Art
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Barnes Foundation Sells Digital Art Education Tech to Penn Museum
Technology is helping The Barnes Foundation bring its collection to more people, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. The museum’s vast collection has joined the digital age. With the Virtual Experience Platform, students in its educational programming can already visit the artwork up close in 360 degrees.. With the platform, Claude Monet’s brushstrokes can be viewed…
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Calder Gardens Opens This September as a Unique Art Experience
Calder Gardens, nearing the end of its development on the Parkway, will offer visitors a truly unique art-viewing experience, writes Sarah Jordan for Philadelphia Magazine. The cultural institution will serve as a monument to sculptor Alexander Calder, a renowned artist of the 20th century whose work has been displayed in museums around the globe. …
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Philly Artists Collaborate for Community Art Project in Anticipation of America’s 250th Anniversary
A group of Philadelphia artists recently joined forces to stitch together designs to create a gigantic American flag as the nation prepares for its 250th anniversary next year, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. The red, white, and blue designs were individually created by diverse Philly artists and students at the Friends Select School. This effort…
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Levittown Photographer Captures Magical Connection Between Two Strangers
Amanda Johnson, a photographer from Levittown, takes photos of strangers meeting for the first time, and her latest pictures have gone viral, writes Marcella Baietto for CBS News. Johnson enjoys playing matchmaker, offering what she calls “stranger sessions.” “I get two strangers together and we have fun, take a photo shoot, and apparently the internet…
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Artist David McShane Paints Murals of Philadelphia’s Sports Icons Across City
David McShane, a celebrated artist behind some of the best known murals in Philadelphia, paints beloved local sports icons across the city, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McShane was at Veterans Stadium for the first time in the 1970s when he fell in love with Philadelphia sports. Over half a century later, 60-year-old…
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Local Artist Creates Juneteenth Piece at Mercer Museum in Doylestown
Bucks County artist Kevin Aster Young has partnered with 16 different community organizations and faith-based institutions to create a joint artwork for the annual Mercer Museum Juneteenth celebration in Doylestown, writes Jeff Werner for the Patch. For the 160th anniversary of the holiday, Young is creating a piece that celebrates Juneteenth and highlights the history…
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Glenside Sculptor Zenos Frudakis Casts Muhammad Ali Statue for Lewiston
A towering bronze tribute to Muhammad Ali, crafted by Glenside’s Zenos Frudakis is on its way to Lewiston, Maine, writes Peter Crimmins for WHYY. The ten-foot statue was commissioned to commemorate Ali’s legendary 1965 fight against Sonny Liston. The piece captures the champion’s strength and defiance in the face of doubt. For Frudakis, it was…
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West Philly Native Quinta Brunson Honored With Key to the City, Spearheads New Mural
West Philadelphia native Quinta Brunson returned to her old stomping grounds on Wednesday, May 28, as she was honored by the City of Philadelphia. During a ceremony at her alma mater, Andrew Hamilton Elementary School, Brunson was presented with the key to the city by Mayor Cherelle Parker. As the mayor presented the honor, she…
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Philadelphia Zoo and Mural Arts Dedicate New Mural Aimed at Connecting the Community to Conservation
Philadelphia Zoo and Mural Arts are thrilled to dedicate and unveil brand-new works of art aimed at connecting the surrounding community to the Zoo and highlighting the vital conservation of the Zoo. The mural, painted by artists Eurhi Jones and Dave McShane with designs chosen by the surrounding neighborhoods, uses bright, jubilant colors to showcase…
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Yardley Couple’s Carved Owl Stump Could Become New Town Landmark
In Yardley, a wise-looking owl sculpture carved from a tree stump has recently appeared, catching the eye of many passing drivers, writes Peg Quann for the Bucks County Herald. Cindy and Lampros Fatsis, who commissioned Ukrainian-born sculptor Viacheslav Kuzema to transform the nine-foot stump in their front yard into a work of art, will be…
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Mural Arts New Preservation Easement Tool Helps Protect Philadelphia Art
While Philadelphia has more than 4,000 murals throughout the city, a minimum of a half-dozen of them are lost as a result of demolition and/or development, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. To help prevent this was continuing or even growing, Mural Arts has looked towards preservation easement. The new tool was designed by…
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Through Molten Glass, Port Richmond Artist Explores Multiracial Asian American Identity
Artisan John Pomp, owner of John Pomp Studios in Port Richmond, is honoring his multiracial Asian American heritage through the art of glass, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. He crafts striking luxury chandeliers and lamps inspired by his multicultural identity. “There’s a lot of eastern aestheticism, kind of like layered into our work,”…
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Former New Yorker Editor and Cartoonist Turns His Sketchpad to Philly’s Restaurant Scene
Former New Yorker editor and cartoonist John Donohue, author of All the Restaurants in New York, now brings his sketchpad to Philadelphia’s vibrant restaurant scene, writes Bedatri D. Choudhury for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Having sketched nearly 1,500 restaurants in New York, Donohue aims to do the same with Philadelphia. A self-taught artist with over 20…
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Philadelphia Native King Saladeen Reflects On Unique Journey to Artistic Success
Growing up between West and Southwest Philadelphia, art has always been not only a passion for King Saladeen, but a part of his DNA. His grandfather and uncle were both artists in their own right. However, like him, they didn’t have the direction or guidance to pursue art as a way to make a living.…
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New Monument at Bryn Mawr College Pays Tribute to Generations of Black Workers
Bryn Mawr College unveiled a powerful new art installation last Thursday that honors the Black workers who helped build and sustain the Main Line institution over a century ago, writes Isaac Avilucea for Axios Philadelphia. The piece, titled “Don’t Forget to Remember (Me)” by D.C.-based artist Nekisha Durrett, transforms the Cloisters courtyard with a braided…
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Longtime Philadelphia Museum of Art Curator Selected to Lead Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas
Carlos Basualdo, who has been a curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for two decades, will soon begin a new role as director of Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, writes Maximilíano Durón for ARTnews. Basualdo originally joined the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a senior curator in 2005. At the end of 2022, he…
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A North Philadelphia Mural Pays Tribute to Pope Francis’ 2015 Visit to the City
With the recent passing of Pope Francis, memories and tributes are pouring in. Philadelphia has a connection with the Pope after a visit to the city in 2015. That visit has since been memorialized with a huge mural, write Tracy Davidson and Emily Rose Grassi for NBC 10 Philadelphia. The mural, called The Sacred Now:…
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New York’s Museum of Modern Art Highlights Vivid, Geometric Work by Conshohocken’s Odili Donald Odita
New York’s Museum of Modern Art has replaced Andy Warhol’s kitschy cow wallpaper with striking works by Conshohocken’s Odili Donald Odita, writes Bedatri D. Choudhury for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A collection of bright, angular shapes now welcomes museum visitors as the vivid geometry plays Tetris with their eyes. Similar paintings are on throughout the museum’s…
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