PPAC and the “99 Days” prior to the election
The always engrossing Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) is currently showing the work of six photographers for their exhibition “99 Days.” This Knight Arts grantee may be gearing down from its...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Sculpture Gym explores metal processes
At the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym’s gallery throughout the month of February, a dozen artists try their hands at bending, molding and soldering metal into a variety of recognizable and fantastical...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Live Arts Festival presents “Robot-Human Theater”
Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe proves that its promise to provide quality, year-round programming to the region is in full swing. This Knight Arts grantee just brought the first ever...
View ArticleAsian Arts Initiative looks at contemporary Iranian women
A special exhibit at the North Chinatown Asian Arts Initiative takes a close look at what it means to be an Iranian woman, challenging both Eastern and Western notions of femininity. This Knight Arts...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Sculpture Gym’s “Mixed Media” exhibit
As is to be expected from a show whose emphasis is on assortment, the Knight Arts grantee Philadelphia Sculpture Gym‘s (PSG) current process show tackling the multifarious beast that is “Mixed Media”...
View ArticleAnnouncing 43 winners in the Philadelphia Knight Arts Challenge
Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Tonight, I’m at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, excited to announce the 43 winners of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia. This year, we were once again delightfully...
View ArticlePPAC’s “Un-drawn” brings displaced populations to light
The lives and journeys of the world’s displaced and immigrant populations are put in front of the lens for the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center‘s exhibition “Un-drawn.” In this show, the Knight Arts...
View ArticleCelebrating the 2013 Philly Knight Arts Challenge Winners
Monday night, Philadelphia celebrated all that Knight Arts Challenge winners will do to make art more participatory and ever-present in the city – with projects that combine voice & architecture,...
View ArticleFringeArts’ first run of the Proposition Tent
There was a noticeable change in scenery across the street from the Vox Populi building and its many gallery spaces this First Friday – a big red tent and a crowd of people in the lot on the west side...
View ArticleVariety, function and experimentation at The Clay Studio
At Old City’s Clay Studio, the gallery is brimming with diverse and unique creations from dozens of artists. This Knight Arts grantee is in the midst of three different but equally abundant shows in...
View ArticleFleisher 24 Hour Photo crash course with Ahmed Salvador
Have you ever dreamed of being a photographer? And not like the digital Instagram breed, but a real chemistry-and-darkroom Ansel Adams photographer? Well, now is your opportunity to get a crash course...
View ArticleFresh Artists revives art education using student artwork
It’s no secret that with the current economic climate, education has been taking some tough hits. Furthermore, it’s pretty common knowledge that among the first areas to be slashed is arts funding....
View ArticleGillian Pears offers a trip “Elsewhere” at Tiger Strikes Asteroid
In the Tiger Strikes Asteroid space – a Knight Arts grantee – the photographic locales found in the work of Gillian Pears truly serve to usher the viewer “Elsewhere,” which is appropriately also the...
View ArticleNoah Addis explores the urban expansion of Cairo at 110 Church
In Old City, 110 Church Gallery is located in the heart of Philadelphia’s densest conglomeration of galleries and art spaces, but it still maintains an air of distance from the main drag. Nestled on...
View ArticleCitywide BBQ fundraiser invites artists and supporters to mingle
On Saturday, July 20, in the courtyard outside of the Crane Arts Building, a fundraising BBQ was hosted for the upcoming Citywide collective exhibition. This Knight Arts grantee presents a project that...
View ArticleAbstraction and expression reign at Grizzly Grizzly
The Grizzly Grizzly show “Love’s Industrial Park” is by any measure a study in sensuousness. Riddled with all manner of painted shapes, bulbous forms, bright colors and enticing textures, New York...
View ArticlePhiladelphia’s Sculpture Gym makes headlines
Philadelphia’s Sculpture Gym makes headlines as it is featured in the Philadelphia Business Journal this month. Reporter Jared Shelly profiles the gym and founder Darla Jackson, who won a $20,000...
View ArticleJedediah Morfit provides symbolic relief at Philadelphia Sculpture Gym
Throughout the month of August, visiting the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym is a real relief. Literally, though. At this Knight Arts grantee, artist Jedediah Morfit is showcasing his talents in relief...
View ArticleSix artists with summery abstractions at Tiger Strikes Asteroid
Philadelphia artist Douglas Witmer curated the current exhibit at Tiger Strikes Asteroid (a Knight Arts grantee) as a summer show first and foremost. Entitled “Ice Water Flyswatter,” this grouping of...
View ArticleLittle Berlin takes an intrigue into living forms and structures
Little Berlin, the always engaging Philadelphia “undefined exhibition space,” is underway with their August exhibition “Growth and Decay.” The show at this Knight Arts grantee heavily explores the...
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