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# Collective Futures

Philadelphia

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- [Launch Party](https://www.collectivefutures.info/opening-celebration/) - Collective Futures Launch PartyThursday October 1st, 6:30pmat Starbolt Join us to kick off Collective Futures, a citywide festival celebrating Philadelphia’s artist-run spaces, collectives, and collaborative practices. Come together for an evening of art, music, drinks, performances, and a first look at what’s to come throughout the festival.
- [Clement DaVinci and April Flory](https://www.collectivefutures.info/clement-davinci-and-april-flory/) - Clement DaVinci - Chasing the Solstice Chasing the Solstice is a celebration of the ever-changing rhythm of nature and the quiet beauty found in the passing of time. Through watercolor, I explore the four seasons not simply as a sequence of weather and color, but as four distinct moods—each with its own atmosphere, energy, and
- [The Lair](https://www.collectivefutures.info/peep-projects/) - The LairCurated by Libby Rosa with Peep Projectsat Icebox Project Space October 8 - November 15, 2026 The Lair is a sensory revival of Grendel’s Lair, the legendary 500-block sanctuary that served as Philadelphia’s premier cultural crossroads in the 1970s. This exhibition serves as a physical homage to the curator’s uncle, Larry Goldfarb, a promoter at
- [Icebox Mall](https://www.collectivefutures.info/icebox-mall/) - Icebox Mall: Get in Loser Get in loser, we’re going to the mall. Get in loser, we’re going to the meeting. Get in loser, we’re going to the video store. Get in loser, let’s share a salad by the fountain while I read aloud to you. Welcome to Icebox Mall. Opening soon in a town
- [Notes from the Forest Archive. Imprints of the rings of ancient trees, hand-cast on silk](https://www.collectivefutures.info/prism-arts-philadelphia/) - Notes from the Forest Archive. Imprints of the rings of ancient trees, hand-cast on silk “What is it like to live in a forest for 2,000 years and then, over the course of three days, be brought to the ground by two people with axes and a saw?"This exhibition features imprints taken from the cross-sections
- [50 Years of Collective Solidarity](https://www.collectivefutures.info/50-years-of-collective-solidarity/) - 50 Years of Collective SolidarityThe Wooden Shoe The Wooden Shoe collective invites you to celebrate our 50th year serving the Philadelphia community and proving that a better world is possible by living our vision through the work we do every day. We are an all volunteer anarchist feminist bookstore, infoshop and radical community space where
- [An Endless Meeting: Collective Process, Artistic Labor, and the Politics of Working Together](https://www.collectivefutures.info/vox-populi-2/) - An Endless Meeting: Collective Process, Artistic Labor, and the Politics of Working Together is a multi-pronged project at Vox Populi that activates collective process as subject, form, and method through exhibitions, a curatorial residency, public programs, and a print publication that explores the politics of collectivity. At a time of deep isolation and systemic precarity,
- [W(hite)omen](https://www.collectivefutures.info/whiteomen/) - W(hite)omenOct 8 — Nov 15Da Vinci Art Alliance at Icebox Mall1400 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 What does it mean to be a good person in America under this regime? Through play, provocation, and an alarming number of wigs, Alyse James and Sacha Vega offer cultural criticism with humor, heart, and an ongoing question:
- [A People's Cinema](https://www.collectivefutures.info/cinespeak/) - A People’s CinemacinéSPEAK cinéSPEAK will host a series of film screenings, interactive artist conversations and community gatherings exploring and uplifting the American worker and the role of artists as workers supporting grassroots labor movements. Featured events in the series include—the Philadelphia premiere of award-winning feature documentary, Who Moves America and a sneak peek work-in-progress screening and community
- [PROM](https://www.collectivefutures.info/fjord/) - PROMCurated by Fjordat Icebox Project SpaceOctober 8 – November 15, 2026 Fjord gallery is pleased to present PROM. Celebrating fourteen years of collaboration, past and current members have paired off and created works that respond to their individual practices and time with the collective. Featuring: Natessa Amin @natessa.aminAnthony Bowers @anthonybowersartcharlotte g. chin greene @yesmacaroniLindsay Deifik @lindsayileneSean FitzGerald
