Dates

May 16 to September 7, 2026

 

Exhibiting Artists

Scarlett DeLorme

 

Exhibiting location

Dina Wind Foundation

The Dina Wind Art Foundation empowers living artists, builds community, and supports arts education. We are inspired by the legacy of Dina Wind (1938-2014), a trailblazing artist and arts advocate whose bold, abstract sculptures challenged stereotypes and embraced sustainability.

Using the power of art, we help make the world a better place by celebrating differences, offering exposure to innovation, and supporting relevant, inspiring initiatives.  Our roots are working with innovative artists, sculptors, and institutions in the Philadelphia region. Simultaneously, we seek to develop new audiences and partnerships, offering hope and opportunity while building a community of independent-minded creators.

We empower differences and transform lives.

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Scarlett DeLorme: Photographing Queer Elders

"This is a collection of tintype and ambrotype photographs that honor Philadelphia's queer elders. The portraits center storytelling and invite each sitter to share memories, identities, and history that needs to be archived. Using a historic photographic process, the images help to document the resilience and testimony of a community that has had to create space for itself."

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About the artist

Scarlett DeLorme

A wet-plate collodion photographer working at the intersection of disability and queerness, uses Victorian-era photographic processes to create contemporary portraits of Philadelphia-based LGBTQ+ activists and organizers. By placing emerging leaders alongside those who began their activism in 1976, DeLorme visually traces lines of continuity across generations, asserting that queer resistance is both inherited and evolving.

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artwork featured

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Portrait of Arleen Olshan

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Research Location

Winterthur Museum, Gardens, and Library

Today’s creativity can be inspired by objects from the past. Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is a historic mansion featuring one of the most significant collections of American decorative arts in the world. These objects and our library collections help us broadly understand the artistic, cultural, social, and intellectual history of the Americas and everyday Americans in a global context from the 17th to the 20th centuries. As part of the Radical Americana initiative, Winterthur offers an experience to inform or inspire your own creative process, to provide respite and an opportunity to observe the natural world, and to encourage historical research that enhances the contemporary meaning of current work.

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Full Project

Radical Americana

For the Semiquincentennial, The Clay Studio is leading Radical Americana, a series of exhibitions organized by a consortium of Philadelphia’s arts and cultural institutions. Each celebrates how artists today are continuing the city’s robust legacy as a center for art, skill, and civic engagement. The 45 artists researched and were inspired by the art and history of Philadelphia in 1776, and the subsequent commemorations in 1876, 1926, and 1976. The artists' new work will add their voices to current dialogue about our nation’s present and future, inspire civil dialogue, celebrate Philadelphia's diversity, and continue the rich tradition of creativity in our city.

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