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September 15, 2015 by Roberta

David Yager is President at UArts, Lily Yeh is cabinet minister at US Department of Arts and Culture, PAFA buys $2M of art, Plus William Williams, Indigo Arts, The Pope, Edward Snowden, Goncalo Mabunda, Angela Washko and More!

Philadelphia is beset with Pope Francis-fever this month. And Indigo Arts is not going down the commercial road with that. But, they do want to say check out the retablos of St. Francis of Assisi they have on their website or in the gallery.

September 8, 2015 by Roberta

Jerry Saltz+Stand Up Comic Stavros Halkias in Baltimore, Daniel W. Dietrich II passes, Mt. Airy Arts Garage, 915 Studios, The Pope Ride! Curate This! Plus Jeanne Jaffe, Isaac Lin and More!

Pair Jerry Saltz, everyone’s most beloved (or disliked, Robert Storr?) art critic with Baltimore stand up comic Stavros Halkias and let them talk about a bunch of things like art, humor, performance, criticism and what do you get? A little anarchism, a little fun.

September 1, 2015 by Roberta

Barnes Foundation-Community College Partner, Fairmount Park Conservancy, Temple Contemporary get money, Ann-Marie Lequesne, Daniel Heyman, Brandywine Workshop, Leslie Rogers, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Opportunities and More!

Today’s news post is hyperlocal, serving up art news and opportunities to the Philadelphia area and nearby!

August 25, 2015 by Roberta

Marion (Kippy) Stroud, Frances P. Aulston pass, Sarah Martinez-Helfman leads Fels, Opportunities – Reading Viaduct, Vox Pop, the Plastic Club, David Romberg’s award, Frank Hyder’s inflatables, Hunter Stabler’s news

We report sad news today of the passing of two important women in Philadelphia’s art world, Marion (Kippy) Boulton Stroud and Frances P. Aulston. Our thoughts go out to the family, friends and community of these amazing women.

August 18, 2015 by Roberta

Make noise with Ann-Marie Lequesne at the Icebox, Build+Crushathon at RAIR, Frank Hoeber’s book, plus iMPeRFeCT Gallery, Andria Morales, Daniel Heyman, Anthony Campuzano, Matthew Courtney and more!

August 11, 2015 by Roberta

Jed Williams Gallery expands, Main Line’s Digital Festival, Pope Up, Locks and Fjord websites, Ron Klein, Hiro Sakaguchi, The Dalai Lama and Meyer Family Opportunity!

Tim Portlock, an Artblog favorite, is MLAC’s first Digital Artist in Residence, and on Oct. 24, 5 to 9 pm, Portlock will “light up the night with a presentation of site-specific work,” according to the Center (I think that may mean outdoor video projections). Other activities that night include music, food trucks, art-making, digital demos, and more.

August 4, 2015 by Roberta

Happy Birthday to Andy Warhol and The Print Center, Vincent Finazzo’s triumph over student debt, Nile Livingston’s paint party at Dahlak, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Amze Emmons, and More

July 28, 2015 by Roberta

Popemageddon II, Icebox Truck show 2015, Artist-run gallery in LA with Philly roots, plus Mural Arts, Marta Sanchez, House Gallery, TSA, opportunities and More!