An estimated 17,000 people visited the Benjamin Franklin Parkway throughout the project, making “OPEN AIR” the largest crowd-sourced public art project ever seen in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia’s Walt Whitman sculpture by artist Jo Davidson gets special treatment just in time for poet’s 200th birthday. WHYY interviewed our conservation team about the process (VIDEO).
Fireflies was applauded for its egalitarian, equitable and democratic values that are the heart of artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s work. The role of the artist and art in society is an important one, and suppressing artistic expression is not an acceptable position.
Join us for our annual spring event featuring Barbara Haskell, curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art for over 43 years.
A temporary installation coming to Philadelphia December 2017, Steinkamp’s proposal includes four glowing Winter Fountains with animated video projections that feature related collections found in the institutions on the Parkway.
The traveling Harriet Tubman sculpture installed at Philadelphia’s City Hall through March 31, 2022 inspired us to reflect on other monuments dedicated to women in the city, including the planned addition of a commemorative Marian Anderson statue.
Arborists to the rescue! Tree care experts Shechtman Tree Care, LLC greatly improved the environment around Pavilion in the Trees, located in Landsdowne Glen, behind the Horticulture Center in West Fairmount Park.
The National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved an Art Works award to the Association for Public Art (aPA).
Philadelphia has more outdoor sculpture than any other city in the U.S., and this audio tour explains all 51 pieces of public art, including works by Rodin, three generations of Calders, Claes Oldenburg, Henry Moore and Jacques Lipchitz.
A series of Saturdays during fall 2010 and 2011 that offered free hands-on family programming, including artist-led sculpture workshops for kids, self-guided sculpture iPod tours, live music and more.