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.
Calling artists of all kinds! Come out for an evening of slapping stickers, drawing on the walls, making art, and meeting other local artists! Thirsty Walls is a meet-up for artists to create and add to the beautiful chaos Upstairs at Tattooed Mom. Bring your stickers, wheatpastes, stencils, installations, & imaginations because these walls are THIRSTY.
We’ll be donating a percentage of all sales that night to support the work of Priority Mag, a local zine that empowers and spotlights local street artists by creating a platform for their voices to be heard. Their Project Blackbook aims to provide 100 local artists with free sketchbooks.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH
5-11PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
EVERYTHING GOES EXCEPT SPRAY PAINT AND AEROSOLS
• All hail Pierogi Thursday! Munch and crunch on 75¢ pierogi (vegan, obvi) plus $3 cans of Tecate every Thursday!! And don’t forget ur toppings… Thursdays, 4-11pm.
We’re BACK! Our first event since the pandemic, Streets Meets Beats combines the world of beat makers and street artists. This is our 4th installment of the series and we cannot think of a more perfect place to get this off the ground again then TMOMS! Come out Friday, May 26th,to see new art and installations by some of Philly’s best and rising street artists all while chillin’ and vibin’ to some of the freshest beats and sounds curated by local musicians. A night of networking for all those who create music and art! Don’t forget to bring stickers to trade!
Calling artists of all kinds! Come out for an evening of slapping stickers, drawing on the walls, making art, and meeting other local artists! Thirsty Walls is a meet-up for artists to create and add to the beautiful chaos Upstairs at Tattooed Mom. Bring your stickers, wheatpastes, stencils, installations, & imaginations because these walls are THIRSTY.
THURSDAY, MAY 18TH
5-11PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
EVERYTHING GOES EXCEPT SPRAY PAINT AND AEROSOLS
• All hail Pierogi Thursday! Munch and crunch on 75¢ pierogi (vegan, obvi) plus $3 cans of Tecate every Thursday!! And don’t forget ur toppings… Thursdays, 4-11pm.
The Streets Dept Art Shop is back – and just in time for the holiday season! It’s a perfect opportunity to come buy art from nine of your favorite Philly street artists.
Come out to this one night pop up art show & meet the artists behind the latest Tmom’s Sticky Art Machine sticker collection! The seventh edition of our Sticky Art series features ten new exclusive, limited run stickers by the legendary Under Water Pirates & always inventive Jayel.
Be the first to get these new designs as they are SURE to sell out! Meet the artists and check out a special one night pop up art show by with new works and special releases from both artists. Join other sticker artists & street art fans for a back room drink & draw / sticker swap in Philadelphia’s unofficial sticker art museum.
Philly is full of some of the most creative, hard-working street artists anywhere in the whole dang world. It’s one of the reasons that over the last six months Tattooed Mom has been excited to partner with Philly’s own street art blog, Streets Dept, to create a monthly Philly street artist interview series. Now that the first season of our new series is over, we’re hosting a little pop-up shop to offer you the opportunity to come out, support local artists, and purchase some of their artwork!
Art’s Sake: A Philly Street Art Pop-Up Shop WHEN: Friday 5/10, 6-10pm (FREE ENTRY, 21+) WHERE: Tattooed Mom, 530 South Street HASHTAG: #ArtsSakePhilly
The evening will featuring artwork for sale by all six of our “Philly Street Art Interviews” Season 1 interviewees:
We hope to see y’all there! In the meantime, catch up on any of the brilliant, insightful interviews with these artists that you might have missed over the months here.
Enjoy this event with Tattooed Mom’s full menu,
half price drafts from 5-7pm & 10-11pm,
plus an event exclusive cocktail!
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your street-art-loving pals!
Come out to this one night pop up art show & meet the artists behind the latest Tmom’s Sticky Art Machine sticker collection! The sixth edition of our Sticky Art series features five new exclusive, limited run stickers by the legendary El Toro & Faithsfunnn.
Be the first to get these new designs as they are SURE to sell out! Meet the artist and check out a special one night pop up art show by Faith, Bear 215 & Ghost Writer. Join other sticker artists for a back room drink & draw / sticker swap for our upcoming Characters Welcome 7 International Sticker Art show.
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.
Hallowmakers present “The Vestige” poster show. A night of one of a kind hand made original posters, framed and for sale by local Philly artists. Each poster is unique, crafted by the individual artist to fit their style and representation. Artists will also be vending additional artwork.
Be sure to check out the art raffle that benefits the Sunday Love Project, a local charity that is currently collecting 0° sleeping bags for the homeless.
Get off the internet, meet local street artists & make art a personal experience! Meet the faces behind your favorite art and buy a one of kind original.
