BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Museum for Art in Wood - ECPv6.1.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Museum for Art in Wood X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumforartinwood.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Museum for Art in Wood REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250312T160126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T183311Z UID:10002030-1743096600-1743103800@museumforartinwood.org 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 CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Copy-of-open-studio-day.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T133000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250305T223306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T175006Z UID:10002029-1743078600-1743082200@museumforartinwood.org 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. URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/71120/ LOCATION:Annenberg Public Policy Center\, 202 S. 36th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-06-at-5.20.16 PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250110T223956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T212426Z UID:10002023-1742580000-1742587200@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Imaginary Friends DESCRIPTION:Imaginary Friends | Fri. March 21\, 2025 | 6:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE for Tickets \nJoin us for a night of poetry and magic with LindoYes. Imaginary Friends is a whimsical\, poetic\, magical event in which Lindo explores friendships\, romance\, grief\, and all the big feelings that come with adulting. We’ll also explore how our imagination impacts our reality. We encourage you to arrive thirty minutes early to experience the exhibition before the event starts. We invite you to bring a friend\, loved one\, coworker\, or neighbor to accompany you and enjoy the discounted pricing.\n\n\nAbout LindoYes\n\n\n\nLindoYes (he/hm)\, is a dyslexic spoken word poet born\, raised and living in Philadelphia. He has been featured in the Philly Weekly\, Philadelphia Inquirer\, Button Poetry\, and Def Poetry Jam to name a few. Lindo’s poetry has expanded to short animations\, gumball machines\, and plays where he has centered black existence\, mental health\, and fantasy/sci-fi. He was the recipient of the 2023 Jackie Robinson Award by Color of Change and the 2023 “Change Maker” Award by Uptown Standards. LindoYes will be releasing in December 2024 a graphic novel called “Pawnshop\,” which is a sci-fi/fantasy anthology on Mental Health based in Philly. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org. URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/imaginary-friends/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IFflier-1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250205T193757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T193757Z UID:10002027-1741977000-1741980600@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Winter Residency Fellow Henry Merker DESCRIPTION:Gallery Talk with Winter Residency Fellow Henry Merker | NextFab\, 1800 North American Street | Fri. March 14\, 2025 | 6:30 pm EST | In-person event\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a gallery talk with the 2025 Winter Residency Fellow Henry Merker. The residency is designed for artists in Greater Philadelphia who work in the medium of wood and is a collaboration between the Museum for Art in Wood and NextFab. An exhibition of the work created over the two-month-long program will be presented at NextFab. \nABOUT HENRY MERKER\n \n \nHenry Merker (b. 1996) designs experimental home goods in wood using CNC machining and traditional woodworking processes. In his studio practice\, Henry playfully leverages these tools in the pursuit of rare shapes – forms that question conventionality and reveal the beauty of wood through its versatility. \nIn his upcoming residency\, Henry will investigate cork – a sustainably harvested wood product – through this lens. By leveraging the material’s unique affinity for both carving and reconstitution\, he aims to create a zero-waste collection of design objects. \n  \n ABOUT NEXTFAB \n\nNextFab is a network of membership-based makerspaces that provide 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. \nABOUT THE MUSEUM FOR ART IN WOOD \nThe Museum for Art in Wood is a museum of contemporary art\, craft\, and design in the material of wood. The Museum presents the work of emerging and established artists from the United States and abroad and offers thought-provoking exhibitions\, a permanent collection of over 1\,300 objects and works of art\, publications and documentation\, events and workshops\, and a library with over 26\,000 artist files\, books\, and documents that span the history of craft. The Museum also brings artists and researchers from around the world to Philadelphia every year to attend its unique Windgate Artist Residency Program. \nIf you have questions\, please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org. URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/gallery-talk-with-winter-residency-fellow-henry-merker-2/ LOCATION:NextFab\, 1800 N. American St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/HenryMerker-LargeMirror2-Photo-HenryMerker-Henry-Merker.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org GEO:39.9394736;-75.1773386 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NextFab 1800 N. American St Philadelphia PA 19122 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1800 N. American St:geo:-75.1773386,39.9394736 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T120000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250127T203616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T203917Z UID:10002025-1741431600-1741435200@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk for The Longest Distance between Two Points with Katie Hudnall DESCRIPTION:Gallery Talk for The Longest Distance between Two Points with Katie Hudnall | Sat\, March 8\, 2025 | 11:00 – 12 pm ET | In-person at the Museum for Art in Wood\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin the Museum for Art in Wood for an in-depth conversation with artist Katie Hudnall for her current exhibition The Longest Distance between Two Points. Hudnall makes tools\, furniture\, and objects that are perfectly suited for a peculiar world. The first museum-organized solo presentation of Hudnall’s unique and captivating work reveals a rare glimpse into the artist’s rich inner world. Here\, the absurd and mechanically improbable merge with fine woodworking and salvaged wood materials to bring mechanisms and structures to life and action. \nKatie 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). \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. \nKatie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points is supported by a grant from the University of Wisconsin\, Madison. Special thanks to Mariah Moneda and Sam Northcut. The exhibition is generously supported by the Cambium Giving Society of the Museum for Art in Wood\, The Bresler Foundation\, The Klorfine Foundation\, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, Philadelphia Cultural Fund\, William Penn Foundation\, and Windgate Foundation. In-kind support was provided by Boomerang\, Inc. URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/gallery-talk-for-the-longest-distance-between-two-points-with-katie-hudnall/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Corsicana_KHud-2-of-13.