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2024 Sachs awardees
Stylized speakers and a blue silhouette of a person.

Justin Gotzis of University Life received an award from The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation to develop “Puck,” a sculptural speaker system that reflects on the “Freetekno” movement.

(Image: Justin Gotzis)

2024 Sachs awardees

At a reception on April 30, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation recognized the 21 projects awarded grants for the 2023-24 cycle, totaling $210,000 in support.
Combining the skills of engineering and design

Janice Kim.

Janice Kim, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Combining the skills of engineering and design


Janice Kim, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, will graduate as the first Penn student to have a dual degree in computer science and design.
Picturing artistic pursuits
students working with clay slabs at a table

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Picturing artistic pursuits

Hundreds of undergraduates take classes in the fine arts each semester, among them painting and drawing, ceramics and sculpture, printmaking and animation, photography and videography. The courses, through the School of Arts & Sciences and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in an art form in a collaborative way.

Louisa Shepard

Art Matters: Sam Maitin’s ‘Celebration’ mural
Celebration mural.

Artist Sam Maitin created his "Celebration" mural specifically for this space in the Annenberg School for Communication.

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  • Art Matters

    • Art Matters: Sam Maitin’s ‘Celebration’ mural

    The artist known as Philadelphia’s “Mayor of the Arts” created the 17 colorful, playful pieces specifically for the Annenberg School for Communication.
    ‘The Illuminated Body’ fuses color, light, and sound
    barbara earl thomas with seth parker woods

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    ‘The Illuminated Body’ fuses color, light, and sound

    A new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of work by artist Barbara Earl Thomas features cut-paper portraits reminiscent of stained glass and an immersive installation constructed with intricately cut material lit from behind.

    Louisa Shepard

    25 years of ‘LOVE’
    dramatic light on Robert Indiana’s LOVE statue on Penn’s caption.

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    25 years of ‘LOVE’

    The iconic sculpture by pop artist Robert Indiana arrived on campus in 1999 and soon became a natural place to come together.

    Louisa Shepard

    Spring 2024 ICA exhibitions interrogate histories, imagine futures
    Vibrantly colored paintings on display in a gallery.

    A gallery view of “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art through June 2.

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    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.
    Civil Rights photography at the Penn Libraries
    Time of Change Civil Rights Photography of Bruce Davidson with two photos

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    Civil Rights photography at the Penn Libraries

    A new collaboration between the Penn Art Collection and the Penn Libraries has mounted its first exhibition on the fifth floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. “Time of Change: Civil Rights Photography of Bruce Davidson” is on view through May 20.

    Louisa Shepard