THIS WEEK @ UARTS: July 25 - August 7, 2016

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
UArts Website Survey
3 New Trustees Elected to UArts Board
UArts Joins Affiliate Ticket Program at Franklin Institute
Blick Preferred Card – Sign Up Today

NEWS
ArtBlog Radio Interviews Sculpture Student
Alumna's 'Touch Tours' Featured on 'NBC Nightly News'
Professor Delivers Keynote Lecture, Speaks at George Mason University
Mural Arts Program Unveils Alum's Work

EVENTS
Equality in the Sky
A Point of View: Kathleen Greco BS '79, MFA '15
Queen Bee: Sharon Church
New Student Orientation

IN THE GALLERIES
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery
Admissions Welcome Center + Solmssen Court
Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery
Hamilton & Arronson Galleries

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

4 New Trustees Elected to UArts Board
The University of the Arts announced the election of three new members to its Board of Trustees. UArts alumni Judson Aaron BM ’81 (Saxophone) and Karin Copeland BS ’83 (Industrial Design) are joined by civic leader Anthony Kyriakakis and education volunteer Patricia Fowler as the University’s newest trustees.

UArts Joins Affiliate Ticket Program at Franklin Institute
Discounted admission tickets to the Franklin Institute are now available to UArts students, faculty, alumni and staff through its Affiliate Ticket Program. Visit fi.edu/affiliates and create an account using the organization code UARTSGRP.

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NEWS
ArtBlog Radio Interviews Sculpture Student
Rising senior Souleye "Pap" Fall '17 (Sculpture) was featured on Artblog Radio in an interview with Roberta Fallon about his unique body suits, stitched up while he is wearing them. “Pap is also a wonderful maker of sculptural installations, and he's a dancer. Give a listen,” she urges. Read/listen to the interview >>

Alumna's 'Touch Tours' Featured on 'NBC Nightly News'
Philly Touch Tours, co-founded by alumna Trish Maunder MA '06 (Art Education), was recently featured on “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.” The organization provides cultural accessibility tours for the visually impaired, like Maunder’s daughter, Katie, who is blind. The story focused on the “Insights into Ancient Egypt” tour at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Watch >>

Professor Delivers Keynote Lecture, Speaks at George Mason University
University Professor of Humanities & Media Studies Camille Paglia gave a keynote lecture at the “Free Speech on the College Campus” Forum sponsored by the Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The award-winning author also appeared on “Conversations with Tyler,” a series of one-on-one dialogues with today’s top thinkers led by author and economics professor Tyler Cowan, director of George Mason University’s prestigious Mercatus Center in Arlington, Va. The interview was the lead story on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Arts & Letters Daily” news site. Watch the interview >>

Mural Arts Program Unveils Alum's Work
Brownstein Group Founder and Chairman Berny Brownstein DIPL ’57 (Advertising Design) has added “muralist” to an illustrious list of names he has been called over his 60-year career, monikers that include “King of Broad Street” and “Dean of Philadelphia Advertising.” Brownstein’s first-ever mural was unveiled on July 21 at the corner of 23rd and Sansom Streets in Center City thanks to the Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia, which began as an anti-graffiti network in 1984 and has grown to be the nation’s largest public art program. The piece, titled “Wild Tuscan Lillies,” was first painted by Brownstein on a visit to Tuscany over 10 years ago. More info >>

'Philadelphia Magazine' Spotlights UArts Alumna
UArts alumna Laurie Phillips BFA '77 (Painting + Drawing), who Philadelphia Magazine calls the “Queen of Rittenhouse,” was featured in the July 9 issue in an article titled “Power Brokers: Inside the Lives (and Homes) of Philly’s Million-Dollar Real Estate Agents.” Read the article >>

Faculty/Alum Featured in Local Paper
Animation Adjunct Assistant Professor John Serpentelli BFA ’91 (Film), MAT ’93 (Art Education) was featured in the July 14 issue of his hometown newspaper, the Chestnut Hill Local. The article focuses on a few of the animation workshops he is teaching this summer at local schools and on “From Homeless to Hopeful,” one of the films the students are working on. Serpentelli will continue working on the animated documentary throughout the fall with an internship at UArts. Read the article >>

Rosenwald-Wolf Exhibit Featured on ArtDaily.org
The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery exhibition “Do You, Ms. Jones?”, which runs through July 29 in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention being held in Philadelphia July 25-28, was featured on ArtDaily.org, the first art newspaper on the net. Artists in this dynamic exhibit include UArts alumnus Dave McKenzie BFA '00 (Printmaking), a 2014 Whitney Biennial artist and winner of the prestigious Rome Prize. Read the article >>

Essay by Photo Professor Featured in 'LIGHT' Magazine
Photography Associate Professor Harris Fogel penned an essay for Bulgarian magazine, LIGHT, about New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, who died on June 25, 2016. See the article >>