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250127T220323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T220856Z UID:10002026-1741366800-1741377600@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:First Friday Opening for Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points DESCRIPTION:First Friday Opening for Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points | Fri\, March 7\, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm | In-person Event\nWalk-in’s Welcome \nJoin us at the Museum for Art in Wood for First Friday and the opening of Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points. The first museum-organized solo presentation of Hudnall’s unique and captivating work\, The Longest Distance between Two Points reveals a rare glimpse into the artist’s rich inner world. Here\, the absurd and mechanically improbable merges with fine woodworking and salvaged wood materials to bring mechanisms and structures to life and action. \nThe Longest Distance between Two Points represents Hudnall’s most ambitious work yet. At the center of the exhibition is a complex interactive installation centering on a monumental cabinet for treasures found and carefully arranged by the artist. This idiosyncratic take on the Wünderkammer\, made with reverence for the eccentric collector that lives in all of us\, is no mere piece of storage furniture: every pull of a drawer instigates a specific response elsewhere in the space\, highlighting the delight in the “inefficient beauty of roundabout function” as actions traverse meandering paths from gesture to outcome. \nKatie 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). \nRemarks will take place at 6:30 pm. \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. \n\n\nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org. URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/70956/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DMJznDoc.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T233000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250103T205103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T225710Z UID:10002018-1740168000-1740180600@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Gallery Groove DESCRIPTION:🎉🪩💃🏻THANK YOU!🕺🏾🪩🌮\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n On behalf of the Museum for Art in Wood and its Board\, Staff and Event Committee\, thank you for coming to the inaugural Gallery Groove! What an amazing night! \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Gallery Groove raised vital funds for the Museum for Art in Wood and its exhibitions and public programs\, which are free for the public to enjoy. We also celebrated the Museum’s unique mission with friends old and new\, in festive dance party style! There was music\, dancing\, cocktails\, and delicious tacos\, but what truly made the night were the members of our community coming together to support our mission of engaging\, educating\, and inspiring the public through the exhibition\, collection\, and interpretation of contemporary art in wood. \nWhat a joy to open our gallery space for this groove-filled gathering. Thank you for sharing this experience with us! \nWe look forward to seeing you at the opening of Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points\, opening on March 7! \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS\n \n \n \n \n \n Patricia* and Gordon FowlerDeirdre and David MillerBruce and Jo KatsiffLeonard Kreppel*Matt PappajohnMichael Scannapieco \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CraftNow_Goldweb\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank You to Our Vendors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nstyle=”color: #ff0099; text-align: center;”>DJ On Mars\nDJ On Mars will supply the electrifying rhythms to get our vinyl groove on. \n \n \n \n \n \n style=”color: #ff0099; text-align: center;”>Grayman Security\nGrayman Security Risk Management (GSRM) is a Philadelphia born private security and risk management firm.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n style=”color: #ff0099; text-align: center;”>Burrito Feliz Philly\nBurrito Feliz Philly is a food truck dedicated to sharing fresh\, delicious Mexican food with the good people of Philadelphia. \n \n \n \n \n \n style=”color: #ff0099; text-align: center;”>With A Twist \nSince 2006\, With A Twist has led the industry in Bartending and Event Services. We provide expert bartenders and bar service for parties of any size.  URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/gallery-groove/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/thumbnail_MAW_Groove_Post_021225.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250117T195009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T182922Z UID:10002024-1739469600-1739476800@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:City of Immigrants: A Conversation on Philadelphia's Global Heritage DESCRIPTION:City of Immigrants: A Conversation on Philadelphia’s Global Heritage | Thurs. February 13\, 2025 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a cross-disciplinary Philadelphia-focused panel discussion that reflects elements of our current exhibition\, Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia. La Famiglia uses the generational nature of wood and trees to contemplate heritage and familial throughlines. This study includes the immigrant experience\, where families separate and reunite\, disintegrate\, and rebuild while learning to exist in new and evolving worlds. We’ll dig into the history\, present\, and future of immigration and migration to the City of Brotherly Love with the American Philosophical Society\, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania\, and the artist Mark Sfirri. \nFollowing the discussion\, please enjoy a reception with light refreshments and wine. Mark will also give a tour of La Famiglia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists:\n \n \n \n \n \n Justina Barrett\, Chief Learning and Engagement Officer\, Historical Society of Pennsylvania \nJustina Barrett serves as the Chief Learning and Engagement Officer at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania\, one of the nation’s largest archives of historical documents\, founded in 1824. In this role\, she oversees all public programming\, K-12 educational activities\, and external engagement efforts\, including communications and partnerships. She works to showcase and make accessible HSP’s collection of over 21 million manuscripts\, books\, and graphic images. She brings to her role over two decades of museum education experience in art museums and historic houses. Justina earned a bachelor’s degree in history with teaching certification from Bryn Mawr College and a master’s degree in early American material culture from the Winterthur Program at the University of Delaware. \n \n \n \n \n \n Caroline O’Connell\, Exhibitions Curator\, American Philosophical Society \nCaroline O’Connell