
Visual Arts
Philly’s Lightbox Film Center starts restoration work to give films a ‘second life’
After 43 years of presenting foreign and avant-garde film, the Lightbox Film Center launches a film restoration program to repair and revive old films.
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North Philly teens offer snapshots of life and art through the Shutterbugs photography program. Now, their photos are published in Motivos Magazine.
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Listen 1:58Kreate Hub turned an empty school into a thriving center for artists, entrepreneurs
The incubator is one of several arts initiatives helping beautify and strengthen the neighborhood.
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Barnes Foundation spotlights its Native American collection for the first time
90 years ago Albert Barnes collected 239 pieces of Pueblo and Diné (Navajo) artwork. They have never taken center stage until now.
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“I tapped into my grandmother’s energy and never looked back,” said designer Matin Fahim.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 4:51This 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."
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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.
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