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.
In September, 2010, Libby and Roberta visited Steven and Billy Dufala in Steven’s studio in the 319 N. 11th St. building. In a wide ranging (and quite humorous) talk, the brothers talk about their separate and joined art-making; about growing up “free range” with lots of imaginative play in their South New Jersey home. They talk about competition and collaboration and their history of making music. The interview is 14:19 minutes in length.
Read MoreRoberta and Libby interview curators Bob Cozzolino of PAFA and Sid Sachs of Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts about Philadelphia’s murals in this 15-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.
Read MoreLibby and Roberta interview gallery owner and artists’ advocate, Sande Webster, whose eponymous gallery is home to many of the city’s top African American artists.
Read MoreRoberta and Libby interview Dave Kyu in this 11-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.
Read MoreWilliam Powhida and Jennifer Dalton were in town to jury the Vox Populi annual in July, 2018. They sat down with Libby and Roberta to discuss jurying the show (the first time either of them had undertaken a jurying gig) and what they were looking for (the unusual, the otherworldly, things they hadn’t seen before.) The episode was recorded in July, 2018 at Vietnam Restaurant. It runs 13:33 minutes long.
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