In this first of three posts about active community art projects you should know about, Roberta writes about Mark Strandquist and Courtney Bowles’s People’s Paper Co-op project, Re-Entry Think Tank, supported by the Velocity Fund and an allied project, Women in Re-Entry.
Read MoreThe Velocity Fund gives money directly to Philadelphia Artists to Make Art, but the deadline is fast approaching so don’t miss this opportunity.
Read MoreRoberta interviews Sifu Chik Mason and Rhashea Lynn Harmon-El about their practice of Pa Kua Chang (Bagua), a spiritual practice of movement and choreography that is more than 300 years old, with roots in Taoism.
Read MoreBeth Heinly wears a lot of hats. (And sometimes funny noses, eyebrows and glasses.) In addition to being a performance artist (see her Friday, March 29 at Final Fridays at the PMA), Beth is one of Artblog’s “Ask Artblog” columnists. And, of course, she creates the weekly comics series, “The 3:00 Book,” now in its fifth year of continuous postings on Artblog! Morgan and Roberta caught up with Beth at the Blue Jay Diner recently and asked her how she does it all. The interview is 25:05 minutes long.
Read MoreRoberta speaks with the Director of the List Gallery, Andrea Packard, about “Branching Out: Changing Approaches to Art in Wood,” the current show, co-curated by Andrea, and the Center for Art in Wood’s co-founder, Albert LeCoff and his wife, Tina. The large exhibition, from the collection of the LeCoff’s and the Center, presents a wide variety of works made of, with and about wood. The exhibit closes Sunday, March 24, 2019. The podcast interview is 30:54 minutes long.
Read MoreNow entering its second year,The Velocity Fund, a Regional Re-granting Program of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in partnership with Temple Contemporary, welcomes you, Philadelphia artists, to apply for funds to make new work in the city! Awards of $5,000 will be given in September, 2019, to 10-15 artists, by an independent panel of jurors. Applications open today, March 11, 2019, and close June 7, 2019.
Read MoreAllan Edmunds is a founder and Director of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives. This great but under-known art and education organization located at 728-30 South Broad St. Founded in 1972, Brandywine’s 47-year history makes for a lot great material to talk about and in this podcast Roberta speaks with Allan in “The Printed Image” Gallery, where they currently present the bold and provocative relief wood prints of John T. Scott. The interview is 36 minutes long.
Read MoreRoberta speaks with Mark Thomas Gibson, a new arrival in Philadelphia, about his powerful show of Sumi ink drawings and collages at Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts. Among other things, the artist, who is an Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, at Tyler School of Art, talks about his ability to use narratives from American history channeled in old masters’ paintings to subvert the story telling and tell tales from our times. His works are filled with humor and passion tinged with anger. Mark talks about Philadelphia and is very happy to be in our community. He’s a great speaker with a lot of big thoughts about history, contemporary art, teaching art and more. Take a listen. Mark’s show at Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery is up through March 8, 2019. The podcast was recorded on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. Thanks to Morgan Nitz for the great audio editing!
Read MoreTwo nice tidbits for you, News lovers: CETA gets a light shown on it finally after 40 years of darkness, and Philadelphia Contemporary announces their Spring events, which include a new, Yolanda Wisher-produced podcast series.
Read MoreWelcome back to the News post. We’ve been on hiatus during the holidays, but we’re heading into an exciting time now with openings and programs galore. Here are three notable things to put on your calendar or to ease into a comfy chair and read. Happy 2019, Everyone!
Read MoreNews: Our Managing Editor, Imani Roach, is closing up her laptop and moving on from Artblog. We will miss her terribly! Please help us thank Imani and send her on her way to a new career adventure! If you’ve been interviewed by Imani, written about by Imani, on a panel with Imani, or edited by Imani, and wish to send her a little note, email her at hello@theartblog.org.
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