Philadelphia The Snow Balls Fight Back A series of eerily etched snowman smiles in a holiday-season exhibit show the menacing underbelly of made-to-melt-away society. Nora Grace-Flood 13 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven Crisis Averted? Or only just begun, as viewed in new City Gallery exhibition. Brian Slattery 13 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Pieces of Pieces into New Pieces One can easily get lost in these collages: every detail a world unto itself. Welcome to Open Studios with Katie McCann and Marsha Balian. Agustín Maes 12 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven Bathroom Behavior Can be pretty revealing, and intriguing, especially as photographed by Merik Goma. Brian Slattery 12 Dec 2024 · 8 min read
Oakland Craft Day at the Crazy House At Jingletown Art Studios, artists Patricia Guthrie and Shellz share a spirit of transformative boldness, spanning media and tradition. Guthrie’s quilts challenge traditional craft and Shellz’s vivid animal portraits speak urgently to environmental issues. Vita Hewitt 11 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland A Powerful Exploration of Movement and Change EBPCO’s “Momentum” blows down the walls: 20 photographers share their mightiest moments in movement with the Town. Vita Hewitt 10 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Art Everywhere: East Bay Opens Studios, Hallways East Bay Open Studios was here, with bright florals and toothy pets. Sarah Bass 10 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Philadelphia To Tar Beach and Back The skyline as seen from a Harlem rooftop is celebrated in Faith Ringgold's children's book-inspired quilt. Clay Davies 5 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Comic Belief Pearlstein Gallery exhibit reveals how cartoonists evade the claws of art-world co-optation. Nora Grace-Flood 4 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
New Haven Something's Not Quite Right Yale Peabody Museum neuroscience-art exhibit plays with perception. Brian Slattery 3 Dec 2024 · 8 min read
Philadelphia How Does Your Garden Grow? Mother-daughter exhibit gives birth to a floral take on acceptance. Nora Grace-Flood 26 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Wicked Wonders: What's The Harm in Some Charm? "Wicked" makes an old story sing; the sequel will determine how Hollywood channels the horror. Juliana Tedeschi 25 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Philadelphia The Art Of The Underpass Gregory Prestegord brings an Impressionist lens to a Kensington bleakspace. Nora Grace-Flood 22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Masking Up to Yell at God Local bands lined up at West Philly's Satellite Cafe for a covid-cautious concert featuring air purifiers and PPE provided by United Musicians and Allied Workers. Izzy True 20 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia (Do!) Touch The Art The word “haptic” is derived from the Greek "haptikos," which translates to “able to touch or grasp.” For anyone with a Disability that affects one or more of their five senses, the ability to touch visual artwork can be a key means of gripping the creator’s sense of style, intent and meaning. Clay Davies 19 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Swipe Not Right Amiko Li's slide-deck photo exhibit captures the dark and light of dating-app culture. Nora Grace-Flood 18 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa Tradition As Transmission What if we thought about traditions as active, living things—less like ossified forms and more like natural organisms? Alicia Chesser 17 Nov 2024 · 5 min read
Philadelphia Doing It Apocalypse Style This week's round-up with a comic from Izzy True. Nora Grace-Flood, Izzy True 16 Nov 2024 · 1 min read