- [ALMANAC: valuable information for *these times*](https://www.collectivefutures.info/byo/) - ALMANAC: valuable information for *these times*Exhibition and facsimile publication releaseOctober 2 - November 15, 2026Icebox Project Space, Crane Arts Building 1400 N. American St, Philadelphia 19122 BYO Printmaking Collaborative is pleased to present ALMANAC: printmakers’ portfolio book and facsimile publication, co-curated and edited by Jessica Aguilar and Kate VanVliet almanac (noun) : a publication containing
- [Soft Crash](https://www.collectivefutures.info/tiger-strikes-asteroid/) - Curated by Stephanie J. Woods, this proposed exhibition will feature new work by interdisciplinary artist Johannes Barfield, which will combine illustrations, sound, and sculpture in response to the theme of Collective Futures. The exhibition will center on a speculative science-fiction narrative about a former archaeologist returning looted artifacts in a world shaped by a dying
- [In Circulation & Taking a step sideways and then circling around](https://www.collectivefutures.info/circulation/) - In Circulation & Taking a step sideways and then circling aroundSept 30 — Oct 25 Da Vinci Art Alliance704 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday 11-6By Appointment Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday DVAA will be presenting 2 exhibitions at 704 Catharine St as part of Collective Futures. In Circulation, a solo exhibition by Natalie Manes, 2026 Linda
- [Eco-Social Realism](https://www.collectivefutures.info/eco-social-realism/) - Curated by Daniel TuckerFeatured Artists include: Cynthia Hooper, Sarah Kanouse, & Sean StarowitzOctober 10 - November 14, 2026 Opening Reception, Saturday, October 10 6-9pmBig Ramp Gallery2024 E Westmoreland St, Philadelphia, PA 19134 Eco-Social Realism is a bioregional scale exhibition series that grows out of the ongoing Eco-Social Series and includes artists who participated in the
- [Superfund Radio Greenhouse](https://www.collectivefutures.info/bwg/) - Superfund Radio GreenhousePresented by Biomaterials Working Group at Icebox Project Space Exhibition dates: Oct 8 - Nov 15Exhibition opening: Second Thursday, Oct 8 Biomaterials Working Group presents Superfund Radio Greenhouse, an exhibition exploring contamination and deep time within the Delaware River watershed in Lenapehoking / North Philadelphia. Superfund Radio Greenhouse picks up the thread of
- [PRINT TIME AFTER TIME](https://www.collectivefutures.info/fortune/) - FORTUNE presents: PRINT TIME AFTER TIME, a weekend-long gathering around print — its methods, its practices, its manifold lives, afterlives, and half-lives. Focusing on publishers and printshops with liberatory work models; print projects led by queer, trans, BIPOC artists; both local standbys and traveling acts — PRINT TIME AFTER TIME offers workshops and panels, and
- [Mending](https://www.collectivefutures.info/termite-tv/) - Mending - Video and Mixed Media Installations by Termite TV at Icebox Project SpaceOctober 8th to November 15th, 2026 What does it mean to mend? How do we share the process of sitting with fragile pieces of what has been broken and thread them back together? When can cracks, fissures, and fractures become sites of radical
- [Queer Monuments and Super Surveillance](https://www.collectivefutures.info/batikh-batikh/) - Queer Monuments and Super SurveillanceBatikh Batikh at IceBox Project Space and The Rotunda Batikh Batikh (BB) is a pop-up cinema and gallery that rents spaces to bring South-West Asian North African (SWANA) cinema to Philadelphia and exhibit solo exhibitions of local emerging SWANA women and LGBTQ+ artists. Based on a decolonial and anti-capitalist art model, all
- [VCR (Video Collection & Resource)](https://www.collectivefutures.info/icebox-project-space/) - Coming this fall, Icebox Project Space will launch VCR (Video Collection & Resource), a lending library and archive of films, videos, and cultural histories. . The collection includes experimental film, video art, Black independent cinema, queer media, performance documentation, Philadelphia history, community archives, and rare artist-produced VHS and DVD releases. From underground cinema and local
