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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Additional Registration Opportunities
H1N1 (Swine Flu) Vaccinations for Students
New Study Abroad Funding Opportunities for Students
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NEWS
Multimedia Faculty Member Jeremy Beaudry Serves as Curator of Manifesta 8, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art
Current MAT Student/Alumna's Film Honored with Prestigious Nomination
EVENTS
Multimedia Senior Studio Project Presentations
Transfusion Ensemble Performs Stevie Wonder Hits
Experimental Costume Design Show
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OPPORTUNITIES
Design Contest: Design Lindsey Vonn's Olympics Ski Helmet
Register for 'Road Trips to the Real World'
IN THE GALLERIES
President's Office
Von Hess Illustration Gallery
Gallery 1401
More Galleries...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Additional Registration Opportunities for Spring Semester
Students who missed registration or wish to make changes to their classes for the upcoming semester will be able to do so December 7 - 21 and January 4 - February 1. Spring 2010 classes begin on January 19 and registration will continue to be available through the Drop/Add period, which ends on February 1. Registration will be closed during the University's Winter break (December 22 - January 3). Contact the Office of the Registrar at 215-717-6420 with any questions or if you need further information.
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H1N1 (Swine Flu) Vaccinations for Students
The University's Health Services Office will be administering the H1N1 flu vaccine on a first-come, first-served basis from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday in December. The vaccine is free of charge and available to students under 24 years of age.
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New Study Abroad Funding Opportunities for Students
The University's Student Financial Services office encourages students interested in funding for studying abroad to review the Edna Andrade College of Art & Design Scholarship, Richard C. von Hess Travel Fellowship & Scholarship, and Sol Calvin Cohen Memorial Award posted to the University's online Scholarship Bulletin Board. These generous funding opportunities are only available to University of the Arts students and have a February 1 deadline. Additional information can also be found on the scholarship bulletin board outside of the Student Financial Services Office on the second floor of Hamilton Hall. Students applying for scholarships and/or grants who would like help compiling materials, organizing applications or editing essays should contact Amanda Black, Associate Director of Student Financial Services, at 215-717-6137.
Enrollment Management 'In-Service' Day
The entire Enrollment Management department (Admission, Student Financial Services and Enrollment Management) will be closed on Wednesday, December 16 for a staff "In-Service" day.
LAST WEEK for Staff Council, Philabundance Campus Food Drive
This is the last week to contribute to the Staff Council/Philabundance holiday food drive to benetfit needy families in Philadelphia. Non-perishable food items (no glass containers, please) can be placed in donation boxes at the entryways of the Merriam Theater, Juniper Street residence hall, and Gershman, Hamilton, Terra and Anderson halls. Staff, faculty and students are encouraged to participate. For more information, contact Eileen Grabosky at 215-717-6036.
December 1– 14
NEWS
Multimedia Faculty Member Jeremy Beaudry Serves as Curator of Manifesta 8, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art
University Multimedia Assistant Professor Jeremy Beaudry is serving as an associate curator for Manifesta 8, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art. Manifesta aims to experiment with innovative curatorial models and did not consider any individual art professionals for curator, forming three curatorial teams. Beaudry and Bassam El Baroni, artistic manager of Egypt's Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF), form one of those curatorial collectives assembling the show. Chamber of Secrets, an arts collaborative based in Denmark and the Middle East, and tranzit.org, a network of autonomous art associations throughout eastern Europe, complete the curatorial triumvirate. Beaudry and El Baroni gave a presentation recently to the University community about their experience and curatorial methodology, as well as the history of the Manifesta Biennial. Beaudry served as an artist-in-residence at the ACAF in January 2008 for "Cleotronica," a festival for media, art and socio-culture. Manifesta 8, which has changed its artistic parameters and geographic locations every two years since it launched in 1996, opens in the Murcia region of Spain on October 1, 2010.
Current MAT Student/Alumna's Film Honored with Prestigious Nomination
Current MAT student and 2008 Sculpture graduate Jennifer Lynn Welsh stars in the independent film "The New Year Parade," which recently received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Awards' John Cassavetes prize – given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Chosen for the role from over 2,000 high school auditioners, Welsh portrays Kat McMonogul and won the best supporting actress award at the BendFilm Festival. Directed by Tom Quinn, the film follows brother and sister Jack and Kat McMonogul over the course of a year as their parents separate, struggle with their decisions, and eventually divorce. Following strong theatrical runs in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and other markets, and award recognition at Slamdance 2008, Philadelphia Film Festival and Indie Memphis Film Festival, Carnivalesque has released the movie, making it available for purchase at Amazon.com, Target, Best Buy, and Barnes and Nobles, and for rent on Netflix.com and blockbuster.com. The Independent Spirit Awards will be handed out March 5, the same weekend as the Oscars.
EVENTS
Multimedia Senior Studio Project Presentations
Multimedia seniors will present the process and status of their year-long studio projects.
