Update: This event has been postponed. Ticket holders will be reimbursed and notified when the event is rescheduled.
Spark the exchange of future stories of art by screenprinting your own conversational tote bag.
This workshop will follow recorded stories from “Storytellers of Art Histories,” edited by Alpesh Kantilal Patel and Yasmeen Siddiqui, presented by PhD art history candidates from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture.
It all goes down this Tuesday, October 18 at 6:00 pm. Student tickets are just $5. Register: https://bit.ly/3SWYaPq
Video by Kristina Price
Music: Possible
Musician: Jeff Kaale
“Funny and frivolous are not the same thing, and sometimes humor can be the only way to approach something extremely serious.” —artist Nina Katchadourian
Join artist Nina Katchadourian this Friday, October 14 for an eerily apt discussion on humor and a close look at the ways artists use it as a device to bring viewers into their work, to help them become more attentive, or to call attention to fraught historical or cultural questions. Katchadourian will present projects of her own that utilize humor, and also introduce some theories of humor as described by various philosophers and critical thinkers.
Katchadourian promises, “Although this workshop may sound boring, it will actually be extremely fun.”
Sign-up: https://bit.ly/funny-but-not-frivolous
Organized in conjunction with “Jayson Musson: His History of Art.”
Reel by Nina Katchadourian
Music: Let’s Groove
Musician: Earth, Wind, and Fire
PLAYER ONE: SELECT YOUR FIGHTER | In the battle for domination, you must outwit or outlast your opponents using lessons from art history. Will you choose Jay, the intellectual, Ollie, the dirtball, or uniformed bullies The Cool Popes?
See it all play out in Jayson Musson’s “His History of Art” at The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Tickets: https://bit.ly/3OF1Vap
#JaysonMusson #HisHistoryofArt
Music: Games Master – Classic Arcade Game
Musician: Dream-Protocol
Reel by Kristina Price
Next Week | First Friday Workshop
Wondering what a halftone is? Photographic halftones are usually made up of a series of dots. By varying the size and spacing of the dots, we can create a range of tones that allows us to translate detailed digital, photographic, and hand-drawn imagery into prints. So up close, they’re just dots but when you back up, it’s whatever the artist wanted it to be. Pretty cool, right?
To learn more, click the link below to register for our First Friday workshop, where you’ll learn how to create a halftone in Photoshop and screenprint halftone patterns and textures out of prepared imagery. Then create shapes from the prints and arrange the pieces to make your own collaged image.
https://bit.ly/3cpcErD
#screenprinting #halftone #firstfridayphilly
Music: Miami
Musician: Deleted Account
Reel by Kristina Price
Flower print design: Morgan Medl
Artmaking can be messy. We should know. FWM is a place where artists are free to pursue their wildest creative imaginings unfettered by expectations. Step outside the confines of the white cube for an end-of-summer benefit to support artmaking untamed.
Join FWM in Chestnut Hill for an evening of al fresco food and cocktails featuring a performance by John Jarboe and the Bearded Ladies Cabaret. Festivities also include the chance to make your own art, mingle with past, present, and future FWM Artists-in-Residence, shop the Into the Wild pop-up collection, and many more artful surprises.
Proceeds benefit FWM’s artist, education, and community programs. Tickets are on sale now: https://bit.ly/3T8aihc
Image: Flower pattern by FWM Apprentice Princeton Cangé.
🎉 Happy *80th* birthday to Ursula von Rydingsvard! 🎂
Her monumental cedar sculptures and works on paper that were first presented at FWM in 2018 as part of the exhibition, “Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling,” are on view at Denver Botanic Gardens through September 11.
Video: Ursula von Rydingsvard in her studio. Excerpts of videography by Daniel Traub.
🎶 Welcome to my world
It’s a wonderful world
Where dreams and ideas come to life 🎶
“Jayson Musson: His History of Art” opens this Friday, July 22. FREE tickets now available: https://bit.ly/3Jic1dO
Jayson Musson, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum. His History of Art, 2022. Video produced by All Ages Productions.
Summer Skill Building Series | This Thursday, experiment with traditional techniques such as block printing and Suminagashi—the art of Japanese paper marbling.
