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The Philadelphia Art Alliance is the oldest multidisciplinary arts center in the U.S. Founded in 1915, the Art Alliance has been promoting the careers of emerging and established visual, literary, and performing artists by providing both exhibition and performance space as well as meeting areas for the exchange of ideas. Visit their website to find out about current exhibits and programs.

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    Philadelphia Art Alliance

    251 S. 18th Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19103

    Phone: 215-545-4302   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    There are no current events available for this organization at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    02/21/12	Gallery Talk and Tour: Spring 2012 Exhibitions with PAA Chief Curator Sarah Archer Philadelphia Art Alliance Gallery Talk and Tour: Spring 2012 Exhibitions with PAA Chief Curator Sarah Archer Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance February 21, 2012 PAA welcomes you to meet one of its newest team members and discuss the curatorial process for the current exhibitions. PAA Chief Curator will lead a tour of the galleries and discuss the current exhibitions Sondra Sherman: Found Subjects; Andrea Donnelly: Binary and A Sense of Place, guest-curated by Bruce Hoffman. Can a textile evoke a time and place to a viewer who has never been there? Can a piece of jewelry also be a work of sculpture? The artists' intentions as...
    02/24/12	Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance Liebesfreud Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance February 24, 2012 Featuring violinists Geoffrey Michaels and Philip Kates, violist David Giles, and cellist Charles Forbes, the Philadelphia-based Liebesfreud is an ensemble devoted primarily to the performance of great literature for the string quartet. For this performance, the featured works will be Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, op. 13, and Beethoven’s String Quartet in A Minor, op. 132. The String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13, was composed by Felix...
    03/18/12	Lecutres-in-Song with Fred Miller: Irish Eyes - The Life and Voice of Bing Crosby Philadelphia Art Alliance Lecutres-in-Song with Fred Miller: Irish Eyes - The Life and Voice of Bing Crosby Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance March 18, 2012 Each of Fred Miller's Lectures-In-Song is 60-75 minutes long and focuses on a great personality or significant aspect of American Popular Song's Golden Age. For this special St. Patrick’s Day program, Miller will explore the life and music of an Irish-American Legend Bing Crosby. It is more than reasonable to rank singer/actor Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby as a pivotal figure in the development of all modern popular entertainment. Out of many entertainers...
    03/22/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Qualities of Life 2.0 Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Qualities of Life 2.0 Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance March 22, 2012 Please join the Philadelphia Art Alliance for a presentation by members of the design collaborative PhillyWorks, who will be staging an invitational exhibition entitled Philadelphia Qualities of Life in the PAA galleries in the Fall of 2012. PhillyWorks Co-founders Will McHale and Alexandra Schmidt-Ullrich will lead the presentation, focusing on the themes and proposed entries for their exhibition.
    03/29/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Live Form: Craft as Participation Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Live Form: Craft as Participation Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance March 29, 2012 Presentation by Jennifer Sorkin, Assistant Professor at Univ. of Houston Please join the Philadelphia Art Alliance to welcome Doctor Jennifer Sorkin for a presentation as part of the ongoing Craft and Culture Lecture Series. Dr. Sorkin's work examines the confluence of gender and material culture within modern and contemporary art history, theory and criticism. She is currently completing a book manuscript, titled Live Form: Craft as Participation, which examines the...
    03/30/12	Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance Liebesfreud Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance March 30, 2012 Featuring violinists Geoffrey Michaels and Philip Kates, violist David Giles, and cellist Charles Forbes, the Philadelphia-based Liebesfreud is an ensemble devoted primarily to the performance of great literature for the string quartet.
    04/05/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Yarnbombing Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Yarnbombing Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance April 5, 2012 The Philadelphia Art Alliance is pleased to present another installment in its signature lecture series, Crafts and Culture. Join PAA to welcome Philadelphia artist Jessie Hemmons, aka “ishknits,” for a presentation on “Yarnbombing.” Hemmons, ishknits, will discuss the development of “yarnbombing” as an international art form with a diverse community of artists. She will also describe yarnbombing’s implications in the culture of street art and...
