Current Exhibitions

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, 2019

Lightbox Film Center
3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 

RSVP required; $10 admission

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
Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland/Denmark/France/UK, 2014, 82 min., Polish & French w/ English subtitles

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

8:00 pm: Black Narcissus
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, UK, 1947, 111 min. 



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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
 
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, 2019, 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

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

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

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

Performance and Reception:
Public Performance: Reversals, Saturday, March 30, 2019, 2:00 pm

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Past Exhibitions

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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
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
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
Fundred Dollar Bills at The New Temporary Contemporary. Photo by Carlos Avendaño. Mel Chin: Uncommon Wealth by the People of Philadelphia