We’ll first glean inspiration from former Artists-in-Residence Jiha Moon and Shahzia Sikander, whose works on view combine ancient techniques with a contemporary perspective. Then, delve into their artist boxes for a more intimate glimpse at their process in preparation of your own artwork.
Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3OMOuVH
Music: Golden Days
Musician: Philip E Morris
Join us today in wishing Ann Hamilton a very happy birthday!
Known for making large-scale and site-specific works, Hamilton worked with FWM in 2016 to debut “habitus,” a project that continued her longstanding exploration of textiles and spanned multiple venues and forms. Among the most memorable works is her installation at Municipal Pier 9/Cherry Street Pier. There, visitors propelled a field of gigantic cylindrical curtains that billowed to atmospheric proportion—inviting visitors to touch and be touched by the fabric of human experience.
Learn more about Ann Hamilton and her time at FWM: https://bit.ly/3ycw1fH
#AnnHamilton #HappyBirthday #FabricWorkshop
Video: Ann Hamilton, “habitus,” 2016. Installation at Municipal Pier 9, made in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Videography by Brittany Rafalak and Liam Martin.
Hey! Oh, hey! It’s me again, and we’re back at Sister Cities Park with The Fabric Workshop and Museum and Parkway Pals. This week, we’re sculpting our very own *powerful person* So bring the kids this Wednesday, June 22, ‘cause we’re making lots of stuff! 🤪
Visit Parkway Pals at Sister Cities Park any Wednesday this summer, 11:30 am–12:30 pm. We’ll be there, ready to create with kids.
#ParkwayPals #FabricWorkshop #kidsactivities
Made Monday | Kiki Smith is known for her multidisciplinary works across sculpture, printmaking, and textiles that evoke a complex, sometimes fantastical relationship to our bodies and the natural world. Joining FWM as an Artist-in-Residence in 2002, the German-born American artist approached her residency as an opportunity to experiment with traditional textile forms that were domestic in nature.
The artist’s solo exhibition, “Homework,” featured familiar objects with practical purposes but executed with extraordinary forms, including this "Owl and Pussycat" doll. Inspired by the classic nursery rhyme by Edward Lear, Smith collaborated with FWM to fabricate a reversible doll—each double sided, with a cat on one end and, when the skirt flips, an owl with little wings on the other side. For Smith, dolls and puppets have significant connections to folklore and mythology—mixing personal memories with recognized fables and archetypal myths.
Now through June 27, save $25 with the purchase of Smith’s Owl and Pussycat doll, which is hand-sewn with screenprinted fabric designed by the artist and skirts made with Liberty print fabrics. https://bit.ly/3xEUKHV
Though FWM is closed today, just down the Parkway, The Barnes Foundation is celebrating Juneteenth and Father’s Day with Barnes on the Block, a night of visual art displays, family-friendly art making, live performances, food, drinks, and more. This celebration coincides with the opening of The Barnes' summer exhibition, “Isaac Julien: Once Again...(Statues Never Die),” on view June 19–September 4, 2022.
This event is free, but registration is required to access the Barnes collection and special exhibition. FWM Members save on admission at the Barnes Shop. Register here: https://bit.ly/3y3Orz4
“The power of the domestic is so important because it’s the foundation for so much of what we do in our everyday lives. It is a safe space to allow one’s self to just “be” without performing or thinking about the dangers of the outside world.”—artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase
This #PrideMonth, we’re reflecting on the complexity and sensuality of Jonathan Lyndon Chase’s “Big Wash” through the exhibition catalogue. Last year, Chase transformed our gallery into a laundromat with drawings, paintings, sculpture, video, and sound that explored Black, queer domestic intimacy and blurred public and private boundaries. Included in Chase’s paintings are personal objects—bedsheets, clothing, and grooming products—to reveal an undercurrent of tenderness in daily life.
In addition to installation views and illustrations of Chase’s works, the catalogue features photographs, sketches, poetry, and short fiction exploring kinship, nostalgia and intimacy—themes of the exhibition and Chase’s larger artistic practice—by contributing writers Yolanda Wisher, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Meg Onli and Meg Pendoley, noor ibn najam, and jamal rashad.
