Arts
DIY: Real Housewife Lips
This article is a part of the the Fall 2011 Joke Issue: Real Housewives of 34th Street. Sure, botox removed years from that wrinkly old face of yours, but when it comes to facial expressions, versatility is key.
Check Out The Fine Arts Senior Thesis Preview Show
Featuring: Tenaya Anue, Becky Bailey, Jillian Blackwell, Lynda Diane Brody, Alex Goree, Alexander Hovnanian, Connie Ko, Weiren Liu, Sayra López, Quintin Marcus, Amanda Murphy, Claire Niebergall, Jesse Rappaport, Alex Remnick, Sarah Shults, Elise Wrabetz, Allison Zuckerman Where: Charles Fine Arts Gallery When: Now through December 8 Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday 10am-5pm http://thesis2012.upennfinearts.com/ Need a preview of a preview?
Informal Critique, Landscape Design, and Sigur Rós in Weekend Listings
Inni 12/2–3, Screenings at 7 and 9 pm Students $7 International House 3701 Chestnut Street Sometimes, for whatever reason, we just can’t see a band during their live tour.
Artist Profile: Elise Wrabetz
[photospace] Name and Year: Elise Wrabetz, Senior 2012 Hometown: Havertown, PA Major: Fine Arts Medium of Choice: Photography Street: How did you become interested in photography?
Day With(out) Art
In the pandemic's 30th year, HIV/AIDS still affects over 30,000 Philadelphians. Take action and mourn for those who have suffered by joining Philly in the Day With(out) Art.
Thank God It's (First) Friday: Preview 12/2
Listen up. These opening exhibits won't just help you cross a quirky gift or two off your Christmas list, they'll also open your ears to an assortment of live Philly jams.
Campus Gems: King Solomon Statue
Like most of the attendees of our fine institution, I have the secret desire to have myself immortalized in the form of a massive bronze statue.
LISTINGS for the weekend of 11/17
Philly Photo Day Exhibit 11/10–26 Free Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, 1400 N.
DIY Cribs Style: Vinyl Bookends
Fear not, campus–dweller! If you’re feeling a little intimidated by our contest winner’s awesome–tastic room (see below), check out this vinyl bookend, cheap and easy to make in five quick steps.
Artist Profile: Quintin Marcus
Name and Year: Quintin Marcus, 2012 Hometown: Philadelphia Major: Fine Arts, Concentration in Communicative Design Medium of Choice: Anything I need to create what’s in my head Website: http://quintinmarcus.com [photospace] Street: How did you get started in graphic design? Quintin Marcus: When I came to Penn, majoring in Fine Arts was the furthest thing from my mind.
Cribs Contest Winner Makes Great Use Out of A Small Space
This College senior’s room is bursting with U2 paraphernalia, trinkets from world–traveling and some antique gems handed down from family members.
Sip & Ponder
Eco–artist Susan Benarcik fills the Random Tea Room and Curiosity Shop in NoLibs with a plethora of pretty trinkets.
Arts Listings, November 11-onwards
If only we had listings for Veterans Day.
Arts Top 5: Best of Philly Zine
Refresh your eyes from all those midterms and check out some quirky, visual stimuli at the Philly Zine Fest this Sunday at the Rotunda.
Artist of the Week: Kelsey Halliday Johnson
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.
The Print Center's New Exhibit 'To Scale' is of Life Size Proportions
The Print Center’s new exhibit makes life–size cutouts far more sophisticated than Hollywood stars.
Arts Listings for the Week 11/3
Orient Express Party 11/4, 5–8:45 pm Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St.
Downey Irish Pub's new running comedy gets you drunk... and then makes fun of you
Upstairs at Downey’s Irish Pub an eclectic group of about 60 members crowded around small bar tables supporting $10 buckets of beer.
Artist Profile: Jesse Rappaport
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?
