Visual Arts
Billy Penn
A giant circular floating deck is coming to the Schuylkill River next to Bartram’s Garden
Called FloatLab, the interactive installation is a project from Mural Arts.
5 years ago
A mash-up of Philly history at the 5th Street SEPTA station
Artist Tom Judd reshuffled historic images in his massive collage inside the 5th St. SEPTA station.
5 years ago
Black arts landmark Dox Thrash House to live again as apartments, commercial space
Developer Beech Community Services bought the Sharswood landmark last year after activists worked to raise awareness of the Black history that happened there.
5 years ago
POST turns lemons into lemonade, inviting the world to Philly with virtual studio visits
Artists, once hesitant to bring strangers into their studios, now agree to do POST via digital tools.
5 years ago
COVID-19 laid bare inequities in our city’s creative economy. Here’s how Philly can fix it
Michael Forman, co-founder of the Forman Arts Initiative, argues a new local infrastructure must be built to support and include neighborhood-based artists and orgs.
5 years ago
South Street takes an alternative spin on the Easter egg hunt
The South Street Headhouse District asked 25 local artists to paint eggs. Now, go find them.
5 years ago
New philanthropic organization to give $3M to Philadelphia arts
The Forman Art Initiative is launching, with a 5-year grant program focused on BIPOC artists and community-based arts organizations.
5 years ago
Kensington artists, community leaders discuss public art as a tool for social change
A neighborhood initiative to reduce crime invited a panel of artists to explain how art can bring together and empower neighborhoods.
5 years ago
Billy Penn
A tiny tile rowhome appears in South Philly’s ‘electric’ art alley
The dollhouse-sized artwork, by an anonymous creator, is just down the block from several vibrant, large-scale murals.
5 years ago
Joe Frazier becomes a beacon for a neighborhood
New mural dedicated to Smokin’ Joe rises in Philadelphia Lower Tioga neighborhood.
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For the first time in almost 200 years, the sun will shine on the Philly Flower Show
The largest and oldest indoor flower show in the world moves outside to FDR Park this summer, for the pandemic.
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What’s in the chirping, translucent orb? It’s you.
“Synesthesia” is an experiment in designing spaces that respond to you. After Philadelphia, it heads to the Venice Biennale of Architecture.
5 years ago
Teenagers who desegregated Girard College to be honored with a mural
Teenagers were “the muscle” behind Cecil B. Moore’s historic protest outside Girard College in 1965. The school will soon have a mural depicting them.
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Billy Penn
In three new ‘First 100 Days’ posters, Philly artists lay out policies for Biden and Harris
The Mural Arts project was a bigger success than its creators imagined.
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The Met considers selling its art to stave off financial shortfall
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is considering selling its artwork to cover operational costs as it falls short of $150 million in revenue.
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