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COMMON WATERS: One Ocean Many Voices, a Charitable Ocean Advocacy Exhibition

June 5 @ 5:00 pm – July 12 @ 5:00 pm

Arch Enemy Arts is honored to present COMMON WATERS: One Ocean Many Voices, a charitable exhibition on view now through July 12, 2026 at Arch Enemy Arts, located at 109 Arch Street in Old City Philadelphia. Timed with June, which is globally observed as World Ocean Month, the exhibition brings together 60 international contemporary artists in support of PangeaSeed, the nation’s only arts-based ocean advocacy organization. A portion of exhibition proceeds, along with visitor donations and raffles, will directly benefit PangeaSeed’s ocean conservation initiatives. Guests are invited to visit the gallery in person to view the artwork, learn more about PangeaSeed, and ocean literacy. Artwork is also available to view and purchase online to support the fundraiser at www.archenemyarts.com/commonwaters2026. Presented in Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States, during the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, COMMON WATERS encourages viewers to look beyond borders and consider the ocean as a shared and sustaining force. Artists were invited to create original works inspired by the ocean, its ecosystems, and humanity’s impact on the sea, drawing from themes of climate, biodiversity, conservation, and global interconnectedness. Across drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media, the exhibition offers a wide-ranging and imaginative look at the sea. Some works are wondrous and reverent, transforming marine life and deep-sea creatures into guiding companions, while others confront more urgent realities including warming reefs, rising seas, consumption, natural disaster, and the environmental costs of global trade. Together, the works remind us that no shore or action exists in isolation. Exhibition Details COMMON WATERS: One Ocean Many Voices Exhibition Dates: June 5 – July 12, 2026 Location: Arch Enemy Arts, 109 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Gallery Hours: Wednesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. | Saturday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: Free and open to the public View Online: www.archenemyarts.com/commonwaters2026 About Arch Enemy Arts Arch Enemy Arts is a contemporary art gallery located in Old City Philadelphia. Voted Philly’s Favorite Art Gallery by the Philadelphia Inquirer, AEA specializes in new contemporary, pop surrealist, narrative, figurative, and illustrative work by emerging and established artists from around the world. About PangeaSeed PangeaSeed is an international arts-based ocean advocacy organization that uses contemporary art, public murals, exhibitions, and global programming to raise awareness for ocean conservation and inspire action in communities around the world.

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