Fall 2025 Exhibitions
Fall 2025 exhibitions open on September 2 and close on December 4, 2025
An array of documentary images from the Phillips Museum's collection enables us to
see through the photographer's lens and witness the resilience and determination of
those who lived through the Great Depression and its aftermath. The photographs of
Arthur Rothstein, Andreas Feininger, and Nathan Lerner are featured in this exhibition.
Can an inanimate object represent human experiences and evoke emotions? This is the
question posed by artist Stephen Althouse through his large-scale, black and white
photography, which centers on worn objects. A former professor, Althouse spent his
early years doing physically demanding jobs in quarries, on railroads, and in road
construction. Althouse continues to explore how labor, spirituality, and human emotion
can be expressed through material culture. Artist Mark Wagner creates intricate currency collages that reflect how deeply money
is woven into the fabric of everyday life. His work brims with whimsy and wit, addressing
themes that range from consumer culture to historical narratives. Wagner is the cofounder
of The Booklyn Artist Alliance, an artist-run organization that prioritizes engagement
with communities, social justice, and redefining the world of book arts. Wagner's
one-of-a-kind book creations are also part of this exhibition. Rooted in the deep traditional art of Pennsylvania, the regional collection of the
Phillips Museum highlights the distinctive and colorful ways that immigrant populations
celebrated their native countries’ stylistic heritage. Their unique points of view
are expressed through a variety of materials and forms, including ceramics, glass,
metalwork, furniture, painting, and textiles. Grit: Labor and Resilience in 1930s America
Stephen Althouse, Photographer: Material Representations
Waste Not, Want Not: Collage by Mark Wagner
Ingrained: Celebrating Pennsylvania’s Cultural Heritage