Upcoming
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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 -
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 -
Black Artists in America: From the Bicentennial to September 11
Dixon Gallery & Gardens 25 Jan - 29 Mar 2026 The final installment of the Dixon’s Black Artists in America series will be a fitting start to the museum’s 50th Anniversary year. Comprised of three ambitious exhibitions, the first show, presented in the fall of 2021, began with the Great Depression in 1929 and ended with the emergence of the... Read more -
America Will Be!
The David C. Driskell Center 9 Feb - 8 May 2026 Marking the United States' 250th anniversary, America Will Be! explores the rich history of how artists and communities have engaged with the complexities, opportunities, failures, and triumphs of 'The American experiment.' Through objects and images that harness the power of the U.S. flag, the exhibition asks: How is race used... Read more -
In the Company of Still Life
ArtYard 21 Feb - 31 May 2026 A pear. A bowl. A bowl of pears. Zinnias in a vase. A cake stand and patterned cloth. Half a grapefruit, a knife’s edge. Postcards, shells, bottles, jars, cups, figurines, spoons, cabbage, candles, books, bread, a crumpled leaf, a pair of dice, kitchen scraps, a skull. This exhibition explores the... Read more
