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October 7, 2018 by Roberta

Congratulations, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and Hank Willis Thomas for acquisition of Thomas’s monumental public art piece for the people! Even more Hank Willis Thomas news from MICA and Baltimore Museum of Art, Plus, Artblog Art Writing contest and a good read with pictures!

We are very happy for Hank Willis Thomas and PAFA! And we look forward to more from the artist! Don’t forget to apply to Artblog’s Art Writing Contest, submissions due Midnight, Oct. 31, 2018.

September 30, 2018 by Roberta

Artblog wants You! Two events just for you, Plus Barnes/Stokowski Festival brings art and music together, and Vox Populi Opportunity!

We have lots going on in October, 2018, but then so does Everybody! In your busy Fall schedule, consider joining us at our two events! Then, consider the art+music festival, Barnes/Stokowski, also this month. And apply for the Guest Artist gig at Vox Populi Gallery!

September 13, 2018 by Roberta

New bike/walk trail and art by Marta Sanchez and David Acosta in North Philadelphia, Callowhill Art Safari coming up, Plus two great Opportunities for young people

September 6, 2018 by Roberta

Bartol Foundation Micro Grants, Artblog new writers contest coming, a cool read, plus Ask Artblog wants your questions, Students!

August 30, 2018 by Roberta

Opportunities galore from Fairmount Park Conservancy, Onyx Valley Studios and the Philadelphia Free Library

Happy Almost Fall and may the Heat Gods please take their business elsewhere, preferably offshore! Meanwhile, for a little change, and to show how bursting at the seams Philadelphia can be sometimes with good opportunities, we bring you this all-opportunities News post, with three opportunities for you, from Fairmount Park Conservancy, the Free Library of Philadelphia and Onyx Valley Studios.

August 23, 2018 by Roberta

Hans Charles master class at Scribe Video, Institute of Contemporary Art leadership changes and Opportunity at Main Line Art Center

A great opportunity for artists from Main Line Arts, with cash award and a solo exhibition; Also, filmmakers, don’t miss cinematographer Hans Charles at Scribe Video, and catch all the leadership changes at ICA!

August 16, 2018 by Roberta

Feminist kids play by Ants on a Log at Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Plus, Icebox Project Space pops with projects and a great paid internship!

Whole lotta stuff going on at the Icebox Project Space! Plus, Ants on a Log’s feminist kids play at the Fringe Festival and a great paid internship opportunity!

August 9, 2018 by Roberta

Join the Citizen Salon and help curate Arthur Ross Gallery show, Plus, Opportunity at Center for Creative Works

August 2, 2018 by Roberta

Oops! Our Picks correction, Plus, Betty Leacraft lunch talk at African American Museum in Philadelphia, feature on the Redcross’s October Gallery in Germantown, and Opportunity at Delaware State University

Summertime Hello! We round up the News all year long because not only is it always sunny in Philadelphia but there’s always amazing stuff going on! You know it, too. Here’s a few nuggets about Betty Leacraft, the Redcrosses October Gallery in Germantown and a great opportunity in Delaware.

July 26, 2018 by Roberta

Welcome, Anne Ishii, New Executive Director, Asian Arts Initiative, Imani Roach speaks at Institute of Contemporary Art, and two good reads!

Summertime! Time for new appointments to take their place; time for reading and enjoying it; time to go to a talk or two in a cool museum. Read all about it!

July 20, 2018 by Roberta

News brief! Live cam feed of bears in waterfall and Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority Percent for Art open call for West Philadelphia

View a waterfall and cute bear cubs in this breezy summer News Post. Also, consider applying for a great new RDA Percent for Art commission at New Market West!

July 12, 2018 by Roberta

Free Headshots on Fridays at the Free Library, Sarah Abraham’s blog Vin de Vie, James E. Britt, Jr. to ICA Philadelphia as Director of Public Engagement, Plus Open Call from Art Ability

New leadership at ICA in Public Engagement- Welcome James E. Britt! Plus, get a free professional headshot at the Free Library, check out Sarah Abraham’s blog, and apply to Art Ability – lots of Prizes awarded.

July 5, 2018 by Roberta

Renegade Company debuts (Kensington) Streetplay at Fringearts, Jeffrey Stockbridge continues portraits in Kensington in new series, and Opportunity at The College of New Jersey

It’s Almost All Kensington in the News Post, with two great projects you should know about, one by Renegade Company and the other by Jeffrey Stockbridge, both, Artblog favorites. Also, a solid opportunity for an art and art history faculty at TCNJ. Read it all, pass it along.

June 28, 2018 by Roberta

Pennsylvania Convention Center Festival celebrates ART by 70 artists this Saturday; 2018 Visionary Women Awardees, Deborah Willis and Roz Chast; leadership changes at Main Line Arts Center and Penn Design Communications and 2018 Pew Center for Arts and Heritage (PCAH) awardees!

See the ART at the PA Convention Center this Saturday! Free and open to the public, noon-5 PM. 70 artists were selected and 40 will be there to greet you. Some Artblog favorites, whose work was chosen, are Astrid Bowlby, Moe Brooker, and the Dufala Brothers — woohoo. Also, new leadership at Main Line Art Center and Penn Design Communications, Visionary Women Artists for 2018 and PCAH grants and fellows announced! Read and share, Everyone.