Emily-Kate Niskey is a multidisciplinary artist and arts educator whose work is rooted in storytelling, resilience, performance, and community connection. From touring internationally as a child with The Bergerfolk to building a decades-long career in sculpture, mixed media, education, and creative leadership, she creates art that transforms memory, healing, and lived experience into bold visual expression.
First Friday Beyond Philadelphia: How Art Walks Build Creative Communities
After writing about First Friday in Philadelphia, I found myself thinking about how that same idea travels. Philadelphia’s Old City First Friday has its own
How Art Became My First Language and My Way of Teaching
As long as I can remember, art has been it for me. The minute I could pick up a pen, I understood something about making
Farewell, Old Friend: Remembering UArts and the Art School Family That Shaped Me
Last week, we received the heartbreaking news that our beloved alma mater, the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, was abruptly closing its doors after
First Friday in Philadelphia: A Love Letter to the Arts Community That Opened the Doors
There are some traditions that become so woven into a city’s identity that it is hard to imagine they ever had a beginning. Philadelphia’s First
