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Bulletin 03: Kindred Launch Gathering
Bulletin 03: Kindred Launch Gathering celebrates the newest issue of Monument Lab’s print publication, Bulletin. Edited by Monument Lab Senior Curator Yolanda Wisher, Bulletin 03: Kindred gathers a constellation of writers, artists, poets, and thinkers whose work expands what it means to be—and become—kin. The evening brings their contributions into conversation through readings, making, food, and fellowship.
Huckleberry Jim: A Philadelphia Homecoming with Adam Nelson
Thirty-five years after leaving Philadelphia with a theater degree and setting out on the journey that would eventually become Huckleberry Jim , author Adam Nelson is coming back to where it began. On October 21, Nelson returns to the former grounds of his alma mater, the University of the Arts, for a special celebration and conversation at The Village of Industry & Art.
Comic Relief Philadelphia: Neighborhood Festival
Comic Relief Philadelphia invites the community for a a day of free neighborly fun, good vibes, and giving back.
Pilobolus's UP!
Join Pilobolus’s UP!, where the imaginative whimsy of Mary Poppins meets the kaleidoscopic energy of a night at Studio 54. Participate in an immersive performance.
A Night on the Town: We Outside!
Join the Justice Alliance for Design Education (JADE) Fellows for a night out with fellow creatives! DesignPhiladelphia’s summer JADE Fellowship centers Black and Brown design students, but this party is for everyone. #NoFOMO
DesignPhiladelphia: The Next Now Design Symposium: Innovation in Housing
Presented alongside the exhibition The Architecture of Us, this half-day symposium brings together architects, policymakers, and housing advocates to explore how Philadelphia can build more homes, more affordably, and more connectedly. Panels will examine how these issues are playing out nationally, and what it will take to act on them locally, from legalizing single-stair apartment buildings to expanding accessory dwelling units, shared living models, and accessible design for aging in place.
DesignPhiladelphia: What is Experience Design? Graphic Design + Interior Design + Beyond
As part of DesignPhiladelphia’s 2026 Festival, faculty and students from Thomas Jefferson University’s Graphic Design and Interior Design programs come together with practicing Experience Design professionals to discuss how graphic and spatial design intersect in this growing field. The panel offers current and prospective students a firsthand look at the collaborative, cross-disciplinary work possible within Jefferson’s new College of Architecture, Design & Engineering (CADE).
DesignPhiladelphia: Rewriting the Family Home: Three Philadelphia Authors Imagine A Way Out of the Single-Family Housing Trap
As part of DesignPhiladelphia’s 2026 Festival, Design Philadelphia invites three Philadelphia authors to discuss their visions for “a way out of the single-family housing trap.” Join Design Philadelphia at Village of Industry & Art for this engaging book talk.
DesignPhiladelphia: home:bodies
A part of DesignPhilly’s 2026 festival, This installation uses textiles as primary architectural elements whose form remains intentionally unresolved until activated through inhabitation. Join us as gathering spaces, intimate enclosures, filtered thresholds, and unexpected passages emerge and disappear from Thursday, October 1–11, 2026 at Village of Industry & Art in the hidden outdoor courtyard.
DesignPhiladelphia: A People’s Philly
A part of DesignPhilly’s 2026 festival, A People’s Philly is a collaborative public exhibition and programming project grounded in spatial imagination as a political practice. At its core, it invites viewers to consider how collective care might transform the city and the possibilities we envision for its future.
DesignPhiladelphia: Architecture of Us
A part of DesignPhilly’s 2026 festival, Architecture of Us traces the story of Philadelphia's rowhome, from its origins housing immigrant communities and multigenerational families, to the pressures reshaping it today.
Sounds of Philadelphia
This summer, VIA’s facade is transformed into a daily open-air listening experience, celebrating the music, culture, and creative spirit of Philadelphia.
FREE & open to the public Mon-Sun 11am-1pm
Ongoing Exhibition: Kay Healy "Don't Trash a Good Thing"
Presented in partnership with Paradigm Gallery + Studio. On display at Village of Industry & Art through May 30, 2026.
FREE & open to the public Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Monument Lab Pop-Up: Sasha Stiles “A Living Poem: The Codex”
Monument Lab’s Pop-Up is a temporary retail, learning, and exhibition space at Village of Industry & Art through the end of July. Log into the digital poetic work of Sasha Stiles, currently installed in the space.
FREE & open to the public Mon-Fri 9am-4pm