beg. barter. steal.

A group exhibition by members of Vox Populi

January 18 - February 22, 2025

beg. barter. steal. brings together the diverse practices of Vox Populi artist members as they play with the literal and symbolic meanings of 'begging, bartering, and stealing' in capitalism, exploring a wide range of lenses from meditations on exchange of time, labor, and environment, to mythological theft in fairy tales, trickster archetypes, and the magickal origins of money.

James Britt, Stephanie Bursese, Lea Devon Sorrentino, Evan Greensweig, Natalie Hijinx, Natalie Kuenzi, Melissa Langer, Cayla Lockwood, Greg Parker, Lane Speidel, Jim Strong and Cynthia Zhou

Closing Reception: Saturday, February 22, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Join us for the closing reception of our current group exhibition beg. barter. steal. featuring artwork by the members of the Vox Populi artist collective. We will begin the evening with a series of short talks by participating artists, followed by a special storytelling event.

5:00 p.m. Artist Talk

6:30 p.m. Storytelling event

COMING SOON

Skybound as Titans

A solo exhibition by Tyler Kline

A multi-dimensional exploration of speculative cosmology, interspecies kinship, and the liminal space between collapse and rebirth. Merging mythology, AI-assisted portraiture, and CAD-aided bronze sculptures, Kline envisions a future where humanity transcends its destructive tendencies through communion with hyper-sentient beings. His work draws from Baroque portraiture, New Objectivity, and post-humanist thought, crafting artifacts of an imagined epoch where technology, biology, and spirit intertwine. Through intricate, otherworldly forms and a narrative of shared consciousness, the exhibition challenges our notions of identity, evolution, and the ethics of planetary expansion.

Upcoming events

beg. barter. steal. Closing Reception

February 22, 5:00-9:00PM
Join us for the closing reception of our current group exhibition beg. barter. steal. featuring artwork by the members of the Vox Populi artist collective. We will begin the evening with a series of short talks by participating artists, followed by a special storytelling event.
5:00 p.m. Artist Talk
6:30 p.m. Storytelling event
Read Aloud: An evening of storytelling with Philadelphia artists sharing their favorite folk tales out loud. Get cozy into the shape of story, allegory, weirdness, recollection, wisdom, and magic.

Register
Skybound as Titans - Opening Reception

March 8, 6:00-9:00PM
A multi-dimensional exploration of speculative cosmology, interspecies kinship, and the liminal space between collapse and rebirth. Merging mythology, AI-assisted portraiture, and CAD-aided bronze sculptures, Kline envisions a future where humanity transcends its
destructive tendencies through communion with hyper-sentient beings. His work draws from Baroque portraiture, New Objectivity, and post-humanist thought, crafting artifacts of an imagined epoch where technology, biology, and spirit intertwine. Through intricate, otherworldly forms and a narrative of shared consciousness, the exhibition challenges our notions of identity, evolution, and the ethics of planetary expansion.

Register