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February 24, 2021 by Morgan Nitz

Spring is coming! Artist Opportunities, Upcoming Events, and Posts in the Pipeline

Curious 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).

February 5, 2021 by Corey Qureshi

Musician and Alchemist St. Sol’s aqueous and cathartic EP ‘Amphibian’

Artblog contributor Corey Qureshi delivers a thoughtful and heartfelt review of musician St. Sol’s EP ‘Amphibian’, followed by a short Q&A with the artist themselves where they discuss identity, alchemy, personal transformation, and more!

November 18, 2020 by Artblog

Celebrating Jonathan Lyndon Chase in a 2017 Artblog Radio interview, and elsewhere

In honor of Jonathan Lyndon Chase’s new book, recent exhibition at Company Gallery, and glowing review by Roberta Smith, we encourage you to revisit our 2017 Artblog Radio interview with them!

November 13, 2020 by Corey Qureshi

Vulnerable, loving and lawless, Jonathan Lyndon Chase’s book, ‘Wild Wild Wild West / Haunting of the Seahorse’

New Artblog contributor, Corey Qureshi, pens a poetic review of the beloved Jonathan Lyndon Chase’s new book, “Wild Wild Wild West / Haunting of the Seahorse.”

October 20, 2020 by Patrick Coué

Gilbert Lewis’s empathetic gay male gaze at Woodmere Art Museum, Kapp Kapp Gallery and William Way Center

Patrick Coue visits the Gilbert Lewis exhibitions at Woodmere Art Museum, Kapp Kapp, and William Way (virtual). Having posed for Gilbert Lewis himself, he has personal insight on what it feels like to be in the shoes of Lewis’s many subjects.

July 22, 2020 by Candy Alexandra Gonzalez

Students look within through visual poetry and book arts

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.

June 9, 2020 by Alex Smith

Together, art by Dogon Krigga and music by John Morrison in ‘SWP: Southwest Psychedelphia’

Alex Smith debuts their new series, SYNESTHESIA, which will explore fantastic albums and their artwork; first up is Dogon Krigga and John Morrison on “SWP: Southwest Psychedelphia.”

March 19, 2020 by Wit López

Curator Close-up, A’Driane Nieves of Tessera Arts Collective

Wit chats with founder and curator of Tessera Arts Collective, A’Driane Nieves. Learn about the origins of the collective and how A’Driane is making abstraction accessible.

February 10, 2020 by Artblog

Louder Promises, Honorable Mention Essay in Art, 2019 Art Writing Challenge!

Dear readers, as we publish the cash prize and honorable mention winners in the 2019 Art Writing Challenge, we’d like to thank everyone who took the time to share their writing with us and congratulate all the winners!

January 22, 2020 by Natalie Sandstrom

The artifice and the unnatural, CAMP Philly at Automat Gallery

Natalie Sandstrom reviews the latest exhibition at Automat Gallery, CAMP Philly. A group show of works by Kelly Dzioba, Zach Hill, and Natasha Le Sourd, it explores the wackiness and superficiality of camp within the arts. Catch the show before it comes down on February 1st.

November 30, 2019 by Logan Cryer

Room for Living, Satterwhite’s first solo museum show at the Fabric Workshop and Museum

Logan Cryer reports back from Jacolby Satterwhite’s latest exhibition at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Room for Living.

October 11, 2019 by Wit López

Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue on the history and future of Killjoy’s Kastle

In this 34-minute episode of Artblog Radio, Wit speaks with Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue about their traveling, interactive project, Killjoy’s Kastle, available to experience at Icebox Project Space from October 16-27!

October 9, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Expanding ‘outside,’ Lisi Raskin and Jesse Harrod’s ‘Mending and Repair in Response’ at Fleisher Ollman

Natalie Sandstrom visits “Mending and Repair in Response,” an exhibition of works by Lisi Raskin and Jesse Harrod at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery. The show closes on October 26th, 2019.