Barnes on the Block 2022

Get Connected Icon Happens On Jun 19, 2022
Get Connected Icon 4-8pm
Expired

Description

Barnes on the Block is a block-party activating the Parkway in front of the Barnes Foundation with art activities and performances. Volunteers will support the following stations:

 

Tiny Farm Wagon, 1 volunteer from 4-8pm, 30 minute break at 5:30pm

This volunteer will be assisting writer, performer, and visual artist Misty Sol. She will be parking the Tiny Farm Wagon, a mobile art classroom and greenhouse, on the Barnes campus and leading seed planting and collage creating activities influenced by the Harlem Renaissance.

 

Jahwula Seapoe, 1 volunteer from 4-8pm, 30 minute break at 6pm

This volunteer will be assisting musician and movement/yoga practitioner Jahwula Seapoe. She will be offering journaling prompts and self-care jars for visitors to take home, along with providing 20-minute yoga sessions in the grass at the top of every hour. This volunteer will help run the table especially while Jahwula leads these yoga sessions.

 

Keyonna Butler, 1 volunteer from 4-8pm, 30 minute break at 6:30pm

This volunteer will be assisting costume designer and visual artist Keyonna Butler. She will be leading a hands-on artmaking activity using recycled textiles and other fabrics.

 

Ken Johnston, 1 volunteer from 4-8pm, 30 minute break at 7:00pm

This volunteer will be assisting walking and visual artist Ken Johnston. He will be leading a lantern making and decorating station for visitors to carry as they walk around the Barnes campus.

Details

Get Connected Icon 18 and older
Get Connected Icon Is Family Friendly
Get Connected Icon Register by Jun 13, 2022
Get Connected Icon Is Outdoors
Inclement Weather Plan: None at this time
Get Connected Icon Is Wheelchair Accessible

Location

Get Connected Icon 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA  19130