Features

April 2, 2020 by Dereck Stafford Mangus

Legoland Brutalism and the building blocks of urban development

Dereck Stafford Mangus shares his thoughts on current trends in urban development and the connection with Brutalism and Legos.

April 1, 2020 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

March 30, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Portraits of humanity, an interview with artist Stephen Althouse

Naveena Vijayan had a chance to visit Stephen Althouse’s photography exhibition at the Biggs Museum in Dover, Delaware earlier this month before it closed due to COVID-19. Read further to learn more about Althouse’s work and the Pennsylvania Dutch cultural influences in his imagery.

March 27, 2020 by Oli Knowles

Socialist Grocery

March 25, 2020 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

March 21, 2020 by Wit López

One local Philadelphian is bringing the city together through quarantine art-making

Wit interviews Robin Mack-Ward about her growing Facebook group, “One Philly: Corona Virus Public Art Project.”

March 19, 2020 by Wit López

Curator Close-up, A’Driane Nieves of Tessera Arts Collective

Wit chats with founder and curator of Tessera Arts Collective, A’Driane Nieves. Learn about the origins of the collective and how A’Driane is making abstraction accessible.

March 18, 2020 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

March 13, 2020 by Kemuel Benyehudah

The Black Arts Curator, activists for representation and decolonization of Western Art Museums

Kemuel Benyehudah weighs in about the importance of the work and activism of Black curators in collecting institutions and the necessary decolonization work being done by local Black curators.

March 12, 2020 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

March 11, 2020 by Freeman's

Historic Hedgerow Theatre Collection of Wharton Esherick Works to be Auctioned at Freeman’s

If 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.

March 10, 2020 by Artblog

The Sun is Just the Place Where the Sun Used to Be

In honor of our new book, “The Noble Art of Art Writing, The Art Writing Challenge,” we will be publishing a selection of outstanding challenge winners. To order a book, email editor@theartblog.org!

March 9, 2020 by Roberta

Velocity Fund Year Three, Money directly to Philadelphia artists for experimental collaborative projects

Artists, 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.

March 6, 2020 by Wit López

Jessica Zawadowicz on the beauty of flowers and language’s influence on art

In this Q&A for First Friday, Wit interviews artist Jessica Zawadowicz, one of the artists whose work is currently installed in “Spring Up” at PII Gallery, on view through March 28, 2020!