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![Sculpture resembling a tree with a twisted trunk and a tangled, round canopy made of intertwined branches, against a plain white background.]()
Workshop of the World: Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia
Exhibition Dates: July 12 – October 18, 2026
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Morgan, Korman, and Field Galleries (150–155) -
![Four ceramic art sculptures on an orange display table in a gallery. Each piece is unique with textured surfaces and different shapes, including pots with handles and a tall, narrow sculpture with a small roof.]()
The Woodmere presents Planting in Place, Time, and Memory
Broad Street Review | March 17, 2026
By K.A. McFadden
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![Art gallery with sculptures on orange pedestals, including abstract figures, a bust of a person with a hat, and industrial-style objects, set against white walls and a wooden floor.]()
Root, Stem, Flower: Syd Carpenter and the Cultivation of Collective Memory
Ceramics Now | March 4, 2026
By Chenoa Baker
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![Five women standing together in front of an abstract artwork in an art gallery.]()
The SJU Frances M. Maguire Museum is hosting ‘Re-Union’ highlighting Syd Carpenter et aliae, to straddle Black History and Women’s History Months
Mainline Times & Suburban | Feb 23, 2026
By Mary Brown
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![Artist Syd Carpenter wearing red glasses and a patterned blazer touching an abstract sculpture made of intertwined metallic loops on an orange pedestal at an art gallery.]()
3 Philadelphia-area museums collaborate on a retrospective of artist Syd Carpenter
whyy.org | February 18, 2026
By Peter Crimmins
Syd Carpenter
This site provides a sequence of sculptural works beginning with pieces made in the 1980’s to the present. Each section illustrates my experience as a clay artist and my evolution to mixed media installation and projects on the land.
Much of the work of the last 20 years has focused on the relationship between the land and African American farmers and gardeners. I use the stories of African Americans on the land to explore and represent the experiences and distinct relationships between black people on the land as stewards and keepers. This connection has been an ongoing theme, informing my art formally and symbolically for more than 20 years.
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