Philadelphia Sculptors and Women for Greater Philadelphia are pleased to announce a call for submissions for Timeline, an outdoor sculpture exhibition at Laurel Hill Mansion in East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Timeline takes an expansive view of the panoramic property and its history. Located on a high bluff along the Schuylkill River, Laurel Hill Mansion sits on lands that were for millennia inhabited by the Lenni Lenape until they were acquired by William Penn in 1682. The mansion was built in 1767 and it changed hands, structure, and purpose throuhout the colonial era and beyond. Currently, the nonprofit organization the Women for Greater Philadelphia serves as the steward for the property. As Philadelphia prepares to celebrate the Semiquincentennial in 2026, this call asks for artists to reflect on the Timeline of American history. Some topics fitting for the historical site may include land acquisition, women’s rights to property, architecture, commerce, farming, Quakerism, colonial American history in all its complexity, or simply a stunning scenic view. Artists may consider ways of connecting the past to the present by integrating contemporary viewpoints with historical concepts.
Interested artist are highly encouraged to attend a tour and information session at Laurel Hill Mansion on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 1:00 pm to learn its history and to peruse the exterior site where works will be exhibited. Anyone planning to attend this tour should RSVP to Nancy Agati or Leslie Kaufman.
Calendar:
Submission deadline: March 3, 2025
Artist notification: April 2025
Artwork delivery and installation: July 10-12, 2025
Exhibition: July 18 - October 17, 2025
Opening reception: Friday, July 18, 6-8 pm
Exhibition hours: Thursday – Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Deinstallation and pickup of work: October 18- 19, 2025
Jurors
Submissions will be juried by Nancy Agati (Philadelphia Sculptors) and Rachel Zimmerman (InLiquid).
About the Jurors
Nancy Agati is a multidisciplinary artist whose work includes works on paper, sculpture, site-specific installation, and public art. She has had exhibitions throughout Philadelphia and nationally. Her works on paper are in several public and private collections. Agati has created installation projects about nature and the environment for the New Jersey Coastal Climate Project in Atlantic City, We All Fall Down at The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, and AquaTerrace at DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia. As a member of Philadelphia Sculptors, she built and installed Evident Cycle, a temporal floating sculpture, for FLOW at The Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia. Nancy is honored to serve as a juror and curator for Timeline at Laurel Hill Mansion. Further information about her work can be found at www.nancyagati.com.
Rachel Zimmerman is a photographer and the Founding Artistic and Executive Director of InLiquid. As the director of InLiquid, Rachel has spent over two decades transforming Philadelphia’s visual arts landscape through innovative curation and arts management. Zimmerman has widely exhibited her photographic work throughout the Philadelphia region. Her work is in permanent collections, including the George Eastman House Museum in Rochester, NY, Temple University in Philadelphia, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her work is in private collections in Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Rachel is delighted to act as a juror on behalf of Women for Greater Philadelphia for the Timeline exhibition. More information and examples of Rachel’s work can be found at www.inliquid.org.
