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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@dianaweymar #tinypricks Adult Program: Tiny Pricks Embroidery Project with Diana Weymar
Dr. W. Fitzhugh Brundage, 2017. Lecture: Truce, Resistance and the Legacy of Flags as Cultural Symbols with Civil War Scholar Dr. W. Fitzhugh Brundage
Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño Pre-K Program: Morning Making!
Sonya Clark, The Hair Craft Project Teen Program: Fashioning Hair
Sonya Clark, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Woven replica of the Confederate Flag of Truce (detail), 2019. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Adult Workshop: Truce Flag Woven Pattern Workshop
Sample text from Reversals, 2019. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Performance: Reversals with Sonya Clark
Sonya clark in conversation with Paul Farber. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. In Pursuit of the Confederate Truce Flag: Monument Lab Live with Sonya Clark and Paul Farber
Sonya Clark, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Lesson Plan (detail), 2019. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Truce Workshop with Sonya Clark
Photo credit: Jim Hodges, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. You (detail), 1997. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño Jim Hodges: You
Photo credit: Film still of Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus, 1947. Night with Nuns at Lightbox Film Center
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
Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño, 2017. Family Program: Watchful Eyes!
Photo credit: Vincent Tullo for The New York Times, 2017. Gallery Walk-through with Executive Director Susan L. Talbott
Poet Talk-Back and Literary Open Mic
Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño, 2018. FWM Teen Happening: What Lies Beneath?
Photo credit: (Left) Peter Serling, 2018. (Right) Sandy Tait, 2018. A Conversation with Suzanne Bocanegra and Hal Foster
Photo credit: Tharangini Studios, 2018. Adult Workshop: Traditional Indian Block Printing with Padmini Govind
Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño, 2018. Gallery Walk-through and Behind the Scenes Tour
Photo credit: Lara Kastner, 2015. Adult Program: JUMPSUIT with Rational Dress Society
Suzanne Bocanegra, Lemonade, Roses, Satchel (video still), 2017. 3:38 mins. Music by Shara Nova. Courtesy of the artist. Suzanne Bocanegra: Poorly Watched Girls
Photo Credit: Carlos Avendaño, 2017 Family Program: Feeling Fun!
Photo Credit: Film Still of Marianne Faithfull in The Girl on a Motorcycle, 1968 (detail) Adult Program: Naked Under Leather Film Series
Photo Credit: Carlos Avendaño, 2018 Teen Program: Feeling Free!
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ursula von Rydingsvard Studio, 2016 "Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own” Preview Screening of a Film by Daniel Traub and Ken Kobland