PHILADELPHIA ART GALLERIES


Philadelphia Art Galleries and Art Guide - A comprehensive resource for exploring Philadelphia's fine art galleries, museums, artists, and art services. Discover a wide range of contemporary and traditional art, including painting, sculpture, photography, prints, and glass. The guide also features recommended exhibitions, and highlights top galleries across the city. Whether you're a collector or simply enjoy the arts, this guide is an excellent starting point for discovering Philadelphia's art scene.


On the first Friday evening of every month, the art galleries and shops in Philadelphia stay open late, inviting guests to view artworks ranging from painting to photography to sculpture. A casual atmosphere encourages art appreciation, eating at Philadelphia's fantastic restaurants and mingling with other like minded art lovers.


Art-Collecting.com provides easy-to-use gallery guides designed to help visitors discover exhibitions, explore local art communities, and plan gallery visits more efficiently. Think of our guides as a virtual art walk, helping you experience the galleries, museums, and art organizations that make Philadelphia one of the East Coast's most interesting art destinations.







UPCOMING ART EVENTS


Philadelphia's art scene extends well beyond gallery exhibitions. Explore artist studio tours, art fairs and festivals, museum events, gallery walks, and other special events happening throughout the city. Be sure to check local museum, gallery, and art organization websites for additional events and current information. For a small listing fee, you can have your event featured in this section. List your upcoming art event with us.


October 1 - 11, 2026
DesignPhiladelphia Festival
Annual design festival featuring exhibitions, installations, studio open houses and special events exploring architecture, furniture, graphic design and other creative fields. Philadelphia, Citywide.

October 10 - 11 & October 17 - 18, 2026
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST)
Free self-guided artist studio tour featuring hundreds of artists across more than 20 neighborhoods, with demonstrations, exhibitions and opportunities to meet working artists. West of Broad Street October 10 - 11 and east of Broad Street October 17 - 18. Philadelphia, Citywide.

October 10, 2026 - January 31, 2027
Marcel Duchamp Exhibition
Major retrospective featuring approximately 300 works exploring Duchamp's contributions to modern art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Explore additional events on the museum website. Philadelphia, Fairmount.

November 6 - 8, 2026
Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show
50th annual juried craft show featuring 195 artists from across the United States presenting ceramics, glass, wood, metal, fiber, jewelry and other original work for sale. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Ongoing Monthly - First Friday
Old City First Friday Art Walk
Monthly gallery walk featuring exhibition openings, artist receptions and special programs at participating galleries and creative businesses. Philadelphia, Old City.




PHILADELPHIA ARTIST FEATURES


This section features artists and craftspeople and gives collectors an opportunity to discover and purchase art directly from the artists. We encourage artists to submit their websites so collectors and others interested in art can explore their work. If you're a serious artist with a professional website, we invite you to be listed and help us grow this section.


Nancy Herman - Paintings
Eric Armusik - Figurative Paintings




ART SERVICES


We hope to grow this section and include more art services. If you provide framing, appraisal, art consulting, or other art-related services, we'd like to include you. For a small listing fee, you can have your art service listed in this section.


Dane Fine Art (Consultants & Art Sales, Ardmore)
Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art (Photography Dealer, Philadelphia)
Collectible Art & Frames (Frames & Photo Restoration)
Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio (Conservation, Doylestown)
Millennium Art Gallery (Framing & Photo Restoration)


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Gallery guides for every state and thirty seven major art cities.





Art-Collecting.com offers easy-to-use gallery guides and art resources to help you explore exhibitions, discover galleries, and stay connected to the art world. Think of our guides as a virtual art walk—whether you're visiting a favorite gallery, planning an art trip, or exploring a new city.


Our goal is to build comprehensive guides that support galleries, artists, museums, and art organizations while helping people discover art communities across the country. If you're active in your local art scene and know of new or recently closed galleries, relocations, artist studio tours, important art events, or other changes taking place in your area, we'd love to hear from you.


We hope you'll explore more of the site and return often as we continue to update and improve our guides. Thanks for visiting Art-Collecting.com.