Artblog | Artists

August 8, 2017 by Roberta

Iconic mural by Joshua Sarantitis comes down, survey on quality of artist life in Philadelphia goes to Mayor Kenney, Streets Department reports on new Septa art, plus Opportunities galore!

News today includes some terrific opportunities for a program manager job and a couple open calls for exhibitions. Also featured is a mural ending (i.e. the building it’s on is being demolished), a good read and a survey for you to weigh in on your quality of life as an artist in Philadelphia.

August 6, 2017 by Roberta

Jarring at Delaware Contemporary, organized by Roberto Lugo, a conversation about racial violence that welcomes all

The small group exhibit, Jarring, creates a contemplative space to memorialize victims of racial hate crimes and to remember our shared humanity. Like great monuments in the public realm the works in this exhibition are accessible to all and valuable as history-telling by artists who care about what history is told.

August 2, 2017 by Roberta

Judith Stein curates show at Peter Freeman Gallery dedicated to Richard Bellamy and his artists, Rebecca Rutstein’s “trifecta” of solo shows, Alexander Rosenberg’s collaborative project and Insecure Square for Monument Lab, plus two great opportunities

Short and breezy, the News Post offers congratulations to several artists and a writer/curator for their out-of-town shows and projects, and rounds up two opportunities that have great promise. Check it out now!

August 2, 2017 by Matthew Rose

Fred Herzog’s Vancouver and The Flats

This week Matthew Rose takes us to a contemporary arts district in Vancouver called The Flats, and reviews the vibrant work of Fred Herzog and Karin Bubas. He tells us about the wonders of the Vancouver art community as he details the current exhibitions at Equinox Gallery and Monte Clark Gallery. Along the way he expounds on the current threat of condos and new construction to their neighborhood, a perilous trend that we also find here in Philadelphia.

July 30, 2017 by Michael Lieberman

The Absolute Beauty of Samuel Barber’s Works

Michael reviews the documentary film “Absolute Beauty” directed by H. Paul Moon, which details the life and work of composer Samuel Barber. The title of the film rings true for Michael who says about Barber that “his music has the special quality of unifying people during tragic times.”

July 26, 2017 by Roberta

Tiger Strikes Asteroid moves, Congratulations Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Artist and Change Residency for black artists, snapshot from Vox Populi Gallery opening, plus Opportunities at Asian Arts Initiative and High Tide, and more

Today’s news includes a move by an alternative gallery that was in the 319 N. 11th (“Vox”) building to a new home at Crane Arts, an Artist and Change residency, a picture from the temporary home of Vox Populi Gallery at 990 Spring Garden, and two exhibition opportunities.

July 20, 2017 by Andrea Kirsh

Mohamed Bourouissa, Urban Riders at the Barnes Foundation

Andrea writes an in depth and topical review of “Mohamed Bourouissa; Urban Riders” at the Barnes Foundation. The must-see exhibition features work from the Algerian artist alongside many of our very own Philadelphia artists, which together shape a project that began in 2014 in North Philadelphia when Bourouissa first visited the US.

July 19, 2017 by Matthew Rose

Jeff Ross, Outsider Collector

Creator and collector, Jeff Ross visits Paris, France where Matthew Rose interviews him about his background in art-making as well as his passion for works by self-taught artists. Born in Germany, raised in America, and now currently living in Bangkok, Thailand, Jeff has travelled the world meeting all walks of life. He shares with us his wonderful stories about how he came to meet other artists and purchase their work.