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SUMMARY:First Friday Opening for Viola Bordon: Muliebrity
DESCRIPTION:First Friday Opening for Viola Bordon: Muliebrity | Fri. March 6\, 2026 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nJoin us for the opening of Viola Bordon: Muliebrity! While you’re at the Museum\, experience American Graffiti: Painting\, Dyeing\, and Surface Design in Wood and make sure to explore our permanent collection of over 1\,400 objects and shop our Museum Store for unique handmade objects\, jewelry\, artworks\, and books. \n\nViola Bordon: Muliebrity is a part of Radical Americana\, a series of exhibitions organized by a consortium of Philadelphia’s extensive collection of arts and cultural institutions that celebrate how today’s artists are continuing the city’s unique and rich legacy as a center for creativity and civic engagement. To learn more about the other participating artists and organizations\, please click HERE. \nSince the American Revolution\, the Roman goddess Libertas has personified the nation’s ideals\, embodying evolving definitions of freedom and belonging. The 1886 dedication of the Statue of Liberty\, however\, unfolded amid national conflict over the boundaries of liberty\, including the end of Reconstruction\, debates over immigration\, and the rise of women’s suffrage. Drawing on archival research at the American Historical Society\, textile artist Viola Bordon examines “Lady Liberty” as a fragmented American icon. Her triptych Muliebrity\, composed through appliqué and found textiles\, invokes a distinctly feminine power grounded in endurance and embodied knowledge\, prompting us to consider how figures of womanhood have been repeatedly mobilized to serve patriarchal institutions.\n\nAbout the Artist: \nViola Bordon is a Philadelphia-based sculptor and fiber artist whose work explores themes of power\, boundary\, control\, the body\, labor\, faith\, religion\, and isolation. She holds an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania and a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis. Bordon has presented her work in exhibitions and site-based installations throughout the United States\, South Asia\, and Australia.\n\nViola Bordon: Muliebrity is generously supported by Radical Americana\, the Cambium Giving Society of the Museum for Art in Wood\, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, The Bresler Foundation\, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, Philadelphia Cultural Fund\, William Penn Foundation\, and Windgate Foundation. \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/first-friday-opening-for-viola-bordon-muliebrity/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T200000
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SUMMARY:The Art and Furniture of Tommy Simpson Book Signing with Author Oscar P. Fitzgerald
DESCRIPTION:The Art and Furniture of Tommy Simpson Book Signing with Author Oscar P. Fitzgerald | Thur. March 19\, 2026 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a special evening celebrating the release of the first-ever comprehensive catalogue of the work of Tommy Simpson with author Oscar P. Fitzgerald. During the event\, Fitzgerald will present his experience with artist Tommy Simpson while preparing the publication. \nCopies of the book will be available for purchase at the event\, along with plenty of opportunities for conversation. \nAbout Oscar P. Fitzgerald \n Dr. Fitgerald has lectured worldwide including presentations to appraisers\, collectors\, museums\, and even several Atlantic Ocean crossings on Queen Elizabeth II. His books include American Furniture: 1650 to the Present (600 pages\, 800 illustrations)\, the standard text book in the field; the catalogue of studio furniture in the Smithsonian’s Renwick collection; and American Furniture Designers: 1900-2020\, published by Rowman Littlefield in 2022. His latest book\, The Art and Furniture of Tommy Simpson was published by Bloomsbury in January. He served an Adjunct Professor of American furniture at the Smithsonian Institution/George Washington University Master’s Program in the History of Decorative Arts and Design. \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/the-art-and-furniture-of-tommy-simpson-book-signing-with-author-oscar-p-fitzgerald/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Gallery Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T120000
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with BA Harrington and Viola Bordon
