In Brief
At a town hall meeting with staffers, the museum's CEO Timothy Rub promised to follow his words with improved actions, but some workers find his statements terse and insufficient.
Announcement
InLiquid's Benefit and Silent Auction will be held at the Crane Arts Icebox Project Space in Philadelphia on Jan 31–Feb 1. Tickets available now or bid online.
News
James “Yaya” Hough speaks of a "strong desire to create dialogue inside of the community, between the DA’s office, the citizenry, the affected communities and more specifically, victim advocate groups."
Art
Designs for Different Futures, currently on exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, disappointingly offers more favoring of today’s ableism in disabled people’s futures.
Art
Designs for Different Futures, currently on exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, disappointingly offers more favoring of today’s ableism in disabled people’s futures.
Art
Banal Presents is the third and final chapter in Colored People Time, departing from the previous shows' speculative representations to examine the ways that colonialism and slavery have permeated the United States' past, present, and future.
Performance
From a monologue on death to a story about a police shootout, Opera Philadelphia’s productions showed us the many things opera can be.
Announcement
The organization will host various events that include the Craft Capital exhibition series, a symposium, hands-on activities, tours, and much more.
Announcement
From sci-fi to avant-garde, discover the unsung legacy of multimedia artist Ed Emshwiller with a full-scale exhibition of his groundbreaking work in film, video, and visual art. On view from October 18 – December 7, 2019.
Art
Room for Living, Jacolby Satterwhite's first museum exhibition, draws together a decade of mind-melting speed while also marking a change: he’s learning to use sculpture to stand still.
Announcement
A profound exploration into how the history of chattel slavery and colonialism in America exists in and impacts our present moment. On view through December 22, 2019.
Art
Horace Pippin was a self-taught artist out of necessity, as the society in which he lived had shut most of its doors on him.