Episode 280 – Roberta and Ryan discuss changes in the Philadelphia Art leadership as Zoe Ryan leaves as Director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania to become the director of the Hammer Museum. Roberta talks about Jeffrey Stockbridge and Eileen Neff. Ryan talks about the second Thursday openings at Box […]…

Episode 279 – Roberta and Ryan discuss Holland Cotter, this year’s winner of the Rabkin Prize for Art Criticism, Rob Blackson leaving Philadelphia to head the Kohl Gallery at Washington College, Commonweal opening, La Egoista showing on Broad St, Tarot at Morris Arboretum, Gravers Lane Gallery opening and a whole lot more. Thanks for listening. […]…

Episode 278 – Roberta and Ryan talk about the John Jarboe show at Fabric Workshop and Museum and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret, Rebecca Rutstein’s oceanic exploration art, Brandywine Workshop, grants for artists, and new funds for arts organizations. We also talk about Marta Sanchez, Fringe Festival performances, the Arden Theater show Potus, and a Go…

Episode 277 – Roberta and Ryan talk about the news surrounding Philadelphia art school and institutions, new galleries, some talk about comics and Partners and sons. Of course we diverted into wheat pasted art, see the images that Dr. Chip Thomas (@jetsonorama) pasted onto Ryan’s travel van. Plus the Artblog ArtMkt. We hope you enjoy! […]…

In this news and gossip-filled conversation, Roberta and Ryan talk about New York and Philadelphia, meandering around topics like the Art on Paper Fair and Jenny Holzer at the Guggenheim, Mayor Cherelle Parker's Town Hall about the 76ers arena, Danish "hygge" in New York, and Germantown, and the death of Stephan Salisbury - and many other things.…

Roberta and Ryan talk about a Sonia Sanchez, PhotoLounge, Blah Blah Gallery, cuddling walruses and a whole lot more. Thanks for listening.بقلم Ryan deRoche and Roberta

Roberta and Ryan talk about a New York play, "Oh, Mary!" and also about $11 tickets to Opera Philadelphia productions, the Washington Post dropping its gallery reviews (shame!) and, mycelium and mycology. Whoa, what!?بقلم Ryan deRoche and Roberta

Ryan and Roberta talk about a couple upcoming exhibitions, plays and events. They're interested in the Refik Anadol AI piece, "Gaudi Dreams," and they love books! Ryan read Miranda July's latest, 'All Fours' and Roberta mentions the George Saunders 'Lincoln in the Bardo,' as having something in common.…

Today's news is about Ken Lum's solo exhibit at Ulises, Megan Bridge's Bach Cello Suites project at the PMA, No Arena Drag Show, plus data. Ryan talks about a report on museum equity of pay, gender representation and more. Interesting numbers ahead!بقلم Ryan deRoche and Roberta

Roberta shares two news updates on Commonweal Gallery's move to the Kensington Arts Corridor, and a new Executive Director at the Fabric Workshop and Museum. There's also a new opportunity. Ryan offers this week's recommendations on eventsبقلم Ryan deRoche and Roberta

Episode 270 – In this week’s installment, Roberta shares two opportunies. Peep Project and Bala Art Walk. In this conversation, Roberta discusses the Bala Art Walk which had a due date of July 30th which is now passed but the organizers have clarified that anyone that applies after the deadline will be waitlisted. I give […]…

Ryan and Roberta talk about books, quilts -- and the big news, that GPCA is discontinuing Philly Fun Guide! And Fun Savers. Enjoy the conversation and go out and see some art!بقلم Ryan deRoche and Roberta

Episode 268 – In this installment of the Midweek Podcast, Roberta and I discuss the Velocity fund, changes at PAFA, Icebox’s latest show, Lady Hoofers, another Shakespeare in the park and AI prejudice. Thanks for listening. ~Ryan Click to expand the podcast transcript Roberta: Hi everyone, it’s Roberta. Ryan: And this is Ryan and this […]…

Episode 267 – In this installment of the Midweek Podcast, Roberta and I discuss the CFEVA fellows, upcoming Artblog features, the Library Company’s latest exhibit, openings at the Barnes as well as Gabby Heit’s new gallery, Box Spring Gallery at Crane Arts and much more. Thanks for listening. ~Ryan Click to expand the podcast transcript […]…

In this installment of the Midweek Podcast Roberta and I discuss the Rail Park and the grant it received from the National Endowment for the Arts and what that could mean for the Cut in Center City. Roberta tells us about the West Collection at SEI. I share a couple of noteworthy art openings this […]…

In today’s episode of the Midweek News, Ryan and Roberta catch up on Ryan’s travels through the west. He says he’s traveled 7,200 miles and passed through 14 states! Amazing. They talk about the Great Lakes and how Ryan got his toes in three of them in this trip (Huron, Michigan and Superior). Meanwhile back […]…

Roberta and Ryan discuss Philadelphia Pop Up Shops through Meantime PHL, Ryan's continued travels through the Midwest, more news and eventsبقلم Ryan deRoche and Roberta

