
Sculpture
Philadelphia Flower Show goes back inside for ‘23 after 2-year run in FDR park
COVID-19 pushed the Philadelphia Flower Show outside the last two years. In 2023 it will return to its traditional indoor setting and start just before spring.
7 days ago
Sculptural fountain at Philly’s Cherry Street Pier is a 16’ glass bed of living mussels
“Freshwater” by Jean Shin spotlights the importance of mussels as “ecosystem engineers” keeping our rivers clean.
1 week ago
Photos from the Philadelphia Flower Show, with 15 acres of colorful beauty in FDR Park
Visitors said the event, now in its second time outdoors, was head and shoulders above last year’s edition.
1 week ago
A dinosaur with native beadwork emerges in Philly’s Navy Yard
A life-size sculpture of a Parasaurolophus decorated with Lenni Lenape beadwork is the first permanent sculpture introduced by the Navy Yard’s developer.
2 weeks ago
First new sculpture in 70 years for Philly’s 30th Street Station
Amtrak built a wall on wheels to accommodate Virginia Maksymowicz’s “Tools of the Trade,” honoring hand labor in the national rail system.
2 months ago
10 things to know about the new OY/YO sculpture outside Philly’s Jewish museum
It creates an instantly iconic selfie spot on Independence Mall.
2 months ago
The design for the sculpture commissioned for the new Philly police headquarters was altered following the 2020 protest over the killing of George Floyd.
3 months ago
Listen 1:45At Masters, some come to see golfers, others to see gnomes
The Masters has gone gnome-mad. Yes. Gnomes.
3 months ago
Philly plans permanent statue honoring Harriet Tubman
The newly commissioned permanent statue will be larger than the temporary Tubman statue currently at City Hall.
4 months ago
Clay Studio nearing its $14.5 million move to Kensington
The ceramics center will vacate its Old City home of 41 years for a $14.5 million custom-designed building for artists and community members.
5 months ago
Harriet Tubman statue arrives in Philadelphia in time for her 200th birthday
The nine-foot-tall sculpture will reside on the apron of City Hall until the end of March when the city will celebrate the anniversary of her birth in March of 1822.
6 months ago
Listen 1:26Sculpture of Harriet Tubman coming to City Hall
Wesley Wofford’s “Journey to Freedom” will be temporarily installed outside City Hall during the city’s 10-week celebration of Tubman’s bicentennial.
6 months ago
PAFA names its first Black president for a time of significant transition
Eric Pryor, current president of Harlem School of the Arts, will lead PAFA through the school’s transition from the COVID-19 pandemic.
7 months ago
Delaware River takes a bite out of a waterfront art exhibit
A show of contemporary sculpture on Cherry Street Pier hit by flooding on opening night.
8 months ago
Artist and educator Percy Ricks was rejected by Delaware Art Museum in a 1971 effort to showcase Black artists. The museum is making amends 50 years later.
9 months ago
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