ON VIEW NOW
12Gates is honored to present No Father–No Frontier, a two-person show curated by Protyasha Pandey and featuring work by Humaira Abid and Aiza Ahmed. No Father–No Frontier will remain on view until Saturday, April 26th, 2025.
No Father—No Frontier is an examination of the relationship between family and state, and their subversions by the female gaze in exile. Drawing on the feminist argument for family abolition, Humaira Abid and Aiza Ahmed deliver critiques of paterfamilial regimes, and lay claim to personhood made outside of the established paradigms of lineage and citizenship.
UPCOMING
THE POETS’ STUDIO: May Writing Workshop
THE POETS’ STUDIO is a two-part monthly gathering for poets in Philadelphia who are interested in writing, revising, and connecting through poetry. We will be playful and rigorous, precise and expansive, providing a space for poets to commune, generate new writing, and workshop their poems.
This month’s poet is Raena Shirali!
THE PHILADELPHIA RESIDENCY
The Philadelphia Residency (Residency) is a three-month career-building and creation module established by Twelve Gates Arts (12G) to provide early-career artists with the physical and communal space, resources, and industry knowledge to plant roots and flourish in Philadelphia.
This residency is designed for artists identifying as South Asian, South West Asian North African, (SA/SWANA), Black, Indigenous, Person of Color (BIPOC), and/or part of the Global South or Global Majority.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
What stories do you want to hear, and what kinds of gatherings do you see yourself in?
Please take a moment to fill out our short community survey.
Your voice will guide us, and your input ensures that 12G continues to be a place that reflects and responds to those it serves, all of you.
As a token of our appreciation, 20 randomly selected participants will receive this beautiful artist print, which are available to pick up at the Twelve Gates Arts gallery or be shipped.