Roberta speaks with gallerist Bridgette Mayer about her gallery, her passion for working with and helping artists and about how joy is the focus for everything she does. The 32-minute interview is a lively conversation that covers some great material.
Read MoreNow in its fourth year, The Velocity Fund, administered by Philadelphia Contemporary, continues to lead the field here in providing money to artists for experimental art projects in the community. Bravo to The Velocity Fund, and congratulations to this year’s 12 awardees!
Read MoreIn this 33-minute Artblog Radio episode, Roberta speaks with Quinha Faria and Tyler Burdenski, two (out of nine) of the people behind the award-winning community project ‘A Phonebook,’ an image-rich oral history of about 120 Philadelphia “mom and pop” businesses. ‘A Phonebook’ goes into second print this summer & will be available for free at select local shops.
Read MoreTyler School of Art and Architecture announces their 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibitions, which will are on display this spring (Today, March 31 until May 1, 2021) and next fall (October 20 to December 18, 2021).
Read MoreWe are happy to announce that our friends at The Velocity Fund have a new home with the collaborative and forward-thinking organization, Philadelphia Contemporary! We are delighted to see this funding source continue and look forward to seeing more exciting arts projects grow in Philadelphia!
Read More‘Added Velocity’ (from ‘The Velocity Fund’) supports VF awardees with even more funding so that they can expand their projects and serve more people in the Philadelphia community!
Read MoreThe Velocity Fund announces its 2020 awardees, 12 artists and groups that will create art all around Philadelphia working with communities and outside normal art venues.
Read MoreThe Velocity Fund gives money directly to Philadelphia Artists to Make Art, but the deadline of June 7, 2020, is fast approaching so don’t miss this opportunity.
Read MoreIf you’re a fan of the iconic Wharton Esherick, this post is for you! For the first time, historical Hedgerow Theatre’s Esherick collection will come to auction at Freeman’s NEW 2400 Market Street location in Philadelphia. Proceeds from the sale go towards preserving the historic theatre, which was attended and beloved by Esherick’s daughter, Mary.
Read MoreArtists, it’s Year Three of the the Velocity Fund, a great juried local funding opportunity, which funnels up to $5,000 directly to you for new experimental and collaborative projects in Philadelphia.
Read MoreThe Velocity Fund announces the inaugural ‘Added Velocity’ awards of $15,000 each to 5 artist projects, to grow and develop their mission-driven Philadelphia initiatives.
Read MoreCraftNOW marks its fifth anniversary with Craft Capital exhibition series, symposium, hands-on activities, tours, and much more.
Read MoreLightbox Film Center presents “Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller” running October 18 – December 7, 2019.
Read MoreRoberta moderates a panel discussion on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at The Clay Studio about a collaborative project “From Storage to Studio,” which brought 14 former and current Artists in Residence at The Clay Studio into conversation with 7 curators at the PMA and into close contact with what’s housed in the legendary storage vaults at the museum.
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