December 7, 2009, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
1106 Terra Hall
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Transfusion Ensemble Performs Stevie Wonder Hits
Under the direction of School of Music senior lecturer Erik Johnson, the Transfusion ensemble will perform its take on a selection of influential Motown recording artist Stevie Wonder's hits in its final performance of the semester, "Knocks Me Off My Feet." With a great deal of interpretation and improvisation, the set list includes "Another Star," "You Haven’t Done Nothin'," "Do I Do," "All I Do," "Lately" and "I Wish." $5 general admission.
December 7, 7 p.m.
Gershman Hall, Levitt Auditorium
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Sponsored by the Fibers program of the Crafts department, the annual Experimental Costume Design show features students from across the University of the Arts "modeling" pieces they have constructed in response to the conceptual and technical topics they were given in class. Students have walked the runway in everything from a giant hamster ball of sweaters to a dress made up entirely of tea bags, and from a trench coat evening gown to a dress that was previously an orange plastic construction fence.
December 8, 6 p.m.
Hamilton Hall (Solmssen Court)
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Chorus/Handbells Concert at St. Luke's
More than 125 students will perform winter holiday-related songs in nine ensembles at the School of Music's annual chorus / handbells concert. Songs to be performed by the vocal ensembles include "Jingle Bells," "Silent Night" and "12 Days of Christmas." The handbells ensemble will perform "What Child Is This?" and "He Sleeps in Peace," among others.
December 8, 8 p.m.
St. Luke & The Epiphany Church
330 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia
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Inaugural Custodial/Public Safety Appreciation Day Celebration
The University community is invited to show its gratitude for those who keep our classrooms and offices clean and safe at the inaugural Custodial / Public Safety Appreciation Day Celebration. Organized by senior Voice major Josiah Wise through the office of Student Development and Activities.
December 9, noon – 3 p.m.
Hamilton Hall, Solmssen Court
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Painting/Drawing Thesis Reception
The University community is invited to the reception celebrating the senior thesis exhibition of Painting/Drawing seniors Billy Dolan, Elizabeth Hunker and Hannah Taylor.
December 9, 6 – 9 p.m.
Anderson Hall (8th floor)
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Public Fiction Reading
Students taking Liberal Arts Adjunct Assistant Professor Elise Juska’s Advanced Fiction Writing workshop will give their end-of-semester reading.
December 10, 6 p.m.
905 Terra Hall
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College of Performing Arts Presents 'In Concert: A Shared Concert of Dance, Music and Theater Arts'
The College of Performing Arts collaboration performance will feature a handful of numbers showcasing the breadth and depth of the talents of its students and faculty. Highlights of the annual performance include a re-choreographed presentation of Balanchine's 1936 ballet "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" by Dance adjunct associate professor Scott Jovovich, and tap and flamenco numbers choreographed by master lecturer Robert Burden and Dance senior lecturer Anna Rubio, respectively. The Brind School of Theater Arts will present an encore performance of "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow"/"Love Will See Us Through" from its October concert staging of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies"; selections from the musical "George M," by the junior Musical Theater majors comprising the Broad Street Vaudevillians; and two skits in the style of commedia dell'arte. In addition to instrumental and vocal accompaniment on all of the performances, the School of Music will present performances by the Rumble, Salsa, Big Band and Transfusion instrumental ensembles and N'Zehn contemporary vocal ensemble.
December 10, 7 p.m.
December 12, 2 p.m.
Merriam Theater
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Continuing Studies Faculty/Alumni Exhibition
The University community is invited to view work by University alumni serving as Continuing Studies faculty. The show includes work by Amber Johnston '04 (Ceramics), Amanda Elizabeth Olsen '04 (Crafts), Lori Spencer MFA '90 (Book Arts/Printmaking), Mark Wangberg MFA '99 Book Arts/Printmaking and Christina Hess '98 (Illustration).
December 9, 5– 7 .p.m.
Terra Hall (9th floor)
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'Freak Show' at the Arts Bank
The Interdisciplinary Collaborations class presents "Freak Show." Admission is free.
December 9, 7 p.m.
Laurie Beechman Cabaret at the Arts Bank
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School of Music Performances
Terra Hall, Caplan Center Recital Hall
Mike Corso Recital
December 8, 7 p.m.
Department Workshops
December 9, 10 a.m.
Percussion Event
December 9, 12 p.m.
Jazz Trumpet Ensemble
December 9, 7 p.m.
Pracher Syndicate
December 9, 8 p.m.
Prog Rock Ensemble
December 11, 7 p.m.
Salsa Ensemble
December 11, 8 p.m.
L.A.C.E. Ensemble
December 15, 7 p.m.
Kevin Hanson Guitar Esemble
December 15, 8 p.m.
Rob Brosh's High School Ensemble
December 16, 6 p.m.
ECM Ensemble
December 16, 7 p.m.
Jazz Trombone Ensemble
December 16, 8 p.m.
Hardest Standards Ensemble
December 17, 7 p.m.
Rock Ensemble
December 17, 8 p.m.
