Tiny Room For Elephants Festival Is Back for the 5th Year With Live Art and Music
Tiny Room For Elephants (TRFE), a network of creatives that build unique experiences for artists, brands and consumers utilizing various artistic mediums is back for their 5th festival. They’re back for the second time at the Cherry Street Pier from July 5, 2022 through July 24, 2022. The festival has grown immensely since the first installation in 2014. It started with nine artists, eight musical performances and 50 people in attendance at a warehouse in North Philadelphia. In 2019, it grew to 37 artists, 30 musical performances and around 13,000 people in attendance at Cherry Street Pier. Due to the pandemic, there has not been a TRFE Festival for the past two years so they’re ready to be back and bigger than ever.
The festival was founded to allow creatives to let their imaginations run freely. Generally, artists are restricted by guardrails that are placed when doing commissioned work but at TRFE Festival they are able to let their creativity take over. At its core, Tiny Room For Elephants Festival is a multi-day living art gallery that incorporates styles and mediums of visual artists and musicians. TRFE invites artists to paint and install collectively, in the same space over a 10 day period, to a live soundtrack curated by the city’s most talented DJs and Producers. After painting/installations are complete, TRFE celebrates the works over four days with live music, DJs, producers, panel discussions, and interactive elements. Each moment, from construction to the final festival day, is documented to preserve the moments and to share via social channels.
“You can expect to see graffiti art, performance art, fiber art, abstract art, sticker art, NFTs, installations and art you’ve never seen before. That’s the beauty of Tiny Room, you never know what will pop up!,” says Tiny Room For Elephants co-founder YaYa Horne. “The city’s best DJs and producers will be there making music for everyone to experience,” says Tiny Room For Elephants co-founder Damion Ward.
Attendees of the Tiny Room For Elephants Festival can expect a weekend jam packed with brand activations, performance art, dancing and music from Philly’s most talented performers. The community is also welcome to come witness the construction of the gallery throughout the month of July. Except for one day, from start to finish, the pier is open to the public. All the events are free but there will be VIP tickets available for sale, starting in June, for select festival experiences.
