This exhibition will take place on the grounds of Laurel Hill Mansion,
a pre-revolutionary house in East
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia PA.
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. These lands were acquired by William Penn in 1682. This pre-revolutionary mansion was built in 1767 and it changed hands, structure, and purpose throughout the colonial era and beyond. Currently, the nonprofit organization the Women for Greater Philadelphia serves as the steward for the property. The organization is actively involved in creating a series of events and programs to mark the United States of America’s Semiquincentennial, the upcoming 250th anniversary of our Nation, in 2026. Artists were free to explore any related topics. Suggestions of possible lines of inquiry included land acquisition, women’s rights to property, architecture, commerce, farming, Quakerism, colonial American history in all its complexity and from multiple perspectives. Artists could consider ways of connecting the past to the present by integrating contemporary viewpoints with historical concepts.
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 to 8 p.m.
Exhibition hours: Thursday–Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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.
