ANNOUNCEMENTS

FORMAN ARTS INITIATIVE ANNOUNCES NEW PERMANENT CAMPUS IN PHILADELPHIA’S WEST KENSINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD AND MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTIST THEASTER GATES TO DEVELOP CITY-WIDE PROGRAMMING.

Immigrant Heritage Month Kick-Off and The Philadelphians Closing | Friday, June 6, 7-9 PM @ Love Park

Screening: Tethered: Immigrant Narratives on Film | Friday, June 27th @ Dahlak Paradise

NADIA HIRONAKA & MATTHEW SUIB PARTNERING WITH PHILADELPHIA’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS ON CITYWIDE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION

FORMAN ARTS INITIATIVE, MURAL ARTS AND THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT  NADIA HIRONAKA & MATTHEW SUIB’S THE PHILADELPHIANS

ANNOUNCING FAI’S NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADJOA JONES DE ALMEIDA

Recent Press

Philadelphia Magazine: The 150 Most Influential People in Philadelphia 

 

The Guardian: ‘A vehicle for love’: the public art project highlighting immigrants’ contributions to US cities

 

WHYY: Philly’s UArts library has been sold to the Forman Arts Initiative

 

The New York Times: When the Artist-Patron Relationship Becomes Friendly

 

Artblog: Woodmere Art Museum Breaks Ground, Paul Cret drawings at Saint Joseph’s University, ‘Philly Daydreams’ at the Oculus, Judy Gelles’s works at RISDI Museum 

 

METRO Magazine: Inside SEPTA Artist’s Augmented Reality Public Art Project

 

Techinal.ly: This new interactive art exhibit brings augmented reality tech to SEPTA trains

 

6ABC: Philly Daydreams: Stories in Transit

 

WHYY: SEPTA reopens its underground oculus, for daydreaming

 

PhillyVoice: Public art project on SEPTA uses augmented reality to tell stories about commuter daydreams

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Filmmaker Anula Shetty will be SEPTA’s artist in residence

 

Sugarcane Magazine: Rooted in Love: A Conversation With The Colored Girls Museum Founder Vashti DuBois

 

Philly Voice: The Colored Girls Museum in Germantown celebrates Black girlhood through art and artifacts 

The Architect’s Newspaper: Theaster Gates participates in The Monument We Make symposium at Drexel in Philadelphia

 

City and State: The 2022 Impact 50

 

ARTnews: Artist Prize Roundup: Nairobi-Based Wajukuu Art Project Wins Top Award at Documenta 15, Frieze L.A. Releases Call for Entries for Impact Prize, and More

 

ARTnews: With New Venture, Collectors Michael C. Forman and Jennifer Rice Are Ensuring Philadelphia’s Art Scene Thrives in a Post-Pandemic World

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer: How a monument to no one found a home at Drexel University

 

Philadelphia Magazine: Michael Forman — the Philly Power Player You’ve Never Heard of — Is About to Make Some Noise

 

WHYY: New philanthropic organization to give $3M to Philadelphia arts

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer: New ‘Art Works’ program will grant $3 million to emerging Philly artists and community arts groups

 

Philanthropy News Digest: Philadelphia Foundation, FAI announce Arts Works grant recipients

 

PhillyVoice: New grants available to Philly artists whose work reflects city’s diversity

 

ARTnews: ARTnews in Brief: Cécile Giroire to Lead Louvre’s Greek and Roman Art Department—and More from July 23, 2021

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer: ‘Time to celebrate’: The arts are back, and with City Hall’s support, there’s a week of events to make that point