From the first tag to the latest wheat paste, upstairs at TMom’s has been home to a rich history of local & international street art. This is an ever changing gallery: an un-curated & spontaneous outpouring of creativity by local & traveling artists and the countless visitors who leave their unique mark here nightly.
The birth of the upstairs as a vibrant art space is in part tied to a 1999 exhibition by brothers Noah & Nathan Rice. That year the Brothers Rice brought their umbrella wheat pastes we’d been admiring around South Street to Mom’s. All 5000 of them.
Sticker art has been an important part of the upstairs at Mom’s since day one. So it’s a huge honor (and a lot of fun) to be the home of the Sticky Art Machine.
Nasty! is a charity anthology benefiting Planned Parenthood showcasing stories that range from body positivity, to sexual empowerment, to overcoming adversity and beyond. This FREE live event will feature readings from the following authors:
Join us for a happy hour fundraiser to benefit the Arden Theatre and their new show, 5 by 5, from 6-8pm!
Mingle with theatre professionals & artists of all ages and backgrounds while enjoying half priced drafts and 1/2 off the entire TMOMs veggie menu! 15% of all food and drink sales on the 2nd floor will be donated to this showcase.
5 by 5 focuses on the communications and miscommunications present in modern life, and will have two free performances, June 10th and June 11th. Tickets available here.
Enjoy this happy hour with our Meatless Mondays specials:
1/2 off our full veggie menu noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm
The weather can be deceiving, but we’re counting down to Summer ’18 with another Philly Vegan Pop Flea market at Tattooed Mom! Get the chance to meet with representatives from our featured impacted organizations, Sea Shepherd Philadelphia & Food Empowerment Project, and snag some cute vegan products at the same time!
The extraordinary Philly Queer Bazaar is setting up shop on the 2nd floor of TMOMs with several other local queer business owners! Come hang out, shop, support, show your beautiful faces, meet new people, catch up with old friends!
Free to attend (but I’m sure you’ll want to buy a thing or two)
Free goodie bags to first 20 people, so get here early!
JERKS Productions brings you FUSED UNDERGROUND! Join us for a night of ART, HORROR & BOOZE as we celebrate First Friday and keep art alive in Philadelphia! We will be showcasing some of Philadelphia (and surrounding area)’s best local underground artists!
Free fun! 21+
Artists:
Shafon Bratcher
Nancy Anleu
Emily Ryan
Jessica Gennarelli
Steve Bergholz
Scott Reynolds
Katie Stahl
Human Made Products
Athony Pepe
Jacquie O’ Photography
Kito Hammond
Necro FX
Jenna Polascak
Qori Moorehaul
JLH Illustrations
Sultana Maria Jewelry
Jamie Elizabeth
Jeremy Petrachonis
Rachel Nemec
Wayne Lucina
Melissa Root
No Face Studios
Craig Clark
Jessica O’Lear
Rebel Rousers, art & apparel by Tim “Chops” Cutler
Bronwen Gale
Eazybreezyart
Nate Hurst
Lauren Ramer
Enjoy this event with half off all drafts 5-7pm & 10-11pm.
Jeremy M. Brownlowe travels the country under the moniker “Typewriter Troubadour,” composing original pieces of poetry on a manual typewriter for curious pedestrians. This event marks the release of his debut, Angels of the Underground, a collection of rich, raw, and tender poems from an explorer navigating new frontiers of gender identity, sexuality, and human relationship.
Set in New York City, Angels offers Brownlowe’s unique perspective as a trans guy through unflinching portraits of male vulnerability, queerness, addiction, lost love, and modern alienation. With humor, grit, and ease, Brownlowe weaves stories of the neglected subjects of the City, taking notes in poems, which he offers up to us in this compelling collection.
You Can’t Fail is an evening of new works, including visual art, photography, theater, dance, performance art, comedy, story-telling, poetry, prose, sculpture, ballet, film, and stand-up. ANY and ALL art will be presented.
Featuring new works by:
Rebecca Love
Christina Rosso
Benjamin Kunkle
Andy Futuro
Rachel O’Hanlon Rodriguez
Mykal Carter Jackson
Lora Bloom
Joey Adams
Josh Millhouse
Harlee Trautman & Mary-Carmen
Simone Crew
Steve Course
Chelsea Murphy
Joe Ovelman
Hallie Rumsey-Lasersohn & Soraya Perry
Kris Raghavan
Jesse Rosse
Virginia Smith
Jean Marie-Tomlin
Melissa Morales
Amanda Jensen
Bethanne Frazer
Qori Moorehaul
Andru Rogge
Enjoy this event with our Burger Wednesday specials:
$4 Burgers
$2 Narragansett Lager Tall Boys
Half off all drafts 5-7 and 10-11pm
& check out May’s Burger of the Month, DUDES: friend green tomato, crisp red cabbage & apple slaw, and smokey red pepper mayo
Join the Facebook Event and invite your favorite art-lovers and artist friends!
We’re honored to be featured in the latest installment of Opaque Philly’s series of videos highlighting our city’s creators. Opaque’s passionate talent & vision for this project captured the heart and soul Tattooed Mom. Their support of the local creative community and focus on celebrating self expression in it’s many forms comes through in every frame. We’re excited to share “A Canvas for a Community” with you and hope you’ll take a few minutes to see and hear what TMoms founder Robert & featured artist Bear 215 have to share about their love for Tattooed Mom & the worldwide family we’re so lucky to be with on this journey.
