CONTEMPORARY RUIN  future visions Opening Reception

Please join us for the opening reception of CONTEMPORARY RUIN  future visions, Friday, April 25th, 2025 from 5 - 7pm. Curated by Philadelphia artist Nancy Agati, the exhibition features local artists, designers, and Drexel University students examining present ruin and sustainable, future alternatives through multimedia artwork.

Artists will be on-site to discuss their work along with light food and fare.

Featured Artists: Michelle Marcuse, Tim Portlock, Yannick Lowery, Mia Fabrizio, Emily Erb, Terri Saulin, Sophie C. White, Julia Way, Joseph E.B. Elliott, Jennifer Johnson, Kelsey Skaroff, Daniel Van Dyk, Refugia Design, and a landmark work from the Harrison Studio, courtesy of The Helen and Newton Harrison Family Trust.

Additional projects: Drexel University Master of Science in Interior Design students

Seed Bomb Workshop

Drop by the Pearlstein Gallery lawn for a guerrilla gardening workshop to combat climate change and "ruin" in our Philadelphia community. Drexel Creative Art Therapies professor Denise Wolf will lead a workshop showing attendees how to make seed bombs with paper pulp from recycled materials and native seeds while doing a paper making demonstration. Attendees will leave with 2-4 bombs, which they can throw in gardens, backyards, or desolated urban areas to encourage natural regrowth.

When: Friday, May 9, 2-4pm
Where: Penny Park, the lawn outside the Pearlstein Gallery. Rain location is inside the gallery.