Roberta

February 2, 2021 by Roberta

Check-in with Artblog, Roberta & Morgan talk GameStop, a new fellowship and new galleries

On this 23 minute long episode of Artblog Radio, Morgan and Roberta check-in for the second time to discuss current events, Philadelphia arts & culture, and what’s going on here at Artblog!

January 29, 2021 by Roberta

‘Andy Can You Hear Us?’ Madelyn Roehrig’s book archives her community project with Warhol

Roberta, a participant in the “Andy Can You Hear Us” project, reviews the first volume of Madelyn Roehrig’s “Andy Can You Hear Us? – Communing with Andy Warhol at His Gravesite.” We love this whimsical and serious project and all that Roberta has to say about it!

January 15, 2021 by Roberta

Check-in with Artblog, Roberta and Morgan talk coping, Philly, and the future

Morgan and Roberta check in with a 37-minute Artblog Radio conversation. They share how they’re coping, discuss a new Artblog community project, and talk Philadelphia’s community-based art scene.

December 30, 2020 by Roberta

Liberta Awards 2020

A few things to love in a year everyone hated- the 2020 Libertas, Artblog’s annual end-of-year shout-outs!

November 24, 2020 by Roberta

Philadelphia Center City walls treated to Piotr Szyhalski’s provocative ‘Covid-19 Labor Camp Reports’

In this 31 minute episode, Roberta and Patrick Coue chat with Piotr Szyhalski, the artist behind instagram account @laborcamp, which documents the Covid-19 pandemic through 225 politically charged black and white drawings (later turned into posters and installed in major cities)

November 9, 2020 by Roberta

Talking about ‘Taking Space’ with Brittany Webb and Jodi Throckmorton of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Roberta interviews Jodi Throckmorton and Brittany Webb, co-curators of “Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale” at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts about feminism, dissent, and the importance of representation.

November 2, 2020 by Roberta

Matthew Rose repurposes madness and confusion in his clever quaranzine ‘Coronaville’

Roberta chats with Matthew Rose about his new book ‘Coronaville,’ which chronicles the early madness and confusion in America surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. This post is available in audio, video, and text!

October 29, 2020 by Roberta

Disarm the Philadelphia police, invest in black lives and community

Roberta and Morgan co-write a short post calling on Philadelphia to disarm the police department NOW following the brutal murder of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia earlier this week.

October 23, 2020 by Roberta

How do we value art?

Morgan and Roberta co-write an essay about value– specifically, why art is undervalued in America–and for the first time, you can LISTEN to this post!

May 29, 2020 by Roberta

Sarah Stolfa on Philadelphia Photo Arts Center in the Time of Coronavirus

Non-profit community arts centers that educate, provide workspace and a gallery exhibition program are especially hard hit by the pandemic. Sarah Stolfa talks about staying positive during this tough time.

May 8, 2020 by Roberta

Velocity Fund, money for Philadelphia artist projects, deadline June 7, 2020!

The Velocity Fund gives money directly to Philadelphia Artists to Make Art, but the deadline of June 7, 2020, is fast approaching so don’t miss this opportunity.

April 17, 2020 by Roberta

COVID-19 Artist Emergency Relief Grants of $1000 through The Velocity Fund

The Velocity Fund announces the COVID-19 Artist Emergency Relief Fund for Philadelphia visual artists, with applications open today for the first round of $1,000 grants, to be selected by lottery.

March 26, 2020 by Roberta

Sid Sachs’s ‘Invisible City,’ Philadelphia’s bustling experimental art scene, 1956-76

On this 39 minute episode of Artblog Radio, Roberta interviews Sid Sachs about his multi-venue exhibition “Invisible City” (now closed to the public due to Covid-19).

March 9, 2020 by Roberta

Velocity Fund Year Three, Money directly to Philadelphia artists for experimental collaborative projects

Artists, it’s Year Three of the the Velocity Fund, a great juried local funding opportunity, which funnels up to $5,000 directly to you for new experimental and collaborative projects in Philadelphia.