Paradigm Gallery’s “Tending to Clouds” Turns Thread and Wool Into Ritual
Tending to Clouds opens at Paradigm Gallery September 4, bringing three fiber artists together for a show about ritual, repetition, and hand-crafted textiles.
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Rebecca Rutstein’s Most Comprehensive Solo Show Yet — at the Berman Museum
Philadelphia artist Rebecca Rutstein’s mid-career survey Universal Nature is on view at the Berman Museum at Ursinus College through November 24, with a free public reception September 17. Sea ice brine paintings, a suspended kinetic sculpture, and her first monograph.
Manayunk Arts Festival 2026: 300 Artists, One Cover Story, Two Days on Main Street
The 37th Manayunk Arts Festival 2026 takes over Main Street June 27–28 — free, 300 artists, the Carrera Paint My Ride Tour, 30 Emerging Artists on Grape Street, and a cover artist whose painting sold to a close friend of Jamie Wyeth.
Barnes on the Block 2026 Returns for a Free Philadelphia Sunday
Barnes on the Block 2026 returns to the Parkway on July 12 — free admission to the Barnes collection, three exhibitions, a new Latinx/e craft market, live performances from Batala to KyoDaiko, and a beer garden from Constellation Culinary Group.
Elizabeth Catlett: A Network of Black Women Artists Explored at PAFA’s Art at Noon July Event
On July 1, Princeton scholar Charmaine Branch leads a lunchtime discussion at PAFA on Elizabeth Catlett’s pedagogy, her networks of Black women artists, and the prints already hanging on PAFA’s walls.
“Just Us” Opens at the Barnes Foundation June 26, Featuring Artists From the Rec Crew and SCI Phoenix
The Barnes Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia present Just Us, a new exhibition of original work by artists from the Rec Crew and artists at SCI Phoenix, open June 26 through August 24.
Marcus De Paula Opens Interstice at Wexler Gallery in Fishtown This Week
Brazilian-American sculptor Marcus De Paula opens his first major solo exhibition at Wexler Gallery in Fishtown on June 11, bringing new illuminated stone sculptures and the first indoor presentation of his 3,000-pound granite structure Titan. On view through August 14, 2026.
Nancy Bea Miller Opens Her 5th Solo Show at Old City’s F.A.N. Gallery
Philadelphia painter Nancy Bea Miller opens her fifth solo show at Old City’s F.A.N. Gallery on First Friday, June 5 — more than forty oil paintings spanning still life, animal subjects, and portraiture. Free and open to the public through June 26.
Barnes x Calder Gardens Are Offering Free Admission to Philadelphia Residents All of July
The Barnes Foundation and Calder Gardens are offering free general admission to Philadelphia residents for the entire month of July 2026 — no reservations required, just a valid Philadelphia ID at the door.
Elsewhere Art Fair 2026 at the Yowie Hotel on South Street
The Elsewhere art fair, Philly’s locally-organized contemporary art fair, opens at the Yowie Hotel on South Street through June 6 with 27 galleries across the boutique hotel rooms.