
Visual Arts
A Super Bowl mural grows in Philly’s Northeast
The first public mural depicting the Eagles' Super Bowl win has been unveiled near the Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
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Listen 2:25Making movies animates long-term Children’s Hospital patients
Drexel University students are teaming up with young patients at CHOP to create animated films.
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Listen 2:02Violent, monumental work from N.Y. sculptor looms at two Philly museums
One of Ursula von Rydingsvard's works, “Bronze Bowl with Lace,” is a 20-foot bronze, cast in a cedar mold, that resembles a tornado.
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Delaware artist invites you to his ‘Vibe Realm’
By day, Michael Kalmbach is the founder and director of the Creative Vision Factory, in Wilmington. When he isn't working to help others through art, Kalmbach makes his own.
7 years ago
Behind the scenes of the Chinese Lantern Festival
The steel-framed lanterns are created by 20 artisans from Tianyu Arts & Culture.
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NewsWorks Tonight, April 19, 2018
WHYY’s Joe Hernandez gives an update on the protests surrounding the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks. A Philad ...
Air Date: April 19, 2018
Listen 21:29Christie commissions $85K portrait
The cost detail was obtained through an open records request.
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Penn Museum opens new Middle East gallery
The Penn Museum has greatly expanded its Middle East gallery, the first part of a building-wide renovation.
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Exploring the artistic legacy of George A. ‘Frolic’ Weymouth
Perhaps best known for his legacy of philanthropic work, Weymouth was also an accomplished painter. A new exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art looks at this legacy.
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The ‘beautiful chaos’ of Modern Times at Philly Art Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art dives deep into its Modernist collection for its 'Modern Times' summer exhibition
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Philly exhibit explores idea of technology as 21st-century phantom limb
The idea is that technology has distorted how we view ourselves and society — and yet, it is an inescapable part of us.
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Listen 1:47New Philadelphia mural brings childhood trauma into view
At Tuesday's dedication, Mayor Jim Kenney commended the work for shining a light on the importance of trauma-informed care.
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PAFA’s Chuck Close exhibit ends with workshop on the art of protest
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ended its Chuck Close exhibit Sunday with a workshop on the art of protest.
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The subject of a lifetime: Glenside artist Zenos Frudakis has been sculpting MLK since ’80s
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with a local artist about creating sculptures of Martin Luther King Jr. since the 1980s.
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Listen 6:45Delaware carver brings out the personality in fruits and vegetables
For more than three decades, Craig Trostle has made the food taste better with his unique carvings.
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