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SUMMARY:Art for Action: Creativity in the Face of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Art for Action: Creativity in the Face of Climate Change | Thurs. March 27\, 2025 | University of Pennsylvania | The Agora Room in Annenberg Public Policy Center\, 202 S. 36th St\, Philadelphia | 12:30 – 1:30 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin the Penn Center for Science\, Sustainability & Media\, and the Museum for Art in Wood for a discussion with artists and their call to action for our environment. Dr. Michael Mann will moderate the conversation with artists Katie Hudnall\, Kiersten Adams\, and Jessica Gath. This event will be in person only. A recording will be made available afterward. \nPictured: Katie Hudnall\, The Blower (detail)\, 2024. Photo by John Carlano \nAbout the Speakers \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Michael Mann is Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania\, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School for Communication. He is director of the Penn Center for Science\, Sustainability\, and the Media (PCSSM). He has received many honors and awards\, including NOAA’s Outstanding Publication award in 2002 and selection by Scientific American as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in 2002. He contributed\, with other IPCC authors\, to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He received the Award for Public Engagement with Science from the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2018 and the Climate Communication Prize from the American Geophysical Union in 2018. In 2019 he received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement\, and in 2020\, he received the World Sustainability Award of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation. He was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2020. He received the Leo Szilard Award of the American Physical Society in 2021 and was named Humanist of the Year by the American Humanist Association in 2023. He is the author of several books including Dire Predictions\, The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars\, The Madhouse Effect\, The New Climate War and Our Fragile Moment. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Jessica Gath is a possibilitarian who makes artwork in paint\, garments\, zines\, food\, correspondence\, community\, activism\, songs\, dirt\, plants\, videos and whatever else gets the job done. Cycles of life and our connections to Earth and one another are integral to her practice. Jessica is a founding member of Artists Commit\, an amorphous collective of artists working to support one another\, arts workers\, institutions\, and businesses built up around art and the art world in bringing environmental justice into mainstream conversation and practices. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A Philadelphia native and [word] enthusiast\, Kiersten Adams writes proudly about her hometown and community. She is a West Chester University and Covid-19 pandemic graduate holding a B.A. in English with a focus on writing. A lover of art and culture\, Kiersten explores these concepts in multitudinous forms. Through journalism\, non-profit work\, photography\, and creative writing she is constantly finding new ways to obsess over what’s going on around her. Current Obsessions: Black joy\, Black futures\, Black Lives \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Katie Hudnall received her BFA in Sculpture from the Corcoran College of Art & Design and her MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Furniture Design/Woodworking. Hudnall lives in Madison\, Wisconsin\, where she runs the Woodworking and Furniture Program at the University of Madison\, Wisconsin. When she’s not teaching\, she spends her time making tools for problems both real and imagined. \nHudnall’s distinctive work is held in public and private collections and has been presented in exhibitions throughout the United States\, including Making a Seat at the Table: Women Transform Woodworking (Museum for Art in Wood\, 2019). She was a 2016 artist fellow in the Museum’s Windgate International Turning Exchange residency and a 2022 documentary artist fellow in the Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood (WARP Wood). \nKatie Hudnall’s first museum exhibition\, The Longest Distance between Two Points\, is on view at the Museum for Art in Wood until July 20\, 2025. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Questions? \nPlease contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
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LOCATION:Annenberg Public Policy Center\, 202 S. 36th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Wood Friends BYOB Social
DESCRIPTION:Wood Friends BYOB Social | Thurs\, March 27\, 2025 | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm ET | Museum for Art in Wood\, Philadelphia\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a casual social hangout with friends who work with wood and friends who just love wood. This edition of WFS will feature special guest Katie Hudnall\, who will share insights into her current exhibition\, The Longest Distance between Two Points\, the first museum-organized solo presentation of Hudnall’s captivating and imaginative work. We’re looking forward to seeing you! \n*This is a BYOB event. (Soda and beer will be provided.) We look forward to seeing you! \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/wood-friends-byob-social-2/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book signing with Douglas Brooks
DESCRIPTION:Book Signing with Douglas Brooks | Museum for Art in Wood | Fri. March 28\, 2025 | 6:00 pm EST | In-person event\nClick HERE to RSVP \nPlease join us for an evening with renowned traditional Japanese boatbuilder Douglas Brooks\, which will include a book signing and reception. Penn State Abington\, the Independence Seaport Museum (ISM)\, and the Museum for Art in Wood (MAW)\, the latter two based in Philadelphia\, are hosting Douglas Brooks\, a respected Japanese wooden boatbuilder\, writer\, and scholar. \nBrooks will discuss his work and demonstrate traditional Japanese boatbuilding techniques from March 28 to March 30\, 2025. His visit will begin at Penn State Abington with a lecture and demonstration\, followed by a book signing and reception at the Museum for Art in Wood. On the 29th and 30th\, Brooks will lead a hands-on Japanese Plane Making Workshop at the Independence Seaport Museum. Please see below for Douglas Brooks’ schedule. \nAbout Douglas Brooks\nDouglas Brooks specializes in the construction of traditional wooden boats for museums and private clients. He worked in the Small Boat Shop at the National Maritime Museum in San Francisco and has since built boats at museums in Japan and across the United States. In 2014\, he was awarded the American Craft Council’s Rare Craft Fellowship Award. \nBrooks has taught workshops at Middlebury and Bates colleges and conducted a workshop at the Apprenticeshop in Rockland\, Maine\, and the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend\, Washington. \nBrooks’ visit is supported by a Penn State Abington faculty development grant\, the Division of Arts and Humanities\, and the campus art gallery. \nFriday\, March 28\n12:15-1:15 p.m. lecture at Penn State Abington\n1:30-3:00 p.m. Boatbuilding Demonstration at Penn State Abington\n6:00-8:00 p.m. Evening reception and book signing at The Museum for Art in Wood in Philadelphia \nSaturday & Sunday\, March 29&30\nPlane-making workshop at Independence Seaport Museum (9am – 4pm) \n  \n 
