Exhibitions

Echoes of Our Future

Barbara Crawford Gallery 15 Jan - 12 Mar 2026 “Echoes of Our Future” honors the powerful and enduring legacy of Black artists whose lives and works intersect with the city of Philadelphia. As the birthplace of American democracy commemorates its 250th anniversary, this exhibition reframes the historical arc of the city through the lens of Black artistic excellence, cultural... Read more

Tending to the Past

Lehigh University Fairchild Martindale Library 26 Sep 2025 - 27 Mar 2026 Drawn entirely from the Petrucci Family Foundation’s collection, Tending to the Past brings together 33 works by 22 Black American artists that engage the persistent presence of history in Black cultural memory and futures. These pieces prompt us to consider the possibilities of preservation as an act of memory work,... Read more

Long Term Loan: American Galleries

Allentown Art Museum 27 Feb 2025 - 15 Feb 2026 Explore over 150 works of American art—and their connections to both local and global artistic communities—through our American galleries. This ongoing exhibition investigates how trade, colonization, and the migration of people and ideas have shaped our nation’s culture. Recent acquisitions, including contemporary art and works by African American, Latinx, Latin... Read more

Other Octaves: Curated by Jennie C. Jones

Pulitzer Foundation 5 Sep 2025 - 1 Feb 2026 Jennie C. Jones explores the intersections between the visual and the acoustic with paintings, sculptures, drawings, and installations. The Pulitzer Arts Foundation will present two concurrent exhibitions in collaboration with Jones—one of the artist’s work and one curated by her. A Line When Broken Begins Again will include a selection... Read more

Tawny Chatmon: Sanctuaries of Truth, Dissolution of Lies

National Museum of Women in the Arts 15 Oct 2025 - 8 Mar 2026 This presentation of Tawny Chatmon’s work at NMWA marks a significant evolution in her photography-based practice. The exhibition debuts selections from her latest series, “The Restoration” (2021 to present) and “The Reconciliation” (2024 to present), which incorporate assemblage, embroidery, film, and audio narrative. These works broaden the visual language Chatmon... Read more

The Creative Genes

Bucks County Community College 3 Dec 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 The Creative Genes is an exhibition of historic and contemporary artworks and writing from personal collections, the Moravian Archives, the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, and The Volta Center for Writing Arts. The exhibition will be on view from December 3, 2025 to February 28, 2026, with... Read more

A Measure of Value

The Trout Gallery 16 Jan - 4 Apr 2026 This exhibition considers how art and artifacts intersect with economic principles of markets, both as physical embodiments of currency and as commentary on monetary systems. Many works of art function as media of exchange, units of credit, stores of wealth, and measures of value. From ancient coins to contemporary prints,... Read more

Syd Carpenter: Home Bound in Wood, Steel, and Clay

22 Jan - 5 Apr 2026 Home Bound in Wood, Steel, and Clay presents new and recent works by Philadelphia-based artist Syd Carpenter, whose practice explores memory, heritage, and the profound importance of land. On view at the Berman Museum of Art in January 2026, the exhibition coincides with major surveys of Carpenter’s work at the... Read more

Planting in Place, Time, and Memory

Woodmere Art Museum 23 Jan - 25 May 2026 Experience the profound and evocative work of Syd Carpenter in Planting in Place, Time, and Memory , a comprehensive retrospective celebrating over 50 years of her influential career. This landmark exhibition will showcase the full breadth of Carpenter’s artistic journey, highlighting her innovative explorations at the intersection of African American... Read more