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A flower display has a blue gown as its centerpiece.
Education
Billy Penn

W.B. Saul students win gold at Philadelphia Flower Show for ‘electric blue’ prom-inspired exhibit

Horticulture is a major at the magnet high school, which maintains a 130-acre campus in Roxborough.

2 weeks ago

File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African Diasporic art.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Museum of Art creates a new department for Black and African art

A gift of 300 pieces of African art will seed the new Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art.

4 weeks ago

A view of the National Constitution Center.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Presidents Day celebrations, ‘Disney 100’ exhibit, Talisk, and Ice Fest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Feb. 16 - Feb. 19: Black dance tribute in Del., “Disney 100” exhibit in Philly, and “The Wild Party” in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

1 month ago

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Paintings are hung in a gallery.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly artist Alex Da Corte explodes into ‘The Street’

The Philly artist’s immersive installation at UArts taps into anxieties born out of the pandemic era.

2 months ago

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A figure holding a man baby gazes towards another sculpted figure.
Arts & Entertainment

Art that stares back: Life-size figures reflect cultural identities at the Clay Studio

The Clay Studio in Philadelphia asked 12 artists to make work that reflects how they feel about their position in the world right now.

2 months ago

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The Rocky statue on a sunny day.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Making the Rocky statue into ‘a destination for the world’

Is it a movie prop or is it art?

2 months ago

A close-up of a butter sculpture of a calf.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

PA Farm Show butter sculpture: 1,000 lbs. and all the stats you could possibly want to know

For the 2023 edition, sculptors carved a multi-generational scene of a dairy farming family, with a keystone backdrop showing a bucolic farm.

3 months ago

File photo: Lucy The Elephant stands in Margate, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
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6abc

Lucy the Elephant reopens at the Jersey Shore following 15-month-long restoration

The Jersey Shore landmark underwent a 15-month-long exterior restoration to replace the metal skin that had degraded beyond repair.

3 months ago

A portrait of Julia Zagar.
Community
Billy Penn

Eyes Gallery to reopen in new South Street storefront next year

The iconic shop is also hosting a holiday pop-up as it continues to rebuild from last summer’s devastating fire.

4 months ago

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Regional Roundup: October 24, 2022

Proud Boys founder will visit Penn State. It's the last day to register to vote in PA's upcoming crucial midterms. And, artist Tanda Francis will sculpt Marian Anderson.

Air Date: October 24, 2022 10:00 am

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An up-close view of mealworms on Styrofoam
Arts & Entertainment

Plastic artwork will be decomposed by mealworms at Philly’s Asian Arts Initiative

Narendra Haynes’ Styrofoam sculptures will be decomposed by mealworms during an exhibition at the Asian Arts Initiative.

5 months ago

A statue of Harriet Tubman is unveiled on the North Apron of City Hall
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

After outcry over Harriet Tubman statue commission, Philadelphia reverses course and will hold an open call

The city will now allow women and artists of color to compete for a chance to sculpt the famed civil right leader.

7 months ago

People practice wheelthrowing at the Clay Studio's new facility on North American Street. (WHYY Youth Journalism Camp students)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Video: The Clay Studio is thrilled to be bringing more art to Kensington

The nonprofit gallery and school offers free programming every week.

7 months ago

The artist, in a pink T-shirt in the center, holds up plastic recycled art while two people, backs to the camera, listen.
Arts & Entertainment

From trash to treasure: Magic Gardens event encourages recycling through creativity

Ricky Boscarino started creating art out of recycled plastic around eight years ago, which he says changed his view on how plastics are used daily.

7 months ago

''Grumman Greenhouse'' has occupied Lenfest Plaza at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts since 2011. The sculpture features a Navy war plane that has been converted into a greenhouse. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Crash-landed in Philly 11 years ago, ‘Grumman Greenhouse’ is finally saying goodbye

After 11 years, the “beloved” sculpture by Jordan Griska, “Grumman Greenhouse,” is making way for a major John Rhoden retrospective at PAFA.

8 months ago

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