Meet Philadelphia Artist Linda Fernandez | Art, Nature & Caribbean Heritage

Philadelphia-based artist Linda Fernandez explores Caribbean heritage, nature, architecture, and community through bold color and symbolism. In this artist spotlight, Fernandez discusses her creative practice and the ideas that shape her work. A painter, muralist, and community-based artist, Fernandez is also a founding member of Amber Art and Design, a Philadelphia artist collective that creates public art in co...

Meet the Teens Behind the Piece by Piece Podcast

Piece by Piece is a podcast that puts Philly teens behind the mic as researchers, writers, hosts, and producers, exploring art through their own questions, conversations, and perspectives. In Season 1, A Cacophony of Artists, teens explore the rich lineage of American art in the exhibition A Nation of Artists. In talks with experts, researching artists, and spending time with the artworks, our teen podcasters discover what it means to be an...

Philly in the Making | A Nation of Artists at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philly in the Making follows seven Philadelphia artists working in painting, textiles, glass, metalwork, ceramics, and woodworking as they reflect on notions of identity, craft, inspiration, and the communities that shape their work. This companion film to the exhibition A Nation of Artists, offers an intimate look at how contemporary artists are called to make, how their ideas take form, and how creativity is nu...

Japan at the World's Fairs | Philadelphia Museum of Art

For more than 150 years, world's fairs have given Japan a platform to showcase its art, craftsmanship, and culture. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial, “Japan at the World's Fairs” brings together ceramics, lacquerware, metalwork, and sculpture from the museum's collection, connecting historic world's fair objects with Japan's presentation of itself today.

Dorothea Tanning’s “Birthday” | Piece by Piece

In Piece by Piece, teens explore works at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through their own questions, conversations, and perspectives. Hear the full conversation about Dorothea Tanning's "Birthday" in Episode 1 of Piece by Piece: A Cacophony of Artists, available now on YouTube and Spotify. #DorotheaTanning #PieceByPiece #PhiladelphiaMuseumofArt

Twang of a Bow | Piece by Piece: A Cacophony of Artists

Featured artwork: The Trial of the Bow, 1929, by N. C. Wyeth (Gift of GlaxoSmithKline, 2012-133-1), https://www.philamuseum.org/objects/324317 J. Caraballo, host Mahyaa Muntaqa, lead producer Landyn Pollard, sound designer Aryanna Simmons, showrunner Original music created by Landyn Pollard Guests: Daniel Berman, Professor of Greek and Roman Classics, Temple University; Amanda Burdan, Senior Curator, Brandywine River Museum of Art;...

The Voyage of Voices | Piece by Piece: A Cacophony of Artists

What stories can one painting hold? In this episode of Piece by Piece, Philly teens take a closer look at Albert Bierstadt’s "The Shore of the Turquoise Sea", exploring the different histories, perspectives, and voices that can shape how we understand a work of art. Through conversations with curators and other guests, they consider Bierstadt’s dramatic vision of the American landscape and what can change when we look beyo...

Birthday | Piece by Piece: A Cacophony of Artists

What can a birthday tell us about a person? In this episode of Piece by Piece, Philly teens explore birthdays, personality, and portraiture, looking at how artists represent themselves and others through works in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's collection. Along the way, they talk with museum experts and guests about identity, self-portraiture, and the stories we can uncover when we look a little closer. Featured artwork: Birthday, 1942...