Arts
DIY: Penn T-Shirt Pennant
Homecoming weekend may be the only football game you attend this year. Muster up some spirit to make it count. You'll need: 1.
Performing Arts in the House: Interview with Laurie McCall
As director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House, Laurie McCall juggles the 44 comedy, spoken word, dance, theatre and music groups on campus- in addition to coordinating PennQuest.
Artist Profile: Trevor Pierce
Name: Trevor Pierce Year: College 2014 Hometown: Canton, CT Major: Theatre Arts with a Music/History Minor Website: www.trevorpierce.weebly.com Street: Describe your artistic pursuits. Trevor Pierce: I’m kind of a jack–of–all–trades.
Contrapposto: Taking a Stance on the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology
Penn’s recently opened Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology, designed by Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, is an impressive structure.
DIY: Microwaveable Leaf Mandalas
With so many shades of reds and yellows fallen on the ground, you’ve got nature’s supplies for a fall-themed colorwheel. You need: leaves cardboard paper paper towels a microwave ceramic plate hot-glue a picture frame (optional) 1.
5 Storytelling Tips
1. Know the first and last line of your story—this will help you if you get off track in the middle. 2. Get into it—if you're enthusiastic, your audience is more likely to be as well.
First Person Arts: The Spoken Story in Philadelphia
The upcoming 12th Annual First Person Arts Festival takes over venues across Philadelphia from November 6–16. As a Philly–based non–profit, First Person gives people the tools and platforms to share their personal stories through workshops, author discussions, theater performances, storytelling competitions and readings over the course of the year.
34 Seconds with the Artist: Ariella Freund
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymIs3taoJNk&feature=share&list=PLigydwpYAL55QcGlyTCIP-HafSEJM3nFa
DIY: Horror Makeup
Use household ingredients for some last–minute zombifying.
Artist Profile: Ariella Freund
Name and Year: Ariella Freund, W’14 Hometown: El Salvador Major: Operations Management & Marketing Website: www.sparksdancecompany.com Street: How’d you start dancing?
Laurel Hill Cemetery: Philadelphia's Morbid Museum
Laurel Hill's elegant outdoor sculpture and picturesque landscape is a North Philadelphia horticultural gem.
Open Studios Preview: Out in the Open with Nowhere to Hide
We talked to a spectrum of seven different Philly visual artists, who will be exposing their inner worlds to the public this weekend as part of the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours. Download the tours’ free app and learn about these artists who have a wealth of knowledge and talent to share.
Artist Profile: Terrill Warrenburg
Name & Year: Terrill Warrenburg, C’16 Hometown: Little Silver, NJ Major: Fine Art Website: www.terrillwarrenburg.webs.com
Contrapposto: Taking a Stance on Historical Reconstruction
Philadelphia’s rich history is one of its most venerated attributes—the founding fathers of the United States are memorialized all over the colonial city, including on Penn’s campus.
Artist Profile: Ellen Amaral
Name and Year: Ellen Amaral, C’14 Hometown: Bermuda Major: Fine Arts Website: www.ellenamaral.com Street: How’d you first get into graphic design? Ellen Amaral: I took art in middle school and realized I wasn’t very good at it.
34 Seconds with the Artist: Ellen Amaral
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJSCQ_jm2ps
FIGMENT Philadelphia: Bringing Creativity to the City
This Sunday, art spills out of gallery walls.
Contrapposto: Taking a Stance on the Penn Museum
Why we need to stop doing the Rocky steps and up to our own museum for once.
