The PA election results were great, whew! But while we sweat out Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Colorado, one really great way to relieve the tension and anxiety and to move forward is to get involved with your community.
Read MoreToday’s News post rounds up several terrific-sounding events, a great read, and one notable exhibition in a region that’s hot with great exhibits right now-yay!
Read MoreArtblog has been a fan of Allan Edmunds and the Brandywine Workshop and Archives (BWA) for as long as we’ve been working in the Philadelphia art world. Roberta sat down with Edmunds for this interview.
Read MoreWe are sad to pass along the news that Blake Bradford died. The art educator, thinker, writer, community-spirited man was beloved and will be missed.
Read MoreThree notable events rounded up for your consideration!
Read MoreRoberta and Julia Marsh talk with PMA Union workers on the picket lines at the museum’s main building and at the Perelman Building.
Read MoreAs we close out our 19th year and anticipate our 20th, we want to celebrate — with You — at our Auction and Birthday Party!
Read MoreA true hodgepodge of information for you, this week’s News rounds up the comings, goings, passing and otherwise interesting tidbits circulating in the Philadelphia arts ether. Take a look!
Read MoreSince 2018, The Velocity Fund has jump-started the funding for 64 Philadelphia art projects, spreading $300,000 to artists for cutting-edge projects with many communities.
Read MorePedro Ospina is an artist, educator and the Founder and Director of Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden in North Philadelphia’s Norris Square section. Born in Bogota, Colombia, and raised in New York City, Ospina lives and works in Philadelphia, now, creating beauty and community through his great talent, can-do skill set, and a very big heart. He’d like nothing better than to have you visit Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden and participate in the group sharing of art and food.
Read MoreCongratulations to the 934 artists and arts groups who received awards from the city through the Illuminate the Arts program! Plus, “Grumman Greenhouse” by Jordan Griska, is moving out of it’s space on North Broad Street.
Read MoreRoberta interviewed the three Summer Artists in Residence about their ten-week stay at GoggleWorks, which ends in early August. The three loved the shared studio at the facility as well as the shared townhouse provided for the live-in residency, and found they could spread their wings with new materials in the multi-faceted arts facility and garden. This lively conversation, sponsored by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, took place on Zoom, and is 35 minutes long.
Read MoreIn the beastly hot days this month, we’ve sought some respite in travel: Roberta went to New York for a few days, others went to the beach or mountains. We’ve all been busy and busy reading. Here’s a quick look at upcoming content on Artblog, plus an event to give your two cents to the City on what they should do with the Roundhouse (former Police HQ), and a long read in the New Yorker by Alice Gregory about her trip to Africa and the work of a groundbreaking art collective, the Congolese Plantation Workers Art League.
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