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March 28, 2017 by Roberta

Happy Anniversary RACSO Fine Arts and AAMP, Massive congratulations Eli LaBan, Open House at PMA, Jack Wolgin Lecture, Jennifer Steinkamp on Parkway, and Marian Anderson Historical Society concert

Congratulations are in order for many in this week’s News Post. RACSO turns 2; AAMP turns 40. Plus, Eli LaBan is nominated for College Television Emmy, the Philadelphia Museum of Art opens its doors to show its new proposed Modern and Contemporary plans, and other great news.

March 21, 2017 by Roberta

Taller Puertorriqueño, Pafa feature Artblog; Jayson Musson, Becky Suss, Dona Nelson in NY shows/programs; Whitney Biennial protest; Alex Losett project, David Antonio Cruz at DCCC, Cultural Alliance Action Toolkit, Plus Opportunities!

News of Artblog favorite artists, Jayson Musson, Dona Nelson, Becky Suss, plus a protest of a Dana Schutz painting, some great opportunities and even more news, in today’s action-packed News Post.

March 7, 2017 by Roberta

Drexel URBN panel on artist activism; Frieda cafe one-day celebration of octogenarian painter, Jean K. Hamburg, Black Oak House Gallery performance sounds great, Plus some good reads and mega-heaping helping of Opportunities from Mutter Museum, City Hall, Vox Populi, DaVinci Art Alliance, Cerulean and Woodmere

Elizabeth Taylor-Mead of Frieda wrote to say the cafe at 320 Walnut Street, is celebrating the art of octogenarian, Jean K. Hamburg, who has never shown her works publicly but agreed to show a selection of her life’s work and to speak about her work for one afternoon, Sunday, March 19, from 3PM – 4:30PM. The conversation will be between the artist and Anthony Latess.

February 28, 2017 by Roberta

Panels everywhere, including art history activism and living the art life, Wiki-art+feminism-editathon at Temple, benefit for refugees at UCAL, Pop-up on forgotten Civil Rights heroines at Amalgam, Plus Eye of the Sixties, Dr. Johnetta Cole, Yes And…+Opportunities from Museum Hack and PVLA

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is an international communal updating of Wikipedia content on subjects related to art and feminism. Universities and cultural institutions around the city of Philadelphia are hosting edit-a-thons throughout the month of March, where participants will gather in one place to edit, add, and improve Wikipedia entries.

February 21, 2017 by Roberta

Taller Puertorriqueño’s Schomburg Symposium on Sports and Blackness, Philly’s first Drawing Marathon at Fleisher, Douglas Witmer’s music at TSA, Street Road Space turns 5, Hands Off Our Revolution, Community Sponsored Art (CSA) Pops up at Globe Dye Works, Plus Opportunities!

This year’s Schomburg Symposium will be in Taller’s brand new building. If you haven’t been up to see it, be prepared to be impressed. The topic is Sports and Blackness, a topic fraught with a difficult history that continues to the present. More information below.

February 14, 2017 by Roberta

Many congratulations – Anne Minich, Nato Thompson, Neil Marcello; Free nerdy coloring books to download; return of Title Magazine; American Revolution Museum gets a huge painting; a couple good short reads and great Opportunities

Artblog favorite, Anne Minich, opens two shows at PAFA tomorrow, Feb. 15, 2017 – a show in the PAFA Works on Paper Gallery and a show in the Alumni Gallery, both in the Historic Landmark building. Congratulations, Anne!

February 7, 2017 by Roberta

Monument Lab’s excellent Philly Fall festival, Barnes’s new curator, Cindy Kang, Tom Devaney’s piece in Inquirer, IHouse’s Spanish animations, Plus Art Condo, Artblog’s podcasts and workshops, and great Opportunities

If you’re reading this, you probably know that Artblog has been in the Philadelphia community since 2003 and that our mission is to promote discussion of art as an important component in strengthening civic engagement. We are especially committed to broadcasting community voices that are often overlooked and marginalized.

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January 31, 2017 by Roberta

Congratulations, Dejay Duckett + Theaster Gates, LandLab applications open, Penn seeks Director for Sachs Arts Hub, Nick Kripal Memorial Scholarship fundraiser, and NMAJH is Free in February!

Please join us on Friday, February 3rd, to celebrate the life and generosity of our friend, teacher, mentor, and colleague Nick Kripal, who passed away on September 30th after a brief battle with cancer.