Street caught up with Design2Show’s fashion show director, Blaine Beshah, to discuss how Penn students handle fashion and style. Visit pennfashionweek.com for a schedule of events.
The Mural Arts Program’s newest tour takes you through Philly’s collection of African American–inspired murals, guided by the trusty voice of The Roots’ ?uestlove.
An amalgam of philosophy and the science of seeing (sector A), art and the culture of seeing (sector B) and art practice and technology (sector C), the Visual Studies major has students crossing disciplinary boundaries.
There’s more chemistry between science and art than you might expect.
With twenty–first century technology, science as we know it seems to grow more and more entangled in art.
Secrets of the Silk Road
Now–3/28
Penn Museum, 3260 South St.
Student ticket: $16.50
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Our very own Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology brings “Secrets of the Silk Road,” an exploration of more than 100 artifacts from the Silk Road in Central Asia, including textiles, coins, jewelry and more.
Name: Hannah Van Sciver, 2014
Hometown: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Major: English
Medium of Choice: Words
Street: What inspired you to begin writing poetry?
Amze Emmons organized “Refugee Reading Room” at Space 1026, creating an area where about 60 artists could place prints, all of which are free for the taking.
Appearing to be a “space in transition,” Frances Trombly’s exhibit, “Everything and Nothing,” currently on show at The Galleries at Moore, could easily be dismissed as an unfinished installation.
Name and Year: Allison Zuckerman, 2012
Hometown: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Major: Fine Arts and French
Medium of choice: Oil Paint
Website: http://www.artistswanted.org/AllisonZ
Street: When you sit down in front of a blank canvas, how do you get started?