Art in the Open Events

Art in the Open Sales Exhibition

Saturday June 18 - Tuesday July 05, 2011

Exhibition will feature works of art created by 41 jury-selected artists during Art in the Open Philadelphia, available for purchase.

Closing reception: Friday, July 1, 2011 from 5-7 pm.

Contact Info:

Location:

  • Painted Bride Art Center
  • 230 Vine Street
  • Philadelphia, PA

AiO Exhibition at UArt's Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery

Sunday June 13 - Wednesday June 30, 2010

Selected AiO works created during the festival on view and for sale

Opening Reception: Sunday June 13, 2010 from 3-6 pm

Free and open to the public.

Location:

  • The University of the Arts, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery
  • 211 South Broad Street
  • Philadelphia, PA

Art in the Open Festival: 35 Artists Working along the banks of the Schuylkill River

Wednesday June 09 - Saturday June 12, 2010

Art in the Open (AiO) is a citywide event that celebrates artists, their inspirations for creating art, and their relationships with the urban environment. Inspired by, but re-framing, the tradition of painting en plein air, 35 artists working in a variety of media will create art outside, on-site over the four-day period of June 9-12, 2010 along the banks of the tidal Schuylkill River - from the historic Fairmont Park Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, south to landmark Bartram's Garden.

Location:

  • Schuykill River Banks
  • Philadelphia, PA

AiO Exhibition at City Hall featuring works by AiO Selected Artists

Monday May 17 - Friday July 23, 2010

Opening Reception: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, from 5-7pm in Conversation Hall, 2nd Floor

Free and Open to the Public.

Location:

  • Philadelphia City Hall, 2nd Floor
  • Broad & Market Streets
  • Philadelphia, PA

AiO Artist Notification

Wednesday March 31, 2010

AiO Juror Review

Thursday March 18, 2010

AiO Entry Submission Deadline

Monday February 15 - Friday February 19, 2010

Due to inclement weather and the President’s Day holiday, AiO applications received by 5pm, Friday, February 19, 2010 will be accepted. Apply now!

AiO and Partner Events Calendar

May 18

Thu May 17 - Sun Aug 12, 2012

Turn Here: ARTISTS PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Turn Here: ARTISTS PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Featuring artists who use signage and other graphic approaches as a strategy for promoting eco-awareness. Includes work by ...

May 18

Thu May 17 - Sun Aug 12, 2012

A HISTORY OF THE FUTURE

A HISTORY OF THE FUTURE

Stunning photographs by collaborators Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris of the Canary Project, showing disrupted ecosystems in Peru ...

May 17

Thursday May 17, 2012

Palettes and Processes: Painting the Landscape

Learn a new way to see the natural world around you as artist, educator, author and curator Al ...

May 17

Thursday May 17, 2012

Guided Tours of the Sculpture Garden

The Park House Guides of the Philadelphia Museum of Art give outdoor walking tours of the Anne d ...

May 15

Tuesday May 15, 2012

Gazebos Along the Schuylkill River - Hidden Treasures of Fairmount Park

As the Schuylkill River leaves the coastal plain, it enters the more rugged Piedmont, where our Victorian predecessors ...

Jun 18

Sat Jun 18 - Tue Jul 05, 2011

Art in the Open Sales Exhibition

Exhibition will feature works of art created by 41 jury-selected artists during Art in the Open Philadelphia, available ...

Jun 12

Sunday June 12, 2011

Meet the Puppets!

Spiral Q Puppet Theater builds strong and equitable communities characterized by creativity, joy, can-do attitudes, and the courage ...

Jun 12

Sunday June 12, 2011

Boat to Bartram’s Garden River Tour

Boat to Bartram’s Garden River Tour

Leave Center City by boat and travel down the Schuylkill River to Bartram's Garden, America's oldest ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Capturing the Landscape

Instructor Elaine M. Erne will lead this workshop along the Schuykill riverbanks, focusing on drawing and painting the ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Alla Primia Landscape Painting

Alla Primia Landscape Painting

Instructor Giovannie Casadei will lead this workshop along the Schuykill riverbanks, designed for students familiar with oil painting ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Family Day: Nature Art Journals

Teaching artists will help visitors construct nature art journals, custom-made for the Art in the Open Family Day ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Let Nature Inspire You! Family Day Art Program

Let Nature Inspire You! Join The Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education's Art Program on June 11th from ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Family Day: Watercolor Painting along the River

As part of AiO’s Family Day at Schuylkill Banks ...

