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Community
Billy Penn

Jonny Castro’s 1,200 portraits memorialize people lost to gun violence and fallen first responders

As a PPD forensic artist, drawing crime victims is his job — but this side project keeps him going.

4 years ago

File photo: A Longwood Christmas Longwood Gardens. (Photo courtesy of Longwood Gardens)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Disney on Ice, Electron’s holiday concert, A Longwood Christmas, Kwanzaa, and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 22 - 25: Disney on Ice, A Longwood Christmas, Electron’s holiday concert are among weekend highlights in the area.

4 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Another Philadelphian is embarking on a 40-day chicken challenge — but this time, it’s art

A live paint-off at Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar will mark the finale of Bob Dix’s poultry endeavor.

4 years ago

Gene Ween (left) and Dean Ween of Ween performs at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Holiday festivals, Ween, Rennie Harris’ Pure Movement, ‘The Nutcracker,’ and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 8 - 11: Ween in Philly, ‘A Christmas Carol’ in N.J., and Winterthur’s Candlelight Concert in Delaware are among weekend highlights in the area.

4 years ago

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File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African Diasporic art.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly arts and culture get an unexpected $21.3 million from City Hall

City Hall’s midyear budget transfer pumps an unexpected surplus of public funds into the arts sector.

4 years ago

''Banksy Was Here'' occupies a two-story, 30,000-square-foot gallery in the Fashion District mall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Art of Banksy transformed into immersive experience in Philly

A 30,000-square-foot retail space in the Fashion District has been transformed into a staged, unauthorized show of work by the secretive street artist.

4 years ago

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A man sings into a microphone.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Maxwell, Dickens Fest, Johnnyswim, Holiday Parade in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 1 - 4: Maxwell, Holiday Parade in Philly, bowl with the Eagles in N.J., and Newark Winterfest in Delaware are among this week’s highlights.

4 years ago

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

City of Philadelphia asking for artist submissions for permanent Harriet Tubman statue

The project, with a budget of $500,000, will be the first statue of an African American historic female figure in the city’s public art collection.

4 years ago

Jessica Carvajal looks around the Neon Museum of Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s past meets its future in the final show at the Neon Museum

“Philly Based” features works by 13 contemporary transplants to Philadelphia, set against neon signs from the city’s past.

4 years ago

A sign reads Eastern Mediterranean Gallery in a large, open room.
Arts & Entertainment

Penn Museum unveils a new look at the ancient Mediterranean world

The new Eastern Mediterranean gallery at Penn Museum updates the ancient “crucible” that gave rise to the pillars of our modern world.

4 years ago

File photo: Runners weave their way through historic Philadelphia at the 23rd annual Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday November 19th, 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, Street Food Fest, National Dog Show in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Nov. 17-20: National Dog Show in the Philly suburbs,Tower of Power in N.J., and a James Weldon Johnson tribute in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.

4 years ago

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Denise Bright Dove Ashton-Dunkley (center) pours water on the ground where Calder Gardens will be constructed during a ritual drawn from Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape tradition. Joining her are Urie Ridgeway (left), philanthropist Joseph Neubauer (right) whose efforts brought the Calder museum to fruition, and Alexander S. C. Rower, grandson of the sculptor Alexander Calder. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Calder museum breaks ground on the Parkway

A $70 million “sanctuary” dedicated to Alexander Calder and his suspended mobile sculptures is expected to open in 2024.

4 years ago

An artwork by British street artist Banksy is seen on a destroyed by fightings building in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)
Community

Amid the war ruins in Ukraine, Banksy seeds art

A painting of a gymnast doing a handstand has popped up on the wall of a wrecked building outside of Kyiv and appears to be the work of graffiti artist known as Banksy.

4 years ago

uttake from a team photo shoot after the Phillies won the pennant. (Heather Barry)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

How it felt to be a Phillies photographer this postseason: ‘Everybody is photogenic’

Heather Barry on the thrill of her first Red October experience.

4 years ago

Lyn Godley's ''Light Ripple'' is a centerpiece of Waiting Room, an exhibit at Hot Bed gallery based on the idea that immersive art can improve health outcomes. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Can light-based art improve your health? This Philly exhibition wants to find out

The Jefferson University Center for Immersive Arts for Health is using a gallery exhibition to experiment with ways art can improve medical appointments.

4 years ago

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