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SUMMARY:CURRENTS: A Multimedia Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION: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). \nImaginative 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. \nCURRENTS is curated by Philadelphia Sculptors\, and is a FWW\, PHL250 and Global Philadelphia World Heritage Month event. \nPhiladelphia Sculptors works to promote contemporary sculpture and expand public awareness of the role and value of sculpture through exhibitions\, public forums\, and educational outreach. \nCo-Curators: Elaine Crivelli\, Leslie Kaufman\, and Marsha Moss.\n\nParticipating 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.\n \n \n 
URL:https://fairmountwaterworks.org/event/currents-a-multimedia-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:WE THE PEOPLE: Preserve Our Right To Clean Water Preview Reception
DESCRIPTION:WE THE PEOPLE: Preserve Our Right To Clean Water\n4th Annual Special Fine Art Exhibition\nPreview Reception\nThe 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). \nThe exhibition will be open to the public from May 16 to August 1\, 2026. \nParticipating Artists: Keith Breitfeller \, *Emily Brown\, Brian David Dennis\, Thom Duffy\, **Benjamin Passione\, Rinal Parikh \, \nAmie Potsic\, Ana Vizcarra Rankin\, Robert Reinhardt and Michael Williamson. \nCourtesy of Galleries: *Avery Galleries and **Gross McCleaf Gallery. \nThe 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.
URL:https://fairmountwaterworks.org/event/we-the-people/
LOCATION:Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center\, 640 Water Works Drive\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19130
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:CURRENTS: Taji Ra'oof Nahl - Special Artist Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join us in this Special Artist Performance of CURRENTS!\nIn 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.\n\nTaji 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. \nCURRENTS is curated by Philadelphia Sculptors\, and is a FWW\, PHL250 and Global Philadelphia World Heritage Month event. \nPhiladelphia Sculptors works to promote contemporary sculpture and expand public awareness of the role and value of sculpture through exhibitions\, public forums\, and educational outreach. \nCo-Curators: Elaine Crivelli\, Leslie Kaufman\, and Marsha Moss.
URL:https://fairmountwaterworks.org/event/currents-special-artist-performance/
LOCATION:Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center\, 640 Water Works Drive\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19130
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Exhibitions,Performance
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SUMMARY:CURRENTS: Martha McDonald - Special Artist Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join us in this Special Artist Performance of CURRENTS!\nRiver Ode: The Schuylkill Freed is a site-specific performance by Martha McDonald exploring the history of the Fairmount Water Works and the life of the Schuylkill River. Sited in the abandoned John B. Kelly Pool on the ground floor of the historic building\, the performance will activate the space through movement\, costume and original music reflecting on the engineering feats that harnessed the power of the river to bring clean water to the people; tales of the Schuylkill Rangers\, 19th century Irish river pirates from nearby Grays Ferry; and the rebirth of the river after decades of pollution. \nAnchoring the piece in the Semiquincentennial\, McDonald will play a glass armonica—an instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin that uses water to make music. A series of spinning glass bowls that create ethereal tones when touched with wet fingers\, the glass armonica evokes the water wheels that once hummed in this building and conjures a mournful resonance within its crumbling walls. \nCURRENTS is curated by Philadelphia Sculptors\, and is a FWW\, PHL250 and Global Philadelphia World Heritage Month event. \nPhiladelphia Sculptors works to promote contemporary sculpture and expand public awareness of the role and value of sculpture through exhibitions\, public forums\, and educational outreach. \nCo-Curators: Elaine Crivelli\, Leslie Kaufman\, and Marsha Moss.
URL:https://fairmountwaterworks.org/event/currents-special-artist-performance-2/
LOCATION:Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center\, 640 Water Works Drive\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19130
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Exhibitions,Performance
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SUMMARY:CURRENTS: Martha McDonald - Special Artist Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join us in this Special Artist Performance of CURRENTS!\nRiver Ode: The Schuylkill Freed is a site-specific performance by Martha McDonald exploring the history of the Fairmount Water Works and the life of the Schuylkill River. Sited in the abandoned John B. Kelly Pool on the ground floor of the historic building\, the performance will activate the space through movement\, costume and original music reflecting on the engineering feats that harnessed the power of the river to bring clean water to the people; tales of the Schuylkill Rangers\, 19th century Irish river pirates from nearby Grays Ferry; and the rebirth of the river after decades of pollution. \nAnchoring the piece in the Semiquincentennial\, McDonald will play a glass armonica—an instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin that uses water to make music. A series of spinning glass bowls that create ethereal tones when touched with wet fingers\, the glass armonica evokes the water wheels that once hummed in this building and conjures a mournful resonance within its crumbling walls. \nCURRENTS is curated by Philadelphia Sculptors\, and is a FWW\, PHL250 and Global Philadelphia World Heritage Month event. \nPhiladelphia Sculptors works to promote contemporary sculpture and expand public awareness of the role and value of sculpture through exhibitions\, public forums\, and educational outreach. \nCo-Curators: Elaine Crivelli\, Leslie Kaufman\, and Marsha Moss. \n 
URL:https://fairmountwaterworks.org/event/currents-special-artist-performance-3/
LOCATION:Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center\, 640 Water Works Drive\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19130
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Exhibitions,Performance
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SUMMARY:CURRENTS: Taji Ra'oof Nahl - Special Artist Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join us in this Special Artist Performance of CURRENTS!\nIn 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.\n\nTaji 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. \nCURRENTS is curated by Philadelphia Sculptors\, and is a FWW\, PHL250 and Global Philadelphia World Heritage Month event. \nPhiladelphia Sculptors works to promote contemporary sculpture and expand public awareness of the role and value of sculpture through exhibitions\, public forums\, and educational outreach. \nCo-Curators: Elaine Crivelli\, Leslie Kaufman\, and Marsha Moss.
URL:https://fairmountwaterworks.org/event/currents-taji-raoof-nahl-special-artist-performance/
LOCATION:Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center\, 640 Water Works Drive\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19130
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Exhibitions,Performance
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