philly has heART

On this week's episode, we have Isabella Bobrow and Dr. Vasiliki Meletaki of Penn Neuroaesthetics:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upenn.neuroaesthetics/
• Website: https://neuroaesthetics.med.upenn.edu

// Show Notes:

• Philadelphia Ballet's The Nutcracker runs from December 5 - 31, at Academy of Music: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/resident-companies/philadelphia-ballet/george-balanchines-the-nutcracker-2
• BalletX is offering counterprogramming to all of The Nutcracker, with their programming at Bryn Mawr from December 12th through 14th: https://www.balletx.org/seasons/balletx-in-bryn-mawr-2025/
• One night only on the 14th, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Julliard Quartet, featuring Marc-Andre Hamlin on the piano at the Kimmel Center https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/juilliard-quartet-hamelin/
• One night only on the 16th, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Matthew Polenzano, tenor, and Ken Noda on the piano, also at the Kimmel Center: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/matthew-polenzani-2025/
• This is your last moment to check out Steve Riedell's I Want the West at Larry Becker Contemporary Art; it closes on the 20th: https://www.artnet.com/galleries/larry-becker-contemporary-art/-i-want-the-west-
• Colors of the Season, the Muse Gallery Annual Members Show: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions/2025/colors-of-the-season
• PII Gallery's Patricia Moss-Vreeland's The Stillness Between Us: https://piigallery.com/index.html
• 3rd Street Gallery under $500 show, an annual members show: http://www.3rdstreetgallery.com
• Materiality, a group show at Bridgette Mayer Gallery: http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com/exhibitions/materiality

On this week's episode, we have Matt McGarvey, writer (mostly).

• The Sun Went Behind a Cloud: https://www.amazon.com/Sun-Went-Behind-Cloud/dp/B0FTR9M5
• Matt McGarvey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_matt_mcgarvey/
• Matt McGarvey website: https://www.mattmcgarveythebeekeeper.com
• Matt Mcgarvey Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mattmcgarvey91/sets/late-bloomer-1?si=4228a86bb6a54c58abf165d78e653d66&

// Show Notes:

• Philadanco! Winter Residency at the Kimmel Center runs from December 5 - 7: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/resident-companies/philadanco/philadanco-fall
• Philadelphia Ballet's The Nutcracker runs from December 5 - 31, at Academy of Music: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/resident-companies/philadelphia-ballet/george-balanchines-the-nutcracker-2
• Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Anthony McGill, Randall Goosby, and John Mhoon at the Kimmel Center on December 9: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/resident-companies/philadelphia-chamber-music-society/anthony-mcgill-clarinet-randall-goosby-violin-joshua-mhoon-piano
• Materiality, a group show at Bridgette Mayer Gallery is ongoing: http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com/exhibitions/materiality
• Colors of the Season, the Muse Gallery Annual Members Show opens ahead of First Friday, today: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions/2025/colors-of-the-season
• PII Gallery's Patricia Moss-Vreeland's The Stillness Between Us opens Friday: https://piigallery.com/index.html
• Steve Riedell's I Want the West at Larry Becker Contemporary Art: https://www.artnet.com/galleries/larry-becker-contemporary-art/-i-want-the-west-
• 3rd Street Gallery under $500 show, an annual members show: http://www.3rdstreetgallery.com
• Of Black Wombhood at Helix Gallery: https://theblackwombhoodproject.com

On this week's episode, we have Andrew Cole of Trotter Cole Advisory.

• Andrew Cole: https://www.instagram.com/ahcole87

// Show Notes:

• Yannik Leads Sibelius runs November 29 through 30 at the Kimmel Center: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/yannick-leads-sibelius
• Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra will be at the Kimmel Center on November 30: https://pyomusic.org/events/11-30-2025-pyao/
• Drew Leshko's Amor Fati wraps up at Paradigm Gallery on November 30: https://www.paradigmarts.org/blogs/news/drew-leshko-amor-fati
• PII Gallery presents Tapestries by Nina Hons for the month of November: https://piigallery.com/
• A Usable Past: Reflections on a Nation and Its Inheritance opened on November 7 at the Museum for Art in Wood and is ongoing throughout February: https://museumforartinwood.org/exhibition/a-usable-past-reflections-on-a-nation-and-its-inheritance/
• An exhibition by Jake Weinstein Clanker is ongoing at Works on Paper Gallery nearly sold out: https://www.wpartcollection.com/art

• Under $100, Under $1,000: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens-inspired Works by Philly Artists is ongoing at Magic Gardens: https://www.phillymagicgardens.org/event/under-100-under-1000-philly/?sd=1762491600&ed=1768107600&ad=y
• Group show, titled Materiality, is ongoing at Bridgette Mayer Gallery: http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com/exhibitions/materiality
• Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 is ongoing at the PMA: https://press.philamuseum.org/dreamworld-surrealism-at-100/

On this week's episode, we have Patricia Ehrensal and Joe Klaus of 3rd Street Gallery.

