Visual Arts
The event has been more than two years in the making.
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Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Philly Theater Week, Prince Tribute in Delaware among weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.
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Listen 5:14From the vaults to the walls at PAFA, women artists are front and center
The exhibition sheds light on the sacrifices and achievements by women artists throughout history to the present day.
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Listen 5:50An art-filled exhibit on segregation and swimming is finally open at Fairmount Water Works
“POOL” was supposed to launch last September, but then Ida happened. It’s now restored — and free to visit.
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March Madness, Fur Ball, and Shawn Colvin, in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
Wynton Marsalis, Shawn Colvin, Festival of Praise, and March Madness are among weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.
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Listen 5:22In just one month, the Wizarding World experience has sold tickets to people from all 50 U.S. states.
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‘Magical things’ can happen through fiber arts at Fishtown’s newest shop
Modest Transitions is a place for sustainable creativity, community, and meditative making. The shop is a textile and fiber arts destination.
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Listen 1:32‘For us, by us’: A place to find and celebrate Philly’s Latina creatives
This popular Instagram community is a labor of love.
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These Ukrainian artists capture the country’s spirit and the war’s toll
As Russian forces continue to attack Ukraine, some Ukrainian artists continue to capture the spirit of their country and the war's toll. These are some of their stories.
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A new stamp honors the Ukrainian soldiers who profanely told off a Russian warship
Ukraine introduced the design for a postage stamp that memorializes a now-famous battle cry rallying the country in its fight against the Russian invasion.
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Don’t believe your eyes: New Museum of Illusions opens in Philadelphia
The global franchise of immersive optical and spatial trickery has opened in more than 35 cities, now including Philadelphia.
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Weekend highlights in and around Philadelphia include Keith Haring, Lloyd Price, the Auto Show and a new museum in Old City.
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Listen 4:40Philly’s Magic Gardens helps employees donate organs
The executive director of Magic Gardens found “joy” in donating a kidney. She changed the company's health benefits so workers can do the same.
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Listen 1:53Documentary promises inside look at 2018 heist at Philly’s Insectarium
Back in 2018, thieves took around 7,000 spiders, roaches, and other animals. It seemed clear who did it, but the story is not so clear-cut.
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Listen 2:10Philly’s Lightbox Film Center starts restoration work to give films a ‘second life’
After 43 years of presenting foreign and avant-garde film, the Lightbox Film Center launches a film restoration program to repair and revive old films.
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