Termite TV Collective and the Norris Square Neighborhood Project (NSNP), in partnership with The Philadelphia Latino Arts and Film Festival (PHLAFF), invite you to El Bembé on Saturday, October 10, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Held at the historic Las Parcelas (2248 N. Palethorp St.) and Villa Africana Colobó Gardens (2263 Palethorp St.), the […]
El Jardín de La Música y El Espíritu Scribe Video Center’s North Philadelphia History Festival: John Coletrane Edition Anula Shetty and Michael Kuetemeyer of Termite TV are working in collaboration with Iris Brown of the Norris Square Neighborhood Project to install a series of augmented reality artworks at Las Parcelas Garden. Co-created with local residents, […]
A skill-share workshop where observation becomes inspiration. Join artist Julie Woodard in exploring some foundational methods for creatively extending the life of items in your closet. Bring along a garment with a hole, snag, or stain that you’d like to repair (non-stretch heavyweight cotton or wool is ideal). Julie will provide an overview of visible […]
About the show: Over 9 weeks, 23 media artists from Termite TV & PhillyCAM created 18 short films reflecting on the theme of “Mending.” In Termite’s unique “collage show” format; we collaboratively select a theme, and participating video artists create 1- to 5-minute pieces that relate to the theme. Through this format, we can approach […]
Wind down from the start of another work week and create a sculptural poetry piece using language composition as a visual language and wheat-pasting as a skill for communication >> Pieces will be exhibited at the Termite TV studio for the upcoming August First Friday 🙂 Hosted by Ellie Koo and Cody Foley
A skill-share workshop where observation becomes inspiration. Edith Zapata, (bio below) our Cherry Street Pier studio neighbor, brings us a custom workshop: Abstract Mind – Develop an understanding of your visual preferences in everyday life. Experiment with techniques that will translate your surroundings into abstract art. Through guided observation and reflection, you will explore how […]
Termite TV’s community-based “Places of Power” Augmented Reality / VR exhibition will be on view at Studio 1, Cherry Street Pier from June 1 to 15, 2026. “Places of Power” aims to inspire participatory, community-driven, technology-enabled media arts production in Philadelphia communities facing cultural erasure, strengthening community bonds, prompting intergenerational sharing, and preserving stories and […]
Visual art play with two different mediums! Sam Jacona brings us a custom workshop: Watercolor Undercover – With Watercolor Undercover, we can connect to the sense of playfulness and spontaneity with TermiteTV. This is a workshop that creates a way to play with multiple different materials to use the spontaneous effect of water and the […]
Collaborative Filmmaking Screening Presented By Termite TV & PhillyCAM Over nine inspiring weeks, a dynamic group of community filmmakers from PhillyCAM and Termite TV collaborated to produce a powerful collection of short films exploring the theme of MENDING. Now, your’re invited to see their work come to life. Join us for a special Premiere Screening and Talk Back […]
Termite TV’s community-based “Places of Power” Augmented Reality / VR exhibition will be on view at Studio 1, Cherry Street Pier from May 1 to May 30, 2026. Join us on Thursday, May 7, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of Philly Tech Week. “Places of Power” aims to inspire participatory, community-driven, technology-enabled […]
Screening of Las Parcelas Garden (2004) and Villa Africana Colobó Garden (2006) videos and discussion of current and upcoming community media projects in the Norris Square Neighborhood.
Using the technique of embroidery on photos, mixed with fabric and mixed media collage, participants will be invited to bring a photo or send one in advance of an image that represents something they would like to mend in their life-a memory, relationship or experience. Participants individuals pieces will be become part of a collaborative […]
This collection threads together four years of mourning, curiosity, practice, and play. Stains, holes, and history are stitched behind windowsills, stuffed into birds, woven among ocean waves, and painted above mountain ranges. My work reflects a constellation of ways that mending may manifest in our minds, bodies, environment, and communities. Artifacts from lost loved ones, […]
Let’s come together with our community to share and nurture our relationship with grief and loss. What are your rituals for remembrance? Let’s come together with our community to share and nurture our relationship with grief and loss. What are your rituals for remembrance? In collaboration with The Thread, an art and grief collective, The […]
Join us for El Bembé! A gathering of friends to celebrate the community AR/VR art project, “Places of Power: Las Parcelas and Colobó Garden”
