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November 9, 2020 by Roberta

Talking about ‘Taking Space’ with Brittany Webb and Jodi Throckmorton of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Roberta interviews Jodi Throckmorton and Brittany Webb, co-curators of “Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale” at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts about feminism, dissent, and the importance of representation.

October 29, 2020 by Morgan Nitz

Disarm the Philadelphia police, invest in black lives and community

Roberta and Morgan co-write a short post calling on Philadelphia to disarm the police department NOW following the brutal murder of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia earlier this week.

October 20, 2020 by Patrick Coué

Gilbert Lewis’s empathetic gay male gaze at Woodmere Art Museum, Kapp Kapp Gallery and William Way Center

Patrick Coue visits the Gilbert Lewis exhibitions at Woodmere Art Museum, Kapp Kapp, and William Way (virtual). Having posed for Gilbert Lewis himself, he has personal insight on what it feels like to be in the shoes of Lewis’s many subjects.

October 15, 2020 by Alex Smith

Amy June’s edgy intimate cover art syncs with band Pinkwash’s “COLLECTIVE SIGH”

Alex Smith speaks with the band PINKWASH and the photographer behind the artwork for their debut album, Amy June, about collaborating and creating.

October 8, 2020 by Oli Knowles

Victory for Camp JTD!

October 8, 2020 by Artblog

Ken Lum and Karyn Olivier talk Art and Social Responsibility

Today we have a very special episode of Artblog Radio- “Art and Social Responsibility Today” with Ken Lum and Karyn Olivier! The talk was originally streamed on September 23rd, 2020, as a live Zoom panel in support of our 17th birthday and fundraiser.

October 7, 2020 by reek bell

The theme is Shorts, Seven films for the commitment-averse viewer

Artblog’s film connoisseur, reek bell, writes about short films: a format they believe will make both filmmaking and film watching more accessible.

August 21, 2020 by Oli Knowles

Let’s chat about Comcast