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January 15, 2021 by Morgan Nitz

Check-in with Artblog, Roberta and Morgan talk coping, Philly, and the future

Morgan and Roberta check in with a 37-minute Artblog Radio conversation. They share how they’re coping, discuss a new Artblog community project, and talk Philadelphia’s community-based art scene.

December 9, 2020 by Morgan Nitz

Shop local, shop artists this holiday season, a short list

Take a dip into our 17 year archive and find the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one at the same time. We love multitasking for you.

November 24, 2020 by Roberta

Philadelphia Center City walls treated to Piotr Szyhalski’s provocative ‘Covid-19 Labor Camp Reports’

In this 31 minute episode, Roberta and Patrick Coue chat with Piotr Szyhalski, the artist behind instagram account @laborcamp, which documents the Covid-19 pandemic through 225 politically charged black and white drawings (later turned into posters and installed in major cities)

November 9, 2020 by Roberta

Talking about ‘Taking Space’ with Brittany Webb and Jodi Throckmorton of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Roberta interviews Jodi Throckmorton and Brittany Webb, co-curators of “Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale” at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts about feminism, dissent, and the importance of representation.

November 2, 2020 by Roberta

Matthew Rose repurposes madness and confusion in his clever quaranzine ‘Coronaville’

Roberta chats with Matthew Rose about his new book ‘Coronaville,’ which chronicles the early madness and confusion in America surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. This post is available in audio, video, and text!

October 8, 2020 by Artblog

Ken Lum and Karyn Olivier talk Art and Social Responsibility

Today we have a very special episode of Artblog Radio- “Art and Social Responsibility Today” with Ken Lum and Karyn Olivier! The talk was originally streamed on September 23rd, 2020, as a live Zoom panel in support of our 17th birthday and fundraiser.

October 1, 2020 by Logan Cryer

‘Honey Honey,’ a film by Ninth Planet, Attic Youth Center, and You!

Logan Cryer interviews co-founder & co-artistic director of Ninth Planet Nia Benjamin about their collaboration with Attic Youth Center, “Honey Honey.” Originally a stage play, the project has morphed into a community-sourced film.

September 8, 2020 by Artblog

Artblog’s 17th Birthday and Auction

Support Artblog by celebrating our 17th Birthday! September 22nd- September 24th, bid at our “Auction for Artblog’s Future,” on Instagram; attend our talk “Art and Social Responsibility Today” on Zoom; and party with us at our “Live Online Auction Extravaganza” on Instagram Live!