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Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: Ameerah Khabir Presents Urban Film Art Show

March 10, 2015

The work of Philadelphia painter Ameerah Khabir is both new and unexpected, with each piece containing messages within. Her latest solo art exhibit showcased paintings that incorporated the central theme of iconic 1997 film Love Jones. The film, by Theodore Witcher, presented

Arts and Entertainment

Strawberry Mansion: A Painter’s Perspective

October 7, 2011

Oftentimes when people look at a crumbling building, they see nothing quite resembling art. They see an ugly, decaying structure left for dead, not an extraordinary piece of brilliance. However, there is someone out there

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Local Artist Finds Inspiration in Community

June 21, 2011

Painter and printmaker Robert Finch has been creating art in Germantown for over 50 years. While he and his wife Sue moved to the Main Line for a period of time, Finch said that it

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