. Curator of the recent exhibition BORN ON THE BICENTENNIAL, her previous shows at the pier have included the original Phantastic Phibers, a large scale invitational multimedia fibers