Exhibitions
Wild Sight: Thomas Chimes on the Edge of the Rational
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Bodies and Souls: Robert and Frances Coulborn Kohler Collection
Bodies and Souls traces the imaginative and ethical force of representational art while celebrating the growth of Woodmere’s collection.
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Syd Carpenter: Planting in Place, Time, and Memory
Experience the profound and evocative work of Syd Carpenter in Planting in Place, Time, and Memory.
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La Cresta: A Land-Sculpting Installation by Syd Carpenter and Steve Donegan
Artists Syd Carpenter and Steve Donegan take inspiration from the horticultural practice of hügelkulture in the form of a land-sculpting installation.
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Woodmere's Outdoor Wonder
Woodmere’s grounds feature important examples of public sculpture by significant artists.
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Free Interpretation of Plant Forms
Woodmere and the City of Philadelphia are pleased to announce the re-installation of Harry Bertoia's monumental fountain sculpture.
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Arc of Promise
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, Arc of Promise explores how Philadelphia’s artists have envisioned “America” as an idea, from the nation’s founding to today.
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The Woodmere Annual: 83rd Juried Exhibition
The Woodmere Annual exhibition presents the work of Philadelphia’s contemporary artists. This year’s juror, Ron Tarver, invites makers to submit works that reflect on the theme of Family.
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Listen with Your Eyes: A Moe Brooker Retrospective
An inaugural retrospective dedicated to the work of Moe Brooker (1940–2022), one of Philadelphia's most beloved and visionary artists.
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In the Eye of the Beholder
Spotlights the recent gifts of two eminent collectors of Philadelphia artists, painter Bill Scott and activist Bob Schoenberg.
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Flourish: Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Middle School
On view in the Helen Millard Children's Gallery, Flourish showcases the vibrant creativity of Springside Chestnut Hill’s middle school artists.
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Bright and Beautiful
Bright and Beautiful is a show of contemporary art curated around Woodmere’s splendid Meissen porcelain chandelier.
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Sing, Choirs of Angels
Sing, Choirs of Angels will highlight works from Jerry Pinkney's "Music from Our Lord's Holy Heaven."
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Radiant Galaxies: Kelly Brown, Lisa Kelley, Ania Lattie, Faith Olumbe & Karlee Salamone
This group exhibition of artists from Center for Creative Works features five artists who boldly employ color, shape, texture, and line to transport us into other worlds.
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Geographies of Freedom: The Art of Jim Bloom
Jim Bloom fuses personal experiences with imagined geographies, exploring freedom and vulnerability through striking, multilayered paintings.
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The Black Cat
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Kids Care 31: My Favorite Place
Kids Care is a special program that has touched the lives of thousands of people in the Philadelphia area. Artwork is delivered along with holiday meals by MANNA to individuals battling illness.
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Walk in the Rainforest
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Sculpture and Nature
Woodmere's Outdoor Wonder presents significant examples of public sculpture set in harmony with our grounds and gardens. The museum's founder, Charles Knox Smith, found deep spiritual meaning in the beauty and cycles of nature. Today, Woodmere recognizes the Lenape people as the original inhabitants of Pennsylvania, and with their partnership seeks to be a steward of the land, water, and sky of Lenapehoking, their ancestral homeland.
Founder's Collection
Woodmere's founder, Charles Knox Smith (1845–1916), assembled a collection that attests both the tumultuous history of his era and his abiding belief in art as a vehicle for spiritual and patriotic uplift.
Arthur Carles and His Circle
Arthur B. Carles immersed himself in the Parisian avant-garde, absorbing the ideas animating movements like fauvism and cubism. He carried this vital new artistic language back to Philadelphia, where he inspired his students to forge their own modernist paths.
