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News: Black cartoonists, punk rock, grants, and more

Free workshops at black comix convention The 10th Annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention is back! Philadelphia will again host the convention on May 21 at The Crown Plaza Hotel on 1800 Market Street from 10 am – 7 pm.

Weekly Update — First Friday picks

Here’s the link to my Weekly piece.  Below is my copy. Sage Projects “Tenuous Magic Parts” opened at the new South Street gallery in May to a crowd of 300 and is being held over for another opening Friday. The show asks the artists to find truth in a perplexing world. Fantasy abounds in comical portraits, nonsense posters, paintings that question reality, still lifes that aren’t still, and junk assemblage sculpture. Dustin Metz’s paintings and Karen Stone’s “hair trees”—fantasy 2-D portraits with art nouveau arabesques of long hair—are standout pieces. Curator Jon Manteau loves music at openings and “Fat Man ... More » »

The Young and the Restless

They’re young and I’m restless. I used to think it was the young that were restless. Lately I think that the young are too knowing to be restless and it’s us older folk who are restless (and I’m not just talking restless legs). I’ve been seeing a lot of work by young artists this last couple weeks, and this being Spring, there will be more such available as BFA and MFA shows come rocketing through town. I pay attention for several reasons — I like to see what young artists are channeling and I like the anything goes-loose cannon factor. ... More » »