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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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
Photo Credit: Nicole Donnelly, 2018 Adult Workshop: Paper Pulp Printing with Nicole Donnelly
Ursula von Rydingsvard, Ocean Floor (detail), 1996. Cedar, graphite, cow intestines. 3 x 13 x 11 feet. Courtesy Ursula von Rydingsvard and Galerie Lelong & Co., New York. Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling
Photo Credit: David Allison, 2002 Ursula von Rydingsvard: Speaking About Her Sculpture and Conversation with Mark Rosenthal
Image credit: Barbara Katus The Museum as a Political Space
Photo Credit: Gabor Szitanyi. Film still from Coming Up for Air, 2003-2005. Image courtesy of the artist. Carrie Mae Weems: Special Lecture by Carrie Mae Weems: Ways and Means
Yinka Shonibare rendering a design for the creation of Space Walk, 2002, during his FWM Artist-in-Residency. Photo credit: Aaron Igler. Film Series: Rare Footage
Artist box contents for Yinka Shonibare, Space Walk, 2002. Printed proofs, color swatches, vintage record albums and mylars. Collection of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Behind-the-Scenes Lunch Series: Material Explorations
Project Technician Joy Ude (left) and Studio Assistant Avery Lawrence (right) screen printing Hidden, 1980 by Artist-in-Residence Will Stokes Jr. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Behind-the-Scenes Lunch Series: Material Explorations
[Clockwise from left to right: Artist Box contents for Louise Bourgeois, "She Lost It" (1992/93), Yinka Shonibare MBE, "Space Walk," (2002), Robert Kushner, Hawaiian Punch cape (1977) and Leonardo Drew, "Number 80" (2002). Photo by Carlos Avendaño.] Teen Program: Inside the Box
Betty Woodman Window, 1980, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Pigment on cotton canvas and cotton sateen, cut and pieced together with three repeat patterns: Floating Pots, Platters, and Meandering Stream. Pillow Pitcher, 1979 Earthenware. Photo credit: Phillip Unetic Connections in Clay with Dominique Ellis
Susan L. Talbott leads a gallery walk-through of Lenka Clayton’s 2017 exhibition, Object Temporarily Removed at The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño Gallery Walk-through with Curator Susan L. Talbott
Lenore Tawney, Cloud Garment, 1982. Silk satin and silk pongee, stuffed with goose down. 75 1⁄2 x 50 inches. Finished work (right) and Artist Box contents (left). Photo credit: Pamela VanderZwan  A Legacy Made Visible with Matilda McQuaid, Nancy Princenthal and Patterson Sims