Arts

Name and Year: Kelsey Halliday Johnson Hometown: Haddonfield, NJ Degree: Masters in Fine Arts (interdisciplinary) and certificate in Landscape Studies Medium of Choice: Photography, Drawing, Painting Website: www.kelseyhalliday.com *Kelsey is teaching Photo I in the spring.* Street: You say most of your work is “place_oriented.” What does that mean to you, and what are some examples of projects? Kelsey Halliday Johnson: Each body of work I make situates itself within a given site (historical or literal) and becomes a kind of investigation of the cultural or social histories that lie within the landscape or particular place. I entered my undergraduate degree planning to major in geosciences, so the physical environment has always been a sincere interest of mine.
November 10, 2011 at 6:09 am

The Print Center’s new exhibit makes life–size cutouts far more sophisticated than Hollywood stars.
November 10, 2011 at 6:07 am

Orient Express Party 11/4, 5–8:45 pm Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St.
November 4, 2011 at 12:06 pm

Upstairs at Downey’s Irish Pub an eclectic group of about 60 members crowded around small bar tables supporting $10 buckets of beer.
November 3, 2011 at 6:45 am

Name and Year: Jesse Rappaport, 2012 Hometown: Chester, NJ Major: Fine Arts/Pre–Med Medium of Choice: Oil Paint [photospace] Street: Do you have any favorite artists?
November 3, 2011 at 6:38 am

This month’s First Friday brings us psychedelic music, military commentary and glittery computer graphics.
November 3, 2011 at 6:20 am

Get on the Ghost Train with Art After 5 10/28, 5–8:45 p.m. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St.
October 28, 2011 at 10:15 am

Still recovering from that post–midterm freak–out? Throwing a Halloween party? Unfortunately, the terrifying state of your living room does not count as holiday decor, but Arts has you covered.
October 27, 2011 at 6:36 am

Name and Year: Alexandria Goree, 2012 Hometown: Pasadena, California Major: Fine Arts and Communications Medium of Choice: Graphic Design Street: How did it all start?
October 27, 2011 at 6:30 am

Name and Year: Jillian Blackwell, 2012 Hometown: Fort Worth, TX Major: Fine Arts Medium of Choice: Ceramics Street: Do you have any favorite artists?
October 25, 2011 at 2:58 pm

9th Annual Dracula Festival at the Rosenbach 10/12–29 The Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008-2010 Delancey Pl. $5 with student ID Before Edward Cullen took over the world of tween literature, there was Dracula: the terrifying, blood sucking protagonist of Bram Stroker’s novel.
October 24, 2011 at 3:04 pm

Add/drop is over, and the prospect of Drawing I lowering your GPA scared you out of a studio art class, again.
October 20, 2011 at 6:32 am

Let’s face it — here in Philly, we have a bit of a complex.
October 20, 2011 at 5:36 am

Penn has been home to the inventors of MeepMe, bifocals and the toast zambini.
October 20, 2011 at 5:23 am

Is your room the talk of your floor? Did you paint your walls, get your hands on a Warhol, construct a makeshift bunkbed, or make Sansom look sanitary?
October 18, 2011 at 1:49 pm

Art at Lunch: The City of Murals 10/19, 12–1 p.m. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 118 N.
October 14, 2011 at 5:22 pm

Street took a look at Shepard Fairey's Philadelphia Murals this week (and the great food options near them). Here are a few more of our picks.
October 14, 2011 at 2:11 pm

Name and Year: Evan Robinson, 2014 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Major: Economics and Psychology Medium of Choice: Photography Website: evanrobinsonphotography.com [photospace] Street: How did you get started, in general and professionally? Evan Robinson: Sophomore year of high school I walked out of a basketball game with a broken finger that pointed sideways.
October 13, 2011 at 11:49 am

This week, all of Philadelphia’s a gallery, or a graphic tee.
October 13, 2011 at 6:30 am

Known for Obama’s HOPE graphic ­— the most effective political poster since “Uncle Sam Wants You” ­— Shepard Fairey is a little less famous for marking up a few Philly walls.
October 13, 2011 at 6:19 am