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An exhibition featuring artwork by Kathleen Greco and Andrea Bartine Caldarise exploring ocean life and natural landscapes will be on view starting from November 4, 2025 through April 14, 2026. Through their distinct styles, both artists explore patterns, textures, and forms found in nature. The […]
Families can visit Baby Gear Group Jenkintown on February 13 and February 20 for Messy Play with Ms. Melanie.
Join Sara from Kiss My Soul for a special Valentine evening making decadent Valentine themed Body Scrubs! Learn about salt versus sugar, nourishing base oils for the skin and choose a scrub scent, theme and additives. Himalayan Pink Salt Rose Scrub or Delicious Buttercream Sugar […]
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Kingsessing Library with Librarian Rachel. This event features stories, scarves, songs as well as making red paper lanterns.
Join Historic Fair Hill each Saturday afternoon for storytimes, games, arts & crafts, gardening, scavenger hunts, and more!
An exhibition featuring artwork by Kathleen Greco and Andrea Bartine Caldarise exploring ocean life and natural landscapes will be on view starting from November 4, 2025 through April 14, 2026. Through their distinct styles, both artists explore patterns, textures, and forms found in nature. The […]
At Widener Library, families can admire Black artists and their art. Each week features a different Black artist and their unique style. Then, an interactive workshop occurs while honoring elements of their artistic style.
At Charles Santore Library, kids of all ages can come together for fun craft creations.
The Graham Building’s newest installation features artwork by InLiquid Member John Howell White. These larger than life size paintings radiate vivid colors and earth tones, which demonstrate an interaction between shape and color. This artist highlight is on display in the first floor lobby of […]
Bring littles ones at American Swedish Historical Museum for their "Toddler Time: Exploring Colors" event on February 17. Kids can spend a morning full of color around the Museum, play games, and more. Learn more here.
With Toddler Time at American Swedish Historical Museum, families can find amazing colors all around us! Kids will explore color throughout the Museum, play color matching games, and create their own colorful crafts. Learn more here.
An exhibition featuring artwork by Kathleen Greco and Andrea Bartine Caldarise exploring ocean life and natural landscapes will be on view starting from November 4, 2025 through April 14, 2026. Through their distinct styles, both artists explore patterns, textures, and forms found in nature. The […]
Come together on Wednesday, February 18th for a Meet & Greet with current Park Towne Place Artist in Residence Alex Spalding. This event will celebrate Spalding's new exhibition and learn more about their practice! There is no public parking at Park Towne Place, but there […]
Come and learn the joys of making art! Taught by Elena Gans-Pfister, This class is a perfect introduction for students who have an interest in learning crochet. This event will establish a strong foundation holding a crochet hook, chain stitch, single stitch, double stitch, and making […]
Families can come together for an interactive workshop that explores one of the oldest and most respected art forms in China, which is Chinese Calligraphy. This art form stretches back more than 3,000 years. It is the art of writing Chinese characters with a brush […]
An exhibition featuring artwork by Kathleen Greco and Andrea Bartine Caldarise exploring ocean life and natural landscapes will be on view starting from November 4, 2025 through April 14, 2026. Through their distinct styles, both artists explore patterns, textures, and forms found in nature. The […]
Families can visit Baby Gear Group Jenkintown on February 13 and February 20 for Messy Play with Ms. Melanie.
Families can come together at Baby Gear Group Jenkintown for their Building Night on February 20.
At Philadelphia Museum of Art, celebrate Lunar New Year by dancing the away the night to some favorite K-Pop tunes, featuring a live DJ performance and drop-in artmaking inspired by Korean art in their collection.
Artist Doriana Diaz will lead a workshop on collage as a healing ritual. Participants will implement and enhance the practice as individuals as well as a collective. As a group, they will experiment with visuals that curate ideologies around joy, glory, Black paradise, and more. […]
Join Historic Fair Hill each Saturday afternoon for storytimes, games, arts & crafts, gardening, scavenger hunts, and more!
Make Victorian Valentine's Day Cards and seal them with wax at Historic St. George's, Museum & Archives! This event is free for all ages.
An exhibition featuring artwork by Kathleen Greco and Andrea Bartine Caldarise exploring ocean life and natural landscapes will be on view starting from November 4, 2025 through April 14, 2026. Through their distinct styles, both artists explore patterns, textures, and forms found in nature. The […]
At Widener Library, families can admire Black artists and their art. Each week features a different Black artist and their unique style. Then, an interactive workshop occurs while honoring elements of their artistic style.
Families can come together for an interactive workshop that explores one of the oldest and most respected art forms in China, which is Chinese Calligraphy. This art form stretches back more than 3,000 years. It is the art of writing Chinese characters with a brush […]
An exhibition featuring artwork by Kathleen Greco and Andrea Bartine Caldarise exploring ocean life and natural landscapes will be on view starting from November 4, 2025 through April 14, 2026. Through their distinct styles, both artists explore patterns, textures, and forms found in nature. The […]
Come and learn the joys of making art! Taught by Elena Gans-Pfister, This class is a perfect introduction for students who have an interest in learning crochet. This event will establish a strong foundation holding a crochet hook, chain stitch, single stitch, double stitch, and making […]
An exhibition featuring artwork by Kathleen Greco and Andrea Bartine Caldarise exploring ocean life and natural landscapes will be on view starting from November 4, 2025 through April 14, 2026. Through their distinct styles, both artists explore patterns, textures, and forms found in nature. The […]
The Arts League presents its 2026 Artist Convening Weekend, a multi-day celebration of artistic practice and community building in West Philadelphia. The weekend begins Friday, February 27 with a free community art auction featuring local artists, with all proceeds supporting accessible arts education, followed by […]
The Philadelphia Print Consortium invites families to the fourth annual printPHILLY! print fair on Saturday, February 28 at Parkway Central Library on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. This free event features over 40 vendors showcasing prints created with everything from traditional letterpress to modern digital techniques, […]
The Arts League presents its 2026 Artist Convening Weekend, a multi-day celebration of artistic practice and community building in West Philadelphia. The weekend begins Friday, February 27 with a free community art auction featuring local artists, with all proceeds supporting accessible arts education, followed by […]
Join Historic Fair Hill each Saturday afternoon for storytimes, games, arts & crafts, gardening, scavenger hunts, and more!
Create the perfect pair! In this hands-on makerspace workshop, participants can design and sublimate their own custom mug, then make a matching coaster using a variety of creative techniques. After mug personalization, participants select one coaster-making method to explore—sewing, tufting, laser cutting, 3D printing, or […]
Families are invited to experience a magical day of glassmaking at the SCC Glass Education Center on Sunday, March 1st! Visitors can explore free glass sales featuring beautiful handmade pieces, tour working studios, watch artists in action, view the playful "Playtime!" exhibition, and even try […]
Children and families can create their own piece of art with teaching artists from the Claymobile.