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/book-signing-with-douglas-brooks/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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SUMMARY:April First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood
DESCRIPTION:April First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood | Fri. April 4\, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nThis First Friday\, stop into the Museum for Art in Wood and experience Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points and Strange Woodcraft: Weird and Eerie Sculpture from the Museum’s Permanent Collection. While you’re here\, explore our permanent collection of over 1\,300 objects and shop our Museum Store for unique handmade objects\, jewelry\, artworks\, and books. \n\nThe Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/april-first-friday-at-the-museum-for-art-in-wood-2/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Hold Signal: A Response to Distance - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Hold Signal: A Response to Distance | Thurs. April 17\, 2025 | 7:30 pm ET | In-person\nSOLD OUT \nHold Signal: A Response to Distance is an experiential tour of the Museum’s space through sound with artists Sam Gasparre and Colin Pezzano. This special event engages with echoes\, loops\, and resonances\, inviting participants to navigate the Museum in a new\, sensory way. Join us for a unique evening at the Museum like never before. \nSpace is limited. RSVP is required to attend this event. \n \nAbout the Artists \nSam Gasparre\nSamuel Gasparre is a Philadelphia musician and craftsman who works with guitars\, computers\, wood\, electronics\, and voice. His music has spanned genres\, from jazz to punk rock to free improvisation and he has performed in both concert halls and basements.  He apprenticed as a luthier and has worked in stringed instrument repair and woodworking for over a decade. Combining his background in composition and fabrication\, Sam makes and repairs the equipment used while performing. He is currently playing in the band DeStructos as well as hosting a local film screening series Cinema Diabolique. \n\n\nColin Pezzano\nColin Pezzano\, born in 1992\, is a woodworker\, printmaker\, and craft artist based in South Philadelphia. His practice combines digital and hand processes to infuse humor\, pathos\, and memory into his chosen materials. By relying on woodworking processes\, he connects his actions and memories to the traditions of his predecessors. \nColin graduated from the University Of The Arts in 2014. Upon graduation\, he received The Faculty Choice Award and The Windgate Fellowship.  After graduation\, Pezzano was featured in Craft Forms (2014) and interviewed in an article with American Craft. In the Spring of 2015\, Pezzano had his first solo show\, “Contain You\,” at Bridgette Mayer Gallery. In 2018\, Colin had his second solo show\, “Still Life With Dead Game\,” at Allens Lane Art Center. In 2022\, he received The Windgate-Lamar Fellowship Award through The Center for Craft. \nIn conjunction with the exhibition “Home as Stage” at the Wharton Esherick Museum in the fall of 2022\, Colin released a graphic novel titled Soma\, told in 45 woodcuts. A “mundane horror\,” the narrative investigates lived and imagined experience\, corporality\, and the passage of time. \nDuring his career Pezzano has participated in group shows\, juried exhibitions and attended residencies in the USA and Sweden. He maintains his practice in his basement studio. \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org. \nPictured above:\nDetail installation image of the exhibition Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points. Photo: John Carlano\nImage of instruments and equipment used by Sam Gasparre and Colin Pezzano. Photo: Colin Pezzano\n 
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/hold-signal-a-response-to-distance/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Tour,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Nature's Inspiration
DESCRIPTION:Nature’s Inspiration | Sat. April 19\, 2025 | 1:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for an afternoon of conversation with Iraqi Americans and Iraq war veterans about their view of the bald eagle egg as a symbol of new beginnings and how an American pastime\, football\, has brought them together. This relationship transcends species\, speaking to our shared experiences of loyalty\, companionship\, and love. Through a diverse range of mediums\, each artist brings their unique vision to life\, offering a multifaceted look at our national bird and symbol of freedom. \n  \nAbout Yaroub Al-Obaidi \nYaroub Al Obaidi\, an Iraqi American artist born in Diyala\, Iraq\, has lived in Philadelphia since June 2016 and Pittsburgh since 2023. A designer\, researcher\, and author\, Al Obaidi served as a lecturer at the College of Fine Arts\, University of Baghdad\, from 2004 to 2007. He holds a master’s degree in design from the University of Baghdad and another master’s in socially engaged art from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. Al Obaidi is pursuing a Doctorate in Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Duquesne University. \n  \n  \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org. \nClick HERE for the full press release. \n 
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/natures-inspiration/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:First Friday Opening for Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood
