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February 2019
Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood
Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood | Fri, Feb 15, 2019 | 6 – 8 pm Cost: $10 Members click HERE | $15 Non-Members click HERE Save on this and future workshops by becoming a member. Join us for a fun Date Night with one or all your favorite people! The evening will start with a tour of our current exhibition, Pennsylvania Made followed by a crafting table for exploring color and design. Enjoy light refreshments, wine, and music while you…
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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: A 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…
Find out more »Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood
Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood | Fri, March 15, 2019 | 6 – 8 pm Cost: $10 Members click HERE | $15 Non-Members click HERE Save on this and future workshops by becoming a member. Join us for a fun Date Night with your special someone, your mom, your best friend or anyone that you want to spend time with! The evening starts with a tour of our current exhibition, Pennsylvania Made: Local Forms in the Collection, followed by a crafting table for exploring…
Find out more »Family Craft Table
Family Craft Table | Sat. March 23, 2019 | 11 am – 4 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Join us for a fun-filled afternoon at the Center's monthly Family Craft table. Each month the Center will offer a free seasonal hands-on craft for all ages to enjoy. Stop in and experience the Center's Museum Collection, unique store and get creative at the Family Craft Table. Don’t miss this FREE, fun, family-friendly event at the Center. This event…
Find out more »Gord Peteran: Unlocking the Identity of Things
Gord Peteran: Unlocking the Identity of Things | March 27 - 30th, 2019 | Presented by the University of the Arts and The Center for Art in Wood Join us for a series of events, lectures and workshops with Toronto artist Gord Peteran presented by the University of the Arts (UArts) and The Center for Art in Wood, March 27 – 30, 2019. Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | 6pm Artists’ Challenge lecture UArts, Hamilton Hall 320 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia…
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 »Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood
Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood | Fri, April 12, 2019 | 6 – 8 pm Cost: $10 Members click HERE | $15 Non-Members click HERE Save on this and future workshops by becoming a member. Join us for a fun Date Night with your special someone, your mom, your best friend or anyone that you want to spend time with! The evening starts with a tour of our current exhibition, Pennsylvania Made: Local Forms in the Collection, followed by a crafting table…
Find out more »Chip Carving Patterns with Keunho Peter Park
Chip Carving Patterns Workshop | Keunho Peter Park | Sat. April 13, 2019 | 10 am – 4 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Cost: $125 Members click HERE | $150 Non-Members click HERE Save on this and future workshops by becoming a member. Join us for a one-day workshop learning the art of chip carving with artist Keunho Peter Park. This is a traditional technique for creating decorative patterns on wooden surfaces and Park will guide you in chip…
Find out more »2018 Bob Stocksdale Award: Ben Strear
The 2018 Bob Stocksdale International Excellence in Wood Award: Ben Strear | Sun, April 14, 2019 | 2 – 4 pm | Lecture and reception at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, New Castle County, DE Registration is required to attend. To RSVP click HERE. Please join us as we commemorate the 2018 Bob Stocksdale International Excellence in Wood Award with a lecture and reception at the Rotunda of the renowned Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. The 2018 recipient for the Bob…
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