Please Note: ICA is Closed for Install, August 10 - September 25, 2026.
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Sep 8, 2026
2026-2027 Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Elle Pérez
The Weitzman Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania and the Institute of Contemporary Art are pleased to present an artist lecture and presentation with Elle Pérez. This free public lecture is part of a series that gathers distinguished artists, activists, writers, and disruptors whose work engages with the social and cultural themes of…
Sep 8, 2026
2026-2027 Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Heidi Lau
The Weitzman Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania and the Institute of Contemporary Art are pleased to present an artist lecture and presentation with Heidi Lau. This free public lecture is part of a series that gathers distinguished artists, activists, writers, and disruptors whose work engages with the social and cultural themes of…
Sep 8, 2026
2026-2027 Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Catherine Telford-Keogh
The Weitzman Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania and the Institute of Contemporary Art are pleased to present an artist lecture and presentation with Catherine Telford-Keogh. This free public lecture is part of a series that gathers distinguished artists, activists, writers, and disruptors whose work engages with the social and cultural themes of…
Aug 19, 2026
Fall 2026 Opening Celebration
The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania welcomes you to celebrate the opening of our Fall 2026 season with an evening of art, conversation, and community.  The season features four new exhibitions that explore land, belonging, solidarity, and connection across communities. The Condition of Being Near brings together artists examining solidarities and…
Jul 29, 2026
2026-2027 Keith L. and Katherine S. Sachs Visiting Professor Lecture: Zoe Leonard
The Weitzman Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania and the Institute of Contemporary Art are pleased to present an artist lecture and presentation with Keith L. and Katherine S. Sachs Visiting Professor Zoe Leonard. This free public lecture is part of a series that gathers distinguished artists, activists, writers, and disruptors whose work…
Jun 30, 2026
In the Meetinghouse: A Co-Led Walkthrough of A World in the Making
What happens when contemporary art meets radical archival history? Find out at our upcoming gallery walkthrough of A World in the Making: The Shakers, co-led by artist Amie Cunat and scholar Jayna Brown. Cunat will take visitors inside her large-scale meetinghouse installation to discuss how historic Shaker architecture fuels her vibrant visual practice. Bridging the…
Jun 30, 2026
“Those Who Wait” Screening
In conjunction with A World in the Making: The Shakers, join us for a screening of the 2023 film Those Who Wait. Those Who Wait is a poetic retelling of the Millerite doomsday movement that swept across America in the 1840s. The film follows the town of Portland, Maine as its residents navigate waves of…
Jun 30, 2026
The Shakers: Black Visionary Practices in Collective Life
Join us for a conversation between featured artist and choreographer Reggie Wilson, whose work explores the intersections of African diasporic and Shaker traditions through movement and embodied research, and artist and composer Jean-Marc Superville Sovak, whose practice engages Black history, spirituality, and collective memory through music, performance, and storytelling. Presented in conjunction with “A World…
Jun 30, 2026
Sunday Reset with Coach Shay
Led by Sound practitioner & yoga instructor Coach Shay, this breathing and somatic movement workshop will contemplate embodied devotion.  The Shakers believed that labor was worship — that every gesture, every made thing, carried spiritual intention. This month’s Sunday Reset draws participants into that same inquiry: What does it mean to move with purpose? To…
Jun 5, 2026
Cathead Basket Making Workshop with Janine Wang
Get in touch with traditional Shaker weaving essentials. Join the Institute of Contemporary Art on Saturday, June 20, for a free, all-day cathead basket making workshop! Inspired by our current exhibition, A World in the Making: The Shakers, participants will learn traditional weaving techniques to construct their own classic cathead basket. Shaker cathead baskets are named for their distinct…