SKETCH 2025: Works In Progress

​Sketch is back—bigger and bolder!

​Join us for an exciting peek into works in progress for What Now: 2026, ArtPhilly’s inaugural citywide multidisciplinary arts festival featuring over 30 original commissions from artists interpreting the nation's semiquincentennial.

​The afternoon will feature dynamic performances:

• ​A performance by singer Laurin Talese

• ​A dance performance by BalletX

• ​A poetry reading by Yolanda Wisher and Trapeta Mayson

• ​A film screening by Glenn Holsten 

• ​A moderated artist’s talk centered around dance legacy and evolution with choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans 

​And finally, SKETCH will conclude with a multidisciplinary immersive experience by artist Rashid Zakat, incorporating music, movement, and film.

​Throughout the day, there will also be various artist installations related to What Now: 2026 projects including works from Eric Battle, Colette Fu, Walé Oyédijé, Pete Angevine, Emily Schreiner, Liz Yohlin Baill, and Chef Laquanda Dobson.

​Event Schedule:
12:30PM-1:30PM Open Market and Food Trucks Available
1:30PM – 4PM Works in Progress Programming