Roberta Fallon makes art, writes about art and thinks about art probably too much. She’s a co-founder of Artblog with Libby Rosof and now is Artblog's Executive Director and Chief Editor. As a child in Milwaukee, Roberta put on puppet shows in the garage and sold popcorn for a penny and realized she loved an audience but had no head for business. Roberta has an degree in English from University of Wisconsin and studied art at PAFA and Tyler School of Art. She has written for Philadelphia Weekly, Artnet, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, and has taught or been a visiting critic at Tyler School of Art, University of the Arts, Moore College of Art and Design, St. Joseph’s University, Cranbrook Academy of Art. She has juried or curated exhibits for The Delaware Contemporary, York College of Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
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March 27, 2024
by Roberta
So much is going on this Spring, from charity fundraisers to festivals of music, theater and art! Plus, graduating artists thesis shows are beginning.
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March 20, 2024
by Roberta
There’s lots of movement and momentum happening in the arts this spring. Commonweal announced its representation of five artists; Locks Gallery now represents Dona Nelson; Roberto Lugo is leaving Tyler teaching to concentrate on his art and life. ALSO, not to bury the lead, Valerie (Val) Gay is appointed incoming Chief Cultural Officer
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March 13, 2024
by Roberta
Today’s news has lots of newsy bits, about Mayor Cherelle Parker, the Fabric Workshop and Museum, the Print Center, the John Coltrane House, (re)Focus at Tyler, and a great read – Logan Cryer’s interview with Arthur Ross Gallery.
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Congratulations are in order this week for artists Jacob Chris Hammes and the other 2024 RAIR Artists in Residence; to Roberto Lugo and Main Line Art Center for an NEA-funded exhibit at MLAC, and of course, to all the (re)FOCUS artists in the many exhibitions around town, including the Art in City Hall exhibition in collaboration with Women’s Caucus for the Arts.
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February 29, 2024
by Roberta
Congratulations to all the Cultural Treasures awardees, including many Artblog favorites! We suggest some great events for you and a couple winning opportunities, one from Mural Arts and one from Barnes West!
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February 23, 2024
by Roberta
Dear People, we had a technical glitch in yesterday’s newsletter resulting in an old newsletter being sent out with dated and wrong information in it about an event that Artblog is participating in with WHYY and the Mummers. We regret the mistake and are sorry about any confusion that resulted!
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February 21, 2024
by Roberta
Artblog debuts a new comics digital flip book to help the reader interface with a long, multi-panel comic! Also (re)FOCUS continues its great programming, with a memorable and inclusive show at Art in City Hall, and a roundtable discussion at the Dina Wind Foundation.
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February 14, 2024
by Roberta
Happy Valentine’s Day! May your day be filled with love and happiness. Meanwhile in the news, changes at Opera Philadelphia, Forman Arts Initiative, Library Company of Philadelphia.
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