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Da Vinci Art Alliance - DVAA Da Vinci Art Alliance (DVAA) is a non-profit community art organization and gallery space.

Da Vinci Art Alliance is a membership organization for artists and art-lovers. DVAA is governed by a Board of Directors and run by professional staff. Our membership model provides visual artists with a platform to share their work, build community and connect with thousands of annual visitors while sustaining the organization through membership dues. Artist memberships are for adult artists of any medium who are looking for deep connections with an organization and other passionate makers and creators. Supporting Memberships are also available for art-lovers, appreciators, administrators and collectors to support DVAA’s mission!

πŸŽƒπŸ’€πŸπŸͺ„Mischief Night is upon us! Trick or treat yourself to some ghoulishly funny acts, spooky surprises, and candy galore...
10/23/2026

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Mischief Night is upon us! Trick or treat yourself to some ghoulishly funny acts, spooky surprises, and candy galore. We’ve got a show-stopping lineup of Philadelphia’s fiercest performers hosted by W(hite)omen mommy clowns Annie and Carla, who are guaranteed to give you a good haunt!

Our Honored Halloween Guests Include:

Wet Betty (Wet Betty)

Nazeer Art’aud (Nazeer Art’aud)

McDazzler (Alicia McDaid)

Charles Steele (Charles Steele)

Francesca Montanile (Francesca Montanile Lyons)

We hope you haven’t made your Halloween plans yet because you’d be foolish to miss this event.

⭐️ Icebox Mall
πŸŒ™ 7-9 pm
Stay tuned for the ticket link!

One day away!! The Collective Market is your opportunity to spend the night on Passyunk and South St with local artists,...
10/22/2026

One day away!!

The Collective Market is your opportunity to spend the night on Passyunk and South St with local artists, music, art, and mutual aid groups! Don’t forget your coat! πŸ§₯

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πŸ•§ 6 - 10 pm
Find more information on our specific vendors and participating businesses online at our website!

Or click on the πŸ”— in our bio!
See you on the street!

πŸŒ€πŸŒΎπŸͺΎ When they met in 1994, Meryl A. Joblin was a speech therapist, and Sharon Bloomfield Hicks (Sharon Bloomfield Hicks)...
10/21/2026

πŸŒ€πŸŒΎπŸͺΎ When they met in 1994, Meryl A. Joblin was a speech therapist, and Sharon Bloomfield Hicks (Sharon Bloomfield Hicks) was a vision therapist. When their paths crossed, they exchanged healing sessions and art. They reunited in 2025 and have been developing their practices, both as artists and as healers, ever since.

β€œCOMBOSATIONS” is an exhibition of work by Hicks and Joblin that has been not only collaborative in exhibition but in process. With decisions made in sync and synchronicity, the work on view demonstrates how art and exchangeβ€”that is to say, friendshipβ€”are at the heart of healing.

Working across painting, fiber, and fabric, both artists use an intuitive, integrative approach to combine various materials and fragments. Joblin repurposes fabric and branches of personal and symbolic meaning that she has collected. Hicks repurposes her paintings and knitting explorations. Both artists transform their materials by stitching or weaving them together to uncover new meanings. The exhibition includes spiritual practice and blessings. An interactive installation explores the experience of healing. And a corresponding transformative arts workshop further explores healing through a guided meditation and making β€œmagic healing wands” from participants’ own found branches.

β€œOur collaborative process is punctuated by intuitive β€˜aha’ moments β€” moments of remembering and moments of discovery,” Hicks says of β€œCOMBOSATIONS.”

Join DVAA and Hicks and Joblin for this new beginning bringing forth their union at our Opening Reception, Saturday, November 7th, from 5 - 7 pm.

Then on Saturday November 14, from 1 - 3, Joblin will guide participants through an intuitive art making process customizing your own healing branch; Meditative Making BYOB (Bring your own Branch)

More info in the πŸ”— in bio!

It’s the last week to view our October exhibitions: β€œIn Circulation,” and β€œTaking a Step Sideways Then Circling Around,”...
10/20/2026

It’s the last week to view our October exhibitions: β€œIn Circulation,” and β€œTaking a Step Sideways Then Circling Around,” at the gallery! If you haven’t seen the shows yet, this is your last opportunity.

