The Painted Bride, Philadelphia’s oldest alternative art space, wanted to pursue a more nomadic vision and sell its landmark building in Old City to a condo developer. WHYY’s arts and culture reporter ...

A panel of state judges overturned an earlier decision allowing the Philly arts presenter to sell its building, which will destroy a major Isaiah Zagar mural. The Painted Bride building in Old City.

An innovative art center for edgy and experimental music, art, dance, poetry and other performing arts, the Painted Bride was founded as a cooperative gallery on South Street in 1969 and later evolved ...

At a Commonwealth Court hearing Thursday, the Painted Bride Art Center sought to overturn a lower court ruling stopping a sale of its building. Judge Matthew D. Carrafiello ruled that sale of the ...

Some of Isaiah Zagar’s murals on South Street in Philadelphia. Paul Marotta/Getty Images Philadelphia has one of the most interesting and multifaceted art scenes in the country, but it’s also been ...

Anybody want to buy an arts venue? The Painted Bride is selling its property at 230 Vine Street in Old City, where the arts organization has been headquartered since 1982. According to a statement ...

When it was announced last year that the former Painted Bride Art Center would be demolished, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens scrambled to salvage tiles from a mosaic that its creator spent nine years ...

To celebrate the 65th birthday of legendary bassist William Parker, the Painted Bride Arts Center, Ars Nova Workshop, and Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound joined forces to sponsor a top ...

From beginning to end, The Painted Bride Art Center’s 49th anniversary celebration with “Dance with the Bride” was amazing. The 2018 annual fundraiser was the last dance party at its location in Old ...

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The Painted Bride Art Center in Old City is housed in a mosaic-adorned building – the work of Magical Gardens’ artist Isaiah Zagar – and hosts an array of creative events (plus its fair share of ...