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‘Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth’
Eissa Attar and Alvin Luong standing in art gallery with arms around each other's shoulders

Artworks by the two master of fine arts students graduating in the Class of 2025, Eissa Attar (left) and Alvin Luong, are in a thesis exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery through a new collaboration with the Weitzman School of Design. 

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‘Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth’

A new thesis exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery features works by graduating Master of Fine Arts students Eissa Attar, from Saudi Arabia, and Alvin Luong, from Canada. On view through May 30,  “Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth,” was curated by Emily Zimmerman.

Louisa Shepard

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1,000 Paper Cranes: PAACH unveils new mural
Mei Long, Vicki Aquino, and another person unveil the new PAACH mural at the ARCH building.

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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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A moment of ‘timefulness’ at The Arts Lounge
Makoto Fujimura rests his arms on a chair in front of a triptych of paintings.

In addition to being a featured artist in The Arts Lounge, contemporary artist Makoto Fujimura is an Equity in Action Visiting Scholar in Penn’s Office of Social Equity & Community.

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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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Fine art and design using artificial intelligence
Jessica Mach standing outside with her arm resting on a low brick wall

Mach is majoring in psychology and design in the College of Arts and Sciences. 

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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.

Louisa Shepard

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Recording oral histories in rural Uganda
A person being interviewed by Penn students in a Ugandan village.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Global

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.

Louisa Shepard

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