FORMAN ARTS INITIATIVE ANNOUNCES NEW PERMANENT CAMPUS IN PHILADELPHIA’S WEST KENSINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD AND MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTIST THEASTER GATES TO DEVELOP CITY-WIDE PROGRAMMING.
Thursday, May 30, 2024 Forman Arts Initiative (FAI) is proud to announce its plans for a new permanent home in Philadelphia’s West Kensington neighborhood. Visionary artist, social innovator, and urban planner Theaster Gates will partner with FAI’s Executive Director Adjoa Jones de Almeida to help shape the renovation and activation of the site’s four existing buildings and the establishment of programming […]
Immigrant Heritage Month Kick-Off and The Philadelphians Closing | Friday, June 6, 7-9 PM @ Love Park
RSVP HERE! Join us for the Office of Immigrant Affairs Immigrant Heritage Month kick-off celebration on Friday, June 6, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Love Park, 1569 JFK Boulevard. The event will feature performances, food, remarks, and celebrate the closing weekend of The Philadelphians, a public art projection that highlights the city’s vibrant immigrant communities, created by […]
Screening: Tethered: Immigrant Narratives on Film | Friday, June 27th @ Dahlak Paradise
Friday, June 27, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM RSVP HERE Tethered: Immigrant Narratives on FilmMay 16th, 7:00-9:30, screening begins at sunset at 8:00 PMLove Park (JFK Plaza) – 1501 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102 Join Forman Arts Initiative and Mural Arts for a sunset screening in the iconic Love Park as we showcase a […]
NADIA HIRONAKA & MATTHEW SUIB PARTNERING WITH PHILADELPHIA’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS ON CITYWIDE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION
August 06, 2024 Forman Arts Initiative (FAI) and Mural Arts Philadelphia are pleased to announce the second installation of Public Works in partnership this year with The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA) and Philadelphia-based artist duo Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib (Hironaka & Suib). Public Works is a residency program that facilitates collaborations between artists and Philadelphia’s government agencies to create artwork that strengthens connections between the […]
FORMAN ARTS INITIATIVE, MURAL ARTS AND THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT NADIA HIRONAKA & MATTHEW SUIB’S THE PHILADELPHIANS
ON VIEW FROM MAY 7 – JUNE 8, 2025 The Philadelphians is a public art projection and city-wide project celebrating the city’s vibrant immigrant communities, past and present. Created by Philadelphia-based artist duo Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib (Hironaka & Suib), this is the second annual project from FAI and MAP’s Public Works program, a residency […]
ANNOUNCING FAI’S NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADJOA JONES DE ALMEIDA
Thursday, February 8, 2024 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Adjoa Jones de Almeida as its inaugural Executive Director. Jones de Almeida joins FAI after working at the Brooklyn Museum for over ten years, where she initially served as Director of Education before her promotion to Deputy Director for Learning and Social Impact. […]
