Atelier FAS

Atelier Art Gallery is delighted to announce Tamper Evident, a group exhibition of the broad range of creative outputs by the Atelier Fine Art staff. Over 50 artworks from more than 40 artists are on view now, representing all of our PA, NY, and DE locations. We are open every Friday during the show and by appointment. We can't wait to see you!

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Atelier Art Gallery
1301 N 31st St Suite 2, Philadelphia, PA 19121

On view from Friday, August 7th - Friday, August 28th, 2026
Gallery Hours: Fridays 12:30 - 4:00 (and by appointment)

Reception: Friday, August 21st 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

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Before a painting reaches a collector, a museum, or a gallery wall, it is crated, packed, transported, installed, documented, and carefully handled by a network of skilled professionals. Their labor is designed to disappear: after a job is complete, there is no evidence when viewing the artwork.

"Tamper Evident" refers to technical tapes and other devices that seal a box or crate for secure transportation. These security measures provide visible and irreversible evidence if a box or crate were to be opened, altered, or accessed without authorization. This can remind us of something broader: that minor contact and light movement can leave a discernible trace, a record of interaction after a moment has passed.

Years of carefully handling art has shaped the way these artists think, experiment, and create. In Some cases, that influence is visibly and irreversibly evident; in others, it is less apparent, yet no less integral to the artists lived experience.

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Participating artists:
Lou Ackerman, Kristopher Arnold, Anne Baker, Jackson Bell, Sarah E C-McNally, Alec Clothier, Daniel Colon, Grant Cox, Krank Darlington, Abel Dolby, Evan Mendel Dawson, Gillian de Oliveira, Johnny "Sol" Diaz, Erin Erskine, Raphael Fenton-Spaid, Joe Ferguson, Shane Gebhard, Ricky Geiger, Luke Goodman, Levi Haske, Sam Leidig Higgins, Quinn/Iggy Hoerner, Adam Jester, Claire Kincade, Raleigh Kirk, Armen Knox, Maureen McCormick, T. Noe, Zoe O'Neill, Jeremy Pochwat, Dominic Quintana, Whitson Ramsey, Zachary Rawe, Robert Richburg, Denean Ritchie, Sean Roberts, Emily Rothstein, Khristopher Rust, Angus Ryan, Meg Thomas, and William Toney.

Please join aPA this Saturday 1PM-3PM in our gallery for an exiting panel discussion on The Repatriation of Cultural Objects, presented in conjunction with the current exhibition Homecoming: The Journey of a Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Na̱ʼwiti House Post. ~ Hope to see you there ~

🎤 THIS WEEKEND: Don't miss our panel discussion on the return of cultural objects and changing approaches toward the stewardship of Indigenous collections in the 21st century: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-repatriation-of-cultural-objects-a-panel-discussion-tickets-1981859572331

The Repatriation of Cultural Objects
Saturday, May 9 | 1 PM
Atelier Gallery (Philadelphia, PA)
🔗 Free with registration - see link above ↑

Panelists:
• Juanita Johnston – Executive Director, U'mista Cultural Society
• Kelly McHugh – Head of Conservation, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
• Lavina Li – Conservator, Canadian Museum of History
• Brian Carpenter – Curator of Indigenous Materials, American Philosophical Society

Moderated by Laura Griffith, Deputy Director, Association for Public Art. This discussion is part of the Association's exhibition and repatriation of a Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw house post, which will return to British Columbia in June.

After more than a century abroad and nearly 50 years in Philadelphia, a 1,000-plus-pound First Nations house post is finally headed home The 176-year-old wooden artifact has travelled from British Columbia, to New York, to Germany, to Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing. It’s on view for one last time.