Visual Arts

“What Now: 2026” will feature over 100 art events, including 35 commissioned works, examining the nation’s 250th birthday.

A festival this Saturday will celebrate the show and the city’s role in U.S. history.

An earlier trial run proved to the museum that paying what you wish can actually generate more ticket revenue than standard pricing.

What started as a showcase of industrial ingenuity at the 1876 Centennial Exposition has shape-shifted many times.

For two decades, the event has become a launchpad for local designers, turning a grassroots experiment into an enduring creative institution.

Studio 2 co-host Avi Wolfman-Arent is joined by Jeremiah Zagar, filmmaker and son of Isaiah Zagar.

Philly is covered in the artist’s mosaic tiles. Here are some of his most impactful public pieces.

Zagar became known internationally for Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, the immersive art space he built on a vacant lot on South Street.

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts has shifted funding guidelines toward economic development. Local culture leaders are upset.

Anticipating a comprehensive cultural plan being drafted by the city, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance outlines key areas of concern.

The heavyweight champion, an inspiration for Sylvester Stallone’s fictional boxer, will move to a spot near the foot of the museum's steps — after Rocky moves to the top.

The PMA faces more leadership turnover months after the CEO’s firing and as the museum moves past a disputed rebrand.

The film festival is feeling the pinch after cuts in federal funding, particularly in areas focused on diversity.

Devan Shimoyama questions the desire for perfection in his new exhibit, “SHIFT,” drawing from a reimagining of the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck.

Nearly 1 million New Jersey students take arts classes by law. Advocates say sustaining those gains amid budget pressures is the next fight.