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January 2023
Art Opening: Walking the Edge Community Show
The Schuylkill Center presents Walking the Edge, a communal display on the experience of walking in nature. We are inviting the creative public to share their impressions, reflections and encounters on walking borders, limits and perimeters in nature as they are expressed in creative artworks. Curated by and in collaboration with Jacques-Jean Tiziou of "Walk Around Philadelphia", the Schuylkill Center’s fourth bi-annual community exhibition embraces walking as a practice in contemporary art production that reflects on our interconnectedness with nature.…
Find out more »February 2023
Walking the Edge Evening Rest Session
End your day with us in the Schuylkill Center’s art gallery and experience the exhibition Walking the Edge in an embodied, restful way while celebrating the completion of the eighth day of the 11th Walk Around Philadelphia. Curator JJ Tiziou will lead a ~10-mile walk from Elkins Park to the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education as part of his 11th Walk Around Philadelphia. Join the walkers in enjoying food, herbal foot soaks provided by former LandLab resident Kate Farquhar, and…
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Walking the Edge Morning Send-off
Enjoy breakfast and beverages at the Schuylkill Center as we send off walkers on a ~10-mile journey along Philadelphia’s perimeter from the Center towards St. Joseph’s University. As part of Walking the Edge curator JJ Tiziou’s Walk Around Philadelphia project, this experience invites the public to walk along the city’s edge and reflect on the intertwining relationships between pristine natural spaces and the rest of the city’s urban/industrial landscapes. Please note: You do not have to attend the walk to…
Find out more »March 2023
Ways of Walking Book Discussion with editor Ann de Forest
Join Walking the Edge curator JJ Tiziou in conversation with Ways of Walking editor Ann de Forest and contributors of the book. Ways of Walking brings together 26 writers who reflect on walks they have taken and what they discovered along the way. Some walk across forbidden lines, violating laws to seek freedom. Some walk to bear witness to social injustice. Still others walk so they can notice what faster travelers in cars or trains might miss. The event will…
Find out more »Walking the Edge Community Exhibition Discussion (online)
The Center’s newest exhibition, Walking the Edge, is an exciting investigation into artistic expressions of the city of Philadelphia’s perimeters and boundaries, as well as other urban landscapes and natural spaces. For this community show, we invited the public to share their creative expressions on borders and edges in nature. Selected submissions are curated into a display, presented both in the Schuylkill Center’s art gallery and online on its website. Hear from curator JJ Tiziou, Director of Environmental Art Kristina…
Find out more »April 2023
Walking the Edge Closing Celebration
Join us in celebrating the closing of our community exhibition, Walking the Edge. Philadelphia-based Soapbox Press will lead a workshop on letterpress, a historical printing technique where paper is pressed against an inked surface. Curator and community organizer JJ Tiziou will lead guided walks around the Schuylkill Center’s grounds. Participants will also enjoy food and drinks while getting the chance to meet artists featured in Walking the Edge.
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a river is… Exhibition Opening
You’re invited to celebrate the opening of a river is…, our first 2023 LandLab artist residency exhibition. LandLab is our immersive artist-in-residence program, providing artists or teams with the resources and support to create innovative, site-specific installations or performative artworks. This year’s artist-in-residence, Bitter Kalli, embarked on a textual and textural exploration of the Schuylkill River watershed. Weaving together memoir, research, and community-based practices, the artist used natural dyes and organic materials from riverbank plants to create textile pieces. Their…
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Forest Stargazing (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER)
Experience the glowing wonders of our forest through a multi-sensory nighttime event. Director of Environmental Art and certified yoga teacher Kristina Murray will offer a grounding meditation in opening the senses. Artist and stargazer Ana Vizcarra Rankin will then lead the group on a naked-eye stargazing hike, inspired by her practice of studying star maps and telescope imaging. Educator and amateur mycologist Matt Schink will aid us along the way in spotting and understanding the beauty of bioluminescent fungi. Admission…
Find out more »May 2023
Writing to the River I (BIPOC only)
In this interactive workshop, participants will read written works by authors including Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Alice Oswald, and Toni Morrison which reflect on the theme of rivers. We will discuss the symbolic and ecological role that rivers play in our lives and our environments, and create personal maps and “love letters” to the rivers and waterways that are important to us. This event is specifically for people who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). If you do…
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Writing to the River II
In this interactive workshop led by LandLab artist-in-residence Bitter Kalli, participants will read written works by authors including Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Alice Oswald, and Toni Morrison which reflect on the theme of rivers. We will discuss the symbolic and ecological role that rivers play in our lives and our environments, and create personal maps and “love letters” to the rivers and waterways that are important to us. This event is open to the general public and will take place in…
Find out more »June 2023
Youth Meigs Award Ceremony
We will celebrate the winners of our 2023 Youth Meigs Award, which recognizes local environmental youth leaders who embody a spirit of leadership, integrity, and vision. This year, the winners Harmoni Robinson and Chloe Cantiello from Walter B. Saul High School and Josephine Schirling from Lankenau High School will present their creative responses to the word prompt "Adapting" in the form of a short story, video, and poem, respectively. In addition to recognizing our award winners, the Schuylkill Center’s Environmental Art program…
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Natural Dyeing with Riverside Plants I (BIPOC only)
In this workshop with LandLab artist-in-residence Bitter Kalli, participants will learn about spring and summer plants found along the Schuylkill River that can be used to create natural dyes. Participants will learn the fundamentals of natural dyeing and then naturally dye their own fabric. Participants are invited to bring their own items of clothing or fabric to dye, but it's not required; we will provide dye materials and fabric. This event is specifically for people who identify as Black, Indigenous…
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Natural Dyeing with Riverside Plants II (FULL)
This event is at capacity. In this workshop with LandLab artist-in-residence Bitter Kalli, participants will learn about spring and summer plants found along the Schuylkill River that can be used to create natural dyes. Participants will learn the fundamentals of natural dyeing and will then naturally dye their own fabric. Participants are invited to bring their own items of clothing or fabric to dye, but this is not required; we will provide dye materials and fabric.
