The tenth annual Marian Anderson award event tonight at the Kimmel Center honors artists who have made humanitarian contributions. From WHYY's Arts and Culture Desk, Alex Schmidt reports.
More information: Watch a clip from On Canvas featuring last year's Marian Anderson award winners.
Craft Show draws artists from near and far
November 14, 2008
Objects made by woodworkers, sculptors, painters, and dozens of other artists are on display at the 32nd annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The show includes how-to demonstrations, and exhibitions by artists from across the country. WHYY's Elizabeth Fiedler reports.
Check out a picture slideshow of just some of the artists and exhibits at the 32nd annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. View the Slideshow »
The First Person Festival is underway, with memoir and documentary art forms celebrated across Philadelphia. Notes from anonymous individuals take the spotlight tonight. From WHYY's Arts and Culture desk, Alex Schmidt reports.
West Chester is the site of the nation’s largest collection of civilian and military helicopters and autogiros. It displays and chronicles the origin and development of rotary-wing aircraft, and even gives helicopter rides.
Fusing classical, rock, blues, jazz, world music, progressive, as well as the quintessential California musical genre of surf music, California Guitar Trio's stunning virtuosity has earned them an enthusiastic following.
Arts Calendar
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The Sixth Square
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On Stage at Curtis
Tune in to the Y Arts Channel for On Stage at Curtis Wedesdays at 8pm, Fridays at 9pm, and Sundays 7 pm. Watch the extraordinarily talented students of Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music perform works by Beethoven, Haydn, Brahms, Mozart, and Chopin and many more. The new season begins October 1st. See the full schedule.
