Visual Art
This South Philly Artist Is Turning Her Block Into a Get-Out-the-Vote Art Exhibit
South Philly artist Maria Möller has shown her site-specific and public art works in galleries, vacant lots, libraries, motels and all sorts of other other […]
This South Philly Artist Turned Her Vagina Into Art
If you happen to be strolling through Passyunk Avenue’s boutique gallery Nice Things Handmade, you might spot some artwork on the wall and wonder, “Wait, […]
First Friday: Five Galleries to Check Out Tomorrow
June First Friday @ Vox Populi Three shows at once, featuring works by Gabriel Boyce, Beth Heinly, Erin Murray and Jes Fan. The reception also features Jes Fan […]
First Friday: Three Galleries to Check Out Tomorrow
Kensington Blues @ Savery Gallery Between 2008 and 2014, photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge captured a side of Philly rarely seen, rarely talked about anywhere else. The […]
Gallery Guide: Five Shows to Check Out This First Friday
Chris Peters @ Gravy Studio Wisconsin-born photographer Chris Peters creates “large scale, site-specific camera obscuras” in abandoned buildings. He’s collected photos of these works for […]
See What Local Artists Are Up To During Philadelphia Open Studio Tours
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists is hosting its annual behind-the-scenes look at what local artists are up to in neighborhoods across the city. Philadelphia […]
Blue Bell Native Turns to Finger-Painting in Her Battle With Cancer
Sarah Frank, of Blue Bell, Pa., was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in March of this year. Upon first hearing the devastating news, the 23-year-old was […]
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 […]
2015 Pew Grants Announced for Local Artists and Organizations
Over 50 Philadelphia area cultural organizations and artists received grants from The Pew Center for the Arts and Heritage, marking the Center’s 10th year of grant making. […]
Philadelphia Museum of Art Puts Its Famous Artworks on the Streets
The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) has hung 60 replicated masterpieces along Philly city streets, making onlookers across the region do double takes. PMA and the Knight Foundation teamed up […]
Two Hidden Cézanne Sketches Found at the Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation is known for their collection of impressionist and early modern artwork, including 69 pieces of work by Cézanne. Well, now make that […]
Philly Artists Mail Their Art Works to Complete Strangers
If a piece of art from a complete stranger fell through your mail slot recently, here’s why: Curator Laris Kreslins cultivated a team of more than […]
PMA Acquires New Works From Cézanne, Manet, Duchamp and More
Big news from the Philadelphia Museum of Art today: The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced today several important gifts to its collection. As a bequest […]
Rodin Museum Closing to Make Room for New Exhibition
If you’ve been itching for a visit with The Thinker, you better hurry. Philly’s Rodin Museum will close up for a month, starting this Thursday, January 7th, […]
A Philly Art Critic Remembers Edward J. Sozanski
Edward J. Sozanski, since 1982 chief art critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer, died on Monday April 14. He was 77. For over three decades Sozanski […]