Visual Arts
Philly has 3,600 murals and few ways to protect them
If the owner of a wall wants to get rid of the mural on it, there isn’t much the artist or community can do. Jane Golden wants to change that.
3 years ago
Philly museums begin reopening after city eases COVID-19 restrictions
Museums were forced to temporarily shut down in November amid the city’s rising coronavirus cases.
3 years ago
‘Where are the women?’: Uncovering the lost works of female Renaissance artists
A nonprofit has identified 2,000 works by women artists that were stashed in Italy's museums and damp churches. It's also helped restore works from the 16th to 20th centuries.
3 years ago
These street art projects tell the story of Philadelphia in 2020
In a year that cried out for it, artists created hope, spread awareness, honored victims, and added beauty to the city.
3 years ago
Inquirer cartoonist Signe Wilkinson is retiring after 35 years of satirizing Philly
The pioneering artist was the first woman in her field to win a Pulitzer.
3 years ago
Philly artist Adam Wallacavage brings his ‘jungle of ornament’ to Center City gallery
A rare solo exhibition by the Philly artist brings his organically whimsical creatures into a “jungle of ornament.”
3 years ago
Iconic mural of Latina LGBTQ activist painted over
In Philly’s Gayborhood, the face of Latina LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez has been painted over with white.
3 years ago
Listen 1:18Original works by Picasso, van Gogh, and more on display in Kennett Square jewelry store
Hanging on the wall behind the glass cases are 48 pieces of art by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Salvador Dalí, and more.
3 years ago
A sliver of tropical Puerto Rico blooms on snowy Latimer Street
The Print Center has been using its bay window as an impromptu exhibition space. Currently, it offers a glimpse at the country’s only rainforest, El Yunque.
3 years ago
A diorama of Four Seasons Total Landscaping will sell for $15,000 in Berlin
Artist Tracey Snelling, who has never been to Philadelphia, specializes in multimedia sculpture.
3 years ago
Tiny, hidden Wharton Esherick Museum gets $10M windfall
The tiny, hidden American Craft museum in a forest outside Malvern, Pa., has received a $10 million endowment gift from Windgate Foundation.
3 years ago
A camera, a mask and 2020’s most enduring image
Philadelphia photographer Kyle Cassidy captured images of essential workers for his series Between Us and Catastrophe.
Air Date: December 7, 2020
Listen 17:20‘And your little dog, too!’: Moore College’s dark vision of Oz, America
Artist Jonathan Santoro uses the Wizard of Oz as a jumping-off point to explore the sinister side of suburbia in the street windows of the Galleries at Moore.
3 years ago
BlackStar Festival launches new magazine celebrating Black, Indigenous filmmakers of color
The influential indie film festival in Philadelphia saw a need for critical writing about Black, brown, and Indigenous visual culture.
3 years ago
With colorful chalk, creating art, community and business opportunity
The vision was for the Fishtown-East Kensington event to be a win for businesses, artists, and the neighborhoods during the pandemic.
3 years ago