October First Friday
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Museum for Art in Wood, 141 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA
About this event
First Friday | Fri, October 2, 2026 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm | In-person Event Walk-in’s Welcome This First Friday, stop into the Museum for Art in Wood and experience Out of Place WARP Wood 2026. The exhibition features the work created by six artist fellows during the two-month-long Windgate Wood Arts Residency Program (WARP-Wood) and emphasizes the research, exploration, and the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment. Also on view in the Museum’s research library is A Room of Their Own, presenting the work of ten artists; while you’re upstairs, be sure to explore our permanent collection of over 1,400 objects. Don’t forget to shop our Museum Store for unique handmade objects, jewelry, artworks, and books. This year’s fellows, listed below, have filled the Museum’s exhibition space with installation sculpture, furniture, woodworking, and research. 2026 Windgate Resident Fellows: Artists Adam Atkinson | Austin, Texas, US Joyce Lin | Bellaire, Texas, US Mark Tan | Tempe, Arizona, US Niv Tishbi | Tel Aviv, Israel Artist and Documentation Anders Nienstaedt | Northfield, Minnesota, US Student Artist Liza Stout | Phoenix , Arizona, US Scholar Daniel Fountain , PhD | Exeter, United Kingdom This year’s Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood and Exhibition is generously supported by the Cambium Circle Members of the Museum for Art in Wood, donors to the Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood appeal, the Phil F. Brown Fund, Bresler Foundation, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Klorfine Foundation, and Windgate Foundation. The Museum received in-kind support from Boomerang, Inc. Special thanks to the WARP Wood committee, the organizing committee of the Echo Lake Collaborative Conference, the Organic Recycling Center in the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and Debbra Soffer in memory of Michael Soffer. Questions? Please contact Katie Sorenson, Director of Outreach and Communications, at katie@museumforartinwood.org .
Event details
- Date and time
- Friday, October 2, 2026 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
- Venue
- Museum for Art in Wood, 141 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA
- Category
- Museums & exhibitions
- Cost
- Cost not stated
- Age guidance
- Age guidance not specified
- Format
- In person
- Last verified
- September 30, 2026
Accessibility
Wheelchair: Not stated
Assistive Listening: Not stated
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