The exhibition may have come and gone, but the salient themes in “Big Wash” continue to resonate through the catalogue, available through the link: https://bit.ly/3HpkiNT
#JonathanLyndonChase #BigWash #FabricWorkshop #Queerart #Pride
Music: Solitude
Musician: Rook1e
“The power of the domestic is so important because it’s the foundation for so much of what we do in our everyday lives. It is a safe space to allow one’s self to just “be” without performing or thinking about the dangers of the outside world.”—artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase
This #PrideMonth, we’re reflecting on the complexity and sensuality of Jonathan Lyndon Chase’s “Big Wash” through the exhibition catalogue. Last year, Chase transformed our gallery into a laundromat with drawings, paintings, sculpture, video, and sound that explored Black, queer domestic intimacy and blurred public and private boundaries. Included in Chase’s paintings are personal objects—bedsheets, clothing, and grooming products—to reveal an undercurrent of tenderness in daily life.
In addition to installation views and illustrations of Chase’s works, the catalogue features photographs, sketches, poetry, and short fiction exploring kinship, nostalgia and intimacy—themes of the exhibition and Chase’s larger artistic practice—by contributing writers Yolanda Wisher, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Meg Onli and Meg Pendoley, noor ibn najam, and jamal rashad.
The exhibition may have come and gone, but the salient themes in “Big Wash” continue to resonate through the catalogue, available through the link: https://bit.ly/3HpkiNT
#JonathanLyndonChase #BigWash #FabricWorkshop #Queerart #Pride
Music: Sunrise
Musician: Ilya Marfin
Hey! Oh, hey! Do you like to make stuff? ‘Cause we’re gonna make *lots of stuff*! 🤪
Summer is here and FWM is returning to Parkway Pals at Sister Cities Park. We’ll be there every Wednesday from 11:30 am–12:30 pm, ready to create with kids.
Kicking off our first week on June 15, we'll be screenprinting paper bag puppet pals. Give your puppet their own voice and personality to create performances with other kids in the park! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3xHQSr6
#ParkwayPals #FabricWorkshop #screenprinting #kidsactivities
Today we’re celebrating Betty Woodman, who was born #onthisday in 1930 in Norwalk, CT 🥳
The ceramic artist challenged the meaning of an object’s functionality through deconstruction and reconstruction—pairing familiar hints of household items and architectural details with a distinctive gestural quality. What makes her sculptures so captivating? Upon closer inspection, one can easily get lost in the details of her exuberant brush strokes and textures. Whether the designs riff on Greek, Etruscan, Asian or Modernist forms, her works find pleasure in a vibrant language that is recognizable as her own.
In the spirit of Betty Woodman, let us take a moment today to look closely and find joy and beauty in the details of everyday life. Learn more about the artist: https://bit.ly/3yC9xW6
#BettyWoodman #HappyBirthday
Film excerpt from “Think Out Loud,” produced by Charles Woodman, New York, NY, 1990. Courtesy of the Woodman Family Foundation. Video editing by Watch Me Rise Films. Images: Betty Woodman (right) and construction technician Betty Leacraft-Cameron work on Turnadot Doorway, 1980.
This Sunday, bring the family to Fairmount Park and drop in for FREE screenprinting with natural turmeric dye! The Horticulture Center will set the scene for a belated Earth Day celebration with a variety of family activities, demonstrations, and workshops as part of the Penn State Extension Master Gardner Program’s 2022 Plant Sale and Garden Day.
FWM will offer screenprinting from 11:00am to 12:00pm, but you’ll want to stick around for more crafts, tours, and the plant sale of course!
https://bit.ly/3Ou9wZz
Music: Always
Musician: Rook1e
We’re back with Season 2 of Halftone, a podcast from FWM that embodies the experimental nature of the Workshop. This season we’re exploring ideas of belonging and estrangement and the ways we navigate a complex world, with inspiration from our current exhibition, “Ahmed Alsoudani: Bitter Fruit.” Join us on this journey as we walk from the museum through the streets of Philadelphia with Palestinian Poet Ahmad Allmallah as he searches for home and Venezuelan artist Ana Mosquera as she weaves together a cyber territory.
Don’t miss the two-episode second season of Halftone, coming soon this month.
As a new year begins, The Fabric Workshop and Museum invites you to join us at Pig Iron School (1417 N 2nd St.) for a day of cross disciplinary exchange. Reflect on the past year, the current moment, and the year to come through exploring the themes and processes of our 2021 projects and expanding your practice through workshops and live performance. Attendees can choose from several participatory workshops led by performance artists Colin Gee, Quinn Bauriedel, Indira Allegra, and art therapist Sarah Kodish Eskind.