DESCRIPTION:First Friday Opening for Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood | Fri. May 2\, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nCinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood\, curated by Assistant Curator Amrut Mishra\, presents artworks that revel in the incendiary properties of wood as a medium. Illustrated across twenty-six objects by twenty-two artists and largely drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection\, Cinders delves into the enigmatic tension between permanence and fragility that materializes in fire-treated wood. \nInstalled in the gallery of the Fleur and Charles Bresler Research Library at the Museum for Art in Wood\, this exhibition presents works of installation\, sculpture\, and woodturning that experiment with the generative possibilities of fire. From the delicate surface decorations of pyrography to the sensual sheen of scorching\, Cinders invites visitors to consider the creative but fraught threshold before combustion. \nPlease join us for the opening! \nFri. May 2nd\n5:00 – 8:00 pm\nRemarks at 6:30 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists: \nSteve Bishop\nChristian Burchard\nMiriam Carpenter\nGaynor Dowling\nMelissa Engler\nAshley Eriksmoen\nAmy Forsyth\nGiles Gilson\nMorgan Hill\nTodd Hoyer\nKatie Hudnall\nMalcom Martin\nDennis Mueller\nJim Partridge\nAndrew Potocnik\nGraeme Priddle\nBetty Scarpino\nJack Slentz\nHayley Smith\nMichaela Crie Stone\nNucharin Wangphongsawasd\nJohn H. Williams \nCinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood is generously supported by the Cambium Giving Society of the Museum for Art in Wood\, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, The Bresler Foundation\, The Klorfine Foundation\, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, Philadelphia Cultural Fund\, and Windgate Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
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LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Queering Wood Craft: an LGBTQIA+ Woodworkers Roundtable Part 11- How Are You? - ON ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:Queering Wood Craft: an LGBTQIA+ Woodworkers Roundtable Part 11 | Sat\, May 3\, 2025 | Zoom\nClick HERE to RSVP \nThe Museum for Art in Wood’s series of conversations with queer woodworkers is back for another installment this spring. Curator\, writer\, and educator Deirdre Visser will return and lead this edition of the roundtable\, where we will be checking in with one another to ask How are you doing? We’ll discuss what existing resources are helpful and what is needed in the community. For this session\, we also invite folks to share 3-5 digital files. If you are interested in sharing\, please let us know. \nJoin us for this enlightening and community-filled afternoon. \nSan Francisco native Deirdre Visser is an independent curator\, educator\, and visual artist in the city’s Mission District. Her work is rooted in the belief that arts and culture advance community engagement and catalyze discourse across differences. For more than a decade she’s engaged with the arts as a form of civic participation\, working collaboratively with the Skywatchers Ensemble in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district\, and has been a woodworker for three decades. She is the author of Joinery\, Joists\, and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century (Routledge\, 2022) and co-curator with Laura Mays of Making a Seat at the Table\, a ground-breaking exhibition of works by women and gender nonconforming makers which opened in November 2019 at The Museum for Art in Wood.\n \n  \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org. \n 
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/queering-wood-craft-an-lgbtqia-woodworkers-roundtable-part-11-how-are-you-on-zoom/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:An Urban Walk with Artist Katie Hudnall
DESCRIPTION:An Urban Walk with Artist Katie Hudnall | Fri. May 30\, 2025 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for an inspiring evening with artist Katie Hudnall as we take an urban walk through Philadelphia. \nThis unique event celebrates The Longest Distance Between Two Points—Hudnall’s first solo museum exhibition\, rooted in the art of walking and collecting. For Hudnall\, walking is more than movement; it’s a way of thinking\, observing\, and connecting. Each object she gathers along the way tells a story and becomes a quiet link to the people who once carried them. \nSee the city through a fresh\, creative lens. Bring a camera\, sketchbook\, smartphone\, or a bag—anything to help you collect and capture your own experience along the way. \nPlease meet at the Museum at 6:15 pm. \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/an-urban-walk-with-artist-katie-hudnall/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Free-Range Carving Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Free-Range Carving Meetup | Wed. June 4\, 2025 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nGrab your whittling tools and wood for an evening of carving\, conversation\, and camaraderie. This is a free-range event\, not a class or workshop\, so bring your own hand tools and supplies. \nWhile you’re here\, get inspired by our current exhibitions\, Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points and Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood.  \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
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SUMMARY:June First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood
DESCRIPTION:June First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood | Fri. June 6\, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nThis First Friday\, stop into the Museum for Art in Wood and experience Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points and Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood. While you’re here\, explore our permanent collection of over 1\,300 objects and shop our Museum Store for unique handmade objects\, jewelry\, artworks\, and books. \n\nThe Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
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LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Wawa Welcome America
DESCRIPTION:Wawa Welcome America at the Museum for Art in Wood | Wed. June 25\, 2025 | 12:00 – 5:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nVisit the Museum for Art in Wood on Wednesday\, June 25\, for our Wawa Welcome America Open House! Grab a unique temporary tattoo—while supplies last! \nStep into the Museum for Art in Wood and experience Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points and Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood. While you’re here\, explore our permanent collection of over 1\,300 objects and shop our Museum Store for unique handmade objects\, jewelry\, artworks\, and books. \n \nThe Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/wawa-welcome-america/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T120000
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SUMMARY:FS25 Queering Wood Craft Meet-Up - Location has been updated!
