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Artist Spotlight with Nazeer Sabree: The intersection of Art, Black Identity, and Community.

Sat, February 22, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library

Join us for an inspiring conversation with West Philly native, Nazeer Sabree, now featured in The Philadelphia Museum of Art! Known for blending textiles, photos, and unconventional materials, Nazeer’s work explores Black culture, identity, and mental health. He'll discuss his creative…

Exhibition Reception: Photography Without Borders

Now through Sat, March 8, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Work by young photographers made by Photography Without Borders students in partnership with Philadelphia's Taller Puertorriqueño will be on display in the Art & Literature Department as well as the Art Department hallway gallery, throughout March and April 2025.…

Photo club

Tue, March 25, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

All photographers and photography fans are invited to drop in in on Photo Club meetings taking place every other month in the Art Department. Bring your own photo work to share with the group, whether you work with film or digital camerasw. This is a great opportunity for…

Speakers and Lectures

"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition

Now through Sat, April 12, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Map Collection at Parkway Central Library

Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…

"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition

Now through Sat, April 12, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition

Now through Sat, April 12, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection at Parkway Central Library

Exhibition | Secretary to the People: Sheryl Oring Uses a Typewriter to Activate Democracy with Art on the Streets of Philly and Beyond

Now through Wed, April 30, 2025 8:00 P.M.
First Floor Gallery West at Parkway Central Library

This multimedia installation showcases over 20 years of work by artist Sheryl Oring. With her “I Wish to Say” project, in which she dresses as a 1960s secretary and takes her typewriter to public spaces such as libraries and parks to document people’s hopes, fears, and…

Exhibition: The Voices of Sisterly Affection

Now through Thu, June 5, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center at Parkway Central Library

Philadelphia's motto was officially expanded to "The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection" by the efforts of the godmother of Black Music Month, Dyana Williams. To continue amplifying the female voice in discussions about our city, SIMBY Presents: The Voices of…