The new Velocity Fund, organized by Temple Contemporary and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts, announces its first round of annual awards today. The Fund brings money to makers in Philadelphia, especially to those who work without the umbrella of a larger organization to support them. Congratulations to those who receive this year’s grants! We look forward to many more years of this new financial support to Philadelphia artists!
Read MoreJennifer Zarro is back to fill us in on “Taino: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean,” now on view at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City. This celebration of indigenous cultural continuity in the modern Caribbean runs through October of 2019, and will include a September 8th symposium on the Taíno movement cosponsored by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
Read MoreOur columnist, Beth Heinly peruses the meme culture so prevalent in the Internet and answers a question about whether art is now dead or if not what kind of art should we make? We’ve added a glossary at the bottom so you can get a handle on some of the heady acronyms and Internet buzzwords.
Read MoreOur advisor, Beth Heinly, tackles the age-old question, Why Make Art? She gets pretty heated about it all, but through it all is clear about her message that Art is what makes us Human, and separates us from the animals.
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