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Jan. 30, 2017 9:53 am
Love your Blackness with Asian Arts Initiative
AAI is bringing over 20 artists together to address tensions between Black and Asian communities and create art in solidarity.
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Jan. 18, 2017 7:38 am
The marginalized artist and the pressures of representing an underrepresented culture
Cultural equity is a challenge, but Saudi filmmaker Hamzah Jamjoom's biggest obstacle was his own ego.
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Jan. 5, 2017 12:49 pm
This nonprofit is recording an album of songs written by Graterford inmates
Meet Songs in the Key of Free, a fledgling organization that has partnered with the Curtis Institute and Mural Arts to bring Graterford its first music program in 10 years.
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Dec. 19, 2016 10:01 am
The Afrofuturist Affair got some love from The New York Times
Founded by Community Legal Services attorney and sci-fi writer Rasheedah Phillips, the collective was name-dropped in a Times piece on contemporary Afrofuturism.
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Dec. 13, 2016 10:40 am
This Leeway-funded workshop for immigrant poets pivoted after the election
Poet Cynthia Dewi Oka's workshop was initially designed to expose people from immigrant backgrounds to U.S. migrant poets. Then, President-Elect Donald Trump happened.
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Dec. 9, 2016 12:42 pm
Norris Square youth ponder the costs of privilege
Youth at Norris Square Neighborhood Project will have their art on display Friday, Dec. 16.
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Nov. 30, 2016 7:37 am
Livestream this Mural Arts event happening inside Graterford
Mural Arts Guild Program is hosting high-profile artists at the prison to kick off "Voices," a project hoping to draw attention to incarceration reform.
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Nov. 29, 2016 9:56 am
You can support these 7 nonprofits by buying a Philly Love Notes map today
Celebrate #GivingTuesday and Philadelphia with an artisan glass or wood map of the city.
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Nov. 3, 2016 3:20 pm
The Barnes Foundation is piloting some wearable tech this month
Enhance your visit with complementary digital content. Barnes will experiment with Apple Watches this month, thanks to funding from the Barra Foundation.
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Oct. 7, 2016 12:41 pm
Why ethical redevelopment is just an idea — for now
The real challenge is figuring out how it can actually work in historically marginalized urban communities.