CONFLUENCE: 3rd Annual Special Fine Art Exhibition Preview Reception
2025-05-01 16:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
PLEASE JOIN US!
PREVIEW RECEPTION
Thursday, May 1st, 2025
4:30pm to 6:30PM
Wine, Beer and Refreshments
A catered light fare will be available.
RSVP by April 25th
We are proud to present our third annual spring fine art exhibition. Titled Confluence, this special exhibition is centered on the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, and the junction where they meet, known as a confluence.
Eleven artists, showcasing 26 works of art, will tell the tale of the two rivers and the landscapes they traverse before coming together in South Philadelphia at Girard Point adjacent to the Navy Yard. The theme is represented in drawings, photographs, abstract watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings.
Visitors are invited to flex their imaginations enjoying abstract and representational landscapes exploring the expansive ecosystem that is our region’s watershed.
CONFLUENCE, the exhibition, is curated By Thom Duffy under the direction of Karen Young, FWWIC Director, and brought to you in part by the Fund for the Water Works and the Ed F. Grusheski Water Literacy Foundation.
Contributing Artists: Greg Brellochs – Courtesy Werring Contemporary, Thom Duffy, Susan Fenton, Albert Fung – Courtesy City Art Salon, Mike Geno, Jenn Hallgren, Alan Lankin, Bonnie Levinthal, Lauren Rosenthal McManus, Larry Spaid, Mickayel Thurin – Courtesy Gross McCleaf Gallery
To attend this event, please register HERE .

The exhibition is brought to you in part by
Fund for the Water Works and the Ed F. Grusheski Water Literacy Foundation

Curator-Led Tour of CONFLUENCE
2025-05-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-31 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-31 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-21 13:00 - 14:00 and 5 more dates | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
ART EXHIBIT TOURS
CONFLUENCE: 3rd ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT AT FWWIC
We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted by contributing artists. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from artists who are featured in this special exhibition !
Register HERE.

Bodies of Water Dance Performance
2025-05-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
The Naked Stark is a Partner in Movement at Fairmount Water Works. Come and celebrate the first performance of their residency!
Free performances will be shown in tandem with free gallery tours of the Fairmount Water Works’ new art exhibit “CONFLUENCE.”
May 3, 12 PM & 12:30 PM
Come for am art tour at 11pm and stay for a dance performance at 12pm!
Come for a dance performance at 12:30 and stay for an art tour at 1pm!

Bodies of Water
2025-07-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130

The Delaware River Festival
2025-09-27 10:00 - 16:00 | Penn’s Landing
The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is excited to be a part the Delaware River Festival!
Enjoy a ride on the RiverLink Ferry between Philadelphia and Camden…
Visit the Independence Seaport Museum…
Spend time on the water at Paddle Penn’s Landing…
Live bird shows…
Get your face painted…
Learn from environmental exhibitors…
Win prizes from the scavenger hunt…
Views of sailboats racing in the Philadelphia Cup Regatta
…and so much more!
More info at www.delawareriverfest.org.

Bodies of Water
2025-09-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
Bodies of Water
The Naked Stark
Art for Young Audiences, Dance, Immersive & Interactive Experience
Meet The Naked Stark at Fairmount Water Works!
Our 10th annual community gathering offers a glimpse into our process and a sneak peek into our 2026 production. Dive into an exploration of water, time and space celebrating the site’s architecture, and the mosaic of memories in the former Kelly Pool.
Bodies of Water co-creators, Amalia Colón-Nava, Chloe Marie, Harlee Trautman, Katherine Kiefer Stark, Marcie Mamura, and Meredith Stapleton, navigate the interplay of each performers’ relationship to water. We are at once streams flowing together and humans making space for each other, carrying and being carried along, discovering the power and possibilities that emerge when we come together.
This piece is an offering to drift, pause, and plunge into a shared inquiry of place and process; a phase in an ever evolving project. We invite you to enter the current of unfolding together, between the seen and unseen, and the water nearby.
Join us for a performance and reception as we discover mutual buoyancy, find each other in the vastness, dive through turbulence, and surface together.
The event is 1-3pm, featuring three experiences, including a 20 minute performance. The event ends with a reception open to all.
This event is for all ages – meet us at the river!

Dew Drop-In
2026-03-21 10:00 - 16:30 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
All ages are welcome to join us at Dew Drop-In workshops on Saturdays at Fairmount Water Works!
During March’s theme, The Color of Water, we’re exploring what affects the appearance of water, and then using the waterways of Philadelphia as inspiration for watercolor art.
See where your creativity flows on March 21 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m!

Dew Drop-In
2026-03-28 10:00 - 16:30 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
All ages are welcome to join us at Dew Drop-In workshops on Saturdays at Fairmount Water Works!
During March’s theme, The Color of Water, we’re exploring what affects the appearance of water, and then using the waterways of Philadelphia as inspiration for watercolor art.
See where your creativity flows on March 28 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m!