is the Exhibitions Curator at the American Philosophical Society. Her work explores the intersections between design and material culture\, with an emphasis on questions of provenance\, civics\, and public memory. She has held Curatorial positions at Cooper Hewitt\, Smithsonian Design Museum\, the Museum of the City of New York\, and Waddesdon Manor\, and has contributed to exhibitions and publications at various institutions. Caroline previously served as First Vice President of the Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in America (VSNY). She is an alum of the Attingham Summer School and holds an MA in Decorative Arts\, Design History & Material Culture from Bard Graduate Center and a BA in Art History from Williams College. \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Sfirri\, Artist \nMark Sfirri received his BFA and MFA in furniture design at Rhode Island School of Design. He is primarily a furniture maker and sculptor working in wood but is also a teacher\, researcher\, writer\, collaborator\, photographer\, and printmaker. His specialty is multi-axis spindle turning\, an area that he has been exploring since the early 1990s. He has lectured and demonstrated his techniques throughout North America\, Europe\, Australia\, and New Zealand. His work is included in the permanent collection of twenty-eight public institutions including the Renwick Gallery\, Yale Art Gallery\, Museum of Art & Design\, Minneapolis Institute of Art\, the Carnegie Museum of Art\, Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, and the James A. Michener Art Museum\, among others. \n \n \n \n \n \n This 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/city-of-immigrants-a-converstation-on-philadelphias-global-heritage/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Philadelphia-FLOE-A-Panel-Discussion.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250108T213211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T213211Z UID:10002022-1738953000-1738956600@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Tour of La Famiflia with Mark Sfirri DESCRIPTION:Tour of La Famiflia with Mark Sfirri | Fri. February 7\, 2025 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nJoin us for a First Friday tour with artist Mark Sfirri of La Famiglia\, his first museum solo exhibition. This highly anticipated exhibition of new and never-before-seen work by celebrated artist and woodturner Mark Sfirri presents a way of thinking about the definition of family and its meanings through different lenses: families that are chosen vs. born into; families of species (trees and wood types) and identities; and familial strife and unconditional love\, support\, and dysfunction. It represents a coming to terms with generational passing\, through the artist’s adoption of a spontaneous\, “flow state” approach in his turning\, carving\, and surfacing processes. \nThe exhibition is accompanied by a full-color catalogue\, published by the Museum for Art in Wood\, that includes essays by artist Miriam Carpenter and writer and curator Craig Edelbrock along with writings by Sfirri and documentation on the works in the exhibition. \nMark Sfirri is an esteemed figure in the world of woodturning and woodworking. Born with an innate passion for craftsmanship\, creativity\, and artistic collaboration\, he is renowned for his innovations in art in wood. \nSfirri earned a BFA and MFA in Furniture Design at Rhode Island School of Design\, where he began to explore ways to incorporate lathe-turned parts into furniture and turned some double-rimmed platters\, one of which was his first off-center turning. As an MFA student\, he made a set of six dining chairs constructed of off-center turned elements\, which planted the seeds for his future experimentations in multi-axis spindle turning. \nSfirri’s work has been exhibited in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide\, and is held in numerous public collections including the Museum of Arts & Design (NY)\, Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh\, PA)\, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC)\, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MN)\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (CA)\, Yale University Art Gallery\, the James A. Michener Art Museum (Doylestown\, PA)\, and the Museum for Art in Wood (Philadelphia\, PA). As a maker\, researcher\, and writer\, he has conducted demonstrations and lectures throughout North America\, Europe\, Australia\, and New Zealand. \nIn addition to his role as an artist\, Sfirri is professor emeritus at Bucks County Community College (Newtown\, PA)\, where he taught fulltime for nearly 40 years. He has received three national awards: the “Distinguished Educator Award” in 2010 from the Renwick Alliance and\, in 2012\, the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Collectors of Wood Art\, and this year receives the prestigious “2024 AAW POP Merit Award” from the American Association of Woodturners. \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/tour-of-la-famiflia-with-mark-sfirri/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/5_DSC_8010.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250108T211622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T211654Z UID:10002021-1738947600-1738958400@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:February First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood DESCRIPTION:February First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood | Fri. February 7\, 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 Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia 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/february-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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Holiday-Hours-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T190000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250108T205951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T205951Z UID:10002020-1737306000-1737313200@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:In Person - Queering Wood Craft: an LGBTQIA+ Woodworkers Roundtable Part 10 DESCRIPTION:Queering Wood Craft: an LGBTQIA+ Woodworkers Roundtable Part 10 | Sun\, Jan. 19\, 2025 | 5 – 7 pm | IN PERSON\nClick HERE to RSVP \nThe Museum for Art in Wood’s series of conversations with queer woodworkers is back for another installment this fall. Curator\, publisher\, and educator Deirdre Visser will return and lead the follow-up edition of the roundtable\, discussing the evolution from conversation to exhibition with leading queer woodworkers and artists in wood. \nJoin us for this enlightening and fun evening. \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. URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/in-person-queering-wood-craft-an-lgbtqia-woodworkers-roundtable-part-10/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Copy-of-Queering-Wood-Craft-523-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20250103T213403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T220011Z UID:10002019-1737298800-1737306000@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:To Understand a Tree Book Signing with Gina Siepel DESCRIPTION:To Understand a Tree Book Signing with Gina Siepel | Sun. January 19\, 2025 | 3:00 – 5:00 pm ET | In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nClick HERE to RSVP \nOn January 19\, 2025\, the Museum for Art in Wood will host a special book signing event with interdisciplinary artist\, designer\, and woodworker Gina Siepel. During the event\, visitors can meet Gina and have their copy of the book To Understand a Tree\, the full-color catalogue for the exhibition that ran from March – July 2024. To Understand a Tree is a multi-disciplinary project that focuses on the dignity of a living tree\, its network of eco-systemic relationships\, and the ubiquity of the material of wood in design and daily life. The publication includes writings\, commentary\, and images of the exhibition works and installation. