Artblog | Public Art

March 4, 2021 by Morgan Nitz

Opportunities, Events, and a lot of positive News for early March

July 15, 2020 by Artblog

‘Art is Essential’, Putting Philadelphia artists in the driver’s seat for new art projects with community engagement

Art IS essential and so are Artists! Here is a welcome response to the times by institutions seeking new visions to engage communities with public art.

July 10, 2020 by Beth Heinly

About the Columbus statue

June 6, 2020 by Jessica Rizzo

‘Too much history harms the living,’ Frank Rizzo statue removed at last

Jessica Rizzo writes that art is no match for men wielding baseball bats or militarized police, but the removal of this statue is well worth celebrating.

June 3, 2020 by Ilana Napoli

Artists of ‘Yes In My Front Yard’ (YIMFY) on future of the arts post-COVID-19

In part two of this two-part essay on ‘Yes in My Front Yard” (YIMFY), a public installation in West Philly, Ilana Napoli speaks with curators and artists Daniel Tucker, Emily Bunker, Li Sumpter and Lucia Thomé about the flaws of the current arts infrastructure and reimagining the future post-COVID-19.

May 26, 2020 by Ilana Napoli

‘Yes In My Front Yard,’ West Philadelphia’s stimulus check-funded public installation

Ilana Napoli speaks with Daniel Tucker and Emily Bunker and pens a thoughtful feature about their public art installation “Yes in My Front Yard,” which features digital works by nine local artists printed and displayed on lawn signs in West Philadelphia.

April 28, 2020 by Andrea Kirsh

Il Redentore, a post-plague church in Venice

In a new series “Art following epidemics” triggered by thoughts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrea Kirsh refers back to her field of Art History to examine art made during or after other epidemics.

January 24, 2020 by Roberta

Milord LaChamarre, upclose and weirder than ever inside Centre Square

After what seemed like a lifetime of waiting in the wings, literally in a corner behind the building hoisted up on what looked like a hydraulic lift from Jiffylube, Milord LaChamarre (My Lord of the Fancy Vest), one of Philadelphia’s best public art works, is in a better place.