Visual Arts
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.
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Listen 1:459 beautiful things to see in Philly this Memorial Day Weekend
Philly during Memorial Day weekend is usually a good time for street parties and people-watching. This year, try art watching instead.
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“It kills us.” Philly’s Latinx artists cope with lost incomes and voices amid arts and culture cuts
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.
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Arts groups are prepared for Philly budget cuts, but will fight elimination
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.
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Grassroots art campaign: stay home and vote by mail
Philadelphia artists design a poster campaign to encourage people to stay home on election day and vote by mail.
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Listen 1:51How Mural Arts is helping artists get paid during the pandemic
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.
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Vote for these Philly sneakers to help Strawberry Mansion High School win $50k
Students created the locally-inspired design for Vans’ Custom Culture contest.
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How to turn your front yard into a socially distant gallery
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.
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Betsy Wyeth, widow and muse of Andrew Wyeth, dies at 98
Betsy James Wyeth, the widow, business manager and muse of painter Andrew Wyeth, has died at age 98.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art halts construction over coronavirus dangers
PMA stopped construction in light of worker safety concerns. Work also stopped Monday at the new Philadelphia Police headquarters at 400 N. Broad.
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Coronavirus: The arts in Philly will need plenty of relief funding to survive
Rob Buscher, a recently laid-off arts administrator, reflects on the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the arts in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia portrays its Sisterly Love
A street art campaign asked 10 women artists to depict 20 inspiring Philadelphia women.
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Listen 1:48Jewish Museum files for bankruptcy
Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History was never able to pay down the cost of its building.
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PAFA displays Black art collection of Constance Clayton, former Philadelphia school superintendent
Constance Clayton has been collecting African American art for 30 years. She recently gave much of her collection to PAFA in Philadelphia.
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Refugee docents help bring Penn Museum’s global collection to life
Attendance at the Penn Museum has shot up since the Global Guides first tours in 2018. Refugee and immigrant docents receive training in ancient history and storytelling.
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