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Kevin Aster Young posing with artwork
Arts & Entertainment

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

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Michael Nutter looks into the camera
Arts & Entertainment

Portrait 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

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Kate Testa helps four students with puppets
Arts & Entertainment

‘Art is part of culture’: How integrating arts is powering academic and emotional growth in Delaware classrooms

Students at Kuumba Academy use puppets to explore storytelling and self-expression in an effort to boost learning through arts integration.

2 weeks ago

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UArts staff and faculty
Education
Billy Penn

UArts 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

outside Penn Wood High School
Education

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

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Animism sculpture
Arts & Entertainment

Owning the means of production: New Jersey’s Grounds for Sculpture merges with the fabrication company next door

Seward Johnson established his atelier in 1974 to give artists greater involvement in the technical production of their work.

3 weeks ago

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Zenos Frudakis stands beside his 10-foot-tall statue of Muhammad Ali
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia 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

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the Civic Views exhibit being set up
Arts & Entertainment

If 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

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Student artwork at the No Place Like Home exhibition
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Mural 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

Ode to George 2 sculpture by Clifford Ward
Arts & Entertainment

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

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Swoop posing for a photo with a painting on the wall
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Art 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

Rue Landau looks on
Arts & Entertainment

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

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AI, streaming and other technological advancements are rapidly reshaping the entertainment landscape, transforming music, film, sports, and more.
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Is 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

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Roberta Fallon poses for a photo
Arts & Entertainment

TheArtBlog, 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

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Leigh Goldenberg standing in the Wilma Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly 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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