Skull Currency is another way of saying that our thoughts have value. Each life is measured within the skull of the one who lives it. My potato skull prints merge several traditions of ancestor veneration into irreverent portraits of what we will all someday become. They also investigate the custom of marking our bills of commerce with the faces of our most valued ancestors.

— Ana Vizcarra Rankin, 2013 

Philadelphia Open Studio Tour
October 5th and 6th noon-5pm

Intaglio Printing with Plaster
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Education Classrooms, Philadelphia Museum of Art
$60 ($48 members); includes Museum admission
Enrollment is limited to 15 participants.

It's that time of year again.

Deadline: December 15, 2013Fee (USD): $35.00

Art in the Open (AiO) is a citywide event that celebrates artists, their inspirations for creating art, and their relationships with the urban environment. Art in the Open debuted in June 2010, bringing a jury-selected group of artists to the Schuylkill Banks to inspire new ways of seeing the Schuylkill River-an ecologically critical lifeline for its residents, and the city it runs through.

First Friday, July 5, from 5 to 8 PM.

Artist's Reception on Sunday, July 14, from 2 to 4 PM.

In a solo exhibition, Diane Lachman continues her fascination with color relationships. She compares color-guided composition to musical expression, applying layers of translucent oil paint to wood panels and blending them to create new, resonant hues. As in musical chords, where tension between different tones is resolved by their participation in the whole, Lachman's carefully selected color notes create surprising harmonies.