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20 hours ago
Listen 1:26A Delaware native turned to art during the early, difficult stages of motherhood. Her work is on view at Wilmington's Mezzanine Gallery.
5 days ago
Listen 1:35Philly’s Painted Bride Art Center moves, again, as its leader steps down
Laurel Raczka, the longtime leader of the Painted Bride Art Center, is stepping down after 26 years with the arts organization.
7 days ago
Listen 1:23Check out photos from this weekend’s opening of Philly’s Chinese Lantern Festival
From a giant, glowing octopus to a colorful peacock with changing feathers, this year’s celebration features an all-new display of illuminated sculptures.
1 week ago
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.
3 weeks 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.
4 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.
4 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.
1 month 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.
1 month ago
Listen 0:56Seward Johnson established his atelier in 1974 to give artists greater involvement in the technical production of their work.
1 month 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.
1 month 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.
1 month 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.
1 month 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.
2 months 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.
2 months ago