Andrea reports on the efforts of those involved in the CETA program in the 1970s to reveal and document – and add into the art historical record – the great work produced by the artists in the program and celebrate CETA’s lasting impact on small arts organizations, with funding of administrative staff positions that helped the groups stabilize and grow. Andrea points to CETA as an example of good funding policy that should be considered going forward.
Read MoreFilled with saturated color and light emanating from unexplained places, Jennifer Packer’s atmospheric works suggest a “provocative harmony,” says Janyce Denise Glasper, in her review of the artist’s solo show at LA MOCA. The show is up to Feb. 21, 2022. Packer also has a solo show at the Whitney Museum right now, on view til April 17, 2022. Be sure to catch this rising star, whose approach to figuration is truly new.
Read MoreNow in its fourth year, The Velocity Fund, administered by Philadelphia Contemporary, continues to lead the field here in providing money to artists for experimental art projects in the community. Bravo to The Velocity Fund, and congratulations to this year’s 12 awardees!
Read MoreThe new book, “The Soul of a Nation Reader” rounds up long-inaccessible material on Black American art and artists from 1960-1980. The authors who collected this material have done a valuable service to the field of art history, our contributor Andrea Kirsh says.
Read MoreArtblog contributor Deborah Krieger reviews “Critical Cartography: Larissa Fassler in Manchester,” an exhibition of two-dimensional maps of Manchester, New Hampshire, describing socioeconomic conditions combined with anecdotal comments. The exhibition is on view at the Currier Museum, Manchester, New Hampshire, through Fall 2021.
Read MoreAndrea Kirsh follows up with Part 2 of her review of ‘Senga Nengudi: Topologies,’ which is currently on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through July 25, 2021. Andrea believes the show is a rare museum exhibition that appeals to people of all ages and interests. If you missed Part 1, you can find it in the Artblog post!
Read MoreTwo Artblog favorites, Janyce Denise Glasper, writer, artist and Artblog contributor, and Imani Roach, artist, educator, Vox Populi member and former Artblog Managing Editor, spend some time on Zoom catching up during the pandemic’s Winter surge. Enjoy this time capsule of our lives back in February, 2021.
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