DESCRIPTION:Gallery Talk with BA Harrington and Viola Bordon | Sat. April 4\, 2026 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a gallery talk with artists BA Harrington and Viola Bordon. These two exhibitions\, Viola Bordon: Muliebrity and BA Harington: Suite Américaine\, are a part of Radical Americana\, a series of exhibitions organized by The Clay Studio and a consortium of Philadelphia’s extensive collection of arts and cultural institutions that celebrate how today’s artists are continuing the city’s unique and rich legacy as a center for creativity and civic engagement. To learn more about the other participating artists and organizations\, please click HERE. \nAbout the Artist:\nSince 2012\, BA Harrington has been a Professor of Woodworking in the Department of Art and Design and Director of the Wood Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She continues to write essays\, speak at conferences\, and build sculptural work in reference to early American furniture forms. She has held Windgate Artist Residencies at San Diego State University and SUNY Purchase and was a recipient of the Center for Craft’s inaugural Craft Research Fund Artist Fellowship. Each year this substantial mid-career grant is awarded to two artists who are revising\, reclaiming\, and advancing the history of craft through their work. Harrington graduated from the Cabinet & Furnituremaking program at the North Bennet Street School in Boston. She also holds an M.F.A. in Wood and an M.A. In Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the Artist:\nViola Bordon is an artist and educator based in Philadelphia whose work examines transformation across material\, ecological\, and social systems. Her quilting is an act that binds histories of labor\, belief\, and resistance. Working through inherited methods of reuse and repair\, she frames systems of power that shape both personal and collective experience. Her quilts negotiate structures that hold tension between faith and skepticism\, memory and material. Quiet repetitive labor forming articulated dissent\, allowing form itself to think through what endurance makes visible. Her practice also includes environmental installations\, drawing on methods of reuse\, endurance\, and collaboration. Her projects have been supported by the Fulbright Commission\, Lilly Endowment\, Sachs Program for Arts Innovation\, US Fish and Wildlife Service\, and Salt Planes State Park. Bordon’s teaching and research emphasize tactile knowledge and the quiet radicality of sustained attention to material and processes. \nSuite Américaine and Muliebrity are generously supported by the Cambium Giving Society of the Museum for Art in Wood\, Radical Americana\, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, The Bresler Foundation\, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, Philadelphia Cultural Fund\, the William Penn Foundation\, and Windgate Foundation. \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/gallery-talk-with-ba-harrington-and-viola-bordon/
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:20260429T183000
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SUMMARY:Umbra: A Live Score to the Novel in Woodcut
DESCRIPTION:Umbra: A Live Score to the Novel in Woodcut | Wed. April 29\, 2026 | 6:30 – 8:30 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE for TICKETS \nFollowing the release of his second graphic novel\, Umbra\, this past fall\, artist Colin Pezzano presents both Umbra and his debut Soma in a unique multimedia experience—featuring animations by Ricky Christian set to live musical scores for each work. Join us for this unique experience of art\, music\, and horror. \nColin Pezzano will have books\, records\, and posters available for sale and to sign after the performance. \nDoors open at 6:30\, music at 7:00 pm. \nSoma is a graphic novel told in forty-five woodcuts carved during the winter of 2022. A mundane horror processing the physical body and navigating domestic spaces. The narrative investigates lived and imagined experience\, corporality\, and the passage of time. \nUmbra is a graphic novel composed of seventy woodcut prints that follows a dog walk through South Philadelphia in 2020. Wander the spaces where the familiar begins to empty out—where everyday environments shift toward estrangement\, absence\, or memorial. The series traces a cityscape of unfinished construction\, looming surveillance\, and abandoned artifacts emerging from shadow\, casting the mundane into unease. \nAnimations by Ricky Christian\nMusic Performed by The Publishing Co.\nColin Pezzano – guitar\nSam Gasparre – guitar/synth\nRoya Weidman – saxophone\nRicky Christian – bass\nAlex Stolte – drums \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson at katie@museumforartinwood.org
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/umbra-a-live-score-to-the-novel-in-woodcut/
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:20260501T200000
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SUMMARY:First Friday and Opening for A Room of Their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior
