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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Photo credit: Lara Kastner, 2015. Adult Program: JUMPSUIT with Rational Dress Society
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
Artist Box contents for Laura Owens, Untitled, 2003. Embroidery floss, embroidery samples, printed color swatches and printers proof. Collection of The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño Behind-the-Scenes Lunch Series: Material Explorations
Family program participants enjoy making a print together. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño Picture us Together: Make a Family Portrait!
(L) Photo credit: Thibault Jeanson. (R) Artist Box contents for Ann Hamilton, habitus, 2016. Bell sally sample, fabric swatches, book and sample exhibition labels. Collection of The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo credit: Carlos Avendano. Unpacking History: Four Decades of Contemporary Art Making at FWM with Susan L. Talbott
Artists-in-Residence Stephen Petronio and Janine Antoni with FWM Director of Studio Operations Nami Yamamoto preparing the woven cloth used for the performance-based exhibition Ally, 2016. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Behind-the-Scenes Lunch Series: Material Explorations
Curators Mary Anne Friel (left), Assistant Professor at Rhode Island School of Design and former FWM Project Coordinator/Master Printer; Ruth Fine (center), Curator of Special Projects in Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and Virgil Marti (right), Artist, prepare the layout for Close at Hand: Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection, 2011. The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. What it Takes to Collaborate with Mary Anne Friel and Virgil Marti