Topic: Visual Art
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 RushmoreSteward 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 CryerThe Sound Sculptor
Next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative, Philadelphia artist Raúl Romero merges sculpture with an invisible medium: sound
By Morgan NitzFraming 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 PetersonThe 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 NitzThe 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“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 McCutcheon20 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 RiversoGail Kotel
The local artist is drawing attention to the economic crisis in the restaurant industry and the environmental impact of our disposable culture through her new portrait series on takeout containers
By Christina GriffithThe Philadelphia Ten | Philadelphia Women’s History Month All-Star
All-Star #14: The Philadelphia Ten