We’re open Fridays and Saturdays, from 11 to 6 pm!
Come by during our open hours or schedule an appointment for Wednesday, Thursday, or Sunday on our site to make your plan now.

And this Sunday, October 25, join us for our Closing Reception, and Artist talk with our Linda Dubin Garfield Fellow Natalie Manes (Natalie) and our E.D. and curator Samantha M Connors (Samantha M. Connors) β€” Also don’t miss our October resident, Diana Gruberg (Diana Gruberg) hosting her open studio upstairs in the 3rd floor studio!

πŸ•› 12 - 2 pm!
πŸ“704 Catharine St

β­οΈβœ¨πŸŒ™Part art market, block party, and mutual aid hub, we’re bringing together artists, performers, and organizers for a ...
10/17/2026

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Part art market, block party, and mutual aid hub, we’re bringing together artists, performers, and organizers for a night market to remember

REGISTERING AHEAD NOT REQUIRED. Just show up!

The Collective Market is a night market that serves the community. Produced by Da Vinci Art Alliance (DVAA) in partnership with the South Street Headhouse District and neighborhood partners, The Collective Market creates low-cost, accessible opportunities for artists to sell their work, cultural organizations and community groups to connect with new audiences, and highlight local businesses in our neighborhood.

Each market features a mix of local creative vendors, live performances, hands-on art activities, and community resources, creating a lively neighborhood event that is as much about hanging out and connecting as it is about shopping.

This project was supported by the Philadelphia Department of Commerce.

This event is FREE and open to all. Donations to help us cover production costs and our overall mission of using art as a tool towards building collective resilience is much appreciated!! Visit davinciartalliance.org/support to donate today!

A full list of Participants will be posted by 10/20/2026.

Coming soon to Atria Center City (Atria Senior Living)Color, Memory, Place - A Duo Exhibition by Donald Crowl (Donald Cr...
10/16/2026

Coming soon to Atria Center City (Atria Senior Living)

Color, Memory, Place - A Duo Exhibition by Donald Crowl (Donald Crowl) and Jeanne Kohl (jeanne kohl)

Exhibition runs from October 21st through January 20th

Join us for the Opening Reception and Artist Talk on Saturday, October 24th
πŸ• 2:30 - 3:30 pm

🎺🎺 Let’s hear it for our 2027 Residents and Fellows!!!Introducing Linda Lee Alter Fellow - Jasmine Lynea jasmine lynea ...
10/15/2026

🎺🎺 Let’s hear it for our 2027 Residents and Fellows!!!

Introducing
Linda Lee Alter Fellow - Jasmine Lynea jasmine lynea [la-nae]]
Michelle Angela Ortiz Fellow - Jessica Aguilar Jessica Aguilar
Kathryn Pannepacker Fellow - Kate Welbes ᡏ🎱
Linda Dubin Garfield Fellow - Justin J. Keller justin j keller

Our February Resident - Brooke Grant brooke_designs_art
Our March Resident - Temi Loye temi
Our April Resident - Rachel Kaufman Rach!
Our May Resident - Claudia Bokulich Claudia Bokulich
Our June Resident - Feather Chiaverini 🌺✨feather✨🌺
Our July Resident - Nellie Vinograd Nellie Vinograd
Our June Resident - Olive Hayes olive hayes
Our August Resident - Lara Bros lara
Our September Resident - UndercoverBrother undercverbrothr
Our November Resident - Chris Friend

For the duration of Collective Futures, becomes Icebox Mall. We have it all: Late hours (open till 9PM), a movie theatr...
10/05/2026

For the duration of Collective Futures, becomes Icebox Mall. We have it all: Late hours (open till 9PM), a movie theatre (Errata Projects), a video rental store (VCR). Get your outfits ready for prom (FJORD) and go to a club revival (PEEP Projects). We may not have a DEB, Claire’s, or Hot Topic, but on Wednesdays, we have a food court (Salad Bar Wednesdays)! Free to enter. Loitering is encouraged. Slip on your keds and walk a few laps.

Inspired by the mall as a third space, a commons of collective experience, where you had your first kiss or hung out with your friends after school, Icebox Mall reimagines the familiar architectures of social life for collaborative cultural exchange.

Similar to the interdependent, yet separate nature of businesses within a mall, Icebox Mall operates as the container to bring together 11 different projects by , , , , .working.group, , , errata projects, , , and .

