About this Event
Join us on 4th Friday for Germantown Art & Sound, a kickback for local creatives with an art show highlighting local artists. Complete with complimentary wine, live DJ, food truck and a playlist that is uniquely curated by our guests, we deliver your Friday night vibes just right.
Event Details
Tickets: Suggested donation of $10. Cash, cash app, venmo and card accepted at the door.
Artist Talk: Art & Sound Curator & MC will lead an artist talk where each artist will take the mic to share more about their artistic practice and the inspiration behind their work. Be sure to be in the room by 8:00 PM to catch their remarks!
Food & Drink: Complimentary wine and the food truck will be available with delicious food and drinks for purchase. This event is also BYOB.
Transportation: Our House Culture Center is easily accessible by bus (route 23). Free & metered street parking is available around the venue.
Accessibility: One entrance has two steps up with no railing. The side entrance has no steps. There are two steps with no railing within the venue space. The Our House restroom is gender inclusive. For all accessibility questions, please contact [email protected].
Health & Safety: Masks are optional.
Featured Visual Artists & Live Music
- Ama is a multidisciplinary artist and research scientist. As a researcher, she investigates biological processes through an iterative and experimental approach. Adopting a similar framework for her artwork, Ama explores concepts of inner-self and cultural identity through portraiture, using traditional and digital art mediums.
- Hundreds of years from now, when our bones and our buildings have disappeared, the pottery we make may be one of the only physical manifestations of our existence. By using clay as a canvas for cultural preservation, she reconnects ancestral ties severed by colonialism and reclaim autonomy over our legacy. Ceramics is a delicate dance with the elements and she welcomes them into her practice as teachers and healers. These totems of remembrance and rehabilitation are her offerings to the collective at this time.
- Issa Crawley is an artist currently based in Philadelphia. She recently completed her Bachelor's degree in Visual Studies at Temple University Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Her heritage and Black culture inspire her work, specifically her personal relationship with her culture, which inherently reflects and celebrates her youth and represents lived experiences. Through oil painting, digital art, and 3-D mediums, Issa maintains specific traditions and elements of her culture in playful and modern ways, highlighting aspects such as hair, beauty, and the use of color. She also loves fashion as an art form because of its freedom to express yourself and be unapologetically you.
- Billy G. Harvey combines dark cryptic imagery with a spiracle of playful softness for that razzle dazzle. All roasted in the form of hand bound journals. Playing in depths of bookbinding painting and photography. looking into the relationship that we have with the unknown and the unspoken. Billy uses black fabric with white with gold accents. Ornate gothic imagery incorporating elegant flora and details that are all stranded alone reaching to connect. Billy's work is dark, luxurious, grim and sad, that is always knotted to the imagery of the human connection.
- Chris Green brings life to walls and hearts throughout Norfolk, Virginia, where he creates art that speaks to the soul. As an artist, muralist, and art instructor, Chris sees the world through a lens of deep connection between people and nature, between past and present, between community and creativity. Green isn't just his last name; it's his artistic heartbeat. The color green flows through everything he creates, representing the life force that connects us all. Chris tells the African American story by weaving it into nature's narrative, showing how his community has always been rooted in strength, growth, and resilience just like the plants and trees that surround us.
Featured Live Music
- Reezey is a Philly-born, bred, and based DJ and producer. Rooted in club, afro and soul, Reezey promotes power, wellness, and creative expression for kinfolk through music and movement.
Interested in Showcasing Your Work?
Germantown Art & Sound was created with the creative in mind! We are a passionate platform for artists to share and, most importantly, sell their work to a supportive and growing community of art lovers. Stay tuned to our Instagram page for our next call for artists in 2027!
Co-Producers
- Our House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization dedicated to providing a platform and space for artists to network, gain exposure, share skills and knowledge with one another. Our House hosts events, collaborative exhibitions, group projects, and more on a broad range of important issues including environmental, economic, social and cultural sustainability through the development and leveraging of local and regional partnerships.
- Vanessa Chandler is a project manager, curator, event manager, and MC based in Philadelphia, focused on creating engaging cultural experiences and supporting underrepresented artists. With a strong background in event leadership and public art, she has worked with a wide range of artists and produced numerous arts-focused events and programs. Passionate about fostering community through the arts, she has collaborated on various initiatives that address social issues through creative expression. She also regularly hosts arts and music events, bringing energy and connection to audiences across the city.
- Julian is a prolific storyteller. Whether penning articles spotlighting Philly's Sneakers of Brotherly Love, social justice in the city, cultural and community happenings or capturing the city's night life through his camera's lens, his thoughtful applications give his work a colorful depth and layered meaning. Check out Julian Moore-Griffin!
Alumni Artists
June 2026 - Erika Acevedo, Art by Dominic Moret, Ethan Flood, Hailey Stefanov, HJG Through My Eyes Photography, Ibi, Kristine Pham, Noir Pearle & reva, from mercury!
March 2026 - Amon Amir, Dreadydee, el rizL, Kam DeLa, Lindsay Kovnat & Sean “SK” Kinsey
September 2025 - Valisa Chanel, What Lies Beneath, Kaya Proctor, Rugged Imperfections, Drew LeVan & Emotional IQ
June 2025 - Brandon Dominguez, Olivia Outlaw, Tiggy, Romeo Saunders, Kevelis Matthews-Alvarado, Ingenious Nick, The Magick Artist, Jordan Plain and Henry Luke
March 2025 - David K. Coleman Jr., Corinne Jones, Kassandra Wall, Jah Beverly, Joar Mejia, & MINK
July 2024 - Ali Derricotte, Arianna Cabrera, Azella Gardens, Jae Martin, Kariem Young, Lava Lamp Bebop Art, Louis Washington & Olivia Duffy
April 2024 -Kashana Ricketts, Anaz X, Devyn Dais, Marie Rih, Ellis Rosenberg, Velvet Grüve & Re-Mus
January 2024 - Salma Garcia Nolasco, Boujee Mustard, KrazedKai, Kelley Prevard, Cassidy Carter & Sanovia
October 2023 - Nevaeh Ryals, Talynn Kiara, Cocoa Canvas, Kenni Field, Michael Nixon, Velvet Grüve, Cheri
July 2023 - UNAPXLXGETIQ, Prince De León, Gina Taylor, Muy Franco, Angelle Rivera, Steven Cooper, Douglas Ethan, BeGreat Bowties, Velvet Grüve & Sabrina Pantal
April 2023 - Névia Da’Vesa, ArtSoul By, Heather Bowlan, Shaunia Bronson, Ayiana Viviana, Thistle Pot & Diaja
January 2023 - Lady Vic, Mareshet Johnson, Jahnea Pressley, Rhapsody by Rae, Destiny Crockett & Judy Ha
October 2022 - Mason Carter, Keisha Whatley & Tony Woodbury
September 2022 - Dayja Chaney, Keshida Layone , Timothy Willis & Julian Moore-Griffin
August 2022 - Chelsey Luster, Daphne Smallwood, Anthony Johnson & CJ
Event venue & nearby stays
Our House Culture Center, 6380 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, United States
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