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Apply for Moore College of Art & Design’s MA or MFA in Socially Engaged Art
Join Moore's Philadelphia-based community of artists and organizers, and enjoy a rich array of field research, networking, and professional opportunities.
Philadelphia
Announcement
The Tyler School of Art at Temple University Welcomes 15 New Faculty Members
Newly arrived scholars, artists, researchers, architects and designers will transform the academic experience of Tyler students.
Books
An Incredible 19th-Century Hair Collection That Nearly Became Trash
In the mid-1800s, naturalist Peter A. Browne assembled the world’s greatest hair collection to explain the complexity of humanity. In the 1970s, it was saved from the trash by a museum curator.
Announcement
CraftNOW Philadelphia Spotlights Artists Making a Difference
Interactive programs and city-wide exhibitions explore how the handmade ignites positive change and saves lives.
Announcement
First Major US Exhibition of Artist Ree Morton’s Work in Nearly Four Decades at ICA Philadelphia
Curated by Kate Kraczon, Ree Morton: The Plant That Heals May Also Poison will be on view through December 23, 2018.
Art
The Tactile Pull of Keith Smith's Book Art
An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art features Smith's many and manifold book artworks.
Art
Michael Rakowitz Gathers Immigrant and Military Voices to Tell the Story of Iraq
For his podcast project Radio Silence, Rakowitz is bringing together stories from members of Philadelphia's Iraqi community and US soldiers who served in Iraq.
Performance
The Somber Fate of a Manuscript Illuminator
In Written on Skin, currently playing at Opera Philadelphia, an illuminated manuscript artist gets involved with his patron's wife.
News
Tainted LOVE: Philadelphia’s Robert Indiana Sculpture Painted Incorrectly for Decades
For three decades, "LOVE" had been painted red, green, and blue, instead of red, green, and purple.
News
A Massive Larry Rivers Mural Is Restored
The 75-foot-long mural now gleams in a Philadelphia station, having undergone its first-ever restoration.
Art
Philadelphia's Monument Lab Asks, "What's Right for Public Space?"
In Philadelphia, artists including Mel Chin, Hank Willis Thomas, Karyn Olivier, and Michelle Angela Ortiz create new possibilities for monuments in public spaces.
Art
Explore Art in Philadelphia with Hyperallergic on Saturday, October 14
We’re taking a day trip from NYC to PHL to visit the ICA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), and Fabric Workshop and Museum. Join us!