DESCRIPTION:First Friday and Opening for A Room of Their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior | Fri. May 1\, 2026 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups are Welcome \nJoin us for First Friday and the opening for A Room of Their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior. Drawing on Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own (1928)\, A Room of Their Own examines the conditions and effects that facilitate creative work. A staged ladies’ writing desk anchors a still-life of carved wooden sculptural objects—domestic forms rendered with care and precision. This exhibition\, comprising art from the Museum for Art in Wood’s permanent collection alongside works on loan\, reflects on the nourishment of thought\, time\, and space as supports for the inspiration\, focus\, and discipline required to live a creative life. \nA Room of Their Own 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\, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, Philadelphia Cultural Fund\, the William Penn Foundation\, and Windgate Foundation.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/first-friday-and-opening-for-a-room-of-their-own-things-to-do-near-me/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Opening Receptions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T190000
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SUMMARY:After Hours at the Museum for Art in Wood
DESCRIPTION:After Hours at the Museum for Art in Wood | Wed. May 20\, 2026 | 5:00 – 7:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nJoin us for an evening at the Museum and experience our current exhibitions\, BA Harrington: Suite Américaine\, Viola Bordon: Muliebrity\, and  A Room of Their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior. While you’re here\, be sure to explore the permanent collection and shop the Museum Store. Also\, a free hands-on craft table will be available for you to get into a flow state after a busy day. \nAAM Conference Perk!\nAttending the American Alliance of Museums Conference? Show your badge and enjoy 20% off in the Museum Store. \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson at katie@museumforartinwood.org \n\n\n\n\n\nBA Harrington: Suite Américaine\, Installation Image © 2026 Museum for Art in Wood; photo: John Carlano
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/after-hours-at-the-museum-for-art-in-wood/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museum Collection,Museum Store,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T160000
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SUMMARY:Free Family Craft Table
DESCRIPTION:Free Family Craft Table | Sun\, June 14\, 2026 | 12 pm – 4 pm | Museum for Art in Wood\nWalk-ups are Welcome \nJoin us for a fun-filled afternoon at the Museum’s Family Craft table. The Museum offers a free\, seasonal\, hands-on craft each month for all ages to enjoy. Stop in and experience the Museum’s current exhibitions\, BA Harrington: Suite Américaine\, Viola Bordon: Muliebrity\, and A Room of Their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior\, 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/free-family-craft-table/
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:20260625T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T170000
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SUMMARY:Wawa Welcome America
DESCRIPTION:Wawa Welcome America at the Museum for Art in Wood | Thurs. June 25\, 2026 | 11:30 am – 5:00 pm ET | In-person\nWalk-ups Welcome \nVisit the Museum for Art in Wood on Thursday\, 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 BA Harrington: Suite Américaine\, Viola Bordon: Muliebrity\, and A Room of their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior. \nWhile 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-2/
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:20260625T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T190000
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SUMMARY:Free-Range Carving and Stitching Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Free-Range Carving and Stitching Meetup | Thurs. June 25\, 2026 | 5:30 – 7:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nGrab your whittling tools and wood or needle and thread 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\,  BA Harrington: Suite Américaine\, Viola Bordon: Muliebrity\, and A Room of their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior. \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-and-stitching-meetup/
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:20260627T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T160000
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SUMMARY:More Than a Slam
DESCRIPTION:More Than a Slam | Sat. June 27\, 2026 | 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for More Than a Slam event celebrating the teaching and performance of spoken word poetry! You’ll enjoy spoken word by some of Philly’s top poets\, a panel discussion on the impact of spoken word\, and a reading from More Than a Slam by author and educator Cait Kay. \nAbout the Author \nCait Miner Kay has been an educator in the School District of Philadelphia since 2008. A graduate of Temple University\, she currently serves as a school-based teacher leader and spoken word poetry teacher at the Academy at Palumbo High School. Cait is also the co-director of Philly Slam League\, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping young people discover the power of their voices through weekly spoken word poetry competitions. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband Matthew and her daughters Adia Sherrill and Bennu Jane. Her first book is More Than a Slam: A Guide to Teaching Spoken Word Poetry in the Secondary Classroom.\n 
