August 10, 2020 by Kinaya Hassane

Jeannine Cook’s historically informed activism is a gift to Philadelphia

…explicit intent of honoring the long tradition of Black women and their creative ingenuity, including the store’s namesake, Harriet Tubman. Prior to our conversation, Cook participated in a virtual roundtable…

June 16, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 42

…because of the impact on millions of quarantined individuals. With nowhere to go socially, how wdo we as individuals still express our creative personalities through our styling? Does it still…

April 22, 2020 by guest writer

Artful humanism, a critical and personal tribute to Judy Gelles

…it and getting to know her over our fifteen-year relationship. In a creative career of more than four decades, Judy Gelles attained substantial success and artistic recognition. Her work has…

January 31, 2020 by Kemuel Benyehudah

The Legacy of Black Collage Practice Endures

…artistic practice and vision. Works such as “Black Venus,” 1968 afforded Bearden creative freedom from the constraints of figuration while simultaneously reconstructing a counternarrative of Black subjectivity during the Civil…

November 22, 2019 by Wit López

The Brilliance of Rashaad Newsome

…creative experience “Black Magic,” which is currently in residence in Philadelphia at the Crane Arts Building. Rashaad shares how he builds multidimensional collages and assemblage, and how these pieces connect…

August 5, 2019 by Artblog

Fourteen Philadelphia artist projects awarded $5,000 each by The Velocity Fund

…organizer of the project – Confluence At the confluence of natural and creative spaces, this project is a meeting point for environmental education and artistic reflection. By combining research and…

August 14, 2018 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Makeba Rainey on Gentrification, Collaboration and Embracing Diaspora

…wax print? MR: I went to the Creative Africa exhibit at the PMA (Philadelphia Museum of Art). They presented it as if Dutch wax was a universal fabric that everyone…

April 26, 2018 by Roberta

Pow! Black Panther event at African American Museum (AAMP) and super $123k for arts in community from Sachs Program for Arts Innovation

…& Music Provosts Interdisciplinary Grants Aaron Levy, School of Arts & Sciences and Slought: Photographies of Conflict Creative Writing Program, School of Arts & Sciences: Community Creative Writing Workshops Eugene…