Visual Arts

“Escher's work teaches you how to re-see reality,” art collector and dealer Rock Walker said.

The Charles Santore branch has been transformed with paintings that celebrate sisterhood and fun.

The massive mural sits on 13th street between Pine and Spruce Streets.

The statue shows the fierce abolitionist and former slave as a reverent warrior for liberation.

The renowned printmaker had befriended a blind boy from the neighborhood in North Philly. Now his descendants keep Thrash’s legacy alive.

The 7,000-square-foot tile mosaic wrapping the former performance venue had been in legal limbo for five years.

The students worked together to create a collage based on how their location and background influenced their life.

Displaying the “rainbow of America,” the museum in Chadds Ford is exhibiting stories of nature and family through diverse cultural lenses.

The Kensington art gallery features the photography project documenting 20 years of life against the Israeli barrier wall.

This week is the final round in a nationwide contest for an iconic hairstyle. Shawn Halladay, one of the 25 finalists, is from Gifford in McKean County near Bradford.

“Philly Daydreaming” is a systemwide art installation profiling SEPTA drivers and riders. The centerpiece is an underground “spaceship.”

Sylvester Stallone reached out to the mayor and partnered with the Philadelphia Visitor Center to open a Sly Shop in front of the Art Museum.

Oct. 5 - 8: OURfest in Philly, Collingswood Book Festival in N.J., and Malcolm Jenkins book-signing in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

A new public art initiative “Art at Amtrak” brings site-specific installations into rail stations along the Northeast Corridor.

The area just south of City Hall was transformed as a hub for people who sought cultural programs 30 years ago.