April 18, 2013
A number of museums, galleries and other Philadelphia art attractions have dedicated space to the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, allowing lovers of visual arts to check out PIFA offerings on their own schedules. Unlike performances and major events, PIFA exhibits run all day long at their respective locations. If you haven’t had the [...]
Read more»February 5, 2013
[With so much happening on Philadelphia’s arts and culture scene, we want to make Uwishunu, in conjunction with sister site With Art Philadelphia, your one-stop-shop for all that’s happening with local art. Every month, we gather our top art picks, featuring exhibits and events at both smaller, alternative galleries and art spaces, as well as [...]
Read more»May 10, 2012
In celebration of the Barnes Opening, the Woodmere Art Museum presents a special exhibition featuring the work of Salvatore Pinto, who was part of a Philadelphia-based family of artists that Dr. Barnes favored and collected. Opening this Saturday, May 12, Salvatore Pinto: A Retrospective Celebrating the Barnes Legacy offers a comprehensive view of the work [...]
Read more»February 14, 2012
Exploring the deep structures of the natural world, the Woodmere Art Museum’s latest set of interrelated exhibitions, Force of Nature, celebrate the rich work of Philadelphia-born artist Elaine Kurtz along with other local artists that have used nature as a language of form. Elaine Kurtz: A Retrospective features Kurtz’s geometric abstract works and her nature-based [...]
Read more»December 22, 2011
Every Friday night, Woodmere Art Museum hosts an evening of live jazz music, light fare and wine amidst some of the best fine art in the region. This Friday, December 23, the museum is hosting a special holiday edition of Friday Night Jazz with Holiday Classics: Arpeggio Jazz Trio. Holiday classics performed will include “Let [...]
Read more»November 22, 2011
The tree lights are atwinkle, the store windows are bursting with red, green, silver and gold, the ribbon and wrapping paper and cards are calling your name from inside your cabinet. It’s officially gift-giving holiday heyday, and there’s no time like the present to stock up on Philadelphia-made crafts, clothes, food and more for the [...]
Read more»September 9, 2011
Each one of our lives changed, that fateful Tuesday morning in 2001. A morning that could have been forgotten as easily as any other would become the date in history that those who were alive to bear witness, will never forget. This September 11, Sunday, Americans will again remember those who were lost and those [...]
Read more»September 8, 2011
Fall has almost fallen, and the Woodmere Art Museum is helping you come to terms with that: it’s celebrating the grand seasonal opening of its fun-for-all-ages Owl’s Eye Hay Maze with a celebration tomorrow night, Friday, September 9 from 6-8 p.m. Enjoy light refreshments after you (and/or your kids) run the giant owl eye maze, [...]
Read more»July 19, 2011
Add this to your summer activity radar: Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill is offering free admission for the rest of the summer, through September 23. The museum is undergoing renovations to the roof and climate control system, but there are two headlining exhibitions currently on display that are totally unaffected by the changes and [...]
Read more»April 4, 2011
April offers much more than just rainy city streets and blossoming cherry trees. It’s Jazz Appreciation Month. When the usual circuit of local clubs and shows doesn’t quite fill the jazz quota, Woodmere Art Museum will be offering a series of Friday night jazz events to round out each week. From April 8 through the [...]
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