PREVIEW
N E W S F R O M T H E P E N N S Y LV A N I A A C A D E M Y O F T H E F I N E A R T S
FALL 2015
S TAT E O F T H E A R T S
Fifth-fl o o r expan si on proje c t br i n gs n ew e quipme nt, classroom s, stu d i o spac e
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ore than 130 years after Thomas Eakins introduced his students to the creative possibilities of a then-newfangled technology known as a camera, PAFA’s curriculum continues its tradition of adopting the latest innovations to prepare and shape artists of the future. PAFA is creating a new state-of-the-art digital facility for the School of Fine Arts, investing in hardware, software, and construction of new space on the previously undeveloped fifth floor of the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building.
IN THIS ISSUE 2
Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis
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Commencement 2015
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PAFA’s new website and Portfolio online store
Three illustration studio classrooms, a digital lab, and a media studio are being outfitted with enhancements that will substantially increase the digital resources available to PAFA students. The investment is largely aimed to support PAFA’s newly launched Fine Arts Illustration major, where students will create illustrations, book arts and animation. The new digital resources will be available to all PAFA students, however. Dean Clint Jukkala says, “The new classrooms on our fifth floor will create numerous educational opportunities for our students. In particular, the illustration rooms, digital lab and media studio will provide students with state-of-the-art work spaces and a host of digital tools to incorporate into their practice. “The studios will not only serve our new Illustration major, but will offer facilities for photography and video. They will be used by graduate students in our Moving Images class and all PAFA students who wish to explore digital processes,” he explains. The digital lab is being outfitted with a complement of computer workstations with the latest in design-relevant software, in addition to a high-capacity large-format scanner and digital projector. The media studio will allow students to create images in the real world and move them to the digital realm. Resources will include computer work stations, professional quality Nikon cameras, a lighting set-up for still photography, a green screen set-up for moving images, as well as light sets, light stands, copy stands, dolly, and background system. An illustration suite of studio-classrooms will serve as the new Illustration major’s main instructional and studio space. A combination of traditional and virtual illustration stations will include both traditional drawing tables and iMac work stations. All studio-classrooms will be equipped with digital projection capability and high-capacity large-format scanners.
Another new academic program at PAFA, the Low-Residency MFA launched over the summer, will have its new instructional technologist, Liesl Wuest, based on the fifth floor as well. The Low-Residency MFA program allows students to maintain full-time jobs while advancing their training as fine artists. During the academic year, these students are off-site and stay connected to their teachers, critics and fellow students through virtual classroom technology. Wuest is managing the online components of the Low-Residency program, including a new learning management system called Canvas. Canvas enhances the Low-Residency MFA through online discussion boards, real-time online discussions, creating and posting digital media, and keeping track of schedules and assignments. Low-Residency students are using iPads to document in videos and photos their off-site studio work and share it with their classmates and critics, and holding real-time critique sessions in the students’ off-site studios. The Canvas platform can be outfitted to support Liberal Arts and Digital Arts classes, as well as for Continuing Education and undergraduate students.
Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is America’s first school and museum of Fine Arts. A recipient of the 2005 National Medal of Arts presented by the President of the United States, PAFA is a recognized national leader in fine arts education. Nearly every major American artist has taught, studied, or exhibited at PAFA. The institution’s world-class collection of American art continues to grow and provides what only a few other art institutions in the world offer: the rare combination of an outstanding museum and extraordinary faculty known for its commitment to students and for the stature and quality of its artistic work. David R. Brigham, President and CEO Anthony DeCocinis, Chief Financial Officer James Gaddy, Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Administration Clint Jukkala, Dean of the School of Fine Arts Melissa D. Kaiser, Executive Vice President of Development Harry Philbrick, The Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum Heike Rass, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications Anne Stassen, Dean of Students André S.F. van de Putte, Dean of Enrollment PREVIEW is produced by PAFA’s Marketing Department and published twice a year. Design Laura B. Beard Copy Editors ZP Heller, JoAnn Loviglio, and Heike Rass.
