Da Vinci Art Alliance

Hear from this month's artists and our current resident artist for their open studio before it all closes!Hear from this month's artists and our current resident artist for their open studio before it all closes!Learn more about our current exhibtions at: davinciartalliance.orgThis event and free and open to all. Suggested donation to attend is $10 per person.DVAA is a historic row home in the Bella Vista neighborhood. We are not yet wheelchair accessible; Da Vinci is a three floor gallery with narrow staircases. (We are working towards becoming ADA accessible by 2027!) It is 5 steps up to the first

You’re invited to a special DVAA Dinner Party in collaboration with Philly Hummus Girl + Binding AgentsAn evening inspired by Sami Tamimi’s “Boustany”, a homage to Palestinian food and culture.You’re invited to a special DVAA Dinner Party in collaboration with Philly Hummus Girl + Binding Agents.Ticket $150Time 6 - 8 pmDate Friday, September 12Address 704 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PAA Ticket Includes A Donation To The Gallery • A Refreshing Cocktail (or Mocktail!) • A Delicious MealOn Friday, September 12, Da Vinci Art Alliance in partnership with Binding Agents invites you to gather for Setting the Table: A Dinner Party with

During this zine and collage workshop, participants will be able to re-contextualize the work in Friend of a Friend of a Friend exhibitionDuring this zine and collage workshop, participants will be able to recontextualize the work in Friend of a Friend of a Friend in their own compositions. By using test prints from the show and other collage material provided by Pet Riso, attendees will learn how to make one-page zines and other collage techniques.About the ExhibitionWhat do you visualize when you imagine an artist making their work? The cliché we often see in media is an artist working alone

Join us for our upcoming Flea Market! A day full of deals, discoveries, and doing good. All proceeds go to DVAA's fundraising efforts.Join us for our upcoming Summer Flea Market! A day full of deals, discoveries, and doing good.Whether you’re on the lookout out for basement bargains or want to support a local artist-run organization, we’ve got something for everyone.What you’ll find at our Market:ArtToolsCollectablesClothesArt booksArt SuppliesHome DecorAnd, so much more!This isn’t just any old Flea Market, all proceeds will go to our current fundraising effort to keep our doors open. We want to continue to be a space and

Join us for an interactive talk with the manager of the Elkins Park farm run by Farmer JawnThis will be an interactive talk with the manager of the Elkins Park farm run by Farmer Jawn, a Black owned organization and related nonprofit that does urban, regenerative, organic farming. Some topics of interest are experimental crops being planted, such as Nigerian spinach, to address new planting zones due to climate change; food deserts and insecurity; the resurgence of some agricultural practices and knowledge that were repressed during slavery; corporate agribusiness and its harm to the environment, agricultural workers, and the foods

Come celebrate this month's new exhibitions at DVAA!Come celebrate this month's new exhibitions at DVAA!Learn more about our current exhibtions at: davinciartalliance.orgThis event and free and open to all. Suggested donation to attend is $10 per person.DVAA is a historic row home in the Bella Vista neighborhood. We are not yet wheelchair accessible; Da Vinci is a three floor gallery with narrow staircases. (We are working towards becoming ADA accessible by 2027!) It is 5 steps up to the first floor level, and 14 steps from the first to second floor, where the gender-neutral bathroom is located. Da Vinci has

Join Linda Ruggiero for an afternoon of mindful weaving. In this free, all-levels workshop, participants will learn the basics of weaving.Join Linda Ruggiero for an afternoon of mindful weaving. In this all-levels workshop, participants will learn the basics of hand weaving and will create a unique textile wall hanging.We will begin class with an introduction to weaving on a frame loom, and students will learn the basics of warping and weaving the basic stitch: plain weave. Once comfortable with these techniques, each student will be asked to consider a story or memory in their personal life that they would like

In this reflective, hands-on workshop, you'll create a mixed-media vision board that tells your story.In this reflective, hands-on workshop, you'll create a mixed-media vision board that tells your story. Expressing how the past, present, and future are all connected. Inspired by the Currere method, we’ll use art to explore personal experiences and imagine your future.As we work, we’ll also consider how dreaming can be a powerful act. Dreaming allows us to reflect on ourselves, our communities, and our hopes for the future. Through creative expression and optional conversation, we’ll gently explore themes like dreams, belonging, and representation in community and

Our next Creative Conversations will explore "Building Community-Centered Practices" with Jeannette Lloyd & Kathryn PannepackerEvery quarter, DVAA hosts Creative Conversations, an event open to both our community and the general public. The objective of this program is to explore the nitty-gritty of professional development within artistic practice.The next in our Creative Conversations series will explore "Building Community-Centered Practices" with prominent Philly Arts Leaders Jeannette Lloyd & Kathryn Pannepacker on Sunday, April 13, 12–2 PM.As speaker Pannepacker states, “Times are intense. Let’s take care of ourselves and one another!” In our volatile and unstable times community is the only thing we

