Tyler Center for Art and Creative Exchange Opens at PAFA
The Tyler Center for Art and Creative Exchange has launched at PAFA, a new Temple University initiative supporting MFA graduates through its debut exhibition, The Afterlife.
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FringeArts Announces Programming for the 30th Annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Fringe Festival 2026 marks 30 years of FringeArts programming, with more than 330 experiences across nearly 100 venues from September 8 through 27, tickets on sale now.
InLiquid Examines Climate Change Through Photography in “No Other Place to Go”
InLiquid’s No Other Place to Go brings five photographers together to confront climate change and ecological loss.
Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show Features 145 Artists
The Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show 2026 marks 99 years as the nation’s oldest outdoor art festival, bringing 145 artists and a Restorative Justice partnership to the park September 18-20.
How the Doylestown Arts Festival Became One of the Region’s Biggest Free Festivals
The Doylestown Arts Festival started as a one-block volunteer effort in 1991. Thirty-five years later, it’s a two-day, five-stage, 170-artist event; and still free.
Emily Mello Named Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Next Executive Director
Mural Arts Philadelphia has named Emily Mello its next Executive Director, effective September 1, succeeding founder Jane Golden as the organization steps into Philadelphia’s Semiquincentennial year.
Arts in the Garden Returns to The Inn at Villanova With a Notable Artist Lineup
Arts in the Garden returns to The Inn at Villanova on September 12, with a lineup including Dane Tilghman, Suave Gonzalez, Chuck Styles, Allan Lane, Acori Honzo, Nina Hurwitz, and Alexandra Schnabel.
InLiquid’s “New Now IX” Is the Largest New Member Showcase in the Gallery’s History
InLiquid Gallery presents New Now IX, its largest new member showcase yet, featuring 42 Philadelphia-area artists across painting, sculpture, photography, collage, jewelry, and mixed media.
Collective Futures Brings 30+ Independent Art Spaces Together This Fall
Collective Futures, a six-week citywide arts festival, runs October 2–November 15 across 30+ independent Philadelphia art spaces, from Kensington to Old City.
The PMA Contemporary Craft Show Turns 50 With 195 Artists This November
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show celebrates its 50th anniversary November 6–8, 2026, with 195 juried artists across 13 craft disciplines, including a Philadelphia sister-brother slow-fashion duo and a solar-powered woodturner.