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Gallery welcomes art and literature lovers

27 February 2012 Kara Savidge

Homeskooled Gallery and Soapbox Gallery collaborated for the first time at Booked!, with exhibits and activities for artists, writers and everyone in between. On Saturday night, Mary Tasillo and Charlene Kwon had a full house.

Van Gogh up close

20 February 2012 TJ Creedon

“Van Gogh Up Close” is at the Philadelphia Museum of Art until May 6. The Philadelphia Museum of Art kicked off the month of February with its newest exhibit, “Van Gogh Up Close.” The exhibit,

Gym combines artistic assets

06 February 2012 Luis Rodriguez

Sculptors Darla Jackson and Justin Grant are working to open the Sculpture Gym – a communal workspace for sculptors. For sculptors, one of the difficult parts of the job is finding a place to do

Studio space slated to close

30 January 2012 Alexsia Brown

The Performance Garage hosts numerous dance companies and performances, but will close its doors Aug. 31. Many Philadelphia performers and dance studio attendees are concerned about the fate of the Performance Garage, a studio space

First Friday preview

30 January 2012 Nicole Welk

Anyone considering attending February’s First Friday on Feb. 3 should be aware that it falls during Philadelphia’s Restaurant Week, held Jan. 29- Feb. 3. For those unfamiliar with Restaurant Week’s mission, some of Philadelphia’s best

Game board inspires clay-molded earrings

30 January 2012 Meghan White

Columnist Meghan White uses a silicone mold to make her Ghost Hunter-inspired Ouija board earrings. I feel like this column should be prefaced with the fact that one of my best friends and I are somewhat

Artists duel for Knight grants

24 January 2012 Nicole Welk

The Art Sanctuary and the Clay Studio are two finalists in the Knight Arts challenge. What do operas adapting hip-hop and guerilla-mug exchanges have in common with one another? They are both ideas that have

Artists duel for Knight grants

24 January 2012 Khoury Johnson

The Knight Foundation offers grants to improve arts in the city. The Knight Arts Foundation has selected its 55 finalists for this year’s Knight Arts Challenge, which reviewed more than 1,200 ideas from art producers

Columnist survives winter break craft attack

16 January 2012 Meghan White

Columnist Meghan White recaps her crafting experiences during winter break. Warning: This column contains graphic injury descriptions that may be disturbing to some readers. I lived up to my goal of crafting a lot over winter

Sonia Sanchez named city’s first poet laureate

16 January 2012 Kara Savidge

Accomplished Philadelphia poet and Temple Presidential Fellow Sonia Sanchez took office Dec. 29. When asked how she felt about her recent appointment as Philadelphia’s first poet laureate, Sonia Sanchez cited the names of various authors