Visual Arts
Graduating PAFA students prep for the big show
The Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts was the scene of intense activity in early May as students fi ...
9 years ago
They languished in storage for years, but now, the first mural project of famed illustrator Howard Pyle are back on display.
9 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 ...
9 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 ...
9 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.
9 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.
9 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.
9 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.
10 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.
10 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 ...
10 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 ...
12 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 ...
13 years ago