DESCRIPTION:FS25 Queering Wood Craft Meet-Up | Sat. June 28\, 2025 | 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET | In-person | Furniture Society 2025 Conference | Everson Museum of Art\, 401 Harrison Street\, Syracuse\, NY 13202\n\nClick HERE to RSVP \n*Note that the location for the meetup has changed to the Everson Museum of Art. \nJoin Us for the Queering Wood Craft Meet-Up!Connect with fellow makers at the 2025 Furniture Society Conference in Syracuse. This gathering is a welcoming space to share stories\, experiences\, and creativity within our vibrant community. Stop by\, say hi\, and be part of the conversation! \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org. \nTo attend the Furniture Societies Conference\, click HERE. \n  \n 
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/fs25-queering-wood-craft-meet-up/
LOCATION:Everson Museum of Art\, 401 Harrison St\, Syracuse\, NY\, 13202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250712T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250712T130000
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SUMMARY:2025 Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood Open Studio Day\, in memory of Lee Bender
DESCRIPTION:2025 Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood Open Studio Day\, in memory of Lee Bender |\nSaturday\, July 12th | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm | NextFab\, 1800 North American Street\, Philadelphia\nClick HERE for Registration\n*Registration is required to attend. \nThe public is invited into the Windgate Fellows shop for discussion surrounding their work as part of the 2025 Windgate Arts Residency Program (WARP – Wood). This event will take place at NextFab located at 1800 North American Street\, Philadelphia\, PA 19122\, on Saturday\, July 12\, 2025\, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. This event is an opportunity to meet the resident fellows and hear about their concepts and works in progress\, whether in wood\, film\, writing\, or other documentation. \nThis summer marks the 28th year that the Museum has sponsored the international residency program. The Fellows live\, travel\, and work independently and collaboratively in an intensive\, 8-week program from June 2 through August 1\, 2025. Typical activities include visits to local and regional museums and public and private collections of art. The residency culminates in an exhibition of their artwork\, opening Friday\, August 1st. The evening will begin with a gallery talk by the Resident Fellows\, followed by a reception. Sponsored and programmed by the Museum for Art in Wood and hosted by our partner NextFab\, the residency encourages research\, discussions\, studio work\, experiments\, and collaborations. \nSchedule for the day: \n\n10:00 AM Arrival (Coffee and Bagels will be provided)\n10:15 AM Welcome words and the artist presentations begin\n11:45 PM Guests will be able to watch demos\, see the shop\, talk more with the fellows\, and go on tours of NextFab.  \n1:00 PM Guests exit\n\n  \n** Attendees must wear closed-toe shoes. No one will be permitted in the woodshop with open-toe shoes!\nNo flip-flops\, no sandals. \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/2025-windgate-arts-residency-program-in-wood-open-studio-day-in-memory-of-lee-bender/
LOCATION:NextFab\, 1800 N. American St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Windgate ITE Open Studio Day, in memory of Lee Bender
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T193000
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SUMMARY:Wood Friends Social
DESCRIPTION:Wood Friends Social | Thurs\, July 17\, 2025 | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm ET | Liberty Point\, 211 S. Columbus Blvd\, Philadelphia\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a casual social hang-out with friends who work with wood and friends who just love wood. Stop by Liberty Point\, located adjacent to the Independence Seaport Museum\, to mingle with the wood community. We’re looking forward to seeing you! \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/wood-friends-social-5/
LOCATION:Liberty Point\, 211 S. Columbus Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T183000
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SUMMARY:Special Closing Event with Artist Katie Hudnall
DESCRIPTION:Special Closing Event with Artist Katie Hudnall | Sun\, July 20\, 2025 | 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm ET | Museum for Art in Wood\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a special closing celebration of The Longest Distance between Two Points. Artist Katie Hudnall will lead an exclusive tour of the exhibition\, offering insight into her work\, followed by a live music performance by MacBuck. \nThe Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/special-closing-event-with-artist-katie-hudnall/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Tour
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SUMMARY:First Friday Opening for A Plank in a Shipwreck: The Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood 2025
DESCRIPTION:First Friday Opening for A Plank in a Shipwreck: The Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood 2025 | Fri\, August 1\, 2025 | 5:30 – 8:00 pm | In-person Event\nWalk-in’s Welcome \nThe Museum’s annual summer exhibition represents the culmination of the Windgate Wood Arts Residency Program (WARP-Wood)\, a two-month arts residency program. In this exhibition\, the international group of artists presents work created during the residency\, which emphasizes research\, exploration\, and the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment. Now in its twenty-eighth year\, this renowned residency offers artists specializing in the material of wood the opportunity to test their vision and skill\, while developing connections with colleagues\, collectors\, and the city of Philadelphia. \nThis year’s fellows\, listed below\, will bring immersive and installation sculpture\, furniture and woodworking\, sculpture\, and research to the Museum’s exhibition space. \nArtist Fellows:\n2025 Windgate Resident Fellows\n\nArtists\nKlara