On Saturday, October 26th, join artist Rachel Hsu and Philadelphia Poet Laureate Trapeta B. Mayson at The Weight of Our Living on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for a free poetry workshop, featuring a reading and interactive activities based on the themes of this new installation.
Events
Discover the creative journey behind Rachel Hsu’s new installation in this engaging artist talk at Asian Arts Initiative on September 17th. Hsu will discuss her inspiration drawn from reflexology and how her outdoor site-specific sculpture, The Weight of Our Living, explores themes of pain, tenderness, and care. This event is the Association for Public Art’s 152nd Annual Meeting and is free and open to all with registration.
Join the Association for Public Art and the Parkway Council at the Oar Pub at Park Towne Place to celebrate the opening of The Weight of Our Living by Rachel Hsu at nearby Maja Park. Enjoy complimentary light refreshments, hear brief remarks from the artist, and explore this brand new installation with us.
Join us for this special members-only program to gain a deeper understanding of the techniques, materials, and challenges involved in the conservation of outdoor sculpture across a variety of mediums. Coffee and water will be served, and the nearby Capriccio Café and Bar offers additional snacks and refreshments.
Gain exclusive insights from Susan Myers, Assistant Curator and Project Manager at aPA, as she shares the fascinating lives and contributions of remarkable women such as Hélène Sardeau, Gwen Lux, Anna Coleman Ladd, and Margaret Brassler Kane.
Join artist Xenobia Bailey at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania as she exposes the deferred historical achievements of Philadelphia’s Radical Black Elite from the early 1800s.
Join the education staff from the Association for Public Art and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for a walking tour to learn about the early development of the Rittenhouse Square and the prominent civic leaders and artists who played a significant role in making it an iconic public park. The tour ends with a trip to the Historical Society to see supporting documents and images.
Join the Association for Public Art and the Tyler School of Art and Architecture for an artist talk with multidisciplinary artist Maren Hassinger (b.1947) at Temple Contemporary. Hassinger will discuss her life’s work in the public space and the artist’s first outdoor sculpture exhibition in Philadelphia, “Steel Bodies” at the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial.
Led by artist Nancy Agati, whose own practice includes painting, drawing, and site-specific installation, students will learn about the role of drawing and observation in planning and executing large scale installations and the ways artists connect to a landscape.
Presented by the Association for Public Art and the Preservation Alliance, this walking tour on Sunday, August 20th – “Public Art, Landmarks, and Transformations along the Schuylkill” – will cover the changes and development along the lower Schuylkill River and the industrialization that followed in historical landmarks, and public art spanning the early 18th to the mid-19th century.