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Visual Arts

Rafael Damast
Arts & Entertainment

‘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.

2 years ago

Ballet dancers on stage
Arts & Entertainment

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.

2 years ago

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Giant troll made out of recycled material
Community

A 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.

2 years ago

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A mural titled Hope for Future Generations
Arts & Entertainment

What 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.

2 years ago

File photo: BalletX performance (Courtesy of BalletX)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

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.

2 years ago

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Denise Wolf
Health
Billy Penn

50 years later, Drexel commemorates the first graduate program for creative arts therapy worldwide with an exhibit

An exhibition features works by art therapy alumni, faculty and students to honor 50 years of a program that changed the art therapy field.

2 years ago

Artist O'Neil Scott's
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

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.

2 years ago

art installation
Arts & Entertainment

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.

2 years ago

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wrestlemania illustration
Things To Do
Community

WrestleMania 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.

2 years ago

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Photo submission to past Philly Photo Day. (Kennedy Christopher, 2013)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Photo Day returns after a 9-year hiatus

The photography institute TILT is bringing back its city-wide photo-sharing project.

2 years ago

The moment of totality during a solar eclipse in Glendo, Wyo., on Aug. 21, 2017.
NPR
Science

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.

2 years ago

Recycled plastic bins become props and percussion instruments for the cast of ''The Good Person of Setzuan'' at Wilma Theater. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

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.

2 years ago

Listen 1:53
A basket of decorated eggs
Arts & Entertainment

How 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.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper reacts during a baseball game vs. the San Diego Padres on Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

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.

2 years ago

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Elizabeth Humphrey's installation,
Arts & Entertainment

‘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.

2 years ago

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