June 14, 2018 by Roberta

Artist Census at Philly Stewards, Brooke Davis Anderson marks one year as Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum Director, acquisition of Brodsky Center, and Create! Magazine Opportunity

…More below and a link to the survey page. I’ve been told the survey takes about 10 minutes to fill out. From Leigh Werrill of Philly Stewards…We are collecting data…

June 13, 2018 by Artblog

Blue Note Salon at Icebox reflects on art, jazz and activism in North Philadelphia

https://www.theartblog.org/wp-content/uploaded/2018/06/artblog–radio-blue-note-salon-icebox-philadelphia-2018.mp3 Blue Note Salon, Moderated by Faye Anderson of All That Philly Jazz. Featuring artists and activists: Josh Graupera, Tieshka K. Smith, Mike O’Bryan, Stormy Kelsey. Inspired by the Blue…

June 10, 2018 by Andrea Kirsh

Books on Powerful Art by African American Women, part 1

…of the catalog are numerous, full-page and double-page spreads of details, which supplement color illustrations of all the work in the exhibition, documentary photographs and comparative material. The catalog was…

June 3, 2018 by Mandy Palasik

Sir David Adjaye receives 2018 Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award, brings tradition to contemporary design

…year slave trade did not happen. What would happen if architecture just developed from that incredible moment of extraction in Africa, where the arts of that period move from figuration…

May 30, 2018 by Imani Roach

Frances Beaver on world building and being Frances all the time

…interviewed Frances on May 17th, 2018; the podcast is 54 minutes long. https://www.theartblog.org/wp-content/uploaded/2018/05/artblog-interview-frances-beaver.mp3 Frances Beaver, artist and performer To view other examples of France’s work, visit her vimeo page website….

May 24, 2018 by Roberta

Souls Grown Deep expands mission into economic justice for artists, Plus Opportunities from Fleisher Wind Challenge and Practice Gallery

…artists in its collection and their communities.” I pass this organization along because it’s doing great work and the website is a deep archive of the artists they support. You…

May 23, 2018 by Artblog

Coming this June, Beth Heinly’s advice for you! What do you want to Ask Beth?

…need an artists’ studio? Dear Artblog, How does one default on their student loans? Dear Artblog, I’m comfortable living in Philly, but not sure it’s such a good idea for…

May 22, 2018 by Katerina Lanfranco

A treasure chest of heroes in “Firelei Báez: Joy Out of Fire,” presented by The Studio Museum in Harlem

…solo show, “Joy Out of Fire,” at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, a New York Public Library research library and archive for people of African…