Artblog | Essays

March 19, 2021 by Morgan Nitz

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund should manage the new $1.3 Million fund for the arts

Morgan and Roberta write an editorial voicing their concerns, and those of community members, about the new $1.3 million arts funding initiative and say it should be handled by the existing and reputable PCF.

February 26, 2021 by Natalie Sandstrom

When a kitchen orbits the art studio, Cooking with Olafur Eliasson

Natalie Sandstrom prepares dishes and reflects on philosophical musings from art-cookbook “Studio Olafur Eliasson: The Kitchen.”

December 21, 2020 by Dereck Stafford Mangus

Contemporary churches in Baltimore, repurposed and appreciated in a new light

After learning that the iconic Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Baltimore church was purchased by an out-of-state developer, Dereck reflects on the upward trend of repurposed churches in his neighborhood.

November 3, 2020 by Dereck Stafford Mangus

Charm City double feature, a tale of two historic theaters

Dereck Stafford Mangus composes a thoughtful essay on America’s– and specifically, Baltimore’s– disappearing movie theatre culture and how that has been heightened due to Covid-19 closures.

October 29, 2020 by Morgan Nitz

Disarm the Philadelphia police, invest in black lives and community

Roberta and Morgan co-write a short post calling on Philadelphia to disarm the police department NOW following the brutal murder of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia earlier this week.

October 23, 2020 by Morgan Nitz

How do we value art?

Morgan and Roberta co-write an essay about value– specifically, why art is undervalued in America–and for the first time, you can LISTEN to this post!

August 7, 2020 by Kemuel Benyehudah

Reimagine our schools as a school-to-museum pipeline for Black students

In this post, Kemuel Benyehudah denounces the school-to-prison pipeline and presents an alternative that also addresses the underrepresentation of Black students in the creative economy and museums.

July 10, 2020 by Beth Heinly

About the Columbus statue