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Gina Siepel. \nClick HERE to preorder the book. \nTo Understand a Tree is an ongoing project conducted by Gina Siepel. It is hosted by the Arts Afield program at the MacLeish Field Station of Smith College\,  where Siepel is an artist-in-residence. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Gina Siepel\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Portrait of Gina Siepel \nGina Siepel (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist\, designer\, and woodworker.  Their artistic practice reflects an engagement with place\, history\, queer experience\, and ecology\, and their work integrates conceptual concerns and craftsmanship with a focus on wood as a natural and a cultural material. Gina’s objects\, installations\, drawings\, videos\, and other works link aesthetic and materially based modes of artistic production to other forms of inquiry\, including collaboration\, social engagement\, site-based exploration\, and research. \nGina’s works have been shown in museums and galleries nationally\, including the Colby Museum\, the DeCordova Museum\, the Museum for Art in Wood\, Vox Populi Gallery\, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art\, and Amherst College. Gina holds a BFA from the School of Art + Design at SUNY Purchase and an MFA from the Maine College of Art\, and has taught at Amherst College\, Mount Holyoke College\, and currently teaches in the Massachusetts College of Art and Design MFA program. Gina is also currently a MacLeish Field Station Artist-in-Residence at Smith College\, and a 2023 recipient of a Teaching Artist Cohort Grant from the Center for Craft. She is currently enrolled in the Field Naturalist Certification Program at Mass Audubon\, and is a member of the Greenfield Tree Committee\, a volunteer urban forestry organization in Greenfield\, Massachusetts. \n \n \n \n \n \n Questions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications at katie@museumforartinwood.org. URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/to-understand-a-tree-book-signing-with-gina-siepel/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-03-at-4.00.58 PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250117T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250117T150000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241227T220017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T213337Z UID:10002017-1737118800-1737126000@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Poster Workshop with Deirdre Visser DESCRIPTION:Poster Workshop with Deirdre Visser | Fri. January 17\, 2025 | 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nWhat are your aspirations for 2025? \nJoin us for an afternoon with artist Deirdre Visser\, who will lead a workshop creating posters declaring our dreams\, hopes\, and aspirations for the new year. Don’t miss this opportunity to flex your imagination and share thoughts on making the world a better place. \nAbout Deirdre Visser \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/poster-workshop-with-deirdre-visser/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Copy-of-open-studio-day-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241227T155235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T155412Z UID:10002016-1735929000-1735932600@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Tour of Inspirations\, Influences\, and Collaborations: Selections from the Museum’s Permanent Collection with Mark Sfirri DESCRIPTION:Tour of Inspirations\, Influences\, and Collaborations: Selections from the Museum’s Permanent Collection with Mark Sfirri | Fri. January 3\, 2025 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nJoin us for a First Friday tour with artist Mark Sfirri of Inspirations\, Influences\, and Collaborations: Selections from the Museum’s Permanent Collection. \nIn this companion exhibition to Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia\, Sfirri selected eight artists whose work has had an outsized impact on his process. Largely drawn from the museum’s permanent collection\, Inspirations\, Influences and Collaborations showcases a wellspring of creativity that has sustained and nurtured Sfirri’s artistic growth. \nNoting the significance of this curated exhibition\, Sfirri writes: \nChange is at the core of my artistic pursuits. To me it is synonymous with creativity. It’s a constant challenge to move past territory you’ve already explored\, but it is the most rewarding and exciting part of my studio work. Usually the result is successful\, to my mind\, because I experiment until I come up with an idea that pleases me. That doesn’t mean that it’s successful in terms of acceptance and sales\, but that is not a deterrent. I move on. Creative inspiration is such a delicate thing; it must be seized when it presents itself. Failure to act can so easily result in a lost opportunity. \nI have engaged in collaboration with other artists off and on for nearly 40 years. You have the chance\, when the chemistry is right\, to see into another person’s creative process when you are working with them\, leading to a result which neither of you would have arrived at on your own. Collaboration can also lead to a new view of your own work. There are several pieces in this presented here that highlight some of my earlier collaborative efforts. I’ve also chosen the work of artists who have pursued their own paths\, whose work has inspired and influenced me. \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/tour-of-inspirations-influences-and-collaborations-selections-from-the-museums-permanent-collection-with-mark-sfirri/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sfirri1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241227T153046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T153046Z UID:10002015-1735923600-1735934400@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:January 2025 First Friday DESCRIPTION:January First Friday at the Museum for Art in Wood | Fri. January 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 Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia 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/january-2025-first-friday/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Holiday-Hours-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241221T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241210T163822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T163822Z UID:10002014-1734782400-1734800400@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Hot Cider and Holiday Craft Table DESCRIPTION:Hot Cider and Holiday Craft Table | Sat. Dec. 21 | 12:00 – 5:00 pm EST | In-person\nEnjoy an afternoon sipping hot cider while shopping for unique handmade items in our Museum Store. The Museum for Art in Wood will also offer a free family-friendly holiday crafting table and guided tours of our current exhibition\, Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia\, on December 21st. \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/hot-cider-and-holiday-craft-table-9/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Craft Table ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Holiday-Craft-Table.