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MORRIS GALLERY PROGRAM Mia Rosenthal: Paper Lens
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here has been a lot of buzz, both at PAFA and in the artist community in general, regarding the return of the Morris Gallery. Founded in 1978, the Morris Gallery showcased Philadelphia-based artists and the city’s contemporary art scene. It rapidly expanded over the next three decades, presenting everything from paintings to performances, while highlighting highly influential artists like Robert Ryman, Vik Muniz, Nan Goldin, Laylah Ali, and Virgil Marti, among others. Reinvigorated, the Morris Gallery program is located in the entry level of PAFA’s Historic Landmark Building. It will continue to feature local emerging and mid-career artists; however, the gallery will look to include artists from outside the area as well. “The Morris Gallery has for many years been an important platform for contemporary American artists. It’s exciting to bring the program back and to, once again, show the work of great Philadelphia artists in context with work from outside the region,” said Jodi Throckmorton, PAFA’s Curator of Contemporary Art. She added, “I hope that it becomes part of Philly’s dynamic contemporary art scene.” The Morris Gallery is named for Harrison S. Morris, a former managing director at PAFA who, at the turn of the 20th century, greatly contributed to enhancing the museum’s collection of contemporary art. That included paintings like Winslow
Homer’s Fox Hunt (1893) and Cecilia Beaux’s New England Woman (1895). PAFA hopes to continue this tradition by commissioning new work for the Morris Gallery program and, in some cases, making acquisitions from the pieces on display. The gallery is planning for four exhibitions annually, each of which will relate in some way to a larger question or theme. PAFA faculty members assist in selecting this theme and incorporating it into curricula, and students will have access to the artists featured in the gallery. For the year ahead, that theme is “How do artists make the invisible visible?” The Morris Gallery program’s first exhibition, October 9, 2015 - January 3, 2016, Mia Rosenthal: Paper Lens, addresses that theme on multiple levels. Rosenthal’s drawings are inspired by a tour she took of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, as well as images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary. Certainly, Rosenthal’s use of the telescope plays on both macro and micro levels, and seems symbolic of what PAFA hopes to achieve with the Morris Gallery program, as it simultaneously casts a spotlight on the contemporary art scene and looks forward. Learn more at pafa.org/morrisgallery.
Above: Mia Rosenthal, Microscope, 2015, Ink on paper mounted to panel, 16 inch diameter circle
PAFA Alumni Gallery presents:
J A M E S T O O G O O D : WAT E R C O L O R S
September 16 - November 29
Art at Lunch lecture: October 28, 12 - 1 p.m.
Gregory J. Fox, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Helen Haynes, Director of Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Jill Rupinski, Faculty Representative David Campbell Wilson, President of Alumni Council
This fall, the Alumni Gallery showcases the work of James Toogood, a PAFA teacher and alumnus. Twenty of Toogood’s works will be on view. The exhibition focuses on some of his favorite muses: the variations of light, texture and atmosphere found in such diverse locations as New York, Philadelphia, Venice, and Bermuda. Toogood’s work investigates the qualities that can make everyday people, places and things intriguing. The richly colored watercolors are a result of multiple layers of applied paint but convey a naturalism that belies the time and energy that go into each work. Toogood’s work has been featured in more than 40 solo exhibitions in galleries from Philadelphia to Bermuda. Learn more at pafa.org/alumni-gallery.
Next on view
Linda Aversa Caldwell, President of Women’s Board James Toogood, Mixed Emotions (detail), watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 in.
4 TH ANNUAL ALUMNI GALLERY JURIED EXHIBITION: WORKS ON PAPER December 3, 2015 - February 7, 2016
Exhibitions
PROCESSION: THE ART OF
NORMAN LEWIS
November 13, 2015 – April 3, 2016
Opening Weekend: Thursday, November 12 Peale Circle Reception, 5:30 p.m. Friday, November 13 Member’s Reception, 6 p.m. Not a member? Join today at pafa.org/join. Saturday, November 14 Friends & Family Brunch, 11 a.m. (Tickets available at pafa.org/normanlewis) Sunday, November 15 Free Sundays! Trolley Tour: Norman Lewis and African American Icons, 11 a.m.
