March 26, 2013
Kick off first Friday festivities at the Fabric Workshop and Museum’s opening reception for its new exhibit, Changing Scenes: Points of View in Contemporary Media Art. The reception welcomes the exhibit to the museum with after-hours access from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 5 Changing Scenes: Points of View in Contemporary Media Art [...]
Read more»March 26, 2013
As the spring season approaches, the hugely popular City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program tours are launching upgraded excursions for the 2013 season, offering great opportunities to take in some of the more than 3,600 murals in the city. With a number of new tours like Speciality Trolley Tours, Mural Arts Masterpieces and Mural Arts [...]
Read more»March 25, 2013
On Wednesday, April 3 at 6 p.m., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts presents the final installment of The Review Panel Philadelphia, a series of discussions that focus on contemporary art. The event is free and led by art critic and art writer David Cohen. Along with a panel of art critics, Cohen selected four [...]
Read more»March 19, 2013
To help cap off its yearlong bicentennial celebration, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University has teamed up with Art in City Hall to present Library of Life, a juried art exhibit that centers on humankind’s impact on the natural world. More than 40 artists were selected by Jennifer Sontchi, the Director of Exhibits [...]
Read more»March 13, 2013
This spring, The Philadelphia Museum of Art hosts a new exhibit that delves into golf and its artistic history. Golf lovers, take note — The Art of Golf runs from March 16 to July 7. The exhibit centers around The Golfers, a masterpiece by Scottish artist Charles Lees that dates to 1847. The oil-on-canvas painting [...]
Read more»March 12, 2013
About a month ago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art introduced a great new promotion to make the museum more affordable then ever. Every Wednesday night, the museum welcomes late-night guests with Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday Nights, staying open for visitors from 5 p.m. until 8:45 p.m. Each Wednesday night offers its own set of events and activities. [...]
Read more»March 4, 2013
An exiting new exhibit is now open at the Independence Seaport Museum. Dave Boone, a lifelong boat enthusiast, is presenting Tugboats: The Art of Dave Boone in the second floor community gallery. It showcases Dave Boone’s watercolor paintings of tugboats and other ships. Boone is a self-taught artist who has firsthand (and professional) boating experience. [...]
Read more»March 1, 2013
In celebration of the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show, the Barnes Foundation is extending their hours on Saturday, March 2, Thursday, March 7, Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9, so Flower Show attendees can cap off their day with an evening in the galleries. The extended hours are as follows: • Saturday, March 2 until [...]
Read more»March 1, 2013
The Art Museum and the Barnes are the places to be tonight as both play host to special First Friday celebrations that go well into the evening. (Left photo by G. Widman for GPTMC / right photo courtesy the Barnes) [With so much happening on Philadelphia’s arts and culture scene, we want to make [...]
Read more»February 26, 2013
Due to a generous donation from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz collection, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be presenting a collection featuring artwork created by 27 self-taught artists. Great and Mighty Things: Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection is an exhibition that will enhance the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s collection of [...]
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