The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) has an upcoming documentary photography show entitled “Displaced.” Two photographers are showcased in this exhibition: Noah Addis and Bohyun Yoon. The opening will be on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. and will also feature a reception and talks by the artists. Both Philadelphia-based photographers, Addis and Yoon, […]

As you may know, Bridgette Mayer Gallery is in the process of renovating its gallery space at 709 Walnut St. With the influx of new galleries and collectives and the renewal of tried-and-true locations like Bridgette Mayer, it’s hard to deny that Philadelphia’s creative scene is experiencing a renaissance. Bridgette Mayer Gallery isn’t letting construction […]

A new gallery downtown is filling a very important niche, and they have some great work on display right now. Prelude Gallery, near 20th and Pine, is a showcase for current students and recent graduates — many of whom were referred by their teachers. There are a wide array of styles and something for almost […]

This past Friday PhilaMOCA — The Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art (it’s located in an old showroom for tombstones) — hosted a dual event, which was part documentary video, part rock show, but all around awesome and informative. To kick off the night, there was a screening of the documentary “Whistlin’ Dixie” by visiting director Meredith Heil. […]

Philadelphia Traction Company is about to have an exterior makeover, courtesy of artist Joe Boruchow. The members of the Traction Company approached Boruchow earlier this year about creating a site-specific installation to enliven the boarded-up windows of its building at 41st Street and Haverford Avenue. This will be Boruchow’s largest installation to date, and there will […]

Knight Arts Grantee Vox Populi certainly has a lot going on this month. It is currently exhibiting its show “Vox VII,” which is quite a whopper of an exhibition. Narrowing down the more than 25 artists to some of the highlights is a feat in itself, but there are definitely some standouts. This is barely […]

Artist Mat Tomezsko recently undertook a project in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and the Manayunk Development Corporation to reflect the historical and contemporary feel of Manayunk through a series of street art paintings. Many of these pieces line Main Street in this North Philly area and reside at eye-level so passersby […]

This month at Marginal Utility, Eric McDade displays the dregs of art, professionalism and effort with a result that is both absurd and challenging. The show’s lackluster sign — a piece of 8-and-a-half -inch by  11-inch printer paper — states the name of the artist and show in no-larger-than-14-point font. “Nobody Digs Your Music but Yourself” the paper […]

July at Grizzly Grizzly offers a tight, if efficient, use of the small gallery’s space and explorations that are far more mental than aesthetic. The show by artist Jeff Williams is entitled “There is Not Anything That Returns to Nothing,” and the creations within it confront our notions of materials, fabrication and the powerful — if […]

In my book, little is more exciting than a new gallery in Philadelphia. The newcomer to Old City’s gallery community is Fourth Wall Arts, which, in its infancy (the gallery itself is only a month old), already has some very fine art hanging on all four of its walls, as well as some salon events […]