Visual Arts

Philly’s arts office responds to the cultural and ethnic diversity that makes up our vibrant neighborhoods.

Despite permission to hold performances under Phase 1 of the state’s reopening plan, Delaware theater groups and performers are hesitant to resume shows.

The Da Vinci Art Alliance is soliciting for subjects to be rendered by a mechanical automaton.

Philly during Memorial Day weekend is usually a good time for street parties and people-watching. This year, try art watching instead.

Mayor Jim Kenney’s revised COVID-19 budget gutted the city’s funding to arts and culture and did away with the Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy.

As a new COVID-19 emergency budget threatens to eliminate the city’s Cultural Fund, organizations urge the mayor to spread out the fiscal pain.

Philadelphia artists design a poster campaign to encourage people to stay home on election day and vote by mail.

Philly’s Mural Arts Program is finding ways to get artists work and to get them paid, despite concerns over looming budget cuts to arts funding and the city’s arts office.

Students created the locally-inspired design for Vans’ Custom Culture contest.

Quarantine life means no gallery shows, gatherings or classes so we turned our front yard into a place to share art. You can do it too.

Betsy James Wyeth, the widow, business manager and muse of painter Andrew Wyeth, has died at age 98.

PMA stopped construction in light of worker safety concerns. Work also stopped Monday at the new Philadelphia Police headquarters at 400 N. Broad.

Rob Buscher, a recently laid-off arts administrator, reflects on the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the arts in Philadelphia.

A street art campaign asked 10 women artists to depict 20 inspiring Philadelphia women.

Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History was never able to pay down the cost of its building.