Hartford Humanity In The Crosshairs An exhibit of immigrants' art summons a reflection on the political moment. Jamil Ragland 4 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland Office Hour Art Jessy Slim’s “Chickpea Landscapes” — yes, that chickpea — with the help of some reflective windows, are a choose-your-own adventure viewing at Roll Up Project. Sarah Bass 4 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Atomic Fireworks An exhibit on art and design in the 1940s showcases postwar abstraction — and mirrors the nuclear anxieties of today. Nora Grace-Flood 4 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia Strange Fruit A room of rotting rinds remembers lives lost to an ‘80s epidemic — and wrestles with the inhumanity of ongoing mass casualties. Nora Grace-Flood 2 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Hartford Burial Bucks Ancient grounds display what money can and can't buy. Jamil Ragland 2 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven Hear Sylva's Voice NXTHVN Gallery's “Archival Altar” preserves the legacy of local Black cultural history “giants.” Jisu Sheen 1 Jul 2025 · 5 min read
Philadelphia Endless Stories of Outsider Art Cartoonist Kelechi Azu traces two brothers' careers as graffiti artists, from Brazil to the streets of NYC to their first museum retrospective in D.C. Kelechi Azu 30 Jun 2025 · 1 min read
Oakland Seven Minutes within the Heavens An unexpectedly sacred moment of contemplative artistic ritual via VR headset. Sarah Bass 30 Jun 2025 · 2 min read
Philadelphia Motion in Stillness Artist Jacqueline Cedar uses stacked and softly tessellating details to express movement in lazy still lifes. Nora Grace-Flood 27 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Solid Ground A restricted color palette certainly does not damper strength of works: a solo show by Yameng Lee Thorp at Pt. 2 Gallery is filled with feeling. Sarah Bass 24 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Bubble & Speak Artist Rob Wynne journals his feelings through molten glass. Nora Grace-Flood 20 Jun 2025 · 2 min read
Philadelphia Out Of the Womb, Into The World A collage artist listened to ten subjects talk about what it means to be Black and have a uterus — then translated their perspectives through portraiture. Nora Grace-Flood 19 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven Rebels Rock Artists, musicians unite at Cafe Nine to raise money for families impacted by deportation Midbrow Editor 19 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Back Off, Bible Literalists Izzy True reviews a new book on what the bible REALLY has to say about today's most controversial social justice issues. Izzy True 19 Jun 2025 · 1 min read
Tulsa In “A Relentless Pursuit,” Freedom Of Expression Is Not A Given William Livingston’s posters, produced in prison, point to more than the concerts they advertise. Z.B. Reeves 17 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven Apartheid Photographer Echoes The Present At Yale University Art Gallery show. Brian Slattery 17 Jun 2025 · 6 min read
Oakland We Love Lamp Traveling light exhibit illuminates a Rockridge homeware boutique. Sarah Bass 16 Jun 2025 · 5 min read
Philadelphia Embracing The Swamp Life The wetlands get their due in artist Allison Sommer's illustrations of life's murkiest waters. Nora Grace-Flood 16 Jun 2025 · 3 min read