Past Present Projects

This Saturday, May 9 from 5-7 PM, join us to celebrate the opening of Looking Glass at Cliveden!

Looking Glass is a site-responsive exhibition of works by six contemporary artists. Sited with the historic interiors and grounds of Cliveden, the project reflects on the history of people and place in commemoration of the U.S. Semiquincentennial. The exhibition is organized by Past Present Projects in partnership with Cliveden of the National Trust. Looking Glass is part of Radical America, a city-wide series of exhibitions organized by The Clay Studio, with support from Philly 250 and ArtPhilly. Curated by for Past Present Projects

Artists:
Naya Lee Chang
Janna Gregonis
Jacintha Kruc
Kristen Neville Taylor
Jonathan Wahl
Samara Weaver

Looking Glass Opening Reception
Saturday, May 9
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Cliveden
6401 Germantown Avenue
Free and open to the public

New art exhibitions are coming to the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove! Join us on Sunday, April 19 from 1-3pm to celebrate with the artists. The opening reception is free and open to the public. Following the opening, the exhibitions will be open during regular museum hours: Wednesday-Sunday 10am-4pm. Sunday mornings from 10am-noon are always free!

John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
1201 Pawlings Road
Audubon, PA
Audubon.org/John-James

Exhibitions:
Deirdre Murphy: Home Making
Holly Fasching: Fledge
Yvonne Love & Deirdre Murphy: Field Notes
Rosalind Sutkowski: Witness Tree

Link to RSVP for opening:
https://tickets.audubon.org/events/7078208b-b241-3769-a56f-f6efdb61cb47

Artworks pictured by:

Yvonne Love





Curated by

New art exhibitions are coming to the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove! Join us on Sunday, April 19 from 1-3pm to celebrate with the artists. The opening reception is free and open to the public. Following the opening, the exhibitions will be open during regular museum hours: Wednesday-Sunday 10am-4pm. Sunday mornings from 10am-noon are always free!

John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
1201 Pawlings Road
Audubon, PA
Audubon.org/John-James

Exhibitions:
Deirdre Murphy: Home Making
Holly Fasching: Fledge
Yvonne Love & Deirdre Murphy: Field Notes
Rosalind Sutkowski: Witness Tree

Link to RSVP for opening:
https://tickets.audubon.org/events/7078208b-b241-3769-a56f-f6efdb61cb47

Artworks pictured by:

Yvonne Love



Curated by

Congrats Mikel Elam on your solo show “Divine Navigation” at Allen’s Lane Art Center! 🎨

Plantastic day with Phaan Howng at The Woodlands and Leonard Pearlstein Gallery 🌱

If you joined us for A Night of Grief Karaoke at The Woodlands or were just there in spirit, you can get a Karaoke in the Cemetery t-shirt! Leigh Davis is taking pre-orders with proceeds benefiting the Southern Equality Trans Youth Emergency Fund and future Karaoke in the Cemetery programs. ⏫ Link in bio to place your order!

Cold weather site visit to Cliveden with Naya Lee Chang! As part of Radical Americana, a city-wide exhibition series organized by The Clay Studio, Chang is developing artistic interventions for this group of 18th century garden sculptures. Thanks to Libby Hawes at Cliveden for facilitating this research day in the Cliveden research library and with the objects themselves. Chang’s work is part of “Looking Glass” a group exhibition (within the Radical Americana series) curated by Past Present Projects and also featuring Kristen Neville Taylor, Samara Weaver, Jacintha Kruc, Janna Gregonis, and Jonathan Wahl. Opening May 2026 — stay tuned for details!

Tabitha Arnold’s essay on Erik Ruin’s new installation at Glen Foerd explores how the work “considers what is hidden by the things we can see.” Erik will be speaking about his installation Songs of Enclosure and Exclosure at Glen Foerd’s ArtsFest this Sunday, October 5 at 2pm. Hope to see you there!

Thanks to Tabitha Arnold for writing this essay as 2025 Emerging Writing Fellow at Glen Foerd. Tabitha was Glen Foerd’s Visual Artist in Residence in 2021, and she has an amazing show currently up at Field Projects in NY through October 4!

Thanks to Talia Greene, curatorial consultant for Erik’s project, for facilitating Tabitha’s research for her essay.

What a beautiful evening for Karaoke in the Cemetery! Thank you for bringing this project into the world and for hosting. And thanks to everyone who shared by singing on “stage,” singing (and dancing) along, or just being with us. Thank you Andrew for bringing the music to life and Bob D for making the lighting happen. Special thanks to Emma and Hann at The Woodlands, their volunteers, Robin and of course Jessica. 💖🌕🎤

Applications for the artist-in-residence program are open through October 21st! Thanks Alice, Isabel, and Alyse for the tour of work by 2024 artist-in-res 🎨 Head to to apply!