Tag: The Painted Bride

Old City: Painted Bride Arts Center Is Committed To Creating A New Mission For The Community

October 19, 2018Dee Patel

Although the beloved, mosaic-covered structure in Old City will not be getting a historic designation, The Painted Bride is making new plans. The art center’s executive director, Laurel Raczka, is seeking new ways to sustain

Arts & Entertainment: Budget Cuts To NEA Affect Public Arts Programing In Philadelphia

May 4, 2017Brian Tom

Celeste DiNucci remembers exactly where she was and what she was doing during the early hours of morning when she and the rest of the public arts world found out that President Donald Trump announced his

Arts & Entertainment: Laurel Raczka Brings Community, Artists And Scholars Together

April 7, 2017Brian Tom and

Laurel Raczka is the executive director of the Painted Bride Art Center in Old City. The Painted Bride Art Center, founded in 1969, is an art venue that caters to artists of varying disciplines that works with

Fairmount: Art in the Open Event Allows Artists to Draw Inspiration From Nature

June 12, 2011

In its second year, Art in the Open offered local artists the chance to showcase their work along the banks of the Schuylkill River, as well as provided visitors the chance to partake in the