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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.
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.
Considering the historical, cultural, ethical and medical implications of the use of psychedelics. Join us for a moderated conversation with UPenn Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health PolicyPenn Dominic Sisti, PhD, as we explore questions about the current and historical use of psychedelics in medical, spiritual, and recreational settings. Our discussion will be followed by a dinner featuring creative culinary exploration into foods known for their psychoactive ingredients (though not in the amounts used in our recipes.) Dominic Sisti, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. He
Join us for the opening cocktail reception of our 10th Anniversary exhibition! FRIEDAcommunity has commissioned Madrid-based artist Mariano Martín to create 294 illustrations each capturing a special moment in FRIEDA / FRIEDAcommunity’s 10-year history of cultivating meaningful and memorable connections. Visitors will be able to scan QR codes to discover the inspiration for these works. All artwork is available for purchase and all proceeds support FRIEDAcommunity. Mariano Martín is a Spanish artist, designer, and architect whose work blurs the line between disciplines. Mariano captures the poetry of everyday life through lines and color. For him, art is a way of
Join us for a conversation with Mariano Martín in an intimate and relaxed setting. Mariano will share insights into his work and process, as well as his decision to collaborate with FRIEDAcommunity. Following the talk, dinner will be served allowing for more discussion with the artist and among guests. Mariano’s work moves freely across disciplines and spaces. His pieces have been exhibited in museums, galleries, NGOs, and nightclubs, reflecting a refusal to be confined by genre or convention. Guided by the belief that everything is easier with beauty, his art is an ongoing search for something just out of reach—and
Join us for the opening cocktail reception on First Friday for our new exhibition featuring Yassi Deylami! Rooms for the Unconscious In a world of constant change, where identity is often defined through otherness in the pursuit of uniqueness, Yassi Deylami asks how spaces of safety and unity can still be found. Her mythological explorations strip away surface logic to connect with a deeper human narrative—one that repeats across time and geography. By removing cultural and societal conditioning, the work seeks to uncover the fundamental forces that have sustained communities for generations. With a Master of Fine Arts and Master
Join us for a conversation with Yassi Deylami in a more intimate and relaxed setting. Following the talk, dinner will be served allowing for more discussion with the artist and among guests. Trained as an architect, Yassi Deylami approaches art as a form of spatial inhabitation. For her, architecture is not merely structure but also a logic that allows space to be lived into and activated by memory, imagination, and presence. With a Master of Fine Arts and Master of Architecture, Yassi creates work based on geometry and structural order, which becomes the framework through which creatures emerge: shadow selves
Join us for the opening cocktail reception on First Friday for our new exhibition featuring Michael Rex!
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
Join FRIEDAcommunity for a celebration of creativity, connection and the unexpected joy that happens when people come together to make something beautiful. This large-scale collaborative installation is the surprise culmination of a 10-month long project of FRIEDAcommunity. Composed of hand-strung disposable cutlery by volunteers, who gathered weekly around our community table (and were unaware of the final form), and assembled by artist P.W. Prichett. THANK YOU to P.W. Prichett for 1000+ hours of creative volunteering. Mark, for sharing his construction and engineering skills without whom this installation would not be lounging comfortably. THANK YOU to all the volunteers who participated
Kids are invited to stop by our community table from 9:00am -10:30am to engage in art projects designed for all ages and abilities! A volunteer community member or facilitator will host a simple, stress-free creative activity for kids while parents join in or choose to dine in the cafe.
Kids are invited to stop by our community table from 9:00am -10:30am to engage in art projects designed for all ages and abilities! A volunteer community member or facilitator will host a simple, stress-free creative activity for kids while parents join in or choose to dine in the cafe.
Join us for a laid-back workshop learning how to sculpt pinch pots. Unwind, get your hands dirty, and connect with your creativity and your community! Tiernan will guide you through fun, beginner-friendly projects like toys, shakers, or simple cups. Pieces will be fired and ready for pick up after 2 weeks. No experience necessary. Demo + Workshop: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (Adults and teens ages 12 and up welcome) Price included: All materials and instruction will be provided. By reservation only. Please sign up at least 2 days prior to the event. Tiernan Alexander is an artist, educator, historian,
Kids are invited to stop by our community table from 9:00am -10:30am to engage in art projects designed for all ages and abilities! A volunteer community member or facilitator will host a simple, stress-free creative activity for kids while parents join in or choose to dine in the cafe.
Kids are invited to stop by our community table from 9:00am -10:30am to engage in art projects designed for all ages and abilities! A volunteer community member or facilitator will host a simple, stress-free creative activity for kids while parents join in or choose to dine in the cafe.
Kids are invited to stop by our community table from 9:00am -10:30am to engage in art projects designed for all ages and abilities! A volunteer community member or facilitator will host a simple, stress-free creative activity for kids while parents join in or choose to dine in the cafe.
Kids are invited to stop by our community table from 9:00am -10:30am to engage in art projects designed for all ages and abilities! A volunteer community member or facilitator will host a simple, stress-free creative activity for kids while parents join in or choose to dine in the cafe.
Kids are invited to stop by our community table from 9:00am -10:30am to engage in art projects designed for all ages and abilities! A volunteer community member or facilitator will host a simple, stress-free creative activity for kids while parents join in or choose to dine in the cafe.
Kids are invited to stop by our community table from 9:00am -10:30am to engage in art projects designed for all ages and abilities! A volunteer community member or facilitator will host a simple, stress-free creative activity for kids while parents join in or choose to dine in the cafe.