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Artblog organizes programs in the community to educate and create dialog around important issues. Our programs include the Artist and Social Responsibility project; Art Safari tours of Philadelphia’s contemporary art scene; Guest Editorships; Art Writing workshops; Live Review Panel Discussions; and Mentorships of young writers and artists.
Get out and vote today, if you haven’t already done so via mail ballot. Your vote will let our new leaders see that the arts community is watching. We care, and we are waiting for new enlightened leadership to finally see artists and the arts as valued contributors to the City’s health and well being. Let your vote for the Arts be counted today!
Read MoreDear All, we can’t wait to welcome you to Artblog’s 20th Birthday celebration and fundraiser auction on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Moore College of Art and Design!
Read MoreThe project Artists for Democracy is a partnership between Artblog and Jacque Liu, public art consultant and former Percent for Art Project Manager and Barbara Silzle, former Executive Director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
Read MoreMany of Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates claim to support the arts. They want your vote. We want to vote. Let’s ask them how they feel about the cultural sector…
Read MoreOur contributors Virginia Maksymowicz and Blaise Tobia report on a recent panel at Moore College of Art and Design devoted to talk about cultural policy in light of the current mayoral election campaigns.
Read MoreArtblog has been a fan of Allan Edmunds and the Brandywine Workshop and Archives (BWA) for as long as we’ve been working in the Philadelphia art world. Roberta sat down with Edmunds for this interview.
Read MoreAs we close out our 19th year and anticipate our 20th, we want to celebrate — with You — at our Auction and Birthday Party!
Read MoreIn this 36-minute podcast conversation, Logan Cryer speaks to rod jones ii about his transition from college athlete to art student, themes of identity and ancestry in his artistic practice, and his recent exhibition at InLiquid ‘What Are We Claiming?’
Read MorePedro Ospina is an artist, educator and the Founder and Director of Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden in North Philadelphia’s Norris Square section. Born in Bogota, Colombia, and raised in New York City, Ospina lives and works in Philadelphia, now, creating beauty and community through his great talent, can-do skill set, and a very big heart. He’d like nothing better than to have you visit Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden and participate in the group sharing of art and food.
Read MoreSupport artists, and support Artblog, by buying art at the Artblog Auction, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, 6-8 PM, at Atelier Gallery, 1301 N. 31st St., Suite 2, Philadelphia, PA 19121.
Read MoreRoberta 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.
Read MoreIn a 32-minute podcast, Roberta talks with nationally-known artist Justin Favela about his recent show at Paradigm Gallery, which, like much of his work involves creating piñatas that subvert the genre to comment on issues in the world relating to treatment of Latinos and indigenous peoples, both historically and contemporaneously.
Read MoreLogan Cryer sits down for a 30-minute conversation with Zoë Rayn Evans, the new Executive Director of University City Arts League (UCAL)! Zoë tells Logan about her vision for UCAL- one that maintains the integrity and honors the tradition of the arts center, but makes its programming more accessible to the community. Zoë Rayn Evans also tells Logan about running Caldera Magazine, and her prior roles at Friends of Rail Park and the Penn Museum.
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Support for Artblog has been provided by The Philadelphia Cultural Fund.