
Great men and grateful pawnbrokers tour
DarK smith, S*Glass, D Harrison. MeIKings, Great men and grateful pawnbrokers tour

I Beat the Devil Running and I am so glad.
I beat the Devil running and I'm so Glad!
A play by Karen L. Smith
with opening act Melvin: The Prelude by Michael Thomas-Newton

a Free Jack Fundraiser
Join Ordinary World for a night of music and dance. 100% of proceeds will go towards legal funds for Atlanta forest defender Jack Mazurek who remains on house arrest despite not being convicted of a crime.

scapeG.O.A.T. Screening & Fundraiser
scapeG.O.A.T., directed by Erika Lobati, premieres May 17th at Vox Populi. In partnership with the African Family Health Organization (AFAHO), this event will be a fundraiser and goods drive or the AFAHO's African Youth Empowerment Program and the film's distribution costs!

Blog Era Rap Kickback
Come out for a night of nostalgia as we relive the Blog Era of Hip-Hop. There will be an open cypher over classic instrumentals from this time and an opportunity for everyone to rank their top 10 influential Blog Era Mixtapes.

Sip, Spin, Win: A Vox Populi Carnival Fundraiser
Join us for a playful afternoon of games, prizes, drinks, and art at Sip, Spin, Win — a carnival-themed fundraiser supporting Vox Populi! Try your luck at artist-designed booths, sip on festive cocktails, and win one-of-a-kind prizes while supporting Philadelphia’s home for experimental art. Bring your friends, your best carnival spirit, and get ready to sip, spin, celebrate!
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Black Box Presents: All Mutable -spasm [embodied resistance]
spasm [embodied resistance] is a two-day performance arts festival featuring POC/QPOC artists along the East Coast. Our intention is to gather disruptive and discordant performances that are singular in vision, emotionally confrontational, and highlights the body as a source of agency and political change.

Stop Cop City Imaginary Crimes Tour
Join us to discuss the history and background of the ongoing Atlanta 61 case, state repression against movements, how to build up anti-repression infrastructure locally, and how this outlandish case applies to repression our communities face today. Part of the nationwide Stop Cop City Imaginary Crimes Tour.

asmr4apocalypse
asmr4apocalypse is a sound installation and dance work that invites audiences to a collective meditation and embodied composting of a too-powerful imperialist institution: the Pentagon. asmr4apocalypse uses soundscape, performance, somatic activation, and herbal ritual to prompt consideration of geological futures and life before and beyond political disaster.

Black Box Presents: Future Flower Collective - Bloom
Future Flower Collective presents Bloom, a Pop Up Exhibition celebrating the artistry of Black queer artists. This space is designed for connection, discovery, and community—whether you’re looking to experience bold and powerful storytelling, purchase prints and handcrafted works, or simply celebrate the brilliance of Black queer artistry.

Long Shot
Come to the show that builds local lore, Long Shot! At this monthly experimental comedy night you will see artists perform never before seen work, take risks and audiences get to boast on how "they saw it first".

Financial Literacy for Creatives
Navigating your finances can feel daunting, especially when you have debt. Deciding to take your first step toward financial literacy can shift that anxiety into a sense of control and optimism for your creative future.

Open Mouth Records Presents
April 14th 2025
7:00pm Doors, 7:30pm Show
$15-20 Sliding Scale

ROAD 2 $AGA CITY
The mission continues—are you ready to answer the call? $AGA CITY ASSEMBLE.

Siren & cherished husks!
Siren is a ritual performance from multimedia and drag artists Ále Campos and Odette Stout, fusing drag, tattoo, augmented reality and poetry with live original sound by Spacey Lacey. Hop will perform new music, bringing sound and dancing into Emmanuela Soria Ruiz's solo exhibition Fuego/ Fuga! and connecting to themes of transformation, horror, and wonder.

DOMA Workshop: Dread Of Making Art
Am I making enough? Will I ever be done working? Is it any good? How will I fund it? Where will I put all this stuff after? Is what I have to say worth saying? Is anyone paying attention? Am I making the best use of my time? Does the world need this? What’s the point in times like these?
If you relate, you might consider joining for a workshop exploring these and other questions around the dread of making art (DOMA).

"my heart makes my head swim" walkthrough with Jonathan González
come stop by and linger for a walkthrough of my heart makes my head swim with Jonathan González

Philippine Elections 101
Join Anakbayan Philadelphia, a Filipino youth & student grassroots organization, to learn about how the Philippines’ electoral system works, what a People’s Democratic Government is, and why it’s important to have leaders from the masses of the people!

Love Finds A Way
On March 29th in the Black Box at Vox Populi, Boyz II Them (Russell E.L. Butler & ADAB) crack open the night with jacking house and hazy, percussive soul, propelling our bodies into motion. Kiernan Laveaux conjures dancefloor rapture, driving us into ecstatic release. DJ Anarres calls us back, grounding the night’s wild energy into something whole.

