We brought you the voices of Philadelphia artists talking about their work, their lives and inspirations. (Artblog 2003-2025)
Artblog Radio began in 2010,with funding from the Knight Foundation and J-Lab, as we experimented with a little Sony recorder and some big microphones. The podcasts shared the voices of the Philadelphia artists with the world, in their own wise and often very funny words. In the last year, we added more of our own voices to share the news and commentary on things we were seeing and thinking about. Hosted initially by Libby and Roberta, with later years involving other hosts, Artblog Radio is an archive of 316 episodes. Since 2020, Artblog Radio episodes have been transcribed and available to read on Artblog.
Wit chats with Naya El about her work as a movement artist, dance teacher, and stilt performer. Naya shares the joys and complexities of her sky-high performance practice.
Read MoreIn this heartfelt podcast episode, Philadelphia artist Moe Brooker talks with Wit about his life, work, and how he left figurative work behind in pursuit of a way to record Black joy through abstraction. The exhibition runs from July 5th to August 10th, catch it before it closes!
Read MoreWit has a chat with talented printmaker and sculptor Carson Fox about her forthcoming exhibition, “Splendiferousness.” The show opens this First Friday, July 5th and runs until August 10, 2019 at Stanek Gallery in Old City, Philadelphia.
Read MoreArtblog’s very first live podcast recording took place June 20 at the amazing Tattooed Mom on South Street, with Wit López talking with Conrad Benner of StreetsDept.com.
Read MoreArtblog Managing Editor, Wit, has a lively conversation with Philly resident Matthew Hopkins, also known as “Hiphop Grandpop,” “Ancient Dancer,” and more.
Read MoreWit talks with Gina Renzi about the importance of The Rotunda and 40th Street AIR, two art spaces in West Philadelphia.
Read MoreWit López interviews Gerald Brown in a 23 minute long podcast about their exhibition, “Funkadelic Awakening: A Futuristic Resistance” at the Clay Studio.
Read MoreRoberta talks with artist Joe Ovelman about his recent book “On Grief,” a short autobiographical work comprised of words and drawings in black marker that tell the story of the deaths of loved ones that Joe has survived and grieved. His reaction is summed up in the four words on the book’s back cover, “Live Hard, Love Hard.”
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