April 12, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Pepón Osorio My Beating Heart/ Mi corazón latiente at The New Museum, An Assembled Trace group exhibition at Da Vinci Art Alliance, Flower workshops at Glen Foerd, plus opportunities and more

This week Da Vinci Art Alliance is hosting a group exhibition titled An Assembled Trace, running until April 23rd. There is exciting news about exhibits by two Philadelphia artists: Pepón Osorio is showing the largest collection of his work to date at The New Museum and photographer Blaise Tobia is in an exhibit at the Kunsthaus Dahlem space in Berlin. Congratulations to both of them! The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg is having an open call and is asking for artists’ to submit their work for the annual Art of the State exhibition. Another opportunity comes from The Print Center’s 98th Annual International Competition looking for artist entries. Hope you make use of these opportunities, exhibitions, and good weather.

March 28, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Rodrigo Valenzuela at the Print Center, Temple University MFA Thesis exhibitions, Everyday Futures Fest kicks off, Please Touch Museum workers unionizes, Hot Bed Philly Summer 2023 Open Call, plus more opportunities and exhibitions

Hi, this week we see exciting news as The Please Touch Museum elects to unionize in affiliation with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 47. Becoming one of a few unionized children’s museums in the country. Locks Gallery open’s Pat Steir’s exhibition Snow and Waterfall, marking the seventh solo show with the gallery. Da Vinci Art Alliance kicks off it’s month long community arts and science festival, Everyday Futures Fest. Featuring a series of exhibitions, workshops, tours, panel discussions and more. The Velocity Fund seeks artist applicants for grants up to $5,000 and many more opportunities, shows, and news.

March 22, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Betty Leacraft interview with Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Mashrabiya Project at The Museum for Art in Wood, Mayoral Forum on Arts at Taller Puertorriqueño, plus more

Hi, this week we are excited to share a video Brandywine Workshop and Archives ArtistsNCoversation with a friend of ArtBlog, Betty Leacraft. Good news comes to local Philadelphian artists and workshops in the form of Black Spatial Relic’s microgrants. A show I’m excited to see is The Mashrabiya Project at the Museum for Art in Wood. Voice your concerns on March 30 at the Mayoral forum for arts and culture. The Kelly Writers House hosts a reading by Jesús I. Valles and Ricardo Bracho. Plus more…

March 21, 2023 by Clayton Campbell

Stuart Netsky, ‘Walking Backwards into the Future’ at Gross McCleaf Gallery

In this feature by Clayton Campbell, we’re introduced (and for some of us re-introduced) to Stuart Netsky, a seminal Philadelphia artist and arts educator who has shown widely in the City, although not recently.

March 16, 2023 by Sharon Garbe

Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib enchant and narrate in ‘Understories’ at Locks Gallery

Sharon Garbe connects with the video works of Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib and delights in the artists’ whimsical play with scale and appreciates the narrative of Hironaka’s family history told in one of the videos.

March 15, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Bill Hutson Life and Art Memorial, Philly Celebrates Jazz, African American Museum in Philadelphia has new board members, Melissa Joseph at List Gallery, plus opportunities

Hi, this week we share sad news in the passing of architect Rafael Viñoly, designer of the Kimmel Center. Events happening soon can be found in the memorial to artist Bill Hutson. As well as in Philly Celebrates Jazz, an annual celebration featuring live jazz music, jazz-inspired block parties, jazz poetry events, jazz walking tours, and more. Philadelphia artist Odili Donald Odita opens a solo show, Windows, at Stevenson in Amsterdam. Some interesting gallery shows are soon to open in the form of the List Gallery hosting Conflicting Truths by Melissa Joseph and Automat exhibiting Centennial Rust by Christine McDonald. I hope you’ll find this week fruitful and possibly visit some exhibitions and events.

March 14, 2023 by Corey Qureshi

‘SuperCellular’ at Rowan University Art Gallery, an enjoyable exploration

Corey Qureshi visits Rowan University Art Gallery for ‘SuperCellular,’ billed as an immersive experience. Corey grapples with whether he felt immersed, but said ultimately he enjoyed the installation by Carolyn Healy and John Phillips, commenting, “There are open-ended, wordless notions to be explored.”

March 7, 2023 by Logan Cryer

Jesse Harrod’s road to macramé through the American South

Logan Cryer talks with artist and Tyler School of Art and Architecture professor Jesse Harrod, about the Canadian artist’s journey as an artist, from Nova Scotia, to Chicago, to Virginia and Philadelphia.