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Apr 28, 2026
Sunday Reset with Dope Botanicals
Promise Work: A Shaker-Inspired Spring Reset  Step into the exhibition and come play in the apothecary. Inspired by the Shakers’ bottled remedies—and the bold promises printed on historic labels—this hands-on Sunday Reset is a workshop where you get to reset your nervous system and create your own herbal ritual. You will craft your very own…
Mar 13, 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…
Mar 11, 2026
2026 Leeway Foundation Transformation Award (LTA) Guest Grantee Panel
Join Leeway Foundation for an in-person Transformation Award Guest Grantee Panel at ICA Philadelphia, featuring insights from 2025 LTA grantees Connie Yu, Debbie Davis, and Nia Benjamin. This conversation will be moderated by Maori Karmael Holmes (LTA ‘06). During the session, awardees will discuss their art for social change practice and their experience successfully applying…
Mar 4, 2026
2025-2026 Penn Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series: R. H. Quaytman
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 Rebecca Quaytman. R.H. Quaytman is a visual artist and occasional author. She is best known for her ongoing series of painting exhibitions which she conceives as one ongoing project,…
Mar 4, 2026
2025-2026 Penn Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Sondra Perry
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 Sondra Perry. Sondra Perry makes videos, performances, and installations that foreground digital tools as a way to critically reflect on new technologies of representation and remobilize their potential.…
Feb 3, 2026
ICA Benefit 2026
Your support of ICA’s Annual Benefit sustains ICA’s legacy and mission as a pioneering institution—one that champions artists, supports their growth, and brings bold, challenging work to the public. By contributing, you play a vital role in keeping these opportunities accessible to all. Join us in shaping a vibrant future. About the Event Tuesday, April…
Dec 17, 2025
2025-26 Penn Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Leilah Weinraub
Join director and artist Leilah Weinraub for a lecture on her multidisciplinary practice which often extends across film, performance and installation. 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 Leilah Weinraub whose work organizes power, identity,…
Dec 16, 2025
A World in the Making: The Shakers: Opening Celebration
Join us on Friday, January 30th, as we celebrate the opening of A World in the Making: The Shakers. Don’t miss this special opportunity to explore our new exhibition alongside artists, curators, and other ICA community members. The evening will feature live music and light refreshments throughout, with an opening set by Hudson Rivers, a…
Oct 29, 2025
Re*Membering Mavis Pusey
Re*Membering Mavis Pusey brings together artists, scholars, and curators to reflect on the life and legacy of Mavis Pusey (1928–2019)—a pioneering abstract artist whose dynamic prints and paintings capture the rhythm of urban change and the resilience of Black modernity. To register for this free event, click here. To attend this event via Zoom, click…
Oct 23, 2025
When We Breathe: from Taixi to Chester 
This program will take place at Public Trust (4017 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104) Join Taipei-based artist Hong-Kai Wang for a workshop that expands on her place-based and soundscape research to seek openings for transnational solidarity, especially around issues of environmental toxicity.    Intended to examine these issues from a range of community, artistic, and research…