We can't help but be aware that Philadelphia is a city that really pays attention to its always growing crop of art students, and there always seems to be terrific exhibitions where the focus is on student work, such as the one that we mentioned last week currently taking place in Northern Liberties' Projects Gallery. And yet another such exhibition is NEXUSselects, a juried competition for seniors graduating from the Philadelphia region. This exhibition "seeks......

Wexler Gallery was so packed during Old City's First Fridays for the opening of the (In)Between exhibition that the owners had to stand by the doors and regulate traffic and let new visitors in as people left the show. It was clear that we weren't the only ones really looking forward to check out British bad boy of art Damien Hirst's debut in the Philly gallery scene. And Hirst didn't disappoint visitors. His two sculptures......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Drexel University Winter Dance Ensemble Concert: Following the theme of history, Drexel students, program director Miriam Giguere, Philadelphia choreographer Stephen Welsh, and Cuban choreographer Marianela Boan present works at the Mandell Theater (33rd and Chestnut), 8PM through Saturday. $8 Yes, There Will Be Dancing Raisins: Opening reception for Claymation legend Will Vinton’s I Heard It Through the Grapevine, a display of his personal art collection, at the Art......

To say we like puppets is probably an understatement. What’s there not to like about talking pieces of wood? Or, for that matter, watching humans channel their emotions and desires through a manipulate-able avatar? Twilight Zone aside, it sounds like a surefire recipe for fun. The Institute for Contemporary Art obviously agrees: their new exhibit The Puppet Show, which looks at the imagery of puppets in contemporary art, opens tonight at ICA’s Winter Opening Reception......