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December 1, 2022 by Roberta

Blackstar 2023 Lab fellows, Commonweal, Past Present Projects, Beyond the Bell Tours, Artblog mention in Barnes email

This post-holiday week we are filled with food and with news.

June 22, 2022 by Morgan Nitz

Logan Cryer and Tim Belknap on their open-call show, “Now, One with Everyone!” at Icebox Project Space

Roberta and Morgan sit down for a Zoom with Logan Cryer and Tim Belknap about their wonderful open-call snapshot of Philadelphia’s art community in 2022. We talk of how the show idea came about, why it’s only 3 weekends long, (June 24, 25, and 26 is the last weekend to see it) and what surprised them about who showed up with their work and who didn’t.

April 21, 2021 by Patrick Coué

Programming at Philadelphia museums addresses racial disparities with varying success

Patrick Coue rounds up the hits and misses of recent local museum programming to address issues of racial disparity in society and the arts, and points to a groundbreaking installation by Fred Wilson from 1992 as an important example in this field.

May 20, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Keep calm during Covid, Museums and meditation at home

Naveena Vijayan takes a digital tour of museums during Covid-19 and interviews Jeff Durham, Curator of Himalayan Art at Asian Museum of Art, about their virtual programming surrounding “Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist’s Journey Towards Enlightenment.”

April 20, 2020 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

What’s next? Visual Arts on the downside of the Covid-19 curve

Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz co-author an essay about the aftermath of the Covid-19 closures on the arts community, and speculate on possible alternative models.

February 8, 2020 by Artblog

Searching for God, Honorable Mention Essay in Art, 2019 Art Writing Challenge!

Dear readers, as we publish the cash prize and honorable mention winners in the 2019 Art Writing Challenge, we’d like to thank everyone who took the time to share their writing with us and congratulate all the winners!

February 7, 2020 by Artblog

The Triumphs and Shortcomings of 30 Americans, Honorable Mention Essay in Art, 2019 Art Writing Challenge!

Dear readers, as we publish the cash prize and honorable mention winners in the 2019 Art Writing Challenge, we’d like to thank everyone who took the time to share their writing with us and congratulate all the winners!

December 30, 2019 by Wit López

Celebrating 10 years of 30 Americans, a conversation with Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw

In this episode of Artblog Radio, Wit sits down with Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, the curator of the 30 Americans 10th anniversary exhibition.