Growing up, I had always been fascinated by art. Whether it was traditional art that was displayed in museums, art in the pages of a comic book or even art from unknown artists on the internet, more often...
For the first time in my life, I wanted to throw something at Bob Ross’ happy little forehead.
I’ve been watching Bob Ross’ TV show, “The Joy of Painting,” on YouTube since middle school,...
The Frances M. Maguire Art Museum held the opening reception for an exhibit titled “Visions of Japan: The Art of Woodblock Prints” Dec. 5, featuring over 25 woodblock prints from St. Joe’s art collection.
The...
As the current election season unfolds, it feels like we’re caught in a surreal déjà vu. As a society, we’ve made significant advances in many areas for women’s rights, but as soon as we thought...
The Frances M. Maguire Art Museum welcomed over 30 paintings, sculptures and other artistic works as part of the “Queens, Gods and Devotees” exhibition Sept. 26. The exhibition, featuring works from...
Back in 1974, Dorothea Gamble dreamed of one day opening her very own boutique. In 2018, that dream became a reality alongside her business partner, Dagmar Mitchell.
Gamble spent most of her early...
I like art, I like crafts and I have a weird fondness for a painted rock I found on the Wissahickon trail during the covid-19 lockdown. So, on a Sunday in mid-October, I found myself on my way to “Rock...
The first thing I saw when I entered the Asian Arts Initiative building in Philadelphia’s Chinatown was a video of a woman in a white dress projected on the room’s walls. I soon discovered this woman...
A burst of heat hit my chest as I stepped into the “hot room.”
This room, on the first floor of the Tyler School of Art and Architecture on Temple University’s campus, is where all the creativity...
The Frances M. Maguire Art Museum hosted Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a traditional Mexican celebration, Nov. 2.
Día de los Muertos, which takes place Nov. 1 to Nov. 2 in Mexico, invites...
On a fall day in 2018, while visiting my sister, Quinn O’Hara ’21, here at St. Joe’s, the O’Hara family wanted a new experience: something fresh and enticing that would make the brisk autumn day...
