Art
Seeing the Unseen Inside a Macabre Medical Museum
Forensic photographer Nikki Johnson and curator Anna N. Dhody share their thoughts about morbid anatomy and abstraction in their latest exhibition at Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum.
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Artists Pushed Out of Their Studios for New Luxury Development
Tenants of the Viking Mill building in Philadelphia have been asked to vacate their longtime studios on short notice — and some are fighting back.
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University of the Arts’s Dynamic Grad Programs Advance Your Creativity
Explore a career change, evolve your craft, and strengthen your professional experience.
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Beleaguered Philadelphia Museum of Art Disables Social Media Comments
As union members continue their indefinite strike, the museum’s social media profiles were flooded with messages of support for workers.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Go on Strike Indefinitely
The museum and union have yet to agree on wages and healthcare.
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Apply to RAIR’s 2023 Artist Residency at a Recycling Center
The Philadelphia organization offers artists on-site access to recovered materials, studio space, construction equipment, a $1,000 stipend, and more.
Art
Jean Shin Wants to Change the Tide of Pollution and Extinction
The artist’s Freshwater installation at Philadelphia Contemporary features a living, breathing fountain, mussels and all.
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ICA Philadelphia Presents First Major US Show on Sissel Tolaas, Smell Researcher and Artist
Using the building’s architecture to create an olfactory landscape, Tolaas explores the concept of experience, the unknown, and even the (un)pleasantly familiar.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Announce Daylong Strike
The PMA Union authorized a one-day strike on September 16, days after it filed an Unfair Labor Practices complaint against the institution.
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Philadelphia Museum Workers Vote for Strike as Union Talks Stall
The workers voted in favor of a strike authorization by a 99% margin just days after filing an unfair labor practice complaint against the museum.
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Mural Arts Philadelphia and Mural Arts Institute Present Arts + Environmental Justice Symposium
The two-week, multi-city series of virtual, hybrid, and in-person events explores transformative work at the intersection of community-based cultural practice and environmental justice.
Film
Documentaries About Remembrance and Cultural Celebration in the 2022 BlackStar Film Festival
This year’s program celebrates the resilience and joy in worldwide struggles against erasure and confinement.