    04/11/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Digital Technology and Textiles Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Digital Technology and Textiles Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance April 11, 2012 Please join the Philadelphia Art Alliance for a lecture and presentation by artists and husband/wife duo Hitoshi and Heather Ujiie. Mr. Ujiie will speak about digital inkjet technology and science, and how the emergence of “surface imaging” is changing the future of the textile art and design field. Ms. Ujiie will continue the conversation by discussing the impact of digital and computer technology on her own work process as a textile designer.
    04/17/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Presentation by Author Janet Koplos Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Presentation by Author Janet Koplos Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance April 17, 2012 The Philadelphia Art Alliance invites you to a lecture and presentation by Author Janet Koplos. Koplos will discuss her new book project, a comprehensive study of functional pottery in America today. Trips across the United States, interviews with artists and extensive research have given Koplos a new appreciation for the field of ceramic tableware, which needs more robust and sophisticated criticism. Her presentation will provide valuable insights for seasoned craft professionals, students...
    05/13/12	Lectures in Song with Fred Miller: The Life and Voice of Ethel Merman Philadelphia Art Alliance Lectures in Song with Fred Miller: The Life and Voice of Ethel Merman Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance May 13, 2012 Each of Fred Miller's Lectures-In-Song focus on a great personality or significant aspect of American Popular Song's Golden Age. For this program, Miller will explore the life and music of Ethel Merman. On Broadway, there was one performer who was truly inimitable. From that historic moment in 1930 when she delivered the Gershwins’ “I Got Rhythm” to a stunned audience, Ethel Merman was and remained Broadway’s Greatest Star, The Ultimate Voice of the Great...

• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    There are no current events available for this organization at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    02/21/12	Gallery Talk and Tour: Spring 2012 Exhibitions with PAA Chief Curator Sarah Archer Philadelphia Art Alliance Gallery Talk and Tour: Spring 2012 Exhibitions with PAA Chief Curator Sarah Archer Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance February 21, 2012 PAA welcomes you to meet one of its newest team members and discuss the curatorial process for the current exhibitions. PAA Chief Curator will lead a tour of the galleries and discuss the current exhibitions Sondra Sherman: Found Subjects; Andrea Donnelly: Binary and A Sense of Place, guest-curated by Bruce Hoffman. Can a textile evoke a time and place to a viewer who has never been there? Can a piece of jewelry also be a work of sculpture? The artists' intentions as...
    02/24/12	Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance Liebesfreud Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance February 24, 2012 Featuring violinists Geoffrey Michaels and Philip Kates, violist David Giles, and cellist Charles Forbes, the Philadelphia-based Liebesfreud is an ensemble devoted primarily to the performance of great literature for the string quartet. For this performance, the featured works will be Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, op. 13, and Beethoven’s String Quartet in A Minor, op. 132. The String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13, was composed by Felix...
    03/18/12	Lecutres-in-Song with Fred Miller: Irish Eyes - The Life and Voice of Bing Crosby Philadelphia Art Alliance Lecutres-in-Song with Fred Miller: Irish Eyes - The Life and Voice of Bing Crosby Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance March 18, 2012 Each of Fred Miller's Lectures-In-Song is 60-75 minutes long and focuses on a great personality or significant aspect of American Popular Song's Golden Age. For this special St. Patrick’s Day program, Miller will explore the life and music of an Irish-American Legend Bing Crosby. It is more than reasonable to rank singer/actor Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby as a pivotal figure in the development of all modern popular entertainment. Out of many entertainers...
    03/22/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Qualities of Life 2.0 Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Qualities of Life 2.0 Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance March 22, 2012 Please join the Philadelphia Art Alliance for a presentation by members of the design collaborative PhillyWorks, who will be staging an invitational exhibition entitled Philadelphia Qualities of Life in the PAA galleries in the Fall of 2012. PhillyWorks Co-founders Will McHale and Alexandra Schmidt-Ullrich will lead the presentation, focusing on the themes and proposed entries for their exhibition.
