
Visual Arts
They languished in storage for years, but now, the first mural project of famed illustrator Howard Pyle are back on display.
8 years ago
Attacking the NEA does not put ‘America first’
I thought about my grandmother last week, when Donald J. Trump unrolled a federal budget proposal that, to no on ...
8 years ago
Game developer wants to take her cultural critique to Congress
Brianna Wu has been outspoken about sexism in male-dominated video game culture. Brianna Wu has loved video games ever since she w ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:06Quilts for the walls: Delaware artist goes from teaching biochemistry to making ‘art quilts’
Virginia Abrams was teaching biochemistry, when she discovered art quilts. She's since traded the lab for a sewing machine.
8 years ago
Delaware man’s hobby strikes the right chord [video]
After suffering four heart attacks, Thom Allen retired from his stressful sales job and started making cigar box guitars.
8 years ago
Why can’t you tell me how you feel?
It's hard to communicate our emotions. The effects of this are harmful, and as a country, we are arguably the most overtly divided and disconnected we have been in years.
8 years ago
Now for our feature presentation: we’re going to explore the science of movie magic as seen on the big screen and behind the scenes ...
Air Date: October 14, 2016
Listen 51:39Human voice is key to unlocking movie magic for the blind
There’s a movement underway to make movies Oscar-worthy for people who can’t see. I met up with Sarita Kimble in the l ...
9 years ago
Listen 5:23Come with us as we step inside a time capsule of life on earth — the natural history museum. On this specia ...
Air Date: September 15, 2016
Listen 50:13Diorama dilemma: The art and science of museum displays
A lot more than meets the eye goes into dioramas at natural history museums.
9 years ago
Listen 9:23Jerry Pinkney’s illustrated world, an escape from a nation in conflict
To this day, as the world gets more complicated, with more stress on me, my family, my community, our world, I can retreat to my imagination and the act of making pictures.
9 years ago
ListenMural project draws support for North Philly Muslims [photos]
The Al-Aqsa Islamic Society hosted a Community Paint Day Saturday, inviting members of the larger community to help paint a mural that wi ...
9 years ago
Photographer turns lens on Philadelphia street harassment [photos]
Women on the streets of many cities are used to it: the whistles, catcalls and other unsolicited attention. One photographer in Philadelp ...
11 years ago
ListenCertain Poor Shepherds, Scene 7: The stars, a hard truth, and a sweet surprise
In Day 7 of “Certain Poor Shepherds,” our Christmas tale by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth, the story concludes with one parting ...
12 years ago
Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 6: There arose such a clatter
In Day 6 of “Certain Poor Shepherds,” our Christmas tale by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth, our heroine, Nora Gallagher, takes h ...
12 years ago