Jun 11

Sat Jun 11 - Sun Jun 12, 2011

Children's Art Making Program at Art for the Cash Poor 12

InLiquid will host a children's art making activity during AiO on Saturday and Sunday, June 11th and ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Educational Art Project for Children and Families

For this year's Art in the Open celebration, the FWWIC will be offering a free educational art ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Drawing from Nature: The Art and Science of Botanical Illustration

This outdoor workshop invites participants to learn the basics of observational drawing, as a method for plant identification ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

"Wildflowers & Weeds" -- Field Sketching in an Urban Environment

A celebration of the relationship between artists and the urban environment - especially if situated along the banks of ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Printing in the Open at Bartram's Garden

Join The Print Center and Bartram's Garden for a special printmaking demo as part of Art in ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Secrets of the Schuylkill River Tour

Secrets of the Schuylkill River Tour

12 pm and 2 pm

Take a one-hour fun and fact-filled guided tour that highlights the past, present ...

Jun 11

Sat Jun 11 - Sun Jun 12, 2011

Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO

Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO

This interpretive audio program with 35 stops for 51 sculptures along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Kelly Drive ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

Basic Kayak Tour

Basic Kayak Tour

10am, 12 pm and 2pm

Professionally guided tours of the Schuylkill River departing from the Walnut Street Dock ...

Jun 11

Saturday June 11, 2011

LSDC along the Schuylkill

Leah Stein Dance Company will perform a site-specific dance along the Schuylkill River calling attention to the enduring ...

Jun 10

Fri Jun 10 - Fri Aug 26, 2011

InLiquid Art + Design Video Installation: Monologue Series by Jody Sweitzer

InLiquid Art + Design Video Installation: Monologue Series by Jody Sweitzer

Created with a pixel vision camera and intended to be viewed up close and in person, the Monologue ...

Jun 10

Fri Jun 10 - Fri Aug 26, 2011

Ant Farms, Swimming Pools, and Meditations by Eleanor Bystrom + Erin LaBonte

Ant Farms, Swimming Pools, and Meditations by Eleanor Bystrom + Erin LaBonte

Bystrom and LaBonte began to collaborate on video projects in ...

Jun 09

Thursday June 09, 2011

Science Leadership Academy Student Collaboration with Leah Stein Dance Company

Students from the Science Leadership Academy will be performing site specific dance pieces created in collaboration with the ...

Jun 09

Thursday June 09, 2011

Secrets of the Schuylkill River Tour

Secrets of the Schuylkill River Tour

Take a one-hour fun and fact-filled guided tour that highlights the past, present and future of the Hidden ...

Jun 09

Thu Jun 09 - Sun Jun 12, 2011

Mixed-media CityScape Mural

Lend a hand in creating a mixed-media mural with the Mural Arts Program! Cathleen Hughes will lead passersby ...

Jun 09

Thursday June 09, 2011

Movie Night

Movie Night

Enjoy a free night of entertainment and laughs on the Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge!

Bring your ...

Jun 09

Thursday June 09, 2011

Guided Walking Tour of the Tidal Schuylkill River with Robert Thomas

Join the Schuylkill River Park Alliance and the Philadelphia Parks Alliance for a walking guided tour of the ...

Jun 06

Mon Jun 06 - Fri Jul 01, 2011

"Metaphor for Memory" Exhibition

"Metaphor for Memory" Exhibition

"Metaphor for Memory" is an exhibition exchange, part of an ongoing collaboration by The Center for Emerging Visual ...

Jun 02

Thursday June 02, 2011

PAFA After Dark

Join us for PAFA After Dark on Thursday evenings for ...

May 19

Thu May 19 - Sun Aug 14, 2011

Ecstatic Landscape Exhibition

Ecstatic Landscape Exhibition

A group show of artists Peter Kinney, Helen Mirkil, and Susan Paquarelli whose work responds to landscape in ...

May 06

Fri May 06 - Sun Jul 03, 2011

InLiquid Art + Design: Centennial Photography Project

InLiquid Art + Design: Centennial Photography Project

In conjunction with our year-long 100th Anniversary Celebration, IHP and InLiquid are partnering to produce the Centennial ...

Apr 29

Fri Apr 29 - Sat Jul 23, 2011

Water as the Source Exhibition

Water as the Source Exhibition

Exhibition featuring works by PAFA Alumni: Eliza Auth, Pat Boyer, James Brantley, Joe Danciger, Fred Danziger, Joann Doneen ...

Apr 15

Fri Apr 15 - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Drawn to the Water Artists of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Capture our Region’s Waterways, 1830 – Present

For more than 200 years, generations of PAFA students, instructors, directors and exhibitors have used our regions' waterways ...

