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April 4, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Nathan Young at Pennsbury Mansion, Questlove at the Free Library, new video series from The National Gallery of Art, The People’s Paper Co-op at Haverford College, KeyStone Jazz Collective at the Barnes Foundation, plus opportunities and more

Hi, spring is starting to grace us with some warm weather and billowing winds. Alongside the beautiful days lots of new exhibitions are opening. Hot Bed is showcasing some spring colors with the exhibition Leading a Colorful Life. The People’s Paper Co-op is exhibiting at Haverford College until April 21st. Pennsbury Mansion will soon open a year-long immersive art and sound installation by Nathan Young. The Barnes Foundation will be hosting a first Friday concert with KeyStone Jazz Collective and QuestLove, and S.A. Cosby will be speaking at the Free Library. Lot’s more to do and see, enjoy the weather!

March 28, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Rodrigo Valenzuela at the Print Center, Temple University MFA Thesis exhibitions, Everyday Futures Fest kicks off, Please Touch Museum workers unionizes, Hot Bed Philly Summer 2023 Open Call, plus more opportunities and exhibitions

Hi, this week we see exciting news as The Please Touch Museum elects to unionize in affiliation with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 47. Becoming one of a few unionized children’s museums in the country. Locks Gallery open’s Pat Steir’s exhibition Snow and Waterfall, marking the seventh solo show with the gallery. Da Vinci Art Alliance kicks off it’s month long community arts and science festival, Everyday Futures Fest. Featuring a series of exhibitions, workshops, tours, panel discussions and more. The Velocity Fund seeks artist applicants for grants up to $5,000 and many more opportunities, shows, and news.

March 22, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Betty Leacraft interview with Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Mashrabiya Project at The Museum for Art in Wood, Mayoral Forum on Arts at Taller Puertorriqueño, plus more

Hi, this week we are excited to share a video Brandywine Workshop and Archives ArtistsNCoversation with a friend of ArtBlog, Betty Leacraft. Good news comes to local Philadelphian artists and workshops in the form of Black Spatial Relic’s microgrants. A show I’m excited to see is The Mashrabiya Project at the Museum for Art in Wood. Voice your concerns on March 30 at the Mayoral forum for arts and culture. The Kelly Writers House hosts a reading by Jesús I. Valles and Ricardo Bracho. Plus more…

March 15, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Bill Hutson Life and Art Memorial, Philly Celebrates Jazz, African American Museum in Philadelphia has new board members, Melissa Joseph at List Gallery, plus opportunities

Hi, this week we share sad news in the passing of architect Rafael Viñoly, designer of the Kimmel Center. Events happening soon can be found in the memorial to artist Bill Hutson. As well as in Philly Celebrates Jazz, an annual celebration featuring live jazz music, jazz-inspired block parties, jazz poetry events, jazz walking tours, and more. Philadelphia artist Odili Donald Odita opens a solo show, Windows, at Stevenson in Amsterdam. Some interesting gallery shows are soon to open in the form of the List Gallery hosting Conflicting Truths by Melissa Joseph and Automat exhibiting Centennial Rust by Christine McDonald. I hope you’ll find this week fruitful and possibly visit some exhibitions and events.

March 9, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Rosine 2.0 in practice, workshops and installations at the Icebox, Delaware Art Museum shows prints from Romo Collection, Vox Populi 18th Annual Juried Exhibition seeks applicants, plus more exhibitions and events

Hi, this week we see Vox Populi hosting Rosine 2.0 in Practice, a day of workshops and installations. Tools of the Trade conference connecting artisans and business resources in Philly is taking place at the end of March. For exhibitions, the Delaware Art Museum exhibits the unique heritage, history, and experience of Mexican Americans and Latinos with prints from the Romo Collection. Partners and Son soon to open Both/And by Anuj Shrestha. Pentimenti Gallery presents Raymond Saá and Kate Bonner + Anna Wehrwein Endless Illusions. Fjord Gallery announces new solo exhibition by Petra Floyd. Opportunities appear in the form of Vox Populi soon accepting applications for their 18th Annual Juried Exhibitions. Hope you enjoy some of these events or exhibitions, and have a nice week.

March 2, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Ask the Mayoral Candidates, Harry Philbrick to the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Woodmere gets RACP grant, Stuart Netsky and more at Gross McCleaf Gallery plus lots more

Hi, this week is a doozy… We’re announcing our partnership with Barbara Silzle and Jacque Liu, who are calling attention to the voices and questions of artist for the mayoral candidates through an online questionnaire.

February 23, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

G. Farrel Kellum, ‘A Journey of Ten-Thousand Drums’ at Commonweal Gallery, Tuft the World presents the first TuftCon, New Leadership at Philadelphia Contemporary and more

Hi, this week we see many free events and exhibitions alongside announcements of change and new precedents. The Philadelphia Orchestra is holding a six-and-a-half-hour marathon of Organ performances.

February 16, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Henry Taylor, ‘Nothing Change, Nothing Strange’ at Fabric Workshop and Museum, plus ‘Office Hours’ at Automat, Mayoral Forum on the Performing Arts and more