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February 9, 2016 by Roberta

Sad news of Randy Dalton’s passing, Also, PAFA Free Sundays for “Procession,” Life’s a Beach at Icebox, Personal Space Talk at Snyderman-Works, Daniel Traub in San Francisco, The Hacktory, Mutter coloring book, Plus Loads of Opportunities

Sad News of the passing of artist and “Do Blue” art activist, Randy Dalton, who suffered a fatal stroke at age 67. Read more here.

February 8, 2016 by Michael Lieberman

Philadelphia’s new Poet Laureate: Yolanda Wisher

Yolanda Wisher attended Lafayette College and later earned her master’s at Temple. She has taught English at Germantown Friends School and served as the Director of Art Education for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Wisher is a Hedgebrook Writer-in-Residence, and last year she was a Pew Fellow.

February 2, 2016 by Roberta

New Deputy Director at Barnes, Temple Media and Film grads movie, Casual Business Photo Collective, Femme Collective, New York Public Library public GIF’s project, plus Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Jury Smith, Talia Greene and mega-heaps of Opportunities

Artblog favorite Andrew Jeffrey Wright paints a big mural in Brooklyn. “This will be the largest piece I have created to date. It is over 120 feet in total length and 7 feet high. I have had a lot of help,” says Andrew. I love the look of this mural.

January 26, 2016 by Roberta

Three panels-PAFA+Black Lives Matter, Inliquid+Social Practice, Moore Galleries+Walter Robinson; John Muse+Vicky Funari+Strange Truth film series, Personnel changes at AAMP, FWM and UArts; Boston Mayor believe in artists; Ken Lum muses on Philly and Canada; Plus Nathaniel Popkin, Heather Ujiie, lunch tours at SEI, Schomburg Seminar at Taller and Opportunities galore

Via International Center for Photography – Mary Ellen Mark Memorial Scholarship

Closer to home, Icebox Project Space is looking for your 2016 predictions for their publication. For more information visit the Icebox Project Space website.

January 19, 2016 by Roberta

Fleisher-Ollman+Indigo Arts in NYC, PPAC in NOLA, DelArt’s great 2016 lineup, Sad Noyes news, Excellent! – Zoe Strauss, Steve Weinik, Michael Andre, Leah Koontz, Philly Knight Cities proposals, Plus Albert Bierstadt, Ben Davis, Calvin Tomkins

Going to Delaware? Let’s carpool. The Delaware Art Museum has a terrific lineup of 2016 exhibitions, including a solo show in October of works from the 1960s by Elizabeth Osborne; a Smithsonian-organized exhibit in March of works by Latino artists including Philadelphia and Artblog favorite Pepon Osorio; and a group exhibit from the University of Delaware holdings, of humorous art by African American artists.

January 12, 2016 by Roberta

Good Game Issue 2 debuts, So sorry David Bowie, plus Judith Schaechter, Blaise Tobia, Virginia Maksymowicz and You won’t believe the Opportunities

Let’s have a moment of silence for the great David Bowie, who meant so much to all of us outsiders, aliens and artists in the world.

January 5, 2016 by Roberta

Rare Birds at Berman Museum, Artblog+St. Claire Live at the Writers House, Gregory Labold’s Costume win, Organize Your Own, Napoleon+Coop, Pauline Houston McCall’s new book, Opportunities and More

The Live at the Writers House episode with Artblog and St. Claire writers reading from their published works is now available for your listening pleasure! Here’s the link to EPISODE 113 – 10/26/2015 – PHILADELPHIA ART CRITICS…
Produced and hosted by Alli Katz and with some great live music by City Love.

December 29, 2015 by Roberta

Ellsworth Kelly’s Barnes sculpture, PAFA’s Free Sundays for Norman Lewis, Philadelphia Art Alliance, CFeVA+Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, stadler-Kahn, Colin Keefe, Sarah Archer, Plus Opportunities

ICA Open Video Call – Philadelphia-area artists and filmmakers, submit your videos to this open call and get the opportunity to screen your work in the ICA Ramp! This year’s jurors are artist Alex Da Corte; artist and filmmaker Tiona McClodden, Executive Director, Harriet’s Gun Media; and Bree Pickering, Executive Director, Vox Populi. Free to apply – Submissions due Jan. 4, 2016. Application is here.