Events Archive - space 1026

04.29 2026

Dan Angel, Kate Ferencz, Lauren Poor

May 1st – 29th 2026

Opening Reception: Friday May 1st 2026 6-10pm

Space1026 is proud to present Angels to Some, a group exhibition of ceramics and drawings by Dan Angel, Kate Ferencz and Lauren Poor. Each of these artists alludes to other worldly creatures in their work that seem to occupy a space between realities, with ambiguous intentions toward us.

Starting from photographs of ephemeral and delicate foam sculptures, Dan Angel’s detailed conte crayon drawings document the equally monstrous and humorous visages revealed as these structures shift between states of matter and inevitably collapse. His process is slow and methodological, the drawings built up of countless added and subtracted layers of crayon dust in a herculean effort to make solid and permanent the airy and amorphous.

Kate Ferencz has chosen to depict the divine in an urgent and visionary manner. Using ink and shimmering graphite pencil, spontaneous expressionist marks are scrawled across a prolific number and variety of notebook paper types. Beings are depicted with inhuman flexibility, morphing between animal and angelic bodies. Twisting fingers create alien sign gestures. Sometimes the drawings are even roughly torn out directly from spiral books, conveying the impression that these fleeting visions and messages must be transcribed with utmost haste with whatever materials are nearby before they are lost forever.

Lauren Poor communicates presence through absence. Her ceramics of whimsical architectural marvels could be seen as buildings for miniature invisible beings, or models for enormous landmarks yet to be realized. Conceptualized as the buildings of the fictional city of Asobibapolis, a place where play and imagination are prioritized in how things are made, these denizens are given character through the many winding stairways, secret gardens, and hidden alcoves where they can sit and dream that are seen throughout the metropolis.

Just like the elusive creatures alluded to in their artworks, each of these artists have maintained secretive long running studio practices that are rarely shared with the general public. Space1026 is proud to bring these works to the light.

Space1026
844 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia PA

image :
Lauren Poor, Moon Lovers Mansion, 2025
electric fired ceramic, 21 x 12 x 6.5 in.

Posted on 04/29/2026 in

04.02 2026

Zotz!

Coming to SPACE 1026, Zotz!

A little 14 person show featuring art by:
Tony Coleman
Lena Kolb
Bill Thelen
Annson Conaway
Mark Rice
Woodley White
Eva Killinger
Jess Parke
Lance Simmons
Isaac Lin
Bill Nace
Mel Kadel
Dwayne Boone
Andrew Jeffrey Wright

Zotz!
April 3rd – 25th, 2026
Opening Reception, Friday April 3rd, 6PM – 10PM

Matinee Event, Saturday April 18th, 1PM – 5PM featuring
Stiff Curls
Tony Coleman
Woodley White

New Thingz Comedy Show, Friday April 24th, 8PM – 9:30PM

Image by Tony Coleman

See you there!

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02.24 2026

Parallel Paths: The Long Ride Home

On March 6, Parallel Paths: The Long Ride Home opens at Space 1026 from 5–9 PM. The exhibition features Vinetta Miller, an artist at the progressive art studio Center for Creative Works, alongside Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Ron Tarver.

Miller reimagines and interprets photographs from Tarver’s book, The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America. The works by Tarver and Miller are displayed side by side, inviting viewers to reflect on history, representation, and the enduring legacy of Black cowboys in America.

Posted on 02/24/2026 in

02.09 2026

100 Years of Black Women’s Basketball

On View February 13-March 1, 2026

This exhibition highlights the Black, queer, triumphant legacy of Black Women ballers whose shoulders the activism, athleticism, and passion of today’s players stand on.
More programming by:
@mouthofrain @businessofbasketballpod @phillyqueerhoopers and @chefduncan_ @wholisticart and friends!

Opening
Friday, February 13
7-9pm

Space 1026
844 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
gallery@space1026.com

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11.25 2025

2025 Art Auction

We have a full lineup of exciting, fun events all week leading up to the annual Art Auction, details below! And for a peek at the incredible donations rolling in, check out our instagram

Saturday, December 6th
A Space 1026 Benefit Show at 8pm
Featuring the music of the Flash Hits, False Tracks, Sandcastle, Subtle Body
$10

Sunday, December 7th
Vaudevillains NYB Sewing Workshop from 1-4pm
Learn basic machine sewing on our fleet of machines from past and current VNYB members and make a long-sleeved SPANDEX TOP from a simple pattern.
$25
Sign Up

Monday, December 8th
New Thingz
A night of New jokes hosted by Andrew Jeffrey Wright

Tuesday, December 9th
White-line Wood Block Workshop from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
With Dre Grigoropol and Candy Lombardi from Wavy Line Press (www.wavylinespress.com), where you can create your own woodblock art!
$15 Suggested donation
Sign Up

+ Film screening of PACKED IN A TRUNK at 8:30 PM
This poignant documentary tells the story of artist and print maker Edith Lake Wilkinson.
Free / Donations accepted
Get Tickets

Wednesday, December 10th
BYO SCREENPRINT JAM 7-9 PM
Come make a Space1026 shirt! Bring a shirt, pick a design, and pull a print. Multiple designs to choose from, all created by Space1026 member-artists.
Free

Friday, December 12th
ART AUCTION
Doors 6pm Auction 7pm

Postcard image by Olivia Fredricks

Questions? Please contact artauction@space1026.com

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10.08 2025

Earth Signs

New paintings by Emma Louthan
On View November 7-30, 2025

Opening
Friday, November 7
6-9pm

Gallery Hours
Tuesdays, November 11, 18 & 25
5-7pm

Space 1026
844 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
gallery@space1026.com

Posted on 10/08/2025 in

10.01 2025

The PatchUp Mural Sessions

Gallery Opening, October 3rd, 6 – 9pm

For each month over the past year we opened the panels on our 8′ H x 24′ L backyard wall for a pairing of artist to work together and create something fresh. At the end of each month we pulled one of the 6 panels, put it in storage, primed over the rest, and left a new canvas for the next artist. The art lived outdoors year round and was not only exposed to the weather, but also open to any member of the community that wanted to add to the panels in anyway they chose. This first edition of The Patch-Up spoke to the power of community & collaboration. The panels you see here are from 10 months of project and the artist who brought the panels to life have their personal art represented on these walls as well.

Posted on 10/01/2025 in