Pete Sparber sits down with Samantha (Sam) Connors, the Executive Director of Da Vinci Art Alliance to talk about the organization’s roots in the community, its history (93 years strong) and the future.
Read MoreHi, lots of new shows are opening in the first few days of May. Including Our House is on Fire and Pandemic Flowers. at the Da Vinci Art Alliance with Exciting news comes with the newest exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Judith Joy Ross’s traveling retrospective visits its only U.S. venue here in Philadelphia. Hot Bed is hosting a talk with artists Su Knoll Horty and Krista Dedrick-Lai from the Leading a Colorful Life group show this Friday. Hope you’ll find something to interest you.
Read MoreThis week Da Vinci Art Alliance is hosting a group exhibition titled An Assembled Trace, running until April 23rd. There is exciting news about exhibits by two Philadelphia artists: Pepón Osorio is showing the largest collection of his work to date at The New Museum and photographer Blaise Tobia is in an exhibit at the Kunsthaus Dahlem space in Berlin. Congratulations to both of them! The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg is having an open call and is asking for artists’ to submit their work for the annual Art of the State exhibition. Another opportunity comes from The Print Center’s 98th Annual International Competition looking for artist entries. Hope you make use of these opportunities, exhibitions, and good weather.
Read MoreHi, this week we see exciting news as The Please Touch Museum elects to unionize in affiliation with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 47. Becoming one of a few unionized children’s museums in the country. Locks Gallery open’s Pat Steir’s exhibition Snow and Waterfall, marking the seventh solo show with the gallery. Da Vinci Art Alliance kicks off it’s month long community arts and science festival, Everyday Futures Fest. Featuring a series of exhibitions, workshops, tours, panel discussions and more. The Velocity Fund seeks artist applicants for grants up to $5,000 and many more opportunities, shows, and news.
Read MoreDa Vinci Art Alliance (DVAA) is accepting applications to their Fellowship & Residency Programs! Three DVAA Fellows will be awarded a stipend, a 3-week long exhibition, a 3-year membership at DVAA, and more. Ten DVAA Artists-in-Residence will get 24-hour studio access for one month each, plus, a year-long professional development program for all! Don’t miss your chance to be one of those thirteen artists– Apply before June 26, 2022!
Read MoreLogan Cryer interviews Chelsey Luster– a curator and artist exploring topics like race, gender, and sexuality– about their newest curation, “Wading: When the Water Rises,” on view this Friday, Feb. 11, at Vox Populi thru March 13. Chelsey’s advice for other young artists of color is to protect themselves and never forget how much institutions gain from their ideas, representation, and diversity.
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