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The arts span every facet of life – the White House just hosted a summit about it
Organized by the White House Domestic Policy Council and the NEA, the event sought to explore how the arts can improve health and foster relationships for collaboration.
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Climate activists throw soup at glass protecting Mona Lisa in Paris as farmers’ protests continue
Two women with the words “FOOD RIPOSTE” written on their t-shirts could be seen in a video posted on social media Sunday throwing the soup.
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Philly Tattoo Fest, Madonna, Lunar New Year and Dinos After Dark in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Jan. 24 - 28: Tattoo Fest in Philly, “The Producers” in N.J., and Common in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:2050 years later, (re)Focus brings women artists back into galleries across Philadelphia
A landmark, city-wide feminist art exhibition from 1974 is reborn and updated for 2024.
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Listen 1:37‘An enormous relief’: Philly’s Colored Girls Museum wins zoning approval
The decision means the museum can remain at its current location in Germantown.
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Listen 0:49Hanging on the telephone: Maguire Museum tracks America’s disappearing payphones
The cell phone may have killed the payphone, but photographer Eric Kunsman seeks out people for whom payphones are a lifeline.
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Listen 2:43New Jersey art gallery opens an exhibit featuring places that no longer exist
A South Jersey art show features paintings of nostalgic locations that no longer exist.
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Jan. 11 - 15: MLK Day in Philly, Marshall Charloff and the Purple Xperience in N.J. and a Whitney Houston tribute concert in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:20A Philadelphia museum is turning toddlers into art lovers by encouraging their artistic expression
Philly toddlers are looking at art, hearing stories about artworks and then creating their own unique art projects at Woodmere Art Museum.
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National Liberty Museum amplifies the liberating power of music
The Old City museum explores the intimate, fraught connection between music and liberty.
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Listen 1:48Youth homelessness in Philadelphia illustrated: ‘They are invisible’
The artistic piece was created by Philadelphian Gabby Rodriguez in three different mediums — color pencil, watercolor, and marker.
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The arts are having a bumpy pandemic recovery in Philly, new report shows
An influx of $6 million in federal COVID recovery funds is coming to Philly. But a new study shows the progress in the arts sector is uneven.
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Listen 1:13With photos and audio, a new exhibition highlights Chinese migration to Costa Rica, and how the people and their culture changed over time.
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Listen 3:20To die for: The Science History Institute shows us how we dye
A new exhibition at the Science History Institute, BOLD, tracks the cultural and environmental impacts of synthetic dyes.
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Listen 2:57For 5 years, Cherry Street Pier has given us a reason to visit the Delaware River
Since 2018 the former industrial fruit dock has fostered an artist community to give people a reason to visit the waterfront.
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