Olivia Jia spent time in China earlier this year, visiting with family and touring some of the country’s major archaeological sites and cultural museums. In this, her travelogue from Shanghai and Xi’an, past, present and future collide.
Read MoreIn answer to a question about impartiality or objectivity in critical writing, Ask Artblog’s Advisor, Beth Heinly, talks about the value of criticism, and the human need to communicate and how it’s probably not possible to be objective. There is good criticism and bad. And she shouts out several of the critics she admire and explains why. She also attacks ego-fueled criticism, explaining that the critic whose ego gets in the way of telling the story is doing a disservice to art and artists. Have a question about the Art Life for Ask Artblog? Email ask@theartblog.org. Or submit a Google form with your question at the link at the bottom of the post below. All names kept anonymous.
Read MoreIn this November 6, 2016 “From the Vault” post, 2016 Art Writing Challenge finalist, Justin O. Walker, takes a somewhat sardonic stroll through the then-newly-constructed Mormon Temple at 18th and Vine. Writers! Apply to the 2018 Art Writing Contest, OPEN NOW! Did you know that some of our most creative entries in the contest have been about local architectural landmarks? Read on and submit your unpublished writing about a space or place in your community before the October 31st deadline!
Read MoreIn this Sponsored Post, Margaret Winslow, Curator of Contemporary Art for the Delaware Art Museum gives us a glimpse into the history of the Juried Craft Exhibition, which was first formally established in 1958. Delaware Art Museum’s 2018 Juried Craft Exhibition opens Saturday, October 20, 2018 with a gallery talk with Juror Paul Sacaridiz at 2:00pm.
Read MoreAttention emerging writers and culture lovers: The New Art Writers Contest is back and better than ever with bigger prizes and a first-ever physical publication in the works!! This December 11, 2017 “From the Vault” post by last year’s contest winner, Leah Gallant, creatively combines the writer’s fascination with a renaissance painting from the PMA’s permanent collection with her desire to make sense of an infamously iconic image from our own time. Do you have things to say about the images and objects in your environment? Read on and submit your unpublished art writing to this year’s contest, open NOW!
Read MoreBy now you’ve likely heard that Space 1026, one of Philly’s oldest collectively-run art spaces, is being forced out of its Arch street location. Here Chip Schwartz interviews current Space 1026 members and gives us the inside scoop on the organization’s bumpy beginnings and tenuous future. Read on to learn how these artists are turning a potential setback into an opportunity!
Read MoreIn this Ask Artblog advice column, Beth answers a question about creativity. Is it a trait you are born with? Is it learned? Beth goes deep with both Mr. Rogers and Carl Jung to dissect the pithy question and turns in some advice having to do with art and artists and work. Enjoy! And if you have a question about the Art Life, email ask@theartblog.org. Or submit a Google form with your questions at the link in the post below. All names kept anonymous.
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