WANDERING: Observations of Our Watershed
2024-04-20 10:00 - 2024-07-27 17:00 (America/New_York) | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
WANDERING: Observations of Our Watershed
Come visit FWWIC and view this special exhibition focusing on artists’ observations of our watershed. The curated selection of vintage and contemporary drawings, paintings and photography by Philadelphia artists captures our rivers, streams, wildlife, and tidal wetlands. The purpose of WANDERING: Observations of Our Watershed, is to encourage exploration of our watershed, and discussion of the delicate and crucial balance of an ecosystem in an urban setting.
Curator and Artist Led Tours
Two one-hour tours will be offered at 11am and 1pm on:

April 20th
May 4th and 18th
June 1st, 15th and 29th
July 13th and 27th

Register for a tour
Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM Wednesday through Saturday

The Watershed is an Open Book
2024-04-20 12:00 - 14:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
A fun, family program for PreK-3rd grade and their caregivers. (All siblings welcome)
All programs are free, but pre-registration is required.
https://tinyurl.com/y89rkpzr

A PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION.

Mussel Maniacs
2024-04-27 10:00 - 12:00 | The Discovery Center, 3401 Reservoir Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19121, United States
Join us for our monthly freshwater mussel measuring event at the Discovery Center on April 27, 2024! This community science program helps our freshwater mussel propagation program and brings us a step closer to cleaner water for birds and for ourselves.
This program is designed for adult volunteers. Children age 12 and up can participate with an adult.
For more information, contact Bria Wimberly at bria.wimberly@audubon.org or Stacey Heffernan at stacey.heffernan@phila.gov.
Registration is required: https://forms.gle/PzAQ131dUADbja2B8

HISTORIC PRESERVATION TOURS
2024-05-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-05-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-05-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
A special guided tour of the exterior grounds of the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic Landmark.
Register here.

Stop by the Family and Children's Activity Table at the PWD Open House & Career Fair
2024-05-04 10:00 - 14:00 | Queen Lane Water Treatment Plant, 3565 Fox Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19129
Join us at the Philadelphia Water Department Open House & Career Fair at the Family & Children’s activity table ! We will be making small water filtration devices, learning about freshwater mussels and playing some aquatic habitat games.

Curator-Led Tour of Wandering: Observations of Our Watershed
2024-05-04 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-05-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-15 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-15 13:00 - 14:00 and 2 more dates | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
ART EXHIBIT TOURS
WANDERING: OBSERVATIONS OF OUR WATERSHED
We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted by contributing artists so you won’t want miss this opportunity to hear from artists who are featured in this special exhibition themed on their observations of our regions watersheds.
Register HERE.

Family Discovery Day
2024-05-13 16:00 - 18:00 | The Discovery Center, 3401 Reservoir Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19121, United States
Life in the Water*Water for Life
Join us as we investigate micro-life in the Strawberry Mansion Reservoir. Learn about the important ecological roles these critters have in aquatic ecosystems. Build a filtration system designed to clean a sample of muddy reservoir water. Will your filtration device filter out the micro-life? Come and find out!
Dress to be outdoors and in clothes you don’t mind getting wet!
Community Listening Session about the PWD Water Revitalization Plan to begin at 6pm.

Wandering: Outdoor Painting Demonstration
2024-05-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
En Plein Air (En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist’s subject in full view.)
Come chat with Kate Kern Mundie, a landscape artist rooted in the American environmental realism movement, as she gives an Outdoor Painting Demonstration.
Following the painting demonstration, join participating artists and exhibition curator Thom Duffy to tour WANDERING: Observations of Our Watershed in the gallery space at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. Register for the tour here.

Mussel Maniacs
2024-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 | The Discovery Center, 3401 Reservoir Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19121, United States
Join us for our monthly freshwater mussel measuring event at the Discovery Center on May 18, 2024! This community science program helps our freshwater mussel propagation program and brings us a step closer to cleaner water for birds and for ourselves.
This program is designed for adult volunteers. Children age 12 and up can participate with an adult.
For more information, contact Bria Wimberly at bria.wimberly@audubon.org or Stacey Heffernan at stacey.heffernan@phila.gov.
Registration is required: https://forms.gle/9D3TDENwcDDYAZS86

WORLD FISH MIGRATION DAY POP-UP
2024-05-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Come Celebrate World Fish Migration Day with us!
Join us to learn about the fish that travel our rivers in order to complete their life cycle! Using the “Gyotaku” method, a traditional form of Japanese art that allowed fisherman to record their catches, we will supply fabric paint for you to print a fish on your t-shirt.

May 25, 11am-1pm

*Select t-shirt sizes will be available first come, first served. Bring your own if you want to ensure a good fit!

HISTORIC PRESERVATION TOUR
2024-05-25 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Wandering: Outdoor Painting Demonstration
2024-06-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
En Plein Air (En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist’s subject in full view.)
Outdoor Painting Demonstration with Kate Kern Mundie, landscape artist rooted in the American environmental realism movement, and Daniel Flinchbaugh, artist and Assistant Landscape Planner with the University of Pennsylvania. .
Following the painting demonstration, join participating artists and exhibition curator Thom Duffy to tour WANDERING: Observations of Our Watershed in the gallery space at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. Register for the tour here.

TEACHING GREEN SYMPOSIUM
2024-06-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Registration ends May 31, 2024
Register today!

CITY HOLIDAY-BUILDING CLOSED
2024-06-19, 2024-07-04

Mussel Maniacs
2024-06-22 10:00 - 12:00 | The Discovery Center, 3401 Reservoir Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19121, United States
Join us for our monthly freshwater mussel measuring event at the Discovery Center on June 22, 2024! This community science program helps our freshwater mussel propagation program and brings us a step closer to cleaner water for birds and for ourselves.
This program is designed for adult volunteers. Children age 12 and up can participate with an adult.
For more information, contact Bria Wimberly at bria.wimberly@audubon.org or Stacey Heffernan at stacey.heffernan@phila.gov.
Registration is required: https://forms.gle/HS9D7i3rf58kfWtj6
