Interviews

March 21, 2020 by Wit López

One local Philadelphian is bringing the city together through quarantine art-making

Wit interviews Robin Mack-Ward about her growing Facebook group, “One Philly: Corona Virus Public Art Project.”

March 19, 2020 by Wit López

Curator Close-up, A’Driane Nieves of Tessera Arts Collective

Wit chats with founder and curator of Tessera Arts Collective, A’Driane Nieves. Learn about the origins of the collective and how A’Driane is making abstraction accessible.

March 6, 2020 by Wit López

Jessica Zawadowicz on the beauty of flowers and language’s influence on art

In this Q&A for First Friday, Wit interviews artist Jessica Zawadowicz, one of the artists whose work is currently installed in “Spring Up” at PII Gallery, on view through March 28, 2020!

February 19, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

All that glitters is gold, an interview with Behnaz Karjoo

Naveena Vijayan interviews artist Behnaz Karjoo about her practice and solo exhibition, “Immanence,” which closes with a tazhib workshop this Saturday, February 22nd from 11am to 5pm.

February 12, 2020 by Alex Smith

The diversity of Blackness, L. Graciella Miaotalesi’s ‘The(se) Black Experience(s)’

Alex Smith speaks with L. Graciella Miaotalesi about the curated series The(se) Black Experience(s) which explores the myriad of Black lived experiences and aims to address issues of imposter syndrome that may arise for Black people navigating spaces of identity.

February 10, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Bridging the Gap, an interview with Wenlu Bao

Artblog contributor, Naveena Vijayan, interviews Wenlu “Lulu” Bao about her exhibition that was at the Delaware Contemporary, “Mind the Gap.”

February 5, 2020 by Logan Cryer

The future looks bright for burgeoning Philly youth art collective

Logan Cryer interviews Laila Islam and Muhammad Gallashaw, the co-curators of The Future is Us Collective, which focuses on uplifting the artwork of young adult and youth artists throughout the Philadelphia area.

January 15, 2020 by Wit López

Curator Close-up, Jennifer-Navva Milliken

Wit sits down with Jennifer-Navva Milliken,the Artistic Director at the Center for Art in Wood, to learn more about her work, the Center, and the exhibitions. “Making a Seat at the Table: Women Transform Woodworking,” closes on January 25th. The Center for Art in Wood is located at 141 N. 3rd Street.

January 13, 2020 by Morgan Nitz

What cannot be named, María Leguízamo on speech, gestures, asking for change

Morgan Nitz speaks with Colombian sculptor and performance artist María Leguízamo about vertigo, exhibiting in Bogotá, her membership in the collaborative music and art project, “Peebls,” and more!

January 6, 2020 by Artblog

Adam Harvey and The Anti-Face

In this “From the Vault” post (from 2011) Corey Armpriester interviews artist Adam Harvey about their project “CV dazzle,” a makeup oriented approach to avoid automated face detection.

December 13, 2019 by Artblog

David Huggins – an uncommon life

In this 2011 throwback, Corey Armpriester interviews David Huggins, a painter whose works chronicle his interactions with alien beings.

December 2, 2019 by Deborah Krieger

The ‘Emporium of Popular Culture,’ Providence’s vintage Americana time capsule

Deborah Krieger speaks with Darren Hill, owner of the Emporium of Popular Culture in Providence, Rhode Island.

October 30, 2019 by Alex Smith

Thrifting a way to re-imagined fashion, a conversation with emerging designer Noél Puéllo

Artblog contributor Alex Smith interviews designer Noél Puéllo about her practice of recycling thrifted clothing.

October 13, 2019 by Roberta

Ken Lum on the importance of hard work and the relevance of everything

In this podcast interview, artist, author, educator, Ken Lum debuts a new book, titled “Everything is Relevant,” now available for pre-order on Amazon.