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241210T163716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T163716Z UID:10002013-1734177600-1734195600@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Hot Cider and Holiday Craft Table DESCRIPTION:Hot Cider and Holiday Craft Table | Sat. Dec. 14\, & 21 | 12:00 – 5:00 pm EST | In-person\nEnjoy an afternoon sipping hot cider while shopping for unique handmade items in our Museum Store. The Museum for Art in Wood will also offer a free family-friendly holiday crafting table and guided tours of our current exhibition\, Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia\, on December 14th\, and 21st. \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/hot-cider-and-holiday-craft-table-8/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Craft Table ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Holiday-Craft-Table.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241113T154727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241115T172244Z UID:10002011-1733572800-1733590800@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Old City Sip & Stroll DESCRIPTION:Old City Sip & Stroll | Sat. Dec. 7\, 2024 | 12:00 – 5:00 pm EST | In-person\nJoin us in Old City for the Shopping Sip & Stroll on Saturday\, December 7! This district-wide event is the perfect way to kick off your holiday season with exclusive discounts and specials at participating stores — just look for the balloons. As you stroll\, stop to sip on seasonal cocktails\, hot chocolate\, and more from local bars and restaurants. Plus\, be one of the first shoppers to score a free Old City tote bag when you make a purchase from participating businesses (while supplies last). \nThe Museum for Art in Wood will offer hot cider\, a free holiday craft table\, and guided tours of our current exhibition\, Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia. \n3rd Street from Market to Arch will also be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic from 12-5 p.m. Event goers can enjoy an open street and stroll car-free space while enjoying shopping\, dining\, and entertainment. Old City District will provide ambient entertainment\, including acoustic musicians\, strolling performers\, surprise snow showers\, and more. \nLocals throughout Old City District will boast various activations\, events\, and specials. From Elfreth’s Alley’s annual “Deck the Alley” fundraiser and the Betsy Ross House’s “Historic Holiday Open House” to the premiere of “Peter Pan” at Arden Theatre Company\, the neighborhood will be full of seasonal celebrations. \nParticipating businesses include: \n48 Record Bar \n48 S 2nd Street\nhttps://www.48recordbar.com\n48 Record Bar will host a holiday themed vinyl pop-up starting at noon. \nAmerican Vegan Center \n17 N 2nd Street\nhttps://americanvegan.org/AVC\nAVC will have free vegan snack foods available for visitors as well as free books and magazines. On this date we will also offer a 10% discount on bottles of our Seraphim champagne alternative. \nANIMA Natural Pet Products \n304 Arch Street\nhttps://www.animapets.com/products/shop \nArch Enemy Arts \n109 Arch Street\nhttps://www.archenemyarts.com/\nIn addition to regularly scheduled exhibitions and programming\, a collection of “Small Wonders” (original artworks priced $300 or less) will be on-view and available for cash and carry through the storefront boutique. \nArden Theatre Company\n40 N 2nd Street\nhttps://ardentheatre.org/\nEnjoy a day of family fun before the opening of Peter Pan! The show starts at 4PM. Before the show\, the Arden will have a variety of child-focused holiday activities for children and their families. \nAri Blanc Medical Spa\n7 N Christopher Columbus Blvd Suite 302\nhttps://ariblancmedicalspa.com \nBella Bridesmaids Philadelphia \n30 Bank Street\nhttps://bellabridesmaids.com/pages/bella-bridesmaids-philadelphia\nSweet treats and 15% off any dress $200 or more purchased that day. \nBetsy Ross House\n239 Arch Street\nhttps://historicphiladelphia.org\nThe Betsy Ross House will open the House and courtyard for extended hours\, until 7 pm. During the Historic Holiday Open House\, guests will be treated to candlelit holiday House tours\, colonial chocolate making demonstrations and seasonal sounds by live performers and the chance to have a holiday photo taken in the picturesque\, festively decorated space. Visitors who purchase a ticket to tour the House will be treated to a seasonal beverage\, available with or without “holiday spirit.” \nBlokes Barbershop & Gentleman’s Emporium \n116 N 3rd Street\nhttps://www.blokesbarbershop.com\n10% off select retail items\, plus special additional sales \nBoxbar\n241 Race Street\nhttps://boxbarphilly.com/ \nCafé Tolia \n26 N 3rd Street\nhttps://www.cafetolia.com \nCarpenters’ Hall \n320 Chestnut Street\nhttps://www.carpentershall.org\nFree tote bag with purchase (Old City and America250) \nClaudia Mills Handwoven Rugs\n133 N 3rd Street\nhttps://www.claudiamills.com \nCuba Libre\n10 S 2nd Street\nhttps://www.cubalibrerestaurant.com/en/philadelphia\nFrom noon to 5 pm\, Cuba Libre will offer a buy one get one free of the Cafe Cuba Libre – Cuba Libre’s signature latte made with a double shot of traditional Cuban-style espresso\, raw sugar\, steamed coconut milk\, and whole milk. Available for dine in or take out! \nDafina Company\n47 N 3rd Street\nhttps://dafinacompany.com/\nDafina will have an event for their Holiday Collection Debut. They will offer drinks\, personal styling sessions\, and all guests will enter a raffle to win a $100 Dafina Co. gift card. \nElektra Vintage \n53 N 3rd Street\nhttps://elektravtg.com\nSip and shop and other surprises! Stay tuned for details. \nElfreth’s Alley Museum \n126 Elfreth’s Alley\nhttps://www.elfrethsalley.org\nDeck the Alley\, Elfreth’s Alley’s iconic holiday fundraiser\, returns to Philadelphia’s most historic street on Saturday\, December 7th\, 2024. The Elfreth’s Alley Association invites the public to get a glimpse of contemporary life inside 18th and 19th-century houses as residents open their homes to the public\, tour the Elfreth’s Alley Museum\, and immerse themselves in seasonal decor and song. Buy your tickets today to support the work of preserving this special place and sharing its history with visitors near and far! \nFireman’s Hall Museum \n147 N 2nd Street\nhttps://www.firemanshallmuseum.org\nSanta will be in the museum at 1 p.m. \nFork\n306 Market Street\nhttps://forkrestaurant.com\nSpecial holiday cocktail/mocktail \nHitched\n67 N 2nd Street\nhttps://tryhitched.com/pages/philadelphia\nBands: 