April 11, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
SITSA is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Its mission is to develop scholars' abilities to integrate technical knowledge into their research. This approach will be integral to Farrell's dissertation on Bronzino's art.
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April 8, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Kaelin Jewell (PhD candidate, Art History), presented on "Topographies of Aristocratic Power in the Late Antique Mediterranean". In the same panel were Tyler Art History alumnae Shannon Steiner and Rachael Vause.
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March 28, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Dr. Mariola Alvarez has curated a show, International Construction - Gallery 2, showcasing works by Julio Marino and Ana Vizcarra Rankin. The show is at the Da Vinci Art Alliance. Opening is April 4 at 6 PM.
For more information: www.davinciartalliance.org/internationalconstructivism
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March 21, 2018
Author: lmandara
Students in the Placemaking course engaged in a service-learning opportunity this semester. They obtained hands-on community engagement placemaking experience by facilitating a Community Design Workshop for an EPA funded Brownfield Wide Area Planning grant. Dr. Mandarano is co-teaching the Placemaking course this semester with Terence Milstead, Adjunct. This course provided the perfect opportunity to embed an experiential learning experience directly tied to the EPA project. After receiving training on how to facilitate community-led placemaking discussions, students worked in teams to facilitate and document dialogues with local residents and private property owners aim at developing win-win redevelopment concepts for five vacant parcels in Philadelphia's North of Lehigh neighborhood.
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March 19, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Erin Riley-Lopez will be speaking on, "Gender in Contemporary Art from the 70s Feminisms to Today's Queer Cultures" at the ICA 's Coffee & Conversations series, Sunday, April 1st, at 2 PM. The lecture is part of the show Tag: Proposals on Queer Play and the Ways Forward,
For more information, see http://icaphila.org/programs/9101/coffee-conversation-roleplay-gender-in...
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February 5, 2018
Author: Kelly Holohan
Graphis New Talent 2018 recognized Tyler students with 15 awards in the 2018 annual competition. Krissy Beck (MFA 2017) took a platinum award for her graduate thesis preject, Sustain: Reflections from a tired grad student. Congratulations to Krissy and all the GAID winners! You can see the winning selections on their site here and also in the new book annual. Platinum Award / Krissy Beck / Short Film / Professor: Kelly HolohanGold Award / Krissy Beck / Educational Animation / Professor: Abby Guido
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January 25, 2018
Author: hjh
January keeps getting better for Pepón Osorio, Laura Carnell Professor of Community Art at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture. The College Art Association (CAA) announced today that Pepón had been named the 2018 Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement—only nine days after learning he had won a United States Artists fellowship.Pepón is the first artist of Puerto Rican descent to win the award. In a press release, CAA cited his "meticulous installations incorporating the memories, experiences and cultural and religious iconography of Latino communities and family dynamics."He joins a select 31-member club. Previous winners of the award include Hans Haacke, David Hammons, Jacob Lawrence, Yvonne Rainer and Nancy Spero.
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