Visual Arts
Youth homelessness in Philadelphia illustrated: ‘They are invisible’
The artistic piece was created by Philadelphian Gabby Rodriguez in three different mediums — color pencil, watercolor, and marker.
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The arts are having a bumpy pandemic recovery in Philly, new report shows
An influx of $6 million in federal COVID recovery funds is coming to Philly. But a new study shows the progress in the arts sector is uneven.
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Listen 1:13With photos and audio, a new exhibition highlights Chinese migration to Costa Rica, and how the people and their culture changed over time.
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Listen 3:20To die for: The Science History Institute shows us how we dye
A new exhibition at the Science History Institute, BOLD, tracks the cultural and environmental impacts of synthetic dyes.
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Listen 2:57For 5 years, Cherry Street Pier has given us a reason to visit the Delaware River
Since 2018 the former industrial fruit dock has fostered an artist community to give people a reason to visit the waterfront.
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Listen 1:04Philadelphia couple Peter Heacock and Marie Hart created the seven-minute stop-motion special in their Mt. Airy home.
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Dec. 7 - 10: Rare Book Fair in Philly, “Who’s Holiday” in N.J., and Winterthur seasonal events in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:42Three dozen of Philly’s bygone queer bars are memorialized in new Art Museum installation
Korean artist Inhwan Oh memorializes three dozen places that catered to Philadelphia’s queer community but no longer exist.
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Philadelphia declares Dec. 3 ‘Rocky Day’ in honor of the film’s 47th anniversary
“Standing at the top of these steps you're reminded that all things are possible,” Stallone said. “Keep punching.”
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Paint it, black: A dark dinner party tableau at Philly’s historic Hill-Physick House
Artist Heather Ujiie has created a morbid Victorian tableau “Dark Forest” inside the 19th-century home of the father of modern surgery.
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Listen 1:17Nov. 23 - 26: Seasonal attractions open in Philly, Holiday Tree Lighting and Parade in N.J., and Black Friday comedy show in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:00WHYY launches new podcast revealing the city’s street artists
The new podcast from WHYY taps into Philly’s community of public artists, both legitimate and “non-commissioned.”
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Listen 1:26Weave Your TV: Stephen Burks’ pandemic design thinking at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
The housewares and sculpture in Stephen Burks’ “Shelter in Place” design exhibition takes cues from the early pandemic shutdown.
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Front St. Gallery’s M.C. Escher exhibit lets people ‘re-see reality’
“Escher's work teaches you how to re-see reality,” art collector and dealer Rock Walker said.
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Listen 1:06A South Philly library gets a vibrant new mural designed by neighborhood kids
The Charles Santore branch has been transformed with paintings that celebrate sisterhood and fun.
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