Penn’s Alumni Weekend in pictures nocred Photo Essay Penn’s Alumni Weekend in pictures Generations of Penn graduates enjoyed a walking tour of Old City, a celebration of Kelly Writers House’s 30th anniversary, a gallery hop at the ICA and Arthur Ross Gallery, and more during the annual Alumni Weekend. 1 min. read
The Shakers’ utopian world sees a surge of modern interest Penn In the News The New York Times The Shakers’ utopian world sees a surge of modern interest An exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art is spotlighted. Two 2025 project grants and a fellowship from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage “White Ouroboros II” by Allison Janae Hamilton. The Institute for Contemporary Art will feature the first museum survey of the artist in the spring of 2027.nocred Two 2025 project grants and a fellowship from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage WXPN and the Institute for Contemporary Art each received creative project grants and filmmaker Sosena Solomon, who teaches in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies, was named a 2025 Pew Fellow. 3 min. read Johanna Burton appointed director of ICA at Penn Image: Erin Leland Johanna Burton appointed director of ICA at Penn Burton, who currently serves as director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, will begin on Nov. 1. 2 min. read Another director leaves MOCA in Los Angeles Penn In the News The New York Times Another director leaves MOCA in Los Angeles Johanna Burton has been named director of the Institute of Contemporary Art. ICA exhibition surveys artist Carl Cheng’s career Artist Carl Cheng at the opening of the ICA exhibition at Penn.(Image: Constance Mensh) ICA exhibition surveys artist Carl Cheng’s career A new exhibition at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art is the first in-depth museum survey of the six-decade career of California artist Carl Cheng, on view through April 6. ICA presents dual new exhibits for summer, fall “Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard.”(Image: Constance Mensh) ICA presents dual new exhibits for summer, fall The Institute of Contemporary Art’s summer and fall exhibitions highlight an eclectic collection of yard art and domestic interiors and scenes that are both familiar and uncomfortable. Curating a practice with the Whitney-Lauder Fellowship “The Last Place They Thought Of” included works by Torkwase Dyson, Lorraine O’Grady, Jade Montserrat, and Keisha Scarville.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Inspiring Impact) Curating a practice with the Whitney-Lauder Fellowship The Fellowship has supported curators for over two decades; its impact continues at the ICA and beyond. Spring 2024 ICA exhibitions interrogate histories, imagine futures A gallery view of “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art through June 2. nocred Spring 2024 ICA exhibitions interrogate histories, imagine futures “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” “Entryways: Nontsikelelo Mutiti,” and “Dominique White and Alberta Whittle: Sargasso Sea” make up the Spring 2024 lineup in the galleries of the Institute of Contemporary Art. What Philly arts leaders want to see from the city’s 100th mayor Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) What Philly arts leaders want to see from the city’s 100th mayor The Institute of Contemporary Art has partnered with Taller Puertorriqueño to offer free bus service for residents of Fairhill to an ICA exhibition by North Philly native and artist David Antonio Cruz. Load More
Two 2025 project grants and a fellowship from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage “White Ouroboros II” by Allison Janae Hamilton. The Institute for Contemporary Art will feature the first museum survey of the artist in the spring of 2027.nocred Two 2025 project grants and a fellowship from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage WXPN and the Institute for Contemporary Art each received creative project grants and filmmaker Sosena Solomon, who teaches in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies, was named a 2025 Pew Fellow. 3 min. read
Johanna Burton appointed director of ICA at Penn Image: Erin Leland Johanna Burton appointed director of ICA at Penn Burton, who currently serves as director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, will begin on Nov. 1. 2 min. read
Another director leaves MOCA in Los Angeles Penn In the News The New York Times Another director leaves MOCA in Los Angeles Johanna Burton has been named director of the Institute of Contemporary Art. ICA exhibition surveys artist Carl Cheng’s career Artist Carl Cheng at the opening of the ICA exhibition at Penn.(Image: Constance Mensh) ICA exhibition surveys artist Carl Cheng’s career A new exhibition at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art is the first in-depth museum survey of the six-decade career of California artist Carl Cheng, on view through April 6. ICA presents dual new exhibits for summer, fall “Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard.”(Image: Constance Mensh) ICA presents dual new exhibits for summer, fall The Institute of Contemporary Art’s summer and fall exhibitions highlight an eclectic collection of yard art and domestic interiors and scenes that are both familiar and uncomfortable. Curating a practice with the Whitney-Lauder Fellowship “The Last Place They Thought Of” included works by Torkwase Dyson, Lorraine O’Grady, Jade Montserrat, and Keisha Scarville.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Inspiring Impact) Curating a practice with the Whitney-Lauder Fellowship The Fellowship has supported curators for over two decades; its impact continues at the ICA and beyond. Spring 2024 ICA exhibitions interrogate histories, imagine futures A gallery view of “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art through June 2. nocred Spring 2024 ICA exhibitions interrogate histories, imagine futures “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” “Entryways: Nontsikelelo Mutiti,” and “Dominique White and Alberta Whittle: Sargasso Sea” make up the Spring 2024 lineup in the galleries of the Institute of Contemporary Art. What Philly arts leaders want to see from the city’s 100th mayor Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) What Philly arts leaders want to see from the city’s 100th mayor The Institute of Contemporary Art has partnered with Taller Puertorriqueño to offer free bus service for residents of Fairhill to an ICA exhibition by North Philly native and artist David Antonio Cruz. Load More
ICA exhibition surveys artist Carl Cheng’s career Artist Carl Cheng at the opening of the ICA exhibition at Penn.(Image: Constance Mensh) ICA exhibition surveys artist Carl Cheng’s career A new exhibition at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art is the first in-depth museum survey of the six-decade career of California artist Carl Cheng, on view through April 6.
ICA presents dual new exhibits for summer, fall “Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard.”(Image: Constance Mensh) ICA presents dual new exhibits for summer, fall The Institute of Contemporary Art’s summer and fall exhibitions highlight an eclectic collection of yard art and domestic interiors and scenes that are both familiar and uncomfortable.
Curating a practice with the Whitney-Lauder Fellowship “The Last Place They Thought Of” included works by Torkwase Dyson, Lorraine O’Grady, Jade Montserrat, and Keisha Scarville.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Inspiring Impact) Curating a practice with the Whitney-Lauder Fellowship The Fellowship has supported curators for over two decades; its impact continues at the ICA and beyond.
Spring 2024 ICA exhibitions interrogate histories, imagine futures A gallery view of “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art through June 2. nocred Spring 2024 ICA exhibitions interrogate histories, imagine futures “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” “Entryways: Nontsikelelo Mutiti,” and “Dominique White and Alberta Whittle: Sargasso Sea” make up the Spring 2024 lineup in the galleries of the Institute of Contemporary Art.
What Philly arts leaders want to see from the city’s 100th mayor Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) What Philly arts leaders want to see from the city’s 100th mayor The Institute of Contemporary Art has partnered with Taller Puertorriqueño to offer free bus service for residents of Fairhill to an ICA exhibition by North Philly native and artist David Antonio Cruz.