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Matin Fahim is pictured at his workspace
Arts & Entertainment
Love Now Media

Love sewn across generations

“I tapped into my grandmother’s energy and never looked back,” said designer Matin Fahim.

3 years ago

''The Dead Girl,'' painting by artist Juan Soriano
Arts & Entertainment

20th century grief on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

“Elegy” traces grief across different cultures through the 20th century at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

3 years ago

The COVID-19 Portrait Project seeks to document those who died of COVID-19. Artist RA Friedman began with Philadelphians then expanded the project to include other artists and all U.S. residents. A selection of drawings is on display at InLiquid gallery in Kensington
Arts & Entertainment

‘Everyone is special to someone’: Philly artist enlists others to draw portraits of COVID victims

The 150 drawings now on display at InLiquid Gallery in Kensington form a formidable wall of grief and memory, even if most viewers can’t name the people they see.

3 years ago

Artist rendering of the entry garden for the 2022 Philadelphia Flower Show
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Flower Show offers sneak peak of summer

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has released artist renderings of the plans for what is coming to FDR Park in June.

3 years ago

Harry ''Buckie'' Buchanan was a Philadelphia tattoo artist at the turn of the century. He kept a low profile but was very influential among other tattoo artists He was known for his ''flapper'' looks. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Swedish museum offers a glimpse into the origins of modern tattooing

The Swedish American History Museum features a glimpse into the origins of Philadelphia’s tattoo heroes.

3 years ago

Left: Untitled
Kara Walker, 'Untitled 1', 
1995; Right: Wilmer Wilson IV. 'Pres' (2017). (Courtesy of The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Artists need to be seen’: A private collection of works by young Black artists goes public

The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection is on a mission to amplify the stories and works of young Black artists.

3 years ago

Caitlin Green and Ani Gavino perform on Maplewood Mall in Germantown in March 2021, as part of Painted Bride’s ''Grace Period: A Community Ritual for Collective Healing.''  (LaNeshe Miller-White)
Arts & Entertainment

New round of federal stimulus money to help 14 Philly arts organizations

A 3rd round of American Rescue Plan funds will help Philly arts organizations transition into a post-pandemic future.

3 years ago

Dancer Melissa Toogood performs ''Finally, Unfinished'' in front of people at the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Williams Forum.
Arts & Entertainment

Inspired by Jasper Johns, a dance performance will debut at PMA this weekend

The performances of ‘Finally Unfinished’ by world-renowned choreographer Pam Tanowitz are free with museum admission and will only be seen in Philadelphia, only this weekend.

3 years ago

Jerry Blavat poses for a photo
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

New exhibits, Jerry Blavat, mom’s night out, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Baby, it’s cold outside … but there’s still lots of fun to be had this week, including new exhibits, concerts, and a great mom’s night out.

3 years ago

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Renata Merrill at her solo art exhibit at Camden Fireworks in Camden, NJ. (Tennyson Donyéa)
Community

This Camden woman began losing her sight. Quilting gave her a new vision

In her first solo exhibit at a community art gallery in Camden, Renata Merrill shares the quilts that helped bring her "back to health."

3 years ago

The Harriet Tubman Statue on display at Philadelphia City Hall. (Photo: Conrad Benner/Streets Dept)
Community
Billy Penn

Harriet Tubman is Philadelphia’s first monument to a historical Black woman…but it’s only temporary

You can count the city’s statues of women in history on one hand.

3 years ago

Five local artists contributed to the making of the 'Camden Invincible'' mural at 16th Street and Admiral Wilson Boulevard. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

An ‘Invincible’ mural gets a new life in Camden

The ‘City Invincible’ mural was refurbished with the work of five local artists to become ’Camden Invincible.’

3 years ago

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 06: Lynn Nottage attends A Broadway Celebration at The Times Square EDITION on December 06, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for CAA  )
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage’s new play is inspired by Reading, Pa.

3 years ago

A statue of Harriet Tubman is unveiled on the North Apron of City Hall
PlanPhilly
Community

Harriet Tubman statue arrives in Philadelphia in time for her 200th birthday

The nine-foot-tall sculpture will reside on the apron of City Hall until the end of March when the city will celebrate the anniversary of her birth in March of 1822.

3 years ago

Listen 1:26
Equipment for print-making at The Plastic Club (Kimberly Paynter, WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

125 years after women founded The Plastic Club to break into a men-only scene, the arts group is thriving

With headquarters in Center City and a popular exhibit on Instagram, the club is recruiting new members.

3 years ago

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