Our new contributor Sharon Garbe visits the Matisse exhibit at the PMA and finds the show inspiring, “exhilarating and full of insights and surprises.”
Read MoreArtblog has been a fan of Allan Edmunds and the Brandywine Workshop and Archives (BWA) for as long as we’ve been working in the Philadelphia art world. Roberta sat down with Edmunds for this interview.
Read MoreOn a trip to the to see “Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas,” Logan Cryer is disappointed by the lack of context provided about the artist, whose “work has a bit of a reputation as not being as well-liked as some major art institutions would advertise,” Logan says. Wanting to better understand the abstract artist’s popularity, Logan felt alienated when they found no clear or compelling defense of the work, neither in the wall text, nor through the (lack of) display of documents from the artist himself. What does unimaginative curation mean for the legacy of the artist? Read the review to find out what Logan thinks!
Read MoreSusan Isaacs interviews artist Nanette Carter, whose journey includes years as an art educator, as well as 17 years as a full time professional artist sustaining herself through sales of her work. An amazing story. Nanette Carter is featured in a 2-person exhibit at Towson University now through April 23. Be sure to catch it is you’re in the Baltimore area.
Read MoreIn 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.”
Read MoreIn 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.”
Read MoreWit chats with Frontline Arts executive director, Rachel Heberling, and Frontline board member and army veteran, Tara Krause, about the mission of their organization.
Read MoreDeborah Krieger reviews Joan Wadleigh Curran’s exhibition “Recombinants,” on view at C. R. Ettinger Studio until May 17th, 2019.
Read MoreWit López reconnects with Uriah Bussey—an artist selected for the residency López curated at Icebox Project Space—to talk time-based performance, automatic drawing, the importance of representation, and the transformation of Bussey’s childhood home into a “little museum.” Don’t miss Bussey’s solo exhibition, “Discoveries of Self, Kin, and Peers,” curated by Zoe Rayn, open at the Art Dept. Collective Gallery THIS SATURDAY, March 9th, 2019 from 6-10 PM!
Read MoreAllan Edmunds is a founder and Director of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives. This great but under-known art and education organization located at 728-30 South Broad St. Founded in 1972, Brandywine’s 47-year history makes for a lot great material to talk about and in this podcast Roberta speaks with Allan in “The Printed Image” Gallery, where they currently present the bold and provocative relief wood prints of John T. Scott. The interview is 36 minutes long.
Read MoreSam Brown sees a provocative show at Second State Press of printed posters made by the group “Prints for Protest.” He appreciates how many different ways artists in the show connect with protest issues alive today.
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