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Sew What?! Afternoon Sewcial-Needle Crafts

Wed, January 15, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn. In-person, Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm in the…

Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts

Thu, January 16, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts

Thu, January 16, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Comix Club

Thu, January 16, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

We typically gather every third Thursday, in the Art Department , on Parkway Central Library's 2nd floor, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to read, talk and draw comics.If you're new to the club: simply stop by and bring your comics project to work on or just hang out and…

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Cancelled: Altering the Page: Accordion Book with Christian Casas

Sat, January 18, 2025 10:00 A.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

This workshop has been cancelled. Follow the Art Department on Instagram and sign up for our newsletter to get information on future workshops!

Sew What?! Afternoon Sewcial-Needle Crafts

Wed, January 22, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts

Thu, January 23, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Photo club: Featuring Jano Cohen

Tue, January 28, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

All photographers and photography fans are invited to drop in in on Photo Club meetings that typically take place every other month in the Art Department. Our featured local photographer this month will be Jano Cohen who will present her work, particularly her recent book, Grace &…

Speakers and Lectures

Sew What?! Afternoon Sewcial-Needle Crafts

Wed, January 29, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts

Thu, January 30, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Exhibition Closing Reception: Our Flesh of Flames by Theodore Harris and Amiri Baraka

Now through Thu, January 30, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us for a closing reception with the artist. The exhibition of artwork by Philadelphia-based artist Theodore Harris will be on display in the hallway galleries of the Art & Literature departments through the end of January 2025. This exhibit is taking place in…

Exhibitions

Vertical Display: David K. Coleman Jr.

Now through Fri, January 31, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Four paintings by David K. Coleman Jr. are now on display in the Art Department's historic poster stands. Part of an ongoing series highlighting work by artists who make use of our space as a free artist studio and library resources for inspiration. David K. Coleman Jr. is a…

Adult

Exhibition: Our Flesh of Flames by Theodore Harris and Amiri Baraka

Now through Fri, January 31, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

An exhibition of artwork by Philadelphia-based artist Theodore Harris will be on display in the hallway galleries of the Art & Literature departments through the end of January 2025. This exhibit will take place in conjunction with a reading from the new and expanded…

Exhibitions

Book Talk: Building Ghosts - Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City

Sat, February 8, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

“Building ghosts” are the idiosyncratic remnants or imprints of demolished buildings, left behind on the sides of neighboring structures. Mostly seen in older Northeastern cities with rowhomes or party-wall adjacencies, they can reveal remarkable things, such as an old staircase…

Speakers and Lectures

LOVE: Screen printing with Ana Woulfe

Tue, February 11, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Bring your own shirt or stop by to make a print on our paper from a Valentine's Day-themed screen local artist Ana Woulfe is creating for the occasion. Ana Woulfe's comics can be found the Philadelphia Comics Collection, always on hand to read in the Art Department. She has been busy…

Adult
Senior

Intro to Zine Making with Bread Tarleton

Sat, February 15, 2025 10:00 A.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Workshop sign-ups will open on Tuesday, January 21st at 12 pm for a limited time. This workshop will teach a few methods of bookbinding and zine-making, including saddle stitch zines (both stapled and sewn), one sheet zines (8 page and 16 pages), and potentially Japanese stab binding. Students…

Art Book Club: February

Tue, February 18, 2025 4:30 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

We call it a "club" but this recurring event is simply an opportunity for anyone to stop by and page through rare and special items from the Art Department's vault, archival collections, closed reference shelves and offsite stacks, to discover the wide…

Comix Club

Thu, February 20, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Adult