Da Vinci Art Alliance (DVAA) is accepting applications to their Fellowship & Residency Programs! Three DVAA Fellows will be awarded a stipend, a 3-week long exhibition, a 3-year membership at DVAA, and more. Ten DVAA Artists-in-Residence will get 24-hour studio access for one month each, plus, a year-long professional development program for all! Don’t miss your chance to be one of those thirteen artists– Apply before June 26, 2022!
Read MoreLogan Cryer interviews Chelsey Luster– a curator and artist exploring topics like race, gender, and sexuality– about their newest curation, “Wading: When the Water Rises,” on view this Friday, Feb. 11, at Vox Populi thru March 13. Chelsey’s advice for other young artists of color is to protect themselves and never forget how much institutions gain from their ideas, representation, and diversity.
Read MoreAn installation that resembles the interior of a house frames the multidimensional art of Scout Cartagena. The Afro-Latinx artist’s subjects are the fragility of the body and the slipperiness of identity and memory. There are prints, furniture and an eye-catching tree stump with red-colored glass flames coming out of the top. Corey appreciates the intimate look into the artist’s identity. Go see the show before it closes Nov. 24.
Read MoreCurious what’s been going on in Philly besides snow, rain, slush, repeat? Here’s a short, digestible list of virtual events, opportunities for artists, and a re-cap of what’s been going on here at Artblog (in case you missed it).
Read MoreArtblog solicited testimonials about the proposed cuts to the city budget that would axe the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF).
Read MoreAlex Smith reviews Malachi Lily’s project, The Temple of Sirius, currently on display at the Da Vinci Art Alliance.
Read MoreIn this 32 minute podcast, Wit López speaks with Adam and Sandi Lovitz about their current show, Generations, at Da Vinci Art Alliance. The show is open September 8-29, 2019.
Read MoreRay Simon reviews “Encounters with Whitman” at Da Vinci Art Alliance, open until June 16th, 2019.
Read MoreIt’s easy to take the security that shelter provides for granted — until you find yourself out in the cold. Here Deb Krieger reviews “Shelter,” a new show at Davinci Art Alliance, presented in conjunction with Philadelphia Sculptors, which explores the vulnerability not only of our built environments, but of our own bodies and minds. This moving and topical exhibition closes September 26, 2018, so catch it while you still can!
Read MoreLoads of events and opportunities for you in today’s news post. Congratulations to Roberto Lugo for joining the faculty of Tyler School of Art, and to JSTN CLMN for having a piece of work included in the Occupy Museums installations at the Whitney Biennial. Opportunities with deadlines coming up for artist submissions to Tiger Strikes Asteroid, the Delaware Contemporary, 40th St Artist in Residence program, and Eastern State Penitentiary. Celebration of Black Arts Festival kicks off on May 1, and talk on immigration at the Da Vinci Art Alliance on May 10. Artblog toots its own horn about an upcoming May 5 tour of Callowhill and the “Vox” building with Hidden City, plus performances by Tania Bruguera and Ayana Evans, and RIP performance art legend Vito Acconci.
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