REVIEW

The Original Meme Hits Philly

The Utah Teapot, the first 3D model and inside joke of the computer art community, celebrates its 50th anniversary at InLiquid Art Gallery.

By Nora Grace-Flood
Art for Change

Cut and Paste

Jake Dombroski’s Collage Philadelphia is building a community around the most accessible of art forms, including in a show now open at the Athenaeum

By RJ Rushmore
Art for Change

Embracing Happenstance

Sculptor, painter, and street artist NDA has taken over a floor of Old City’s Paradigm Gallery with an intentionally “overwhelming” installation that invites exploration, curiosity, and audience collaboration. The latest in a series with Forman Arts Initiative.

By RJ Rushmore
Art for Change

Steward of Black Creativity

In going from art student to sculptor to ceramicist to curator to podcaster, Gerald Brown has been an advocate for and supporter of Black and Brown artistry — and a keen observer of the artistic process

By Logan Cryer
Art for Change

The Sound Sculptor

Next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative, Philadelphia artist Raúl Romero merges sculpture with an invisible medium: sound

By Morgan Nitz

Framing Black Joy

Andrea “Philly” Walls’ photos of Black joy can be seen as a visual act of ongoing resistance. They are, also, the exact antidote to the time we live in

By James Peterson
Art for Change

The Trans Culture Documenter

The next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative profiles performer/photographer Sa’Mantha SayTen, who uplifts queer trans artists through her studio and her own story

By Morgan Nitz
Art for Change

The Community Builder

Muralist Cesar Viveros, whose paintings are all over the city, has shifted his focus to activism and communion in the city’s Latino community

By Morgan Nitz
The Citizen Recommends

“Black Talk, a Language Deferred”

Philadelphia photographer Danielle Morris, who will speak in University City Thursday, on her self-driven pursuit of fine art photography and the cultural reframing of Black speech

By Lauren McCutcheon

20 Black Artists to Watch

Mural Arts Philadelphia's Fellowship for Black Artists is funding work by 20 local creators. Here's who they are

By Emma Riverso