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/more-than-a-slam/
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:20260628T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T150000
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SUMMARY:The Rooms We Make: a Guided Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Rooms We Make: a Guided Poetry Workshop with Dagmawe Berhanu | Sun. June 28\, 2026 | 12:00 – 3:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for an exploratory writing workshop inspired by the Museum’s current exhibitions\, led by Artist Dagmawe Berhanu. Berhanu will guide participants through writing prompts that reflect on the spaces\, objects\, rituals\, and relationships that make room for their own creative lives. The day will begin with a tour of the exhibitions BA Harrington: Suite Américaine\, Viola Bordon: Muliebrity\, and A Room of Their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior. The research library\, where A Room of Their Own is on view\, will be the workshop’s main focus. The exhibition is inspired by Virginia Woolf’s feminist classic\, A Room of One’s Own (1928)\, and invites us to consider how we pursue contemplative and creative work. Space is limited. Please join us for this enlightening writing workshop. \nABOUT DAGMAWE BERHANU \n \nDagmawe Berhanu (they/them) is an Ethiopian-American poet and organizer whose work explores memory and grief\, across both emotional and physical landscapes. Drawing from personal narrative and community-centered practice\, their work often engages questions of care\, identity\, and resilience. \nAs a facilitator\, Dagmawe is committed to creating thoughtful\, accessible spaces that invite participants to reflect\, share\, and connect through creative practice. Born and raised in Philly\, they currently reside in Ann Arbor\, where they are pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Michigan. \nYou can follow Dagmawe on Instagram at @dee.hanu. \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  \nArtists: \nTeresa Audet\, Humaira Abid\, Kate Davidson and Charlotte Holt\, Marceil DeLacy\, BA Harrington\, Michelle Holzapfel\, Daphne Osolnik and Rude Osolnik\, Merryll Saylan \nA Room of Their Own 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\, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, Philadelphia Cultural Fund\, William Penn Foundation\, and Windgate Foundation.
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LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T200000
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SUMMARY:Music Performance by MacBuck
DESCRIPTION:Music Performance by MacBuck | Friday\, July 17th | 6:30 – 8:00 pm | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a musical performance by MacBuck to celebrate the Museum’s current exhibitions\, BA Harrington: Suite Américaine\, Viola Bordon: Muliebrity\, and A Room of Their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior. Don’t miss this special evening of music and art coming together. \nDoors open at 6:30 pm\nMusic from 7:00 to 8:00 pm \nAbout MacBuck \nOriginating as the solo project of guitarist and songwriter Ingrid Buckley\, MacBuck grew into an indie rock trio in 2021\, currently with the additions of Salina Kuo (St. John’s Wort\, River Full of Fruit) and Thomas Hagan (Sargasso\, The Lunar Calendar).\n\nFrom the earliest recordings based out of their hometown in Southeast Ohio\, to the DIY venues of Philly\, MacBuck finds inspiration in both the unexpected and the mundane of city living. Stolen bicycles\, long walks\, friendships gained and lost\, all weave together\, creating narratives that flow through each song\, holding firm to a sense of place and belonging.\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/music-performance-by-macbuck/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:The Rooms We Make: a Guided Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Rooms We Make: a Guided Poetry Workshop with Dagmawe Berhanu | Thurs. July 23\, 2026 | 6:00 – 9:00 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for an exploratory writing workshop inspired by the Museum’s current exhibitions\, led by Artist Dagmawe Berhanu. Berhanu will guide participants through writing prompts that reflect on the spaces\, objects\, rituals\, and relationships that make room for their own creative lives. The day will begin with a tour of the exhibitions BA Harrington: Suite Américaine\, Viola Bordon: Muliebrity\, and A Room of Their Own: Still-Life Sculpture and the Creative Interior. The research library\, where A Room of Their Own is on view\, will be the workshop’s main focus. The exhibition is inspired by Virginia Woolf’s feminist classic\, A Room of One’s Own (1928)\, and invites us to consider how we pursue contemplative and creative work. Space is limited. Please join us for this enlightening writing workshop. \nABOUT DAGMAWE BERHANU \n \nDagmawe Berhanu (they/them) is an Ethiopian-American poet and organizer whose work explores memory and grief\, across both emotional and physical landscapes. Drawing from personal