Long Shot
Long Shot : The Craft of Acting
Come join us at Vox Populi for an exciting event where you can get a glimpse into, underneath, below, and deeply inside the world of acting!
Las Cosas Que Brillan Fundraiser
🌊✨ Dive into Marisol’s magical world at the Las Cosas Que Brillan Fundraiser! Join us for a night of dancing, drag, and mermaid magic on Saturday, March 22nd, at Vox Populi—don’t miss the chance to sparkle and support this visionary film! 🎥💃

Chrysalis
Chrysalis has spent the winter nestled deep inside our cocoons, perfecting our forms, working on our transformations. Now we’ve cooked up another evening of low-end metamorphosis… and this one’s especially for the girls! This edition of Chrysalis brings you an all-trans-femme lineup reimagining the legacies and futures of UK bass music, from dubstep and grime to garage and 2-step, sure to heat up the dancefloor with heavyweight intensity and sensual groove.

People's Budget 101
Join Us for People’s Budget 101! The People’s Budget is a public art initiative by Mural Arts designed to educate and empower Philadelphians to engage in the city’s budget process.

Creative Economies Workshop: How to Book a Tour
Whether you are a musician, a writer or a performance artist, a tour may be a great option for your work to get more exposure than your immediate community. Maybe you’ve received an invitation on the other side of the country and must find a few more performances to make the trip financially viable. These, amongst many others, are amazing reasons to go on tour. The booking of a tour can be a lengthy, tedious process but can be manageable with the right tools and strategies.


Black Box Presents: Sunset Seduction
Join South Philly Autonomous Cinema at Vox Populi on March 6 for Sunset Seduction, a 45-minute film by Charles de Agustin, followed by an extended discussion. Made amid the 2024 Palestine solidarity movement, the film unpacks the elite capture of radical politics, the seductive contradictions of philanthropy, and the responsibilities of cultural workers in systems of power.

RAFGAK mumulak Beat Keller + Ben Bennett
RAFGAK
mumulak
Beat Keller + Ben Bennett
Wednesday, March 5
Vox Populi - 319 N 11th St #3, Philadelphia, PA 19107
8pm - $10

Black Future Month Chapter 002: The Voice
Our voice, our power, our future.
On March 1st at 7PM, join us at the iconic Vox Populi Gallery for an afternoon designed to unify, uplift, and inspire. This Black Future Month event honors the voices of the past, the present, and those shaping the future.

Black Box Presents: QUEERNOIR III
QUEERNOIR celebrates its third iteration on February 28th! Ishtar Sr. in collaboration with Vox Populi Gallery presents a free night of Philadelphia’s best Black queer music.

Long Shot
Experimental comedy featuring never before seen pieces from your favorite performers, artists, clowns and comedians.

CHARITY STARTS AT HOME NADINE RUFF
This project serves as a bold reminder for artists to remain dangerous while safeguarding their well-being. CHARITY STARTS AT HOME NADINE RUFF exemplifies the intensity of an artist ready to be unleashed, serving as a powerful reminder to remain relentless and unapologetic in pursuing our craft, despite the ways the divisive and cult-like art world encourages us to silo ourselves.

CHARITY STARTS AT HOME NADINE RUFF
This project serves as a bold reminder for artists to remain dangerous while safeguarding their well-being. CHARITY STARTS AT HOME NADINE RUFF exemplifies the intensity of an artist ready to be unleashed, serving as a powerful reminder to remain relentless and unapologetic in pursuing our craft, despite the ways the divisive and cult-like art world encourages us to silo ourselves.

CHARITY STARTS AT HOME NADINE RUFF
This project serves as a bold reminder for artists to remain dangerous while safeguarding their well-being. CHARITY STARTS AT HOME NADINE RUFF exemplifies the intensity of an artist ready to be unleashed, serving as a powerful reminder to remain relentless and unapologetic in pursuing our craft, despite the ways the divisive and cult-like art world encourages us to silo ourselves.

Valentines’s Gay
Hey baby, got any plans this Valentine’s Day? Come solo or bring your pals to QAW’s Valentine’s Gay at Vox Populi.

live,,evil: poets and sound
live,,evil : poets and sound
poets: myene yanu, olga mikolaivna, colin russell
sound: ceremonial abyss

Every time i speak I shatter the worlds wholeness volume 2
Vox Populi Gallery 2.2.25 welcome Amsterdam-based musician Asa Horvitz and friends performing works from their stunning piece “Ghost” inspired by a fathers memory … Drink Honey that is provided by an art gallery to meditate on the psycho-spiritual effects of nature (*inspired by a commune my dad lived on where they did this) … hear the greatest band, Terra Cotta who are teasing a wonderful new album

The Dumb Show
This show will be an absurd comedy experience. There may be scandal, wrestling, conspiracy, science, jam making, lectures about men named Michael, props, rain, and or more!
It will be dumb.