Aug 21

Saturday August 21, 2010

Kayak and Dine

Head out for an afternoon paddle, then return to shore for an exclusive catered meal.  Includes ½ hour of ...

Jul 13

Tue Jul 13 - Sun Jan 17, 2010

Seeing Green: The Art of Ecology

Throughout history, the environment has been a powerful source ...

Jul 11

Sunday July 11, 2010

Advanced Paddle to Bartram's Garden

Travel back in time as you paddle from Walnut Street Dock to Bartram's Garden.  The 3-4 hour ...

Jun 27

Sunday June 27, 2010

June Family Studio: Summer Scenery

Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape ...

Jun 26

Saturday June 26, 2010

Moonlight Kayak Tour

Let the moon guide you on a romantic Schuylkill sojourn.  Includes ½ hour of instruction and 1 hour on ...

Jun 26

Saturday June 26, 2010

Kite Making Family Event

Families are also invited to join staff from the Interpretive Center and Fairmount Park on Saturdays, June 12 ...

Jun 24

Thursday June 24, 2010

Reeling on the River Movie Series

Enjoy a night of excitement and laughs on the Banks, every other Thursday, by the Walnut Street Bridge ...

Jun 24

Thursday June 24, 2010

Writing about Art—Book Discussion and Writing Workshop (Landscapes)

Writing can provide deeper insight and is a way to share your thoughts and ideas about a work ...

Jun 20

Sunday June 20, 2010

June Family Studio: Summer Scenery

Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape ...

Jun 20

Sunday June 20, 2010

Botanical Illustration Workshop At Bartram’s Garden

Join botanical illustrator Rose Levine for a full-day, intensive workshop on the art of drawing and painting plants ...

Jun 19

Saturday June 19, 2010

Kite Making Family Event

Families are also invited to join staff from the Interpretive Center and Fairmount Park on Saturdays, June 12 ...

Jun 13

Sunday June 13, 2010

Drawing Together: Drawing in the Open

Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape ...

Jun 13

Sunday June 13, 2010

Boat to Bartram's

Leave Center City by boat and travel down the Schuylkill River to Bartram's Garden, America's oldest ...

Jun 13

Sun Jun 13 - Wed Jun 30, 2010

AiO Exhibition at UArt's Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery

Selected AiO works created during the festival on view and for sale

Opening Reception: Sunday June 13, 2010 ...

Jun 13

Sunday June 13, 2010

June Family Studio: Summer Scenery

Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape ...

Jun 13

Sunday June 13, 2010

Hidden River Outfitters Kayak Tours

Professionally guided tours of the Schuylkill River departing from Walnut Street Dock. Includes ½ hour of instruction and 1 ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Making Art and Making a Difference!

Bring your family to PAFA on Saturday, June 12th and see the galleries installed with beautiful, sublime and ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

Natural Color: Inks, Dyes and Fibers from the Landscape

Enjoy a walk at Bartram's Garden with Gardener Mandy Katz helps you to identify plants found at ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

History of the Lower Schuylkill River at Bartram’s Garden

Enjoy a summer afternoon walk along the only part of Lower Schuylkill river that has remained undeveloped.  Bartram ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

Drawing Together: Drawing in the Open

Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

Plein Air Painting with Joe Sweeney: A Celebration of Art in the Open Philadelphia

As a part of Art in the Open Philadelphia, Continuing Education offers a plein air painting workshop with ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

Secrets of the Schuylkill

A one-hour fun and fact-filled boat tour that highlights the past, present and future of the Hidden River ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

Alla Prima Still-Life in Oils: Intermediate

  Fleisher Art Memorial presents an opportunity to learn to express feelings in relation to nature, explore chromatic perspective ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

Animal Sculpture

Fleisher Art Memorial presents an opportunity to learn the basics of modeling three-dimensional animal forms from live animals ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

Ultimate Young Artists Workshop: Urban Photography class

Explore the world of art, design and creative thinking with The Young Artists Workshop at Moore College of ...

Jun 12

Saturday June 12, 2010

Kite Making Family Event

Families are invited to join staff from the Interpretive Center and Fairmount Park on Saturdays, June 12, 19 ...

Jun 11

Fri Jun 11 - Sun Jun 13, 2010

Garden History Tour

Tour the historic garden and discover the plants that the Bartram's collected and brought into cultivation making ...

Jun 11

Fri Jun 11 - Sun Jul 11, 2010

Material Motion: Featuring Artists from The Center for Emerging Visual Artists

CFEVA artists working with organic forms and materials from nature will exhibit fiber installations, photography, painting, and large ...

Jun 11

Fri Jun 11 - Sun Jun 13, 2010

Bartram House Tour

Visit the National Historic Landmark 18th century home built by John Bartram and discover the Bartram family legacy ...

