
Visual Arts
Seward Johnson established his atelier in 1974 to give artists greater involvement in the technical production of their work.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 2:32Mural Arts’ after-school programming prepares students, heals communities
Founded in 1984, Mural Arts Philadelphia has created more than 4,000 murals. The nonprofit organization also helps kids hone their artistic and social skills after school.
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Listen 1:03An 1859 fantasy of Black material culture is manifested as a “funhouse” of art and cultural criticism at Winterthur.
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Listen 1:12Glencairn Museum spotlights a sacred Ukrainian tradition
Glencairn Museum is celebrating the rushnyk, a sacred Ukrainian tradition cherished by many Ukrainian Americans in the Greater Philadelphia region.
1 month ago
Listen 2:09Explore your place in the universe inside ‘Super/Natural’ at Doylestown’s Michener Museum
Stained-glass artist Judith Schaechter built a cathedral for a congregation of one inside the Michener Art Museum.
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Listen 1:27Easter Celebrations, Mary J. Blige and The Lights Festival in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
April 17- 20: “Stompin’ at the Savoy” in Del., opening day at Philly’s Franklin Square and Melissa Etheridge in South Jersey are among the highlights.
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