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Spotlight Dances
Dance students present a repertory performance from the "Helios" section of Martha Graham's "Acts of Light."
December 11 and 12, 7 p.m.
Merriam Theater
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Lunchtime Yoga
The popular lunchtime yoga class sponsored by the Provost's office returns for the fall semester. The free class is for all levels and open to faculty, staff and students.
December 9, 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Studio B
309 S. Broad Street
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Faculty and Staff Holiday Reception
Come celebrate the season at the faculty and staff holiday reception. Cool cocktails, hot bites and warm conversation.
December 17, 5 – 7 p.m.
Terra Hall, 16th Floor
OPPORTUNITIES
Design Contest: Design Lindsey Vonn's Olympics Ski Helmet
As the best Alpine skier in the world over the past two seasons, American Lindsey Vonn has big plans for the Olympics in Vancouver – and they could include you. Submit your original artwork and it could be selected for the customized helmet Vonn will wear on the slopes at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in February. Design guidelines, rules, prizes and entries are available online. Submission deadline is December 21.
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Register for 'Road Trips to the Real World'
This is your chance to visit employers over Winter Break and learn about interesting career opportunities. The Career Services Office and the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE) invite you to several exciting site visits to meet with and learn from employers at their places of work. Some sites of specific interest to University of the Arts students include:
- Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia) - Tuesday, Jan. 5
- WHYY (Philadelphia) - Thursday, Jan. 7
- Citizen's Bank Park (Philadelphia) - Thursday, Jan. 7
- City Year (Philadelphia) - Thursday, Jan. 7
- New England Aquarium (Boston) - Wednesday, Jan. 13
- Penguin Putnum (New York) - Wednesday, Jan. 13
You must register in advance to participate in these site visits. Registration begins Tuesday, December 1 at 10 a.m. Spots fill fast! There is a fee of $5 per site and you are responsible for your own transportation. Questions? Contact Career Services at 215-717-6075.
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IN THE GALLERIES
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE (Hamilton Hall)
'm(eye)environment: Kids Exploring Nature Photography'
Launched in July at the Fels Community Center in Philadelphia, this program was created to enable today's youth to develop an appreciation and basic understanding of their environment through digital photography in playful, informal surroundings.
Reception: December 18, 4 – 6 p.m.
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VON HESS ILLUSTRATION GALLERY (Anderson Hall)
Roger Hane '61 Retrospective
Magazine images, book covers, record jackets and advertisements from the 11-year career of the celebrated artist Roger Hane '61 (Illustration), the illustrator of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia series, the rock band Cream’s "Goodbye" album and Carlos Castaneda’s book A Separate Reality. Roger Hane: Art, Times & Tragedy (Vanguard Publications) was published this summer and contains nearly 300 pages of art and biography of the prolific illustrator who met with a senseless and untimely death in 1974 at the age of 35.
Thru December 19
GALLERY 1401 (Terra Hall)
'Photo Review' Best of Show
Featuring 14 worldwide winners of the 2009 Photo Review international photography competition, juried by Aperture Foundation book publisher Lesley Martin.
Thru December 11
SOL MEDNICK GALLERY (Terra Hall)
'Bedpan Elegance'
William W. DuBois' minimalist photographs of vintage bedpans reveal the inherent elegance and form of these mundane objects of past medical practice. Large-scale color digital images examine the sculptural qualities embodied in their design, while viewers explore the shapes, colors and textures of these artifacts.
Thru December 11
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GALLERY 224 (Anderson Hall)
'Pair Off'
Pairs of seniors and juniors in the Fine Arts, Crafts and Photo departments exhibit work that creates a relating or contrasting dialogue. Each artist speaks uniquely through his or her medium; however no artist exists in a vacuum. When presented together, the work of each pair form the larger conversation that drives the exploration and expansion of the contemporary art world.
Thru December 10
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ROSENWALD-WOLF GALLERY (Anderson Hall), HAMILTON AND ARRONSON GALLERIES (Hamilton Hall)
MFA Thesis Exhibition
The low-residency MFA Program in Ceramics, Painting and Sculpture presents its Thesis Exhibit 2009, featuring work by graduate students S. Tiernan Alexander, Xiomara Babilonia, Sally Eckoff, Alejandro Mandel, Joanna Platt, Sarah Rene, H. John Thompson, Karen Joan Topping and Carly Yoast.
Thru January 6
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UNIVERSITY SCHOOL STORE (307 S. 13th Street)
Student Work
Jewelry by Mackenzie Pikaars and photography by Stephanie McDowell.
Thru December 18
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CONTINUING STUDIES GALLERY (Terra Hall)
Faculty/Alumni Exhibition
Work by University alumni serving as Continuing Studies faculty. The show includes work by Amber Johnston '04 (Ceramics), Amanda Elizabeth Olsen '04 (Crafts), Lori Spencer MFA '90 (Book Arts/Printmaking), Mark Wangberg MFA '99 Book Arts/Printmaking and Christina Hess '98 (Illustration).
Thru January 4
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