Visual Arts
New Music Friday on a Thursday – from “brat summer” to Sabrina Carpenter
Charlie XCX's "brat" album cover, with its bright green background and simple font, is a visual hit. On the show, we discuss new music and revisiting some oldies.
Air Date: August 8, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:08Barnes Foundation and St. Joe’s University launch a degree program together
The unique collaboration will leverage the Barnes’ art holdings and St. Joe’s University teaching resources.
6 months ago
Listen 1:05Mural Arts unveils first of six youth anti-violence mural projects
The state crime and delinquency agency funded a new mural in Fitler Square. It is the first of six murals designed by children.
6 months ago
Listen 1:07A sculpture that probes your sole: ‘The Weight of Our Living’ quietly arrives on the Parkway
Rachel Hsu’s “The Weight of Our Living” is the first piece in a new rotation of temporary sculptures to activate the Parkway.
6 months ago
Listen 1:01Philly’s Fabric Workshop and Museum names new executive director
With experience in both curating and grant-making, Shindler is tasked with guiding the Fabric Workshop and Museum toward its 50th anniversary.
6 months ago
Listen 1:08A new study from the Delaware Arts Alliance unveils an ambitious plan to support the arts and cultural sector with a new online mapping hub.
6 months ago
Listen 1:24A giant ginger jar rises in Kensington proclaiming, ‘We Here’
Potter Roberto Lugo installed the first of three totems to neighborhood creativity in the Mural Arts Philadelphia project.
7 months ago
The exhibition, which features artists with Latin American and Palestinian backgrounds, is on display through Aug. 3.
7 months ago
Listen 1:05Anne Ishii to step down as leader of Philly’s Asian Arts Initiative
Ishii has been executive director for six years and guided the community-focused organization through the pandemic.
7 months ago
Listen 1:05From ‘oops!’ to opportunity: Philly’s Seaport Museum gives historic painting to Andalusia estate
Twenty years ago, the maritime museum accidentally bought an 1815 portrait. Her story can now be told at the historic Biddle family estate.
7 months ago
J.D. Vance brought Appalachia into the national discourse. PAFA was already there
“Layers of Liberty” launched well before J.D. Vance became the Republican vice presidential candidate, but the exhibit still meets the moment.
7 months ago
Listen 1:09Philly City Council honors artists helping families cope with gun violence
The Apologues connects artists with families who have lost loved ones to gun violence. City Council’s president is honoring that work.
7 months ago
An exhibition of yard art at Penn ties urban artists to a mostly Southern creative vernacular.
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Listen 1:10All things African art: Philadelphia Museum of Art plans to build a home for diasporic works
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is bringing African art to Philly. The plan is for the art to stay permanently.
7 months ago
An artist is using sprinklers to paint the walls of a massive Spring Garden apartment complex
Doug Hoekzema, also known as HOXXOH, shoots color using off-the-shelf lawn care equipment.
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