Journal

Multidisciplinary Philadelphia artist Ang(ela) Bey will present their new art installation and one-person play, COMET, at the Bride from August 25 – September 3, 2023. We spoke to Ang about what the Painted Bride, West Philadelphia, and the show mean to them. What are you creating in the Bride space?… Read More

By Amalia Colón-Nava, Resistance Garden Project Manager We began with a chilly, late March, foraging walk through FDR’s meadows. A piece of land that has reverted to a marshy ecosystem largely undisturbed by development. That space is under threat of being turned into soccer fields, which Lady Danni pointed out… Read More

ANITO GAVINO (L) AND MALAYA ULAN (R) PERFORMING TAGONG YAMAN AT THE BRIDE Welcome to the first installment of our Meet the Artist blogs, part of our Open Market event series! Our programs, running now through summer 2023, welcome you to our new hub space at 5212 Market Street. We’ve… Read More

Our second Resistance Garden Zine is now available! Waxing Moon. Driving Desires. A time for tapping into your inner strength, finding your power, and taking action. In the Resistance Garden, we know that sharing our abundance strengthens our community. art by Theresa Gaskin (she/her)… Read More

by Alicia Rink Bringing spirituality to your foraging practice, opens up a partnership with Mother Earth and the unseen forces that exist beyond the physical. It’s a very personal connection, for spirituality means something different for everyone. You can be more broad and call in Mother Gaia, the Great… Read More

In this video I show examples of how to harvest two different kinds of flower seeds, marigolds, then calendula. Both of these flowers are part of the Asteraceae plant family, one of the largest plant families. Many flowers in this plant family create seeds intended to be spread by… Read More

Local poet LindoYes! Is distributing free positive poetry and access to city behavioral health resources through nostalgic gumball machines.