Visual Arts

Chinatown’s streets were packed with families celebrating the occasion, with fireworks and dancing lions to complete the scene.

Philadelphia illustrator Charles Santore, known as a celebrated artist of children’s books, was also America’s foremost expert on Windsor chairs.

The Clay Studio in Philadelphia asked 12 artists to make work that reflects how they feel about their position in the world right now.

Jan. 5 - Jan. 8: Philly Loves Bowie week, Opera Delaware benefit, “SpongeBob The Musical” in N.J., are among the area’s weekend highlights.

As a PPD forensic artist, drawing crime victims is his job — but this side project keeps him going.

Dec. 22 - 25: Disney on Ice, A Longwood Christmas, Electron’s holiday concert are among weekend highlights in the area.

A live paint-off at Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar will mark the finale of Bob Dix’s poultry endeavor.

Dec. 8 - 11: Ween in Philly, ‘A Christmas Carol’ in N.J., and Winterthur’s Candlelight Concert in Delaware are among weekend highlights in the area.

City Hall’s midyear budget transfer pumps an unexpected surplus of public funds into the arts sector.

A 30,000-square-foot retail space in the Fashion District has been transformed into a staged, unauthorized show of work by the secretive street artist.

Dec. 1 - 4: Maxwell, Holiday Parade in Philly, bowl with the Eagles in N.J., and Newark Winterfest in Delaware are among this week’s highlights.

The project, with a budget of $500,000, will be the first statue of an African American historic female figure in the city’s public art collection.

“Philly Based” features works by 13 contemporary transplants to Philadelphia, set against neon signs from the city’s past.

The new Eastern Mediterranean gallery at Penn Museum updates the ancient “crucible” that gave rise to the pillars of our modern world.

Nov. 17-20: National Dog Show in the Philly suburbs,Tower of Power in N.J., and a James Weldon Johnson tribute in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.