In the wake of public art controversies centered on divisive figures of the Civil Rights era, the new Octavius Catto memorial at City Hall is a salve to the nerves and a reminder that good public art, made for today but nodding to the past and with tomorrow in mind, can bring us together and serve the public good.
Read MoreOur newest writer to join Artbog, Catherine Rush, reviews the dreamy world created in “Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes” at The Painted Bride Art Center. It is one of the many wonderful performances premiering as part of the 2017 Fringe Festival. She writes, “The work’s structure is built intentionally in the tensions among its talented collaborators, thematically mirroring the dazzling acrobatics both playfully and profoundly employed.”
Read MoreIn this sponsored post, The Center for Emerging Visual Arts tells us about their 18th annual Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST) taking place this October while highlighting the work of artist Rebecca Rutstein.
Read MoreIn this sponsored post, Esther Klein Gallery tells us about their upcoming group exhibition, “A Mesh Is Also a Snare” being presented by the Philadelphia-based artist collective Grizzly Grizzly. An opening reception will be held at 3600 Market Street in Philadelphia, on Thursday, September 7th from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Read MoreIn this sponsored post, The Center for Emerging Visual Arts tells us about their 18th annual Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST) taking place this October while highlighting the work of artists Colin Keefe and Angela McQuillan.
Read More“We Do What We Do” is a group show at Spillway Gallery connecting work by artists with a traditional training and artists who have intellectual disabilities and make together in a studio called the Center for Creative Works. Chip discusses how “the perceived barriers between these two segments of the creative population are demolished,” he says with a unifying theme of pattern and order, something we could all use a little more of at the moment.
Read MoreThis week Matthew Rose takes us to a contemporary arts district in Vancouver called The Flats, and reviews the vibrant work of Fred Herzog and Karin Bubas. He tells us about the wonders of the Vancouver art community as he details the current exhibitions at Equinox Gallery and Monte Clark Gallery. Along the way he expounds on the current threat of condos and new construction to their neighborhood, a perilous trend that we also find here in Philadelphia.
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