Plough’s Passages: New exhibition at Muse Galley
A exhibition of solo painting work by Jean Plough comes to Old City’s Muse Gallery July 31–September 1, 2019
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90 Years of Artists Through Academy of Art University
Academy of Art University has been molding and shaping imaginative minds for 90 years.
Art Criticism: How to write a powerful critique
Being an art critic is all about interpreting and reviewing a piece of art so that you can get to the core of what the artist is trying to say.
Barbies Before the Fact: A dilettante at large sees new exhibitions at the PMA
A dilettante at large considers two exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
A dilettante at large considers Philly After Dark at the Athenaeum
A whimsical and educational show combining images of the city by moonlight, gaslight, electric light, fire and lightning.
How to Make Your Art Blog Popular Abroad
Don’t stop creating interesting and appealing content
Without Peer: The Cherry Street Pier opening is an unqualified success
An anticipated cultural attraction opens along the Delaware River.
GARDENS SPEAK (Tania El Khoury): 2018 Fringe review
GARDENS SPEAK is a metaphysical experience of death and injustice… and a tangible experience of growth and self-expansion.
PAPRIKA PLAINS (Natalie Fletcher / Jessica Noel): 2018 Fringe review
Like a Joni Mitchell song, PAPRIKA PLAINS is intimate, artful, and affecting.
FIGMAGO (Meg Saligman Studio and Brian Sanders’ JUNK): 2018 Fringe review
For those who ever stopped to look up the giant painting on the wall of one of the buildings in Philadelphia and wondered how such an awe-inspiring artwork was created
VOLTA (Cirque du Soleil): A review in word and images
VOLTA is a performance with both visual play and psychological depth.
Hip-hop in Dance and Photography: Raphael Xavier exhibits visual art at Dupree Gallery
Out of Time will showcase Xavier’s photography and paintings from the last 20 years. T
A Dilettante at Large reviews two new shows at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Toby Zinman considers “Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp/The Future Fields Commission” and “Biting Wit and Brazen Folly: British Satirical Prints, 1780s–1830s”
Art in Sketch: ARTSI at the Sculpture Courtyard
Artsi event on First Friday this April was a chance for audiences to see artists through a different lens.
Art at Kings Oaks: A weeklong pop-up exhibit
If you only visit one art show this month, make it Bucks County’s Kings Oaks Farm in Newtown
2017 Barrymore Awards nominations
On August 21, Theatre Philadelphia announced nominees for the 2017 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. Established companies led the day.
Utopias on the Outskirts: Celia Reisman’s suburban landscapes at Gross McCleaf Gallery
Celia Reisman transforms American suburbs into landscapes of the mind in four stages.
THE WIZ (South Philly High): The arts revived in Philadelphia Public Schools
With support from the Public Citizens for Children’s Picasso Project + Youth and the Curtis Institute of Music’s ArtistYear Fellowship Program, the arts are once again being revived in Philadelphia’s public school district.
The Art of a Show: Creating graphics for an independent theater production
A play with gorgeous graphics for its marketing just looks like it has its shit together. How does that happen?
