Take in two great shows with the good people of Artblog on Saturday, June 10 from 2–5 pm. Free and open to everyone!
Read MoreChip investigates an exhibition featuring two artists searching to find healing and acceptance through their work, and says their approaches create diverse and lively visuals.
Read MoreEvan interviews Jeffrey Stockbridge about his moving and emotional Kensington Blues project, on view at Savery Gallery until June 2nd and available in book form as well.
Read MoreNewsy news today about public art, a new Art Therapy program, some congratulations to artists, awesome opportunities locally and out of state, and a couple of Artblog events you will want to know about.
Read MoreTo Chance, To Wander at Fjord asks, what does it mean to get lost now? Bringing together work from 12 American and Chilean artists, the show explores the themes of place, identity, memory, and our relationship with the natural world. Ephraim says this is a show to take your time with and get a little lost – in a good way!
Read MoreMichael takes in Christopher Wood’s drawing-a-day project, Frequent Exceptions, on view at HOUSE Gallery. These subtle, resonant graphite drawings pull you into a meditative state of reflection on space, tone, and the passage of time, he says.
Read MoreCongratulations to Michelle Angela Ortiz, who has been recognized as a Citizen Artist Fellow, and to Eastern State Penitentiary, which received an award for excellence in exhibitions. Monument Lab has announced more details about the 21 artist projects for fall 2017, including stalwarts like RAIR. Printmakers, check out the fellowship opportunity at Second State Press (deadline 5/22). Plus, queer sci-fi reading at Vox Populi, Lenka Clayton and Dan Byers in conversation at the Fabric Workshop, PAFA’s 116th Annual Student Exhibition, Broad Street Review hosts a discussion about arts funding, and a good read about cartoonist Roz Chast’s embroidery.
Read MorePlayful and serious at the same time, Lenka Clayton’s Object Temporarily Removed at the Fabric Workshop and Museum raises important questions about art’s audiences and its value. Inspired by Constantin Brancusi’s “Sculpture for the Blind,” Clayton asks, what if this sculpture were really made by the blind? And what makes Brancusi so special if other artists at the same time were making similar work?
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