PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Student design at Moore, classic toys at the Center for Architecture and more
Hailey Blessing |
Tuesday, January 05, 2016
Check out our picks for the week's top events.
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
Through Sunday, March 13
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Saturday - Sunday: noon - 5 p.m.
Fabric Workshop & Museum, 1214 Arch St., Philadelphia
Free
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit is a luck bringing exhibition created by staff from the
Fabric Workshop and Museum. The exhibition features over 40 pieces of art created from a variety of innovative materials and media. The title refers to the British superstition of repeating the word "rabbit" three times on the first day of every month to bring good luck. The show is also in memory of founder and artistic director Marion "Kippy" Boulton Stround.
For more information, click
here.
Selections from Jumpstart
Through Saturday, January 9
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Fridays open late until 8 p.m.)
The Galleries at Moore, 20th St. & The Parkway, Philadelphia
Free
If you weren't able to get tickets to the sold out Jumpstart fashion show, you're in luck! Check out select pieces from the show at The Galleries at Moore. The pieces were created during the initial weeks of the fall semester -- students were tasked with creating a monochromatic garment which expressed their design voice through their own inspiration or in combination with avant-garde designers.
For more information, click
here.
Constructing Play: Classic Building Toys
Through Friday, February 19
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Office of Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy, 1401 JFK Blvd., Philadelphia
Free
Join the Philadelphia Center for Architecture at their annual "Constructing Play" exhibition. The show chronicles the development of children's toys over the past 150 years and features four sections (Engineering, Interlocking, Modular and Stacking) detailing toys such as Legos, K'nex, Sticklets and more. This exhibit has fun for the entire family and is fully ADA compliant.
For more info and to register, click
here.
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