Artblog | Roberta

January 28, 2022 by Roberta

Hearty congratulations to Robert Cozzolino, Anne Minich, Jessica Rizzo, Airea D. Matthews, plus support for Blake Bradford and a jolly musical in Princeton

We don’t often urge your support of GoFundMe fundraisers, but we encourage you strongly to support the one for Blake Bradford, arts educator, advocate, activist and great person, who is in hospice, with crushing medical bills and a young family in crisis.

January 18, 2022 by Roberta

Artist and Art Director Eric Battle talks about “BLAM!”, A graphic novel profiling fourteen Black historic Philadelphians

Roberta interviews Eric Battle, artist and Art Director of the new book, “BLAM! Black Lives Always Mattered,” a graphic novelization of the life stories of 14 Black Philadelphians, illustrated by 12 illustrators and comics artists with connections to Philadelphia. The large hard-back book with many full-color pages is a project of Temple University Library’s Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection. The book will be delivered to the city’s high school students and, in time, available to the public.

January 13, 2022 by Roberta

Black Quantum Futurism gets Creative Capital, Judilee Reed to US Artists, Wayne Thiebaud at Brandywine River Museum of Art, Moe Brooker passes, plus Opportunities and More

With energy and money, the new year charges in. Creative Capital awards $2.5 Million to 50, including Philadelphia’s Black Quantum Futurism (Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa). William Penn Foundation’s Judilee Reed becomes president and CEO of US Artists. With sadness we note the recent passing of beloved artist and educator, Moe Brooker.

December 30, 2021 by Roberta

Liberta Awards 2021

Hooray, 2022 is coming!! Let it be better! And here now, our list of memorable people, places, things … and some rebrandings. It’s the 2021 Liberta Awards!

December 23, 2021 by Roberta

With joy and generosity, Terrell Halsey organizes a show about the hopes of Philadelphians for change in their neighborhoods

Roberta interviews artist and photographer Terrell Halsey about his project interviewing, recording and photographing Philadelphians from all over the city about how they would make their neighborhoods better. The physical manifestation of the project, the exhibit, “Call Home,” at ImPerfect Gallery, was a collaboration with Nina “Lyrispect” Ball, who added poetic prose and exhibited poetry. The interview is 33 minutes long.

December 22, 2021 by Roberta

Opportunities for learning, joining, funding and viewing!

This opportunity-filled short list that we curated for you buoys us. When the temperature drops and daylight hours are few, these opportunities point forward with generosity and light.

December 17, 2021 by Roberta

Philadelphia Artists shine outside Philly, kudos for ‘Philly D.A.’, Diane Burko, Camae Ayewa, and Opportunities!

News about Philadelphia artists shining outside of the city, along with some opportunities and Philly artists in “best of” lists.

December 9, 2021 by Roberta

BFA degree rises at Rutgers Camden, local art shopping to support, two cool opportunities and a Zoom!

This potpourri of news includes announcement of a new BFA degree at Rutgers, Camden; some opportunities and some worthy local groups with auction fundraisers and a Zoom.