30% Off Tungsten Bands\, Receive (1) Free Cleaning Jar w/ purchase ( For Diamond Bands and Precious Metal Bands) **Delivery by 12/23 if placed by 12/9\nFine Jewelry: 20% Off All Fine Jewelry\, Receive (1) Free Cleaning Jar w/ purchase **Delivery by 12/23 if placed by 12/9 \nKhyber Pass Pub\n56 S 2nd Street\nhttps://www.khyberpasspub.com\nFeaturing Hot Toddys \nKick Axe Throwing Philly \n232 Market Street\nhttps://www.kickaxe.com/philly\n$9 Spiked Hot Cocoa \nLas Bugambilias \n15 S 3rd Street\nhttps://lasbugambiliasphilly.com\nA special sip and stroll happy hour! \nMari Mi Bridal \n323 Race Street\nhttps://www.marimibridal.com\nEnjoy champagne\, lite bites\, flower bar\, and a photo booth. \nMinima \n131 N 3rd Street\nhttps://www.minima.us \nMore Than Old \n144 N 3rd Street\nhttp://www.morethanold.com/joomla/index.ph\nEnjoy drink samples\, refreshments\, and a gift certificate lottery. \nMuse Gallery \n52 N 2nd Street\nhttps://musegalleryphiladelphia.com\nBeverages\, snacks\, and works of art for sale \nMuseum of Illusions Philly \n401 Market Street\nhttps://moiphilly.com\nEnjoy 20% off all retail in their Smart Shop (gift shop). Guests can stop by and find unique gifts for everyone on your list! \nOishii\n138 Chestnut Street\nhttps://www.oishiisr.com\nEnjoy mocktails like passion fruit punch\, dragon fruit punch\, Thai iced tea\, and Thai green iced tea. \nOlivier Cafe \n50 S 3rd Street\nhttps://www.oliviercafe.com \nOmoi Life Goods \n41 S 3rd Street\nhttps://omoionline.com \nComplimentary gift wrapping upon request for items purchased at their shop \nParadigm Gallery + Studio \n12 N 3rd Street\nhttps://www.paradigmarts.org\nCash/credit and carry options throughout their galleries for instant art collecting gratification — including new releases from artists all over the world. \nParisa Rugs and Decor \n33 N 3rd Street\nhttps://www.parisarugs.com\nSpend more save more on home decor. \nPhiladelphia Independents \n35 N 3rd Street\nhttps://philadelphiaindependents.com\nFree gift bag with purchase upon request \nPositano Coast by Aldo Lamberti \n212 Walnut St 2nd Floor\nhttps://www.positanocoast.net\nFeatured holiday cocktail\, Solstice Spritz: Limoncello\, Prosecco\, Rosemary\, Cranberry\, at a special price of $12 \nRed Parasol Cafe\n220 Market Street\nhttps://www.instagram.com/redparasolcafe\n10% off coffee beverages \nRoyal Boucherie\n52 S 2nd Street\nhttps://www.royalboucherie.com\nRoyal Boucherie will be offering a discounted holiday cocktail. \nSuitShop \n35 N 2nd Street\nhttps://suitshop.com\nA selection of holiday gift ideas and expert styling for all of your special holiday events! \nThe Link Studios \n213 Arch Street\nhttps://www.instagram.com/thelinkphilly\n10% off all in store products & deals \nThe Papery\n18 N 3rd Street\nhttps://paperyofphilly.com\nEnjoy sips and bites throughout the day like hot chocolate and peppermint brownies! The Papery will have extended hours until 7 p.m.\, giving you extra time to trim your tree\, embellish your packages with beautiful wrap and ribbon\, pick up hostess gifts\, and find the perfect presents for your friends and family. You’ll also receive free gift wrapping with a purchase at The Papery. \nThe Wellness Refinery \n216 Church Street\nhttps://www.wellnessrefineryphl.com\nFREE gift with each retail purchase. They will be featuring their Chai Spiced Hot Cocoa! \nUnique Photo\n28 S 2nd Street\nhttps://www.uniquephoto.com\n40% off of their photography class\, Understanding Your Camera 1\, for that weekend only URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/old-city-sip-stroll/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-12.18.10 PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241111T185859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241111T185859Z UID:10002009-1733572800-1733590800@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Hot Cider and Holiday Craft Table DESCRIPTION:Hot Cider and Holiday Craft Table | Sat. Dec. 7\, 14\, & 21 | 12:00 – 5:00 pm EST | In-person\nEnjoy an afternoon sipping hot cider while shopping for unique handmade items in our Museum Store. The Museum for Art in Wood will also offer a free family-friendly holiday crafting table and guided tours of our current exhibition\, Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia\, on December 7th\, 14th\, and 21st. \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/hot-cider-and-holiday-craft-table-7/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Craft Table ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Holiday-Craft-Table.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T133000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241030T200107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T201149Z UID:10002008-1733572800-1733578200@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Queering Wood Craft: an LGBTQIA+ Woodworkers Roundtable Part 9b - From Conversation to Exhibition - ON ZOOM DESCRIPTION:Queering Wood Craft: an LGBTQIA+ Woodworkers Roundtable Part 9b – From Conversation to Exhibition | Sat\, Dec. 7\, 2024 | Zoom\nClick HERE to RSVP \nThe Museum for Art in Wood’s series of conversations with queer woodworkers is back for another installment this fall. Part 9\, which took place in October\, had so much material that we needed to follow up with a second part. Curator\, publisher\, and educator Deirdre Visser will return and lead the follow-up edition of the roundtable\, discussing the evolution from conversation to exhibition with leading queer woodworkers and artists in wood. \nJoin us for this enlightening and fun 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-9b-from-conversation-to-exhibition/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Copy-of-Queering-Wood-Craft-523-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241201T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241111T194043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241111T194043Z UID:10002010-1733054400-1733072400@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Museum Store Sunday Hot Cider DESCRIPTION:Museum Store Sunday Hot Cider | Sun. Dec. 1\, 2024 | 12:00 – 5:00 pm EST | In-person\nEnjoy an afternoon sipping hot cider while shopping for unique handmade items in our Museum Store. The Museum for Art in Wood will also offer guided tours of our current exhibition\, Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia\, on December 1st. \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/museum-store-sunday-hot-cider/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Museum-Store-Sunday.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241113T160731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T165433Z UID:10002012-1732968000-1732986000@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday DESCRIPTION:Small Business | Sat. Nov. 30 | 12:00 – 5:00 pm EST | In-person\nEnjoy an afternoon sipping hot cider while shopping for unique handmade items in our Museum Store. The Museum for Art in Wood will also offer a free family-friendly holiday crafting table and guided tours of our current exhibition\, Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia\, on December 7th\, 14th\, and 21st. \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/small-business-saturday/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Copy-of-Copy-of-open-studio-day.