Happy Almost Fall and may the Heat Gods please take their business elsewhere, preferably offshore! Meanwhile, for a little change, and to show how bursting at the seams Philadelphia can be sometimes with good opportunities, we bring you this all-opportunities News post, with three opportunities for you, from Fairmount Park Conservancy, the Free Library of Philadelphia and Onyx Valley Studios.
Read MoreA great opportunity for artists from Main Line Arts, with cash award and a solo exhibition; Also, filmmakers, don’t miss cinematographer Hans Charles at Scribe Video, and catch all the leadership changes at ICA!
Read MoreRoberta and Steve and friends, Chuck Patch and Iris Lindberg visit the imposing museum of decorative American arts that is Winterthur. During their exploration of the period rooms, hallways, parlors, and staircases with Winterthur guide, Anne Nickle, they hear, among other things, about the shrewd deal-making by collector Henry du Pont. Photos by Chuck Patch.
Read MoreWhole lotta stuff going on at the Icebox Project Space! Plus, Ants on a Log’s feminist kids play at the Fringe Festival and a great paid internship opportunity!
Read MoreThe new Velocity Fund, organized by Temple Contemporary and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts, announces its first round of annual awards today. The Fund brings money to makers in Philadelphia, especially to those who work without the umbrella of a larger organization to support them. Congratulations to those who receive this year’s grants! We look forward to many more years of this new financial support to Philadelphia artists!
Read MoreWith sadness but with fingers crossed for the future, we share the announcement we received from Andrew Jeffrey Wright and the members of Space 1026. As you probably know, the building at 1026 Arch — prime real estate in a busily gentrifying neighborhood — has been sold, and now, after talking with the landlord, who has plans for the building that don’t include the member space, Space 1026 is moving out and moving on, hopefully to a new place with new print facilities and gallery. We’ve loved and championed Space 1026 since even before Artblog began in 2003. We wish the members well in this big undertaking. And we hope to see them soon in new digs.
Read MoreRoberta reports on a book documenting the African and African American art collected by Peggy Cooper Cafritz, who died last February at age 70. The book, with many full-page color plates and an autobiographical section, and short writings by artists in the collection, captures a woman who was as on fire about collecting art as she was about educating museums, curators, other collectors about the excellence of art by contemporary black artists.
Read MoreSummertime Hello! We round up the News all year long because not only is it always sunny in Philadelphia but there’s always amazing stuff going on! You know it, too. Here’s a few nuggets about Betty Leacraft, the Redcrosses October Gallery in Germantown and a great opportunity in Delaware.
Read MoreSummertime! Time for new appointments to take their place; time for reading and enjoying it; time to go to a talk or two in a cool museum. Read all about it!
Read MoreView a waterfall and cute bear cubs in this breezy summer News Post. Also, consider applying for a great new RDA Percent for Art commission at New Market West!
Read MoreHave you seen our new feature, Ask Artblog? You haven’t! Well, read below for more information about this helpful advice column. Then, write to us and ask your questions about the art life.
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