
Visual Arts
Volunteers paint 100 murals at Kensington High School for MLK Day
The goal was to brighten the atmosphere of the 102-year old school with 100 murals throughout the building.
7 years ago
1,000 volunteers will paint inspirational murals at Kensington High on MLK Day
At Kensington High, volunteers intend to paint 100 murals reflecting the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr. and other inspiring figures.
7 years ago
Carrie Mae Weems exhibition opens in Allentown amid more contemporary push
In its ongoing push to be more contemporary, the Allentown Art Museum presents work by one of America’s most important art photographers.
7 years ago
Medieval woman’s hidden art career revealed by blue teeth
Scientists discover more evidence that suggest female artisans 1,000 years ago were not as rare as previously thought.
7 years ago
Shih, Chau, and Shen pair food art, Asian-American heritage
Three American women of Taiwanese descent are cooking up the dishes of their youth. Except they're not using food. They're using plaster, paint and porcelain.
7 years ago
Haddonfield makes another leap into public art
The Haddonfield Outdoor Sculpture Trust is growing a public art exhibition on the streets of Haddonfield, New Jersey.
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Art without walls: The future of Philly’s alternative art spaces
Why the Painted Bride, a staple in Philadelphia's art community for nearly 50 years, is selling its iconic building in Old City to pursue a more nomadic vision.
Air Date: January 2, 2019
Listen 12:57$1 million gift extends free Sundays at Delaware Art Museum
The museum in Wilmington entices people to visit by waiving admission on Sundays and Thursday evenings. A corporate benefactor is helping make it possible.
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2018 year in photos: Sweet, sorrowful, triumphal and tragic
From the Eagles' Superbowl victory to the opioid crisis, WHYY photographers bring 2018 into focus.
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Black Power Afro pick sculpture takes root at Philadelphia museum
The piece engaged 80,000 passers-by who stopped specifically to look at the sculpture or ask about it over three months.
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Listen 1:36Krampus brings dark winter magic to Northern Liberties
New traditions blend with old in Northern Liberties' Parade of Spirits.
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Last hurrah: Space 1026 pulls out the stops for final Arch St. art auction
A landmark artists collective in Philadelphia — Space 1026 — is gearing up to move out of its building of 21 years. This weekend's art auction pulls out the stops.
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Listen 2:06A royal hue: ‘Living Coral’ crowned color of the year for 2019
You can also call it by its official Pantone code, 16-1546.
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UPenn opens crowd-curated art exhibition
The Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania opened the campus art collection to the internet; these are the ones upvoted to the top.
7 years ago
Listen 1:50‘Freedom is very intoxicating’ says artist behind ‘The Complicit Eye’
Kukuli Velarde — a Peruvian-born, Philadelphia-based artist — has a first major show in her adopted home town.
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