- [The land is the storm becalmed—The Cinema of Hussein Shariffe](https://www.collectivefutures.info/the-land-is-the-storm-becalmed-the-cinema-of-hussein-shariffe/) - The land is the storm becalmed—The Cinema of Hussein Shariffeerrata projectsOctober 8 — November 14, 2026at Icebox Project Space Interweaving Amílcar Cabral and Mohammed El-Fayturi’s ecopoetics of land and political identity, the exhibition and public programming approaches Hussein Shariffe’s film practice as prose-making, unraveling the land’s latent potency. At its vortex, Shariffe's film "The Dislocation
- [Metamorphosis](https://www.collectivefutures.info/356-2/) - Metamorphosis Presented by All Mutable November 7th 6pm-11pm at Icebox Project Space Metamorphosis is an experimental performance and sound art concert All Mutable is an organizing collective based in Philadephia and New York City. Operating since 2016, All Mutable focuses experimental performance in the underground, especially by marginalized artists; they have worked with artists across the
- [SPACE 1026](https://www.collectivefutures.info/space-1026/) - Founded in 1997 at 1026 Arch Street in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, Space 1026 is headquarters for a network of artists who want to do it their own way, together. Their new home at 844 North Broad Street hosts a gallery for exhibitions and performances, member studios, print facilities, a woodshop, and a garden. Space 1026 is
- [Motley Multiples](https://www.collectivefutures.info/paradigm-gallery-studio/) - Motley Multiples curated by Dennis McNett November 6 — November 29, 2026 Motley Multiples 2 brings together a diverse group of contemporary printmakers from across North America. Printmaking possesses a magnetic pull, attracting artists obsessed with the intoxicating smell of an inky slab, the undeniable allure of an ornate hand-cranked press, and the seductive tactility of freshly torn
- [Black Max](https://www.collectivefutures.info/future-flower-collective/) - BLACK MAXFuture Flower Collective10/2 - 11/1 at Cherry St. Pier BLACK MAX is an exploration of Black maximalism, examining how this genre of artistic production responds to the white supremacist nature of minimalism which leaves no room for cultural objects that are typically more ornate and colorful. Featuring Black and Queer contemporary artists based in
- [Outside the Gate ](https://www.collectivefutures.info/umbria-arts/) - Outside the Gate brings together artists and organizers working through self-determined practices of making, reality-building, and cultural production. Through an exhibition and public programs, the project considers independent infrastructure as an ongoing practice of building the spaces and conditions for life beyond institutional frameworks and dominant narratives. Umbria Arts is a new showroom, gathering space, bookstore
- [Blues of the Mountain Hills](https://www.collectivefutures.info/gravy-studio/) - Gravy Studio and High Pastures Present: ‘Blues of the Mountain Hills’at Cherry Street Pier Gallery Work by Yannick Lowery and Emily Carris-Duncan Oct. 2 – Nov. 1 / Opening Reception: Friday, October 2nd, 6-8pm Workshop Dates: Saturday, August 8th with Yannick Lowery at High Pastures in Vermont Saturday, September 12th with Emily Carris Duncan at
- [Ulises: 10 Years](https://www.collectivefutures.info/ulises/) - Ulises, in partnership with Studio 105, will host "Ulises: 10 Years", an exhibition and programs series spotlighting the bookstore/ project's work in Philly and beyond since its founding in 2016. Through a presentation of archival material and in-person workshops and exchanges, this project will echo the importance of print and publishing within Philadelphia's history and its necessity "as a
- [Parallel Play Symposium](https://www.collectivefutures.info/parallel-play-symposium/) - Parallel Play SymposiumOctober 24–25, 2026 at Asian Arts Initiative The Parallel Play Symposium, presented as part of the six-week Collective Futures festival, is a two-day gathering of artists, scholars, organizers, and cultural workers exploring the practices, histories, and conditions that sustain collective cultural production. Through free panels, workshops, and performative presentations, participants will examine the
