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THE CURATOR: WPA poster contest, Philly firsts, Internet art, Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff reunion, the good thing about the SEPTA strike
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Every Tuesday, Critical Mass sifts through the art blog world so you don’t have to.
— One of the better things to come out of the Great Depression was the temporary public pursuit of what typically is part of the private sector: the arts. As part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Works Progress Administration helped stimulate the weak economy by funding artists of all shapes and styles. In honor of this pretty damn wonderful idea, Phillyist reports that the National Constitution Center is hosting a WPA poster contest, open to all ages.
— Since the Phils lost last week, the cloud of Philly’s bruised pride has hung low over the city. Uwishunu is trying to ameliorate this precipitation by promoting a list of Philly firsts, which include the first fire department and stock exchange in the U.S. Take that NYC!
— In conjunction with First Friday, FunnelPages curated its own show … of Internet art. Pieces include a photographic storytelling of a whale hunt, a searchable, visual database of all of the nation’s business leaders, and an interactive color bar that changes along with your tweets. Now where’s the Internet wine and cheese?
— Something I’ve wanted for a really long time: a Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff reunion. Unfortunately, according to Make Major Moves, Will Smith’s movie career keeps getting in the way. Maybe the two of them can find some time to sing the national anthem at Citizens Park during next year’s World Series.
— Leave it to Peter Dobrin, the Inky’s go-to music writer, to find a positive in the SEPTA strike. On his blog Arts Watch, Dobrin notes that there was one thing he really didn’t miss about the buses — the noise. But isn’t it a part of the city’s well-wrought orchestra? Almost like the low rumblings of timpani, if you will?
Actually, we do a curated group of works every friday on FunnelPages, each time on a different theme. You can check the archive here. But I do like the idea of e-cheese and e-wine, that needs to happen.
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