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Karyn Olivier, Here and Now/ Glacier, Shard, Rock, (2015) Lenticular photo in billboard structure. Image courtesy of the artist.

Black Like That: Our Lives as Living Praxis
Opening August 30

August 30-December 7
Opening Reception: Friday, August 30 from 5-7 p.m.
Temple Contemporary and Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery

Black Like That: Our Lives As Living Praxis is a multi-site exhibition that explores the nature of the archive as a living praxis within a Black cultural context. The exhibition, funded by a grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, will be anchored at Temple Contemporary with off-site presentations in three Philadelphia neighborhoods central to Black history and Black life in the city: North Philadelphia, West Philadelphia and Germantown. 

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ANNOUNCING NEW RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist Residency

The Tyler School of Art and Architecture offers a five-month residency (January through May 2025) in the Art Department, which is composed of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Ceramics, Fibers and Material Studies, Glass, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. The residency will be awarded to an artist whose work is primarily focused on the history and lived experience of North American federally recognized tribal citizens and who exemplifies the art and activism of the artist Edgar Heap of Birds in bringing attention to the lives, struggles and triumphs of Native Americans. The artist in residence will have the opportunity to mentor and advise Tyler students. The residency will culminate in an exhibition to be held in the Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery in Temple Contemporary, Tyler’s center for exhibitions and public programs.

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