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Many people have enjoyable hobbies such as collecting baseball cards, gardening or playing video games, but Chestnut Hill resident Anne Reisenwitz has a most aesthetically pleasing and unusual hobby.
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by Len Lear
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5/14/26
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It’s budget season in Philadelphia, as the mayor and City Council are hammering out the allocation of city funds for 2026-2027.
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by Peter Crimmins, WHYY News
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4/30/26
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“Healing Verse Germantown: The Streets are Talking” is officially kicking off on April 11, aiming to provide healing through poetry to community members impacted by gun violence.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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4/9/26
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The exhibit of Pragya Gupta’s work, “The Places We Carry: A Search for Identity,” will be on display through April 28 at Asbury Arboretum's Cope House.
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by Len Lear
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4/2/26
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Artist Alysse Einbender recalls creating her first sculpture. She was 10, and it was a delicate figurine of a dancer.
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by Jeff Meade
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3/19/26
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Viola Bordon, a multidisciplinary artist based in Chestnut Hill, will be presenting an exhibition at the Museum for Art in Wood in Old City from March 6 to July 26.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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3/5/26
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The career of Syd Carpenter, an accomplished Philadelphia-based artist known for her sculpture and ceramic work, spans five decades.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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1/29/26
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Arleen Olshan, a Mt. Airy–based artist and activist, lived around the corner from her friend Gil Forman when she was younger.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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1/15/26
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About a year and a half ago, with America’s semiquincentennial quickly approaching, Megan Monaghan began thinking about Philadelphia’s history.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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1/15/26
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The Joined Hands Artists Collective — a group of women who create art across diverse media — is starting off the new year with an exhibit at Center on the Hill (8855 Germantown Ave.).
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by Maggie Dougherty
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1/8/26
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The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announced its 2025 grants, with $8.6 million being awarded to 44 Philadelphia-area cultural organizations and artists.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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12/18/25
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Renowned watercolorist and illustrator Jerry Pinkney was a fixture in the Woodmere community.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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12/11/25
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The work of lifelong Germantown resident Robin Williams-Turnage is on exhibit at Allens Lane Art Center through Dec. 6 and will leave an indelible impression on anyone who is attracted to clay pottery, particularly those who have an affinity for art with an African aesthetic.
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by Len Lear
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11/26/25
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Gravers Lane Gallery in Chestnut Hill is debuting two new exhibits that highlight home decor, fine art, jewelry and gifts.
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11/20/25
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His name may not be as well known as Steven Spielberg, but David Greenberg, an award-winning filmmaker who has lived in Chestnut Hill for 35 years (and Mt. Airy and Germantown before that), is not exactly a film neophyte.
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by Len Lear
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11/20/25
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A powerful, compelling exhibit of paintings by Wyndmoor artist Frances Gilmore, at Mt. Airy Art Garage (MAAG) through the end of November, is almost impossible to erase from one’s consciousness long after viewing them.
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by Len Lear
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11/20/25
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Tommy the Cat might just have been the most popular feline in Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Len Lear
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11/13/25
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If there’s one thing Susan Smith has learned over the course of her career, it’s to not be afraid of change.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/6/25
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The progression from an art appreciator to an art collector might seem unattainable to some. However, William Skeet Jiggetts is here to report that’s not the case.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/6/25
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If you’re in the mood to see Halloween-themed feats of aerial acrobatics, check out the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts’ (PSCA) Haunted Circus on Saturday, Nov. 1, in West Mt. Airy.
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by Anita Nicholson
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10/30/25
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