Celebration

Gender Reveal Birthday Salon

May 11, 2024
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

“She Summers in Vienna,” 2022. Music by Emily Bate and John Jarboe. Photo credit: Christopher Ash.

Celebrate FWM Artist-in-Residence John Jarboe‘s birthday with live music and an open mic hosted by cabaret artist Messy Lefae. The party will culminate with the cutting of a gender reveal birthday cake!

Organized in conjunction with John Jarboe: The Rose Garden.

Event Information

May 11, 2024
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

The Green Room, Second Floor Gallery

Free ($5 suggested donation)
Advance RSVP required | Limited space available

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After Hours

Please note that the rest of the museum, including The Rose Garden, will be closed during this event. To plan your visit to the exhibition, please reserve timed tickets during our regular museum hours.

Support

Major support for John Jarboe: The Rose Garden has been generously provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Major support of FWM is provided by the Marion Boulton “Kippy” Stroud Foundation. FWM receives state art funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional support is provided by Agnes Gund and the Board of Directors and Members of The Fabric Workshop and Museum.

Related Events

The artist John Jarboe, a white woman with a dark beard, stands outdoors wearing a red rose hat and holds a bouquet of roses against her.

Opening Event
The Rose Garden Opening Weekend: Queer Mother’s Day

An on-set photograph taken during the filming of “Dear Mom" shows the artist in the center leading a group of child actors hand-in-hand. A videographer with camera equipment is just ahead of them, walking backwards as the group moves forward.

Watch Party
“Dear Mom” Premiere

Performance artist John Jarboe standing in a park with her arms stretched open wearing a pink, wide-brimmed hat and a brown jumper with a green and white patterned hand-made button down shirt underneath.

Clothing Exchange
Clothes for Who You Are: FWM x FABSCRAP

A close-up portrait of the artist John Jarboe, a white woman with a dark beard, who stares at the camera with broad dark eye make-up and a deep red wine-colored hat made of rose petal-like forms.

Opening Event
The Rose Garden Opening Weekend: Gender Cannibal Saturday

Related Exhibitions

A photograph of a person seated at a round dining table. They are wearing a shiny pink outfit and their face is obscured by a large rose. The table is covered by a draping tablecloth made up of doily patterns. The environment is likewise draped in sheer fabric curtains. There is an empty chair to the right of the table and a bouquet of roses hanging upside down from the ceiling, just over the seated person.

John Jarboe: The Rose Garden
May 11, 2024 - September 29, 2024