
Visual Arts
Artist’s take on women in trouble on display at Philly Fabric Workshop and Museum
In her largest solo show, Suzanne Bocanegra takes over the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia with four installations about women in trouble.
7 years ago
Philly’s Navy Yard welcomes visitors with open arms
The Navy Yard in Philadelphia unveils its first major public art installation, a comically ferocious sea monster.
7 years ago
Explore Philly’s murals with your kids
Philadelphia is a city of neighborhoods—and depending on where you and your family live, whether within the city limits or in the Philly suburbs, there may be lots of neighbor
7 years ago
Faces of formerly incarcerated adorn downtown Philly building
The Municipal Services Building in downtown Philadelphia hosts a temporary mural and programming about citizens returning from prison.
7 years ago
Realizing Barnes’ dream, Lower Merion garden entrusted to St. Joe’s University
The Barnes Foundation arboretum, at the original Lower Marion location, is now operated by St. Joseph's University.
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International artists reclaim Trump’s insult
Trump once called them "shitholes." Now artists from those countries are reclaiming the epithet.
7 years ago
‘To The Polls’ wants to harness Instagram for voter registration
An exhibition of murals by local artists urges people to register to vote.
7 years ago
Listen 1:53New Philly museum seeks to help women break through barriers to become fine artists
The Women’s Mobile Museum is a year-long artist residency and exhibition project of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC).
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Listen 2:07Artist takes her work out of the museum, onto Philly streets
The complex films of Yael Bartana at the Philadelphia Museum of Art wrap multicultural messaging with nationalist propaganda.
7 years ago
Listen 2:34Cotton as muse at the African American Museum
Artist John Dowell mixes personal memory and American history in his surreal vision of cotton, now at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
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Painted Bride denied historic status, removing roadblock to iconic building’s sale
The historical commission heard impassioned testimony from both sides of the fate of the storied Painted Bride.
7 years ago
Listen 2:14The story behind the light-colored mist in Dilworth Park’s new installation
Dilworth Park at Philadelphia City Hall has opened the first phase of its permanent art piece, "Pulse."
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New film follows the steps of Andrew Wyeth
'Wyeth,' a new PBS film about Andrew Wyeth, walks in the artists' footsteps.
7 years ago
Guests: Glenn Holsten, Kathleen Foster, Mary Landa The painting “Christina’s World” is instantly recognizab ...
Air Date: September 5, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 37:02NewsWorks Tonight, September 4, 2018
A former Philadelphia Police officer is now facing first degree murder charges for fatally shooting a suspect who fled from a traffic sto ...
Air Date: September 4, 2018
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