The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 17-23, 2025

Banners of Liberty
April 19-August 10, 2025
Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South 3rd Street

This new exhibit from the MoAR features more than a dozen of the last surviving flags made and carried in the Revolutionary War—only thirty are known to have survived out of hundreds. These rare flags will be on display at the museum, with an opening event on Saturday, April 19 at 10am that will include performances, speakers, and a presentation of colors.

SpringFest
April 17-24
Film Society East, 125 South 2nd Street

The annual film festival returns, with four more days to celebrate indies and documentaries from all over the world and from right here in the Philly area. Each film presented this year will see its Philadelphia premiere, giving us an exclusive first look at upcoming and highly anticipated films.

Mod Podge: A Variety Night
Thursday, April 17, 8pm
FringeArts, 140 North Columbus Boulevard

Head over to FringeArts for an evening of mishmashed art: musicals, comedy, drag, clown performances, and more.

International Day of Monuments and Sites
April 18-19
Various locations

Philly is participating in the International Day of Monuments and Sites—a global event that honors the cultural significance of monuments and heritage sites around the world—this weekend. Free or discounted activities are lined up throughout the city, including an open house of the Woodford Mansion, and special tours at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mother Bethel AME Church, the Stenton Museum, Girard College, and a stamp rally and scavenger hunt contest that shows off the Johnson House Historic Site in Germantown.

Printmaking and experimentation at the Delaware Art Museum
On view now through summer 2025
Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington

The Delaware Art Museum opens three new exhibitions this week, exploring the innovation and evolution of different artistic techniques over time. Marisol to Warhol: Printmaking and Creative Collaboration highlights influential American artists of the second half of the 20th century, including Andy Warhol, Marisol Escobar, Jacob Lawrence, Lowell Nesbitt, Luis Cruz Azaceta, and Salvador Dali—and showcases the nature of printmaking and experimentation in media. Inked Impressions: Etchings in the Age of Whistler explores the etching revival from France and its journey to Britain and the US in the 19th century, highlighting various etching techniques and printmaking methods. John Sloan and His Students features paintings, drawings, and prints from the celebrated artist’s work between the 1920s and 70s, providing a broad view of modern American art.

CAICU mural dedication
Saturday, April 19, 9am-3pm
2200 North Front Street, Philadelphia

Mural Arts Philadelphia’s CAICU project is a socially engaged public art series weaving culturally and historically significant Puerto Rican-themed gardens in the Norris Square neighborhood. Contributing since the 80s, the organization looks to bridge public art, cultural exchange and more with the local area and Puerto Rico. This weekend features a mural dedication and celebration of the neighborhood, featuring live music, food, and more.

In the soft light
Now through May 31, 2025
InLiquid Gallery, 1400 North American Street

InLiquid Gallery hosts a collection of photography from three photographers along with a sculptor artist that capture and explore the masculine form through the soft light of photography and sculpture. Each artist delves into the physical and emotional closeness between men, finding softness and lightness while examining intimacy, eroticism, and the body through the lens of sexual dissidence. A second Thursday reception comes on May 8 at 6pm.

Featured image: Robert Carter’s photography will be featured in InLiquid’s ‘In the soft light’ exhibit. (Photo by Robert Carter.)

Image description: Portrait of a Black man in a blue strap top; jewelry beads and fruit on table in front of him. A red curtain behind him