COVID-19

May 28, 2020 By Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 35

In the face of COVID-19, Artblog is hosting an open call, non-juried, first come first-served online exhibition entitled “Artists in the time of Coronavirus.”

May 22, 2020 By Michael Lieberman

Galleries in the time of Coronavirus, going virtual and facing future challenges

Artblog contributor Michael Lieberman reached out to a selection of Philadelphia galleries and collectives to check in during Coronavirus.

May 18, 2020 By Artblog

Save the arts, restore OACCE and PCF, Part 3, testimonials by Julia Guerrero, Neil Kleinman, Steven Burns

Artblog solicited testimonials about the proposed cuts to the city budget that would axe the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF).

May 16, 2020 By guest writer

Save the arts and serve all the people, restore OACCE and PCF budgets, Part 2

The former Director of OACCE, Gary Steuer, Chief Cultural Officer of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2013, and Joe Kluger, Chair of the Mayor’s Cultural Advisory Council from 2008 to 2015, wrote a powerful letter in support of the OACCE and PCF and arguing their importance is vital to the city.

May 16, 2020 By Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 31

In the face of COVID-19, Artblog is hosting an open call, non-juried, first come first-served online exhibition entitled “Artists in the time of Coronavirus.”

May 15, 2020 By Ron Kanter

Art provides imaginative space for children, PCCY’s Picasso Project shows the way

Public Citizens for Children and Youth’s Picasso Project rounds up excellent art projects for your wee ones and children of all ages in their downloadable art ed at home toolkit.

May 15, 2020 By Artblog

Save the arts and serve all the people, restore OACCE and PCF budgets

Artblog solicited testimonials about the proposed cuts to the city budget that would axe the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF).

May 14, 2020 By Andrea Kirsh

Black Death and centuries of artists reckoning with mortality

This third edition of “Art Following Epidemics” by Art Historian Andrea Kirsh presents a snapshot of important works on paper following the Black Death and the infiltration of death imagery in European art for more than two centuries following the plague.

May 11, 2020 By Andrea Kirsh

Two women artists carved different paths through New York’s ‘60s-era downtown art scene

May 3, 2020 By Artblog

Save the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund!

Sad and shocking news from Philadelphia – Due to COVID-19 budget shortfalls, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s revised FY 2021 budget eliminates the Philadelphia Cultural Fund as well as funding for staff and programs in the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, including Art in City Hall and the Percent for Art Program.