Conrad Benner
@streetsdept.bsky.social
📍Your guide to Philly’s Art + Public Space since 2011!
🎧 Podcast, Art Outside
🎨 Curation, #StreetsDeptWalls
📸 Founded by Conrad Benner
🎧 Podcast, Art Outside
🎨 Curation, #StreetsDeptWalls
📸 Founded by Conrad Benner
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Conrad Benner
@streetsdept.bsky.social
· Apr 10
Philly was recently named the “Best City for Street Art.” And if you’re interested in learning more about this dynamic world, I’d love to invite you to check out my podcast with WHYY called, Art Outside!
No money for healthcare, but endless dollars for war.
January 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
No money for healthcare, but endless dollars for war.
Philly was mentioned in the Stranger Things finale because: we are not a real place.
January 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Philly was mentioned in the Stranger Things finale because: we are not a real place.
Should Philly paint one of the world‘s largest murals on the back of the PSFS Building?
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Should Philly paint one of the world‘s largest murals on the back of the PSFS Building?
Is Berlin’s TV Tower the most underrated landmark in the world?
December 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Is Berlin’s TV Tower the most underrated landmark in the world?
Here’s how to visit one of Berlin‘s most historic sites. 
December 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Here’s how to visit one of Berlin‘s most historic sites. 
P.s. Philly doesn’t half-🫏 anything, least of all the holidays 🎄🥂
December 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
P.s. Philly doesn’t half-🫏 anything, least of all the holidays 🎄🥂
How did I get to see this special moment?! ❤️🎄😭Congrats to the happy couple!
December 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
How did I get to see this special moment?! ❤️🎄😭Congrats to the happy couple!
Here’s a look at Luster Gallery + Studio in the Crane Arts Building on American Street, a new Philly arts space that you should absolutely add to your roster of galleries to check out frequently!
December 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Here’s a look at Luster Gallery + Studio in the Crane Arts Building on American Street, a new Philly arts space that you should absolutely add to your roster of galleries to check out frequently!
You will be missed, Roberta.
December 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
You will be missed, Roberta.
Still thinking about Dave Hannon’s “Julia’s First Interview” installation at the Icebox Project Space. So, instead of recording a voiceover with more information, please just enjoy my friend Aubrie and I’s honest and real-time reaction to this wonderfully bizarre, thought-provoking piece!
December 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Still thinking about Dave Hannon’s “Julia’s First Interview” installation at the Icebox Project Space. So, instead of recording a voiceover with more information, please just enjoy my friend Aubrie and I’s honest and real-time reaction to this wonderfully bizarre, thought-provoking piece!
Hosted a special Streets Dept Excursion at Calder Gardens this morning! Will make a video about it soon. But such a great way to start the weekend!
December 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hosted a special Streets Dept Excursion at Calder Gardens this morning! Will make a video about it soon. But such a great way to start the weekend!
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Why is this so heartwarming?!
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Why is this so heartwarming?!
Go explore art, y’all! Loved checking out Caroline Stoughton’s pop-up booth exhibition, “SPROUT,” in its last day at the Icebox Project Space inside the Crane Arts Building.
December 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Go explore art, y’all! Loved checking out Caroline Stoughton’s pop-up booth exhibition, “SPROUT,” in its last day at the Icebox Project Space inside the Crane Arts Building.
Christmas on Kimball is a relatively new Philly holiday tradition. Started in 2017, this pedestrian-preferred attraction along Kimball Street between 8th and 9th in South Philly features dozens of oversized inflatables. Walk by with a hot chocolate and warm your heart this holiday season!
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Christmas on Kimball is a relatively new Philly holiday tradition. Started in 2017, this pedestrian-preferred attraction along Kimball Street between 8th and 9th in South Philly features dozens of oversized inflatables. Walk by with a hot chocolate and warm your heart this holiday season!
Closing this week on 12/19, this immersive exhibition at Temple Contemporary features 34 paintings by artists associated with the Pyramid Club from the William A. Dodd Collection, 35 photographs by renowned photographer John W. Mosley, and new work by North Philadelphia artist Shawn Theodore.
December 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Closing this week on 12/19, this immersive exhibition at Temple Contemporary features 34 paintings by artists associated with the Pyramid Club from the William A. Dodd Collection, 35 photographs by renowned photographer John W. Mosley, and new work by North Philadelphia artist Shawn Theodore.