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241014T191507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T154642Z UID:10002006-1732123800-1732131000@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Wood Friends BYOB Social DESCRIPTION:Wood Friends BYOB Social | Wed\, Nov. 20\, 2024 | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm ET | Staack Moore Woodworking\, 2810 E Victoria Street\, Philadelphia PA 19134\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 Staack Moore Woodworking\, located on E Victoria Street off of Richmond Street in the Port Richmond neighborhood\, to mingle with the wood community. We’re looking forward to seeing you! \n*This is a BYOB event. 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/ LOCATION:Staack Moore Woodworking\, 2810 E Victoria Street\, PHILADELPHIA\, PA\, 19134-5107\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Copy-of-open-studio-day-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241029T171947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T140230Z UID:10002007-1731765600-1731776400@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Exquisite Corpse Woodcut Printmaking DESCRIPTION:Exquisite Corpse Woodcut Printmaking | Sat. Nov 16\, 2024 | 2:00 – 5:00 pm ET | The Pulpery\, 56 North 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\nRegistration $65 \nExquisite Corpse: a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence\, creating a finished composition. \nIn conjunction with the Museum for Art in Wood’s current exhibition\, Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia\, please join us for this woodcut printmaking workshop with artist Colin Pezzano. \nIn this three-hour workshop\, Colin will walk participants through the basics of carving\, inking\, and pressing a woodcut print. Practice the fine art of collaboration by joining each individual’s print to create the finished artwork. \nThe workshop is inspired by the many artists Mark Sfirri has collaborated with and the many woodcut prints he still creates to this day. Following the workshop\, participants are invited to a special tour and reception with Mark Sfirri. Don’t miss this fun\, collaborative workshop! \nWorkshop:\n2 – 5 pm at Pulpery Studio\n56 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA 191906 \nSpecial Tour & Reception with Mark Sfirri:\n5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Museum for Art in Wood\n141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA 19106 \nAbout Colin Pezzano \n“Dragged” by Colin Pezzano for his graphic novel “Soma” \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. URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/exquisite-corpse-woodcut-printmaking/ LOCATION:The Pulpery\, 56 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/face-print-scan-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The%20Center%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234805 CREATED:20241004T191910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T163220Z UID:10001743-1731522600-1731526200@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:A Strange and Eerie Reading with Author Christina Rosso DESCRIPTION:A Strange and Eerie Reading with Author Christina Rosso | Wed\, Nov. 13\, 2024 | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Museum for Art in Wood | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a spooky evening with the spell-casting author\, educator\, and co-owner of A Novel Idea bookstore\, Christina Rosso. The evening will feature Rosso reading from their nominated books Creole Conjure\, and She is a Beast while experiencing the current exhibition in the Museum’s Research Library\, Strange Woodcraft: Weird + Eerie Sculpture from the Museum’s Permanent Collection. A book signing will follow the reading\, and books will be available for sale. Don’t miss this unique spine-tingling evening at the Museum. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This 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/a-strange-and-eerie-reading-with-author-christina-rosso/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/untitled-33-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T160000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234806 CREATED:20240829T202055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T202055Z UID:10001738-1731240000-1731254400@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Family Craft Table DESCRIPTION:Family Craft Table | Sun\, Nov. 10\, 2024 | 12 pm – 4 pm | Museum for Art in Wood\nJoin us for a fun-filled afternoon at the Museum’s Family Craft table. This fall 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 Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia\, 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-5/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Craft Table ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Copy-of-open-studio-day-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T120000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234806 CREATED:20240822T135630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T162246Z UID:10001730-1730545200-1730548800@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk for La Famiglia with Mark Sfirri DESCRIPTION:Gallery Talk for La Famiglia with Mark Sfirri | Sat\, Nov. 2\, 2024 | 11:00 – 12 pm ET | In-person at the Museum for Art in Wood\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin the Museum for Art in Wood for an in-depth conversation with artist and woodturner Mark Sfirri for his current exhibition La Famiglia. Mark Sfirri will share his way of thinking about the definition of family and its meanings through different lenses: families that are chosen vs. born into; families of species (trees and wood types) and identities; and familial strife and unconditional love\, support\, and dysfunction. The artist’s adoption of a spontaneous\, “flow state” approach in his turning\, carving\, and surfacing processes represents a coming to terms with generational passing. The artist will walk us through his installations of sculpture that consider communities comprised of families with their histories\, ethnic backgrounds\, biases\, and quirks—all trying to coexist in new and evolving worlds. \nFollowing the gallery talk\, a book signing will take place for the accompanying full-color catalogue\, published by the Museum for Art in Wood. The catalogue includes essays by artist Miriam Carpenter and writer and curator Craig Edelbrock\, writings by Sfirri\, and documentation on the works in the exhibition. \nMark Sfirri is an esteemed figure in the world of woodturning and woodworking. Born with an innate passion for craftsmanship\, creativity\, and artistic collaboration\, he is renowned for his innovations in art in wood. \nSfirri earned a BFA and MFA in Furniture Design at Rhode Island School of Design\, where he began to explore ways to incorporate lathe-turned parts into furniture and turned some double-rimmed platters\, one of which was his first off-center turning. As an MFA student\, he made a set of six dining chairs constructed of off-center turned elements\, which planted the seeds for his future experimentations in multi-axis