Poetry reading and guided meditation by Airea D. Matthews

5427 Germantown Avenue,Philadelphia PA 19144

16 December, 2022

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Join us for an evening of poetry and guided meditation with Airea D. Matthews, 2022-2023 Poet Laureate of Philadelphia. This event is part of Philadelphia Contemporary's immersive installation, Supine Horizons. Experience the installation in-person November 1 through December 20, 2022 at The KDD Theatre. Tuesdays, 4-8pm Thursdays, 4-8pm Fridays, 12-8pm Saturdays, 11:30am-6pm (Closed Thanksgiving Day) Learn more: https://bit.ly/supine-horizons About Supine Horizons Supine Horizons is an immersive site for rest, resistance and renewal, featuring synthesized sound and projected visuals by local multimedia artist Gralin Hughes, Jr. (Television Sky).  Supine Horizons seeks to dismantle the idea that rest is solely a luxury or a privilege and aims to subvert capitalist ideals of “hustle” and “grind” culture, to instead center rest as the ultimate form of self-care and collective healing, particularly for the Black community. Supine Horizons is generously supported by The Barra Foundation. Learn more: philadelphiacontemporary.org About Philadelphia Contemporary Founded in 2016, Philadelphia Contemporary is a contemporary art organization whose mission is to connect the people and places of Philadelphia through art and partnership. Currently nomadic, Philadelphia Contemporary presents visual art, performance art, and spoken word across the city, with ambitions to establish a freestanding, globally oriented, and locally aware non-collecting arts institution.