
Visual Arts
Bucks County artist creates collaborative, interactive Juneteenth flag
The artwork, composed of tiles painted by members of 16 different local organizations, will be on display at the Mercer Museum this Saturday.
5 days ago
Listen 1:09Portrait of former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wins national award
The Portrait Society of America awarded the painting of Nutter first place in its 2025 international portrait competition.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:02Students at Kuumba Academy use puppets to explore storytelling and self-expression in an effort to boost learning through arts integration.
2 weeks ago
Listen 5:42UArts memorial commemorates 1 year since school’s closure
Philadelphia's University of the Arts closed almost one year ago. Former students and faculty and local performers will commemorate the closure with events and performances.
3 weeks ago
William Penn School District could eliminate arts, athletics programs
The school district in Delaware County said it is in need of Pennsylvania cyber charter reform and additional adequacy funding to balance the budget.
3 weeks ago
Listen 0:56Seward Johnson established his atelier in 1974 to give artists greater involvement in the technical production of their work.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:21Philadelphia sculptor casts a 10-foot Muhammad Ali on the 60th anniversary of his famous victory
Zenos Frudakis renders Muhammad Ali’s 1965 win over Sonny Liston for the town where it happened.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:21If you could see what they see: Window views of Philly employees installed at City Hall
The photo exhibit aims to humanize public sector work, which is often seen as a faceless bureaucratic wall.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:13Mural Arts’ ‘No Place Like Home’ student exhibition champions the importance of art education
Students from all over Philly worked together to create their own artistic home full of fantastical joy.
4 weeks ago
Working in isolation for 10 years, Philly artist reveals his army at Grounds for Sculpture
Clifford Ward has quietly crafted two dozen African fantasy warriors. They are the centerpiece of his first exhibition in a decade.
1 month ago
Listen 1:32Art of the Win: Kansas City museum delivers painting to Philly as part of Super Bowl wager
The Philadelphia Museum of Art will display a Manet painting it received from KC’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art until August.
1 month ago
Philly politicians, arts administrators rally in the wake of disappearing NEA funds
As Philly debates its next budget, the city’s art sector demands to be heard.
1 month ago
Listen 1:23Is this the worst-ever era for American pop culture?
A recent YouGov survey rated the 2020s as the worst decade in a century for music, movies, fashion, TV, sports. But are reports of the culture’s demise greatly exaggerated?
Air Date: May 14, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 52:05TheArtBlog, Philadelphia’s go-to site for local arts, to shut down after 22 years
What started as a passion project against disappearing arts coverage turned into one of Philly’s most regular and reliable art news portals.
1 month ago
Listen 1:22Philly theaters reel from sudden loss of NEA funding
Arts organizations in Philadelphia and elsewhere scramble to cope with an abrupt cancellation of promised federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
1 month ago
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