Current Exhibitions

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:
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

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

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
Thursday, February 15, 2018, doors open at 6:00 PM 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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: Carlos Avendaño, 2018.

Gallery Walk-through and Behind the Scenes Tour

October 24, 2018–from 2:30 to 3:30 pm

Opening Reception:

Wednesday, October 24, 2018—2:30 to 3:30 pm
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 

RSVP required; $5 suggested donation 

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: Tharangini Studios, 2018.

Adult Workshop: Traditional Indian Block Printing with Padmini Govind

November 10, 2018–from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Opening Reception:

Saturday, November 10, 2018—10:00 am to 5:00 pm
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 

RSVP required; $90.00 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: (Left) Peter Serling, 2018. (Right) Sandy Tait, 2018.

A Conversation with Suzanne Bocanegra and Hal Foster

November 28, 2018–from 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Opening Reception:

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 6:00-7:00 PM
Center for Architecture and Design
1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

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

Click here to register for this event.

Event schedule:
Doors open: 5:30 pm
Conversation begins: 6:00 pm
Program is expected to run 50 minutes


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Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño, 2018.

FWM Teen Happening: What Lies Beneath?

November 30, 2018–from 3:00 to 5:30 pm

Opening Reception:

Friday, November 30, 2018—3:30 to 5:30 pm
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 

Free and open to all teens
RSVP suggested; walk-ins welcome
Recommended ages: 13–19 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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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:

Wednesday, 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:

Thursday, 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:
Introduction by Suzanne Bocanegra
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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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
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
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
Paratrooper II (installation view Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Morris Gallery), 2005. Monofilament, resin, nylon, poly organza, stainless steel armature. 192 x 180 inches (487.7 x 457.2 cm). Do-Ho Suh: Solo Exhibition
Leonardo Drew, Number 84, 2002 (detail). Paper. Dimensions vary with installation. Selections from the Permanent Collection II
Matthew Ritchie. The Fine Constant (installation view), 2003. Powder-coated aluminum, stainless steel, gypsum, wax, and enamel. 95 x 1,152 inches. Edition of 1, 1 AP. Courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York. Matthew Ritchie: Proposition Player
Out of Blue, 2002 (still). Writer/Director/Producer Zarina Bhimji. Commissioned and produced by Documenta 11. Super 16mm Colour film transferred to DVD. Sound, 24 mins 25 sec.   Experiments with Truth