Continuing our focus on 2022 Grantees of The Velocity Fund, we present a snapshot of UNDUE BURDEN, a collaborative project to organize, document, digitally archive and celebrate the lives and stories of Philadelphia’s Disabled artists; and Spirit on 52nd St. an experimental short film exploring the history and current state of the Black business corridor in West Philadelphia.
Read MoreVirginia Maksymowicz writes about seeing work by Thomas Brummett and Blaise Tobia (her husband) in Berlin, then traveling to Amsterdam but not being able to get tickets for the sold-out Vermeer exhibit at the Rijksmuseum, then finding out that the Philadelphia Museum of Art has its own Vermeer, Lady with a Guitar, which we told you about in the News post.
Read MoreThe arts need support from civic leaders who understand their importance to the city’s health today and in the future. By voting tomorrow, May 16, you will be casting your vote as a citizen who is an artist, maker, culture worker, lover of the arts and person who understands that the arts are vital to our lives.
Read MoreIn the local arts funding universe, one funder, The Velocity Fund, https://velocityfund.org/ gives grant awards directly to artists for their experimental and collaborative work in the Philadelphia community.
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