
Sculpture
Laurel Hill Cemetery has a hot rod hearse with the previous owner still inside
FYNLRYD has found its forever home parked just inside the gates of Laurel Hill East.
3 weeks ago
Some of the Spiral Q exhibit’s signature pieces take stances on urgent social issues, including calls to defund police and immigration enforcement agencies.
2 months ago
‘Sublime’ folk sculptures by William Edmondson at the Barnes Foundation
Eight decades after his landmark exhibition at MOMA, William Edmondson’s “Monumental Vision” gets refreshed at the Barnes.
3 months ago
Listen 1:17Contemporary art ‘reanimates’ historic sculpture garden on the Schuylkill River
Maren Hassinger’s “Steel Bodies” reanimates a vision of American history at the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial along the Schuylkill River.
3 months ago
Listen 1:27A new era begins for Eyes Gallery as it reopens on South Street
The Philadelphia gem, more than a half-century old, inaugurates its new location this weekend.
5 months ago
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.
6 months ago
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.
7 months ago
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.
7 months ago
Listen 6:21Philly 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.
8 months ago
Listen 1:21Art 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.
8 months ago
Listen 1:21Making the Rocky statue into ‘a destination for the world’
Is it a movie prop or is it art?
8 months ago
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.
9 months ago
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.
9 months ago
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.
10 months ago
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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