2022 Convening is happening on the afternoon of March 5. Save the date and click the link for all the info!
https://fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/event/2022-convening/
From all of us at FWM, we thank you for your ongoing support. We wish you a joyous and healthy holiday season and look forward to seeing you in our galleries!
Did you know that FWM has a free online collection of interactive activities and learning resources for all ages? Mix up your quality time spent with those near and dear to you with these quirky, creative prompts that can be enjoyed by all!
Created by FWM staff during quarantine in 2020, these exercises can be adjusted to suit the age and abilities of your friends, family members, and/or students. Use these projects to imagine new materials, tools, and possibilities!
Follow the link to get started!
https://fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/education/teacher-programs/
Next Weds 11/3 at 6:30pm ET! FWM presents a free virtual lecture by artists Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley in conjunction with their current exhibition "Blood Moon."
https://www.showclix.com/event/mary-reid-kelley-patrick-kelley-artist-talk
Culminating as two new films, for which FWM collaborated on costume design and set production, this immersive experience is replete with the artists’ signature wit and wordplay. Tune in for this live Zoom event to learn more about the exhibition and the artists’ collaborative work. Zoom information to be sent with confirmation.
Video: Time lapse sequence from the making of "Blood Moon" in Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley's studio. Courtesy of the artists. 🎥: @maryandpat #BloodMoon #FabricWorkshop
Need to get a break up story off your chest? We've got an event (and a number) for you: 1-833-3-WE-GOT-U
Ex Factor is a "Break Up-themed Live Call-In Show" presented by our friends at Philadelphia Contemporary and hosted at Dahlak Paradise this Thurs, Oct 14 at 6pm. More at https://www.philadelphiacontemporary.org/ex-factor
A 90s style call-in show featuring Indira Allegra and Jesse Harrod, mixed by Danny Orendorff, with live musical accompaniment by David Underwood. Indira and Jesse will be supporting live audience members in sharing their break up stories. Can’t make it to the event? Pick up the phone and share your stories: ex-lovers, ex-bosses, ex-friends, ex-jobs, ex-situationships…
Pre-recorded voicemails will be played at the live event in addition to live testimonials. By recording a voicemail, you consent to your message being played at the event. Call in now! @indiraallegra @jesseharrod1 @the_magicians_assistant @1davidunderwood #PhiladelphiaContemporary #FabricWorkshop #situationships
Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley: Blood Moon (excerpt)
“Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley: Blood Moon” is now open to the public! https://fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/tickets/
In addition to today's public viewing hours from 1:30-4:30pm, we're extending our opening festivities into the weekend. Special tours and screenprinting workshops are being offered on Saturday afternoon - only a few spaces left! - and FWM is open on Sat-Sun from 12-5pm. Advance registration is encouraged for general admission and required for tours and workshops. More info on tours and workshops at https://fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/events/
🎥: Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. “Blood Moon” (excerpt), 2021. Courtesy of the artists.
If you missed Elisabeth Kley’s first solo museum exhibition "Minutes of Sand", don’t worry - you can still explore her work in the large-scale, black and white zine, "Egypt Drawings", now available in-store and online!
You can also immerse yourself in more of Kley's work in her self-titled monograph featuring various paintings and sculptural work as well as essays by Edward Leffingwell and Paul P.
Follow the link below to shop now!
https://store.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/?product_cat=books
At FWM, we are proud to be part of an institution that celebrates collaboration, experimentation, and letting the artist lead. Over the past year, conversations at all levels of the Museum—about where we've been and who we are now—have contributed to the development of a new statement that pares our mission down to six essential words:
Collaborating with artists, revealing new possibilities.
The recent ratification of this statement, as well as our Land Acknowledgement, by the Museum's board signifies a new era for FWM. The brevity and elasticity of the new mission statement reflects our goals for the future: collaboration remains core to our identity as a making and presenting institution while we reveal new possibilities for artists, our public, and each other.
Over the coming weeks, stay tuned as we highlight different facets of FWM with related content and celebrate how this mission relates to our work in the studio, in the galleries, in the classroom, and in Philadelphia. More to come!
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