We’re sad to report that PhilaMOCA is being forced to temporarily close. All events below will be relocated, please check back for updates or check our Facebook page. We’ll be back as soon as possible!
Tonight’s event has been RESCHEDULED for Thursday, September 19, 6 – 10pm!
We were so excited to bring astronomy, science education, arts, and outdoor workshops to the park tonight but the weather has other plans in mind with an 80% chance of thunderstorms. Hope you can join us next week for a trip through the galaxy!
Site/Sound:Revealing the Rail Park will celebrate the past, present, and future of the historic rail corridor through public art.
This October, look forward to a unique collaborative project in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia andAmerican Composers Forum (ACF), Philadelphia Chapter. Site/Sound will take place over three weeks, weaving together sight and sound along the tracks, thoroughfares, and tunnels of the Reading Railroad in Philadelphia. Celebrate the past, present, and future of this historic rail corridor with public events and installations, breaking new ground in the interconnection of sound and visual art in public art projects. More details and website coming soon!
TWIN PEAKS actor James Marshall headlines this year’s Eraserhood Forever with opening musical act F–k You, Tammy!
About this Event
The 2019 Eraserhood Forever kicks off with a live performance from Brooklyn supergroup, Fuck You Tammy, performing the music of Julee Cruise, Angelo Badalamenti, and other TWIN PEAKS-related songs. Headlining the event will be TWIN PEAKS fan favorite actor James Marshall who will join us for an on-stage Q&A followed by a meet and greet. James is still cool, he’s always been cool.
Plus DJ @ThatsOurWaldo (Welcome to Twin Peaks) and host Ben Velvet!
A street-level exploration of Philadelphia’s infamous Callowhill Industrial Historic District with “Walking the Eraserhood” photoessay author Bob Bruhin.
Bruhin will discuss his experiences in this dramatically distressed neighborhood, the forces that inspired his photoessay, and the delicate balance between preservation and improvement in play within the Callowhill District. Brind your cameras and/or phones to document this ever changing historical area!
[Copies of “Walking the Eraserhood” will be avilable at severely discounted prices after the tour.]
Mark your calendars to help us celebrate our growth, support our future, and honor people who have helped advocate for public greenspace, locally and nationally.
Karen Bruhin and I are proud to have been selected — along with a large number of our beloved local photography peers — to exhibit our work in Philly Reveal!
The exhibit is from July 22 – September 13 and will be featured in the Art Gallery at City Hall, Room 116, as well as the two display cases on the first floor.
A reception date is TBD.
“Railpark and Church”
Scanned Film
Copyright Karen Bruhin“Panorama 2457: Schuylkill River View”
Digital Panorama
Copyright Bob Bruhin
(“Fairmount Water Works,” 1821, Thomas Birch. Oil on canvas, 20 1/8 x 30 1/16 inches. Bequest of Charles Graff. Image courtesy the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.)
Take in the first major exhibit to look at Philly’s role in the development of American landscape painting, on view through the end of 2019.
Join us on Second Saturdays throughout the summer for workshops, games, performances, and activities that will enliven this new public space, in collaboration with Asian Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC).
Our July event will feature a gardening workshop, Liberian Storytelling, and a Vietnamese Dahn Tranh Performance.
Friends of the Rail Park, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter announce a new collaborative project to take place this fall: Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park. Site/Sound will be a unique happening taking place over three weeks in October 2019, weaving together the experiences of sight and sound along the spine of the historic Reading Railroad.