- [Priority Hoarding: A Retrospectacle](https://www.collectivefutures.info/the-bearded-ladies-cabaret/) - Priority HoardingBearded Ladies Cabaretat The Hairport (444 N. 3rd St)on view Wed–Sunday TICKETS HERE Welcome to the Bearded Ladies’ Hairport, an interactive installation & performance series built on 16-years of accumulated baggage from a queer cabaret company devoted to art, care, mess, and community. While you’re waiting for a flight that may never take off,
- [In Other Words: Rachel Hsu & Eunhoo Jo](https://www.collectivefutures.info/grizzly-grizzly/) - In Other Words: Rachel Hsu & Eunhoo Jo Grizzly Grizzly September 4 — November 1, 2026 First Friday Reception: October 2, 6:00-9:00PM What happens to what we cannot quite say? In Other Words brings together Rachel Hsu and Eunhoo Jo, two artists who work in the voids and slippages of language, where words fail those
- [Solo Exhibitions: Erik Spehn and Humaira Abid](https://www.collectivefutures.info/pentimenti-2/) - ERIK SPEHN: Waves Become Wings HUMAIRA ABID: Miles to Go Before We Sleep SEPTEMBER 8 – OCTOBER 24, 2026 Reception: Thursday, September 10 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM ABOUT Pentimenti Pentimenti was founded in Old City, at the heart of Philadelphia’s vibrant art and design district. In 2004, the gallery relocated just one block away to
- [Maroon's Motherboard](https://www.collectivefutures.info/maroons-motherboard/) - Maroon's Motherboard: Archives and Autonomous Networks for Free Black Futures12-2pm Sunday, October 11th, 2026 at Paul Robeson House Museum, 4949 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19139Presented by Memory Workers GuildMaroon's Motherboard is a workshop assembling micro-mobile archives and autonomous networks for free Black futures. Facilitated by Wynn Eakins and Khalil Abdellah, the workshop is presented as part
- [Chance Encounter - National Open Call Exhibition](https://www.collectivefutures.info/chance-encounter-national-open-call/) - Chance Encounter - National Open Call Exhibitionat Second State PressOpen Call: June 24th - August 7thExhibition on view: October 8 — November 29, 2026 How can art reflect the influence of shared space, collective knowledge, and chance encounters? Second State Press presents Chance Encounter, our 2026 national open call as part of Collective Futures. At
- [Held Together - Open Call](https://www.collectivefutures.info/held-together-open-call/) - Held Together: Multidisciplinary Art Show opens Oct 2nd, with submissions to our Open Call to local artists due July 19th. This exhibition aims to showcase the internal supports of the Philadelphia DIY art scene, highlighting the systems of care, camaraderie, and active mechanisms that scaffold our multidisciplinary artmaking. hall pass is seeking work which centers activation:
- [Philadelphia Arts Workers United!](https://www.collectivefutures.info/philadelphia-arts-workers-united/) - Philadelphia Arts Workers United!November 13th, All Day (exact time TBD), Location TBDPresented by Obvious Agency If you’re an arts worker in Philadelphia, then Philadelphia Arts Workers United! is your movement. Together we can build the power needed to make sure that everyone working in the arts can afford healthcare and housing, find and maintain secure
- [Facing Bench](https://www.collectivefutures.info/facing-bench/) - Facing Bench will be hosting screenings of Plain Language on October 23rd Facing Bench is an interdisciplinary non-profit cultural foundation in Philadelphia dedicated to the arts, learning, and independent creative exchange. We prioritize projects concerned with experimentation, aesthetics, and critical discourse. Facing Bench’s mission is to offer an evolving platform for idea exchange, social engagement,
- [Held Together](https://www.collectivefutures.info/hall-pass/) - Held Together: Multidisciplinary Art Show Opening reception October 2, 6-9pm, Closing reception October 23, 6-9pm. OPEN CALL June 1st- July 19th. Fieldwork: Held Together Registration opens September 1st. Participants of Fieldwork will meet weekly in one of two session cohorts: Thursdays from 7-9:30pm (10/15, 10/22. 10/29, 11/5), facilitated by Zeze Schorsch & Sundays 2-4:30pm (10/18,
- [The Art of Collaboration](https://www.collectivefutures.info/city-arts-salon/) - The City Arts Salon Gallery presents a 1-hour workshop, The Art of Collaboration, on Saturday, October 3, 2026 introducing artists, collectives, and creative organizers to the legal foundations of collaboration, helping participants identify common risks and develop practical tools for protecting relationships and creative work. Attorney Bobbie L.A., founder of Lab Law, is the facilitator. Gallery
