A “Refreshed” Woodmere Re-Opens to the Public on September 4
After a brief closure to do some minor repairs to our current location, Charles Knox Smith Hall, Woodmere will re-open its doors to the public on Thursday, September 4 at 10 AM. Along with vibrant new exhibitions, the opening weekend offers several FREE events, including The Photo Review Opening Reception, Straw Maze Opening, and a thought-provoking lecture, All We Have is Each Other: Black Artists and Collective Visions, with Bridget R. Cooks, PhD, Chancellor’s Fellow and Professor of African American Studies and Art History at the University of California Irvine. FREE admission will continue through Friday, October 3, 2025.
Our new and improved ticketing system launched on August 5, 2025, offering more features and flexibility than ever before. So, when registering for upcoming events, you will need to create a new account. Check out the easy step-by-step guide here and click here to view our video tutorial for extra help. Members click here. |
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| The Photo Review Opening Reception
Thursday, September 4, 2025
5:30 – 7:30 PM
FREE with Registration
Please join us for a Photo Review: Best in Show 2025 Opening Reception presenting the work of the prizewinners of the 2025 International Photography Competition, organized annually by The Photo Review, a critical journal of national scope and international readership. This year’s Competition is juried by pioneering collector and gallerist Peter Fetterman. Register here. |
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Friday, September 5, 2025
5:30 – 7:30 PM
FREE with Registration
Join us for the Opening Reception of the beloved Straw Maze. Explore the zigzag spaces, tunnels, and multi-level views created in Woodmere’s 2025 straw maze of a Pirate Ship! Built with massive bales of straw, this year’s maze provides fun and recreation for all ages. To learn more and register, click here. |
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| All We Have is Each Other: Black Artists and Collective Visions, with Bridget R. Cooks, PhD, Chancellor’s Fellow and Professor of African American Studies and Art History at the University of California Irvine.
Saturday, September 6, 2025
2 – 4 PM; Reception to Follow
FREE with Registration
Dr. Cooks’ lecture will feature works by Black artists that inspire and are informed by our present and irrepressible past. Known for her scholarship on the representation of Black artists in the curatorial practices of museums, Dr. Cooks’ first book, Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum (2011), has become a foundational historical study of the positioning, inclusion, and exclusion of African American voices in museums. Register here.
This lecture is made possible through the generous support of the Robert Lehman Foundation’s Edwin L. Weisl Jr. Lectureship in Art History. |
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| ARTZ Connect (Online, via Zoom)
Friday, September 12, 2025
11 AM – 12 PM
FREE with Registration
ARTZ Connect offers online, interactive programs with art for people with dementia and their care partners. Enjoy the program from the comfort of your home with the benefit of being able to look closely at works of art together, and see details that are hard to see in a gallery space. Register here. |
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| ARTZ@The Museum
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
11 AM – 12 PM
FREE with Registration
ARTZ Philadelphia and Woodmere offer informal programs for visitors with dementia and their care partners through interactions with artworks and opportunities for self-expression. Groups are limited in size to 12 visitors with dementia and their care partners to ensure an intimate and comfortable experience for everyone. Register here. |
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| Embrace the fall colors with a class at Woodmere! Explore a variety of classes for all levels, from oil painting to botanical watercolors, drawing, and creative workshops!
Please note, we have updated our class payment policies. Read more here. |
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| Studio Oil Painting
Sundays, September 14-October 19; meets 6 times
1:30 – 4:30 PM
Instructor: Stefanie Lieberman
$255 ($225 members)
This class is designed to help students execute a painting of their own subject matter and focuses on composition, perspective, color mixing, and painting techniques. Students can use photographs as source material to organize and create a painting, and may devote the entire session to one piece or work on multiple pieces. Individual instruction is given during each session. Register here. |
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| Botanical Watercolor
Wednesdays, September 17-October 22 (no class September 24); meets 5 times
10 AM -1 PM
Instructor: Ginger Mimmo Rohlfing
$220 ($190 members)
Learn how to capture the variety of shapes, colors and forms of plants and flowers with the free flow of watercolor. Students will sharpen their observational skills, create interesting compositions, and develop ways of mixing and layering color to encourage self-expression. Demonstrations will be given with plenty of individual attention. Register here. |
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| Creating Radiant and Luminous Watercolors
Fridays, September 19-October 24; meets 6 times
10 AM – 1 PM
Instructor: Vessna Scheff
$255 ($225 members)
This class is designed for the beginner to advanced student seeking to become comfortable with mark making, hoping to find enjoyment, awe, and ease in painting with watercolors, and enhancing their drawing and watercolor painting techniques. Register here. |
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Woodmere Goes Live on Bloomberg Connects App
This September, Woodmere will be featured on the Bloomberg Connects app, joining a global community of over 1000 cultural partners offering enhanced experiences for users on-site and off through the Bloomberg Connects app. Bloomberg Connects provides digital guides to museums, galleries, gardens, public art, historic sites, and more, expanding access to arts and culture around the world. To learn more about downloading the app, click here. |
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