Visual Arts
After the fall: Philly arts programs search for a way out of the collapse of UArts
UArts was home to a handful of organizations with various levels of independence. After the dramatic closure, who will survive?
2 years ago
Listen 1:37Odunde, art festivals and Pride events this weekend in Philly
The Odunde Festival, Art for the Cash Poor and West Philly Porchfest are some of the things happening this weekend.
2 years ago
University of the Arts president resigns as questions swirl over abrupt closure
Four days after announcing the school would shut down imminently, and during a constantly evolving crisis, Kerry Walk stepped down.
2 years ago
Listen 0:59On "Jill Scott Day," the Grammy Award winner was honored with the unveiling of a 900-square-foot mural that will go up on the school's facade.
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Forman Arts Initiative acquires a city block in Kensington for an arts campus
The future art incubator hub at the 2200 block of North American Street will be designed with community input.
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Listen 1:24Philadelphia Museum of Art shows how Mary Cassatt got the work done
A major retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows how the Philly-raised impressionist focused on women’s work.
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Listen 1:16“Abbott Elementary" creator Quinta Brunson studied under Joyce Abbott in the sixth grade. Abbott has now been honored with a portrait and a renamed administrative office.
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Leveling up: University of Delaware graduates its first class of gaming majors
Game studies program students chose from three different concentrations: game design and development; game industry and sport management; and games, culture and society.
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Listen 1:50Thwarting the revolution: Mercer Museum explains historic outlawry of the Doan Gang
Was Bucks County’s Doan Gang a band of libertarian heroes or revolutionary traitors? Discuss at the Mercer Museum.
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Listen 1:39On Saturday, attendees of all ages enjoyed panel discussions, workshops and a comic book marketplace at Temple University’s Student and Faculty Center.
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MOVE exhibit aims to showcase who the members of the Black liberation group ‘were as people’
“MOVE: The Old Days” tells the history of the organization through an exhibit on display this weekend at the Paul Robeson House and Museum.
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Listen 1:07The center explores the biological basis of aesthetic experiences. It added an artist-in-residence position in 2019.
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Listen 5:55A rose by another name: A fantasy about in-utero cannibalism comes to Philly’s Fabric Workshop
The immersive, interactive installation “Rose Garden” is a genderqueer fantasy of in-utero cannibalism.
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A well-preserved painting from 1857 by Thomas Waterman Wood shows another side of Black life and is now on display at the Winterthur Museum.
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Listen 1:57Crackdown on Kensington, Bird flu outbreak, Eurovision Song Contest
The avian flu has spread to birds, foxes, sea lions, dairy cows, and a farmworker has been infected. All this is raising concerns about a potential pandemic.
Air Date: May 8, 2024 12:00 pm
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