Sharon Garbe spends time with Glen Foerd Artist in Residence, Sarah Peoples, and writes about Peoples’s theatrical tableaux on the wooded and grassy grounds outside the mansion.
Read MoreHi, this week’s a light one as we see two new exhibitions just getting ready to open at Locks Gallery and a celebration of a year anniversary at Noname Gallery. Glen Foerd will have it’s final third Thursday of the Summer with food, family fun, and live music. Take a chance at submitting your design for a Mural of Coach Dawn Staley for Mural Arts Philly. Or apply for RAIR, a residency based out of a demolition recycling center. What ever it is you do this week, we hope you have fun and stay cool. And while you’re staying cool, check out some of the readers list links to weird, wonderful and great articles and things we’ve rounded up for you.
Read MoreSharon Garbe sees a live garden gnome in action at Glen Foerd. As portrayed by 2023 Performance Artist in Residence at the historic mansion, Alex Tatarsky’s fictitious gnome is punny, funny, morose, musical and politically awake to their plight as a working class anomaly in the garden of a mansion.
Read MoreHi, this week I’m super excited to tell everyone about a student exhibition at UPenn which a piece of mine titled “Frog” is a part of. Additionally Philadelphia artists Caitlin Abadir-Mullaly holds first solo exhibition at AUTOMAT! Glen Foerd is hosting an Artsfest in September and Artblog’s news post will soon move the events section over to Artblog Connect. Oh, and notice the new feature at the bottom, “News Reader Advisor,” a list of articles and newsy items you we rounded up. Enjoy the week and stay out of the heat.
Read MoreHi, this week we’re seeing lots of exhibitions popping up. Re(Focus) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first major exhibitions featuring American women artists by collaborating with multiple institutions for exhibitions. The Magic Gardens on South Street have a new exhibition of ceramic work from George Rodriguez a really fantastic artist referencing Latin American culture and community. World Café Live holds StorySlam event, picking stories from audience volunteers. Second State Press looks for FOB holding members for Fall. Checkout Artblog Connect our newest venture into bringing more art to Philadelphia. There’s lots more to see and do, get out there and enjoy yourself!
Read MoreAndrea Kirsh writes about a decorative installation by Talia Greene at Glen Foerd that draws attention to a historic house’s wealthy’s occupants and the hidden story of the poor workers who built it, tended it, and served the owners. She says the historic house’s current caretakers are making some of the hidden histories visible on their website.
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