Sponsored Posts

September 29, 2022 By The Collections at Drexel

Sponsored Post- Gateway to the University, a window into the interdisciplinary collections at Drexel

In this sponsored post, Drexel university welcomes you to explore the interdisciplinary arts collection housed at their newly renovated Paul Peck Gallery.

September 20, 2022 By John Michael Kohler Arts Center

Sarah McEneaney and Lydia Ricci, ‘The Extra Ordinary ’ at John Michael Kohler Arts Center

In this Sponsored Post, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI, announces the new exhibition, The Extra Ordinary, with Philadelphia artists, Sarah McEneaney and Lydia Ricci.

September 12, 2022 By Goggleworks

Pumpkin Palooza and Arts Festival Reading and Holiday Market at Goggleworks!

In this sponsored post, Goggleworks, the Reading community arts center announces its Fall Holiday activities including the pumpkin-themed Pumpkin Palooza and the 10th annual Arts Festival Reading and Holiday Market, taking place on the Goggleworks campus.

September 5, 2022 By The National Liberty Museum

Applications Now Being Accepted for ‘Imagined Futures’ Call-to-Artist at the National Liberty Museum

In this sponsored post, the National Liberty Museum welcomes you to apply for their new exhibition, “Imagined Futures.” Details about the show and a link to the application online is included in the post. Deadline to apply is Oct. 16, 2022.

August 1, 2022 By Roberta

GoggleWorks Summer Artists in Residence, on loving their shared studio space and other thoughts

Roberta interviewed the three Summer Artists in Residence about their ten-week stay at GoggleWorks, which ends in early August. The three loved the shared studio at the facility as well as the shared townhouse provided for the live-in residency, and found they could spread their wings with new materials in the multi-faceted arts facility and garden. This lively conversation, sponsored by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, took place on Zoom, and is 35 minutes long.

June 8, 2022 By Da Vinci Art Alliance

Apply to Da Vinci Art Alliance’s Fellowship and Residency Programs before June 26, 2022!

Da 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!

May 25, 2022 By Roberta

Velocity Fund application deadline for 2022 grants is coming up – Apply today!

Have you applied yet? The Velocity Fund grant applications for 2022 are due on June 6, 2022. Applications opened at the end of March, and if you haven’t already, apply today for these direct artist grants of up to $5,000 for experimental projects that foster and encourage collaboration between art genres.

April 4, 2022 By Goggleworks

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts’ Spring Iron and Forge Pour Fest, so hot it’s cool, in Reading

March 25, 2022 By Roberta

Velocity Fund launches fifth year of funding for Philadelphia Artists with open call for innovative projects

Artblog is excited to let you know about The Velocity Fund’s 2022 open call for projects in and with communities in Philadelphia. We love this direct-to-artist funding source! We believe that art belongs in the community, and projects belong in the hands of artists, and The Velocity Fund helps make that happen. Read on and be sure to consider applying for your innovative project.

March 11, 2022 By Roberta

Kristal Sotomayor on ‘Expanding Sanctuary,’ an Added Velocity Spotlight Interview

Kristal Sotomayor is the subject of our fifth and final Added Velocity 2021-2022 spotlight interview series! Her project “Expanding Sanctuary” was first funded through Velocity Fund in 2020, and now with $15,000 in additional funding through Added Velocity, she will further her 26-minute documentary “about the campaign to end the sharing of the police database with Immigration and Customs Enforcement led by Juntos and the Latinx immigrant community in South Philly.” Learn more below!

March 9, 2022 By Tyler School of Art and Architecture

MFA Thesis Exhibitions at Tyler School of Art and Architecture investigate today’s big issues

Tyler School of Art & Architecture at Temple University opens their 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibitions! Themes of collective identity, preservation of memories, living in a time of disease, and communal healing and catharsis permeate works by 25 graduate students. Exhibitions change weekly and are on view Weds- Sat, beginning today, March 9th, until Saturday, April 16th, 2022.

March 8, 2022 By Roberta

Diente and Sky Fo on “Choreto,” an Added Velocity Spotlight Interview

Diente and Sky Fo tell Artblog about ‘Choreto,’ their Added Velocity-funded follow-up to ‘Gente de Tierra’ (2020 Velocity Fund Project). ‘Choreto’ will use their $15,000 in funding for community infrastructure, resources, and education, such as community pantries and composting. Learn more in this post!

March 5, 2022 By Roberta

John Jarboe on “The Beardmobile,” an Added Velocity Spotlight Interview

Our third Added Velocity awardee spotlight is here! John Jarboe tells Roberta more about “The Beardmobile,” performance and protest unit on wheels; and their musical performance piece “Rose: You Are Who You Eat,” which they will perform at the Guggenheim in NYC on March 26th at 7:30PM!

March 3, 2022 By Roberta

Yaroub Al Obaidi on ‘Al Mudhif – A Confluence,’ an Added Velocity Spotlight Interview

Yaroub Al Obaidi, speaks with Roberta about their project “Al Mudhif – A Confluence” in this second Added Velocity awardee spotlight! Al Mudhif is a “a traditional Iraqi ceremonial structure made entirely out of phragmites reed.” With the $15,000 Added Velocity award, collaborators Yaroub Al Obaidi and Sarah Kavage will dismantle and document the structure after damage from Hurricane Ida.