Visual Arts
‘Paranoia starts to creep in’: Artists describe the pandemic’s emotional toll
The Slought Foundation in Philadelphia put out an open call for artwork reflecting the psychological effects of pandemic life.
3 years ago
A new ‘gateway’ sculpture: UPenn installs Black woman monument
“Brick House” by Simone Leigh draws attention to the importance of Black women in art and culture.
3 years ago
For his show “After the Fall,” installation artist John Schlesinger wrapped neon tubing around concrete debris and reclaimed chicken wire windows.
3 years ago
‘Rendering Justice’ at African American Museum features formerly incarcerated artists
“Rendering Justice,” at the African American Museum of Philadelphia, features artists making work about reentering society.
3 years ago
6 GIFs that let you experience the fantastic outdoor art at the tip of South Philadelphia
The Navy Yard installation by Group X is up till the day before Election Day.
4 years ago
Mailing your ballot in Philly? Follow the flowers
A get out the vote campaign dresses up postal boxes in Philadelphia with large-scale flower arrangements.
4 years ago
Listen 1:41Camden IDEA center offers kids an arts oasis during the pandemic
The pandemic delayed, but did not stop, the IDEA center in Camden from offering young people ways to create art.
4 years ago
Cherry Street Pier opens its largest public art exhibition since pandemic began
An exhibition of artwork by recent MFA graduates experiments with sound, video, performance, and sculpture to engage the public during a pandemic.
4 years ago
Murals sprout in LOVE Park urging Philadelphians to vote
The artists of “To the Polls” use hot-button words and images to make their case for the importance of voting.
4 years ago
Philly DA’s resident artist hopes new exhibition pushes social justice forward
After being sentenced to a life term as a teen, James Hough practiced painting while incarcerated and contributed to over 50 murals in Philadelphia.
4 years ago
Black folk artist Elijah Pierce is Barnes Foundation’s first new show during pandemic
A show of over 100 works takes a fresh look at the mid-century Black folk artist.
4 years ago
The heart of the matter: Drummer Milford Graves exhibit on the science of heartbeats
The ICA in Philadelphia opens an exhibition of jazz drummer Milford Graves and his lifelong research into the power of heartbeats.
4 years ago
Resist Covid Take 6!: UArts brings Carrie Mae Weems posters to Philly
The awareness campaign with striking posters has already been in New York, Atlanta, Savannah, Miami, Nashville, Dallas and Chicago.
4 years ago
Street artists from Spain to India featured in Navy Yard’s new outdoor art exhibition
For the third year, the Navy Yard uses public art installations to entice visitors to the bottom of Broad Street.
4 years ago
Listen 1:42CEO leaving African American Museum in Philadelphia
The president and CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Patricia Wilson Aden, will step down from the museum she has led for eight years.
4 years ago