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September 2019
Closing Event for allTURNatives
Closing Event for allTURNatives with the Windgate ITE Fellows | Sat. Sept. 21, 2019 | 5 – 8 pm | The Center for Art in Wood FREE Join us for the closing celebration of allTURNatives: Form + Spirit 2019 with a conversation with the Windgate ITE Fellows Per Brandstedt and Joshua Enck. Hear about their experiences during the Windgate ITE Residency Program and how it influenced their work. Explore this multi-disciplinary exhibition, which reflects each of the 2019 resident fellows’…
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Drink and Draw
Drink and Draw | Wed. Oct 16, 2019 | 6 – 8 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Join us for Drink and Draw at the Center! Start with a little wine and meet your fellow drawing buddies then explore and draw from over 1200 objects in our Museum Collection. We provide the wine all you need to bring is your paper and drawing supplies. We welcome all levels of experience for this event. This event is…
Find out more »Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood
Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood | Fri, Oct 18, 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, Making a Seat at the Table: Women Transform Woodworking, followed by a…
Find out more »Young Artist Speaker Series
Young Artist Speaker Series | Artist Emily Bunker | Wed, Oct 23, 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 second installment in the series will feature artist Emily Bunker taking place on Wednesday, October 23, 2019,…
Find out more »Family Craft Table
Family Craft Table | Sat. Oct 26, 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 »November 2019
Object Lesson
Object Lesson | James Maurelle, artist and lecturer at Penn | Fri. Nov. 1, 2019 | 7 – 7:30 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 »Moving Image Matters: Documenting and Performing Craft in Video
Moving Image Matters: Documenting and Performing Craft in Video | at Cherry Street Pier | 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia Fri, Nov. 8 | 6 pm and 7 pm screening Sat, Nov 9 | 6 pm and 7 pm screening Moving Image Matters examines the use of video as a medium of expression and interpretation by artists and makers for whom material is the anchor of their studio work. These nine short works represent modes of thinking and approaches…
Find out more »Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood
Date Night at The Center for Art in Wood | Fri, Nov 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, Making a Seat at the Table: Women Transform Woodworking, followed by a…
Find out more »Drink and Draw
Drink and Draw | Wed. Nov. 20, 2019 | 6 – 8 pm | The Center for Art in Wood Join us for Drink and Draw at the Center! Start with a little wine and meet your fellow drawing buddies then explore and draw from over 1200 objects in our Museum Collection. We provide the wine all you need to bring is your paper and drawing supplies. We welcome all levels of experience for this event. This event is…
Find out more »Family Craft Table
Family Craft Table | Sat. Nov. 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 »December 2019
Live Marquetry Demo
LIVE Marquetry Demo | Tara Bellofatto | Fri. Dec. 6, 2019 | The Center for Art in Wood Join us for First Friday for a live marquetry demo with Tara Bellofatto. Meet the artist and watch her manipulate delicate, paper-thin pieces of veneer to create dynamic images in wood. During the evening, you will also have the opportunity to sign up for the two-day Marquetry Madness Class hosted by the Center for Art in Wood and taking place at…
Find out more »Object Lesson
Object Lesson | | Fri. Dec. 6, 2019 | 7 – 7:30 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…
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