Artblog | Roberta

May 31, 2018 by Roberta

Welcome, Danny Orendorff, new leader at Vox Populi Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts lands historic Hudson River School painting by Frederic Edwin Church, Plus Opportunity from 40th Street Artist in Residency program

Philadelphia welcomes a new arts administrator, collaborator, curator to town; PAFA welcomes a new Hudson River painting to its collection, and 40th St. A.I.R. wants you!

May 24, 2018 by Roberta

Souls Grown Deep expands mission into economic justice for artists, Plus Opportunities from Fleisher Wind Challenge and Practice Gallery

Two great opportunities for you in today’s News. Plus, a group you should know about, The Souls Grown Deep Foundation, doing good work for artists of the African American South. Read on, friends.

May 21, 2018 by Roberta

Velocity Fund wants YOU! June 1 application deadline for money to Philadelphia’s artists for new projects

June 1 is the deadline to apply for funding from the new Velocity Fund. The fund awards grants up to $5,000 to artists living in Philadelphia for new projects, especially those that are collaborative and/or experimental. If you have questions about applying, Read This Post! There are answers!

May 18, 2018 by Roberta

“Boom for Real,” colorful history of Downtown New York starring Jean-Michel Basquiat and friends, Part 1

In Part One of our 2-part coverage of the new documentary, Roberta gives a brief overview of the film and says it’s not a bio-pic but a history flick about an era in which Basquiat was a player who turns out to be major. The film opens today at Ritz at the Bourse. Stay tuned for Imani Roach’s review coming up soon!

May 17, 2018 by Roberta

Amy Lipton brings Schuylkill Center show to One Nickel Coworking in Manayunk, Nell Painter, historian turned artist, at the Free Library

We round up the news! There’s a new space opening in Manayunk and Amy Lipton organizes a show from the Schuylkill Center, “Learn a River’s Name” to debut the space. Also, historian Nell Painter speaks at the Free Library on her two-career life and her move from history professor at Princeton to artist.

May 10, 2018 by Roberta

Thursday night’s popping with Afro-Futurist zine release at Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse and Second Thursday reception at Indigo Arts

It’s a day for evening events. Two we recommend are at Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse and at Indigo Arts. Read more and get out there and enjoy.

May 4, 2018 by Roberta

S.O.S. from Portside Arts Center, ‘Trumpmore,’ and Carnival de Resistance wants You

A Trifecta of news and information for you, including a call for help from a River Wards art center; a call for participation in a socially-responsible carnival and a story about a great eco-art project involving a melting glacier and the head of our current climate-change denying President.

April 26, 2018 by Roberta

Pow! Black Panther event at African American Museum (AAMP) and super $123k for arts in community from Sachs Program for Arts Innovation

Two super-duper things in the News: A panel discussion about Black Panther and how it relates to Black Comics and the Black Art Movement and the announcement of grants from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation – more money for connecting people with art? We are all for it!