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EVENTS
Equality in the Sky
A pop-up exhibition and book signing by School of Design staff member and alumna Rachelle Lee Smith BFA '02 (Photography), award-winning author of Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus, is included as part of Equality Pennsylvania's "Get Out the Vote" fundraising initiative being held during the Democratic National Convention this week. Tickets: $100/person
 includes appetizers, two drink tickets and entertainment by the Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret.
July 26, 5 – 7 p.m.
Top of the Tower
1717 Arch Street, 50th floor

A Point of View: Contemporary Photography: Kathleen Greco BS '79, MFA '15
"Material Body," a photo by alumna and 2016 UArts President’s Award recipient Kathleen Greco BS ’79 (Industrial Design), MFA ’15 (Studio Art), was selected for the “A Point of View: Contemporary Photography” international juried exhibition by juror Mitra Abbaspour, independent curator and former associate curator in the department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art.
Through August 12
Brooklyn Gallery
165 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Queen Bee: Sharon Church
Solo exhibition of work by award-winning studio jeweler Sharon Church, professor emerita of Craft + Material Studies at the University of the Arts.
Exhibition: August 12 – September 18
Reception: August 13, 5 – 7 p.m.
Artist Talk: August 14, 11 a.m.
Sienna Patti Contemporary Gallery
80 Main Street
Lenox, MA 01240

New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation was created to help new students transition to life at the University of the Arts and to succeed as student-artists
August 24 – 28

MFA Summer Lecture Series
The MFA in Studio Art program presents its annual Summer Lecture Series featuring noted visiting artists. This series is a required program for MFA candidates, but is also free and open to the public.

Amanda Hunt
July 27, 12 p.m.
Connelly Auditorium

Lesley Dill
August 1, 6 p.m.
Gershman Hall, Room 100

Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen
August 3, 12 p.m.
Connelly Auditorium

Wardell Milan
August 10, 12 p.m.
Connelly Auditorium

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
The oldest internationally acclaimed summer dance festival in the United States features performances by UArts alumni Gary Reagan BFA ’15 (Dance), Lecturer Gary W. Jeter, II BFA ’03 (Ballet) and Richard Villaverde ’14 (Ballet).
Through August 28
Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Beckett, Mass.

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IN THE GALLERIES
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery (Anderson Hall, 1st floor)

Do You, Ms. Jones?
The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery is pleased to present “Do You, Ms. Jones?”, an exhibition in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention being held in Philadelphia July 25-28. Featured artists include UArts alumnus Dave McKenzie BFA '00 (Printmaking), a 2014 Whitney Biennial artist and winner of the prestigious Rome Prize.
Through July 29

Admissions Welcome Center + Solmssen Court (Hamilton Hall, 1st Floor)

New Student Showcase
UArts presents the Fall 2016 “New Student Showcase,” a group exhibition of work created by incoming students from the class of 2020. Now in its second year, the exhibit features images, videos, audio recordings and creative writing texts that showcase the new students’ interests, entering perspectives and goals.
Exhibition: August 22 - September 20
Opening Reception: August 27, 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery (Anderson Hall, 7th floor)

The Art of Sarah Jacoby
Sarah Jacoby is an illustrator and artist, a writer and all around creative thinker and maker. She creates idyllic landscapes populated with curious creatures. Her paintings are poetic, lyrical and whimsical.
Exhibition: August 29 – November 16 
Public Presentation: October 27, 1 – 2:30 p.m., CBS Auditorium 
Reception: October 27, 3 – 4 p.m., Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery

Hamilton & Arronson Galleries (Hamilton Hall, 1st Floor)

Anthony Goicolea
Exhibition by New York-based fine art photographer, drafter and installation artist Anthony Goicolea, curated by Cynthia Nourse Thompson, director of the MFA programs in Book Arts + Printmaking and Studio Art.
Through July 27

President's Office Gallery (Hamilton Hall, 1st floor)

Lesley Dill
Exhibition by renowned artist Lesley Dill, curated by Cynthia Nourse Thompson, director of the MFA programs in Book Arts + Printmaking and Studio Art.
Through August 12

Gershman Y Gallery (Gershman Hall, 1st Floor)

Myth & Menagerie: Lesley Dill
Exhibition by renowned artist Lesley Dill, curated by Cynthia Nourse Thompson, director of the MFA programs in Book Arts + Printmaking and Studio Art. A limited-edition print produced at UArts by Dill this summer will be available for purchase during the reception.
Exhibition: Through August 1
Closing Reception: August 1, 5 – 7 p.m.
Artist Lecture: August 1, 6:30 p.m., Gershman Room 100

Sol Mednick Gallery + Gallery 1401 (Terra Hall, 14th + 15th Floors)

Sophomore Photography: Recent Work
This annual student exhibition features recent work from sophomore students in the Photography program. In conjunction with the Sophomore Show, the junior Photography class will be exhibiting work in the hallways surrounding the Sol Mednick Gallery.
Through August 5