Jun 11

Friday June 11, 2010

Opening Reception: “22 Artists in the Open"

A members group show of landscapes to coincide with Art in the Open Philadelphia.  Our exhibit will be ...

Jun 10

Thursday June 10, 2010

Reeling on the River Movie Series

Enjoy a night of excitement and laughs on the Banks, every other Thursday, by the Walnut Street Bridge ...

Jun 10

Thu Jun 10 - Sat Jun 12, 2010

Philadelphia Mural Arts Program - AiO Art Stations

The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program will host several "art stations" along the river during the Art In The ...

Jun 10

Thursday June 10, 2010

Artists' Talk

Artist talk with Ben Volta, Diane Savona, and Susan ...

Jun 10

Thursday June 10, 2010

Walking Guided Tour of the Tidal Schuylkill River

Schuylkill River Park Alliance will sponsor a walking guided tour of the tidal Schuylkill River area of Art ...

Jun 10

Thursday June 10, 2010

Writing about Art—Book Discussion and Writing Workshop (Landscapes)

 Writing can provide deeper insight and is a way to share your thoughts and ideas about a work ...

Jun 10

Thursday June 10, 2010

Secrets of the Schuylkill

A one-hour fun and fact-filled boat tour that highlights the past, present and future of the Hidden River ...

Jun 09

Wed Jun 09 - Sat Jun 12, 2010

Art in the Open Festival: 35 Artists Working along the banks of the Schuylkill River

Art in the Open (AiO) is a citywide event that celebrates artists, their inspirations for creating art, and ...

Jun 09

Wed Jun 09 - Sat Jun 12, 2010

Polygon Blooms: Benjamin Volta with Jerry Jackson and students from Grover Washington Jr. Middle School

Polygon Blooms: Benjamin Volta with Jerry Jackson and students from Grover Washington Jr. Middle School

Our installation manifests itself as a blooming geometric ...

Jun 08

Tue Jun 08 - Sat Jul 31, 2010

Stratum: Recent Works by Nancy Agati

InLiquid presents Stratum, an exhibition of recent work by Nancy Agati at The Hall exhibition space in the ...

Jun 06

Sunday June 06, 2010

Drawing Together: Drawing in the Open

 Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape ...

Jun 06

Sunday June 06, 2010

June Family Studio: Summer Scenery

Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape ...

Jun 05

Saturday June 05, 2010

Botanical Illustration Meet-Up at Bartram's Garden

Enjoy drawing from nature at America 's First Botanic Garden and come practice with fellow artists. Admission is ...

Jun 05

Saturday June 05, 2010

Pier 53 Park Public Art Workshop with Artist Stacy Levy

 Hidden Tributaries, Mysterious Tides and Invisible Microorganisms - Three Ways of Looking at the Un-seeable River  

Participants will start ...

Jun 05

Saturday June 05, 2010

Secrets of the Schuylkill

A one-hour fun and fact-filled boat tour that highlights the past, present and future of the Hidden River ...

Jun 05

Saturday June 05, 2010

Drawing Together: Drawing in the Open

Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape ...

Jun 03

Thursday June 03, 2010

Writing about Art—Book Discussion and Writing Workshop (Landscapes)

Writing can provide deeper insight and is a way to share your thoughts and ideas about a work ...

May 17

Mon May 17 - Fri Jul 23, 2010

AiO Exhibition at City Hall featuring works by AiO Selected Artists

Opening Reception: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, from 5-7pm in Conversation Hall, 2nd Floor

Free and Open to the ...

May 15

Saturday May 15, 2010

Ultimate Young Artists Workshop: Urban Photography class

Explore the world of art, design and creative thinking with The Young Artists Workshop at Moore College of ...

May 15

Sat May 15 - Sun Jul 18, 2010

WaterWork

This exhibition features images in which water is the principal theme, highlighted in a selection of modern and ...

May 09

Sunday May 09, 2010

Boat to Bartram's

Leave Center City by boat and travel down the Schuylkill River to Bartram's Garden, America's oldest ...

Mar 31

Wednesday March 31, 2010

AiO Artist Notification

Mar 21

Sunday March 21, 2010

Premiere of "Our National Heritage: Episode One: The Revolutionary River

The Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area will premiere the new PBS documentary, Our National Heritage Episode ...

Mar 18

Thursday March 18, 2010

AiO Juror Review

Feb 15

Mon Feb 15 - Fri Feb 19, 2010

AiO Entry Submission Deadline

Due to inclement weather and the President’s Day holiday, AiO applications received by 5pm, Friday, February 19 ...