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“The Power of Commitment,” Philadelphia Mural Arts Celebrates 25th Annual Mural Arts Month
This October marks the 25th edition of the annual Mural Arts Month celebration, writes Mural Arts Philadelphia. The annual celebration is a time to advocate, inspire, educate the community on how art and Mural Arts Philadelphia can be a catalyst for economic change and empowerment. This year’s theme is “The Power of Commitment,” and is…
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“Euphonic and Chromatic Drift,” New Public Art Installation Makes it’s Way to 30th Street Station
New translucent panels can now be seen covering the windows inside the 30th Street Station in University City, writes Peter Crimmins at WHYY. The window panels are part of Art at Amtrak, a system-wide railroad initiative launched in 2022 to incorporate artwork in train stations along the Northeast Corridor. As an architecturally protected building on…
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Philadelphia Art Museum Treasures Revealed in Neumann Video Tour
The public can tour the Philadelphia Museum of Art treasures in the comfort of Neumann University’s Meagher Theatre at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5. John Immerwahr will present a video tour of iconic works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet, van Gogh, Picasso, Duchamp, and other lesser-known artists. The presentation will help audiences “enjoy these works…
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Exhibit in Penn State Abington Art Gallery Features Student Works from Bucks County Museum Collaboration
A new exhibition in the Penn State Abington art gallery showcases pieces created by students during courses taught by faculty in collaboration with professional artisans at the Moravian Pottery and TileWorks in Doylestown, Bucks County. Students explored the history and production of tile making and, by experimenting with traditional tools and equipment, they created their own tiles and mosaics.…
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Muralist César Viveros is the Veracruz Visionary Behind Philadelphia’s Public Art
The work of Philadelphia muralist César Viveros has infiltrated all corners of Philadelphia since he migrated to the city from his native Veracruz, Mexico, twenty years ago, writes Némesis Mora for Billy Penn at WHYY. He has created over 40 works with Mural Arts, along with many fresco paintings, sculptures, mosaics, and altars. He’s also…
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Tattooed Moms Exhibition Opens Today at Neumann University
Kevin Russo created the Tattooed Moms project to shatter a stereotype. “It developed from my own learned prejudice about tattooed women,” he explains. “Growing up in the 1970s in South Philadelphia, there weren’t too many women who had tattoos, and if they did, they were thought of as biker chicks.” An artist now based in…
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New Mural in Fishtown Will Celebrate Birds of Philadelphia
A new mural currently in the works in Fishtown will celebrate birds and other wildlife native to the Philadelphia region, writes Franki Rudnesky for the Philly Voice. Drexel University’s Academy of Natural Sciences has tapped Jane Kim, a renowned artist and scientific illustrator, to paint the upcoming mural as part of its ongoing “Illuminating Birds”…
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Philadelphia Artist Uses His Talent to Represent Asian Culture in City’s Murals
Chenlin Cai, a Philadelphia artist, is using his talent to make sure that Asian culture is better reflected in the city’s many murals, writes TaRhonda Thomas for 6abc. Cai is currently working on a mural inside a future office space at 1735 Market Street. “We have ten artists here, and each artist designs a mural…
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Judge Allows Barnes Foundation to Lend Artwork from Its Vast Collection to Other Institutions
Last month, a Pennsylvania judge granted the petition submitted by The Barnes Foundation to lend some of the famous artworks from its collection to other institutions and to display the paintings outside the set configurations that were established by its founder, Albert C. Barnes, writes Ted Loos for The New York Times. Judge Melissa S.…
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Phoenixville Native Uses Drone to Scan Philadelphia’s Hidden Beauty
Chris Hytha, a 26-year-old Phoenixville native who now lives in Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood, fell in love with the Philadelphia skyline in middle school during a family visit to Center City, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “That experience is really what led me to study architecture, to explore the city, and to try to…
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Philadelphia Crowned Best City for Street Art by USA Today Readers
Street art might be eye-catching, but it is so much more than that, according to a new ranking by USA TODAY 10Best. It speaks to the culture and personality of a city and it is embraced by and belongs to the entire community in a way that few other forms of art can match. Philadelphia,…
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Salvaged Tiffany Windows from Philadelphia Church Garnered Lots of Publicity, But Reduced Sale Price
When Paul Brown found out that the two windows he salvaged from the historic St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in West Philadelphia for $6,000 were Tiffany Studio, he thought he was looking at a major payout, writes Art Petrosemolo for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The find was a win either way, as the church, which had been…
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