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Printmaking with the Dox Thrash House
Thu, October 21, 2021
3:00 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Drop in between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to learn more about the history and future of the Dox Thrash House and participate in a fun printmaking activity. This program is part of For the Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited .
English Conversation Group: Art and Architecture
Mon, October 25, 2021
9:00 A.M.
Virtual
Join us to learn and practice English while discussing famous works of art and architecture (in Philadelphia and beyond). Every Monday 9-10:30 am Class is currently full - for more information or to join the waitlist, call 215-686-8664 or register at the link here.
Online English Language Learning through Storytelling
Mon, October 25, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Virtual
Mondays 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tuesday 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. October 4 - December 21, 2021 Practice English by sharing stories and exploring literary and performing arts. Enjoy virtual performances and bring your whole self to these fun sessions to explore creativity and…
Online English Language Learning through Storytelling
Tue, October 26, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Virtual
Mondays 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tuesday 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. October 4 - December 21, 2021 Practice English by sharing stories and exploring literary and performing arts. Enjoy virtual performances and bring your whole self to these fun sessions to explore creativity and…
Art Book Club online: Cut Paper - week 9
Tue, October 26, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
This informal group meets in a video-free private chat and image-sharing forum with a librarian from the Free Library's Art Department to discuss and gather inspiration from the different ways artists have used cut paper in their work. Join us if you are an art…
English Conversation Group: Art and Architecture
Mon, November 1, 2021
9:00 A.M.
Virtual
Join us to learn and practice English while discussing famous works of art and architecture (in Philadelphia and beyond). Every Monday 9-10:30 am Class is currently full - for more information or to join the waitlist, call 215-686-8664 or register at the link here.
Online English Language Learning through Storytelling
Mon, November 1, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Virtual
Mondays 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tuesday 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. October 4 - December 21, 2021 Practice English by sharing stories and exploring literary and performing arts. Enjoy virtual performances and bring your whole self to these fun sessions to explore creativity and…
Online English Language Learning through Storytelling
Tue, November 2, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Virtual
Mondays 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tuesday 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. October 4 - December 21, 2021 Practice English by sharing stories and exploring literary and performing arts. Enjoy virtual performances and bring your whole self to these fun sessions to explore creativity and…
Auction Finds: A New Twist on Art Collecting, an author talk with Sherry L. Howard
Thu, November 4, 2021
5:30 P.M.
Art Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Sherry L. Howard will present an Arts Talk and Book Signing for her new book ART WITH HEART: How I Built a Sweet Collection by Buying Cheap at Auction . Sherry has been collecting art at auctions for years and writing about the artists and their works in her blog Auction Finds . She built…
Art of the New Deal: Lunchtime Zoom
Wed, November 10, 2021
12:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
The Print and Picture Collection and Art Department will present and discuss library artifacts created by artists for multiple federal projects of the New Deal era. In conjunction with the library exhibition For The Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited. Please RSVP here to receive a…
Art of the New Deal: Lunchtime Zoom
Wed, November 10, 2021
12:00 P.M.
Art Department
at
Parkway Central Library
The Print and Picture Collection and Art Department will present and discuss library artifacts created by artists for multiple federal projects of the New Deal era. In conjunction with the library exhibition For The Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited. Please RSVP here to receive a…
Get Your Name Drawn in Beautiful Arabic Calligraphy By a Professional Artist!
Thu, November 18, 2021
4:30 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Are you curious to see how to draw your name in Arabic calligraphy? Drop by the library and ask Mr. Abdulkarim Awad to draw it for you, then take it home! Abdulkarim Awad is an Iraqi-American artist and calligrapher based in Philadelphia. He is a contributor to the…
Join the Henna Party: Free Hand Decoration!
Fri, November 19, 2021
3:00 P.M.
Overbrook Park Library
Get your hand beautifully, naturally, and professionally decorated by Henna Honey. Henna Honey will decorate the first 25 hands on a first-come, first-serve basis. This program is part of the Manuscripts of the Muslim World Project. made possible by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic…
Garden Variety: An Arrangement of Exceptional Art
Now through Fri, November 19, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Now that the Free Library of Philadelphia has reopened to the public, Parkway Central feels like it is in full bloom again! We hope you enjoy these botanically-themed materials housed in the Children’s Literature Research Collection , Map Collection , and Print & Picture Collection…
Garden Variety: An Arrangement of Exceptional Art
Now through Fri, November 19, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
Now that the Free Library of Philadelphia has reopened to the public, Parkway Central feels like it is in full bloom again! We hope you enjoy these botanically-themed materials housed in the Children’s Literature Research Collection, Map Collection, and Print & Picture…
Garden Variety: An Arrangement of Exceptional Art
Now through Fri, November 19, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Map Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
Now that the Free Library of Philadelphia has reopened to the public, Parkway Central feels like it is in full bloom again! We hope you enjoy these botanically-themed materials housed in the Children’s Literature Research Collection, Map Collection, and Print & Picture Collection. The…
Rediscovered Public Art: Alexander Calder, Sheila Hicks, Gerhard Marcks
Now through Fri, December 31, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
This display looks at two works of art that have been recently returned to public display in Philadelphia and the three artists behind them. Two of the eight textile banners designed by Alexander Calder and made by Sheila Hicks through Philadelphia’s Percent for Art program in 1976 are on…
For the Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited
Now through Fri, February 4, 2022
4:58 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
It’s been ninety years since the crisis of the Great Depression inspired a New Deal of arts programs, infrastructure investment, and worker protections. The art and objects funded by New Deal programs show us how workers shaped the country in the 1930s. But it’s not just history. The…
For the Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited
Now through Fri, February 4, 2022
4:58 P.M.
Rare Book Department
at
Parkway Central Library
It’s been ninety years since the crisis of the Great Depression inspired a New Deal of arts programs, infrastructure investment, and worker protections. The art and objects funded by New Deal programs show us how workers shaped the country in the 1930s. But it’s not just history. The…