    03/29/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Live Form: Craft as Participation Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Live Form: Craft as Participation Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance March 29, 2012 Presentation by Jennifer Sorkin, Assistant Professor at Univ. of Houston Please join the Philadelphia Art Alliance to welcome Doctor Jennifer Sorkin for a presentation as part of the ongoing Craft and Culture Lecture Series. Dr. Sorkin's work examines the confluence of gender and material culture within modern and contemporary art history, theory and criticism. She is currently completing a book manuscript, titled Live Form: Craft as Participation, which examines the...
    03/30/12	Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance Liebesfreud Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance March 30, 2012 Featuring violinists Geoffrey Michaels and Philip Kates, violist David Giles, and cellist Charles Forbes, the Philadelphia-based Liebesfreud is an ensemble devoted primarily to the performance of great literature for the string quartet.
    04/05/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Yarnbombing Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Yarnbombing Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance April 5, 2012 The Philadelphia Art Alliance is pleased to present another installment in its signature lecture series, Crafts and Culture. Join PAA to welcome Philadelphia artist Jessie Hemmons, aka “ishknits,” for a presentation on “Yarnbombing.” Hemmons, ishknits, will discuss the development of “yarnbombing” as an international art form with a diverse community of artists. She will also describe yarnbombing’s implications in the culture of street art and...
    04/11/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Digital Technology and Textiles Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Digital Technology and Textiles Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance April 11, 2012 Please join the Philadelphia Art Alliance for a lecture and presentation by artists and husband/wife duo Hitoshi and Heather Ujiie. Mr. Ujiie will speak about digital inkjet technology and science, and how the emergence of “surface imaging” is changing the future of the textile art and design field. Ms. Ujiie will continue the conversation by discussing the impact of digital and computer technology on her own work process as a textile designer.
    04/17/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Presentation by Author Janet Koplos Philadelphia Art Alliance Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Presentation by Author Janet Koplos Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance April 17, 2012 The Philadelphia Art Alliance invites you to a lecture and presentation by Author Janet Koplos. Koplos will discuss her new book project, a comprehensive study of functional pottery in America today. Trips across the United States, interviews with artists and extensive research have given Koplos a new appreciation for the field of ceramic tableware, which needs more robust and sophisticated criticism. Her presentation will provide valuable insights for seasoned craft professionals, students...
    05/13/12	Lectures in Song with Fred Miller: The Life and Voice of Ethel Merman Philadelphia Art Alliance Lectures in Song with Fred Miller: The Life and Voice of Ethel Merman Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance May 13, 2012 Each of Fred Miller's Lectures-In-Song focus on a great personality or significant aspect of American Popular Song's Golden Age. For this program, Miller will explore the life and music of Ethel Merman. On Broadway, there was one performer who was truly inimitable. From that historic moment in 1930 when she delivered the Gershwins’ “I Got Rhythm” to a stunned audience, Ethel Merman was and remained Broadway’s Greatest Star, The Ultimate Voice of the Great...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    02/03/12	Craft & Culture Lecture Series: Brown Bag Lunch and Artist Talk Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/02/12	Gallery Opening Reception and Tour Philadelphia Art Alliance
    01/27/12	Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    12/08/11	The Commonwealth: A History of American Studio Craft Philadelphia Art Alliance
    12/06/11	Third Annual Battle of the Bulls Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/17/11	The Commonwealth: Re-Accessorized: Product Design in a Sustainable World Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/15/11	The Commonwealth: Recycled Artist-In-Residency Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/10/11	The Commonwealth: Artist Lecture by Sonya Clark Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/03/11	The Commonwealth: The Dumpster Divers of Philadelphia Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/27/11	The Commonwealth: Architectural Art: Finding Contemporary Sculpture Forms in Nature Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/27/11	String Quartet Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/23/11	Lectures-in-Song: The Life and Music of Fred Astaire Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/13/11	The Miss Rockaway Armada in Photographs Philadelphia Art Alliance
