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TIMELINE: Sculpture Exhibition at Laurel Hill Mansion
When:
July 18th
6-8PM
Where:
Laurel Hill Mansion
3487 Edgley Drive
Price:
FREE
Event Details
Philadelphia Sculptors, in partnership with Women for Greater Philadelphia, is pleased to announce the outdoor sculpture exhibition TIMELINE at historic Laurel Hill Mansion in East Fairmount Park. The show opens with a free public reception on Friday, July 18, 2025, from 6-8 pm.
TIMELINE is a dynamic group exhibit that offers a wide-ranging look at the Laurel Hill site and its layered history along the Schuylkill River. Artists, selected by jurors Nancy Agati and Rachel Zimmerman, proposed works that respond to the complex timeline of the property, the mansion itself, and the many individuals who have lived on, cared for, and shaped the land. Laurel Hill Mansion sits on lands that were inhabited for millennia by the Lenni Lenape.
The land was acquired by William Penn in 1682, and the mansion, built in 1767, has undergone numerous changes in structure, ownership, and use, from the colonial era to the present. With a focus on the past, several works in the exhibition address aspects of women’s rights to property, labor and farming, trade and commerce, slavery, and the abolitionist movement. Artists have engaged with broader themes, creating works that integrate and connect contemporary viewpoints with historical concepts, including the passage of time, displacement, resilience, stewardship, and our human relationship to the land.
The property is currently managed by the nonprofit organization Women for Greater Philadelphia. This exhibition marks the kickoff for the series of events at Laurel Hill Mansion that will celebrate the nation’s Semiquincentennial in 2026.
Participating artists: Laura Frazure, Peggy Hartzell, Brenda Howell, Sam Horowitz, Carole Loeffler, Linda Lorrie Gross, Jessica Mungekar, carrie R, Holly Smith, Simone Spicer, Julia Way, Marisa Williamson.
Exhibition Dates: July 18 - October 17, 2025
Site hours: Thursdays - Sundays, 10 am - 4 pm