The Plastic Club

06/22/2026

🕰️ A REMINDER! 🕰️

Friday, 6/26 and Saturday, 6/27 from 10 AM to 3 PM are pick-up dates for those who entered the MEMBERS CHOICE show! If you can't make it to the Club to pick up work, please reach out to [email protected] to make alternate arrangements. 🎨✨

Drop-off will take place at the same time for the July show, OUR TOWN: PHILADELPHIA. The opening reception will be held on Sunday, 7/12, from 2-5 PM (NOTE: this is the second Sunday in July!).

Details and pre-registration: https://www.plasticclub.org/opportunities/our-town-philadelphia

Image: "Boy Bites Dog", acrylic on canvas, by Jane Wilkie

06/17/2026

Join us on SATURDAY, 6/20 at 7 PM, for Le Plastic Club Cinémathèque! As always, FREE and open to the public! 📽🎞🍿

We'll be watching:
*Cartoon: Alice the Whaler (Walt Disney, 1925, 8 min)
*The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1943, color, 163 min)

To stay in the know, sign up for our monthly Movie Night newsletter: https://www.plasticclub.org/movie-night

06/15/2026

⭐ CALL FOR ART! ⭐

The open call for our July 2026 exhibit, OUR TOWN: PHILADELPHIA, is happening now! 🏙️🥨🎨✨

Artists are invited to submit work about the people, places, and things that make Philadelphia feel like home — the neighborhoods, faces, traditions, corners, murals, music, sports, history, and moments that give our city its character. What do you love most about our town?

Prize Juror: Debra Ward

Important Dates:
* DELIVERY: 10 AM-3 PM on Friday, June 26 & Saturday June 27
* PICK-UP: 10 AM-3 PM on Friday, July 24 & Saturday, July 25
* Opening Reception: Sunday, July 12, from 2 PM – 5 PM (NOTE: 2nd Sunday in July!)

Learn more and pre-register at: https://www.plasticclub.org/opportunities/our-town-philadelphia

Image: "South Philadelphia to Center City", watercolor on Yupo paper, by Plastic Club member Mina Smith

The people, places, and things that make Philadelphia feel like home — the neighborhoods, faces, traditions, corners, murals, music, sports, history, and moments that give our city its character. What do you love most about our town?  

06/06/2026

On Sunday, 6/7, all are invited to attend the Opening Reception for 2026 MEMBERS CHOICE show in our main galleries from 2-5 PM! 🧑‍🎨🎨✨

We're also pleased to host KITTY FINDS A FROG, a solo exhibition by artist member Chloë Epstein in the Bob Jackson Gallery!

Both shows are on view through the and of June. 🏳️‍🌈

Learn more and take a sneak peek of several works online: https://www.plasticclub.org/current-exhibitions

Images (l-r):

* "Acrobat", acrylic, by Joellyn Ross
* "Catching Tadpoles", watercolor, by Chloë Epstein

05/29/2026

Join us on SATURDAY, 5/30 at 7 PM, for Saturday Movie Night: A Pop-up Celebration!

Philadelphia-based filmmakers (including a few Plastic Club members) explore love, romance, loss, grief, fear, companionship, "man's best friend", and the secret mating habits of shopping carts. Many filmmakers will be in attendance to answer questions. Potluck-style refreshments will be available.

FREE and open to the public! 📽🎞🍿

05/26/2026

🕰️ A REMINDER! 🕰️

Friday, 5/29 and Saturday, 5/30 from 10 AM to 3 PM are pick-up dates for those who entered the MEMBERS MEDAL show! If you can't make it to the Club to pick up work, please reach out to [email protected] to make alternate arrangements. 🎨✨

Drop-off will take place at the same time for the June MEMBERS CHOICE show. The opening reception will be held on Sunday, 6/7, from 2-5 PM.

Details and pre-registration: https://www.plasticclub.org/opportunities/2026memberschoice

Shown is the 2026 Dorothy Invernizzi Guinn Memorial Prize for Excellence in Realism, “Immersed in Art”, oil, by Shushana Rucker.

05/18/2026

⭐CALL FOR ART!⭐

The open call for the annual MEMBERS CHOICE show, our June 2026 exhibit, is now live!

