Additional University Events

Ely Illustration Awards Exhibition
The exhibition featured CD jackets, concert posters, magazine spreads and book dust-jackets all created as part of the University's annual William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration. This annual competitive exhibition features the work of the entire senior class of illustration majors, giving them the opportunity to show their work to thousands of people. Endowed by its namesake in 1964, the William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration is a juried exhibition open to seniors in the University's Illustration Department. Cash prizes are awarded for the top three entries.
(Solmssen Court and Hamilton and Arronson Galleries, Hamilton Hall)

Illustrations by Yuko Shimizu
Tokyo native Yuko Shimizu is an award-winning illustrator, educator and fine artist. Her work has appeared in dozens of national and international magazines – from Rolling Stone to Harvard Business Review. She's been commissioned by such global ad agencies and Saatchi & Saatchi and a variety of corporate giants, including Pepsi, Nike, Target and Microsoft. She received a Bachelor's degree in advertising and marketing from Japan's Waseda University and her Master's degree in illustration from New York City's School of Visual Arts.
(Richard C. vonHess Illustration Gallery, 7th floor, Anderson Hall)

MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Thesis Exhibition
Driven by a historical and contemporary understanding of the book to create books and multi-media installations of their artistic visions, exhibiting artists included Sandra C. Davis, Erin Elman, Phoebe Esmon and Regan Gradet.
(Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Anderson Hall)

A Simon Double Bill: Visitor from Philadelphia and The Dinner Party
Two one act plays from the master of comedy, Neil Simon, author of such works as Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues and Sweet Charity. Visitor from Philadelphia showcases the classic case of comic hide-and-seek between a couple and a zoned-out hooker in a Beverly Hills hotel. The Dinner Party, written in 2000, is a delightful mixture of murder mystery and farce.
(UArts Studio Theater, Gershman Hall)

Duane Michals: "The Facts of Life"
Held in conjunction with the Equality Forum, Duane Michals' "The Facts of Life" is a collection of politically driven works relating and exploring issues faced by the gay community. The exhibition will also include portraits of gay authors, artists and photographers, including Andy Warhol, Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, Larry Kramer and Pier Pasolini. Pieces from throughout Michals' career, including "The Return of the Prodigal Son," will be shown.
(Sol Mednick Gallery, 15th floor / Gallery 1401, 14th floor, Terra Hall)

Works by Geraldo de Souza Dias, Fulbright Scholar & UArts Artist in Residence
Geraldo de Souza Dias, a native Brazilian, has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in the United States, Brazil, Germany, Japan and England. Most recently, he held the solo show Torre at Pinocoteca de Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil (July 2007) and participated in the 10thBiennale de Santos, Brazil (2006), where he was awarded the honor prize. He completed his undergraduate studies in architecture at the Universidade de Sao Paolo. He has an MFA from Pratt Institute (N.Y.) and a Ph.D. in art theory from Universitat der KansteBerlin, Germany. His post-doctoral thesis, "BABEL: An Installation of Paintings and a Corollary Text," was completed at Universidade de Sao Paulo.
(Gallery 817, 8th floor, Anderson Hall)

The Results from a Memory-Based Drawing Game
The visual equivalent of the childhood game "Whisper Down the Lane." Thirty books, each containing 45 blank pages, were distributed to 30 artists/players gathered in a circle. Each player was given two minutes to make a simple drawing on the first page, the subject matter of which was entirely up to them. The books then rotated to the right around the circle. Players had 10 seconds to memorize the drawing in front of them before flipping the page and attempting to recreate the drawing in one minute - without referring to the preceding image. The "memorize, recreate and pass to the right" cycle was repeated until every page in every book was filled. This resulted in a visible progression of a player's initial drawing through the memories of each and every player in the game, in each book. The exercise produced 1,300 drawings in the span of less than two hours.
(Book Arts/Printmaking Gallery, 6th floor, Anderson Hall)

Senior Thesis Exhibition
More than 25 students from the Printmaking and Sculpture programs exhibited prints, drawings, sculpture, and installations.
Reception: April 18, 6-9 p.m.
(6th floor, Anderson Hall)

TERRA INCOGNITA
Place In Place Of: Philadelphia
Participatory Installation by Jeremy Beaudry (Asst. Professor, Multimedia, UArts) and Meredith Warner (Adjunct, Industrial Design, UArts)

Opening Reception
Tuesday, April 15, 6pm to 8pm: Multimedia Gallery

(Multimedia Gallery, 12th Floor, Terra Hall)

Calling All Book Artists, Photogs, Paper and Printmakers
Philagrafika program manager Caitlin Perkins talked about opportunities for artists and offered an overview of what's to come as we build towards an international event in 2010. Attendees learned about Philagrafika's marketing and networking opportunities such as the Open Portfolio, the annual invitational portfolio program, exhibition opportunities and forums for critical dialog through the blog, Web site and Working States publication program. Philagrafika is an arts organization focused on establishing Philadelphia as an international center for print and the printed image. Developments in the field of contemporary art are now global, and the medium of print is no exception. This organization has created a unique set of programs providing opportunities for individual artists and organizations to highlight these advances, while supporting traditional practices.
(Rm. 702, Terra Hall)

"Teen Idol Tom" screening
Media Arts senior Justin Viggiano screened his award-winning feature length movie "Teen Idol Tom." The 81-minute thriller follows orphaned actress Fiona Torrent as she enrolls at the Font, an exclusive arts academy and wellspring for fame and fortune. Unfortunately, Fiona gets a look behind the Font's glittering facade. She discovers a perilous secret that drives her to confront sinister forces determined to keep her from revealing the ugly truth, and finding the man she loves. For trailers and more info, visit www.jevproductions.com/teenidoltom.html
(Connelly Lecture Hall, Terra Hall)

Katherine Richardson: Perspective Dance Project
A collaborative, interdisciplinary dance performance developed under the direction of UArts Dance senior Katherine Richardson, recipient of the 2007 Senior Class Gift Award, which recognizes a rising senior's ability to create outstanding work and supports that student's proposal for an innovative project of their own design.

One of the most prestigious awards bestowed upon UArts undergraduates, the Senior Class Gift of $3,500 is presented to one student from each of the University's colleges: Art and Design (CAD), Media and Communication (CMAC) and Performing Arts (CPA).

Established in 2007, the Award is intended to encourage the development of a tradition of creativity that is to be handed down from one senior class to the next.
(UArts Dance Theater at the Drake)

Katherine Richardson: Perspective Dance Project
A collaborative, interdisciplinary dance performance developed under the direction of UArts Dance senior Katherine Richardson, recipient of the 2007 Senior Class Gift Award, which recognizes a rising senior's ability to create outstanding work and supports that student's proposal for an innovative project of their own design.

One of the most prestigious awards bestowed upon UArts undergraduates, the Senior Class Gift of $3,500 is presented to one student from each of the University's colleges: Art and Design (CAD), Media and Communication (CMAC) and Performing Arts (CPA).

Established in 2007, the Award is intended to encourage the development of a tradition of creativity that is to be handed down from one senior class to the next.
(UArts Dance Theater at the Drake)

The Best Man
UArts School of Theater Arts Silver Season production

In this Gore Vidal work, a major political party descends on Philadelphia to select its presidential candidate at its national convention. In this fight for power, charges of mental instability and homosexuality are used as leverage as the two leading candidates battle their way to the nomination. In a year of national elections, the intrigue and ethics of politics played out in The Best Man will make for a fascinating, pertinent dramatic discussion.
(Arts Bank Theater)