Visual Arts
Murals honoring Black activists now wrap the Municipal Services Building
Mural Arts Philadelphia has extended the work of artist Russell Craig across three sides of the Municipal Services Building.
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Pennsylvania Ballet spreads its wings at the Cherry Street Pier
A collaborative dance and visual art installation at the Cherry Street Pier put the classical dance company in front of audiences again.
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Art Museum renovation changes the building, and perspectives
This weekend, the Philadelphia Museum of Art unveils its “Core Project,” a major renovation project four years in the making.
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A West Philly artist is the latest designer to bring the old Bulletin Building into the future
Artist Serena Saunders manifested her commission to create a mural for the 3025 Market St. icon on social media.
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New monument in North Philly honors women helping others survive long Pa. prison sentences
A temporary art installation acts as both a monument and memorial to honor the women and transgender people serving long sentences in Pa.
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Imposter posed as NYC art curator to spread supposed news of ‘missing Picasso’ in Philly
Billy Penn has retracted the story — and the perpetrator has gone silent.
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Truck in high-femme drag brings performances to Philly neighborhoods
Bearded Ladies Cabaret outfitted an old box truck into a stage on wheels, to bring queer-friendly performance into neighborhoods during the pandemic.
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The Woodmere Museum builds hugels as environmental art
The Woodmere Museum turns a traditional mounded gardening technique into land art.
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Listen 2:29Neon Museum lights up forgotten corners of Philly’s past
A new museum in a Kensington warehouse showcases vintage neon signs from a proud working-class past.
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A giant circular floating deck is coming to the Schuylkill River next to Bartram’s Garden
Called FloatLab, the interactive installation is a project from Mural Arts.
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A mash-up of Philly history at the 5th Street SEPTA station
Artist Tom Judd reshuffled historic images in his massive collage inside the 5th St. SEPTA station.
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Black arts landmark Dox Thrash House to live again as apartments, commercial space
Developer Beech Community Services bought the Sharswood landmark last year after activists worked to raise awareness of the Black history that happened there.
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POST turns lemons into lemonade, inviting the world to Philly with virtual studio visits
Artists, once hesitant to bring strangers into their studios, now agree to do POST via digital tools.
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COVID-19 laid bare inequities in our city’s creative economy. Here’s how Philly can fix it
Michael Forman, co-founder of the Forman Arts Initiative, argues a new local infrastructure must be built to support and include neighborhood-based artists and orgs.
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South Street takes an alternative spin on the Easter egg hunt
The South Street Headhouse District asked 25 local artists to paint eggs. Now, go find them.
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