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February 2015
Dan Walsh '83
Art Unleashed Exhibition and Sale to Showcase Work by UArts Students, Faculty, Alumni

The University of the Arts will host its 6th annual Art Unleashed exhibition and sale April 9-14, showcasing one-of-a-kind work by UArts students, faculty and alumni. A Preview Party on April 9 will kick off the University's largest fundraiser, which raises money to support the Sam S. McKeel Promising Young Artists Scholarship Fund. Art Unleashed features original pieces by emerging and established artists, including this year's Alumni Spotlight Artist: New York-based painter, printmaker and book artist Dan Walsh BFA '83 (Painting), whose large geometric paintings were included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial, one of the leading shows in the art world.

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Above: "Facility" by Dan Walsh BFA '83 (Painting).
 
 
Open House

Learn More About UArts at Our Spring Open Houses

Graduate Open House

Learn more about graduate programs at the University of the Arts. Engage with faculty, alumni and current students as well as admissions and financial aid staff, and tour our facilities.

February 21, 12 - 4 p.m

 

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Undergraduate Open House

Our Undergraduate Spring Open House provides the perfect opportunity to explore our campus and community, and learn more about our undergraduate programs in the visual arts, design, film, performing arts and liberal arts, as well as financial aid and the application process.

March 28, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

 

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Monica Morris 15 IFA
Project by Sculpture Seniors to Beautify Philadelphia Streets

This spring, Monica Morris '15 (Interdisciplinary Fine Arts), Lee Reed '15 (Interdisciplinary Fine Arts), Corinne Sandkuhler '15 (Interdisciplinary Fine Arts) and Stephanie Wademan '15 (Interdisciplinary Fine Arts) - all seniors in the Sculpture concentration - will install their original design motifs on Philadelphia's ubiquitous brown utility boxes in the city's Washington Square West neighborhood. The project, developed during a special independent study project in coordination with the Washington Square West Civic Association, features concepts in response to specific environmental cues including architecture, commercial signage, tree and plant life, surface patterns, light, and shadow.  

 

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Above right: Rendering of utility box cover by Monica Morris '15 (Interdisciplinary Fine Arts).
 
Jonathan Bartlett

Illustration Faculty/Alum Wins Prestigious Advertising Award

The Society of Illustrators has awarded Illustration Lecturer and alumnus Jonathan Bartlett BFA '07 (Illustration) a Gold Medal in Advertising for a piece (above) he created for Ralph Lauren's Denim & Supply flagship store in New York City. The mural was part of Denim & Supply's Art Wall Project, an initiative that transforms the store's fa�ade into a large-scale work of art. The award included having his work displayed in the annual "Illustrators 57" exhibit at the Society's Museum of American Illustration. The Brooklyn-based artist also received the Society of Illustrators' Silver Medal in Advertising for his poster work with the Bridge Theatre Company and was named a winner of the Art Directors Club Young Guns 9, both in 2011.

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Toby Zinman book cover
Award-Winning Liberal Arts Professor Releases Fifth Book

Longtime Liberal Arts Professor and Distinguished Teaching Award recipient Toby Zinman has released her fifth book, Replay: Classic Modern Drama Reimagined (Methuen Publishers), a study of the many reworkings and adaptations of classic plays on the modern stage. Recognized in 2011 by American Theatre magazine as "one of the nation's most influential theater critics" for her work with The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia City Paper, Zinman was a Fulbright professor at Tel Aviv University, a visiting professor in China and has won five grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. She publishes widely and lectures internationally on American drama.
 
Students in Spain

2-Week Short Course Takes UArts Students to Spain

Eleven students from across the University spent early January in Spain as part of a new two-week short course with Master Lecturer and alumnus Jason Lempieri MID '04 (Industrial Design). Participating students included Robin Alcantara '15 (Illustration), Edward Barks '15 (Graphic Design), Jenna Bittner '17 (Acting), Hyemin Chung '16 (Illustration), Han Sol Kim '15 (Graphic Design), Hee Jung Kim '15 (Illustration), Jaclyn Kloog '16 (Illustration), Brittany Meyer '15 (Graphic Design), Sarah Six '17 (Photography), Jordyn Staar '15 (Multidisciplinary Fine Arts) and Jamie Williams '17 (Illustration). An exhibit of their sketchbooks showcasing their time abroad and reflections from their experience is in the works.

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The Who's Tommy
BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards Recognize Brind School Talent 

Ira Brind School of Theater Arts freshman Steven Burke '18 (Directing, Playwriting + Production) was named Best Director of a Musical for "The Who's Tommy" in the 2014 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards, announced recently by BroadwayWorld.com. Other winners included Brind School Master Electrician and double nominee Troy Martin-O'Shia, who took home his second award for Best Lighting Design, and UArts accompanist Christopher Ertelt, who won the Best Music Direction award for multiple-winning production "The Addams Family." 

  
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Above right: Best Actor nominee Jason Armstrong '16 (Musical Theater) [center] as Tommy in "The Who's Tommy."  
 
Rush Street

Alumni Association Hosts SoCal Happy Hour

 

This Saturday, February 7, the Alumni Association is hosting a happy hour for its Southern California alumni at Rush Street Culver City. The evening will be a great chance to mix and mingle with your fellow L.A.-area alumni and to meet UArts Interim President Kirk Pillow, along with College of Performing Arts faculty and leadership, including Marc Dicciani BM '75 (Percussion), dean of the College of Performing Arts; Micah Jones MM '99 (Jazz Studies), interim director of the School of Music; Brian Kremer, voice coordinator; and Amy Dugas Brown, acting head of Directing, Playwriting + Production. Tickets are $20 per person and include appetizers and two drink tickets.

 

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Rush Street Culver City

9546 Washington Boulevard

Culver City, CA 90232

 

Above: Image courtesy of Rush Street Culver City.

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