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Professors on the importance of integrating the arts into life and work
Six professors on a videoconference

A virtual discussion with Penn faculty about pursuing both their artistic and academic interests was held by the Kelly Writers House for Homecoming, featuring (left-right, top-bottom) English Professors Al Filreis, Simone White, Herman Beavers, and History Professor Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet from the School of Arts & Sciences, and Fine Arts Professors Ken Lum and Sharon Hayes from the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. 

Professors on the importance of integrating the arts into life and work

While there are some challenges, universities provide an environment for faculty to pursue both their artistic creativity and academic scholarship, said Penn professors in a Homecoming discussion led by Al Filreis of the Kelly Writers House.

Louisa Shepard

Massive Simone Leigh sculpture now greets Penn students

Massive Simone Leigh sculpture now greets Penn students

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about “Brick House,” the newest sculpture on campus. “It’s a moment for Black women artists in particular. A lot of work by these women is being seen in the public sphere,” she said. “Black women sculptors are making really powerful pieces that take up a lot of space.”

‘Homecoming at Home’ arts preview
Jill Krutick standing in her studio surrounded by paintings with a fluffy dog at her feet.

On Nov. 11, Jill Krutick will discuss her transition from finance professional to full-time artist, present some of her work, and explain how she’s adapted her business in the face of coronavirus closings. (Image: The Pennsylvania Gazette)

‘Homecoming at Home’ arts preview

For Homecoming 2020, the visual arts experience will be available online 24/7, including a virtual Gallery Hop.

The Pennsylvania Gazette

Away from the lab bench, Khoa Tran is a ‘science superhero’
Three-panel comic strip called E. Coli Chronicles, A Magical Friendship

Away from the lab bench, Khoa Tran is a ‘science superhero’

The research fellow in the Berger Lab and co-founder of JKX Comics makes science and STEM disciplines more accessible by translating abstruse concepts into approachable comics.

The Pennsylvania Gazette

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awards 2020 grants to Penn projects
Two people, one sitting in the woods, and the other playing the drums.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announced 41 grants totaling $10.5 million in support of the Philadelphia region’s artists and cultural programs, events, and artistic work. Receiving project grants were Penn's Institute for Contemporary Art and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, as well as a project by Girard College that involves two Penn faculty, theater director Brooke O’Harra (left) and music composer Tyshawn Sorey, both of the School of Arts & Sciences.

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Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awards 2020 grants to Penn projects

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announced 41 grants totaling $10.5 million in support of the Institute for Contemporary Art and Stuart Weitzman School of Design, and a Girard College project involving theater director Brooke O’Harra and music composer Tyshawn Sorey.

Louisa Shepard

Essays reflect on connections between art and medicine

Essays reflect on connections between art and medicine

Rx/Museum is a collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania and local art institutions that sends subscribers newsletters with artwork and accompanying essays. “We’re trying to weave an interesting multidisciplinary lens of clinical medicine and anthropology and social justice,” said Lyndsay Hoy of the Perelman School of Medicine.

New exhibition ‘Re-materialize’ features artists who transform recycled materials
Curator standing in front of two hanging artworks

Heather Moqtaderi, assistant director and curator of the Arthur Ross Gallery, in front of two hanging artworks by El Anatsui. 

New exhibition ‘Re-materialize’ features artists who transform recycled materials

Open to the public for the first time since March, the Arthur Ross Gallery’s new exhibition “Re-materialize” features sculptures and mixed-media work by four artists who transform found and recycled materials.

Louisa Shepard

The unique pandemic challenges faced by immunocompromised individuals
Three images that are part of a virtual gallery, on left are two printed-fabric face masks, top right is a hand holding a pen over a handwritten journal, bottom is a pink sky at sunset through a screen door.

Photos from the virtual exhibit. (Image: Courtesy Penn LDI/Capturing Well-being While Immunocompromised During COVID-19.)

The unique pandemic challenges faced by immunocompromised individuals

A photo-elicitation study funded by a Leonard Davis Institute (LDI) COVID-19 Rapid-Response grant has found that immunocompromised patients face unique challenges as a result of both their heightened risk of infection and adherence to government pandemic guidelines.

Hoag Levins