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Native Flute-Making Workshop with Tchin and We Are the Seeds
Learn how to make and play a Native courting flute with Tchin, an Indigenous Elder musician and culture bearer. We Are the Seeds is creating space for Native and Non-Native individuals to learn to make and play the Native courting flute, which holds unique historical and cultural significance. In a modern take on this traditional art, participants will make flutes out of PVC pipes. They will also have the opportunity to learn from and have discussions with Tchin, creating opportunities…
Find out more »August 2023
Nature’s Alchemy Festival
Free, family-friendly environmental arts event with workshops and demonstrations celebrating collaboration between artists, artists-to-be, and the natural world. Enjoy music and food while learning new and exciting collaborative artistic processes including cyanotype, light painting, and pigment and ink-making from six artists featured in "Nature's Alchemy", our Summer 2023 Environmental Art exhibition. Attendance is free of charge; registration is required. There will be a complimentary shuttle service to and from local SEPTA bus stops. In case of inclement weather, this event…
Find out more »October 2023
The Bird Ethic – Opening Celebration
Artist-in-residence Susan Hagen’s solo exhibition, The Bird Ethic, is opening in our gallery and on our trails October 7th. Hagen’s diorama-inspired outdoor sculptures capture historical moments in bird conservation, bird science, and humankind’s impact on bird populations, guiding guests to take action to repair our interconnected world. At the opening, Hagen will lead a walk and talk about the outdoor exhibits. We will also have a hands-on art activity. The walk is wheelchair-accessible along our Widener Trail. Food and drinks…
Find out more »February 2024
Exhibit Opening: Slow-Burning Rapture
Join the Schuylkill Center for the opening of our brand new exhibition, Slow-Burning Rapture. In Slow-Burning Rapture, artists dissect and create personal, cultural and nationalistic myths in order to make sense of our ecological future. With vast references from mythology and mysticism to Afrofuturism and worldbuilding, each artist plays a part in helping unravel the complexities of an altered world. At the opening, view the exhibition, meet featured artists and enjoy opening remarks as well as food and beverages.
Find out more »Slow-Burning Rapture: Full Moon Performance with Sarah Peoples POSTPONED
NOTE: This event has been *postponed.* Check our calendar to plan your next adventure at the Schuylkill Center! On the night of 2024’s Full Snow Moon, Peoples will be leading a fabricated mythological creation ceremony. Guests will enjoy a brief hike to the Center’s Fire Pond, where Peoples will cast two celestial ice objects representing the sun and earth’s moon. Surrounded by ice lanterns, guests will enjoy music from famed Finnish composer Jean Sibilius' Four Legends from the Kalevala, Op. 22,…
Find out more »March 2024
Slow-Burning Rapture Virtual Performance by Jordan Deal & Artist Roundtable
Join us for a virtual performance by Jordan Deal of their sound installation piece titled "Letters to a Post-Post-Post World Broadcast," currently featured in Slow-Burning Rapture. The performance will be followed by an roundtable discussion with artists featured in the exhibition, moderated by curator and Director of Environmental Art Kristina Murray. Jordan Deal’s site-specific sound piece, "Letters to a Post-Post-Post World Broadcast," situates the listener in the near-distant future. Reminiscent of a radio show, the chopped broadcast radiates debris and…
Find out more »April 2024
Accessible Birding and Tour of “The Bird Ethic” art installation
Join us on Sunday, April 14th from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM for “Accessible Birding and Tour of “The Bird Ethic” art installation” at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education with partners Art-Reach, Disability Pride PA, and the Pennsylvania Center for Adaptive Sports. Experience the joy of birding on our paved Widener Trail, where you’ll also have the opportunity to explore “The Bird Ethic,” an exhibition by Susan Hagen. This site-specific outdoor installation features sculptural diorama-like installations that delve into…
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