• 3rd Street Gallery: https://www.3rdstreetgallery.com/
• 3rd Street Gallery on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3rdstreetgallery/
• Patricia Ehrensal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pehrensalphotography
• Joe Klaus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jklausart/
• Elissa DeFranceschi: www.elissadefranceschi.com
• The Philadelphia Sketch Club: https://sketchclub.org/

// Show Notes:

• The Print Center 110th Anniversary Benefit Auction and Emerging Collectors Preview Party on December 2: https://printcenter.org/100/benefit-2025/
• Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Nicolas Altstaedt and Thomas Dunford at the Kimmel Center on November 20: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/altstaedt-dunford/
• On November 20 at 7 pm, at Muse Gallery, artist Carolyn Harper will be speaking about her textile portraits: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ9kuPCALoA/
• Last chance to check out Scattering/Collecting and Comparisons, both at Da Vinci Art Alliance, will close on November 23: https://davinciartalliance.org/current-exhibitions
• PII Gallery presents Tapestries by Nina Hons for the month of November: https://piigallery.com/
• An exhibition by Jake Weinstein Clanker is ongoing at Works on Paper Gallery nearly sold out:: https://www.wpartcollection.com/art

• Under $100, Under $1,000: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens-inspired Works by Philly Artists is ongoing at Magic Gardens: https://www.phillymagicgardens.org/event/under-100-under-1000-philly/?sd=1762491600&ed=1768107600&ad=y
• Group show, titled Materiality, is ongoing at Bridgette Mayer Gallery: http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com/exhibitions/materiality
• Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 is ongoing at the PMA: https://press.philamuseum.org/dreamworld-surrealism-at-100/

On this week's episode, we have Natalie Hope McDonald, of Natalie Hope McDonald Painting & Fine Art..

• Natalie Hope McDonald Fine Art: https://nataliehopemcdonaldfineart.com
• Natalie Hope McDonald Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliehopemcdonald/
• Shepard Fairey: https://www.instagram.com/obeygiant/?hl=en
• Tracey Emin: https://www.whitecube.com/artists/tracey-emin
• Laurie Anderson: https://laurieanderson.com/
• Pumpkin Sculpture Crime: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/angelica-gulbenkian-kusama-sculpture-theft-1234598104/

// Show Notes:

• The Print Center 110th Anniversary Benefit Auction and Emerging Collectors Preview Party on December 2: https://printcenter.org/100/benefit-2025/

• Under $100, Under $1,000: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens-inspired Works by Philly Artists opens on November 14 at Magic Gardens: https://www.phillymagicgardens.org/event/under-100-under-1000-philly/?sd=1762491600&ed=1768107600&ad=y
• Philadelphia Sketch Club 165th Anniversary Gala is on November 15: https://sketchclub.org/the-philadelphia-sketch-clubs-165th-annual-gala/
• Group show, titled Materiality, is ongoing at Bridgette Mayer Gallery: http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com/exhibitions/materiality
• PII Gallery presents Tapestries by Nina Hons for the month of November: https://piigallery.com/
• An exhibition by Jake Weinstein Clanker is ongoing at Works on Paper Gallery: https://www.wpartcollection.com/art
• Fernando Postigo's Postigo Express: Documenting the Basque Conflict in San Sebastián, 1977-2003 is ongoing at UPenn's Arthur Ross Gallery: https://arthurrossgallery.org/event/postigo-express-documenting-the-basque-conflict-in-san-sebastian-1977-2003/
• The traveling exhibition Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 is ongoing at the PMA: https://press.philamuseum.org/dreamworld-surrealism-at-100/

On this week's episode, we have Deb Adelson and Pavel Novak, two of the featured artists at 49th Annual Contemporary Craft Show.

