The Knight Arts program is now seeking grant opportunities in Philadelphia that can create transformational change through artistic excellence and collective cultural experiences. If you’re interested in learning more about working with Knight in the arts, please visit Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia or contact Philadelphia Program Director Donna Frisby-Greenwood.
At the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym’s gallery throughout the month of February, a dozen artists try their hands at bending, molding and soldering metal into a variety of recognizable and fantastical forms. The “Process Show: Metal” at this Knight Arts grantee demonstrates technological explorations, smooth sculptural contours, as well as examples of what metal is – [...]
At Napoleon throughout February, two artists explore the earthly as well as the otherworldly through a variety of media for the show “One More Day.” Napoleon member Tamsen Wojtanowski and artist Christina Roth share the space in an exhibit that is at once grounded and lofty; mystical but not gratuitous. Wojtanowski directs her attention to [...]
By Linda Harris, Center City District City of Philadelphia Over the weekend of January 11-13, the Center City District, with a lot of support from SEPTA, completed a major step in the Dilworth Plaza project. The Market-Frankford station at City Hall was closed for 52 hours and trains were diverted so that construction crews working [...]
The always engrossing Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) is currently showing the work of six photographers for their exhibition “99 Days.” This Knight Arts grantee may be gearing down from its gigantic Philly Photo Day project from late last year, but that certainly doesn’t mean putting the brakes on its other programming. In “99 Days,” [...]
Artist Brianna Didyoung transported visitors during the Fourth Friday opening of her solo show “Modern Witch” at Red Hook Coffee & Tea on January 25th. The corner South Philly coffee shop took a turn for the surreal when Didyoung displayed her brand new pseudo-self portrait paintings. Despite a snowstorm, there were plenty of attendees on [...]
Currently at Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art is the show “Plainsight, Plainspoken” by Corey Antis and Anna Neighbor. Although the title of the exhibit implies the mundane or the regular, the work focuses on a variety of forms and ideas that explore the uncanny and strange. This show was originally assembled for a gallery in Kansas [...]
Internationally acclaimed artist Tacita Dean is presenting a new film specifically commissioned for the Arcadia University Art Gallery and made possible by funding from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. The film, entitled “JG” will be on display at Arcadia University starting on February 7 through April 21. British-born and Berlin-based artist Tacita Dean originally emerged [...]
At Gallery 102 of the Crane Arts Building, two artists harness painted abstractions as a way to explore power relationships as well as shape and form. In the show curated by Rebecca Saylor Sack, Stuart Elster and Peter Krashes share the relatively spacious, rectangular room whose walls are lined with a mixture of painted works [...]
Monday’s Knight Foundation’s announcement of the 69 Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia finalists made a big media splash. Here are a few highlights… Philadelphia Magazine’s Philly Post noted: “This year, 1,200 local artists and organizations responded to the challenge, and today, the foundation announced the finalists, with some pretty exciting ideas like a Dr. Dog/Pig Iron [...]
Congratulations to ArtPlace’s 104 finalists for 2012-13 Creative Placemaking grants. The finalists represent 72 communities in 33 states, including the Knight resident communities of Charlotte, Detroit, Macon, Miami, Philadelphia, San Jose and St Paul. The finalists were selected based on their potential to transform communities art and culture. The 104 named today were chosen from [...]
