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February 18, 2021 by Morgan Nitz

Collecting, trading and selling art, and some personal histories, a check-in with Roberta and Morgan

February 11, 2021 by Logan Cryer

Jordan Deal’s metaphysical storytelling in sculptural assemblages at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery

In their debut interview as Artblog Radio’s newest host, Logan Cryer speaks with Jordan Deal, emerging artist exhibiting alongside Joy Feasley and Paul Swenbeck in “Hissed gently in silence, a dream of Flight” at Fleisher-Ollman gallery.

February 2, 2021 by Morgan Nitz

Check-in with Artblog, Roberta & Morgan talk GameStop, a new fellowship and new galleries

On this 23 minute long episode of Artblog Radio, Morgan and Roberta check-in for the second time to discuss current events, Philadelphia arts & culture, and what’s going on here at Artblog!

January 29, 2021 by Roberta

‘Andy Can You Hear Us?’ Madelyn Roehrig’s book archives her community project with Warhol

Roberta, a participant in the “Andy Can You Hear Us” project, reviews the first volume of Madelyn Roehrig’s “Andy Can You Hear Us? – Communing with Andy Warhol at His Gravesite.” We love this whimsical and serious project and all that Roberta has to say about it!

January 15, 2021 by Morgan Nitz

Check-in with Artblog, Roberta and Morgan talk coping, Philly, and the future

Morgan and Roberta check in with a 37-minute Artblog Radio conversation. They share how they’re coping, discuss a new Artblog community project, and talk Philadelphia’s community-based art scene.

November 24, 2020 by Roberta

Philadelphia Center City walls treated to Piotr Szyhalski’s provocative ‘Covid-19 Labor Camp Reports’

In this 31 minute episode, Roberta and Patrick Coue chat with Piotr Szyhalski, the artist behind instagram account @laborcamp, which documents the Covid-19 pandemic through 225 politically charged black and white drawings (later turned into posters and installed in major cities)

November 9, 2020 by Roberta

Talking about ‘Taking Space’ with Brittany Webb and Jodi Throckmorton of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Roberta interviews Jodi Throckmorton and Brittany Webb, co-curators of “Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale” at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts about feminism, dissent, and the importance of representation.

November 2, 2020 by Roberta

Matthew Rose repurposes madness and confusion in his clever quaranzine ‘Coronaville’

Roberta chats with Matthew Rose about his new book ‘Coronaville,’ which chronicles the early madness and confusion in America surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. This post is available in audio, video, and text!

October 23, 2020 by Morgan Nitz

How do we value art?

Morgan and Roberta co-write an essay about value– specifically, why art is undervalued in America–and for the first time, you can LISTEN to this post!

October 8, 2020 by Artblog

Ken Lum and Karyn Olivier talk Art and Social Responsibility

Today we have a very special episode of Artblog Radio- “Art and Social Responsibility Today” with Ken Lum and Karyn Olivier! The talk was originally streamed on September 23rd, 2020, as a live Zoom panel in support of our 17th birthday and fundraiser.

March 26, 2020 by Roberta

Sid Sachs’s ‘Invisible City,’ Philadelphia’s bustling experimental art scene, 1956-76

On this 39 minute episode of Artblog Radio, Roberta interviews Sid Sachs about his multi-venue exhibition “Invisible City” (now closed to the public due to Covid-19).

March 25, 2020 by Wit López

The art of equipping trauma-informed teaching artists, a conversation with Beth Feldman Brandt

In this episode of Artblog Radio, Wit speaks with Beth Feldman Brandt, the Executive Director of the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation.

March 11, 2020 by Wit López

Conveying beauty with canvas and voice, Suzanne DuPlantis on her craft

March 6, 2020 by Wit López

Francis Beaty on shaping organisms and her continuous evolution as an artist

In this 32-minute episode of Artblog Radio, Wit visits PII Gallery in Old City to speak with Francis Beaty, one of the artists whose work is currently on display in “Spring Up” at PII Gallery, on view until until March 28, 2020!