Exhibition
Local Exchange
Art in Conversation with A Nation of Artists
3:2 – Don't Let it Take Me, Don't Let Them Handle Me, 2025, by Nazeer Sabree. Courtesy of the artist © Nazeer Sabree.
When
Through August 17, 2027
Where
Off Site, Multiple Locations
Tickets
Discover art across the city, no purchase required.
About
Together, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Mural Arts Philadelphia placed nine artworks by eight artists in neighborhoods across the city in support of the exhibition A Nation of Artists, on view at the museum through July 5, 2027.
The museum’s landmark exhibition highlights American artists and their impact, with a strong focus on Philadelphia’s influence on shaping their work. The public art project, "Local Exchange: Art in Conversation with A Nation of Artists," extends the exhibition’s reach by inviting local contemporary artists to share works that engage with its central themes: there is no single way to be an artist or sustain a creative practice, and artists draw inspiration from nature, collaboration, technological innovation, new approaches to making, and the global exchange of ideas. Each of the featured artists in "Local Exchange" amplifies these themes by bringing the show’s historical focus into the present-day landscape of the city.
Image Gallery
Bolt from the Blue, 2025, by Zach Hill. Courtesy of the artist © Zach Hill.
Red Moon Landing, 2023, by Mark Khaisman. Courtesy of the artist © Mark Khaisman.
Temi, 2023, by Chelsey Luster. Courtesy of the artist © Chelsey Luster.
Party Wall, 2024, by Lauren Pakradooni. Courtesy of the artist © Lauren Pakradooni.
3:2 – Don't Let it Take Me, Don't Let Them Handle Me, 2025, by Nazeer Sabree. Courtesy of the artist © Nazeer Sabree.
Blue Daydreams, 2023, by Miriam Singer. Courtesy of the artist © Miriam Singer.
Spring Orchard, 2023, by Jon Weary. Courtesy of the artist © Jon Weary.
in the heart of the city, 2025, by Peri Law. Courtesy of the artist © Peri Law.
Romeo, 2023, by Chelsey Luster. Courtesy of the artist © Chelsey Luster.
Sponsors
Local Exchange is organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Mural Arts Philadelphia.
"A Nation of Artists" is organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
This exhibition is made possible by The Middleton Family.
Major support is provided by the Connelly Foundation, The Victory Foundation, and an anonymous donor.
Significant support is provided by The City of Philadelphia and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, the Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial, the Henry Luce Foundation, Schoelkopf Fine Art Advisors, and Grace and Andrew Schoelkopf.
Additional support is provided by the 25th Century Foundation, Lawrence H. and Julie C. Berger, Mr.* and Mrs. John A. Nyheim, Marsha and Richard Rothman Family Foundation, an anonymous donor, and other generous supporters.
This exhibition is sponsored by
Funding for the publication is generously provided by
All exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are underwritten by the Annual Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by Andrea Baldeck, M.D.; Julia and David Fleischner; Robert Hayes; and Mark W. Strong and Dana Strong.