Bride in motion—guided by values, grounded in community, and creating space for the future.
After 26 years of visionary leadership, Laurel Raczka is stepping down as Executive Director of the Painted Bride Art Center. WHYY’s Peter Crimmins spoke with Laurel and Board Chair John Barber about what’s next—and why this moment is not an ending, but a fresh beginning rooted in transformation. From South…
ESCAPE ARTIST MIXTAPE VOL. 5: THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE ART OF SURVIVAL
Synopsis The Escape Artist Mixtape podcast is the soundtrack to the “art of survival” in a wondrously weird and apocalyptic world. Li Sumpter, host and self-proclaimed escape artist, invites a stellar line-up of friends and fellow artists on an epic journey through the stuff science-fiction is made of. About This…
(Artblog) Hook&Loop’s community alchemy in ‘Undue Burden’ at Painted Bride Art Center
(Metro Philadelphia) Painted Bride’s art workshop series celebrates disabled Philadelphians
Recap: Fall Festival @ the Creek (Resistance Garden)
Photos by Cassie Hill We had a sweet time supporting Fall Festival @ the Creek, the first annual autumnal celebration at CommUnity Garden @ the Creek on 47th and Brown! This free, family-oriented and multi-generational festival included opportunities to play, create art, eat fresh food, walk the labyrinth, and…
Access Landing Page for “Undue Burden”
ACCESS LANDING PAGE By Hook&Loop, for the “Undue Burden” residency We wrote the Access Artistry Manifesto to name our intentions and grounding philosophy around accessibility [read here]. It is incomplete, imperfect, and in process, just like us, and aims to present accessibility as art rather than as a rote,…
Recap: Telling Our Stories from “Back in the Day” Memory Salon
We had a lovely and meaningful story-sharing circle at our latest Voices of 52nd Street: Then & Now Memory Salon, on “Telling Our Stories from ‘Back in the Day.'” What was the neighborhood like when folks like John Coltrane, Gus Lacy, Foo Foo Ragan, Lee Morgan, and community activist…
Painted Bride Presents Communal Archive & Arts Workshop Series Celebrating Disabled Philadelphians
Painted Bride Presents Communal Archive & Arts Workshop Series Celebrating Disabled Philadelphians Artist collective Hook&Loop in residence at the Bride’s West Philadelphia location from Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 2024 Philadelphia, PA (October 4, 2024) – Painted Bride presents “Undue Burden” (Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 2024), a residency by…
Access Manifesto for “Undue Burden”
An Access Manifesto, from the artists of Undue Burden: This is an Access Portal. We are access artists. Beyond legal mandates, compliance, afterthoughts, Access is Art! Access space. Many millions of people are newly disabled. We meet this emergency with emergence. We build ramps over stairs. We…