In 2017 Fairmount Park Conservancy commissioned Philly artists David
Guinn and Robert Goodman to create a site-specific new work of art for
the annual summer fundraiser/party "Glow in the Park". Their piece,
called "Glowing Gardens", was installed for one night in the reflecting
pool at the Horticulture Center in Fairmount Park.
"Glowing Gardens" played off the Horticultural Center's 19th century
landscape design, juxtaposing classical elements with light and
geometry, creating a mesmerizing futuristic vision.
A Very Philly Christmas: Veronica Underwood
During one of Fairmount Park Conservancy's "Very Philly Christmas" celebrations in the Historic Mansions of Fairmount Park, an amazing local chanteuse with a moving story about Philadelphia's Fairmount Park system was discovered: Veronica Underwood. Listen to her story, and hear her sing...
A Very Philly Christmas: Holiday Houses
This short video was produced for Fairmount Park Conservancy, an organization that promotes, stewards, maintains, and otherwise shepherd's Philadelphia's many parks, from grand vistas to corner plots in dense neighborhoods. As part of their work, they maintain and restore the Historic Mansions of Fairmount Park. Every winter holiday season, they decorate the mansions and open them for visitors, offering musical performances, seasonal foods, history experts in period costume and fun, festive decorations. See what attendees have to say....
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