Joe Beddia, founder and owner of the award-winning Pizzeria Beddia in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, makes great pizza, but he also happens to collect the work of Wharton Esherick. Join us for this special collector’s talk to learn how Beddia came to know Esherick’s work, why the work is meaningful to Beddia, and what connections exist between the pizza business and Esherick’s art and design.

This event will be held in person in the Museum’s Event Pavilion and virtually via Zoom. All visitors attending in person are strongly encouraged to wear masks. 

Register here: https://reservations.michenerartmuseum.org/Policies.aspx

Tour Hudson River Museum’s current exhibitions Landscape Art & Virtual Travel and African American Art in the 20th Century and engage in creative workshops with Teaching Artists-in-Residence Jamel Robinson and Julia Santos Solomon.  Get equipped with the knowledge and means to carry this experience into your classrooms by replicating the hands-on workshops with your students.

Finding Your Place is limited to 15 participants. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Educators at all grade levels and from all content areas are welcome at this interdisciplinary event. Please visit hrm.org/visit for the most up-to-date safety protocols and requirements. Following completion of this professional development session, each participant will have the opportunity to bring up to 30 students to the Museum at no expense, with transportation funding provided, for a self-guided experience. They will also receive curricular resources from HRM educators.

To register, please email Bridget McCormick, Manager, School Programs (bmccormick@hrm.org) or scan the QR code above and fill out the registration form.