Knutsson | Stockholm\, Sweden \nAllen Laing | Pretoria\, South Africa \nNifemi Ogunro | Brooklyn\, New York\, US \nEdgar Orlaineta | Mexico City\, Mexico \nArtist and Documentation\nAsem Kamal |  Giza\, Cairo\, Egypt \nStudent Artist\nArden Carlson | Fayetteville\, Arkansas\, US \nScholar\nHolly Gore\,  PhD | Malvern\, Pennsylvania\, US \n\nMeet the 2025 WARP Wood Fellows! Join us for the WARP Wood Open Studio Day\, in memory of Lee Bender\, on July 12\, 2025\, at NextFab North. To RSVP\, click HERE. \n  \nOpening reception with the Windgate Resident Fellows | Aug 1\, 5:30-8 PM | Gallery talk\, 6-7 PM \n  \nThis year’s Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood and Exhibition is generously supported by the Cambium Circle Members of the Museum for Art in Wood\, donors to the Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood appeal\, the Phil F. Brown Fund\, Bresler Foundation\, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, Philadelphia Cultural Fund\, the Klorfine Foundation\, and Windgate Foundation. The Museum received in-kind support from Boomerang\, Inc. Special thanks to the WARP Wood committee\, the organizing committee of the Echo Lake Collaborative Conference\, the Organic Recycling Center in the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation\, and Debbra Soffer in memory of Michael Soffer. \n  \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/first-friday-opening-for-a-plank-in-a-shipwreck-the-windgate-arts-residency-program-in-wood-2025/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Gallery Talks,Opening Receptions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T120000
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SUMMARY:Family Craft Table
DESCRIPTION:Family Craft Table | Sun\, Aug. 10\, 2025 | 12 pm – 4 pm | Museum for Art in Wood\nJoin us for a fun-filled afternoon at the Museum’s Family Craft table. The Museum will offer a monthly free seasonal hands-on craft for all ages to enjoy. Stop in and experience the Museum’s current exhibition\, A Plank in a Shipwreck: Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood 2025\, the Permanent Collection\, and unique handmade items in our Museum store. We can’t wait to see you get creative at the Family Craft Table. \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/family-craft-table-6/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T193000
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SUMMARY:How it Started and How it’s Going: A Collector talk with Bill Gehrman
DESCRIPTION:How it Started and How it’s Going: A Collector talk with Bill Gehrman | Wed. Aug 27\, 2025 | 6:30 pm EDT | LIVE on ZOOM\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for How it Started and How it’s Going\, a speaker series with collectors. We’ll dive into their collections and learn about how they got started and why; we’ll hear what attracts them to certain pieces and see some of their favorite works. We will also discuss what makes someone a collector of art and how to start your own collection. Our next talk features collector and Founder and CEO of En Route Marketing\, Bill Gehrman. \nAn accomplished marketing professional and civic leader\, Bill Gehrman is Founder & CEO of En Route\, a strategic marketing agency focused on cultural\, tourism\, and civic projects. En Route provides marketing\, public relations\, digital marketing\, social media\, content development\, paid media\, and project management services to an array of clients that includes Museum for Art in Wood\, The Clay Studio\, CraftNOW\, Visit Philadelphia\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, and Ensemble/Mosaic at The Navy Yard. A Philadelphia native\, Bill and his partner\, Chris\, are active supporters of the visual and performing arts and have become amateur collectors of regional craft artists. \n  \nDon’t miss this special glimpse into a collection! \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org. \n  \n 
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/how-it-started-and-how-its-going-a-collector-talk-with-bill-gehrman/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T200000
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SUMMARY:September First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood
DESCRIPTION:September First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood | Fri. Sept 5\, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nThis First Friday\, stop into the Museum for Art in Wood and experience A Plank in a Shipwreck: WARP Wood 2025and Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood. While you’re here\, explore our permanent collection of over 1\,300 objects and shop our Museum Store for unique handmade objects\, jewelry\, artworks\, and books. \n\nThe Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/september-first-friday-at-the-museum-for-art-in-wood/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T193000
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SUMMARY:Pyrography Workshop with Artists Melissa Engler and Graeme Priddle
DESCRIPTION:Pyrography Workshop with Artists Melissa Engler and Graeme Priddle | Sun. Sept 7\, 2025 | 4:30 – 7:30 pm ET | NextFab 1800 N American Street\, Philadelphia 19122 | In-person\nGeneral Ticket – $275 (pyrography kit included)\nMembers Ticket – $250 (pyrography kit included) \nJoin us for a hands-on evening exploring the art of pyrography—creating stunning patterns\, textures\, and images by burning designs into wood. Renowned artists Melissa Engler and Graeme Priddle will guide you through using your own pyrography kit\, and even teach you how to craft custom tips for unique effects. \nThis is a rare opportunity to learn from two of the finest artists in the wood community. