We talked with people and we listened. (Artblog 2003-2025)
Sometimes we recorded the conversations for Artblog Radio. Sometimes interviews worked better as written stories. In all events, we loved talking with artists, arts administrators, gallerists, museum workers. We loved to learn and to share with you the joy in our discoveries.
Rami 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.
Read MoreArtblog has been a fan of Allan Edmunds and the Brandywine Workshop and Archives (BWA) for as long as we’ve been working in the Philadelphia art world. Roberta sat down with Edmunds for this interview.
Read MoreBefore he launched Commonweal Gallery in 2021, Alex Conner launched the online and real world project, “Philly Stewards.”
Read MoreIn this Q&A, Elizabeth Johnson sits down with Rebecca Segall, owner and Director of Gross McCleaf Gallery.
Read MoreTasso Hartzog sits down with the editor of Reptile House comix, Nick Bunch, as the artist/editor is putting together Issue 10 of the comix. Among other things in this lively interview, Bunch talks about playing recordings of classical guitar music to serenade his printer.
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