Find us on the map, and know that You Are HereπŸ“

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Thursday, October 8, 6–9PM

𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕣π•ͺπ•₯π•™π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ 𝕄𝕦𝕀π•₯ 𝔾𝕠! β„‚π•π• π•€π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ ℝ𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕑π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ
Thursday, November 12, 6–9PM

𝔾𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣π•ͺ ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕀
Wednesdays 6–9PM
Thursdays 6–9PM
Fridays 12–9PM
Saturdays 12–9PM
Sundays 12–6PM

𝕀𝕔𝕖𝕓𝕠𝕩 𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕝 π•Šπ•‘π•–π•”π•šπ•’π• π”Όπ•§π•–π•Ÿπ•₯𝕀
*𝕃𝕠𝕨 π•Šπ•–π•Ÿπ•€π• π•£π•ͺ π•†π•‘π•–π•Ÿ ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕀: Thursdays, October 15 and November 5, 6–9PM.
Lower lights and audio. Masks required.
π•Šπ•’π•π•’π•• 𝔹𝕒𝕣 π•Žπ•–π••π•Ÿπ•–π•€π••π•’π•ͺ𝕀: Wednesdays, October 14 - November 11, 6-9PM
*ℙℝ𝕀ℕ𝕋 𝕋𝕀𝕄𝔼 𝔸𝔽𝕋𝔼ℝ 𝕋𝕀𝕄𝔼: π•Šπ•™π• π•‘ π•‹π•’π•π•œ: Friday, October 9, 5–8:30PM and Saturday, October 10, 12–6PM
*ℙℝ𝕀ℕ𝕋 𝕋𝕀𝕄𝔼 𝔸𝔽𝕋𝔼ℝ 𝕋𝕀𝕄𝔼: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 π”½π•’π•šπ•£: Sunday, October 11, 12–6PM
*β„π•’π•π•π• π•¨π•–π•–π•Ÿ ℙ𝕒𝕣π•₯π•ͺ: Saturday, October 31, 7-9PM
*𝕄𝕖π•₯π•’π•žπ• π•£π•‘π•™π• π•€π•šπ•€, 𝕓π•ͺ 𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝕄𝕦π•₯𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖: Sunday, November 8, 6–9PM
*β„‚π• π•€π•žπ•šπ•” π•‹π• π•Ÿπ•–π•€ 𝕗𝕠𝕣 π•„π•–π•Ÿπ•₯𝕒𝕝 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕑π•ͺ, Saturday, November 14, 3–7PM

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Archives!! They’re all around us! πŸ—„οΈπŸ“°πŸ“ŒTake a step into a living capsule at DVAA this fall!It’s the first official weeken...
10/03/2026

Archives!! They’re all around us! πŸ—„οΈπŸ“°πŸ“Œ
Take a step into a living capsule at DVAA this fall!

It’s the first official weekend of Collective Futures and we are so excited to present 2 of 3 of our exhibitions:

In G1, β€œIn Circulation,” our 2026 Linda Dubin Garfield Fellowship Exhibition, a Solo Exhibition by Natalie Manes.

Then, In G2, β€œTaking a Step Sideways Then Circling Around,” a Temporary Archive Curated by Samantha M Connors.

Join us tonight for our Opening Reception, October 3rd, from 5️⃣-7️⃣pm to kick it off.

πŸ—žοΈπŸ“°πŸ“ŒThursday, October 15, at 6pm, join us in discussing the legacy and preservation of archival work with artist and Lin...
10/02/2026

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Thursday, October 15, at 6pm, join us in discussing the legacy and preservation of archival work with artist and Linda Dubin Garfield Fellow Natalie Manes (Natalie)

Presented alongside 2 exhibitions at 704 Catharine St as part of Collective Futures (Collective Futures), this discussion is in conversation with archival studies.

In Circulation, a solo exhibition by Natalie Manes, 2026 Linda Dubin Garfield Fellow, sources archival materials from the John J. Wilcox Jr. Lending Library at William Way LGBT Community Center. Reproduced fragments of the library have been redistributed in public spaces throughout Philadelphia, highlighting the urgency that people need to understand the past to navigate the future.

$10 for non members!
Find the tickets in our πŸ”— in bio

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704 Catharine Street
Philadelphia, PA
19147

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Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

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