Just Us at the Barnes
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Writer and educator Liz deBeer and co-author Pete Sparber, consider Just Us, an exhibition at the Barnes featuring work by artists at SCI Phoenix and justice-impacted artists from Mural Arts Philadelphia's Rec Crew.
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September 24, 2026

More Than a Grantmaker: Philadelphia Cultural Fund Reinvents Itself

Art & Image Philadelphia editor Pete Sparber interviews Gabriela Sanchez, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, about how one of the city’s critical arts funders is reinventing itself to better support, and strengthen, Philadelphia’s cultural community.
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September 23, 2026

From Incarceration to Design Expertise

Author and art collector K.E. Karl walks us through the Barnes’ ‘Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America’, an exhibit exploring the work of six influential mid-Century designers and the impact of the World War II incarceration of Japanese-Americans on their practices.
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September 21, 2026

A Federal Job in the Arts – CETA and Philadelphia in the 1970s

Artist, writer, curator and art historian Susan Isaacs conducts an in-depth discussion with Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz, curators of a City Hall exhibition documenting the CETA initiative, a program that provided federal funding for artists in the 1970s.

September 14, 2026

Art as an Elephant
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Writer and educator Liz deBeer reviews “New Eyes: American Landscape Drawing” while pondering perception.
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September 8, 2026

Cracking Open the Door: How Philadelphia’s Fellowship for Black Artists Builds a Creative Community

Art & Image Editor, Pete Sparber, interviews Ginger Rudolph. Ginger, co-curator of Mural Arts’ Fellowship for Black Artists, discusses how the fellowship has created community, visibility and opportunity for 100 Black artists.
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August 26, 2026

Curating as Catalyst
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Artist, writer and educator Padmini Mongia encounters Anne Minich, and starts a friendship and a growing engagement with Anne’s work
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August 25, 2026

Meeting Anne Minich

Artist, writer and educator Padmini Mongia encounters Anne Minich, and starts a friendship and a growing engagement with Anne’s work
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August 19, 2026

Exploring Philly Voices Via Art
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Writer and educator Liz deBeer reviews “Philly Voices, Celebrating the Heartbeat of a City,” which asks viewers to consider who and what are the voices that create Philadelphia.

July 22, 2026

What Happens in the Meantime
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Pete Sparber, Art & Image editor, interviews architect Brain Phillips on vacant storefronts, creative infrastructure, and the future of Philadelphia’s street life

July 9, 2026

Lines are marked, yet we are all outsiders at PENTIMENTI

Exhibition Review by Sharon Garbe
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July 6, 2026

Walking Through A Nation of Artists with Lea C. Stephenson

Pete Sparber, Art & Image editor, takes a walking tour through PAFA’s A Nation of Artists exhibition with curator Lea C. Stephenson.

June 23, 2026

Art or Movie Prop?

Writer and educator Liz deBeer reviews “Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments” and the underlying controversy amid the popular Rocky statue’s artistic value.

June 17, 2026

Using Art to
Build Collective Resilience

‍Pete Sparber, editor of Art & Image Philadelphia, interviews Samantha Connors, Executive Director of Da Vinci Art Alliance, exploring how one of Philadelphia's longest-running artist collectives continues to adapt, grow, and thrive in service of its members and community.

June 12, 2026

Village of Industry and Art
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Pete Sparber, Art & Image Editor, interviews Lindsey Scannapieco, the developer behind South Philadelphia’s Bok Building and now the Village of Industry and Art — the ambitious transformation of the former University of the Arts buildings on South Broad Street into a new center for artists, makers, cultural organizations, and city life.
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May 28, 2026

Susan Isaacs Reviews
Citizen Artist
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Artist, writer, curator, and art historian Susan Isaacs reviews Citizen Artist, the current exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum exploring the legacies of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act); two federally funded programs that, during the 1930s and 1970s, employed thousands of artists in service of their communities.

May 22, 2026