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced maker\, you’ll leave inspired and ready to create. Space is limited. Reserve your space today. \n \nMelissa Engler is a wood-sculptor based in Asheville NC. She received an Associates degree in studio furniture at Haywood Community College and a BA in Sculpture from UNC-Asheville. She is influenced by both her practical and artistic training to create pieces that honor the craft of woodworking while incorporating color\, texture and pattern. Her work tells stories of our complex relationship with the natural world\, focusing on themes of reverence and responsibility. She teaches nationally and internationally with her partner and fellow wood sculptor Graeme Priddle. \nStudio Artist; teaching: Center for Furniture Craftsmanship (ME)\, Penland School (NC)\, Appalachian Center for Craft (TN) John C Campbell Folk School (NC); publications: American Craft\, Carolina Home+Garden\, Woodwork Magazine; group exhibitions/ collections: Museum for Art in Wood (PA)\, Messler Gallery (ME)\, Moss Arts Center (VA) Michener Museum (PA); representation: Penland Gallery (NC)\, The Gallery at Flat Rock (NC)\, Green Hill Center (NC) Grovewood Gallery (NC)\, Museum for Art in Wood (PA) \nGraeme Priddle has 26 years experience in the woodworking field\, best known for his sculptural turnings/carvings reflecting his life and environments in Northland\, New Zealand. He has won numerous awards for his work\, which has been exhibited widely in New Zealand\, UK\, Japan\, Taiwan\, France\, Germany\, U.S.A and Canada. He is very active in the wood turning world and commits his time and talent to many creative endeavours. He has served on the committee of the New Zealand National Association of Woodturners for five years as well as being instrumental in establishing the New Zealand ‘CollaboratioNZ’ Conferences in 1998. Graeme has demonstrated and taught for numerous woodworking and woodturning groups and at many woodworking events throughout the world. \nAbout NextFab\nNextFab is a membership-based makerspace that provides access to tools\, technology\, education\, events\, and services for makers and creatives. They offer a variety of education and startup programs\, as well as professional design\, production\, and placemaking services for whatever your fabrication needs. \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/pyrography-workshop-with-artists-melissa-engler-and-graeme-priddle/
LOCATION:NextFab\, 1800 N. American St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fire Museum Presents - Sinonó & TR7/Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells duo
DESCRIPTION:Sinonó & TR7/Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells duo | Wed. Sept 10\, 2025 | 8:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE for Tickets \n\n\n\n\nsinonó:Explosive and wistful\, sinonó draws on Latin American folk and free improvisation to create a space of crackling aliveness. Described as “middle-of-the-night music” (Dada Strain)\, the trio features vocalist and composer isabel crespo pardo\, cellist Lester St. Louis\, and bassist Henry Fraser. \nTR7 & Jair-Rohm Parker Wells duo: \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\nTR7 is Taji Ra’oof Nahl an interdisciplinary artist who’s a vessel for audio /visual stage productions. TR7 has projects and/or performed with ; Terry Adkins\, Jason Carr\, Pete Dennis\, Embarker\, Mighty Farooq\, Shakoor Hakeem\, Hezekiah\, Hprizm\, Eliot Levin\, June Lopez\, Billy Martin\, Julius Masri\, Tara Middleton\, Vernon Reed\, Harold E. Smith\, Jamaaladeen Tacuma\, Nate Totushek\, Yoichi Uzeki\, G. Calvin Weston\, among others. \nTR7 spearheads a sonic collective\, The Other Sounds of Philadelphia\, which consists of musicians\, sound designers & poets whose sonic palette flows from avant-garde & improvisational frequencies. \nJair-Rohm Parker Wells is an American electric bassist\, sound sculptor\, and experimental music artist. He is a pioneering figure in the world of free jazz and improvised music\, with a career spanning over four decades. In the 1970s\, Wells played with the seminal German band Embryo\, solidifying his presence in the avant-garde music scene. Over the years\, he has collaborated with prominent experimental musicians like Bob Belden\, Jaron Lanier\, Tony Scott\, and Karl Berger\, and was a founding member of the improvising band Machine Gun. Wells also founded the Meeting Interdisciplinary Arts Festival in Stockholm\, Sweden. Born on October 13\, 1958 in Tacoma\, Washington USA and raised in southern Germany. He moved to New York in 1978\, where he attended Tulane University in New Orleans\, performing with local jazz and rhythm and blues musicians. He also studied with Richard Payne and discovered the music of Harry Partch. In 1980\, he returned to New York and began work-study with saxophonist Ken Simon\, meeting Anthony Braxton and studying his music. \nJair-Rohm is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of musical expression. His artistic pursuits encompass various paths\, including the Chapman Stick\, computer aided composition and ambisonic mixing. Notably\, he was in residence at EMS in Stockholm in 2017\, where he embarked on composing his avant-garde music opera\, #blacbuc\, using the Buchla and Serge modular systems. \nvenue is wheelchair accessible
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/fire-museum-presents-sinono-tr7-jair-rohm-parker-wells-duo/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T193000
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SUMMARY:Drinkers & Thinkers
DESCRIPTION:Drinkers & Thinkers | Thur. Sept 11\, 2025 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm ET | In-person\n*This event has been postponed. We will send an update once a new date has been identified. Thank you for your understanding. \nJoin us for a lively evening discussing cocktails and Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood\, the current exhibition on view in the Fleur & Charles Bresler Research Library. Drinkers & Thinkers pairs mixologists with artists\, designers\, makers\, and thinkers in panel- or duet-panel-conversations. Giving mixologists and artists the platform to talk about ways in which their work intersects—inspiration\, problem-solving\, technique\, materials and processes\, and more—encourages deeper thinking about these fields through the sharing of perspectives that may seem incongruous\, but are actually very much aligned. \nFor the first of this new series\, the Museum for Art in Wood welcomes mixologist Jackie Nevin and Assistant Curator\, Amrut Mirsha. Space is limited\, and special custom glass is included with the ticket cost. Reserve your spot today. \n*Must be 21 to attend. