Event

Event

Dec 5, 2023
ICA Gather: Love in Motion
ICA is excited to welcome neighbors, families, and creatives for an afternoon in celebration of our Fall exhibitions Moveables & David Antonio Cruz: When the Children Come Home, which close on Sunday, December 17th. Grab your chosen family for a day of dress up, play and posing during our Family Photo sessions and participate in…
Dec 5, 2023
ICA Gather: Love in Motion
ICA is excited to welcome neighbors, families, and creatives for an afternoon in celebration of our Fall exhibitions Moveables & David Antonio Cruz: When the Children Come Home, which close on Sunday, December 17th. Grab your chosen family for a day of dress up, play and posing during our Family Photo sessions and participate in…
Nov 29, 2023
Family Photo Day
“Chosen family are the folks that love you undeniably, unconditionally. They don’t come with restrictions or rules.” — David Antonio Cruz  Grab your chosen family for a day of dress up, play and posing with David Antonio Cruz. Cruz’s monumental portraits center Black, brown, and queer communities in refashioning classical modes of figuration. The art…
Nov 27, 2023
Family Photo Day
“Chosen family are the folks that love you undeniably, unconditionally. They don’t come with restrictions or rules.” — David Antonio Cruz  Grab your chosen family for a day of dress up, play and posing with David Antonio Cruz. Cruz’s monumental portraits center Black, brown, and queer communities in refashioning classical modes of figuration. The art…
Nov 21, 2023
Hidden Histories of Philadelphia: 2023 Scribe DHPY Screening
Join Scribe Video Center and the Institute of Contemporary Art at Penn to celebrate new works from Scribe’s 2023 Documentary History Project For Youth program. Each year, youth participants create short documentary films as a way to explore some aspect of the social, political, and cultural history of Philadelphia. This year’s films explore “Hidden Histories…
Nov 3, 2023
Day With(out) Art 2023: Everyone I Know Is Sick
The Insitute of Contemporary Art is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2023 by presenting Everyone I Know Is Sick, a program of five videos generating connections between HIV and other forms of illness and disability. The program features newly commissioned work by Dorothy Cheung (Hong Kong), Hiura Fernandes & Lili…
Nov 1, 2023
Arts Mixer with Monolith Arts Collective
All Philadelphia area students and artists are invited to mingle and network with artists and arts professionals from the city’s vibrant cultural community. Join us for refreshments and small bites, and see the current exhibitions on view. This event is hosted by Monolith, a Black visual arts collective on Penn’s campus. Registration Register to attend…
Oct 31, 2023
Teach Me What Love Is: Korean Love Songs
Join Penn MFA candidates, Gayoung Lee and Catching on Thieves for Teach Me What Love Is –– a workshop dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding and unity.  Each session, the facilitators invite speakers whose first language is not English to share a love song that encapsulates their unique perception of love in their native language. Structured…
Oct 24, 2023
In Conversation: David Antonio Cruz & Monique Long
Exhibiting artist David Antonio Cruz and guest curator Monique Long reflect on the process for creating When the Children Come Home – a momentous survey exhibition of Cruz’s work on view at ICA through December 17th. Expanding on their decade-long collaboration, Long and Cruz will discuss ideas of chosen family, queer possibility, and the importance of…
Oct 24, 2023
Teach Me What Love Is: Argentinian Love Songs
Join Penn MFA candidates, Gayoung Lee and Catching on Thieves for Teach Me What Love Is –– a workshop dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding and unity.  Each session, the facilitators invite speakers whose first language is not English to share a love song that encapsulates their unique perception of love in their native language. Structured…