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Education

Grammy award-winning singer Jill Scott gets emotional as new mural dedicated at her alma mater, Philadelphia High School for Girls

Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker joined Superintendent Tony Watlington and Mural Arts executive director Jane Golden for the special dedication in North Philly.

3 months ago

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
Community

‘In a competition of pain, there are no winners’: Gov. Shapiro tours exhibit marking anniversary of Oct. 7 attack

Pennsylvania’s governor reiterated a message of unity at a Weitzman Museum pop-up exhibit, which honors victims of last year’s attack at the Nova music festival in Israel.

3 months ago

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two artists working on a mural
Community

Mural Arts celebrates 40 years with LOVE Park celebration highlighting ‘work that resonates with people’

“I don't think we'd be here without those years of working in communities,” Executive Director Jane Golden said.

3 months ago

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Man details a mural that reads
Community

LOVE Park murals urge Philadelphians to the polls

Mural Arts’ “To the Polls” temporary murals have returned to Center City with new messages about voting.

3 months ago

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Burned out cars from the Nova Music Festival in Israel that was attacked last year
Arts & Entertainment

The aftermath of the Israeli music festival attacked on Oct. 7 to be recreated at the Weitzman museum

“The Moment the Music Stood Still” is a traveling exhibition of artifacts collected from the destroyed Nova Music Festival.

3 months ago

Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie in Asbury Park, NJ. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Studio 2 Extra: Low Cut Connie’s Adam Weiner

In this Studio 2 extra, Low Cut Connie front man Adam Weiner talks about his new film, Art Dealers, which follows the Philly-based cult favorite band beyond their music.

Air Date: October 1, 2024 5:00 pm

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the outside of The University of the Arts Dorrance Hamilton Hall
Education

Who should get the $63M endowment money of UArts? Depends on who you ask

Will the Dorrance Hill Hamilton trustees have control over how Mrs. Hamilton’s donations to the University of the Arts could be redistributed? It's up to a judge to decide.

3 months ago

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People stand in a hallway
Arts & Entertainment

2 major arts funders are shaping the future of the arts in Philadelphia

The National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage in Philadelphia are putting millions toward changing the arts landscape.

3 months ago

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a crowd of people in the street
Arts & Entertainment

Photo essay: Chestnut Hill welcomes thousands for 40th annual Fall for the Arts Festival

The 8000 through 8600 blocks of Germantown Avenue welcomed thousands of people to the “Garden District,” closing off the road to traffic.

3 months ago

CCH Pounder in front of an art piece
Arts & Entertainment

Actress CCH Pounder’s art collection comes to the African American Museum

The actress, who has been on television for decades, is also a major collector of contemporary art. She loaned 40 pieces to the AAMP.

3 months ago

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Zenobia Lundy in the window
Arts & Entertainment

This is what reading looks like: Local authors became live models in a Philadelphia bookstore window

Barnes and Noble asked two dozen local authors to silently read a favorite book in the storefront window. They all jumped at the chance.

4 months ago

Art is displayed at a new Magic Gardens location in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Isaiah Zagar’s Magic Gardens takes over a second mosaic space in South Philly

After his Magic Gardens went public, Zagar spent 15 years working on another art environment. It is now opening to the public.

4 months ago

Part of the display
Arts & Entertainment

‘Convalescence’ at Philly’s Jefferson Hospital is an immersion into health care inequities

Pepón Osorio’s installation centers on patients of color experiencing traumatic medical crises.

4 months ago

Black horse riders ride horses in south
Arts & Entertainment

A Philly photographer captures the glory days of the Black cowboy

Ron Tarver has been taking pictures of Black horse culture for 30 years, in town and country.

4 months ago

Anthony Roth Costanzo stands on the stage at the Academy of Music
Arts & Entertainment

Opera Philadelphia will offer all tickets for $11 all season long

All tickets, all season, will start at $11 and go up as much or as little as patrons wish.

4 months ago

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