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Andrea reports on the efforts of those involved in the CETA program in the 1970s to reveal and document – and add into the art historical record – the great work produced by the artists in the program and celebrate CETA’s lasting impact on small arts organizations, with funding of administrative staff positions that helped the groups stabilize and grow. Andrea points to CETA as an example of good funding policy that should be considered going forward.
Read MoreIn this first of a planned series of interviews with Philadelphia gallerists, Elizabeth Johnson talks with Pentimenti director, Christine Pfister, whose passion for art and artists fuels her 30-year old gallery in Old City.
Read MoreTasso Hartzog interviews Nate Garcia, who has been drawing and making comic zines since the first grade. Nate tells Tasso about moving to West Philly after graduating high school in Allentown to pursue his dream of being a comic book artist, working as a caricature artist to pay the bills, and his self-published anthologies and comic books!
Read MoreDa Vinci Art Alliance (DVAA) is accepting applications to their Fellowship & Residency Programs! Three DVAA Fellows will be awarded a stipend, a 3-week long exhibition, a 3-year membership at DVAA, and more. Ten DVAA Artists-in-Residence will get 24-hour studio access for one month each, plus, a year-long professional development program for all! Don’t miss your chance to be one of those thirteen artists– Apply before June 26, 2022!
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