Visual Arts
Artists U teaches artists how to make a life
The hardest thing about making a life as an artist is actually making a life as an artist. That’s where Artists U comes in. Andrew Simonet is a choreographer and a writer who directed the...
Of corn and men: Yvonne Escalante explores themes of social and environmental justice through corn
Corn: it’s a rather pedestrian agricultural product. Chances are, you probably don’t think too much about corn as you go about your daily life. You buy ears of corn for your summer...
Public art as social activism: Ta-coumba Aiken creates art that heals the heart and soul
Ta-coumba Aiken grew up in Evanston, Illinois during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, the rise of the Black Panther Party and Black Power, and the prominence of the NAACP’s civil rights...
The McColl Center offers urban residencies to socially-conscious artists
What is “environmental art”? Specifically, environmental art is public art that mitigates some sort of environmental issue at its location site. But in a more general sense, environmental...
The Porch Light Program takes the transformative power of art to the streets
The Porch Light Program is a program of the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts, a citywide transformative arts project that has been ongoing for 30 years. Porch Light takes the idea of the...
Grizzly Grizzly is an artist collective focused on citywide collaboration
When it comes to identifying which arts organization is behind what art project in the city of Philadelphia, attributions can get a little tricky. While artists today are generally known to proffer a...
ZERO1 is where art and technology converge
ZERO1: The Art & Technology Network in San Jose is where art meets technology to shape the future. It is a nonprofit art and technology organization with the mission of providing a platform for...
Don't call it graffiti: Daniel Fila is a professional fine artist who paints murals all over Miami
Before Art Basel made Miami Beach a world-renowned destination for modern and contemporary art, artists like Daniel Fila were laying the groundwork for Miami’s exploding street art scene....
A picture is worth a thousand words: Jai Tanju gives a personal touch to digital works
If you scroll through photographer Jai Tanju’s tumblr page, you’ll find exactly the kinds of images you would expect to see from someone who got his start in skateboarding photography:...
Annabel Manning's work as a participatory artist gives voice to the silent, suppressed, invisible
In September 2001, Annabel Manning had been living in New York for over 15 years. After 9/11, she decided to move to Pennsylvania and work on a farm. That was 12 years ago, and she speaks haltingly...
Oskar Ly's work reconciles her identities as a Second-Generation-Hmong-Queer-Asian-Woman-Artist
There are roughly 30,000 Hmong-Americans living in Saint Paul, Minnesota today, more than any other city in the country. The Twin Cities Metro area has a Hmong population of 64,000. While those may...