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B&W portrait, Labold in casualwear sits on a small bench outside, during daylight, wearing sunglasses looking to his right

Stamp making with your friendly neighborhood mailperson Greg Labold

Putting a stamp on it

Mailperson and artist Greg Labold hosts a rubber stamp making workshop, and talks about his journey into a new career while rediscovering his creative work. Jimmy Viola previews.
Jimmy Viola

Jimmy Viola

Profiles 5 minute read
Rusted metal base holds a 9-foot vertical cast bronze blue-green sculpture that melds features of humans and cacti.

Grounds for Sculpture presents Salvador Jiménez-Flores: Raíces & Resistencias

A vital look at migration and identity in today’s America

At the Grounds for Sculpture, Salvador Jiménez-Flores explores Mexican immigrants’ present and historical journey to the US, highlighting struggle, justice, and resilience as many try to look away. McCaillaigh Rouse reviews.
McCaillaigh Rouse

McCaillaigh Rouse

Reviews 3 minute read
A cropped, gracefully shaped plaid vest in a surprising mix of green, orange, blue, and magenta shades.

The Wharton Esherick Museum presents Working at a Joyous Creative Thing: Weaving, Making and Material Culture in Letty Esherick’s Legacy

The wife of a famous woodworker finally gets her due

Letty Esherick, the wife of world-famous woodworker Wharton, opens up in an exhibition of textile works and letters discovered almost 50 years after her death, paired with contemporary artwork they inspired. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Foreboding photo of a small crowded boat moving toward a big one on the horizon, overlaid with ink and fiber elements.

The Print Center presents False Dawn and Memory, Loss

Why memories matter

Iranian-born, New York-based artist Nazanin Noroozi explores history and memory with a multimedia Print Center exhibition plunging viewers into the journey of African migrants heading for Europe. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 4 minute read
Close-up portrait of a young Black woman in triplicate, looking shocked, in orange, natural tones, and then green.

NoName Gallery presents Next Levels: The Art of Healing

A pop of color on Germantown Avenue

A pop art exhibition at Chestnut Hill’s NoName Gallery draws artists who hail from Philly, the Lehigh Valley, Manila, Mexico, and Venezuela. It’s a refreshing diversion for an oppressively hot summer. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 3 minute read
Impressionistic portrait of a calm, rugged man smoking a pipe, in a mustache, brown coat, and dark blue hat.

The Barnes Foundation presents From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes

Putting French artists in their place

With several Barnes galleries closed for refinishing, some of the museum’s 19th- and 20th-century masterpieces get a new configuration in From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
A giant textured gray ceramic vessel stands on a base of black acrylic hair, one hank of it attached to the gallery wall.

The Clay Studio presents resident artists Akiko Jackson, Minah Kim, and Kevin Snipes

Three enigmatic solo shows explore empathy

Artists Akiko Jackson, Minah Kim, and Kevin Snipes wrap up their three-year residency at the Clay Studio Center for Innovation in Ceramic Art with this trio of enigmatic and arresting solo shows. K.A. McFadden reviews.
K.A. McFadden

K.A. McFadden

Reviews 4 minute read
A stark rural scene with a square white house, bright cloudy sky, naked trees, and a thin brook reflecting the white sky.

Brandywine Museum of Art presents Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth

New windows on Wyeth’s world

Brandywine Museum of Art’s Wyeth Study Center invigorates the storied local artist’s legacy. Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth features intimate works made over 70 years at a single Chadds Ford farm. Emily B. Schilling reviews.
Emily Schilling

Emily Schilling

Reviews 3 minute read
Rectangular print with gentle peach, maroon and yellow colors featuring silhouettes of six different plants.

Brandywine Museum of Art presents This Earthen Door: Nature as Muse and Material

The art of Emily Dickinson’s garden

An elegant conceptual exhibition at the Brandywine Museum of Art explores conservation, the act of noticing, and the poetics of nature and art through the lens of Emily Dickinson’s garden and her historic herbarium. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Graceful 8-foot indoor dome made of wood and minutely detailed stained glass in all colors, with an opening to enter.

Michener Art Museum presents Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural

Embracing the impermanence of beauty

In an eerie, exquisite show at the Michener Art Museum, stained-glass artist Judith Schaechter explores the darker emotions and stories that make beauty and joy possible by contrast. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 4 minute read