In this Ask Artblog advice column, Beth answers a question about creativity. Is it a trait you are born with? Is it learned? Beth goes deep with both Mr. Rogers and Carl Jung to dissect the pithy question and turns in some advice having to do with art and artists and work. Enjoy! And if you have a question about the Art Life, email ask@theartblog.org. Or submit a Google form with your questions at the link in the post below. All names kept anonymous.
Read MoreIt’s been almost a year since Opera Philadelphia commissioned poet and multi-disciplinary performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph to commemorate the tragic and brutal MOVE bombings with “We Shall Not Be Moved” — an original hip-hop opera. If you missed it then, you’re in luck because Opera Philadelphia is bringing it back for a public screening on September 29th as part of the 8th annual Opera on the Mall event. In this November 12, 2017 “From the Vault” post Imani Roach interviews Bamuthi on the heels of the premier.
Read MoreThe New Art Writers Contest is back for a 4th year! This October 12, 2016 “From the Vault” post by Anna Marie Gibertini takes us back one of the earliest public conversations that Artblog organized about the craft, culture and function of art writing. Do you have opinions about art in Philly? Read on and submit your new art writing to the 2018 contest, open NOW!
Read MoreIn this Ask Artblog column, Dave Kyu explains why students are usually ineligible to apply for many exhibitions looking for artists. He advises patience and to enjoy the many opportunities art school presents.
Read MoreIn this sponsored post, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts tells us about their current visiting artist Julio C. Cepeda Duque for his first international solo exhibition, “Made in Cuba” which opens on September 7 and will be on view in the Cohen Gallery (west) through October 12, 2018.
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