Arts & Culture

We asked Philadelphians how they will work to make a better city in 2020. Their resolutions give us hope for the new year.

Penn professor Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, curator of the groundbreaking exhibit at The Barnes, talks about the importance of art to tell everyone’s story

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Penn professor and the first woman to be senior historian of the National Portrait Gallery, curated the groundbreaking exhibit at the Barnes. Here she talks about the importance of art to tell everyone’s story.

The PMA’s newest exhibit is a reminder of the power of humans to transform the world around us. Can we harness that in our civic life, as well?

Looking to give some impactful gifts this season? Our holiday gift guide can help you with that.

Catching up with writer Tom Junod, the real protagonist of the new movie A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

Hill-Freedman World Academy students created an album that showcases the power of music to unite. Check out this story from June, and then see the students perform at our Ideas We Should Steal Festival

PAFA’s new landscapes exhibit is the jumping off point for this weekend’s celebration of the people missing from those paintings: Local Native Americans

Philly graphic artists Michele Cooper and Kelly Holohan asked 32 designers to put their thoughts about women’s issues into a series of posters. They’re for sale to support women’s advocacy

The winner of this year’s Raju Foundation essay contest, based on the Art Museum's new futurist exhibit, ponders the ethics of genetic engineering