Current Exhibitions

Sonya Clark, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Woven replica of the Confederate Flag of Truce, 2019. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño.

Sonya Clark:

Monumental Cloth, The Flag We Should Know

March 29, 2019–August 4, 2019

Opening Reception:
Friday, March 29, 2019, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
 
Upcoming Public Programs:   
Friday, June 28, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
The African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 1:00 - 4:30 PM
Hosted by The Fabric Workshop and Museum and
The African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
Friday, July 12, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
The African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
Saturday, July 13, 2019, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
The African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
Saturday, July 13, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), John and Richanda Rhoden Arts Center
128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
 
Past Programs:
Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Hosted by Slought, 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
 
 
Saturday, March 30, 2019, 2:00 PM
 
Saturday, April 20, 2019, 1:00 – 3:30 PM
 
Friday, May 17, 2019, 3:30 – 6:30 PM
 
Friday, May 24, 2019 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Thursday, June 13, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
The Friends Center, Race Street Room, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
 
Saturday, June 15, 2019, 12:30 – 4:30 PM


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Upcoming Exhibitions and Events

Bill Viola. The Veiling (detail), 1995. Video and sound installation, including two channels of color video projections from opposite sides of dark gallery through nine scrims suspended from ceiling, two channels of amplified mono sound, and four speakers. 138 x 264 x 372 inches (350.52 x 670.56 x 944.88 cm) (ideal room dimensions). Collection of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, Bequest of Marion Boulton Stroud. Photo credit: Roman Mensing.

Bill Viola:

The Veiling

June 26, 2019–October 6, 2019



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L to R: Regina Carter (image courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation), Sonya Clark, (image courtesy of the artist, photo credit: Diego Valdez), and Jason Moran (image courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

Sounding the Ancestors with Sonya Clark, Regina Carter, and Jason Moran

June 28, 2019–7:00 to 9:00 PM

Opening Reception:
Friday, June 28, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
 
$15 general admission ($10 advance purchase), $7 students 
 
For questions about this program, please contact
The Fabric Workshop and Museum at
info@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Sonya Clark in the FWM Studio

Saturday with Sonya Clark: A Gallery Walk and Talk

June 29, 2019–1:00 to 4:30 PM

Opening Reception:
Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 1:00 - 4:30 PM
The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 AND
The African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
Spaces are limited for this free event; RSVP required.
 
1:00 PM: Artist led gallery talk at FWM
1:45-2:00: Break
2:15 PM: Group walk to AAMP
3:00 PM: Artist-led gallery discussion and reception at AAMP
 
For questions about this program, please contact
The Fabric Workshop and Museum at
info@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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L to R: Sonya Clark. Photo credit: Diego Valdez. The Onus. Collage design: Ziddi Msangi, photo credits: Kathy Antolino. Darryl Harper. Photo credit: Richard Anderson.

Public Lecture with Sonya Clark and performance by jazz trio The Onus

July 12, 2019–7:00 to 9:00 PM

Opening Reception:
Friday, July 12, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
Free event; RSVP via Eventbrite. 
 
For questions about this program, please contact
The Fabric Workshop and Museum at
info@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Partnership Program at The African American Museum in Philadelphia Macy’s Family Fun Day: Woven Together!

July 13, 2019–11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 13, 2019, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM 
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
For questions about this program, please contact
The Fabric Workshop and Museum at
info@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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L to R: David Silkenat, Raising the White Flag. Sonya Clark, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Woven replica of the Confederate Flag of Truce, 2019. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño.

Raising the White Flag: Sonya Clark and Dr. David Silkenat in Conversation

July 13, 2019–6:30 to 7:30 PM

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 13, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)
John and Richanda Rhoden Arts Center
128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
 
Free event; RSVP via Eventbrite. 
 
For questions about this program, please contact
The Fabric Workshop and Museum at
info@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Past Exhibitions

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Michel Garcia and Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada in Lauris, Provence, France. Video still from Natural Dye Workshop with Michel Garcia, Colors of Provence Using Sustainable Methods, 2011 Natural Dye Workshops offered by Slow Fiber Studios with artist, author, curator, textile researcher Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada and botanist, chemist, dyer, and naturalist Michel Garcia
Pae White. S U M M E R X X (installation view), 2012. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Pae White: S U M M E R X X
Mark Bradford. Geppetto (installation view), 2012. Newspaper with ink. Courtesy of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Mark Bradford: Geppetto
Jennifer Steinkamp. Moth 5 (still), 2012. Digital projection. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of ACME, Los Angeles; and Lehmann Maupin, New York. Jennifer Steinkamp: The Death of the Moth
Left: Mark Bradford. Niagara (still, detail), 2005. Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York. Right: Carlos Avendaño. Brenda (still, detail), 2012. Mark Bradford and Carlos Avendaño: 2 Videos
Studio Makkink & Bey. Dust Cabinet, 2005. Wood, stickers, and wooden table. 82.68 x 39.37 x 29.53 inches (210 x 100 x 75 cm). Courtesy of Studio Makkink & Bey BV, Rotterdam. Photo credit: Bob Goedewaagen. Soft Village: Studio Makkink & Bey
Nick Cave. Let's C (installation view), 2011. Courtesy of the artist and the Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photo credit: James Prinz Photography, Chicago. Nick Cave: Let's C
Nari Ward, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. We the People, 2011. Used and hand-dyed shoelaces. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist; Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York; and Galleria Continua, San Gimignano. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Nari Ward: We the People
Laurie Anderson performing Animal Stories at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. October 13, 2011. Laurie Anderson: Forty-Nine Days in the Bardo
Theaster Gates giving his lecture An Epitaph for Civil Rights and Other Domesticated Structures at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. June 20, 2011. Video credit: Hannah Schulman. Theaster Gates: An Epitaph for Civil Rights and Other Domesticated Structures
Edna W. Andrade, Maze, 1983, screen printed pigment on linen, 50 1/4" width, length variable, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Close At Hand: Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection
Fighting Kissing Dancing installation view at the de la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space, 2010 Fighting Kissing Dancing
Nicolas Lobo, Grape syrup action for Paul Octavian Nasca's "U smile 800% slower", 2011. Digital Video, Duration: 14 minutes, 37 seconds. Liquid Matter
Bill Smith, Magnetically stabilized, air driven, computer interfaced, chaotic emu egg pendulum, 2011. Mixed media. Dimensions variable New American Voices II
Joan Jonas Reading Dante III, 2010, Installation view, Yvon Lambert New York, 2010 © Joan Jonas, Courtesy of the artist and Yvon Lambert Paris, New York. Photo Credit: Kathryn Hillier Joan Jonas: Reading Dante III and Reading Dante II
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