Characters Welcome 9: An International Sticker Art Show is THE event for sticker artists to meet, exchange ideas & leave behind tokens of their amazing art on our walls, ceilings, floors, etc! Now in its ninth year, this weekend-long show highlights thousands of sticker artists from around the world with many first time artists shown side by side with the seasoned titans. This year’s event programming includes a full weekend of artist workshops, an all-ages sticker scavenger hunt, a free intro to sticker art class, and more, with all show proceeds donated to local youth arts programming.

Characters Welcome 9: Saturday, October 18th
12:30PM ’til 2AM // FREE ADMISSION
EVENTBRITE // FACEBOOK

12:30pm – 1:30pm • Let’s Collab: A Sticker Collab Meet Up (21+). @smugsbunny presents a sticker collab hour meet up with some pre-started collabs, plus @dday521’s World Famous Giant Collab on view. 

2pm – 3pm • Characters Always Welcome: An Artist Talk (21+). Street art photojournalist @ericinphilly talks all things stickers with character based artists @eltoro215, @ffs3000, & @melt.gif.

3:30pm – 4pm • PMSlaps Presents Black Book Buds Swap & Giveaway (21+). A meet up hour hosted by @pmslaps for drawing in and swapping stickers for black books. Free special edition mini black books to the first 30 attendees.

5:30pm – 2am • Opening Night Part II (21+)

For Friday, October 17, click here.
For Sunday, October 19, click here.

Celebrating the street art community, Characters Welcome is a room-filling installation of sticker art that occupies the entire upstairs front room of Tattooed Mom! Collaged boards will be available for purchase along with a special Philadelphia sticker pack curated by local sticker artists, mystery show sticker packs, framed hand drawn stickers, and limited edition tees. All proceeds from Characters Welcome 9 will be donated to youth arts programming at The Village of Arts & Humanities and Fleisher Art Memorial.

Scope out some photos from past Characters Welcome shows, as well as sneak peeks for this year’s event on our Instagram. CW9 flier designed by El Toro.

Follow Characters Welcome on Instagram.

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!

• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.

• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Characters Welcome 9: An International Sticker Art Show is THE event for sticker artists to meet, exchange ideas & leave behind tokens of their amazing art on our walls, ceilings, floors, etc! Now in its ninth year, this weekend-long show highlights thousands of sticker artists from around the world with many first time artists shown side by side with the seasoned titans. This year’s event programming includes a full weekend of artist workshops, an all-ages sticker scavenger hunt, a free intro to sticker art class, and more, with all show proceeds donated to local youth arts programming.

Characters Welcome 9: Sunday, October 19th
12:30PM ’til 11PM // FREE ADMISSION
EVENTBRITE // FACEBOOK

12:30pm – 1:30pm • PMSlaps Presents Sticker Scavenger Hunt (ALL AGES). @pmslaps takes you on a scavenger hunt to find artists & characters on the walls of Tattooed Mom. Find them all and you could win a prize! (kid and big kid versions).

2pm – 3pm • Stick Up Kids! (ALL AGES). Join @aaronteachesart for a FREE make and take activity inviting kids to create their own mini T-Moms wall using novelty stickers and art from some Characters Welcome All-Stars!

3:30pm – 4:30pm • Sticker Art For Kids of All Ages (ALL AGES). An all ages sticker workshop with @bydivij for the next generation of storytellers & street artists.

5:30pm – 11pm • Closing Night Party (21+).

For Friday, October 17, click here.
For Saturday, October 18, click here.

Celebrating the street art community, Characters Welcome is a room-filling installation of sticker art that occupies the entire upstairs front room of Tattooed Mom! Collaged boards will be available for purchase along with a special Philadelphia sticker pack curated by local sticker artists, mystery show sticker packs, framed hand drawn stickers, and limited edition tees. All proceeds from Characters Welcome 9 will be donated to youth arts programming at The Village of Arts & Humanities and Fleisher Art Memorial.

Scope out some photos from past Characters Welcome shows, as well as sneak peeks for this year’s event on our Instagram. CW9 flier designed by El Toro.

Follow Characters Welcome on Instagram.

***

What’s Up at TMoms:

• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!

• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.

• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.