Visual Arts
‘Estamos Aquí’ flocks into this Puerto Rican neighborhood in Philly
Taller Puertorriqueño’s new permanent street installation traces the history of Fairhill’s Puerto Rican community.
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Philly’s arts and culture scene is still a ‘powerhouse,’ but pandemic recovery remains uneven
Despite some success stories, many of the region’s arts and culture organizations have not returned to pre-pandemic levels.
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Listen 1:16A South Jersey county is asking artists to create trolls made from recycled materials
Burlington County officials are looking to promote art and recycling with a new Troll Trek initiative.
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Listen 1:12What would a future without guns look like? Ask an artist
Ten artists were asked to invent a future world that doesn’t have guns. Their responses range from spiritual to science fiction fantasy.
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Penn Relays, Mexican Week, Zepparella, VinylCon! and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
April 25–28: The Philadelphia Show, “Kill Move Paradise” in N.J. and the Delaware Symphony’s performance of Mahler are among this weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 4:32An exhibition features works by art therapy alumni, faculty and students to honor 50 years of a program that changed the art therapy field.
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Eagles team up with Arch Enemy Arts for charity art show and auction
The Birds are bringing together two of Philly’s passions — art and sports — to raise money for a good cause.
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A giant glass box has landed at Philly’s Independence Mall. Who are those people inside?
A new pop-up installation in Center City advocates for clean slate laws using life-size stacks of paperwork.
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Listen 1:06WrestleMania XL, Philly Theatre Week and Dine Latino in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
April 4–7: WrestleMania and Theatre Week in Philly, "Murder on the Nile" in N.J. and a celebration of Black female artists in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:36Philly Photo Day returns after a 9-year hiatus
The photography institute TILT is bringing back its city-wide photo-sharing project.
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Simple tips to safely photograph the solar eclipse with your cellphone
Some people with expensive photo equipment are hoping to get the perfect shot during the solar eclipse. But for the rest of us, a phone camera is what we have to work with.
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Wilma Theater spoofs Asian cultural ignorance with a wall of trash
Brecht’s “The Good Person of Setzuan” is a hodge-podge of Asian cultural references to spoof audience awareness.
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Listen 1:53How did Pa. become the ‘gateway’ to Easter egg decorating? A Glencairn Museum exhibit explains
The art form introduced by the Pennsylvania Dutch and shared by other German and Eastern European immigrants continues to be practiced by Pennsylvania artists today.
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Phillies home opener, Easter Promenade and the Carole King musical in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
March 28–31: Easter Promenade in Philly, "Just Like Janis!" in N.J. and Shakes-Beer in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:38‘Black women in art’: 2 installations at the Delaware Art Museum tackle underrepresentation
“There Is a Woman in Every Color” aims to celebrate womanhood and the contributions of Black women to the world of art.
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