• Debra Adelson Jewelry: https://debraadelsonjewelry.com/
• Debra Adelson Jewelry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debadelsonjewelry/
• Pavel Novak Glass: https://www.pavelnovakglass.com/
• Pavel Novak Glass Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PavelNovakGlass/
• Corning Museum of Glass: https://www.cmog.org/ | https://glasscollection.cmog.org/objects/34503/red-pyramid

// Show Notes:

• Carolyn Harper's exhibition Prison Portrait Project: Faces of Despair, Hope and Transformation is opening on November 5th and will run through the 30th at Muse Gallery: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions/carolyn-harper/prison-portrait-project-faces-of-despair-hope-and-transformation
• The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Modigliani Quartet November 6th at 7:30 at the Kimmel Center: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/modigliani-quartet-2025/
• The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Vivaldi's The Four Seasons on November 7th at 7 pm at the Kimmel Center: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/the-four-seasons?k
• The 49th Annual PMA Contemporary Craft Show is kicking off this Friday, November 7th and running through 9th at the Philadelphia Convention Center: https://www.pmacraftshow.org/
• Jake Weinstein Clanker is opening at Works on Paper Gallery on November 7th: https://www.wpartcollection.com
• Fernando Postigo's Postigo Express: Documenting the Basque Conflict in San Sebastián, 1977-2003 is opening at UPenn's Arthur Ross Gallery on November 7: https://arthurrossgallery.org/event/postigo-express-documenting-the-basque-conflict-in-san-sebastian-1977-2003/
• Young Friends of the Philadelphia Ballet Brunch at the Barre on November 9th from 11-1pm: https://e.givesmart.com/events/KSD/
• Tickets for the traveling exhibition Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 opens on November 8th and runs until February 16th: https://philamuseum.org/calendar/exhibition/dreamworld-surrealism

On this week's episode, we have Lauren Tsipori, artist and vocalist.

• https://www.laurentsipori.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/laurentsipori/

// Show Notes:

• The BalletX 20th Anniversary Retrospective is running from October 29th through November 9th: https://www.balletx.org/season-and-tickets/
• Lock's Gallery is hosting a dialogue between Jane Irish and Paul Galvez on October 30th. RSVP is required, and in their Instagram link in bio: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pQTYA6rrjJlDACaRSLSMI-cDzCcVad-HRXI41Ukoico/viewform?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacFn564Xm9ZO08rY2R08o7Lb75f96IP6sJ24V11BXURHUcrydDvU20voSbKOQ_aem_I_6BmsQF80Peuwa1tDMWbw&edit_requested=true
• Mazzoni Center Honors, November 3rd at Kimmel Center: https://www.mazzonicenter.org/events/mazzoni-center-honors-melba-moore
• Friend of the pod, Carolyn Harper's exhibition Prison Portrait Project: Faces of Despair, Hope and Transformation is opening on November 5th and will run through the 30th at Muse Gallery: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions/carolyn-harper/prison-portrait-project-faces-of-despair-hope-and-transformation
• The 49th Annual PMA Contemporary Craft Show is running from November 7th through 9th at the Philadelphia Convention Center: https://www.pmacraftshow.org/
• Young Friends of the Philadelphia Ballet Brunch at the Barre on November 9th from 11-1pm: https://e.givesmart.com/events/KSD/
• Fernando Postigo's Postigo Express: Documenting the Basque Conflict in San Sebastián, 1977-2003 is opening at UPenn's Arthur Ross Gallery on November 7: https://arthurrossgallery.org/event/postigo-express-documenting-the-basque-conflict-in-san-sebastian-1977-2003/

On this week's episode, we have Dylan van Duyne, board member of Mazzoni Center.

• https://www.mazzonicenter.org
• https://www.instagram.com/mazzonicenter

// Show Notes:

• EnsembleArts Kimberly Akimbo at Academy of Music runs until November 2: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/broadway-series/kimberly-akimbo?k=&
• Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets at The Barnes: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/exhibitions/henri-rousseau-a-painters-secrets
• Dominique Samarco is hosting a Plein Air Landscape Workshop on October 25: https://www.meetup.com/philadelphia-center-city-events/events/311278772/?_xtd=gqFyqTQwOTA5MTg3NqFwo2FwaQ%253D%253D&from=ref
• BalletX 20th Anniversary Gala is on October 28: https://e.givesmart.com/events/KeW/
• BalletX 20th Anniversary Retrospective from October 29 through November 9: https://www.balletx.org/season-and-tickets/
• Mazzoni Center Honors on November 3: https://www.mazzonicenter.org/events/mazzoni-center-honors-melba-moore
• Carolyn Harper's exhibition Prison Portrait Project: Faces of Despair, Hope and Transformation is opening on November 5 at Muse Gallery: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions/carolyn-harper/prison-portrait-project-faces-of-despair-hope-and-transformation
• Fernando Postigo's Postigo Express: Documenting the Basque Conflict in San Sebastián, 1977-2003 opening at Arthur Ross Gallery on November 7: https://arthurrossgallery.org/event/postigo-express-documenting-the-basque-conflict-in-san-sebastian-1977-2003/
• Young Friends of the Philadelphia Ballet Brunch at the Barre on November 9: https://e.givesmart.com/events/KSD/
• Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 opening on November 8: https://philamuseum.org/calendar/exhibition/dreamworld-surrealism

