Hi, this week there’s so much to tell about. There’s a solo exhibition by Chelsey Luster at Vox Populi, a culmination of the Windgate Arts Residency as an exhibition at the Museum for Art in Wood, and news of an upcoming exhibition at Commonweal. Chimaera Gallery announces their new brick and mortar location bringing their online presence into reality. Plus more and opportunities.
Read MoreHi, this week we see a solo show by an Artblog contributor, Lauren Whearty at Gross McCleaf Gallery! Vox Populi is seeking new members, it’s a great opportunity to engage with a wildly creative community. This past Saturday the first mural to Juneteenth was unveiled in Germantown. Lots more exciting things to see, hear, and do!
Read MoreSee Libby Rosa’s solo-exhibition at Blah Blah before it closes June 30th! Corey explores the strange mythology that Rosa creates in Vox Populi’s newest exhibition space focused on uplifting non-binary and female artists. See how Rosa sees red through a fresh and softened approach to the inherently violent term.
Read MoreRun right over to Vox Populi to catch this miraculous intergenerational painting show before it closes June 11. But first be sure to read Lane’s poetic and analytical review.
Read MoreHi, this week we see exciting exhibitions with the young peoples Art Mart and the Philadelphia Sculptors 23rd annual 5 into 1 show. Save July 13 for The Icebox Project Space, which invites 10 curators to organize exhibits and conduct workshops. Look out for more bout Artblog’s 20th birthday celebration coming soon! Have a great one!
Read MoreThis week we have many gallery listings and a few new exhibitions that are set to open. Friends of The Artblog are doing big things, Taj Ra’oof Nahl will be exhibiting a new work titled Cross Pollination happening at four different sites. Lane Timothy Spiedel, one of our writers, will be reading from two of their books at Partner and Son. Vox Populi is set to open four new exhibitions in early May. PAFA is holding a series of workshops, presentations, and tours for Indigenous People’s day providing an opportunity to learn about the Lenape of Philadelphia as well as Indigenous immigrants. Something I’m particularly excited about is the Clay Studio spring pottery sale. I hope you all find something fun to do in this nice weather. Enjoy yourselves!!
Read MoreHi, this week we see Vox Populi hosting Rosine 2.0 in Practice, a day of workshops and installations. Tools of the Trade conference connecting artisans and business resources in Philly is taking place at the end of March. For exhibitions, the Delaware Art Museum exhibits the unique heritage, history, and experience of Mexican Americans and Latinos with prints from the Romo Collection. Partners and Son soon to open Both/And by Anuj Shrestha. Pentimenti Gallery presents Raymond Saá and Kate Bonner + Anna Wehrwein Endless Illusions. Fjord Gallery announces new solo exhibition by Petra Floyd. Opportunities appear in the form of Vox Populi soon accepting applications for their 18th Annual Juried Exhibitions. Hope you enjoy some of these events or exhibitions, and have a nice week.
Read MoreHi, this week we see many free events and exhibitions alongside announcements of change and new precedents. The Philadelphia Orchestra is holding a six-and-a-half-hour marathon of Organ performances.
Read MoreArtblog is excited to let you know about The Velocity Fund’s 2022 open call for projects in and with communities in Philadelphia. We love this direct-to-artist funding source! We believe that art belongs in the community, and projects belong in the hands of artists, and The Velocity Fund helps make that happen. Read on and be sure to consider applying for your innovative project.
Read MoreWe are very excited for two rare opportunities: First, the chance to see Dona Nelson’s paintings in person in Philadelphia (doesn’t happen very often!). Second, a chance to hear four Black Guggenheim photography fellows — Donald E. Camp, Ron Tarver, Wendel White and William Earle Williams — speak about their work in a virtual/in person event is likewise a rare opportunity. Meanwhile, things are opening this Spring, and the Second Thursday openings on the American Street corridor are expanding. We bring you a video that includes Roberta and Morgan (among others) speaking virtually about how to approach the media with your need for coverage. Rounding out the News, there are a couple great opportunities for you, artists.
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 MoreDeborah Krieger interviews Kelsey Halliday Johnson, artist and current Executive Director of Portland, Maine’s SPACE (plus former Philly resident/ arts worker/ member of Philly’s DIY-alternative community). Kelsey is enthusiastically dedicated to her role at SPACE, a multi-disciplinary independent maker hub; in particular their grantmaking program, the Kindling Fund.
Read MoreAlex Smith reviews Logan Cryer’s latest curation ‘Dark Sousveillance,’ inspired by Simone Browne’s research on Blackness and surveillance. The group show features Black and predominantly queer artists, examining “wanting to be seen by each other, and wanting to hide from the violence of hypervisibility.” The exhibition is on view at Vox Populi, by appointment, thru Jan. 16, 2022.
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