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Visual Arts

Nick Moncy, a young Black man, draws outside in a West Philadelphia park while wearing a mask
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Meet the artist who’s recreating a classic French painting — West Philly style

"A Sunday Afternoon at Clark Park" will be built from sketches of different West Philadelphians spending time at the beloved neighborhood green.

6 years ago

Flags that celebrate 100 year anniversary of Marcus Garvey's Pan-African flag created by artist Heather Raquel Phillips hanging outside the Practice Gallery at 319 11th St. in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Outdoor art exhibition remembers the 100th anniversary of the Pan-African flag

In “Pa’lante,” artist Heather Raquel Phillips uses a series of flags to recall Marcus Garvey’s Pan-African movement.

6 years ago

Maori Karmael Holmes, founder and executive director of BlackStar Film Festival
Arts & Entertainment

BlackStar Film Festival finds a new home at Philly’s Annenberg Center

Festival creator Maori Karmael Holmes has been hired to bring cinema back to the Annenberg Performing Arts Center.

6 years ago

A couple in protective masks walk past the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Friday, April 3, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Museum of Art announces September reopening

One of the last of the cultural institutions on the Ben Franklin Parkway to reopen, the museum will have been closed for almost six months.

6 years ago

Artwork from Village of Arts and Humanities
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment
Eyes on the Street

Pandemics are hard. Investing in community-based artists could help.

Philadelphia is facing a long road to recovery. History shows us that public spending on the arts can bolster the economy — and the health of communities.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Art Museum
Arts & Entertainment

Employees at Philadelphia Museum of Art vote to unionize

Union organizers said the driving issue was wanting to be involved in decisions like hiring, benefits, diversity and safety as the museum plans to reopen.

6 years ago

The Annenberg Space for Photography closed permanently in June. In a survey of museum directors, 33% said there was either a
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

One-third of U.S. museums may not survive the year, survey finds

In a survey released Wednesday of 760 museum directors, 33% of them said there was either a "significant risk" of closing permanently by next fall.

6 years ago

Caleb Cattell takes a seat beside a wax figure of Frederick Douglass at the Franklin Institute. The 13-year-old from Riverton, N.J., and his family were among the first wave of visitors when the Institute reopened on Wednesday. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Wax presidents, Black historical figures greet visitors at first Philly museum to reopen

The first Philadelphia museum to reopen premieres a touring show of Madame Tussauds wax figures.

6 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

PAFA stands by CEO and vows reforms after Black Lives Matter tensions go public

The academy is also reviewing its political speech and affiliation policy following a petition signing.

6 years ago

Ken Metzner, executive director of the Colonial Theatre
Arts & Entertainment

Brandywine Museum and Colonial Theatre raise the curtain on reopening

The Brandywine and Colonial are the first Philly-area museum and theatre to reopen since COVID-19 shut everything down.

6 years ago

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The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts on North Broad Street in Philadelphia. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Community
Billy Penn

PAFA tells faculty not to affiliate the school with Black Lives Matter movement

The administration says the message is not a damper on personal expression. Staff members say the policy is unevenly applied.

6 years ago

Walls for Justice founder Samuel Rodriguez outside Philly Runner COURTESY LARRY WEISS
Community
Billy Penn

The Philly artist decorating dozens of boarded-up storefronts is creating a lasting nonprofit

Walls for Justice founder Samuel Rodriguez feels like his whole life was leading up to this moment.

6 years ago

A 'No to Zero' graphic protesting Mayor Kenney's budget proposal to eliminate the city's art office
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment
Eyes on the Street

Art helps democracy. Mayor Kenney’s plan to zero out Philly’s arts office hurts us all

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

6 years ago

Delaware Shakespeare's
Arts & Entertainment

The show can go on, but when will it? Delaware theaters hesitant to reopen

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

6 years ago

A robot portrait painter created a gallery of 'everyday geniuses'
Arts & Entertainment

Want to honor a local hero? Submit a photo and a robot will draw a portrait

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

6 years ago

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