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One of Philadelphia’s oldest artist collectives, Space 1026, will soon lose the space it has occupied for more than 20 years. (Courtesy of Adam Wallacavage, Space 1026)
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One of Philly’s oldest art collectives, Space 1026, to lose its home of 20 years

Keeping Philly weird for 20 years, Space 1026 is forced out of their Chinatown building.

7 years ago

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Dr. Barnes is from outer space — and other fibs on tour at the Barnes collection

Did you know that the founder of the Barnes collection collaborated with Janelle Monae? Or did he?

7 years ago

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Artist Nancy Josephson, in her Wilmington Delaware studio. (Brian Drouin/WHYY)
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Sequins, beads, humor and Voodoo flags: The art of Nancy Josephson

A self-taught artist, Nancy Josephson mixes ‘blingy stuff’ together with taxidermy and busts of people to make art that will ‘surprise and delight.’

7 years ago

Lisa Marie Patzer's immersive installation at the Crane Arts Building,
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Philly art exhibit examines what to expect when you’re expecting privacy

A digital artist turns Philadelphia's Icebox gallery into an immersive interpretation of 4th Amendment privacy laws.

7 years ago

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Dancers from Brian Samders' Junk rehearse a scene from
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A journey through the mind of a Philly artist

A muralist and a choreographer turn a South Philly studio into a labyrinth of imagination.

7 years ago

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A new mural at 29th and Ridge Avenue honors Sergeant Robert Wilson III who lost his life in the line of duty. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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New mural honors slain Philly policeman along Strawberry Mansion beat

The mural honors slain police Sgt. Robert Wilson III.

7 years ago

Artist Kathy Bushi in her Milton, Delaware gallery (Brian Drouin/WHYY)
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Animals, people and even family bring Delaware folk artist’s paintings to life

Kathy Buschi considers herself a folk artist. Self-taught, she adds life to her local scenes of Delaware by using people, animals and the occasional family member.

7 years ago

Families gather in the Great Stair Hall at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for ArtSplash, a kid-friendly summer program that is having extraordinary success.
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Art Museum summer program caters to young Modernists

The Philadelphia Museum of Art's summertime Art Splash program takes cues from urban Modernism.

7 years ago

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Robert Davidson finished his Las Vegas statue of Lady Liberty in 1996. A federal judge ruled last week that Davidson's replica was different enough from the original Statue of Liberty to hold a copyright. (John Locher/AP)
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Stamp-size mistake costs U.S. Postal Service $3.5 million

For years, a U.S. Postal Service stamp mistakenly bore the image of a Lady Liberty replica.

7 years ago

Artist Didier William pauses in his studio at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
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Art of the Caribbean diaspora comes together at PAFA

Two artists — one Haitian, one Cuban — collaborate on "Swarm," an exhibition about the Caribbean diaspora.

7 years ago

Environmental artist Stacy Levy looks toward the Schuylkill River from the prow of one of her boatlike
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Environmental artist aims to bring people closer to time and tide on the Schuylkill

Environmental artist Stacey Levy has devoted two years to developing an installation over several sites along the river.

7 years ago

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The art of photography, through the lens of Delaware’s Carlos Alejandro

To Carlos Alejandro, fine art photography is the expression of ideas and he has been expressing those ideas for over 40 years.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Museum of Art Assistant Curator Michelle Millar Fisher hangs a rainbow flag marking the 40th anniversary of the unfurling of the original at the Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco on June 25, 1978. The flag was designed by Gilbert Baker, who referred to himself as the
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Designing a movement: The rainbow flag turns 40

The rainbow flag — the icon of the LGBTQ movement for 40 years — comes to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

7 years ago

A miniature version of the Brandywine River winds around the spiral staircase in the three-story atrium of the Brandywine River Museum. The commissioned work, by Kathleen Vance, is part of
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Putting nature in a box at the Brandywine Museum

The Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford has opened a show of contemporary art grappling with the sublime in nature.

7 years ago

People express their pride by holding banners at Art All Night in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
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After festival shooting, will Trenton arts recover?

Artists and community organizers take stock of the Trenton's successful Art All Night event in the aftermath of a deadly shooting.

7 years ago

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