Galleries

February 9, 2018 by Ilana Napoli

REvisioning the fate of junk at Edison Price Lighting Gallery

Ilana visits a gallery above a lighting factory and finds beauty and meaning in works using upcycled materials from the factory scrap bins. The big group show has everything from abstract pieces to photos of “fashion” made from leftover metals and, of course, works that use electrical circuits and lights.

February 5, 2018 by Michael Lieberman

Anthony Goicolea’s Figure/Ground, a poignant remembrance of family, migration and homeland, at Swarthmore’s List Gallery

The Cuban-American artist Anthony Goicolea presents a photo, drawing and prints exhibition that is a moving reverie on the rupture of displacement and migration on families and abandoned homelands. Michael reviews.

January 23, 2018 by Roberta

Memorial service for A.M. Weaver this Saturday, Jan. 27, and a great-sounding exhibition on immigration at Penn State Abington curated by John Thompson and Daniel Oliva

A memorial service is scheduled for A.M. Weaver, our late friend, who contributed so much to artists and the arts in Philadelphia. Also, John Thompson and Daniel Oliva organized a show on the important topic of immigration, and the images look terrific.

December 29, 2017 by Artblog

The 2017 Liberta Awards!

Just for you, we offer this annual curated list of notable people, groups, books, and other art world stuff from the outgoing year: The 2017 Liberta Awards!

December 27, 2017 by Chip Schwartz

As By Digging at Painted Bride, three artists delve into time, history, and the human psyche

Chip reviews the InLiquid show, “As By Digging,” at Painted Bride, with three artists whose work digs for emotional truth in personal and other human histories.

October 30, 2017 by Carly Bellini

Artblog’s Look Draw Write Workshop at Asian Arts Initiative

October 25, 2017 by Roberta

Astrid Bowlby’s conversation pieces at Arcadia University Art Gallery

Some solo shows are like conversations, Roberta says. Some are like monologs and some are like mission statements. Astrid Bowlby’s “When the shadow is not your shadow” is a conversation that leans towards a mission statement, and the mission is communication, about important things like love, loss, death, redemption, and engagement in the world.

September 10, 2017 by Roberta

Researcher in Lyme, NY. needs your assistance; PHL Assembled opens at the Perelman Building; Fabric Row art+history tour, Brandywine Workshop and Archives reopens, plus Opportunities from Cue Art and Artist Campaign School!

We round up some great opportunities — but the deadlines are quick, so hurry, look, and apply! Also, Artblog was there as Philadelphia Assembled opened; and we took a group on a stroll down Fabric Row with local historian Joel Spivak regaling us with stories of the neighborhood. Along the way we visited Paradigm Gallery and DaVinci Art Alliance to hear about their great programs and artists.

September 3, 2017 by Michael Lieberman

Anachronism and Liberation, ambitious and engaging, at Tiger Strikes Asteroid

Michael checks out the new Tiger Strikes Asteroid space at Crane Arts, with a guest-curated group show he calls important for dealing with serious issues of our time, such as colonialism, police brutality and eco-devastation. The show’s up through Sept. 14, 2017. Make time to go.

September 3, 2017 by A.M. Weaver

Bold, imaginative works populate Lossless, the BlackStar Film Festival exhibit at Leonard Pearlstein Gallery

A.M. Weaver takes you through the darkened space of the gallery, where video projections, some accompanied by installations, buzz, coo, and talk with you about issues that have been with us forever, involving bodies of color in a world not of their control. It’s a good read and a great show, up through Sept. 8, 2017. Catch it soon!

August 18, 2017 by Roberta

Chicago-bound independent curator Marianne Bernstein on her projects in Philadelphia, Iceland and Sicily

On the cusp of her family’s move to Chicago, Marianne Bernstein talks with Roberta about her two international artist residency projects, Due North (in Iceland) and Due South (in Sicily). Bernstein has made friends and memories here and given lots of artists opportunities to exhibit in her projects. We hear Chicago has artists too, and we’ll be following Bernstein’s work with those artists in coming years. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview conducted via email. Look for Part 2 next week.

August 17, 2017 by Matthew Rose

Seattle, New Wild West Art World

Our Paris correspondent, Matthew Rose, continues his stateside journey through the West Coast, reporting on the Seattle Art Fair and the Western ambiance he found in some of the art in that Pacific coast city.

August 15, 2017 by Roberta

Worthy fundraisers by Pope.L, friends of Pat Maguire, Vox Populi, Plus Sarah McEneaney on Ann D’Harnoncourt panel; public discussion of displacement + development at Ulises, Cleveland FRONT Triennial news and Jasper Studios’ new Kensington artist residencies

Today’s news has a couple good opportunities and events. And while we don’t ordinarily promote fundraisers, we call your attention to three on the horizon because they are most worthy.

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.