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Visual Arts

A vote 2020 mural in Philadelphia on South Street
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Philly has 3,600 murals and few ways to protect them

If the owner of a wall wants to get rid of the mural on it, there isn’t much the artist or community can do. Jane Golden wants to change that.

5 years ago

The Rocky statue is outfitted with a mock surgical face mask
Arts & Entertainment

Philly museums begin reopening after city eases COVID-19 restrictions

Museums were forced to temporarily shut down in November amid the city’s rising coronavirus cases.

5 years ago

The final restoration project by the nonprofit Advancing Women Artists group features works by Violante Ferroni, an 18th century prodigy about whom little is known today.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

‘Where are the women?’: Uncovering the lost works of female Renaissance artists

A nonprofit has identified 2,000 works by women artists that were stashed in Italy's museums and damp churches. It's also helped restore works from the 16th to 20th centuries.

5 years ago

A tribute to Breonna Taylor at Graffiti Pier in June 2020.
Community
Billy Penn

These street art projects tell the story of Philadelphia in 2020

In a year that cried out for it, artists created hope, spread awareness, honored victims, and added beauty to the city.

5 years ago

A self portrait of Signe Wilkinson
Community
Billy Penn

Inquirer cartoonist Signe Wilkinson is retiring after 35 years of satirizing Philly

The pioneering artist was the first woman in her field to win a Pulitzer.

5 years ago

HOT•BED gallery in Center City showing sculptures from Adam Wallacavage
Arts & Entertainment

Philly artist Adam Wallacavage brings his ‘jungle of ornament’ to Center City gallery

A rare solo exhibition by the Philly artist brings his organically whimsical creatures into a “jungle of ornament.”

5 years ago

The Gloria Casarez mural by Michelle Angela Ortiz at 12th and Locust streets was painted over on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. (Photo by Steve Weinik/Mural Arts)
Community

Iconic mural of Latina LGBTQ activist painted over

In Philly’s Gayborhood, the face of Latina LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez has been painted over with white.

5 years ago

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Jeweler Bob Strehlau holds an ink drawing by Vincent Van Gogh
Arts & Entertainment

Original works by Picasso, van Gogh, and more on display in Kennett Square jewelry store

Hanging on the wall behind the glass cases are 48 pieces of art by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Salvador Dalí, and more.

5 years ago

El Yunque, Puerto Rico's tropical rainforest, is on display on The Print Center's windows at 16th and Latimer streets. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

A sliver of tropical Puerto Rico blooms on snowy Latimer Street

The Print Center has been using its bay window as an impromptu exhibition space. Currently, it offers a glimpse at the country’s only rainforest, El Yunque.

5 years ago

'Four Seasons Total Landscaping and Fantasy Island Adult Books 2020' (wood, plaster, paint, metal, lights, lcd screen, media player, speakers, transformer) (Courtesy of Tracey Snelling)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

A diorama of Four Seasons Total Landscaping will sell for $15,000 in Berlin

Artist Tracey Snelling, who has never been to Philadelphia, specializes in multimedia sculpture.

5 years ago

Julie Siglin looks at the sculptures displayed in Wharton Esherick's home studio
Arts & Entertainment

Tiny, hidden Wharton Esherick Museum gets $10M windfall

The tiny, hidden American Craft museum in a forest outside Malvern, Pa., has received a $10 million endowment gift from Windgate Foundation.

5 years ago

Alex is an emergency room nurse treating COVID-19 patients in the Greater Philadelphia Area. (Kyle Cassidy)
The Why
Arts & Entertainment

A camera, a mask and 2020’s most enduring image

Philadelphia photographer Kyle Cassidy captured images of essential workers for his series Between Us and Catastrophe.

Air Date: December 7, 2020

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The scarecrow is pictured here. The golden glow from the windows references the yellow brick road.
Arts & Entertainment

‘And your little dog, too!’: Moore College’s dark vision of Oz, America

Artist Jonathan Santoro uses the Wizard of Oz as a jumping-off point to explore the sinister side of suburbia in the street windows of the Galleries at Moore.

5 years ago

Cover image of Radha Blank. Illustrated by Makeba Rainey based on a photo by Caydie McCumber
Arts & Entertainment

BlackStar Festival launches new magazine celebrating Black, Indigenous filmmakers of color

The influential indie film festival in Philadelphia saw a need for critical writing about Black, brown, and Indigenous visual culture.

5 years ago

Natalie Flor Negron creates a mural titled “Ancient Roots” for the Philadelphia Chalk Festival outside the Philadelphia Brewing Company in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

With colorful chalk, creating art, community and business opportunity

The vision was for the Fishtown-East Kensington event to be a win for businesses, artists, and the neighborhoods during the pandemic.

5 years ago

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