narrative and community-centered practice\, their work often engages questions of care\, identity\, and resilience. \nAs a facilitator\, Dagmawe is committed to creating thoughtful\, accessible spaces that invite participants to reflect\, share\, and connect through creative practice. Born and raised in Philly\, they currently reside in Ann Arbor\, where they are pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Michigan. \nYou can follow Dagmawe on Instagram at @dee.hanu. \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  \nArtists: \nTeresa Audet\, Humaira Abid\, Kate Davidson and Charlotte Holt\, Marceil DeLacy\, BA Harrington\, Michelle Holzapfel\, Daphne Osolnik and Rude Osolnik\, Merryll Saylan \nA Room of Their Own 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\, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, Philadelphia Cultural Fund\, William Penn Foundation\, and Windgate Foundation.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/the-rooms-we-make-a-guided-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Furniture\, History and Feminism: a Suite Américaine Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Furniture\, History and Feminism: a Suite Américaine Panel Discussion | Fri. July 24\, 2026 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm ET | In-person\nClick HERE to RSVP \nJoin us for a panel discussion exploring the history of American furniture making through objects created for women from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Using furniture as a lens to examine gender\, labor\, and artistic expression\, the conversation will consider how domestic objects reflected and shaped women’s roles in early America. \nThe discussion centers on three furniture forms that inspired the exhibition BA Harrington: Suite Américanine: dower chests\, writing desks\, and sewing tables. Each of these objects occupied a distinct place in a woman’s life. Dower chests safeguarded textiles\, clothing\, and household goods that accompanied a woman into marriage; writing desks provided a space for correspondence\, record-keeping\, and intellectual engagement; and sewing tables supported the textile work expected of women and often served as a measure of domestic skill and accomplishment. Together\, these forms reveal the complex ways furniture functioned not only as utilitarian objects but also as markers of identity\, status\, education\, and gender expectations. \nPanelists will examine the cultural significance and craftsmanship of these furnishings\, considering the woodworkers who designed and built them\, the social customs that informed their use\, and the women whose daily lives were intertwined with them. The conversation will also explore the paradox embedded within these objects: although they were frequently commissioned\, designed\, and constructed by men\, they were created to organize\, contain\, and sometimes conceal the labor\, creativity\, and personal worlds of women. \nThrough a feminist lens\, the panel will connect these historical forms to BA Harrington’s contemporary practice. Historically designed and built by men\, these furnishings often concealed women’s labor and creativity. In Suite Américanine\, Harrington transforms them into structures that reveal rather than hide textile work\, bringing women’s craftsmanship to the forefront and inviting viewers to reconsider whose labor and stories have been valued. \nBringing together perspectives from history\, material culture\, and contemporary practice\, this conversation offers an opportunity to reflect on the enduring relationship between furniture\, gender\, and creative expression across centuries of American history. \n  \nPanelists: \nJustina Barrett\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 23 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. \nBA Harrington\nSince 2012\, Harrington has been a Professor of Woodworking in the Department of Art and Design\, and Director of the Wood Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She continues to write essays\, speak at conferences\, and build sculptural work in reference to early American furniture forms. She has held Windgate Artist Residencies at San Diego State University and SUNY Purchase and was a recipient of the Center for Craft’s inaugural Craft Research Fund Artist Fellowship. Each year this substantial mid-career grant is awarded to two artists who are revising\, reclaiming\, and advancing the history of craft through their work. Harrington graduated from the Cabinet & Furnituremaking program at the North Bennet Street School in Boston. She also holds an M.F.A. in Wood and an M.A. In Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \nChristopher Storb\nChristopher Storb is a furniture conservator\, woodworking historian\, and instructor of joinery\, woodturning\, and woodcarving. His expertise is in the history of woodworking technologies\, processes\, and materials. \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/furniture-history-and-feminism-a-suite-americaine-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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