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Jackie Nevin \nJackie Nevin is a multidisciplinary creative professional\, based in Philadelphia\, with a background in both arts administration and the food & beverage industry. She was the beverage director and bar manager for Art in the Age; craft cocktail bar\, where she developed a seasonally rotating menu of experimental cocktails. She also does freelance food\, beverage and prop styling for print and digital-media marketing campaigns. Jackie grew up helping out in her family’s art gallery where she learned about printmaking and art framing. She attended Savannah College of Art and Design for Art History and Arts Administration. In her spare time she enjoys learning new art skills and dabbles in mediums such as woodworking\, etching and ceramics. Jackie currently coordinates the planning and production of exhibitions at the Craft Coven Gallery\, where you can also find her mixing up cocktails for First Friday events. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Miriam Carpenter \nMiriam Carpenter is a contemporary artist based in Bucks County\, Pennsylvania whose work includes wood sculpture\, furniture\, ceramics and works on paper. As a Rhode Island School of Design alumna\, she began her career as a furniture designer at George Nakashima’s studio. Through new processes\, her work explores things often overlooked—unveiling the hidden complexities around us. Carpenter’s work can be found internationally in both private and public collections including the Michener Art Museum (PA) and the Museum for Art in Wood (PA)\, among others\, and has been exhibited most notably at the Philadelphia Museum of Art\, Fuller Craft Museum\, Wharton Esherick Museum\, Museum for Art in Wood\, Philadelphia International Airport\, SOFA Chicago\, Design Miami/Paris and Moderne Gallery where she is currently represented. In 2021\, she had her fourth major solo exhibition with her first museum solo show at the Michener Art Museum. In 2025\, she was nominated for Cooper Hewitt\, Smithsonian Design Museum’s National Design Awards\, an official project of the White House Millennium Council which honors innovation and impact in design. She has been awarded six international residencies in the arts and is an active participant in artist collaborations around the globe. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Amrut Mishra \nAs the Assistant Curator for the Museum for Art in Wood\, Amrut coordinates the planning and production of exhibitions\, including exhibition design\, display\, and layout; production of signage; and organization of publications and ancillary program projects.  \nBefore joining the Museum for Art in Wood\, Amrut held positions at the Ackland Art Museum and Carolina Performing Arts while finishing his doctoral studies. From this research\, he hopes to pursue accessible exhibition design guided by the teachings of Black and transnational feminist practitioners. \n  \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/drinkers-thinkers/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Family Craft Table
DESCRIPTION:Family Craft Table | Sun\, Sept. 14\, 2025 | 12 pm – 4 pm | Museum for Art in Wood\nJoin us for a fun-filled afternoon at the Museum’s Family Craft table. The Museum will offer a monthly free seasonal hands-on craft for all ages to enjoy. Stop in and experience the Museum’s current exhibitions\, A Plank in a Shipwreck: Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood 2025\, Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood\, the Permanent Collection\, and unique handmade items in our Museum Store. We can’t wait to see you get creative at the Family Craft Table. \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/family-craft-table-7/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T190000
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SUMMARY:Free-Range Carving Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Free-Range Carving Meetup | Wed. Sept 17\, 2025 | 5:30 – 7:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nGrab your whittling tools and wood for an evening of carving\, conversation\, and camaraderie. This is a free-range event\, not a class or workshop\, so bring your own hand tools and supplies. \nWhile you’re here\, get inspired by our current exhibitions\, A Plank in a Shipwreck: WARP Wood 2025 and Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood.  \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/free-range-carving-meetup-5/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:October First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood
DESCRIPTION:October First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood | Fri. Oct 3\, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nThis First Friday\, stop into the Museum for Art in Wood and experience A Plank in a Shipwreck: WARP Wood 2025and Cinders: Burned\, Scorched\, and Pyrographed Works in Wood. While you’re here\, explore our permanent collection of over 1\,300 objects and shop our Museum Store for unique handmade objects\, jewelry\, artworks\, and books. \n\nThe Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/october-first-friday-at-the-museum-for-art-in-wood/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T160000
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SUMMARY:Family Fun Day at the American Philosophical Society
