Pete Sparber interviews O’Neil Scott about his journey from birth in Jamaica and immigration to the U.S. at age five, and after that, college at Syracuse, where he played football(!) and to his rise as a portrait painter of exquisite beauty and delicacy.
Read MorePete Sparber talks with former Temple Contemporary Curator Jova Lynne about the upcoming exhibit, “Black Like That: Our Lives as Living Praxis,” which will reveal under-known Black history and people in Philadelphia in order to connect their histories with the community and make these stories part of the ongoing story of Philadelphia.
Read MorePete Sparber talks with Elizabeth Johnson about her solo exhibit at Gross McCleaf Gallery. Titled ‘The Cost of Sleep,’ the show presents large and small oil paintings that are dreamscapes of tornado-like swirlings, very beautiful, energetic, and a little terrifying.
Read MorePete Sparber sits down with Samantha (Sam) Connors, the Executive Director of Da Vinci Art Alliance to talk about the organization’s roots in the community, its history (93 years strong) and the future.
Read MorePete Sparber sees Joe Boruchow’s solo exhibit at Space 1026 and comments that there is “something beautiful and sublime in Joe’s very particular black and white graphic signature.” The show is up through Jan. 26, so make your way up North Broad St. to see it before it closes.
Read MoreOur contributor Pete Sparber sees a number of small works exhibitions, which abound each year at this time of holiday giving.
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