
Visual Arts
Sculpture garden in Hamilton, N.J. receives $3M gift
Grounds for Sculpture, a 42-acre sculpture garden in Mercer County, received the gift from the late Betty Wold Johnson, who was connected through family.
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Listen 1:14Museum of the American Revolution preparing for its big moment
2 leaders share museum’s plans to shine light on nation’s 250th anniversary, coming in 2026.
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The bad girl wins: An original New Yorker cartoonist gets her due at the Brandywine Museum
The Brandywine Museum’s exhibition of Barbara Shermund’s cartoons aligns with the New Yorker magazine’s 100th anniversary.
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Philly Flower Show offers a peek into a fashionably botanical future
In advance of the Philadelphia Flower Show, a pop-up display at King of Prussia Mall envisions a future where flowers rule all.
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Listen 1:20Philly pilot program brings playful learning installations to affordable housing communities
The Live and Learn pilot program is installing playful learning spaces and activities at two affordable housing sites in North Philadelphia.
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Listen 5:04New mural captures Eagles’ Super Bowl energy in South Philly
Local artist Tiff Urquhart and Mural Arts Philadelphia unveiled a bold, Eagles-inspired mural celebrating the city’s passion ahead of the Super Bowl.
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Survey of Philly artists shows worry over finding work, space and money
The survey by Councilmember Rue Landau was launched in the wake of the closing of the University of the Arts.
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Listen 1:14Weitzman exhibit celebrates influential Jewish Americans in a challenging time
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History offer recognition and education with “Humans of Judaism” exhibit.
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A small stitch for womankind: Philly’s Betsy Ross House is sewing up her place in history
A bedding project for Mount Vernon is based on documents that tie George Washington to Betsy Ross.
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A Philly artist created a climate news AI bot. The result is ‘a little sassy’
Sarah Kaizar’s AT Feed is an automated aggregate of current climate news and a critique of the future of information.
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Listen 1:14Calder Gardens on schedule for September 2025 opening on the Parkway
The cultural center dedicated to the artist of aerial mobiles has hired its first leadership position, Director of Programs Juana Berrío.
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Listen 1:07Some UArts buildings sold out of bankruptcy. Here’s what’s left on the auction block in Philly
The old University of the Arts campus is up for sale, but the judge might not approve all for-profit developers bidding for a slice of it.
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Listen 1:46CCH Pounder talks about sharing her art collection and the importance of preserving Black art
The actress and art collector is sharing more than 40 pieces of her collection in an exhibit at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
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5 quilts from Cut & Sew PHL in Mt. Airy chosen for QuiltCon national convention in Phoenix
The Philly-based quilt shop and sewing studio will be represented in February at the national quilting event.
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Listen 0:48A painting from a thrift store in Glenside is by William H. Dorsey, of Philadelphia’s elite Black society circa 1864.
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