DESCRIPTION:Family Fun Day | Sat\, Oct. 11\, 2025 | 12 pm – 4 pm | Jefferson Garden\, located at 105 South 5th Street\nWalk-ups Welcome \nJoin the Museum for Art in Wood on Saturday\, October 11th\, for the American Philosophical Society’s (APS) Family Fun Day! This free program will take place from 12:00 – 4:00 pm in the Jefferson Garden\, located at 105 South 5th Street. \nInspired by the APS 2025 exhibition\, Philadelphia\, The Revolutionary City\, take part in a variety of activities as we welcome the fall weather and celebrate the last few months of this exhibition. \nThere will be hands-on activities\, games\, and snacks* for the whole family. Visitors are welcome to stop for any amount of time throughout the program. \nThis free family friendly event is appropriate for guests of all ages. The exhibition Philadelphia\, The Revolutionary City\, located across the street in Philosophical Hall\, will be open throughout the program. \nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please contact the education office at MuseumEducation@AmPhilSoc.org. We appreciate two weeks of advance notice for any accessibility requests.. \nPlease note that photographs or video may be taken by museum staff throughout the event for educational and/or promotional materials.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/71839/
LOCATION:American Philosophical Society\, 105 S. 5th Street\, Philadelphia\, 19106
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T130000
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SUMMARY:Young Artist Speaker Series: Sterling Cruz-Herr
DESCRIPTION:Young Artist Speaker Series: Sterling Cruz-Herr | Wed. Oct 15\, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET | ZOOM\nClick HERE to RSVP \nThe Museum for Art in Wood is proud to present the Young Artist Speaker Series. Each semester\, an artist is invited to share their work and discuss their experiences as an independent artist. The eighth installment in the series features Sterling Cruz-Herr\, an entrepreneur\, teacher\, and artist. Sterling will lead an interactive session to explore how we get paid for our passion by building audiences\, responding to their leads\, and connecting with our peers. Sterling doesn’t claim to know the answers\, but they promise to bring good questions. Don’t miss this lunch hour for the opportunity to learn about Sterling Cruz-Herr’s journey! \nSterling is only young in woodworker years; but they nonetheless are building a business — T4Timbers — with products for the queer/trans community and our allies. What they lack in woodworking experience\, they are trying to offset with communication skills garnered over decades. \n  \n  \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/young-artist-speaker-series-sterling-cruz-herr/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Historic Halloween at the Museum for Art in Wood
DESCRIPTION:Historic Halloween | Sun\, Oct. 19\, 2025 | 11:30 am – 3 pm | Museum for Art in Wood\nJoin us for a spooky day of family fun in Philadelphia’s Historic District! On Sunday\, October 19\, 2025\, from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM\, the area transforms into a Halloween wonderland perfect for all ages. \nThe Museum will be offering a Halloween-themed free crafting table for all ages. \n\n\n\n\n\nParticipating Locations:\n\n\nAfrican American Museum of Philadelphia\nAmerican Philosophical Society\nArch Street Meeting House*\nArden Theatre Company*\nArt Star\nBetsy Ross House\nBenjamin Franklin Court*\nCarpenters’ Hall\nChrist Church Preservation Trust\nChrist Church Burial Ground\nElfreth’s Alley Museum*\nFranklin Square*\nFireman’s Hall Museum\nHill-Physick House\nIndependence Visitor Center*\nMother Bethel AME Church/ Richard Allen Museum*\nMuseum for Art in Wood*\nMuseum of Illusions Philly\nMuseum of the American Revolution\nNational Liberty Museum\nNational Constitution Center\nParadigm Gallery and Studio*\nPhiladelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks\nPulse Yoga and Fitness\nSigners’ Garden*\nSnail\nThe Philadelphia Dance Academy*\nWeitzman National Museum of American Jewish History\n* indicates additional programming happening at these locations!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/historic-halloween-at-the-museum-for-art-in-wood/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Craft Table
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T193000
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SUMMARY:Along the Tidelines of History: Three Decades of WARP Wood
DESCRIPTION:Along the Tidelines of History: Three Decades of WARP Wood | Thurs. Oct. 23\, 2025 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a gallery talk with the 2025 WARP Wood Scholar Fellow\, Holly Gore. This talk approaches WARP Wood 2025 as belonging to a continuum extending through the three-decades-long duration of the program and further—through Philadelphia’s long history as a city that has supported artists and craftspeople in unique ways. \nAbout Holly Gore \nWhat does it mean to build and who can be a builder? The very language of construction is saturated with moralism: angles are “right” and boards “true.” In artist homes and intentional communities\, the ability to construct one’s own living environment has assumed cosmic dimensions of world-building. Sometimes\, though\, the liberative potential of woodworking is limited by gendered and racialized norms whose deconstruction is overdue. \nAs a writer and curator\, I excavate histories of art\, craft\, and design toward illuminating the present. My recent focus has been on modernism and the work of building—in wood\, metal\, earth\, and stone. During the WARP Wood residency\, I did research in the Museum for Art in Wood archives on the beginnings of the program as a residency for woodturners. In the process\, I found that this turning legacy persists in shaping WARP Wood today\, even as the residency has changed dramatically over its thirty-year lifespan. \nI am based in Chester County\, Pennsylvania\, where I am Director of Interpretation and Associate Curator at the Wharton Esherick Museum. Prior to earning a Ph.D. in art history at the University of California\, Santa Barbara\, I had a first career as a museum cabinetmaker and exhibition designer. \nThis event is free to the public. The Museum for Art in Wood interprets\, nurtures\, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art\, craft\, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A suggested donation of $5 per person enables us to provide programs and exhibitions throughout the year. \nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/along-the-tidelines-of-history-three-decades-of-warp-wood/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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