Visual Arts
How to shape independent artisans into a business network
CraftNOW in Philly and the Creative Business Accelerator in Pittsburgh want to fashion thousands of individual makers into an economic sector.
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Questlove gives Philly artists a boost with local billboard blast
Created with Mural Arts, the artwork is part of a promo campaign for the music documentary “Summer of Soul.”
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Patience and a good eye: Building an art collection without breaking the bank
Sherry Howard has been combining small auctions and estate sales for years, and now has an impressive Black art collection. She explains how she did it.
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Painting a Parkway mural, to welcome Philly back and encourage vaccination
Artist Felix St. Fort designed the ‘Welcome Back, Philly’ ground mural as part of a ‘Vax Up Philly’ collaboration with the Health Department.
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High school friends opened Philly’s first NFT art gallery in Brewerytown
Art From The Heart is taking cryptocurrency to the neighborhoods.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art launches Art Kids program
Philadelphia Museum of Art launches Art Kids, a program to give children the opportunity to create art inspired by female artists.
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Once considered ‘degenerate,’ Maja returns to the Parkway
A new park along the Ben Franklin Parkway is named after the sculpture by Gerhard Marcks, once considered “degenerate” by the Nazis.
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Listen 1:30Local artists donate nearly 200 pieces of original artwork to people experiencing homelessness
People experiencing homelessness will have the opportunity to receive pieces of original artwork from local artists as part of SELF Inc.
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Philadelphia Orchestra premieres new music for a 9-year-old’s fashion show
The Fabulous Philadelphians live up to their name as they premiere a new work for a 9-year-old’s fashion show.
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Listen 1:56Historic flags unfold national pride and struggle
An exhibition of flags and documents at the Museum of the American Revolution traces the national evolution on issues of race and religion.
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“Worn Stories” and the clothing that makes us
For many of us, the items in our closet hold meaning, memory, and stories within their seams. On this show, we explore those stories and ask what our clothing means to us.
Air Date: June 11, 2021
Listen 49:15Selfies and stories: West Philly students push against isolation and tragedy with photo project
The teacher leading the project says it’s an opportunity for the school community to really see and hear each other again. "We’ve spent so much time apart."
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Listen 2:04Philadelphia Art Museum’s new Gehry renovations: 7 things you might not know
A ghost train station, a big sustainability boost, and a new skylight above the steps.
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Museum of Illusions plans fall 2021 opening in Philly
The Museum of Illusions is set to open a location at 4th and Market streets in Old City.
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Philly kids to color world’s largest drawing, made by a local artist
The Franklin Institute brings back Dyymond Whipper-Young’s record-breaking sketch so her students can color it in.
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