Arts
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.
Artist Profile: Levi M. Gikandi
Name and Year: Levi M. Gikandi Hometown: Mombasa, Kenya Major: Fine Arts and African Studies (Double Major) Website: http://levigikandi.sites.livebooks.com (soon migrating to http://levigikandi.com) Street: How did you first get into video and photography? Levi M.
DIY: Framed Chalkboard
Don’t bother with the bookstore—make your own message board in five minutes.
Autumn Art(s)piration: House Hopping
Retrace the steps of some of Philadelphia’s most renowned artists.
Contrapposto: Taking a Stance on Jason Rhoades
Where the ICA’s new exhibition really isn’t pushing boundaries.
34 Seconds with the Artist: Anastasiya Shekhtman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61pLtz_byY4
Artist Profile: Anastasiya Shekhtman
Artist Profile: Anastasiya Shekhtman Name and Year: Anastasiya Shekhtman, C’14 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA; born in Zaporozhye, Ukraine Major: Fine Arts—Communication Design
Flea Markets of Philadelphia
Junk sales take a refined turn in these arts–oriented Philly markets.
Smak Parlour on Locust: an Interview with Abbie Kessler
This fashionista–designer–entrepreneur and her partner Katie Lubieski have been getting a lot of publicity lately. You might run into their shop on wheels at 40th and Locust streets, where they’re dishing out autumn bags and scarves to Penn students instead of lunchtime munchies.
34 Seconds with the Artist: Lindsay Rapp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc8Hf_QutA4
Artist Profile: Lindsay Rapp
Name and Year: Lindsay Rapp, 2014 Hometown: Clearwater, Florida Major: Fine Arts [AFG_gallery id='8'] Street: How did you first get into painting? Lindsey Rapp: The director of the pre–school I was attending was so impressed with my artistic abilities that she entered me in an art competition, sponsored by the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County commemorating its 50th anniversary.
