Hi, this week we see a solo show by an Artblog contributor, Lauren Whearty at Gross McCleaf Gallery! Vox Populi is seeking new members, it’s a great opportunity to engage with a wildly creative community. This past Saturday the first mural to Juneteenth was unveiled in Germantown. Lots more exciting things to see, hear, and do!
Read MoreIn Part 2 of her holiday books roundup, Andrea Kirsh reviews three works with socio-political heft.
Read MoreMore opportunities, events, and great news for the last couple of weeks of March, 2021!
Read MoreNatalie Sandstrom reviews ‘Back and Song,’ an exhibition by filmmakers Elissa Blount Moorhead and Bradford Young installed at Girard College.
Read MoreAlex Smith visits Scribe Video Center for a screening of the documentary movie, “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror” and a Q&A with co-writer of the film, Ashlee Blackwell.
Read MoreIn this post, we present a wonderful video made by the talented video maker (and Artblog contributor) Ron Kanter that celebrates the Art at the Airport program, spearheaded by the great curator, Leah Douglas. Leah’s focus for the 20 years she’s headed the Art at the Airport program has been on local art, bringing the riches of the Philadelphia art scene to the thousands of daily travelers (30 million annual travelers!) into and out of PHL International. Congratulations, Leah on your wonderful 20 years of curating Art at the Airport! Here’s to 20 more years and beyond!
Read More“Hale County This Morning, This Evening” is an emotion-charged, poetically non-narrative exploration of stereotypes of African American males in the South. The film, a Sundance favorite with many accolades, is a contemporary look at Hale County, Alabama, chronicled by Walker Evans and James Agee in their book, “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men,” (1941), which in turn inspired Aaron Copeland to write an opera. The film screens, FREE, on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, at 6:30 PM at the Annenberg Center on the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Registration is at Eventbrite, link in the post.
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