We are sad to pass along the news that Blake Bradford died. The art educator, thinker, writer, community-spirited man was beloved and will be missed.
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Read MoreA true hodgepodge of information for you, this week’s News rounds up the comings, goings, passing and otherwise interesting tidbits circulating in the Philadelphia arts ether. Take a look!
Read MoreCongratulations to the 934 artists and arts groups who received awards from the city through the Illuminate the Arts program! Plus, “Grumman Greenhouse” by Jordan Griska, is moving out of it’s space on North Broad Street.
Read MoreIn the beastly hot days this month, we’ve sought some respite in travel: Roberta went to New York for a few days, others went to the beach or mountains. We’ve all been busy and busy reading. Here’s a quick look at upcoming content on Artblog, plus an event to give your two cents to the City on what they should do with the Roundhouse (former Police HQ), and a long read in the New Yorker by Alice Gregory about her trip to Africa and the work of a groundbreaking art collective, the Congolese Plantation Workers Art League.
Read MoreWe are very sad to report the passing of the great artist, Leroy Johnson, who was a mentor to many young artists in Philadelphia, in addition to being a maker of truth-seeking and truth-telling installations, sculpture and paintings.
Read MoreIt’s a time of high anxiety and we now have a new topic of worry — the City’s commissioning of a southern, white, male sculptor, for a permanent Harriet Tubman sculpture to be sited at City Hall. Meanwhile, across town, quietly, a somber monument to rethinking monuments, by Theaster Gates, appears at Drexel. And we hope you go to the book sale and party at the Icebox Project Space, brought to you by Ulises, FORTUNE and other book makers. Also, two top picks for reading and watching — Matthew Rose’s magazine, “Trouble,” debuts its summer issue; and Art 21 presents a charming, 9-minute video of the late Margaret Kilgallen at work, making art featuring her woman heroes.
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