We hope you have a relaxing holiday week and enjoy a break from the routine.The News this week is brief and forward-looking. We congratulate The Rail Park for their NEA grant which allows them to move forward with envisioning ‘The Cut.’ We are also excited with the news that The West Collection is starting up tours of its collection on the campus of SEI in Oaks, PA.
Read MoreI sat down with Derick Jones for a conversation about his comic, ‘Nose Bleed,’ now in its second year on Artblog. We talked about the comics scene in the city, and how it’s booming right now with the arrival of Partners and Son, the comics dedicated shop that is very supportive of local artists.
Read MoreTwo things excite us this week. First, the Save Chinatown initiative with a support letter to sign on to and a poetry anthology to buy to support those who are pushing back against the ill-considered 76ers Arena proposed for the Chinatown neighborhood.
Read MoreSometimes you have to toot your own horn. Today is the day! Artblog has a poster project and we want to share it with you.
Read MoreI was invited by the editors at Philadelphia Citizen to write something about the meaning of the loss of University of the Arts to the city, and how it would impact us all. I wrote about how artists are optimists and that this blow tears at the spirit of can-do positivity we were just now beginning to get back after the pandemic and recession stole it from us.
Read MoreIt’s not often that a community is whiplashed by the good news bad news bears. We are elated and optimistic about Forman Arts Initiative’s new campus in North Philadelphia, announced on Thursday, May 30, 2024. We are upset and disheartened by the announcement Saturday, June 1, that University of the Arts is closing down for good on Friday, June 7, 2024.
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