CURRENTS: A Multimedia Exhibition Opening Reception
2026-05-09 13:00 - 16:00 | PA
In CURRENTS, ten prominent local artists will expose the hidden mysteries of the raw architecture and underground corridors beneath the historic Fairmount Water Works (FWW).
Imaginative site-specific artworks will immerse visitors in the voices of the river and the history and ecology of the Water Works and its environs. Trickling harmonic notes will accompany ephemeral video projections while haunting multi-media installations will connect colonial times to both the real present and an imagined future 250 years ahead.
CURRENTS is curated by Philadelphia Sculptors, and is a FWW, PHL250 and Global Philadelphia World Heritage Month event.
Philadelphia Sculptors works to promote contemporary sculpture and expand public awareness of the role and value of sculpture through exhibitions, public forums, and educational outreach.
Co-Curators: Elaine Crivelli, Leslie Kaufman, and Marsha Moss.

Participating Artists: Joy Feasley and Paul Swenbeck, Julianna Foster, Carolyn Healy and John Phillips, Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib, Eugene Lew, Martha McDonald, and Taji Ra’oof Nahl.

Naked Stark: Open Outdoor Rehearsals
2026-05-13 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-14 11:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-15 13:00 - 17:00 | PA
OPEN REHEARSALS OUTSIDE AT FAIRMOUNT WATER WORKS
Catch a glimpse of the Naked Stark Artistic Collaborators rehearsing for their full-length performance FLOOD BEGIN AGAIN premiering in the fall! These outdoor rehearsals are unique opportunities to witness us co-create in collaboration with live music, set pieces, and the architecture of this historic site.
Photos by Channing Billups

WE THE PEOPLE: Preserve Our Right To Clean Water Preview Reception
2026-05-14 16:30 - 18:30 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
WE THE PEOPLE: Preserve Our Right To Clean Water
4th Annual Special Fine Art Exhibition
Preview Reception
The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has been a national leader in educating the public about the value of clean water and the need for public stewardship of our regional and local watersheds. This exhibition encapsulates these ideas and invites visitors to engage in thought and discussion sparked by a series of events which celebrate clean water including a fine art exhibition, installations, dance performances and interactive displays throughout the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center (FWWIC).
The exhibition will be open to the public from May 16 to August 1, 2026.
Participating Artists: Keith Breitfeller , *Emily Brown, Brian David Dennis, Thom Duffy, **Benjamin Passione, Rinal Parikh ,
Amie Potsic, Ana Vizcarra Rankin, Robert Reinhardt and Michael Williamson.
Courtesy of Galleries: *Avery Galleries and **Gross McCleaf Gallery.
The exhibition is curated by Thom Duffy under the direction of Karen Young, FWWIC Director, and brought to you in part by the Fund for the Water Works and the Edward F. Grusheski Water Literacy Foundation.

Curator-Led Tour of WE THE PEOPLE Fine Art Exhibition
2026-05-16 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
ART EXHIBIT TOURS
WE THE PEOPLE: 4th ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT AT FWWIC
We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted by contributing artists. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from artists who are featured in this special exhibition !
Register HERE.

CURRENTS: Taji Ra'oof Nahl - Special Artist Performance
2026-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
Join us in this Special Artist Performance of CURRENTS!
In CURRENTS, imaginative site-specific artworks will immerse visitors in the voices of the river and the history and ecology of the Water Works and its environs. Trickling harmonic notes will accompany ephemeral video projections while haunting multi-media installations will connect colonial times to both the real present and an imagined future 250 years ahead.

Taji Ra’oof Nahl is a conceptual artist working across sculpture, film, sound, and collective study. He is a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts. He is the architect of the TR7 Ecosystem—an evolving platform that organizes installations, moving image, performance, and collaboration into a unified cultural infrastructure. His work operates through Field Trips, Video Almanacs, live scoring sessions, and staged productions that examine overlooked histories and the movement of knowledge through civic space.
CURRENTS is curated by Philadelphia Sculptors, and is a FWW, PHL250 and Global Philadelphia World Heritage Month event.
Philadelphia Sculptors works to promote contemporary sculpture and expand public awareness of the role and value of sculpture through exhibitions, public forums, and educational outreach.
Co-Curators: Elaine Crivelli, Leslie Kaufman, and Marsha Moss.

Said in Stone: Statuary Art at Fairmount Water Works
2026-05-27 16:00 - 17:30 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
Join us for Said in Stone: Statuary Art at Fairmount Water Works, a tour focusing on the “form” that complements the “function” of our National Historic Landmark.
Along with the history, learn about the artistic expression of this site through the architecture, fountains, sculpture, landscape design and the Schuylkill River School of Painting. The beauty of the form brought attention to the critical function of the Fairmount Water Works.
