The Time Is Always Now at PMA With Blackeverywhere

Join Black Philadelphia for incredible "The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure" and amazing art at the world famous Philadelphia Museum of Art!

Event Detail
The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure

"This exhibition features 28 Black and African diasporic contemporary artists who use figurative painting, drawing and sculpture to illuminate and celebrate the nuance and richness of Black contemporary life.
The more than 60 contemporary works featured in this exhibition unfold around three core themes: Double Consciousness, Past and Presence and Our Aliveness. Double Consciousness, a theory first introduced in 1897 by the African American sociologist W.E.B Du Bois, explores concepts of being, belonging and Blackness as a psychological state. Past and Presence explores the absence of Black figures in many mainstream narratives and shows how artists have responded. Our Aliveness features assertions and celebrations of Black assembly and gathering.
Traveling to the Philadelphia Museum of Art from the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Black and African diasporic artists in this exhibition work in the U.S. and the U.K. They include Michael Armitage, Claudette Johnson, Kerry James Marshall, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and Amy Sherald. For the show’s U.S. premiere, additional artists working in Philadelphia, London, and New York have been added, including Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Roberto Lugo, Danielle Mckinney, Deborah Roberts, and Arthur Timothy."

Make sure to bring your headphones to listen to the FREE audio tour on your own mobile device. For the best experience, download the free Smartify app on your iOS or Android mobile device.

Location
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor of Main Building of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

We can also explore numerous other incredible exhibits in the various buildings while we wait for our admission time into the gallery!

1:45pm - Meet at the WEST ENTRANCE of the main building museum
2:00pm - We're going in so don't miss us!

Cost
PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH!

Going to HH or getting dinner is an option after we see the exhibit.

Parking
On-site parking is $20 with validation
Metered on-street parking available

48 Hours Please
We can't wait to see you! Please don't keep us waiting, as we'd like to enter together.

Need to contact us prior to the day of this event? Email the BP Leadership Team at [email protected].

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Philadelphia Art Museum, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway · Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, United States