    09/30/11	Let Me Tell You About a Dream I Had Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/25/11	The Commonwealth: Robert Baines Artist Lecture Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/22/11	For the Family: Craft Experience for Kids Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/20/11	Gallery Opening Reception: Robert Baines & En Route Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/20/11- 08/21/11	PAA Gallery Exhibit: Matthew Alden Price: Stills Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/20/11- 08/21/11	PAA Gallery Exhibit: Chad Curtis: Speculative Landscapes Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/20/11- 08/21/11	PAA Gallery Exhibit: Robert Baines: A Treasury of Evidence Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/18/11	Conversations Contemporary: Adam Joseph Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/13/11	Classical Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/10/11	Conversations Contemporary: Timothy Rub Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/21/11	LECTURES-IN-SONG with Fred Miller Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/15/11	Center City District Gallery Night Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/14/11	The Commonwealth: Artist as Scientist, Scientist as Artist by Adelaide Paul Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/09/11	Saturday Morning Reading Series Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/08/11- 05/11/11	J'entends Les Trains Depuis Toujours / I Keep Hearing the Trains Forever Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/08/11	Gallery Opening Reception and Performance Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/05/11	Dual Concert: John Viscardi & Maria Aleida Philadelphia Art Alliance
    03/31/11- 04/03/11	Art Wear Philadelphia Art Alliance
    03/31/11- 04/03/11	ARTwear Rittenhouse Square
    03/25/11	Last Friday Classical Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    03/20/11	For The Family: Craft Experience for Kids Philadelphia Art Alliance
    03/19/11- 05/07/11	Saturday Reading Series
    03/19/11	Saturday Morning Reading Series: Philadelphia Young Playwrights Philadelphia Art Alliance
    03/10/11	The Commonwealth: Fine Art vs. Craft by Judith Schaechter Philadelphia Art Alliance
    03/10/11	Blurred Horizons: Fine Art vs. Craft Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/27/11	For the Family: Craft Experience for Kids Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/25/11	Last Friday Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/10/11	The Commonwealth: Objects of Memory by Melanie Bilenker Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/10/11	Objects of Memory: Commemoration in the Modern Day Philadelphia Art Alliance
    01/28/11	Last Friday String Quartet Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    01/28/11	Classical Music Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    01/27/11- 03/25/11	Gallery Exhibit: En Route Solo Exhibition: Diane Pepe Philadelphia Art Alliance
    01/27/11	Gallery Opening Reception: Kickin' Back & En Route Philadelphia Art Alliance
    01/27/11- 03/25/11	Gallery Exhibit: En Route Solo Exhibition: Dylan Beck Philadelphia Art Alliance
    01/27/11- 03/25/11	Gallery Exhibit: Kickin' Back: Design for Leisure Philadelphia Art Alliance
    12/11/10	Philadelphia Young Playwrights Presents: Saturday Morning Reading Series Philadelphia Art Alliance
    12/09/10	The Commonwealth: Departures from Craft Speaker: Candy Depew Philadelphia Art Alliance
    12/07/10	The Second Annual Battle of the Bowls Philadelphia Art Alliance
    12/07/10	The 2nd Annual “Battle of the Bowls” Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/26/10	String Quartet Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/20/10	Philadelphia Young Playwrights Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/16/10	Reading/Book Signing: The Martino Family by James McClelland Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/16/10- 12/16/10	The Martino Family: A Legacy of Art by James McClelland Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/14/10	Philadelphia Squared Lecture Series: Paul M. Steinke Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/14/10	Philadelphia Squared Lecture Series: The Center Square (City Hall) Lecturer: Paul Steinke Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/11/10	The Commonwealth: Globalization in the Craft Movement by Svenja John Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/07/10	Philadelphia Squared Lecture Series: Logan Square: The 20th Century Square Lecturer: John Alviti Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/07/10	Logan: The 20th Century Square (Circle) Philadelphia Art Alliance
