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  • Elizabeth Osborne: The Color of Light

    06/26/2009

    Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts June 26 - September 20, 2009 One of Philadelphia’s most innovative and daring artists, Elizabeth Osborne has tirelessly explored the psychologically charged space between abstraction and realism.  The show will include paintings from all periods of her career -- haunting 1960s interiors, powerful land- and seascapes ...Read More

  • Sidney Goodman: Man in the Mirror

    06/26/2009

    Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts June 26 - September 20, 2009 Since the 1960s, Sidney Goodman has played a significant role in maintaining the vitality of figurative art.  He has developed an approach fusing images from life, photography, and the media into compositions that are arresting and disquieting. As early as ...Read More

  • Public Treasures/Private Visions: Hudson River School Masterworks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art & Private Collections

    06/22/2009

    Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Through September 30, 2009 In appreciation for paintings the Academy is lending, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is reciprocating with paintings from the Hudson River School, one of the most influential traditions in the history of American landscape painting. Word of the upcoming display inspired Philadelphia-area ...Read More

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  • Philadelphia’s first LEED-registered multifamily mixed use building nears completion

    June 22, 2009 (2 weeks ago)

    777 South Broad Tops Off Dranoff Properties has reached a milestone in its transformative 777 South Broad project, a vibrant, urban residential community located between Fitzwater and Catherine Streets. Dranoff recently “topped off” on 777, signaling the overall completion of the building's structure. “The topping off of 777 South Broad marks the ...Read More

  • Summer Night Lights

    June 17, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

    A new permanent lighting display along the Avenue of the Arts sets the stage for a grand welcome this summer to the center of the city’s cultural scene.  The lighting creates a memorable effect at night, allowing visitors to better appreciate one of the city’s great public spaces.  Center City ...Read More

  • Damn the Valley

    June 10, 2009 (4 weeks ago)

    Damn the Valley Cerulean Arts is excited to present its first exhibition of photography. Opening right before Independence Day weekend, the work of Tom Hunter captures his time serving our country with the 1st Platoon, Battle Company of the 173rd Airborne in Afghanistan. Trying to make peace with village elders in ...Read More

  • Thank you for the all supporters!

    May 20, 2009

    On April 30, 2009 Avenue of the Arts, Inc. held an Opening Night Preview Reception for the Paradise City Arts Festival. We thank these organizations for their support. To View our supporters please click on the image below! Read More

  • Avenue of the Arts Receives “Great Streets” Designation

    January 5, 2009

    123 S. Broad Street Suite 1240 Philadelphia, PA 19109 Phone: 215-731-9668 Fax: 215-731-1861 Avenue of the Arts Receives “Great Streets” Designation American Planning Association recognizes thriving eight-block segment of South Broad Street PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 19, 2008) -- An eight-block stretch of Avenue of the Arts on South Broad Street that offers some of Philadelphia’s best retail, ...Read More

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