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The Fabric Workshop and Museum retweeted
The Fabric Workshop and Museum is one of Philadelphia’s most avant-garde, lesser known, and free museums. It’s creative and fun. @visitphilly #Philadelphia #fashion #museum
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Posting this on Black Friday for no real reason... These outfits are constructed entirely of U.S. one-dollar bills—450 of them to be exact. “As did people in ancient cultures, we wear our wealth,” the artist Ken Dawson Little observes.
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Titled “Buck and Doe,” they were created in 1988 as part of artist’s FWM exhibition that presented different stages in an imagined American family’s class progression. These clothes represented the stage of prosperity. How do you feel this piece from 36 years ago resonates today?
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See Buck and Doe on view now in #SoftCover. Free tickets>> bit.ly/FWMSoftCover

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NEW ON VIEW | Robert Kushner’s “Dancers,” 1977 FWM’s first Artist-in-Residence both printed and hand-painted figures on a fabric banner. He then fixed materials from his past costumes to enhance the rhythmic effect of his composition. Free tickets>> bit.ly/FWMSoftCover
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The Fabric Workshop and Museum retweeted
Now available on vinyl: "Rose: You Are Who You Eat" a companion album of song, storytelling, and wordplay to the #PewArtsGrants-supported exhibition, "John Jarboe: The Rose Garden," recently at @fabricworkshop. bit.ly/3YD7IEL
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The Fabric Workshop and Museum retweeted
check out my latest 💌🌹 wrote about the incredible John Jarboe and her recent exhibition at @fabricworkshop impulsemagazine.com/symposiu…
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Trying to see The Rose Garden? While advance reservations are no longer available, walk-up tickets are available each day on a first come, first served basis. We are not sold out! Come through and get a timed ticket. The show closes after Sunday, Sep 29>> bit.ly/FWM_TheRoseGarden
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NOW ON VIEW | “Cardoso Flea Circus” In 1996, artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso used her residency to teach herself the lost art of training fleas through a series of tricks emphasizing their natural responses to heat, light, and breath. Learn more>> bit.ly/3ZjRKAi
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The Euphoria Quilt Project is making a stop at FWM! Learn hand quilting and sewing techniques, contribute your own stitches, and consider what your gender expansive joy looks like. ⁠ ⁠ SUN SEP 8, 1–3 pm ⁠ Included with free admission. Masks required ⁠bit.ly/4e2SygX
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The Fabric Workshop and Museum retweeted
Judson Browning, exhibitions manager of Chinatown's Fabric Workshop and Museum, talks favorite pets, art school, and the importance of confronting tragedy and stigma after his losing his dad. epgn.com/2024/08/14/judson-b…
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The Fabric Workshop and Museum retweeted
31 Jul 2024
The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia has named Kelly Shindler as its new executive director. via @petercrimmins bit.ly/3WqzG4f

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You’re invited! Experience delectable Philippine food, fun, games, and dance with artist Risa Puno and Bahay215. BYO dish to share in this spread. Philly Pinoy Potluck Saturday, August 10, 4–8 PM Free—register to let us know what you’re bringing >> bit.ly/PhillyPinoyPotluck
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Please join us in welcoming Kelly Shindler, who has been appointed as our next Executive Director! Shindler has assembled a formidable skill set as a curator, storyteller, fundraiser, and grantmaker over a 20 yr career. >> bit.ly/4c5LZsM Photo credit: Constance Mensh.
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We’re wrapping artist Betye Saar, who turns 98 today, in a virtual birthday hug! The CA native’s prints are notably concerned with spirituality, cosmology, and family. In 1984, she worked closely with our Studio to create a duvet: “Takin’ A Chance on Luv” bit.ly/3ygGGc7
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The Fabric Workshop and Museum retweeted
The Fabric Workshop and Museum presents John Jarboe's The Rose Garden. Open until Sept 29. Photos courtesy Christopher Ash. Read Martina Merlo's review at theArtblog.org @johnjarbeaux @martinatmerlo @christopherash1 #art #transart #philadelphiaart #artist #ArtGallery
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The Fabric Workshop and Museum retweeted
24 Jul 2024
We asked art world insiders to tell us about the best artist residencies around the world. Here they are and why they're worth it. bit.ly/4dfxune

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Open all weekend, noon to 5 PM. Free admission includes>> 🧶 Jessica Campbell: Heterodoxy (Final weeks—through Aug 11) 🥥 Risa Puno: Group Hug (through Aug 18) 🌹 John Jarboe: The Rose Garden (Timed ticket entry through Sep 30) bit.ly/FreeTicketsFWM
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