Art and the discussion of art make the world a better place. (Artblog 2003-2025)

Artblog was launched in 2003 with a mission to create and foster dialog about art, power, value and truth, in order to promote a better future for all. Our independent online arts publication focused on marginalized artists—BIPOC, LGBTQ artists and women—whose art traditionally was shunned by the mainstream media. Our inclusive writing and editorial teams embraced our mission and worked collaboratively to steer the discussion. Our program was online and in the community.

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History

In 2003, Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof launched Artblog with a mission to educate and support a community of artists, art lovers, gallerists, critics and academics. Artblog, with its roots in arts journalism and imbued with the spirit of activism, was recognized for excellence twice by Art in America (2005, 2007) and has received grants from the Knight Foundation (2007, 2010, 2014-15), the PA Council on the Arts Project Stream, Citizens for the Arts in PA, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (2017-2025), The PA Council on the Arts Flex Fund (2023-2024), the Joseph Robert Foundation (2024) and elsewhere. In 2010 Artblog incorporated and became a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Working as a team of writers, editors, tech support and volunteers, Artblog has provided weekly content on the changing art scene in Philadelphia. Throughout our 21+ years of continuous operation we have been a unique, reliable and valued online archive that connects artists and art lovers and the public with art. Through Artblog's work with students and emerging writers, we mentored the next generation of cultural journalists. Through work with established writers we raised the bar on commentary and steered the discussion into important topics for today. We are forever thankful for the support we have received from the community and from artists and art workers at museums and galleries and community organizations. We are grateful to our Board of Directors and to the many other wise people who advised and supported us through the years. Finally, we are especially indebted to and thankful for our writers, who embraced our mission of diversity and equity and wrote their hearts out in our pages, and to the artists who welcomed us into their studios and homes to talk with them about their art and bring it to the greater community. Thank you, All!

Management

Executive Director and Editor—Roberta Fallon (editor@theartblog.org)
Managing Editor—Ryan deRoche (support@theartblog.org)
Website Design—Jason Killinger

Artblog Board

Annette Monnier
Elizabeth Grant
Gabrielle Lavin Suzenski
Leah Douglas
Libby Rosof
Roberta Fallon
Tim McFarlane

PAST BOARD MEMBERS
Anne Robinson
Barbara Beck
Barbara Silzle
Bryan Warner
Guillemette Serlin
Gilda Kramer
Imani Roach
Jacque Liu
Jennifer Zarro
Larry Guy
Mari Shaw
Matt Kalasky
Olivia Menta Kalasky
Phoebe Wood

Contributors

About Our Programs

Explore some essential Artblog programs

Kisses for Mayor Nutter
Kisses for Mayor Nutter was an advocacy project in 2007 and 2008 introducing incoming Mayor Michael Nutter to his arts community and encouraging him to re-open the Office of Arts and Culture, which had been closed by the previous Mayor. More here

Artblog Radio
Artblog Radio, an audio podcast series, began in 2010 with initial funding from the Knight Foundation and J-Lab. The interviews with artists, curators and arts administrators were hosted initially by Libby and Roberta, with later years involving other hosts. In 2024, the Artblog Radio Midweek News podcast debuted. In all more than 316 episodes of the podcast are available on Artblog and our YouTube channel, as well as on most podcasting platforms. Episodes here

Art Safaris
We received a Knight Arts Challenge award in 2011 for Artblog Art Safaris – guided tours to connect the public with Philadelphia's widespread alternative art scene. Initally aided by Dave's Airport Van service, Art Safaris continued as periodic walking tours until the Covid 19 pandemic. More here

Art Writing Challenge
The Art Writing Challenge – begun in 2015 - was a FREE region-wide contest to find the best new approaches in art writing. The goal of this competition, which lasted five years, was to get more people writing about art – in as many creative ways as possible. A book published in 2020, "The Noble Art of Art Writing, the Art Writing Challenge," compiled winning essays from the first four years of the contest. More More here

The Artist and Social Responsibility
The Artist and Social Responsibility project began in 2015 with help from a two-year Knight Foundation grant. The independent study college class focused on the role of the artist in society and met at the Village of Arts and Humanities with participants from local colleges and students in the Village’s teen program. More here Program Video

Artists in the Time of Coronavirus
This project started during the lockdown forced by the pandemic in early 2020. With galleries shuttered and artists separated from their colleagues and friends, we asked them to share how they were doing and told them we would publish their words and images on Artblog as a form of digital solidarity and togetherness. Between March and August, 2020, we published 56 articles in the project, incorporating more than 300 artists’ words and images about how they were doing during the pandemic. Episode 56 Episode 24