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Philly Blogger Curates Amazon’s First Series of Artist Prints

Over the weekend, Amazon launched an online gallery showcasing limited-edition prints from seven international street artists. They’ll be available for purchase starting December 7th. This is […]

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The 15 Essential Paintings in PMA’s New American Still Life Exhibition

If you’re an impatient type of person or easily bewildered in art museums, we’ve made things easy for you — with the help of Kathy […]

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Adam Wallacavage Exhibiting Photographs For the First Time in Over a Decade

We all know Adam Wallacavage‘s octopus chandeliers, the whimsical light fixtures that decorate ceilings from here to São Paulo and beyond. It’s been a long time, though, since […]

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11 Creative Ways to Reinvent Your Child’s Artwork

You can find dozens of ways to display your child’s artwork on Pinterest, but what if you only have a limited amount of wall space? […]

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Better Than a Pope Doll: Local Gallery Selling Original Papal-Inspired Art Work

If you’re looking to get a token of remembrance from the upcoming Papal visit and that stuffed toy Pope isn’t quite cutting it, there’s a […]

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Getty Images Investigating Perry Milou’s $1 Million Pope Painting

With the pope’s Philadelphia visit quickly approaching, anyone with an ounce of hustle is trying to cash in. There’s Holy Wooder beer, Pope Francis onesies […]

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The Curious Case of Nicky Isen

The stakes are so high, everyone wears funeral smiles — gray grins, barely there before they’re gone. The courtroom falls silent when Nathan Isen walks […]

Property

Sleek and Sun-Drenched: Unit 318 Is Available at South Street’s 1352 Lofts

The other day, the Metro newspaper drew up a list of local residential buildings where, if they for whatever reasoned opted to buy a home here, […]

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Spotted: Philly’s Cityscape Captured Through Paper Sculptures

A photo posted by Drew Leshko (@drewleshko) on Jun 16, 2015 at 4:33am PDT Philadelphia-based artist Drew Leshko is doing something really cool. Using paper […]

Business

BizFeed: Philly Dead Last in Creative Job Growth

Philly’s Struggling Creative Sector The News: Philadelphia’s creative job market (think writers, actors and designers) has shrunk by 24 percent in the past 10 years, according to […]

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The 5 Coolest Projects Pew Just Funded

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage was founded in 2005, and has given out more than a thousand project grants and named more than […]

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So Fetch: Mean Girls Art History May Be the Best Instagram Account Ever

Trust us when we tell you that this is, like, so fetch: There’s an Instagram account that makes majoring in art history (unlike being in […]

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Rare Paul McCartney Artworks Going on Display at XFINITY Live

Paul McCartney‘s upcoming show at Wells Fargo Center is sold out, but promoters are giving fans another chance to experience the former Beatle—and this one’s […]

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Glowing Pedicab Sculptures to Hit the Parkway in 2016

It was announced this week that 50 local artists and cultural organizations will receive a total of $9.6 million in grants from the Pew Center […]

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5 Local Artists on Why They’d Rather Make Art in Philly Than Anywhere Else

For the longest time, there’s been a perception that artists in Philadelphia need to move elsewhere if they’re going to make it in the arts. You […]