Five events to watch for in May “Airplay,” part of the Philadelphia Children's Festival. (Photo courtesy: Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts) Five events to watch for in May Happening around campus this May: the second-annual Sachs Grant Awards, the Philadelphia Children’s Festival, and the screening of a 1930s Hollywood B-movie.
Meet the student selected for the Whitney Biennial Carolyn Lazard, an MFA student, pictured at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Meet the student selected for the Whitney Biennial For the 2019 Whitney Biennial, featuring young artists from across the country, MFA student Carolyn Lazard will contribute a work that asks patrons to consider the relationship between environment and the chronically ill.
Four Penn faculty receive Guggenheim fellowships Four Penn faculty were named 2019 Guggenheim Fellows. Clockwise from left: Jed Esty for literary criticism, Carmen Maria Machado for fiction, Adriana Petryna for anthropology and cultural studies, and Michelle Lopez for fine arts. Four Penn faculty receive Guggenheim fellowships
The Power of Penn at the Met The Power of Penn at the Met One year into the Power of Penn campaign, President Amy Gutmann hosted a panel discussion with three professors to usher in another year of inclusion, innovation, and impact on a local and global scale.
An affirmation tree grows on campus Elana Burack, left, hangs an affirmation notecard, as Julia Magidson looks on from a distance. An affirmation tree grows on campus Through a Penn Wellness and Sachs grant, Elana Burack, a senior religious studies major, is touring the ‘Affirmation Tree’ around campus, soliciting reflections from the University community at large.
Five events to watch for in March A performer dances on stage. (Photo courtesy: The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts) Five events to watch for in March Happening around campus this March: the world premiere of ‘Vessels’ at the Annenberg Center, a lecture on trees from China, and a visit to Kelly Writers House from reporter Emily Jane Fox.
Through comics, profs draw path to visual literacy Adjunct Professor Robert Berry, left, and Assistant Professor of English Jean-Christophe Cloutier, who teach the undergraduate course Making Comics, enjoy two comics that are part of Van Pelt-Dietrich's collection, available to students, faculty, and staff. Through comics, profs draw path to visual literacy In Making Comics, an English course for undergraduates, students learn the theory of comic books while working with others to make them—all in the name of visual literacy.
Engaging citizen curators The Arthur Ross Gallery's “Citizen Salon” exhibition features 50 works from Penn’s art collection, chosen by the public in an innovative crowdsourcing curation project. Engaging citizen curators An innovative exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery features 50 works from Penn’s art collection chosen by the public in a crowdsourced exhibition. More than 600 people voted for their favorite to be included in “Citizen Salon,” on display through March 24.
A walk through history A walk through history Jenny Holzer’s landscape installation “125 Years” celebrates its 15th anniversary as an interactive text-based tribute to women’s legacies at Penn.
Robert Drake’s super sounds of the ’80s at the ICA (Illustration: Jason Killinger) Robert Drake’s super sounds of the ’80s at the ICA The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation, PennDesign, and the Institute of Contemporary Art collaborate to throw the “Paint the Dance Floor” evening party at the ICA.