* This exhibition is for members only!
* Artists may submit up to TWO (2) entries!
* NO PRIZES, NO ENTRY FEE, NO THEME, NO SIZE LIMIT (up to 42")! Email [email protected] if you need to reserve larger wall space.

Important Dates:

* DELIVERY: Fri, May 29 & Sat, May 30, from 10 AM - 3 PM
* PICK-UP: Fri, June 26 & Sat, June 27, from 10 AM - 3 PM
* Opening Reception: Sunday, June 7, from 2 PM – 5 PM

Learn more and pre-register at: https://www.plasticclub.org/opportunities/2026memberschoice

Shown: "Ted and His Pastel Painting", oil, by Kathleen S. Catanese

05/06/2026

Congratulations to all who joined in the exciting festivities for the 112th Members Medal Show, prize juried by Bill Scott. 🏆✨

The award winners:

⭐ The Plastic Club Gold Medal - “It Started in Seoul, Grandchildren" by Gary Grissom

⭐ The Plastic Club Silver Medal - “The Women and the Children” by Barbara Mimnaugh

⭐ The Zeigler Prize - “Seaside Studio One” by Tracey Landmann

⭐ The Dorothy Invernizzi Guinn Memorial Prize for Excellence in Realism - “Immersed in Art” by Shushana Rucker

⭐ The Dorothy Wackerman Hutton Prize -”Presence and Absence” by Katy Lin

⭐ The Elizabeth H. MacDonald Prize - “Merchantville, Sunday Afternoon” by Terence Smith

⭐ The Eric Porter Prize for Excellence in Photography - “Takeshi Tower” by Rick Wright

⭐ The Frederick W. Reiniger Prize for Abstraction - “Into the Mist” by William J. Timmins

⭐ The Vera E. Hansen Prize for Beautiful Representational Work - “Kayaking Adventure with Bones” by Doris Lloyd

⭐ The Karen Frank Prize for Still Life - “Still Life” by Wayne Cambern

⭐ The David Latin Williams Prize for a Botanical / Landscape painting - “Gingko #8” by Dennis Murphy

⭐ The Raymond K. Naylor Prize - “North by Northeast” by Alden Cole

⭐ Ellen and Martin Davenport Prize for excellence in Watercolor - “First Customers” by Juliette Watts

⭐ The Art Spikol Prize - “The Swallow Nesting” by Jessica Barber

⭐ Honorable Mention - “The Moon Lights the Way Through the Trees” by Carol Tashjian

⭐ Honorable Mention - “Finding Your Place” by Alan Lankin

⭐ Honorable Mention - “Near Walmart South Philly” by Susan Kenney

⭐ Honorable Mention - “Kathy’s Back Yard” by Wieslawa Langenfeld

⭐ Honorable Mention - “Lipstick on Sheetrock” by Deanna McLaughlin

See most exhibited works in our online gallery: https://www.plasticclub.org/events/112-members-medal-show

A very special thank you to all artists and supporters of this wonderful show! On view in our galleries until Thursday, 5/28. 🎨

04/30/2026

* MEMBERS ONLY - Call for Art: THE SHAPE OF TRUTH Vitrine Exhibit *

Plastic Club members are invited to participate in a collaborative small works exhibition in the vitrine at the Club, responding to the current moment in our shared national and cultural landscape. Curated by artist and Plastic Club member Selene Nuñez-Cruz (Telenitart). Submissions will be accepted through 5/18. The show will run from 5/18-7/30.

Learn more: https://www.plasticclub.org/opportunities/shape-of-truth

04/20/2026

🕰️ A REMINDER! 🕰️

Friday, 4/24 and Saturday, 4/25 from 10 AM to 3 PM are pick-up dates for those who entered in WORKS ON PAPER! If you can't make it to the Club to pick up work, please reach out to [email protected] to make alternate arrangements. 🎨✨

Drop-off will take place at the same time for the May MEMBERS' MEDAL show, prize juried by Bill Scott. The opening reception will be held on Sunday, 5/3, from 2-5 PM.

Details and pre-registration: https://www.plasticclub.org/opportunities/112-members-medal-show

Shown: "World of Turkey Tail", mixed media, cyanotype, watercolor collage, by Selene Nunez-Cruz (Telenitart)