On this week's episode, we have Arthur Haywood, artist and muralist.

• https://muralarts.org/artists/arthur-haywood/
• https://www.instagram.com/arthurhaywood
• https://www.arthurhaywood.com/

// Show Notes:

The Philadelphia Ballet's Evening of Horror from October 16 through 19: https://philadelphiaballet.org/25-26-season/evening-of-horror/

The Philadelphia Film Festival starts October 16 through 26: https://filmadelphia.org/festival/

The annual Barnes Art Ball is this Friday, October 17: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/barnes-art-ball

The Philadelphia Orchestra's Children's Halloween Spectacular, at the Kimmel Center on October 18 at 11:30 am: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/family-discovery-series/halloween-spectacular

Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets opens at The Barnes on October 19, and runs through February 22nd: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/exhibitions/henri-rousseau-a-painters-secrets

Friend of the pod, Dominique Samarco, is hosting a Plein Air Landscape Workshop on October 25 from 3-6 pm. For a very palatable $28, all direction and supplies are included: https://www.meetup.com/philadelphia-center-city-events/events/311278772/?_xtd=gqFyqTQwOTA5MTg3NqFwo2FwaQ%253D%253D&from=ref

BalletX 20th Anniversary Gala is on October 28. https://e.givesmart.com/events/KeW/

But you don't have to go to the Gala to enjoy the BalletX 20th Anniversary Retrospective, running from October 29 through November 9: https://www.balletx.org/season-and-tickets/

Young Friends of the Philadelphia Ballet Brunch at the Barre on November 9 from 11-1pm: https://e.givesmart.com/events/KSD/

False Dawn and Memory, Loss at The Print Center through November 22: https://printcenter.org/100/

Tickets for the traveling exhibition Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 are available. The exhibit does not open until November 8th and runs until February 16th. The PMA is the only United States venue getting a stop. https://philamuseum.org/calendar/exhibition/dreamworld-surrealism

On this week's episode, we have Girls Like Horror's Christina Acevedo, Philadelphia Ballet's JP Altizer, and Young Friends of the Philadelphia Ballet, Danielle Bourgeon, and Jeanne Michele Mariani.

Sunrise Signs saved us! https://www.sunrisesigns.com/

// Show Notes:

Girls Like Horror: https://girlslikehorror.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/girlslikehorror/

YF of Philadelphia Ballet: https://philadelphiaballet.org/support/young-friends/ |

Evening of Horror: https://philadelphiaballet.org/25-26-season/evening-of-horror/

BalletX Young Xers Party at Bok Bar this Friday at 6pm: https://www.balletx.org/event/young-patrons-circle-pop-up-party/

Philadelphia Ballet Carmen and Bolero double bill from October 9-11: https://philadelphiaballet.org/25-26-season/carmen/

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Sphinx Virtuosi on October 11: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/sphinx-virtuosi-elliott/

The Museum for Art in Wood, Young Artist Speaker Series featuring Sterling Cruz Herr on Wednesday, October 15 at noon, free! https://museumforartinwood.org/event/young-artist-speaker-series-sterling-cruz-herr/

PhilOrch's Children's Halloween Spectacular at the Kimmel Center on October 18 at 11:30 am: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/family-discovery-series/halloween-spectacular

Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets opens at The Barnes on October 19, and runs through February 22: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/exhibitions/henri-rousseau-a-painters-secrets

BalletX 20th Anniversary Gala on October 28: https://e.givesmart.com/events/KeW/

Dominique Samarco workshop on October 25 from 3-6 pm: https://www.meetup.com/philadelphia-center-city-events/events/311278772/?_xtd=gqFyqTQwOTA5MTg3NqFwo2FwaQ%253D%253D&from=ref

Young Friends of the Philadelphia Ballet Brunch at the Barre on November 9 from 11-1pm: https://e.givesmart.com/events/KSD/