Current Exhibitions

Poet Talk-Back and Literary Open Mic

December 10, 2018–from 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Opening Reception:

In partnership with Interfaith Philadelphia
Monday, December 10, 2018, 7:00–8:30 PM

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Suzanne Bocanegra, Lemonade, Roses, Satchel (video still), 2017. 3:38 mins. Music by Shara Nova. Courtesy of the artist.

Suzanne Bocanegra: Poorly Watched Girls

October 5, 2018–February 17, 2019

Opening Reception:
Friday, October 5, 2018, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
 

Upcoming Public Programs:
A Conversation with Suzanne Bocanegra and Hal Foster
November 28, 2018, 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Teen Happening: What Lies Beneath?
Friday, November 30, 2018, 3:30 – 5:30 PM

Poet Talk-Back and Literary Open Mic
In partnership with Interfaith Philadelphia
Monday, December 10, 2018, 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Gallery Walk-through with Executive Director Susan L. Talbott
Thursday, December 13, 2018, 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Family Program: Watchful Eyes!
Saturday, January 19, 2019, 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Farmhouse/Whorehouse: An Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Lili Taylor
Friday, February 8, 2019, doors open at 6:30 PM
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, John and Richanda Rhoden Arts Center, 118-128 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Film Screening: Night with Nuns at Lightbox Film Center
Friday, February 15, 2018, doors open at 6:00 PM 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Past Public Programs:
Adult Workshop: JUMPSUIT with Abigail Glaum-Lathbury and Maura Brewer
Saturday, October 13, 2018, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Gallery Walk-through and Behind the Scenes Tour
Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 2:30 – 3:30 PM

Adult Workshop: Traditional Indian Block Printing with Padmini Govind
Saturday, November 10, 2018, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

All programs at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, unless otherwise noted.



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Upcoming Exhibitions and Events

Photo credit: Vincent Tullo for The New York Times, 2017.

Gallery Walk-through with Executive Director Susan L. Talbott

December 13, 2018–from 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Opening Reception:

Thursday, December 13, 2018—6:00 to 7:00 pm
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 

Free and open to the public
RVSP suggested; walk-ins welcome 

Click here to register for this event.

For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.



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Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño, 2017.

Family Program: Watchful Eyes!

January 19, 2019–from 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Opening Reception:

Saturday, January 19, 2019, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 

Free and open to all families
RSVP suggested; walk-ins welcome
Recommended ages: 4-12 years 

Click here to register for this event.

For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.



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FarmhouseWhorehouse, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra starring Lili Taylor. Photo credit: Georgia Nerheim. Image courtesy of the artist.

Farmhouse/Whorehouse: An Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Lili Taylor

February 8, 2019–from 7:00 to 8:15 pm

Opening Reception:

Friday, February 8, 2018
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Performance from 7:00 to 8:15 pm 

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
John and Richanda Rhoden Arts Center
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102 

RSVP required; $25 entry fee

Click here to register for this event.

For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.



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Photo credit: Film still of Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus, 1947.

Night with Nuns at Lightbox Film Center

February 15, 2019–from 6:00 to 10:00 pm

Opening Reception:

Friday, February 15, 2018

Lightbox Film Center
3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 

RSVP required; $10 admission per film

For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.

Schedule:
6:00 pm: Ida
2013, Drama 1h 22m 

7:30 pm: Intermission with religious themed beer (Hell Hath No Fury, Not Today Satan etc.) 

