August 2024

Pete Seeger outside the Nixon Campaign Headquarters, Philadelphia, 1972, by Harvey Finkle

(Woodmere Art Museum: gift of the artist, 2024)

New Exhibitions

Fill the “dog days of summer” with a stroll through Woodmere’s fresh galleries! Two NEW photography exhibitions open August 3, 2024.

Right Image from The Photo Review: HC Rd, Sign #11, 7X, From the series Lessons in Recursion, 2024, by Richard K. Kent (Courtesy of the artist)

Aug

3

In the Moment: The Art & Photography of Harvey Finkle and

The Photo Review: Best of Show 2024

Saturday, August 3 | Ongoing

**Opening Reception for both exhibitions, to be held on September 14, 2024

Happenings

Join guest curator, Antongiulio Sorgini, for an in-depth conversation on the art and photography of Harvey Finkle, exploring the unique qualities of Finkle’s photography and long career capturing the hardships, sacrifices, and joys experienced by members of diverse communities and political movements.

Aug

8

Gallery Talk | In the Moment: The Art & Photography of Harvey Finkle with guest curator, Antongiulio Sorgini

Thursday, August 8 | 5:30 PM

FREE with registration

To learn more and to register, please visit Woodmere’s Calendar of events at the below link.
CALENDAR

Jazz at Woodmere

Saturday Night Jazz at Woodmere is wrapping up the summer season of outdoor concerts, with only two performances remaining. While advance ticket sales are capped at indoor capacity, if Mother Nature cooperates, additional tickets will be for sale at the door when the concert is confirmed outside.

Saturday Night Jazz is offered in partnership with LifeLine Music Coalition. WRTI is a partner for Music at Woodmere.

Aug

3

Saturday Night Jazz | The Music of Patsy Cline

Saturday, August 3 | 6 PM

$25 ($15 members)

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Learn & Create

Creativity pours with fun-filled classes for children of all ages through the end of August! Create a Rainforest engages children 10 and older to create all the layers of a rainforest, from the forest floor to the overstory, with the plants and animals that inhabit each one. These creations will become part of an installation in Woodmere’s Millard Children’s Gallery titled Walk in the Rainforest which will open in September.

For adults, Color Matters (Online, Via Zoom) investigates how to use color to create mood, atmosphere, movement, drama, and contrasts, for beautiful harmonies and delicate subtleties. Join us August 15 & August 22 | 1 – 4 PM.

CLASSES

Membership

Now through Labor Day, NEW Memberships come with a FREE Woodmere Water Bottle! **Limited Supply.

When you become a member of Woodmere Art Museum, you support an important cultural organization in our community and receive these benefits as a thank you!

  • FREE admission to Woodmere’s galleries and exhibitions
  • Discounted shopping in the Museum Store
  • Members-only tours and events
  • Reduced admission to programs and concerts; early access to tickets
  • Reduced tuition for adult studio art classes and workshops
  • Museum Newsletter

Aug

15

Member’s Reception and Tour

Thursday, August 15 | 5:30 PM

FREE with Membership

Woodmere members are invited to join Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Members for a reception and intimate group tour at Woodmere, led by The Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Curator of Education Curator, Hildy Tow. This special event will showcase two captivating exhibitions: Through Her Eyes: Women Artists from Woodmere’s Collection and In the Moment: The Art & Photography of Harvey Finkle.

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Diving Board Podcast

We were all deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Stephan Salisbury, who served for many years as a cultural writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, but has written for many publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Nation, the Saturday Review, the Village Voice, and the American Poetry Review. Stephan was an amazing reporter, writer, and champion of the arts.

Please listen to the intriguing conversation, Voice for the Arts: Stephan Salisbury Talks with William Valerio About His Career at The Inquirer on a recent episode of Diving Board.

For added convenience, Diving Board is now on Spotify.

University of the Arts

To support all affected by the closure of University of the Arts, we are offering FREE ADMISSION to those affiliated through the end of 2024. UArts staff, faculty, and students, simply show your ID cards at our front desk to be admitted. Children are always free at Woodmere, but we’d also like to extend free admission to an additional adult member of your family.

Exhibitions

Through Her Eyes: Women Artists in Woodmere’s Collection

Through August 25, 2024

The Woodmere Annual: 82nd Juried Exhibition

Through September 1, 2024

Strange Narratives | Resilient Bodies

Opens September 25, 2024

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