Roberta: Hi, it’s Roberta. Ryan: And this is Ryan and this is the Midweek News. Roberta: On Artblog Radio. Welcome everybody, and Ryan. We’re going to find out where you are in the world in a minute. But first I want to go over a little bit of my news. So this week has been […]بقلم Ryan deRoche and Roberta

In this episode of Midweek News, Ryan is in Chicago, at the beginning of a camping trip with his kids. He lists their itinerary and talks about camping on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land and encountering a mountain lion one time!بقلم Ryan deRoche and Roberta

This week on the Midweek News Podcast Roberta and Ryan discuss holiday weekend events, Free Library video games, Blah Blah Gallery moves, Latino Arts and Film Festival, signatures and more.بقلم Ryan deRoche and Roberta

In conversation with author and Pennsylvania State Senator, Nikil Saval In The Hollow Parties, Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld present a comprehensive history of the rise of American mass party politics through the Jacksonian era up through the years of Barack Obama to the presidency of Donald Trump. They posit that today's Democrat and Republic…

In conversation with Wil Haygood Paul Hendrickson's books include Sons of Mississippi, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award; Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934–1961, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist; and The Living and the Dead: Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War, a National Book Award f…

Meelya Gordon Memorial Lecture In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6abc Action News morning edition. ABC News' Chief Anchor, the host of This Week with George Stephanopoulos, and co-anchor of Good Morning America, George Stephanopoulos joined the network in 1997 as an analyst for This Week. He previously served in the Clinton administratio…

In conversation with Laura McGrath, Assistant Professor of English at Temple University ''Among our greatest contemporary writers'' (The Miami Herald), Claire Messud is the author of The Emperor's Children, a cutting portrait of life among Manhattan's junior intelligentsia that was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Her other acclaimed and bestsellin…

Roberta: Hi, it’s Roberta. Ryan: And this is Ryan. And this is the midweek news. Roberta: On Artblog radio! And Ryan in the news today, I’m going to tell you everything and in small little packages. The first news is Nasheli Ortiz. Who was the executive director at Taller Puertorriqueño has stepped down from that […]…

''His generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power'' (Los Angeles Times), Colm Tóibín is the author of an impressive list of novels, short stories, essays, plays, poetry, and criticism. His novels The Master, The Testament of Mary, and Brooklyn were shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and the last was adapted into a …

In conversation with Annie Duke An ''unflappable and genial point-person'' (The New York Times), Jen Psaki served as the thirty-fourth White House Press Secretary under President Biden until May 2022. Currently the host of MSNBC's Sunday afternoon and Monday evening program, Inside with Jen Psaki, she spent the previous twenty years in public servi…

In conversation with Karen Heller, former national features writer and current contributor for The Washington Post, formerly a metro and features columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and a finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in commentary. A journalist at The New York Times for more than 25 years, Frank Bruni has been the paper's Rome bureau c…

Roberta and Ryan cover art news in Philadelphia, Imani Roach's new appointment at PMA, artist opportunities, radio call signs and much more.بقلم Roberta and Ryan deRoche

In conversation with award winning broadcaster and journalist, Tracey Matisak. ''America's most compelling popular historian'' (The Christian Science Monitor), Erik Larson is the bestselling author of eight critically acclaimed books, including The Splendid and the Vile, a chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz; In the Garden of…

Featuring: Lydia Abarça, Sheila Rohan, Marcia Sells, Karlya Shelton, and Khadija Tariyan (daughter of Gayle McKinney Griffith) In conversation with Shelly Power, The Dr. Carolyn Newsom Executive Director, Philadelphia Ballet Karen Valby's The Swans of Harlem tells the remarkable and-until now-rarely written about true story of the Dance Theatre of …

Join Roberta and Ryan as they explore the Philadelphia art scene this week, from the WHYY Civic News Summit to a glitter-filled costume making workshop.بقلم Roberta and Ryan deRoche

In conversation with Dr. Jason Karlawish In partnership with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society The clinical consulting director of support groups at The CaringKind (formerly The Alzheimer's Association), Dasha Kiper has an MA in clinical psychology from Columbia University. For the past decade she has worked with dementia patients, counseled c…

In conversation with Beth Kephart A ''master of illusion, and one of the best storytellers around'' (NPR), Amy Tan is the author of the beloved novels The Joy Luck Club, a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, for which she also co-wrote the film adaptation screenplay; The Kitchen God's Wife; The Hundred S…

In 2006, Bakari Sellers defeated a twenty-six-year incumbent State Representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African American elected official in the nation. The state's 2014 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, he currently heads the strategic communication and public affairs team …

Ryan and Roberta discuss the Midweek News on Artblog Radio, with short, quippy commentary and highlights of upcoming events and exhibitions we're excited about. Give a listen and come back for more! Useful news, news you need!بقلم Roberta and Ryan deRoche

In conversation with Robert E. Hamilton, Head of Eurasia Research - Eurasia Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Endowed Lecture The White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, David E. Sanger has been a member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist teams, including in 2017 for in…