While the residents of Park Pleasant Nursing Home may not consider themselves artists, the unique and spirited atmosphere of Park Pleasant suggests otherwise. Located at 4712 Chester Ave., the nursing home rehabilitation center is decorated [continue reading…]
Hundreds of people stopped abruptly, craned their necks from drivers’ seats and made their way to the median to look at City Hall. They were experiencing “Styling A Second Empire: A Light and Sound Experience,” an art installation [continue reading…]
Beginning on May 1, the Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center (MRAC), in partnership with the Roxborough Development Corp., will open its newest installment featuring student artwork from the community. Visitors are invited to attend receptions from 12 [continue reading…]
In 1984, a community theater was born in Port Richmond at the Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary parish. Seven years later this company moved further down Allegheny Avenue towards the Delaware River to the Lithuanian Music [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/22394774] A movie clapboard snapped as someone yelled “take three” from on set. A camera started recording as a familiar actor began his performance. This might sound like something from a typical Hollywood production, but [continue reading…]
The much-anticipated Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts kicked off Thursday, April 7. Inspired by an artistic movement in Paris in 1911, the month-long festival features over 135 citywide events and 1,500 artists in hopes [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/22170241] Founded in 1898, the Fleisher Art Memorial, which was previously known as the Graphic Sketch Club, had a relatively simple mission—to provide arts education and instruction to individuals within the community. Although the name [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/21992402] The dim studio suddenly went quiet dissipating the sound of an alto saxophone. A sign above the door flashed “on air” repeatedly and a smooth voice floated over the airwaves. The show had [continue reading…]
As I sat in the Lillian Marrero branch of the free library in Fairhill, I couldn’t help but notice a girl, not much older than myself, hunched over her sketchpad with a furrowed brow, deep [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/21940908] Stan Heleva, the producing artistic director at the Walking Fish Theatre , loves being a cornerstone of the Kensington art community. “We are constantly introducing ourselves to the neighborhood, and introducing art to the neighborhood. [continue reading…]
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