Facing Bench is a 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural foundation in Philadelphia dedicated to the arts, learning, and independent creative exchange. We are committed to slow looking and close listening, and prioritize projects concerned with aesthetics, experimentation, and critical discourse.
Fall 2026 Programming
SENSUS : 1 Year Anniversary + Issue V launch
Visual Phenomenology Seminar: The Intertwining with David Dempewolf
Visual Phenomenology Seminar: The Intertwining with David Dempewolf
SEP 25 | 6–9 PM
Celebrating 1 Year of SENSUS and their next issue with an evening of performances.
Visual Phenomenology Seminar: The Intertwining with David Dempewolf
Visual Phenomenology Seminar: The Intertwining with David Dempewolf
Visual Phenomenology Seminar: The Intertwining with David Dempewolf
SEP 30 + OCT 7 + 14 | 6–9 PM
A three-week visual phenomenology seminar.
Dinner Series: Athena Intanate, dek kreung
Visual Phenomenology Seminar: The Intertwining with David Dempewolf
Death Café facilitated by Anaïs Cooper-Hackman
OCT 4 + 11 | 7 PM
5-Course Thai-Taiwanese tasting menu. One seating each evening.
Death Café facilitated by Anaïs Cooper-Hackman
Mateo Ruiz González: There was a garden here once
Death Café facilitated by Anaïs Cooper-Hackman
OCT 21 | 6–8 PM
A gathering to discuss death in an open & agenda-free environment.
Film screening: Plain Language by Teils Studio
Mateo Ruiz González: There was a garden here once
Mateo Ruiz González: There was a garden here once
OCT 23 | 7–9 PM
A screening blending video, photography, poetry & filmed conversations.
Mateo Ruiz González: There was a garden here once
Mateo Ruiz González: There was a garden here once
Mateo Ruiz González: There was a garden here once
DEC 4, 2026– JAN 17, 2027
A solo exhibition of works by photographer Mateo Ruiz González.
Eco-Social Realism: Closing Discussion & Toast
Eco-Social Realism: Closing Discussion & Toast
Eco-Social Realism: Closing Discussion & Toast
DEC 13 | 2–4 PM
A discussion hosted by the Eco-Social Salon, Site-Seeing, & Screening Series.
Literary Social
Eco-Social Realism: Closing Discussion & Toast
Eco-Social Realism: Closing Discussion & Toast
DEC 18 | 6–9 PM
Panel discussion highlighting reading series taking place in Philadelphia.
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