Lauren Whearty interviews members of the artist run space, Fjord, now celebrating their 10th year in operation. Members have changed through the years and so have their rented gallery space — in separate locations in the Kensington/Frenkford area.
Read MoreKate Brock interviews artist Jane Irish days before new exhibition Eureka: New Works by Jane Irish opening at Locks Gallery. They speak about Vietnam War Veterans Against War, Edgar Allen Poe, and Artist’s roles for the future. Read the interview then see the exhibition and share what you think with us!
Read MoreI met with five members of Grizzly Grizzly on Zoom, at the time when they had just deinstalled the show by David Herbert and were prepping the next exhibit, Freed from Necessity, a two-person show featuring the work of Philadelphia-based sculptor Matthew Speedy and interdisciplinary artist Halo Lahnert. Grizzly members Erin Boyle, Amy Hicks, Diedra Krieger, Connor Longo and Jayne Struble participated in the conversation.
Read MoreLane Timothy Speidel is an artist and writer, currently showing work at Data Nation at the National Liberty Museum. They uncover the promising uses of AI, for accessibility and representation, for underrepresented peoples. They also give warning about AI being used in exploitative ways, ultimately saying that in the art sphere it could never “replace” the artist.
Read MoreLauren Whearty interviews Temple University graduate student Teaching Assistant Molly Burt-Westvig to discuss her abstract paintings and works on paper, which merge digital and real materials and are enhanced with surprising additions like chalk, steel, ground glass and LED’s.
Read MoreLogan Cryer talks with artist and Tyler School of Art and Architecture professor Jesse Harrod, about the Canadian artist’s journey as an artist, from Nova Scotia, to Chicago, to Virginia and Philadelphia.
Read MoreJulia Marsh talks with Temple Contemporary Director of Public Programs and Exhibitions, Jova Lynne, to find out the artist-curator’s plans for the gallery and programs.
Read MoreHi, this week we see many free events and exhibitions alongside announcements of change and new precedents. The Philadelphia Orchestra is holding a six-and-a-half-hour marathon of Organ performances.
Read MoreRami George dove into the John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives at the William Way Center in hope of uncovering the histories of under-known queer communities in Philadelphia, from trans, non-binary, lesbian, POC and disabled peoples.
Read MoreContributor Elizabeth Johnson talks with Rocio Cabello and Renny Molenar about their 10-year old success story with iMPeRFeCT gallery, a scrappy non-profit in Germantown, whose mission is to show art of, by and for the community – for the betterment of all.
Read MoreRoberta pays a visit to Cindy Stockton Moore’s studio where they talk about the inks and dyes she sources — from foraged natural substances — to make her lyrical works.
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