Tyler Blog

Attendees exchange ideas at Safe Spaces workshop
May 15, 2019

Tyler Art Education Hosts Safe Spaces Workshop for Student Teachers and Philadelphia Art Teacher's Alliance

Author: Michael Smaczylo

On Saturday, March 27, 2019, Dr. Lisa Kay, Chair of the Art Education and Community Arts Practices Department, hosted student teachers as well as art educators from the Philadelphia Art Teacher's Alliance at workshop about creating safe spaces for students. Attendees explored and experimented with the idea of safe space and learned practical strategies for weaving related theories and concepts into both art and teaching practice.   Read More

Student Teachers participate in Adaptive Arts Activity
May 15, 2019

Student Teachers Attend Workshop with Christina Lukac, Adaptive Arts Educator

Author: Michael Smaczylo

On Saturday April 6, 2019, Student Teachers attended a workshop with Christina Lukac, Adaptive Arts Educator at Olney Charter High School, titled "Art Making Strategies for Individuals in the Life Skills & Autism Support Classroom". The workshop focused on strategies for teaching art in a wide range of settings for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.  Read More

Carol Saylor explains her painting process in front of an image of her's.
May 14, 2019

In Light & Color: A Workshop by Carol Saylor

Author: Michael Smaczylo

On Saturday March 23, 2019, Carol Saylor, Tyler/Temple BFA Painting, BS in Education, will shared her memoir and facilitated a Ceramics workshop. Originally a painter, Saylor gradually turned to sculpture during about 25 years of progressive deafness and blindness.   Read More

May 6, 2019

Marlise Brown (PhD candidate, Art History) selected to participate in the CCL/Mellon Foundation Seminar in Curatorial Practice

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

The Center for Curatorial Leadership (CCL) hosts the seminar, which will be held this summer (2019) in New York. It is a two-week intensive program where participants attend workshops, meet with curators, directors, educators, and trustees from New York museums and cultural institutions. Each participant is paired with a curator in the city who will act as a mentor. Read More

Participants at Workshop
April 26, 2019

#CDWeek2019

Author: lmandara

The Tyler School of Art and Architecture's Community Development program partnered with the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations and LISC to celebrate National Community Development Week 2019.  The partners hosted a public workshop "Power and Influence" lead by Rodney Mobley and Tess Donie of New Kensington Community Development Corporation.  Over a dozen residents and community leaders were introduced to tools to identify where they have Influence in their communities and to understand how to best utilize their power to be most effective in their work. This session covered concepts of identity, power mapping, and collective action.Representatives from the Community Development program and Tyler Admissions gave an overview of the Community Development major, admissions and the financial aid process. Read More

April 25, 2019

Newly elected to Phi Beta Kappa!

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

Congratulations to the new inductees to Phi Beta Kappa (2019)! Maya Borrero (2019) Lindsey Gilbert (2020) Olivia Hosie (2019) Catharine Lautenbacker (2019) and an AH minor, Aron Skarzenski (Anthro, 2019) Read More

April 25, 2019

Hannah McCoy (BA anticipated, Art History) and Jessye Storey (BA anticipated, Art History/Communications) awarded a Mellon Foundation Grant for the Summer Academy at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

The program includes workshops,field trips, and networking events with museum professionals. At the end of the Academy, participants are invited to apply for the two-year Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program, which matches them with a museum mentor and provides an internship and stipend. There are 17 Summer Awards annually.  Congratulations to both! Read More