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A group of teenagers and young adults each have a handheld camera, aiming at something off image, in a classroom setting

Through the lens of young artists with LensBright Initiative

Education in artmaking

LensBright Initiative from UPenn grads empowers students through storytelling and professional mentorship. Dara McBride profiles.

Dara McBride

Profiles 2 minute read
Minich in a plain black T and shorts sits on her stoop on a bucket, her foot on a planter. The front door open behind her

The everlasting art of Anne Minich

Forever creative

Artist Anne Minich talks maintaining a daily routine centered around making art, the drive to keep going, and several decades of works. K.A. McFadden profiles.
K.A. McFadden

K.A. McFadden

Profiles 3 minute read
A Black child in denim overalls and white sneakers swings high on a swing set, smiling impishly at the viewer.

Woodmere presents Arc of Promise

The American experience, through the eyes of Philly artists from 1790 to today

Woodmere celebrates 250 through its own mission for showcasing Philly artists, marking America’s big birthday with works from 1790 to the present that reflect honestly on our history. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Black & white photo of the Wyeths sitting comfortably together in a rustic living room with seafaring touches.

The Brandywine Museum of Art presents By Design: The Worlds of Betsy James Wyeth

The woman behind the Wyeth world

The Brandywine Museum of Art celebrates the woman who was behind so much of the Wyeths’ vision and legacy, and who was an artist in her own right, with By Design: The Worlds of Betsy James Wyeth. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read
Bright, impressionistic cityscape with a lofty view of a crowded 1917 street hung with giant US, French, and British flags.

PAFA and the PMA present A Nation of Artists

Creativity and the American dream

A Nation of Artists, a major new dual exhibition celebrating the Semiquincentennial, is on view at the PMA and PAFA through next summer. It asks whether creativity is inextricably tied to our freedom. K.A. McFadden reviews.
K.A. McFadden

K.A. McFadden

Reviews 6 minute read

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Abstract lithograph layers blue, purple & yellow with shapes like plains, plants, wind & wolves, and the word "un-erasing"

The Print Center presents America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print

Press on

Artists from across the country representing six historic print shops converge at the Print Center, exploring America’s past, present, and future in a reflection of where our nation stands after 250 years. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Large gallery with gray cement floor features many distinctive, colorful WPA-era posters on a dark blue wall at left.

Delaware Art Museum presents Citizen Artist

Exploring the US government’s historic 20th-century arts investments

A notable new exhibition at Delaware Art Museum explores two eras of major government investment in the arts: the New Deal and the lesser-known Nixon-era Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read
Quilt with dark, flower-patterned bathtub, a barn owl perched on the rim, next to a tree w/ red leaves on a green background

Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Jesse Krimes: Elegy Quilts

Creativity breaks out

A new installation of Jesse Krimes quilts at Fabric Workshop and Museum explores the humanity of incarcerated people and questions the American justice system. One of the quilts is now a new Philly mural. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Sunny white gallery with wooden floors & large windows has eclectic furniture, Lugo lamps, and fern growing in stacked tires

The Clay Studio presents American Crib: What’s Happening

Roberto Lugo kicks off a citywide Radical Americana celebration

Philly artist, ceramicist, activist, poet, and educator Roberto Lugo joins our 250th celebrations with American Crib: What’s Happening, an exhibition of brilliantly imaginative work at the Clay Studio. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read
Colorful still-life with intense floral background, black fish on a plate, nautilus-like swirls, lemons & green leaves.

The Brandywine Museum of Art presents Abundance/Excess: A Contemporary Eye on Still Life

Breathing fresh life into historic genres

The Brandywine Museum of Art assembles contemporary artists who are reimagining the genre of still life, offering an unexpected view of the traditional in Abundance/Excess: A Contemporary Eye on Still Life. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read