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January 15, 2021 by Morgan Nitz and Roberta

Check-in with Artblog, Roberta and Morgan talk coping, Philly, and the future

Morgan and Roberta check in with a 37-minute Artblog Radio conversation. They share how they’re coping, discuss a new Artblog community project, and talk Philadelphia’s community-based art scene.

December 21, 2020 by Dereck Stafford Mangus

Contemporary churches in Baltimore, repurposed and appreciated in a new light

After learning that the iconic Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Baltimore church was purchased by an out-of-state developer, Dereck reflects on the upward trend of repurposed churches in his neighborhood.

August 4, 2020 by Artblog

Thank you from Artblog, Submissions closed for “Artists in the time of Coronavirus”

The deadline to submit to “Artists in the time of Coronavirus” has passed! HUGE thank you to everyone who has participated!

June 3, 2020 by Ilana Napoli

Artists of ‘Yes In My Front Yard’ (YIMFY) on future of the arts post-COVID-19

In part two of this two-part essay on ‘Yes in My Front Yard” (YIMFY), a public installation in West Philly, Ilana Napoli speaks with curators and artists Daniel Tucker, Emily Bunker, Li Sumpter and Lucia Thomé about the flaws of the current arts infrastructure and reimagining the future post-COVID-19.

May 22, 2020 by Michael Lieberman

Galleries in the time of Coronavirus, going virtual and facing future challenges

Artblog contributor Michael Lieberman reached out to a selection of Philadelphia galleries and collectives to check in during Coronavirus.

April 20, 2020 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

What’s next? Visual Arts on the downside of the Covid-19 curve

Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz co-author an essay about the aftermath of the Covid-19 closures on the arts community, and speculate on possible alternative models.

April 6, 2008 by Roberta

Road trip and weekend reading