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November 2018
Merryll Saylan: This is Your Life
Merryll Saylan: This is Your Life Curated by Glenn Adamson November 2, 2018 – January 19, 2019 Visit the online gallery here. The Center for Art in Wood is pleased to present the work of renowned wood artist Merryll Saylan in an exhibition celebrating the timeline of her career. When she began turning in the 1970s, Saylan was one of few women in the craft field. While her contemporaries gravitated toward furniture-making and the use of exotic woods, Saylan—who came…
Find out more »Old City Holiday Market
Holiday Market | The Clay Studio's Parking lot 137 N 2nd Street, Philadelphia | Saturdays and Sundays, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm, November 24 through December 23, and First Friday, December 7, 5:00-9: 00 pm Visit The Center for Art in Wood at the pop-up Holiday Market located outside between The Clay Studio and Elfreth's Alley (137 N. 2nd Street) featuring trees, wreaths, and holiday greenery by Petit Jardin en Ville, one-of-a-kind gifts from Old City shops and galleries, and…
Find out more »December 2018
Family Ornament Decorating
Family Ornament Decorating | Sat Dec 15th & 22nd, 2018 | The Center for Art in Wood | 11 am - 3 pm | FREE Join us at the Center for family fun at our ornament crafting table in our gallery. Our Family Craft is free and open to all ages. Shop The Center for Art in Wood, spend $75 or more and receive 20% off your purchase! Good starting Nov 1 through Dec 31st. (This offer cannot be combined with…
Find out more »January 2019
Object Lesson
Object Lesson |Sean Kelley, Senior Vice President, Director of InterpretationEastern State Penitentiary | Fri. Jan. 4, 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…
Find out more »Workshop with Merryll Saylan
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED Workshop with Merryll Saylan Who: Artist Merryll Saylan What: Two-Day Woodturning and Surface Treatment Workshop When: January 17 & 18, 2019, | 10 am – 4 pm each day Where: Dovetail Wood Arts | MaKen North, 3525 I Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: $300 Members | $350 Non-Members Save on this and future workshops by becoming a member. Become a Member In collaboration with The Center for Art in Wood and Dovetail Wood…
Find out more »March 2019
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 »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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