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Sculpture

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.

3 years ago

Listen 1:21
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.

3 years ago

Listen 1:21
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?

3 years 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 years ago

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

3 years ago

Calcomanías de
Radio Times

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.

3 years 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.

3 years 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.

3 years 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.

3 years 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.

3 years ago

The ceiling of the Greal Hall at Glencairn Museum soars to 70 feet. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

As Bryn Athyn’s modern medieval castle closes for upgrades, its historic collection goes downtown

The modern medieval castle in Bryn Athyn has closed for renovations until 2023. So it sent its prized 12th-century stained glass to the Philly Art Museum.

3 years ago

The Clothespin is visible, with buildings and the American flag in the background.
Arts & Entertainment

Claes Oldenburg, 93, created giant sculptures that became icons of Philly

The pop artist died on Monday at 93. His giant sculptures of common objects evoke the silly and the serious of Philly.

3 years ago

Pillars and pedestals are arranged in an open space, with buildings visible in the background.
Arts & Entertainment

It’s waiting for you: New public sculpture ‘Monument in Waiting’ at Drexel University

What’s it like to be monumental? You can stand on a pedestal at the sculptural installation “Monument in Waiting” and feel posterity.

3 years ago

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