Visual Arts

Jane Golden walks Billy Penn through Philadelphia’s 40-year journey as a public art pioneer.

The exhibition hearkens back to the visual style of the early 20th century, with art from magazine covers and album art to cartoons.

“Like seeds embedded in the soil, Black families and communities have nurtured this neighborhood,” said one of the project's co-curators.

Unveiled this week, this vibrant art project helps to close off a former turning lane.

Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, based in Berlin, will design a Holocaust mural for a prominent intersection on the Parkway.

Among the collection are Philly-themed pieces, like a life-sized Liberty Bell with a crack filled in with rainbow bricks and a statue of Benjamin Franklin.

The day-long event, hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, will explore the intersections of culture and politics in the city.

“The Time Is Always Now” features Black contemporary artists reimagining Black bodies.

Local groups remembered the hundreds of people killed as a result of gun violence in Philadelphia and in its surrounding counties.

“Bringing people together through arts and cultural practices is as old as humanity,” organizer Jennifer Turnbull said.

Bitmapped video projections in Ravenhill Chapel are experiments in the healing powers of light.

“What Times Are These?” is an antidote for election exhaustion.

More than 40 Philly artists contributed work to an exhibition at Big Ramp in Kensington honoring the pets of so-called “childless cat ladies.”

The internationally recognized artist from Camden has her first solo exhibition in the Philadelphia region.

The Pig Iron School for devised theater will remain in Philadelphia while becoming part of New Jersey’s Rowan University.