Visual Arts

Founding director Hazami Sayed makes musical chains that tie her Arabic heritage to her life in Philly.

Artist Shaheed Rucker puts Negro baseball leagues athletes on re-creations of the iconic cereal box.

Dozens of artists impacted by the closure of the University of the Arts submitted work to what might be their last collective exhibition.

After 50 years as an artist, Bucks County’s Mark Sfirri has his first solo museum show. And a second simultaneously.

Thirty businesses and artisans set up tables and showcased various talents in the basketball gym at the Bok Building.

Students in the region can get a guided tour of “The Time Is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure” till February.

Fishtown Freeze holiday shopping deals last through Sunday.

“I really ask a lot of questions around place, taste and urban change and whose tastes and cultural identities get to shape public space,” Matthew Jordan-Miller Kenyatta said.

With tall trees and holiday decor popping up across the city, Billy Penn rounded up several light shows and ceremonies for you to consider.

A set of portraits depicting real Philly heroes are surrounding the Rocky statue for RockyFest.

Artist Roxanne Slemmer has led more than 200 people in envisioning the borough’s past and present.

“The water damage destroys everything it touches. The next thing is putting it back,” said the contractor repairing the building.

Jane Golden walks Billy Penn through Philadelphia’s 40-year journey as a public art pioneer.

The exhibition hearkens back to the visual style of the early 20th century, with art from magazine covers and album art to cartoons.

“Like seeds embedded in the soil, Black families and communities have nurtured this neighborhood,” said one of the project's co-curators.