spindle turning. \nSfirri’s work has been exhibited in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide\, and is held in numerous public collections including the Museum of Arts & Design (NY)\, Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh\, PA)\, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC)\, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MN)\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (CA)\, Yale University Art Gallery\, the James A. Michener Art Museum (Doylestown\, PA)\, and the Museum of Art in Wood (Philadelphia\, PA). As a maker\, researcher\, and writer\, he has conducted demonstrations and lectures throughout North America\, Europe\, Australia\, and New Zealand. \nIn addition to his role as an artist\, Sfirri is professor emeritus at Bucks County Community College (Newtown\, PA)\, where he taught fulltime for nearly 40 years. He has received three national awards: the “Distinguished Educator Award” in 2010 from the Renwick Alliance and\, in 2012\, the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Collectors of Wood Art\, and this year receives the prestigious “2024 AAW POP Merit Award” from the American Association of Woodturners. \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/gallery-talk-for-la-famiglia-with-mark-sfirri/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FAMILY-TREE.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T130000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234806 CREATED:20241014T184754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T184754Z UID:10002005-1730541600-1730552400@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:CraftNow Creat: Playful Paper Puppets DESCRIPTION:CraftNow Create | Sat. Nov 2\, 2024 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm ET | Smith Memorial Playground: 3500 Reservoir Drive in East Fairmount Park\nWalk-ups Welcome! \nJoin the Museum for Art in Wood and other Philadelphia arts organizations for a fun day of crafting with CraftNow Create at Smith Memorial Playground. This year\, the Museum for Art in Wood will offer Playful Paper Puppets. Let your imagination run wild\, creating animals\, monsters\, and superheroes. This craft is perfect for all ages—it’s simple\, but the fun will last long after the crafting is done! \n \nAbout CraftNow \nCraftNOW Philadelphia unites the leading institutions and artists of Philadelphia’s community in a celebration of the city’s rich legacy in the field\, its internationally-recognized contemporary scene\, and its important role as an incubator for arts based in wood\, clay\, fiber\, metal and glass. Through both creating and spotlighting events during the week of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show\, CraftNOW invites locals and visitors alike to explore Philadelphia’s innovations in the world of the handmade. \nWe believe craft is an important form of expression\, which brings wholeness in people’s lives and enriches communities. Craft can be a convener in a divisive age. People from all walks of life\, all ethnicities\, all age groups\, all neighborhoods and all political viewpoints can and do participate in making things. \nIt is our goal to be innovators and thought leaders when encouraging our peers to unite their “craft capital” in ways that generate a supportive network to the betterment of their local communities and the field at large. \n  \n  URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/craftnow-creat-playful-paper-puppets/ LOCATION:Smith Memorial Playground\, 3500 Reservoir Dr\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Craft Table ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_4912-Edited-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CraftNOW%20Philadelphia":MAILTO:emily@craftnowphila.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234806 CREATED:20240708T163407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T164709Z UID:10001729-1730480400-1730491200@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:First Friday Opening for Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia DESCRIPTION:First Friday Opening for La Famiglia: Mark Sfirri | Fri\, November 1\, 2024 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm | In-person Event\nWalk-in’s Welcome \nJoin us at the Museum for Art in Wood for First Friday and the opening of Mark Sfirri: La Famiglia\, a highly autobiographical exhibition of new and never-before-seen work by celebrated artist and woodturner Mark Sfirri. This exhibition presents a way of thinking about the definition of family and its meanings through different lenses: families that are chosen vs. born into; families of species (trees and wood types) and identities; and familial strife and unconditional love\, support\, and dysfunction. It represents a coming to terms with generational passing through the artist’s adoption of a spontaneous “flow state” approach in his turning\, carving\, and surfacing processes.  The grandchild of four first-generation Americans who came through Ellis Island around 1900 and settled in Chester\, the oldest city in Pennsylvania\, the artist presents several installations of sculpture that consider communities comprised of families with their own histories\, ethnic backgrounds\, biases\, and quirks—all trying to coexist in new and evolving worlds. \nRemarks will take place at 6:30 pm. \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. \n\n\nDONATE \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org. \nImage above: Mark Sfirri\, Large group image of Ellis Islander’s series consists of 29 figures\, 2021\, Photo courtesy of the Artist URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/first-friday-opening-for-mark-sfirri-la-famiglia/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Opening Receptions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumforartinwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LARGE-GROUP-HORIZONTAL-Website-copy-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T160000 DTSTAMP:20260419T234806 CREATED:20240918T195549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T190732Z UID:10001742-1729342800-1729353600@museumforartinwood.org SUMMARY:Thank a Tree by Voting Poster Project DESCRIPTION:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank a Tree by Voting Poster Project with artist Jessica Gath | Sat\, October 19\, 2024 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm | In-person\nWalk-ups are Welcome! \nJoin us in inspiring voting and showing support for trees and the environment! \nWe’re hosting a fun and creative event to inspire voting and raise awareness about the importance of trees and our environment. Artist Jessica Gath has designed a poster template to help you and your friends create your own unique posters. It’s the perfect opportunity to use your creativity for a meaningful cause. \nLet’s come together\, get the word out\, and vote for trees! \nArtwork featured above by Jessica Gath \nJessica 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  \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/thank-a-tree-by-voting-poster-project/ LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="Museum%20for%20Art%20in%20Wood":MAILTO:info@museumforartinwood.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR