Topic: Public Art
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Art for Change: “Like Being In Therapy With God.”
At 25, Philadelphia artist Nazeer Sabree has gained a national reputation for his complicated portraits of young Black men and women. The next in a collaboration with Forman Arts Initiative
By RJ Rushmore![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DeJeonge_Reese_HED-791x400.jpg)
American Hairitage
DeJeonge Reese’s art grapples with culture, history and the ways Black women have long faced discrimination.
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Apologue-Header-791x400.jpg)
Seeing the Unseen
Through visual art and public gatherings, fashion designer Zarinah Lomax’s Apologues is telling the stories of our city’s trauma — and its survivors
By James Peterson![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JaneGolden-791x400.jpeg)
Guest Commentary: Jane Golden’s Arts Agenda
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s executive director delivered a message from the arts to candidates at a forum last month. Here’s what she told them
By Jane Golden![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/11509784724_1795ac06d7_k-1-791x400.jpg)
Ideas We Should Steal: Arts Everywhere
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is embedding the arts in myriad city agencies with a bold, economy-boosting goal that Philly should emulate: supporting art in every neighborhood in the city
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PaintedBride-791x400.jpg)
Art vs. Art
The Historical Commission on Friday will pick sides in a debate about our past and future cultural heritage. Will they rule for mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar or the Painted Bride Art Center?
By Sarah Jordan