Through These Photographs
A man lands at a major-metropolitan airport somewhere in the United States at night. He leaves the baggage claim and sets out on foot with an old fashioned large-format view camera slung over his shoulder like a hobo's bindle. He is walking to the city center [...]

Opera Philadelphia
Opera Philadelphia creates outstanding productions of both classic and new operatic works that resonate within the community, assembles the finest international creative artists, and presents a wide array of programming that educates, deepens, and diversifies the opera audience in Philadelphia [...]

Fresh Palates to Palettes
Fresh Palates to Palettes is a program implemented at the Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School created in collaboration with their lead art teacher, Deva Watson, and the national award winning Philadelphia-based non-profit, Fresh Artists. This project allows students from disadvantaged neighborhoods [...]

May 2013
May's full episode of FRIDAY ARTS goes behind the scenes at Opera Philadelphia, explores the city's "mean streets" with photographer Will Steacy, and follows students bridging fine and culinary art.

Mary Wilson: Come See About Me
In the 60's, The Supremes were the most commercially successful singing group at Motown Records, and to date, are the most successful vocal group in America, with twelve number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. During the Civil Rights movement they became the “Cross-over group” that [...]

The ExCITe Center
The ExCITe Center, at Drexel University, seems an odd jumble of upper and lower case letters. The ExCITe Center is an acronym for "Expressive-Creative-Interactive-Technology" center as Dr. Youngmoo Kim, director of the center, explains it. A university-wide center, Dr. Kim hopes [...]

The Perfect Brew
Stone fruit, ginger, molasses, apricot and cranberry may not be the first characteristics one would associate with coffee, but amongst coffee experts at cupping events, those are some of the flavors and aromas to be found while sipping a perfect brew. Specialty coffee people are not afraid [...]

April 2013
April's episode of FRIDAY ARTS showcases a few local coffee specialists, checks out the creations coming out of Drexel's ExCITe Center, and meets Mary Wilson of The Supremes.

The Dufala Brothers
The Dufala brothers will tell you that there are 5 total Dufala Brothers but that they two – Steven and Billy Blaise Dufala – are the ones that work together to make art. And when people ask them just how they work together, they indicate that it is kind of like an architectural firm [...]

Tiberino – The West Philly Wyeths
The Tiberino family, often referred to as “The West Philly Wyeths”, have been creating art in their Powelton Village neighborhood for over half a century. Joe Tiberino and wife, Ellen Powell Tiberino, who passed away in 1992, have firmly established themselves in Philadelphia's art community and beyond, [...]

Tavro 13
Since 1771, the Olde Swedes Inn has served South Jersey as a place of lodging and dining. Recent renovations and new ownership have claimed a new life for the Olde Swedes Inn, under the name of Tavro 13. This restaurant, lounge, and bar serve as an innovative take on fine dining apart from the city of Philadelphia.

March 2013
March's episode of FRIDAY ARTS explores the "waste stream" art of the Dufala brothers, checks out what's on the menu at Tavro 13, and traces the artistic history of the Tiberino family.

Marc Brodzik
Marc Brodzik does portraits. The New Jesey-born artist paints them on cardboard, wheat pastes them on highway overpasses, and crafts them out of wood. He also happens to run a start-up internet TV channel called SCRAPPLE TV and makes documentaries in addition to painting [...]

Richard Alston
Richard Alston is a masterful pianist, having appeared as a soloist and in recitals with orchestras throughout the United States and Europe. After earning both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Julliard School of Music, Alston was poised for a career in both classical piano performance [...]

GEOFeast
The Geographical Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1891 by people with a passion for exploration and travel. The 2nd annual GEOfest is a film, speaker and food festival featuring renowned explorers, scientists and travelers, running in various locations throughout Philadelphia [...]

February 2013
February's episode of FRIDAY ARTS introduces you to classical pianist Richard Alston, goes into the many studios of artist Marc Brodzik, and explores global cuisine with The Geographical Society of Philadelphia.

William Kendzierski
New Jersey artist William Kendzierski creates sculptures that he considers “Hyper-realism”. Works that look so real it's hard to tell if they are or not. Whether it's from his fast food series of burgers and fries, one of his robotic replicas, or his very life-like sculptures of human forms, you'll find yourself taking a second look.

Star's End and Space Music
Chuck Van Zyl is a letter carrier during the day and a DJ at night playing space music on STAR'S END. Currently in its thirtieth year, it is one of the longest running radio shows devoted to space music in the United States. The show began at what was a tiny student-run radio station at [...]

UDairy Creamery
The UDairy Creamery, established in 2008, produces premium ice cream made with the milk from the cows on the farm at the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Founded on science, sustainability and entrepreneurship [...]

January 2013
January's episode of FRIDAY ARTS introduces you to the work of William Kendzierski, explores the genre of space music, and finds frozen treats at the University of Delaware.