The Block
When:
Thursday, Sep 08, 2016 10:00a -
Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016 6:00p
Thursday, Sep 08, 2016 10:00a -
Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016 6:00p
Where:
Philadelphia Photo Arts Center
1400 N American St, Ste 103
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art
Event website:
http://www.philaphotoarts.org/event/the-block/
SEPTEMBER 8 to NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Tuesday–Saturday · 10am - 6pm
Hank Willis Thomas and Wyatt Gallery welcome you to ‘The Block,’ the visual culmination of the year-long Philly Block Project. Working in partnership with the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center and collaborating artists Lisa Fairstein, Hiroyuki Ito and Will Steacy, the exhibit highlights present-day South Kensington, celebrates its inspiring residents, and showcases the Project’s work in building community ties through the arts.
As the Philly Block Project has figuratively broken down walls in South Kensington, the exhibit will visually transform PPAC’s Gallery into a reflection of these diverse streets. With floor-to-ceiling photographs stitched together like a block of row homes, and smaller portraits taking viewers inside, the 500 images celebrate—as Block Captain Carmen Fernandez would say—‘the life that is beating here.’
Head to the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (1400 N. American Street) through November 30, and discover the inspiring stories from ‘The Block.’
