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Portrait by the artist Stephanie Boateng, titled 'Daughters of Joy' is available for view at the Delaware Contemporary. (Cherri Gregg / WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

3D artist Stephanie Boateng’s new exhibit features vibrant painted portraits of happy Black women

“Smile” is an exhibition of three-dimensional, larger-than-life artwork featured at Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington, Delaware.

4 years ago

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Gladys Knight performs at a special screening of ''Summer of Soul'' at The Richard Rodgers Amphitheater at Marcus Garvey Park on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Blobfest returns, Hispanic Fiesta, Tiny Elephant fest, and Gladys Knight in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

The weekend’s events include the return of Blobfest, Hispanic Fiesta, the Tinicum Arts Festival, Prince in the park, and Gladys Knight and The Chicks in concert.

4 years ago

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The Louis Kahn Lecture Room was designed by artist Siah Armajani for Fleisher Art Memorial in South Philadelphia. Elements include wooden benches and shutters and a quote from a Walt Whitman poem  inlaid in the floor. (Courtesy of Fleisher Art Memorial)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Art Museum acquires an entire room from Fleisher Art Memorial

40 years ago, artist Shia Armajani designed a lecture hall for Fleisher Art Memorial in South Philly. Now the Art Museum is acquiring every scrap.

4 years ago

A video panel of a woman looking off to the side is next to another video panel showing an African art collection.
Arts & Entertainment

Looking at the lookers: The power of African art at the Barnes Foundation

Julien’s five-screen film installation and African art exhibition at the Barnes explores the transcendence of looking.

4 years ago

Fireworks explode in the background behind a gargoyle atop of the central portico of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on July 4, 2021.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

‘Things to Do’ this holiday: Longwood’s latest, Philly Balloon, Music Fest, and more

The weekend’s events include 4th of July celebrations all around the Philly area, the Parkway concert, Philly Balloon and Music Fest, and Pops on the Mall.

4 years ago

S.N.A.I.L. Gallery curator Logan Cryer at the Icebox in Kensington. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

S.N.A.I.L. Gallery is making space for slow art on Instagram

The virtual gallery space embraces artists who are in no hurry to post new work.

4 years ago

A man in a firefighter suit looks up toward the sky. The photo is in black and white.
Community
Billy Penn

Kindness dots the frontlines of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, as documented by a Philly photographer

Ada Trillo, whose work hangs in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, chronicled a journey 7 million Ukrainians made this spring.

4 years ago

The 200-foot-long, 21-foot-high dragon lantern glows red in the dark.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Manayunk Arts Fest, Chinese Lantern Festival, Sommerfest, history, music, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Wynton Marsalis and Bucks-Montco Pride Fest are also among Philly, Delaware, and N.J. events this weekend for the kickoff of the official summer season.

4 years ago

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A sea turtle lantern sits in the midst of an underwater environment created from Chinese lanterns.
Arts & Entertainment

Chinese Lantern Festival returns with an undersea fantasy

The last lantern festival in Franklin Square was in 2019. The large-scale illuminated spectacle returns with an undersea fantasy.

4 years ago

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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Juneteenth, Father’s Day, Lisa Loeb, Kidchella in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Foodtruck Frenzy, Brian McKnight and Movies On The Block are also on tap as Juneteenth and Father’s Day celebrations share the weekend calendar.

4 years ago

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FILE - A 2021 exhibit of the work of Jasper Johns at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Penn researchers find mental health benefits in visiting museums, including reduced anxiety

A new Penn study shows museums – in particular art museums – are good at reducing anxiety and depression.

4 years ago

Sasha Suda, the new director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Provided by the Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Arts & Entertainment

Five things you should know about Philly Art Museum’s incoming director

Sasha Suda, of Canada, will be the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s new director and CEO in September. Here’s what you should know about her.

4 years ago

Riley Matties poses for a portrait
Community

‘Youthphoria’ project celebrates trans and nonbinary joy in Philadelphia

Philadelphia-based photographer Shannon Collins aims to affirm and capture trans and nonbinary joy through Youthphoria photo project.

4 years ago

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African heritage dancers perform at Philadelphia's Odunde Festival.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Flower Show, Odunde, Clifford Brown Jazz Fest in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Festivals and live music continue their comeback as this weekend’s events also include the Wayne Music Fest, Suburban PRIDE, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

4 years ago

Sasha Suda, the new director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Provided by the Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Arts & Entertainment

Sasha Suda named new director of Philadelphia Museum of Art

In September, the director of the National Gallery of Canada will take the seat vacated by Timothy Rub six months ago.

4 years ago

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