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The Artblog is an ongoing conversation about Art and Community in Philadelphia and the World. Our mission is to create and foster dialog about art, power, value and truth, in order to promote a better future for all. Our independent online arts publication focuses on marginalized artists, BIPOC, LGBTQ artists and women, whose art traditionally has been shunned by the mainstream media.
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1d ago
Martina talks with Stevie Laney about her body- sex- and erotica-positive magazine, "Very," which launches its 8th issue this Wednesday at Tattooed Mom ..read more
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6d ago
Happy Holiday! I hope you enjoy a day of relaxation with friends and family. We are very happy The Colored Girls Museum had a positive meeting with the Zoning Board and will be remaining as an important and cherished museum in a Germantown row house ..read more
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1w ago
The "Created, Together.” national assembly, hosted by Mural Arts united artists, administrators, community members, and policymakers to exchange knowledge and promote community-centered art-making. Ryan deRoche experiences first hand the impact that extends beyond art creation, fostering mutual aid, community growth, and positive outlooks among participants, emphasizing lasting effects on the communities involved ..read more
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1w ago
Clayton Campbell visits Wanderlife Gallery for the two-person exhibition of experimental photographs by Ahmed Salvador and Scott McMahon. He talks about the history of experimentation with processes and chemicals in photography and says the two artists's works are directly in sync with this history ..read more
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1w ago
We are thrilled to showcase two Philadelphia theater reviews by theater afficionados Linnea deRoche and Ryan deRoche (Ryan is Artblog's Managing Editor). Linnea and Ryan come fully credentialed as producers, play writers, directors, costumers for the small company, School Free Players - https://www.schoolfreeplayers.org ..read more
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1w ago
Our new contributor, Pete Sparber sees work by three Black artists, whose works resonate with him. The artists, Henry Taylor, whose current show is at the Whitney Museum of Art until Jan. 28, 2024; Branche Coverdale, recently at Paradigm Gallery and Studio; and O'Neil Scott, recently at Corridor Contemporary, have kinship with each other in their creation of Black universes that are present as witnesses and celebrants of their culture ..read more
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2w ago
Our contributor Ruth Wolf comments on the new novel "The Art of Her Life," by Cynthia Newberry Martin. Martin spoke in Wayne, PA, on Nov. 1, and Ruth was there, where she discovered that the book was 25 years in the making ..read more
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2w ago
42 panel comic entitled “Nosebleed Chapter 8” by Derick Jones. Panel 1: Tilda is walking and their head is still pounding. Panel 2: Tilda enters a house, and into the living room that needs repair. Two younger kids sit on the couch, Tilda says, “Hey, anybody home?” Panel 3: Long haired kid with a hat ..read more
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3w ago
Dialogue and Transcription In this 7-panel comic part of the series Socialist Grocery by Oli Knowles, Sebastian begins with an observation, “It’s not necessarily horrible, but lately, a lot of people think I’m a straight girl.” Panel 1, Sebastian is being propositioned by a bearded bespeckled straight white man, “So, you don’t want to go ..read more