8:00 pm: Black Narcissus
1947, Drama/Melodrama, 1h 42m 



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Past Exhibitions

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First Story, 2010 (detail). Hand silkscreened and machine embroidered silk, felt, fabric, acrylic, on steel armature. In collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo by Carlos Avendaño. Paula Wilson: First Story
William Anastasi, Same Salt I-V, 1986. William Anastasi blindfolded, draws on frosted acetate during his residency and exhibition at the FWM Duo-Chrome/Duotone: Ink to Light
Fundred Dollar Bills at The New Temporary Contemporary. Photo by Carlos Avendaño. Mel Chin: Uncommon Wealth by the People of Philadelphia
Fallen Blossoms: Explosion Project, 2009. Photo by Lonnie Graham. Cai Guo-Qiang: Fallen Blossoms
John John, 2008. Two 1937 Depression Era John Deere Tractors, steel, paint. 8 x 24 x 7 feet. New American Voices
Mocha Dick, 2009. Wool felt, vinyl coated fabric armature, and internal fan. 126" x 180" x 624" Tristin Lowe, Virgil Marti, Peter Rose, and Ryan Trecartin
Robert Wilson. Robert Wilson: VOOM Portraits, 2006. All works commissioned and produced by VOOM HD. Left to right: Horned Frog, Johnny Depp, Kool (Snow Owl). Robert Wilson: VOOM Portraits
Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Cardoso Flea Circus, 1996. Acrylic and oil on canvas, hand silkscreen on nylon taffeta, various fabrics, steel, brass, video, various props and fleas. 96 x 116 inches in diameter. Threads of History: The Fabric Workshop and Museum 1977–2008
Ed Ruscha, Industrial Strength Sleep, 2007 (detail). Merino wool, cotton, and Trevira CS tapestry. 109 ½ x 276 inches. Ed Ruscha: Industrial Strength
A view of artist Cameron Gainer's Forest Through the the Trees, 2006, an installation at The Fabric Workshop and Museum's New Temporary Contemporary, 2007. Cameron Gainer: Forest Through The The Trees
A view of Warp Trance, 2007, a project-in-process at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 2007. Senga Nengudi: Warp Trance
A view of Storefront, 2007, a project at The Fabric Workshop and Museum 1222 Arch Street location, 2007. Mark Bradford: Storefront
Anish Kapoor, Body to Body, 1997 (detail), Wool and fiberglass. 115 x 58 x 9 ½ inches Simply Red
People (detail), 1979. Hand silk screen on cotton muslin. Width: 45 inches. Will Stokes Jr.: Retrospective
Installation view of The "Best" Phlower Power Window at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (1222 Arch Street Windows), 2007. Window Installations by Contemporary Artists at 1222 Arch Street
Jim Hodges, You, 1997 (detail). Silk flowers and thread. 168 x 192 inches. Process and Collaboration: Celebrating Twelve Years at 1315 Cherry Street
Jean Shin, TEXTile, 2006 (detail). Computer keycaps, fabric, and projection. 36 x 46 x 276 inches. Jean Shin: TEXTile
Paul Chan, 1st Light, 2005. Digital video projection. 14 minutes, edition of 5. Courtesy Greene Naftali Gallery, New York. Paul Chan: 1st Light
Louise Bourgeois, still from She Lost It, 1992. A performance to commemorate FWM's Fifteenth Anniversary on the evening of 5 December 1992. Louise Bourgeois: Solo Exhibition
Shahzia Sikander, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, The Illustrated Page Series #3, 2005-6. Work on paper (gouache hand painting, gold leaf, and silkscreen pigment). 80x66 inches (framed). Shahzia Sikander: Solo Exhibition
Portraits from A Conversation at the Table (detail), 2006. Lonnie Graham: A Conversation at the Table
Sarah Sze, Unravel (detail), 2005. Mixed media. 161 x 115 x 100 inches. Collection of John A. Smith and Vicky Hughes, London, England. Swarm
Teresita Fernández, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Fire, 2005. Woven dyed silk fiber, steel armature, and epoxy. 96 x 132 inches (diameter). Photo credit: Aaron Igler. Teresita Fernández
Dara Birnbaum, Technology Transformation/Wonder Woman, 1979 (still). Videotape transferred to DVD, color, sound. 6:00 mins. Rare Film, Audio and Video Sculpture from the Pamela and Richard Kramlich Collection