I was invited by the editors at Philadelphia Citizen to write something about the meaning of the loss of University of the Arts to the city, and how it would impact us all. I wrote about how artists are optimists and that this blow tears at the spirit of can-do positivity we were just now beginning to get back after the pandemic and recession stole it from us.
Read MoreRyan reports from his trip out west. He’s been to Colorado, and is now in New Mexico and on his way to Moab, Utah. Roberta appreciates the travelog! And then they turn to Philadelphia’s good news/bad news.
Read MoreIt’s not often that a community is whiplashed by the good news bad news bears. We are elated and optimistic about Forman Arts Initiative’s new campus in North Philadelphia, announced on Thursday, May 30, 2024. We are upset and disheartened by the announcement Saturday, June 1, that University of the Arts is closing down for good on Friday, June 7, 2024.
Read MoreRoberta sees the 3-person exhibit, “New Typologies” at the Philadelphia Art Alliance and recommends it as an exhibit best taken in slowly. Check it out before the exhibit closes on Dec. 15, 2022.
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