Da Vinci Art Alliance is proud to present “NATURAL EMOTIONS,” an exhibition of dimensional collage by Carlos Gil.Join us at the Da Vinci Art Alliance on Sunday, March 2nd at 3 pm for a look into the creative mind of Carlos Gil as they give a talk surrounding their new exhibition.Since photography’s inception, the image-making technology has been associated with reality. Yet it is within these assumptions of truth that we are most likely to fall into illusion. Da Vinci Art Alliance is proud to present “NATURAL EMOTIONS,” an exhibition of dimensional collage by Carlos Gil.The latest evolution of Gil’s

Join us for a conversation with Cindy Stockton Moore and Laura Hricko! Join us to learn about their personal teaching practicesOnce a quarter, DVAA hosts Creative Conversations to gather and get into the nitty gritty of professional development within our artistic practice. DVAA uses art to connect people and build collective resilience in spaces across Greater Philadelphia. Please consider a donation of $10 to support this event and more like it!For this session of Creative Conversations, join us for a conversation with Cindy Stockton Moore and Laura Hricko. They will be talking about their experiences Teaching In and Out of

Hear from this month's artists and our current resident artist for their open studio before it all closes!Hear from this month's artists and our current resident artist for their open studio before it all closes!Learn more about our current exhibtions at: davinciartalliance.orgThis event and free and open to all. Suggested donation to attend is $10 per person.DVAA is a historic row home in the Bella Vista neighborhood. We are not yet wheelchair accessible; Da Vinci is a three floor gallery with narrow staircases. (We are working towards becoming ADA accessible by 2027!) It is 5 steps up to the first

Come celebrate this month's new exhibitions at DVAA!Come celebrate this month's new exhibitions at DVAA!Learn more about our current exhibtions at: davinciartalliance.orgThis event and free and open to all. Suggested donation to attend is $10 per person.DVAA is a historic row home in the Bella Vista neighborhood. We are not yet wheelchair accessible; Da Vinci is a three floor gallery with narrow staircases. (We are working towards becoming ADA accessible by 2027!) It is 5 steps up to the first floor level, and 14 steps from the first to second floor, where the gender-neutral bathroom is located. Da Vinci has

Part craft fair, block party, and harm-reduction hub, we're bringing together artists, performers, and organizers to collective careREGISTERING AHEAD NOT REQUIRED. This is to help spread the word!Come celebrate the 2nd Collective Market with DVAA and our partner Old Pine Community Center on November 6th from 6-9pm!The Collective Market is a night market that serves the community. We connect our neighbors under the stars through art, music, care resources, and more with pop-up events around the city.This project was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.DVAA uses art

Hear from this month's artists and our current resident artist for their open studio before it all closes!Hear from this month's artists and our current resident artist for their open studio before it all closes!Learn more about our current exhibtions at: davinciartalliance.orgThis event and free and open to all. Suggested donation to attend is $10 per person.DVAA is a historic row home in the Bella Vista neighborhood. We are not yet wheelchair accessible; Da Vinci is a three floor gallery with narrow staircases. (We are working towards becoming ADA accessible by 2027!) It is 5 steps up to the first

Come celebrate this month's new exhibitions at DVAA!Come celebrate this month's new exhibitions at DVAA!Learn more about our current exhibtions at: davinciartalliance.orgThis event and free and open to all. Suggested donation to attend is $10 per person.DVAA is a historic row home in the Bella Vista neighborhood. We are not yet wheelchair accessible; Da Vinci is a three floor gallery with narrow staircases. (We are working towards becoming ADA accessible by 2027!) It is 5 steps up to the first floor level, and 14 steps from the first to second floor, where the gender-neutral bathroom is located. Da Vinci has

"Unhoused and Unseen" inspired Crafting Open House for all! Come craft and converse with us .What will we be doing?DVAA invites families to join us for an inspirational afternoon of crafting and casual conversation about those who are experiencing housing challenges. The open house is on Sunday October 13th from 12-2pm at Da Vinci Art Alliance located at 704 Catherine Street. Activities for children and adults include drawing exercises and making origami hearts. Families are encouraged to bring new hats or gloves to donate to Broad Street Love, an organization focused on helping those experiencing deep poverty in Philadelphia.We're holding

Join us within Nancy Agati's installation "Aqua Terrace" to learn more about how to transform concrete spaces into permeable ecosystems!Join us within Nancy Agati's installation "Aqua Terrace" to learn more about how to transform concrete spaces into permeable ecosystems that help mitigate flooding issues and rebuild water systems in Philadelphia. More information to come!

