June 19, 2022 4:00-9:00PM Barnes on the Block : Free Outdoor Block Party

 

Join us for a bite and a drink from vendors including: Lil Pop Shop, the Cow and the Curd, Pitruco Pizza and more!

There will be ive DJ sets by Oluwafemi + performances by West Powelton Steppers & Drum Squad.

Check out a hip-hop and breaking performance by TAMEARTZ + join in on a community drum circle with Karen Smith and friends!

We Embrace Fatherhood, a coalition of #WestPhilly fathers, activists, and artists, will present an outdoor public art installation celebrating Black #fatherhood.

This project, titled From the Root to the Fruit: Portraits of Black Fathers and Their Children, is by photographer and West Philadelphia native Ken McFarlane. This installation will be projected onto the façade of the Barnes Foundation at Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 20th Street from 8:30 - 11 PM.

- Go green with a planting and collaging activity at the Tiny Farm Wagon with Misty Sol.

- Explore the foundations of hip-hop and graffiti with TAMEARTZ.
- Get a personalized poem from Marshall James Kavanaugh.
- Celebrate Juneteenth and decorate a custom lantern with Ken Johnston.
- Check out live mural painting by Mural Arts Philadelphia.
- View a social justice–themed art installation created by students from Southwark School, Ludlow School, and Farrell School, and Mural Arts Philadelphia with teaching artist Jamee Grigsby.

This event is free, but registration is required to access the Barnes collection and special exhibition. Registration for timed admission to the Barnes galleries will open at 10 AM on Thursday, 6/16.

Register online or on-site for gallery access and for a chance to win a free Barnes membership. Four winners will be selected by a random drawing!

Don't miss this year's #BarnesOnTheBlock! 

2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215.278.7000