Topic: University of the Arts
A Better Way To Help Artists … Make Art
A developer bets that artists make better work when they live with the marketplace. A university bets on the rent. A former UArts professor weighs in on which makes for a more vibrant arts scene
By Neil Kleinman
Who Will Benefit From The UArts Endowment Fiasco?
A longtime university president urges the parties involved to resolve the case in the best interest of students and the city
By Elaine Maimon
A Holiday Thank You to Philadelphia Eds and Meds
A longtime university president applauds the courage, integrity and resilience of Philly's storied institutions
By Elaine Maimon
UArts’ Celebration of Life
The developer of University of the Arts’ shuttered Furness and Hamilton halls hosts a multi-day memorial that’s part shiva, part reunion, part performance and part open house.
By Courtney DuChene
Bok Comes to Broad Street
Lindsey Scannepieco just won a bidding war to redevelop two iconic University of the Arts buildings. Here's how her company, Scout, plans to keep arts on the Avenue of the Arts
By Courtney DuChene
Keeping Avenue of the Arts for the Arts
Revisiting a longtime university president’s proposal to turn University of the Arts’ main building into an arts community that would make the city a destination for practicing artists. The developer of Bok has a plan — but may need Mayor Parker to make it happen
By Elaine Maimon
See Ya, 2024 …
Here, some of the things Philadelphians cared about in an anxiety-inducing year — and what we’re looking forward to in 2025
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Are These The Last Days of the Arts Degree?
The University of the Arts closure was a shock — but perhaps it shouldn’t have been
By Iona Clark
The Bold Self-Portraitist
Gen Z artist Zeinab Diomande pushes the boundaries of painting, constantly experimenting with versions of the same subject: Themself
By Logan Cryer
Are We in a Nonprofit Bubble?
UArts. Benefits Data Trust. The Free Library Author Series. Resources for Human Development … Is the nonprofit sector imploding? What the hell’s going on?
By Larry Platt