- [Living Archive](https://www.collectivefutures.info/luster/) - Living ArchiveExhibition Dates: August 13 – October 24, 2026 Archives are often understood as places where history is stored, preserved, and protected. Yet for many families and communities, history lives beyond official records, in stories passed down through generations, in photographs tucked into albums, in heirlooms, rituals, memories, and the body itself. Living Archive brings together the work
- [Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - Open Call](https://www.collectivefutures.info/muse-gallery/) - Muse Gallery invites artists affiliated with Philadelphia-area collectives, DIY, orcooperative spaces—past or present—to submit work for a special exhibitionhonoring the legacy and future of artist-run spaces in the city.We honor Philadelphia’s rich history of artist-run spaces while spotlighting currentand emerging collectives. This exhibition invites reflection on shared experiences,generational transitions, and future possibilities in our art
- [Tutto Passa](https://www.collectivefutures.info/fairmount-house/) - Tutto PassaFairmount House Gallery Opening reception October 3rd 2026 Keith Greiman and Jarmel Reitz encourage people to look at how far we haven’t come with all new collaborative works. The people we break bread with or the way we choose to button our blazers has ripples and holds meaning. We decide what is sometimes, always, or
- [The World To Come](https://www.collectivefutures.info/peoples-music-suppy/) - We are presenting a series of free, en-plain air public performances which tap into the unique musical forms of Creative Music (a genre rooted in Philadelphia history through John Coltrane and Sun Ra) and Free Improvisation. These performances will be at Christ Church Gardens- October Wednesdays at 5:30PM- 20 N American St. More performances TBA.
- [Plain Language](https://www.collectivefutures.info/plain-language/) - Plain Language Presented by Teils Studio October 23rd at Facing Bench Doors @ 7pm. Screening at 7:30pmNovember 7th at Vox PopuliDoors @ 7pm. Screening at 7:30pm Teils Studio presents Plain Language, an episodic series and video-based collage of underground creatives, workers, and communities. This video series aims to broaden cultural narratives by boldfacing local stories
- [Rami George: from every river to every sea](https://www.collectivefutures.info/asian-arts-iniative/) - Rami George: from every river to every seaSeptember 4 - December 5, 2026Asian Arts Initiative Born out of a deep disillusionment with the art world during a time of crisis, from every river to every sea (2026) is a vital, somatic re-indexing of the mass mobilizations for Palestine across the United States, specifically Philadelphia and Washington,
- [Chance Encounter](https://www.collectivefutures.info/second-state-press/) - National Open Call Exhibitionat Second State PressOpen Call: June 24th - August 7thExhibition on view: October 8 — November 29, 2026 How can art reflect the influence of shared space, collective knowledge, and chance encounters? Second State Press presents Chance Encounter, our 2026 national open call as part of Collective Futures. At its core, this
- [Zines as Feathers for a Flock - A Mobile Zine Library](https://www.collectivefutures.info/pink-noise-projects/) - Pink Noise Projects is a collectively-run exhibition space in Philadelphia. We value inclusivity of diverse artists and artistic practices, responsibility to our community, and creativity in the work that we do and how we run our space. We are committed to presenting art that is thoughtful, challenging, and relevant, ranging from precisely crafted objects to
- [A Semiquincentennial Group Show](https://www.collectivefutures.info/5u-space/) - 5U Space is pleased to present the gallery's first group show as part of Collective Futures. Using the semiquincentennial as a point of reference, this show will offer a group of Philadelphia-based artists a site to respond to the realities of living in America in 2026. The exhibit will be presented at historic Suburban Station
- [319](https://www.collectivefutures.info/teleporter/) - 319 N. 11th Street, known as the Rollins Building, the ALCO Building, and the Vox Building, condenses over a century of urban labor and reuse into a single address. Built in 1937 on the site of Philadelphia’s garment industry, it later housed cigar manufacturing and novelty warehousing before becoming, in the early 2000s, a dense