Come learn how to carve your stamps using easy to carve Lino-cut. We will have the opportunity to create a collection of community stamps!The second of our 2024 Linda Dubin Garfield Fellowship exhibition, "Press Change" workshops!How can the use of repeated images and/or text be used to amplify your message? What are some ways we can use stamps for protest and liberation? Come learn how to carve your stamps using easy to carve Lino-cut. We will have the opportunity to create a collection of stamps to use as a community. This workshop is open to all! We invite everyone who

An engaging workshop for tweens and young teens in partnership with award-winning poet and author, Michelle MyersRomana Lee-Akiyama and Michelle Myers are partnering to host Honor Your Roots, an experiential, fun, engaging workshop for tweens and young teens (6th - 8th graders) of all backgrounds and identities.Attendees will hear excerpts from award-winning poet Michelle Myers’ middle-grade debut novel ‘Talk Me a Story About Moon Rabbit’, and be directed to write their own family folktales or stories.The workshop will help youth who attend to reflect on and document stories of their parents, grandparents, or other family members that tie back to

Collaborate on a Group Print with us! Learn about Collagraphs and an inkless printmaking method using crayons and recycled cardboard.The first of our 2024 Linda Dubin Garfield Fellowship exhibition, "Press Change" workshops!In this workshop, we will use our understanding of shape and symbolism to make prints about community and care, as well as collaborate on a group print. Learn about Collagraphs and an inkless printmaking method using crayons and recycled cardboard.This workshop is open to all! We invite everyone who is interested in diy printmaking methods and making work in community. This workshop is the participants will use scissors.On Pressing

Hosted by our Board of Directors, let's all raise a toast to DVAA & mingle w/ the best of Philly's intergenerational artist collaborative!Let's raise a toast to DVAA! Visit Catharine Street, grab a drink, and mingle with the best of Philadelphia's intergenerational artist collaborative. There's no better way to support DVAA!Join us for Cocktails (and mocktails!) on Friday, September 13 from 6:30PM-9PM. Each ticket will include:2 beveragesLight appetizers from local restaurants1 signed copy of The Art of Collaboration by Sydney WelchA professional headshot/portrait by Sarah Bloom (our Board Vice President!)Tours of the Gallery by our Executive Director, Sam and Gallery

Hear from our "On Process" + "Dispatches from Kindred Worlds"! Stop by our August resident Eleanor BarbaHear from featured artists in the our annual juried exhibition "On Process" + our Summer Member Invitational "Dispatches from Kindred Worlds", and our July resident to celebrate the closing of the exhibition!Learn more at: davinciartalliance.orgThis event and free and open to all. Suggested donation to attend is $5 per person.DVAA is a historic row home in the Bella Vista neighborhood. We are not yet wheelchair accessible; Da Vinci is a three floor gallery with narrow staircases. (We are working towards becoming ADA accessible by

Hear from Julie Woodard, featured artists in the Bill Brookover exhibition, and our July resident to celebrate the exhibitions closing!Hear from "Embodied Sound's" Julie Woodard, featured artists in the Bill Brookover's "The Earth Has a Fever", and our July resident to celebrate the closing of the exhibition!Learn more at: davinciartalliance.orgThis event and free and open to all. Suggested donation to attend is $5 per person.DVAA is a historic row home in the Bella Vista neighborhood. We are not yet wheelchair accessible; Da Vinci is a three floor gallery with narrow staircases. (We are working towards becoming ADA accessible by 2027!)

Led by POWER Interfaith -- hear about current campaigns in Philadelphia to hold public utilities to account!Led by POWER Interfaith in conjuction with Bill Brookover exhibition "The Earth Has A Fever"Impacts of climate change and global warming are happening yet we don't know where to start. POWER Interfaith, a grass roots organization of Pennsylvania congregations and individuals committed to racial and economic justice on a livable planet is working on Climate Justice and Jobs.We'll hear about current campaigns in Philadelphia to hold public utilities to account to reduce their use of fossil fuels and about the Whole Home Repair Program,

A roundtable discussion about race, economic status, and where people can live.Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Levittown, Folcroft, Whitman Park, Mt. Airy.A roundtable conversation about race, economic status, and where people can live.Alex Baker, whose parents were the first black family to move to Folcroft, Delaware County will be our guest speaker. Others directly connected or witness to events depicted in the exhibition may also share their experiences, to be followed by time for questions and comments.Each of the communities highlighted in the Rosalind Bloom's "Won't You Be My Neighbor" exhibition experienced attempts at housing integration during the Civil Rights

Join us along 7th and Catharine St on April 23rd for an arts and sustainability centered day of fun! Registering ahead not required!!REGSITERING AHEAD NOT REQUIRED. This is to help spread the word!An afternoon of fun for all ages! The Everyday Futures Fest Block Party will take place on 7th and Catharine St in South Philly. Our whole block, Da Vinci Art Alliance, and Palumbo Park will feature temporary installations, music, dance, and storytelling performances, sustainable vendors, interactive workshops, and more! With more than 40 local cultural partners, community groups, and creators confirmed, there’s something for everyone at The Block

