About

In 2013, two-dozen Philadelphia schools were shuttered by city authorities in an effort to close a budget deficit. In response to these closings, Temple Contemporary commissioned artist Pepón Osorio to create a new installation specifically addressing the loss of the Fairhill Elementary School in North Philadelphia, not far from Temple University.

Osorio, in collaboration with a group of teachers, students, parents, and neighbors created an art project inside a Tyler School of Art classroom which incorporated objects gathered from the closed Fairhill School building.

The exhibition is currently closed. reForm remained open to the public from August 28th, 2015 to May 20th, 2016. A series of free public programs surrounding themes of education also took place inside and outside of the installation.

We encourage you to please follow reForm on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram to stay in touch with next steps.

Major support for reForm was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support from the Surdna Foundation and Sterling Lawyers.

News

Blog Photo Bobcats’ next steps Though the reForm installation has closed, the Bobcats continue to meet and strategize for the future...
Blog Photo reForm comes to a close. Thank you! On May 20th, 2016, reForm closed its doors after nine months of exhibition and two years of programming...
Blog Photo Closing out reForm with Fun Day 2.0 What a day! On May 20th, former Fairhill students, teachers, and community members gathered fro Fun Day 2.0 to reunite, reflect, and advocate.
Blog Photo Just a few weeks left to visit reForm! Have you visited reForm Project? The exhibition closes May 20. Visiting is free and open to public at Tyler School of Art.
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Events

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PAST EVENT: reForm Fun Day 2.0 at Fairhill

Friday, 5/20/16 — 4:00pm-6:00pm

reForm presents: Fun Day 2.0 at Fairhill, "The school closing we never had." Come reconnect with the Fairhill Family at this second reForm Fun Day at Fairhill!
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PAST EVENT: reForm Film Series: Millie & the Lords

Saturday, 4/16/16 — 1:00pm

reForm invites you to a screening of the short film: Millie & the Lords Followed by conversation with the director, Jennica Carmona.
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PAST EVENT: Luis Camnitzer at reForm

Thursday, 4/7/16 — 6:00pm

reForm invites you to a conversation with artist and writer Luis Camnitzer. Camnitzer’s artwork explores subjects such as social injustice, repression, and institutional critique.
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PAST EVENT: reForm presents: Pedro and Joaquín Noguera at City Hall.

Tuesday, 3/29/16 — 5:00pm

Join us at City Hall as father and son duo Pedro and Joaquin Noguera speak about the systemic disinvestment of public education from urban neighborhoods of color.