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February 2019
Pennsylvania Made: Local Forms in the Collection
Pennsylvania Made: Local Forms in the Collection February 1 – April 20, 2019 Curated by Jennifer-Navva Milliken *See the online gallery, here.* Philadelphia PA: The Center for Art in Wood is pleased to present Pennsylvania Made an exhibition that shines a light on its Museum Collection, curated by Artistic Director Jennifer-Navva Milliken. The Center has built an extensive collection for over forty years, and this is the first time since moving to its current space in 2011 that there has…
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Object Lesson
Object Lesson | Keun Ho Peter Park | Fri. March 1, 2019 | 6 – 6:30 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Museum Collection FREE Object Lesson is a monthly First Friday speaker series that will open wide the cases of the Center’s Museum Collection through the perspectives of individuals from the worlds of art, design, performance, community activism, education, and more, creating fresh dialogues about the Collection and its objects. The series invites the public for an up-close and…
Find out more »Readings from The Head and the Hand’s Publications
Readings from The Head and the Hand’s Publications | The Center for Art in Wood | Fri, March 1, 2019 | 5 – 8 pm Join us in celebration of our current exhibition Pennsylvania Made with readings by local writers from The Head and the Hand’s recent publications. Readings will take place during the course of First Friday evening in conjunction with Object Lesson a First Friday speaker series. While here at the Center we invite guests to explore the…
Find out more »Young Artist Speaker Series
Young Artist Speaker Series | Artist Colin Pezzano | Wed, March 6, 2019 | 6 – 8 pm | The Center for Art in Wood The Center for Art in Wood is proud to present the Young Artist Speaker Series. Each semester a young artist is asked to share their work and speak about the transition from academia to an independent artist. The first in the series will feature artist Colin Pezzano taking place on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, from…
Find out more »Experience Culture in Philadelphia: A Panel Discussion
Experience Culture in Philadelphia: Panel Discussion | The Center for Art in Wood | Sat, March 9, 2019 | 2 – 4 pm FREE How do we celebrate, support, and consume local culture in Philadelphia? Join us for an afternoon with some of the leading contributors to the Old City district’s creative and entrepreneurial landscape. Panelists will speak about the city and the neighborhood’s cultural history and its future as a destination for the arts. This event is in conjunction…
Find out more »April 2019
Object Lesson
Object Lesson | Anne Ishii Executive Director of Asian Arts Initiative | Fri. April 5, 2019 | 6 – 6:30 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Museum Collection FREE Object Lesson is a monthly First Friday speaker series that will open wide the cases of the Center’s Museum Collection through the perspectives of individuals from the worlds of art, design, performance, community activism, education, and more, creating fresh dialogues about the Collection and its objects. The series invites the public…
Find out more »June 2019
Object Lesson
Object Lesson | Dominique Ellis | Fri. June 7, 2019 | 6 – 6:30 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Museum Collection FREE Object Lesson is a monthly First Friday speaker series that will open wide the cases of the Center’s Museum Collection through the perspectives of individuals from the worlds of art, design, performance, community activism, education, and more, creating fresh dialogues about the Collection and its objects. The series invites the public for an up-close and personal experience…
Find out more »July 2019
Object Lesson
Object Lesson | | Fri. July 5, 2019 | 6 – 6:30 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Museum Collection FREE Object Lesson is a monthly First Friday speaker series that will open wide the cases of the Center’s Museum Collection through the perspectives of individuals from the worlds of art, design, performance, community activism, education, and more, creating fresh dialogues about the Collection and its objects. The series invites the public for an up-close and personal experience in…
Find out more »September 2019
Object Lesson
Object Lesson | | Fri. Sept 6, 2019 | 6 – 6:30 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Museum Collection FREE Object Lesson is a monthly First Friday speaker series that will open wide the cases of the Center’s Museum Collection through the perspectives of individuals from the worlds of art, design, performance, community activism, education, and more, creating fresh dialogues about the Collection and its objects. The series invites the public for an up-close and personal experience in…
Find out more »October 2019
Object Lesson
Object Lesson | | Fri. , 2019 | 5:30 – 6 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Museum Collection FREE Object Lesson is a monthly First Friday speaker series that will open wide the cases of the Center’s Museum Collection through the perspectives of individuals from the worlds of art, design, performance, community activism, education, and more, creating fresh dialogues about the Collection and its objects. The series invites the public for an up-close and personal experience in an…
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