July 22, 2020 by Artblog

Philadelphia artists! Apply now for Red Bull Arts $1,000 micro-grant

Red Bull Arts steps up to help artists get through this tough economic downturn caused by Covid-19 and the aftermath by offering $1,000 micro-grants in 20 US cities.

June 12, 2020 by Artblog

More strong testimony at City Council hearing, June 9, reinstate funding for arts and culture!

Artblog rounded up some testimonies given to City Council on June 9 by artists, arts workers and arts organization leaders. We present them here for the record, a stream of passionate and well-formed arguments to save OACCE and PCF.

May 28, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 35

In the face of COVID-19, Artblog is hosting an open call, non-juried, first come first-served online exhibition entitled “Artists in the time of Coronavirus.”

March 21, 2020 by Wit López

One local Philadelphian is bringing the city together through quarantine art-making

Wit interviews Robin Mack-Ward about her growing Facebook group, “One Philly: Corona Virus Public Art Project.”

December 30, 2019 by Wit López

Celebrating 10 years of 30 Americans, a conversation with Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw

In this episode of Artblog Radio, Wit sits down with Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, the curator of the 30 Americans 10th anniversary exhibition.

December 22, 2017 by Imani Roach

Wit Lopez on breaking the fourth wall

Wit Lopez is a fiber artist, performer and independent curator whose work encourages audiences to touch, manipulate and even wear it. Artblog’s Imani Roach spoke with this former theater kid about accessibility, performing for the camera and confronting their body as a spectacle. Can marginalized artists use humor to subvert their relationship to art institutions? Listen to find out. Imani interviewed Wit at Moore College of Art and Design’s TGMR radio station on December 12th, 2017; the podcast is 34 minutes long.

November 3, 2015 by Roberta

PAFA Curator Bob Cozzolino back to Midwest, James Dupree documentary at PAFA, DIY UK Graphic Arts film at Moore, Abounaddara activist videos, tour reForm with Pepon Osorio, auction results, Dufalas, Jesse Krimes, Ruth Scott Blackson plus Opportunities!

“My time at PAFA and in Philadelphia, which has a vibrant and supportive arts community, has been truly wonderful,” Dr. Cozzolino noted. “However, I am thrilled to return to the Midwest where I grew up and to collaborate with my new colleagues at Mia.

March 27, 2015 by Roberta

From the vault: Ingrid Schaffner, next Carnegie International Curator!