Before arriving at PAFA, Jodi Throckmorton was Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Wichita State University. Prior to that, she lived in the new media mecca of Silicon Valley, where she was Associate Curator at the San Jose Museum of Art for eight years. Now at PAFA, Throckmorton is bringing her considerable energy and wide-ranging interest in contemporary art to integrating edgy contemporary art with PAFA’s traditional strong suits of figuration and realism.
Read MoreHaving seen all of the new operas presented by Opera Philadelphia in the past few years, Breaking The Waves is the best one out of the pack. It’s touching story, memorable score and libretto, and daring staging (the first opera I’ve ever seen with nude scenes!) make for a resounding contemporary American opera that will have a long life.
Read MoreThe works of emerging/mid career artists, Amber Johnston, Brian Richmond and Michelle Marcuse in the current Fleisher Wind Challenge Exhibition represent a small sampling by these notable Philadelphia artists. But a sense of their chosen direction is evident.
Read MoreYou’re probably familiar with bus wrappings, those advertisements printed on plastic then seemingly shrink-wrapped to the exterior of SEPTA buses. With the same materials and techniques — but with a totally different aim — neighborhood beautification, not advertising — the UArts Brown Box project has shrink-wrapped 30+ utility boxes in the Washington Square West neighborhood in a project that is three-years old and has been heartily embraced by the Neighborhood Association and the neighbors, some of whom have even contributed to the cost of the project.
Read MoreJoin us for our next Art Safari on October 15, 2016, 2PM – 5PM! We will begin at Fleisher Art Memorial and DaVinci Art Alliance, both on Catharine Street, and then promenade to Paradigm Gallery and Studio, in the heart of Fabric Row, taking in the art and history of the area along the way.
Read MoreArt criticism should feel free to miss the point completely and wander off somewhere it doesn’t belong and sleep there on the couch for a couple of days promising it’s leaving this weekend but then why did it leave its toothbrush and bag here? How else is the conversation expanded?
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