December 22, 2015 by Roberta

Sad passing of George Earl Ortman, DCCA goes Delaware Contemporary, Good links, Dona Nelson+AiA, Diane Burko+Numero Cinq, Jesse Krimes+NOLA, Doug Witmer+Gray Contemp Houston, Serena Perrone+DIA, and Opportunities

Congratulations to Jesse Krimes, whose solitary confinement piece at the one-day Amnesty International program created some good discussion about the important prison issue. Krimes has a solo show opening at Drexel’s Leonard Pearlstein Gallery opening January 12.

December 15, 2015 by Roberta

Patrick Morgan+Knight Arts Phila, Big Mama’s Cinemateque+Paul Clipson, Dona Nelson+Stanley Whitney in Roberta Smith’s best of list, Bob Cozzolino’s Peter Blume purchase at PAFA, plus NEA awards $1M in PA, Freeman’s blockbuster auction and Opportunities

We got a note from Craig Scheihing of Big Mama’s Cinematheque introducing us to the “artist-run film lab, a venue for contemporary avant-garde filmmakers to share their work, and a classroom / workshop space for individuals interested in working with 16mm film.” Wonderful! I’m delighted to know there is a hotbed of alternative or experimental filmmakers here!

December 11, 2015 by Roberta

Vote your favorites for the 2015 Liberta Awards!

Dear Readers,

Help us capture Your Choices for the best of 2015 art exhibits, events and artists. Share your favorites with us and help the Libertas reflect the views of the community! On your mark, get set, go! Submit your votes by 5PM, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015.

December 8, 2015 by Roberta

David Dempewolf’s Peculiar Velocity at PAFA, Margaret Kearney’s teach-ins at Crane Arts, Tyler Kline+Sarah Zimmer+Lee Tusman at Flux Factory, Stanek Gallery opens, UCPP art for children, TSA gets ink on Miami, plus a treasure chest full of Opportunities!

I think you’ll be inspired by the joy the A.R.T. program brings to people with disabilities served by United Cerebral Palsy of Philadelphia & Vicinity….

I love that it highlights their abilities rather than disabilities. We’re planning to expand the program to include children in 2016.

For the whole story, click on http://www.fox29.com/news/48569360-story

December 3, 2015 by Roberta

Jennifer Levonian-WHYY animation-collaboration, A.M. Weaver co-curates Prizm Art Fair, Constance E. Clayton Fellowship at PMA, Abigail DeVille, Ted Passon, Shawn Thornton plus Opportunities

Artblog favorite, Abigail DeVille, is featured in a great-sounding survey show of art by women at Hauser Wirth and Schimmel, Los Angeles. http://hauserwirthschimmel.com/exhibition/

Congratulations to Artist/filmmaker Ted Passon, one of 51 2016 Artists in Residence at The Headlands http://www.headlands.org/2016-awardees/ http://www.pcah.us/people/ted_passon

November 24, 2015 by Roberta

Blockbuster show at Cerulean, New photo gallery-The Halide Project, Philly art in Miami, LISC grants $180,000, Lowe Curatorial Fellowship at PAFA, Paul Laffoley, William Kentridge, Happy and Sad links, and Opportunities

“Its an 18 month residency with furnished housing and utilities provided, along with a $1,000/month stipend, and a separate working budget for exhibitions and programs. Potential teaching opportunities with partnering academic institutions are an additional possibility….The application deadline is November 30th.

November 17, 2015 by Roberta

Barnes free for college students, Open Mic at 12 Gates, Links Scholarships at Moore, Writers House at Rutgers-Camden, Dufalas documentary, Hannah Price on NPR, Soapbox expands, Plus New Boon(e), happy and sad links and Opportunities

New Writers House at Rutgers-Camden – The ribbon cutting’s today at 305 Cooper St., extensively renovated to house the English Department and MFA program in creative writing. First floor will be a programming space. “Historically known as the Henry Genet Taylor House, the structure, originally built in 1885, was designed by renowned Philadelphia architect Wilson Eyre Jr. in the style of American Queen Anne Revival. In 1989, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places…”

November 10, 2015 by Roberta

Barnes+Whitney curator news, Muse turns 38, Philly Public Art Guidebook, Mighty Writers’ Author series, Sharon Butler’s on PAFA Review Panel, plus Greg Pizzoli, Lisa Yuskavage and the weirdest Opportunity ever

Philly Public Art Guidebook debuts! (Now how about a guidebook for the rest of the art scene…galleries, museums, alternative hot spots.) – The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy has released “A Guide to Philadelphia’s Public Art” – It’s online, too, in a nice flip-through edition.