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2013 Knight Arts Challenge winners announced – Citywide, David Guinn, PPAC, Breadboard and more!
Congratulations to all the new Knight Arts Challenge winners in this the third year of awards from the Miami-based Knight Foundation. The awards to 43 groups and individuals were announced tonight at a ceremony at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Winners are in all the arts categories — theater, music, dance and visual art. There are many exciting things coming down the pike for Philadelphia! See the entire list here. We’re excited about these four in particular: David Guinn: Temporary Outdoor Wall Installations Spark Dialogue Award: $9,000 Freewall is a new, artist-run venue that brings temporary outdoor wall-painting installations to Center ... More » »
Fjord members Lindsay Chandler and A. J. Rombach on curating and Citywide – an artblog radio podcast
Lindsay Chandler and A. J. Rombach moved to Philadelphia after graduating from art school (Lindsay, from RISD, and A.J. from Boston University). They didn’t know each other before moving here but became friends through their network of artist friends. The two artists helped co-found Fjord space on Frankford Ave. last Spring, with a mission to curate other people’s art into the space and not their own. They have studio space in the building’s second floor and the gallery spans the entire first floor. We spoke with them on Feb. 20, at Fjord, where the show on the walls was Wandering ... More » »