    11/02/10	Nancy Heinzen on Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/29/10	String Quartet Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/26/10	Special Dual Concert: Steven LaBrie, Tenor & John Viscardi, Baritone Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/17/10	Book Signing and Reading: Love Park: A Novel Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/14/10	Commonwealth Lecture Series: The Institutional Joining of Art, Craft and Design by David McFadden Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/10/10	Philadelphia Squared Lecture Series:The Gilded Age Square Lecturer: Thomas H. Keels Philadelphia Art Alliance
    10/10/10	Rittenhouse: The Gilded Age Square Philadelphia Art Alliance
    09/24/10	String Quartet Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    09/24/10	Gallery Opening Reception: The Sitting Room: 4 Studies Philadelphia Art Alliance
    09/24/10- 01/10/11	GALLERY EXHIBIT: The Sitting Room: Four Studies Philadelphia Art Alliance
    09/14/10	Reading and Book Signing: Crossing the Line by Lynn Miller Philadelphia Art Alliance
    07/25/10	For the Family: Craft Experience for Kids Philadelphia Art Alliance
    06/27/10	For the Family: Craft Experience for Kids Philadelphia Art Alliance
    06/13/10	Philadelphia Squared Lecture (part 2 of 5): Washington Square by Thomas H. Keels Philadelphia Art Alliance
    06/06/10	Philadelphia Squared Lecture (part 1 of 5): Franklin Square by Rebecca Yamin Philadelphia Art Alliance
    06/01/10- 08/12/10	En Route Series: Andrea Gaydos Landau and Atticus Adams Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/28/10	String Quartet Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/27/10- 05/30/10	Celebrate Arts & Aging with: Free Admission to Philadelphia Art Alliance Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/15/10	High Fashion, High Tea Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/14/10- 05/16/10	Artful Accessories Weekend Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/25/10	For the Family: Craft Experiences for Kids Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/02/10	Gallery Night Lecture and Tour: Studio or Factory Philadelphia Art Alliance
    03/28/10	For the Family: Craft Experiences for Kids Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/22/10- 03/12/10	Funsavers Memberships Deal: Philadelphia Art Alliance Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/11/10	Gallery Opening Reception Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/11/10- 05/03/10	Convergence: Pottery from Studio and Factory Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/11/10- 05/03/10	En Route: Brooke Hine and Darla Jackson Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/11/10- 05/03/10	Brooke Hine: In Motion Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/11/10- 05/03/10	Darla Jackson: While you were out… Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/11/10- 05/03/10	Convergence: Pottery from Studio and Factory Philadelphia Art Alliance
    01/29/10	Classical Recital: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    12/10/09	The Connoisseur Series: Taylor Stayton, tenor & Steven LaBrie, baritone Philadelphia Art Alliance
    12/01/09	1st Annual Battle of the Bowls Philadelphia Art Alliance
    09/26/09	Antique Appraisal Day Philadelphia Art Alliance
    09/18/09- 01/03/10	State of the Union: Contemporary Craft in Dialogue Philadelphia Art Alliance
    06/11/09	Beer Tasting: The Sly Fox Brewing Company Philadelphia Art Alliance
    06/01/09	Desdemona by Paula Vogel Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/29/09	Last Friday Recital Series: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/16/09	Cabaret at PAA: Denise Whelan with Jeff McDonnell Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/14/09- 07/26/09	Gallery Exhibits: Stanley Lechtzin and rEvolution Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/02/09- 05/03/09	Artful Accessories Philadelphia Art Alliance
    05/01/09	Concert Series: Beau Django - Planting the Seeds of Gypsy Swing Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/24/09	Last Friday Recital Series: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    04/16/09	Wetherill Ball Philadelphia Art Alliance
    03/27/09	Last Friday Recital Series: Liebesfreud Philadelphia Art Alliance
    03/21/09	Cabaret at PAA with Mary Martello and Eric Ebbenga Philadelphia Art Alliance
    02/18/09- 04/30/09	Challenging the Ch Philadelphia Art Alliance
    12/31/69	Vanitas: Contemporary Reflections Philadelphia Art Alliance