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another remarkable life cut short by a cars and a lack of bike infrastructure. i remember coming across theartblog.org as a bored suburban high schooler trying to find out about cool events happening in the city. like citypaper it gave me a unique window into the world of philly's lively arts scene
Devastated to hear the news of Roberta Fallon’s passing. Her legacy in supporting & championing the artists of Philly is profound. Her work with Artblog transformed our art scene for the better. And I was truly looking forward to seeing what her next chapters would bring.
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Roberta Fallon, artist, writer, and Artblog cofounder, has died at 76
She and fellow artist Libby Rosof handed out miniatures of their artwork to passersby in Center City for years, and she said in 2005: "We think art needs to be for everyone, not just in galleries.”
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December 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
another remarkable life cut short by a cars and a lack of bike infrastructure. i remember coming across theartblog.org as a bored suburban high schooler trying to find out about cool events happening in the city. like citypaper it gave me a unique window into the world of philly's lively arts scene
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Philly traffic violence is robbing us of our best citizens! It has to be addressed now!
Devastated to hear the news of Roberta Fallon’s passing. Her legacy in supporting & championing the artists of Philly is profound. Her work with Artblog transformed our art scene for the better. And I was truly looking forward to seeing what her next chapters would bring.
share.inquirer.com/WteW0Y
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Roberta Fallon, artist, writer, and Artblog cofounder, has died at 76
She and fellow artist Libby Rosof handed out miniatures of their artwork to passersby in Center City for years, and she said in 2005: "We think art needs to be for everyone, not just in galleries.”
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December 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Philly traffic violence is robbing us of our best citizens! It has to be addressed now!
Devastated to hear the news of Roberta Fallon’s passing. Her legacy in supporting & championing the artists of Philly is profound. Her work with Artblog transformed our art scene for the better. And I was truly looking forward to seeing what her next chapters would bring.
share.inquirer.com/WteW0Y
share.inquirer.com/WteW0Y
Roberta Fallon, artist, writer, and Artblog cofounder, has died at 76
She and fellow artist Libby Rosof handed out miniatures of their artwork to passersby in Center City for years, and she said in 2005: "We think art needs to be for everyone, not just in galleries.”
share.inquirer.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Devastated to hear the news of Roberta Fallon’s passing. Her legacy in supporting & championing the artists of Philly is profound. Her work with Artblog transformed our art scene for the better. And I was truly looking forward to seeing what her next chapters would bring.
share.inquirer.com/WteW0Y
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Spotted at 2nd and Spring Garden.
P.s. Healthcare should be a benefit of living in this county, like it is most other places. It’s not rocket science to create a system that covers everyone, it’s greed that prevents it.
P.s. Healthcare should be a benefit of living in this county, like it is most other places. It’s not rocket science to create a system that covers everyone, it’s greed that prevents it.
December 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Spotted at 2nd and Spring Garden.
P.s. Healthcare should be a benefit of living in this county, like it is most other places. It’s not rocket science to create a system that covers everyone, it’s greed that prevents it.
P.s. Healthcare should be a benefit of living in this county, like it is most other places. It’s not rocket science to create a system that covers everyone, it’s greed that prevents it.
Come look inside the brand new SEPTA Holiday Pop-Up Shop!
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Come look inside the brand new SEPTA Holiday Pop-Up Shop!
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So so true! Also:
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Time to mute the Rocky myth. We should celebrate the excellence of Philly’s real fighters instead. | Opinion
The fictional hero is stitched together from the blood, sweat, and broken bones of real Black fighters who were born, bled, and fought in this city, only to be forgotten by it.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So so true! Also:
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Is Philly actually obsessed with a fictional movie character from five decades ago (Rocky), or do our local tourism companies just keep pushing this?
I think it’s time we retire the Rocky narrative!
I think it’s time we retire the Rocky narrative!
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Is Philly actually obsessed with a fictional movie character from five decades ago (Rocky), or do our local tourism companies just keep pushing this?
I think it’s time we retire the Rocky narrative!
I think it’s time we retire the Rocky narrative!
Do you know how this Dr. J mural changed Philly?
December 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Do you know how this Dr. J mural changed Philly?
So what happens after… That’s the subject of this ongoing experimental and immersive project by Taj Rauch. Which, I got to see last weekend in its last day at the Icebox space in the Crane Arts Building.
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
So what happens after… That’s the subject of this ongoing experimental and immersive project by Taj Rauch. Which, I got to see last weekend in its last day at the Icebox space in the Crane Arts Building.