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May 28, 2019 By Roberta

Karina Puente believes in mission and works with other mission-driven women

In this sponsored post, Roberta interviews Velocity Fund grantee Karina Puente about her collaborative project #sisterlyhistory, with Yolanda Wisher and Women of Color (WoC) entrepreneurs of Germantown.

May 19, 2019 By Roberta

Apiary X, new issue of beloved Philadelphia literary magazine, coming soon

Apiary Magazine is a community-spirited literary magazine now in its tenth year of publishing print copies and online editions with beautiful art, lively commentary, poetry and free-form writing.

May 9, 2019 By Roberta

Women in Re-Entry and Re-Entry Think Tank, two drumbeats of decarceration

In this first of three posts about active community art projects you should know about, Roberta writes about Mark Strandquist and Courtney Bowles’s People’s Paper Co-op project, Re-Entry Think Tank, supported by the Velocity Fund and an allied project, Women in Re-Entry.

May 6, 2019 By Roberta

Velocity Fund, money for Philadelphia artist projects, deadline June 7, 2019!

The Velocity Fund gives money directly to Philadelphia Artists to Make Art, but the deadline is fast approaching so don’t miss this opportunity.

April 13, 2019 By Goggleworks

Upcoming Spring iron pour will thrill artists, families and community at Reading’s GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, PA, welcomes the community to its Spring iron pour, an exciting demonstration of an age-old technique to turn molten iron into molded solid objects.

March 27, 2019 By Roberta

Cecily Sherman, on collecting art and being honored at the Philadelphia Fine Art Fair

Roberta speaks with art collector, Cecily Sherman, whose large collection includes works from early 20th to early 21st Century, art amassed with her late husband Philip over 40 years of collecting. The interview is 20 minutes long and was recorded at Cecily’s home in Philadelphia on March 25, 2019.

March 11, 2019 By Roberta

Year Two of The Velocity Fund begins! Artists, apply for grants to fund work with cross-disciplinary approaches

Now entering its second year,The Velocity Fund, a Regional Re-granting Program of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in partnership with Temple Contemporary, welcomes you, Philadelphia artists, to apply for funds to make new work in the city! Awards of $5,000 will be given in September, 2019, to 10-15 artists, by an independent panel of jurors. Applications open today, March 11, 2019, and close June 7, 2019.

January 18, 2019 By Goggleworks

GoggleWorks’ Summer Residency invites artists to grow and share their craft

In a city not too far from Philadelphia, there’s an art center with a summer residency program you should know about! This sponsored post, from the Goggleworks Center for the Arts, in Reading, PA, explains it all for you.

January 15, 2019 By InLiquid

Now in its nineteenth year, InLiquid promotes Philadelphia art and artists at their benefit auction

InLiquid celebrates its nineteenth year of promoting art and artists in Philadelphia this year. The arts and culture non-profit welcomes you to their benefit auction, “Everyone is a Collector,” Feb. 1 and 2, 2019, at the Crane Arts Icebox Project Space. Congratulations to an organization that does much good for the Philadelphia arts and culture scene!

December 30, 2018 By Roberta

Philadelphia’s unique Art at the Airport mirrors city’s vibrant art scene

Philadelphia International Airport is not the first place you think of when you think of Philadelphia art. The airport does not have a dedicated gallery space. The airport walkways, where the art is placed, are noisy thoroughfares, with advertising, shops and pop up kiosks, and people, pets and children scurrying to their gates. Where should art be in such a bright, chaotic environment? Roberta talks with Leah Douglas, Chief Curator of Philadelphia Art at the Airport, about how she selects and places art at the airport.

December 18, 2018 By Ron Kanter

Congratulations, Leah Douglas, for 20 years of @PHLAirportArt! A video visit

In this post, we present a wonderful video made by the talented video maker (and Artblog contributor) Ron Kanter that celebrates the Art at the Airport program, spearheaded by the great curator, Leah Douglas. Leah’s focus for the 20 years she’s headed the Art at the Airport program has been on local art, bringing the riches of the Philadelphia art scene to the thousands of daily travelers (30 million annual travelers!) into and out of PHL International. Congratulations, Leah on your wonderful 20 years of curating Art at the Airport! Here’s to 20 more years and beyond!

October 15, 2018 By Delaware Art Museum

Contemporary Craft at the Delaware Art Museum

In this Sponsored Post, Margaret Winslow, Curator of Contemporary Art for the Delaware Art Museum gives us a glimpse into the history of the Juried Craft Exhibition, which was first formally established in 1958. Delaware Art Museum’s 2018 Juried Craft Exhibition opens Saturday, October 20, 2018 with a gallery talk with Juror Paul Sacaridiz at 2:00pm.

September 13, 2018 By Goggleworks

GoggleWorks welcomes visiting artist Julio Cepeda from Cuba

In this sponsored post, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts tells us about their current visiting artist Julio C. Cepeda Duque for his first international solo exhibition, “Made in Cuba” which opens on September 7 and will be on view in the Cohen Gallery (west) through October 12, 2018.

August 15, 2018 By Superfine!

Superfine! Helps Artists Build a Sustainable Collector Base Through its D.C. Art Fair

In this sponsored post, Superfine! tells us about their upcoming Art Fair in Washington, D.C. The fair will take place October 31st through November 4th, 2018 at Dock 5 at Union Market.