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.
Jennifer Zarro talks with photographer Shawn Theodore, alias _xST, about his work–including why he shoots in large-format and how people react to his photos.
Read MoreAlthough the festival was put together almost on a whim last year—Settle and her artistic director Cesar Alvarez were seeking a way to use an empty Merriam Theater for two weeks—it became an instant success.
Read MoreThe Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania has given over its second-floor galleries to the New York art team Valerie Tevere and Angel Nevarez. One of the galleries is simply a radio on a table. It plays an original radio play the duo wrote: a science fiction story about voice recognition technology.
Read MoreHarris is not afraid to investigate and offer in his collages and other artworks a new version of our national and cultural history, one which often illustrates a confounding unfairness we have all inherited.
Read MoreKrimes seems to humanize art theory by putting it through a process of deep reading, personal reflection, and even letting the words suggest alternative readings. His current body of work, on view at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University, is the result of this approach, his intuitive pathfinding, and chance.
Read MoreCharles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is a book turned into a film and now, into an opera. WHYY’s Peter Crimmins has more.
Read MoreThe First Live Review Panel co-produced by Artblog and The St. Claire took place at Vox Populi Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Below is the podcast of the discussion, which includes musical interludes by musicians, Akiro Rodriguez and Chloe Coover. Give a listen!
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