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Mei Long, Vicki Aquino, and another person unveil the new PAACH mural at the ARCH building.

1,000 Paper Cranes: PAACH unveils new mural

Members of Penn’s Pan-Asian American Community House (PAACH) unveiled a new mural ahead of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in the ARCH building at an event on April 16.

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Weitzman faculty to exhibit at 19th international exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia & Time Space Existence

Five members of the faculty at the Weitzman School of Design are participating in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia: Winka Dubbeldam, Randall Mason, Robert Gerard Pietrusko, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, and Marion Weiss.

Makoto Fujimura rests his arms on a chair in front of a triptych of paintings.

A moment of ‘timefulness’ at The Arts Lounge

Through June 1, Makoto Fujimura’s “Transfiguration” triptych ink paintings are on display at The Arts Lounge inside the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

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Jessica Mach standing outside with her arm resting on a low brick wall

Fine art and design using artificial intelligence

Through the design course Artificial Intelligence in Art, second-year Jessica Mach has discovered AI's potential through creating several projects, including a video story and an interactive game.

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‘After Modernism’ is a lesson in curating

“After Modernism,” currently on view at the Arthur Ross Gallery, presents 56 works from the private collection of alumnus Hubert Neumann and his family’s trove of artwork.

Is art appreciation going digital?

Anjan Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues compared aesthetic experiences of art across digital and in-person settings.

Thea Kerekes stands in front of Kelly Family Gates at Penn.

Integrating a sociology education and love of portrait photography

Fourth-year Théa Kerekes developed a passion for photography long before she decided to study sociology, but the major has shaped how she sees the world.

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An eye-popping virtual reality tour of a billionaire collector’s townhouse at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery

The “After Modernism” exhibit at the Arthur Ross is hailed as “eye-popping.”

A person being interviewed by Penn students in a Ugandan village.

Recording oral histories in rural Uganda

As part of the Penn Global Seminar, Global Jewish Communities, 15 students traveled to rural Uganda in January to film oral histories that will become part of the Shoah Foundation archive.

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Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being

Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.

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