- [](https://www.collectivefutures.info/341-2/) - The Halide Project is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the continued practice and appreciation of film and historic process photography. Based in the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia, The Halide Project serves the local and global photography communities through exhibitions, educational programming (both in-person and virtual), collaborations with other organizations, and our community darkroom,
- [Goth Gala](https://www.collectivefutures.info/goth-gala/) - GOTH GALA presents an exploration of gothic sensibility as a communal aesthetic field, where mood, ornament, theatricality, and subcultural exchange generate a distinct social space. About The Jane Gallery The Jane Gallery's mission is to support, cultivate, and promote diverse contributions of women, nonbinary and queer artists. Through a wide array of programming including exhibitions, performances,
- [BOHÉMIENNE: Transhistorical Freedom](https://www.collectivefutures.info/bohemienne-transhistorical-freedom/) - BOHÉMIENNE: Transhistorical Freedom presents Bohemia as a recurring artistic state of mind rather than a fixed place or period; one defined by imagination, pleasure, intellectual independence, and creative freedom. Spanning visual art and literature, the exhibition brings together contemporary voices alongside historical references to illuminate Bohemia as an enduring, inclusive condition. On View: Oct 2- Oct
- [If-When](https://www.collectivefutures.info/automat/) - If-WhenCurated by Brynn Hurlstone and Addison NamnoumAUTOMAT Collective10/3/26-11/21/26at the Crane Arts Building What do you envision for the future of Philadelphia, and how do you imagine we might evolve to support or challenge that future? In response to this prompt, artists Amze Emmons, Rami George, Alicia Link, and Qiaira Riley offer bold calls to action,
- [Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST)](https://www.collectivefutures.info/post/) - Each October, POST activities span twenty unique Philadelphia neighborhoods and highlight the creative workspaces of hundreds of artists and community partners. Great for all ages, POST provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of visual artists at work through an approachable, self-guided, and easy-to-navigate tour. Ancillary activities include featured exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops, artist talks, receptions, guided tours,
- [An Endless Meeting: Collective Process, Artistic Labor, and the Politics of Working Together - Open Call: Curatorial Residency](https://www.collectivefutures.info/vox-populi/) - “An Endless Meeting” is a multi-pronged project at Vox Populi that activates collective process as subject, form, and method through exhibitions, a curatorial residency, public programs, and a print publication that explore the politics of collectivity, inviting broad publics to reflect on their own experiences of working together. Vox Populi is an evolving collective of
- [PENTIMENTI](https://www.collectivefutures.info/pentimenti/) - Pentimenti was founded in Old City, at the heart of Philadelphia’s vibrant art and design district. In 2004, the gallery relocated just one block away to a historic building, expanding its exhibition capacity while reinforcing its enduring commitment to contemporary art. The gallery’s white-cube setting offers a refined, focused environment where each exhibition can unfold with
- [Cherry Street Pier](https://www.collectivefutures.info/cherry-street-pier/) - Cherry Street Pier is a year-round, mixed-use public space on the central Delaware River waterfront. Built into the shell of a century-old municipal pier, it is a reflection of Philadelphia today—creative, diverse, historic, adaptable, and inspired. The Pier is free to enter and open to the public.
- [Picture Day 2](https://www.collectivefutures.info/practice/) - A Portrait of the Philadelphia Art Scene Practice will organize a class photo of all the artists in Philadelphia! On October 2nd we will display a large print out that people in the picture can sign! The first three weekends of October we invite practicing artists to come to Practice and have their portrait taken

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