Artblog | Museums

March 9, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Rosine 2.0 in practice, workshops and installations at the Icebox, Delaware Art Museum shows prints from Romo Collection, Vox Populi 18th Annual Juried Exhibition seeks applicants, plus more exhibitions and events

Hi, this week we see Vox Populi hosting Rosine 2.0 in Practice, a day of workshops and installations. Tools of the Trade conference connecting artisans and business resources in Philly is taking place at the end of March. For exhibitions, the Delaware Art Museum exhibits the unique heritage, history, and experience of Mexican Americans and Latinos with prints from the Romo Collection. Partners and Son soon to open Both/And by Anuj Shrestha. Pentimenti Gallery presents Raymond Saá and Kate Bonner + Anna Wehrwein Endless Illusions. Fjord Gallery announces new solo exhibition by Petra Floyd. Opportunities appear in the form of Vox Populi soon accepting applications for their 18th Annual Juried Exhibitions. Hope you enjoy some of these events or exhibitions, and have a nice week.

March 8, 2023 by Andrea Kirsh

Two Swiss Museums question the origins of the Gurlitt and Bührle Collections

Andrea Kirsh visits two Swiss museums recently, in Bern and Zürich, both of which presented exhibitions documenting their work with Swiss collectors and questioning how to handle works that entered their collections under ethically-questionable circumstances.

March 2, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Ask the Mayoral Candidates, Harry Philbrick to the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Woodmere gets RACP grant, Stuart Netsky and more at Gross McCleaf Gallery plus lots more

Hi, this week is a doozy… We’re announcing our partnership with Barbara Silzle and Jacque Liu, who are calling attention to the voices and questions of artist for the mayoral candidates through an online questionnaire.

February 22, 2023 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Moore College Panel Foregrounds Cultural Policy in the Context of the Philadelphia Mayoral Race

Our contributors Virginia Maksymowicz and Blaise Tobia report on a recent panel at Moore College of Art and Design devoted to talk about cultural policy in light of the current mayoral election campaigns.

February 16, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Henry Taylor, ‘Nothing Change, Nothing Strange’ at Fabric Workshop and Museum, plus ‘Office Hours’ at Automat, Mayoral Forum on the Performing Arts and more

February 9, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

‘LINGER,’ Gabriela Sanchez at Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, plus opportunities and more

February 2, 2023 by Sharon Garbe

How to Curate a Story, Matisse in the 1930s at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Our new contributor Sharon Garbe visits the Matisse exhibit at the PMA and finds the show inspiring, “exhilarating and full of insights and surprises.”

February 2, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Terrance Nance Museum solo at the Institute of Contemporary art, Opportunities for Neighborhood programming, and more

Good morning, I’m Niko Walczuk I’ll be handling the news from now on. I hope to bring you things that interest you and hopefully motivate you to get out to some galleries or entire exhibitions.