Participants will get hands on experience using fruit tree bark and Shibori resist techniques to dye a scarf!Under the guidance of Yannick Lowery, this program will be a letter writing/ reading session. Participants will be encouraged to write messages to the future that highlight their dreams, nightmares, hopes and premonitions for the future of Philadelphia. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to read submitted post cards and hold discussions around the steps needed to building systems of self sufficiency and collective resilience.When registering, if it's within your means, please consider a donation when registering through Eventbrite to help us

A drop-in collage workshop using sourced Philly street maps inspired by Yannick Lowery's current exhibition for all ages!Mapping Our Streets, will be a drop-in collage workshop using sourced Philly street maps as a base to build upon how we experience our neighborhoods in the present, and what we hope to see in the future. This Family Day activity is drawing inspiration from our NextFab x DVAA Artist in Residence, Yannick Lowery's exhibition and public art projects "Addressing the Future", where he asks...How do you envision sustainable and equitable spaces in the future of this city? Is time shaping us? Or

Join artists Nancy Agati and Joy Lai for a mindfulness sitting, breathing, and drawing workshop.Join artists Nancy Agati and Joy Lai for a mindfulness sitting, breathing, and drawing workshop. Through synchronized breath-work, movement, and focusing exercises, we will explore a series of meditative drawing methods loosely referencing the patterns and flow of water. Drawing prompts will offer a variety of techniques to foster contemplative responses and creative flow. No prior art experience necessary; bring only your curiosity and willingness to participate.The workshop will take place in the newly installed permeable surface courtyard at DaVinci Art Alliance. The courtyard, Aqua Terrace, will

Create your own embossed paper using recycled paper pulp!With the guidance of Stephanie Van Riet, DVAA's April Artist-in-Residence, create your own embossed paper using recycled paper pulp! After a short demonstration, visitors of all ages are welcome to make their own paper from recycled material and emboss with designs cut out from foam sheets. This simple technique allows you to give your old paper a second life, and design an original artwork.When registering, if it's within your means, please consider a donation when registering through Eventbrite to help us cover the expenses of this workshop. The cost to run this

Participants will create their own one-of-a-kind art patch that they can use to mend a hole, cover a stain, or bring new life to drab items.With the guidance of Julie Woodard of Juicebox Workshop, and using fabric scraps and a needle and thread, participants will create their own one-of-a-kind art patch that they can use to later mend a hole, cover a stain, or bring new life to a drab item in their wardrobe. Basic familiarity with hand sewing is helpful, but not required. Attendees will develop and build their confidence with using a needle and thread, feel inspired to

A March Exhibition WorkshopIn conjunction with Kit Donnelly’s exhibition “Re-membering Ourselves”, featured artist Jordan Tierney will lead a workshop where participants will make ceremonial musical instruments from found plastic bottles and driftwood. We will have a street procession to open the exhibition before the March Opening Reception!When registering, if it's within your means, please consider a donation when registering through Eventbrite to help us cover the expenses of this workshop.This workshop will have enough materials available for 20 people. If you register to attend, please be mindful we are providing supplies for you. If you can no longer come, even

Learn how to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind plant prints and patterns on textiles using natural dyes.Learn how to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind plant prints and patterns on textiles using natural dyes. This workshop will lead participants through two unique natural dye processes for creating patterns on fabric: bundle dyeing using a variety of kitchen scraps, food waste dyes, and spices; and eco-printing using locally grown dye flowers. By focusing on both kitchen dyes and flower dyes, participants will be introduced to a broad array of natural dye sources. Bundle dyeing and eco-printing are two of the most water-wise natural dye techniques, making

Join us along the whole block of 7th and Catharine St on April 23rd for an art and science centered day of fun!An afternoon of fun for all ages! The Everyday Futures Fest Block Party will take place on 7th and Catharine St in South Philly. Our whole block, Da Vinci Art Alliance, and Palumbo Park will feature temporary installations, music, dance, and storytelling performances, sustainable vendors, interactive workshops, and more! With more than 50 local cultural partners, community groups, and creators confirmed, there’s something for everyone at The Block Party!All presenters will be announced first week of April.Exhibitions and

Join the curators of Joyous Disruption for a night of community bonding through festive celebration!As part of the exhibition Joyous Disruption, curators David Acosta (Artistic Director of Casa de Duende), Bill Brookover, Selene Nunez-Cruz, Vicente Ortiz Cortez, and William Timmins have organized a night of performances and community celebration at the historic Fleisher Art Memorial Sanctuary on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, from 5 to 9 pm. This event pays homage to the tradition of bonding through festive celebration, and rounds out the exhibition through music, dance, poetry, theater, performance, as well as community artisans and culinary practitioners selling food. The