We round up some great opportunities — but the deadlines are quick, so hurry, look, and apply! Also, Artblog was there as Philadelphia Assembled opened; and we took a group on a stroll down Fabric Row with local historian Joel Spivak regaling us with stories of the neighborhood. Along the way we visited Paradigm Gallery and DaVinci Art Alliance to hear about their great programs and artists.
Read MoreThis is the third year of the New Art Writing Challenge, a community-wide festival about the importance of art writing in Philadelphia. We invite you to submit your writings to our art writing contest. Five cash prizes will be awarded this year and we will be publishing the winning articles and honorable mentions on Artblog and on other publications partnering this year with us. Roberta Fallon and Matt Kalasky co-organized the Challenge again this year. Our partners this year are these great Philadelphia online publications: Curate This, Thinking Dance, Title, and Velvet Glove. Help us shine a light on Philadelphia’s great under-sung art writing community. Participate in the Challenge!
Read MoreIn this graphic essay, Matt Kalasky offers strong language and powerful Gothic imagery to lead us on the path to success. Are you enjoying these emotionally-charged word+art pieces like we are? The combination of positive energy and robust drawing is better than that second cup of coffee.
Read MoreMichael checks out the new Tiger Strikes Asteroid space at Crane Arts, with a guest-curated group show he calls important for dealing with serious issues of our time, such as colonialism, police brutality and eco-devastation. The show’s up through Sept. 14, 2017. Make time to go.
Read MoreA.M. Weaver takes you through the darkened space of the gallery, where video projections, some accompanied by installations, buzz, coo, and talk with you about issues that have been with us forever, involving bodies of color in a world not of their control. It’s a good read and a great show, up through Sept. 8, 2017. Catch it soon!
Read MoreNews is short and to the point today. First we are very excited for the Octavius Catto monument to go up on City Hall’s South apron. We encourage you to read the definitive biography of the early Civil Rights hero, Tasting Freedom by Dan Biddle and Murray Dubin. We correct a date that was misstated in today’s Our Picks Newsletter: Astrid Bowlby’s show at Arcadia has its opening Tuesday, Sept. 26. We’re sorry for our error. And check out the opportunity from Picasso Project.
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