Stories
Stories is an interview series featuring artists and creatives in every neighborhood in Philadelphia. This is a partnership between The Philadelphia Citizen and Forman Arts Initiative, and it will run on both The Citizen and the FAI website.

John Jarboe
Logan Cryer
The Bearded Ladies Cabaret founder John Jarboe has a new interactive installation at the Fabric Workshop and Museum that is an earnest, absurd and macabre exploration of queer selfhood
Sonya Clark
RJ Rushmore
Sonya Clark’s video installation, The Descendants of Monticello explores what freedom means from the panes of Declaration House historical site
Zeinab Diomande
Logan Cryer
Gen Z artist Zeinab Diomande pushes the boundaries of painting, constantly experimenting with versions of the same subject: Themself
Nick D’Auria (NDA)
RJ Rushmore
Sculptor, painter, and street artist NDA has taken over a floor of Old City’s Paradigm Gallery with an intentionally “overwhelming” installation that invites exploration, curiosity, and audience collaboration.
Roberta Fallon
Logan Cryer
For more than two decades, Roberta Fallon’s Artblog has amplified Philadelphia art and artists — work that is more important than ever. The next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative.
Phoebe Bachman
RJ Rushmore
Phoebe Bachman builds opportunities for collaboration and civic engagement, including a pop-up space that artistically re-imagines the City’s budget office, open now at LOVE Park. The latest in a series with Forman Arts Initiative.