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Arleen Olshan next to paintings
Arts & Entertainment

William Way Center exhibits LGBTQ memorial portraits by Arleen Olshan

A co-founder of the William Way Center, Olshan coordinated its first art exhibition 50 years ago. She now portrays people she has lost.

3 months ago

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The big replica bells on display
Community

Liberty Bell replicas being distributed to multiple Philly neighborhoods to celebrate America’s 250th birthday

The fiberglass Liberty Bell replicas are designed to show the city’s diversity as part of the Bells Across PA project.

3 months ago

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Dylis Blum, the former curator of fashion at the Philadelphia Art Museum, stands next to a mannequin wearing a colorful piece
Arts & Entertainment

Dilys Blum, curator of fashion at the Philadelphia Art Museum for 38 years, dies at 77

Blum’s legacy includes the “Off the Wall” exhibition, a 2019 show about clothes as wearable art in the 1960s and 1970s.

3 months ago

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1875 painting, ''The Henriot Family'' is undergoing conservation at The Barnes Foundation. A yellowed coat of resin is being removed, revealing a brighter, bluer painting long hidden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Barnes Foundation removes a prized Renoir for overdue conservation

“The Henriot Family” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is the “apogee of impressionism” but is often overlooked.

3 months ago

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Jay Reinert poses for photo
Community

Haddonfield’s Artwalk celebrates ‘The Art of Architecture’

The exhibit, on display through spring 2026, examines the blend of modern buildings and historic spaces.

3 months ago

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The dining room of the Ann Wyeth McCoy dollhouse from 1966.
Arts & Entertainment

The Brandywine Museum offers a tiny peek into a Wyeth family Christmas

The Chadds Ford museum has been collecting dollhouses for years. The holiday exhibition features its latest acquisition.

4 months ago

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Roberta Fallon poses for a photo
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Roberta Fallon, TheArtBlog co-founder and WHYY community news partner, has died

Fallon was a tireless champion of Philly arts and artists. She succumbed to injuries after being struck by a driver.

4 months ago

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Visitors fill the Grand Court at the Wanamaker Building
Arts & Entertainment

Fans wrap around the block for the last days of Philly’s Wanamaker Light Show

More than 73,000 visited Wanamakers in the first three weeks of the revived Christmas light show, for what could be its final season.

4 months ago

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A crowd is gathered as the words
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Cultural Fund to distribute more than $5 million to arts organizations next year

Anyone interested in expanding access to the arts in the city can apply to sit on a panel that will help choose grantees.

4 months ago

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Bob Dix painting a bell
Community

In 2026, Philadelphia neighborhoods will show off with bells on

The statewide Bells Across PA project will highlight towns and neighborhoods to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

4 months ago

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ROcky statue
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Rocky statues are on the move next year. Here’s what we know so far

The city plans to return one of the statues outside the museum to Sylvester Stallone next year. A late twist changed which one it will be.

4 months ago

Christina Vassallo looks on
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Pew Center names new director and announces $8.6M in arts funding

Christina Vassallo, previously of the Fabric Workshop and Museum, will run the major arts funder for the Philadelphia region.

4 months ago

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Roselyn Dooley stands next to her sculpture
Arts & Entertainment

A year of Philadelphia ‘firsts’: Artists will celebrate the city’s ingenuity throughout 2026

Fifty-two Philadelphia innovations will be spotlighted in 2026, one each week, by the city’s artists and visitors bureau.

4 months ago

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archival photo of workers sitting in the back of a pickup truck
Community

Monument project in New Jersey seeks to reframe narrative about migrants and labor amid political rhetoric and debates

The project will see a monument in each of the state’s three regions tell stories of migrants' roles in the Garden State labor force.

5 months ago

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Shown is Philadelphia along the Delaware River, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
Arts & Entertainment

Art festival launching in Philadelphia in 2026

ArtPhilly will showcase Philly culture, past and present.

5 months ago

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