Norman Lewis, Title Unknown (March on Washington), 1965, Oil on fiberboard, 35 1/4 x 47 1/2 in. L. Ann and Jonathan P. Binstock. © Estate of Norman W. Lewis; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
Norman Lewis was one of the most vital artists dedicated to abstract painting. His artistic career spanned
Norman Lewis working on Composition I, 1945. Willard Gallery Archives; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York pafa.org
four decades of the 20th century. He was active in the Harlem community and served as a member of the renowned Willard Gallery stable for two decades. Yet there has never been a comprehensive overview of Lewis’ work until now. Curated by Ruth Fine, who recently retired from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, in coordination with Robert Cozzolino, PAFA’s Senior Curator and Curator of Modern Art, this exhibition includes works from both international public and private collections, and is organized with the support of the artist’s estate. “It has been a privilege to come to know Lewis’ work by visiting collectors throughout the United States, many of whom are generously lending to PAFA’s Procession exhibition,” said Fine. “We hope to reveal the full scope of Lewis’ artistic engagement, highlighting his unique commitment to exploring possibilities within abstraction by conflating them with references to the perceived world.” Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis includes nearly 90 paintings and works on paper from the 1930s through the
1970s, along with archival materials. These works underscore Lewis’ career-long commitment to abstraction. They illustrate his sources of inspiration, such as jazz and classical music, geometry, and nature. Perhaps most critically, they reveal the importance Lewis placed upon ritual processions that included both celebrations and social protests. The processions in Lewis’ works range from joyous to terrifying, often drawing from the artist’s profound political consciousness and commitment to activism. One of the major focuses of the exhibition will be how Lewis used abstraction to tackle pressing social issues. “This exhibition will be a revelation to our community and the art world,” said Cozzolino. “Lewis produced powerful and gorgeous paintings that deserve to be repositioned among the highest achievements of twentieth-century art.” Learn more at pafa.org/normanlewis. The Major Exhibition Sponsors are the National Endowment for the Arts and Christie’s. Additional support from AG Foundation, L. Ann and Jonathan P. Binstock, Ed Bradley Family Foundation, Jacqueline Bradley and Clarence Otis, Jr., Dr. Aliya and Reginald Browne, Valentino D. Carlotti, Christina Lewis Halpern and Loida Nicolas Lewis, Charles and Kathy Harper, Robert Horwitz and Catherine Redlich, Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida, Dorothy Lichtenstein, The Lomax Family Foundation, Winston and Carolyn Lowe, Raymond J. McGuire and Crystal McCrary, Frank and Katherine Martucci, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and the Terra Foundation for American Art on behalf of board members Ruth Fine and Charles Harper.
PAFA’s special exhibitions in 2015-16 are supported by a generous contribution from Jonathan L. Cohen.
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Instagram Initiatives
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From left: Abigail Synnesdvedt, Kenneth (Bennett) Shipman, Sara Pottenger, Madeline Peckenpaugh, Chris Otto, SaraNoa Mark
From left, back row: Chelsea Dombroskie, Anthony Holt; Middle: Angelica Sherman-Principato, Candice Carroll, Kristin Arcidiacono; Front: Andrew Perez, Brigid O’Brien, Chelsea Allen
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Photos: Kelly and Massa Photography
This year, PAFA’s Instagram presence (@PAFAcademy) has expanded tremendously, largely due to a variety of new social media initiatives involving PAFA students and partnerships with other cultural organizations. PAFA partnered with The Barnes Foundation during their William Glackens exhibition in February, in which PAFA students took over the Instagram accounts of both organizations for a three-day period. Two students took photos of their favorite Glackens paintings from the show, and then photographed their own sketches of those works, as well as their own studio spaces at PAFA, which they posted with captions. In doing so, they put Glackens and his time as a PAFA student in the context of their own student experiences. According to ZP Heller, PAFA’s Digital Communications Director, “PAFA’s Instagram followers enjoy a high level of engagement, especially when they get to interact with our students and see things from their perspective, or get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s going on within the museum and school.” To celebrate The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, PAFA partnered with the James A. Michener Art Museum, which held the companion exhibition, The Artist in the Garden. In April, PAFA launched “Garden Inspirations,” a five-week photo contest on Instagram, asking for inspiring images of gardens and parks. The contest received over 225 submissions, and five winners received tickets and exhibition catalogs. In the run up to the 114th Annual Student Exhibition, PAFA held another student takeover of its Instagram account. Students featured in the exhibition posted photos with captions that offered a look at works-in-progress for the show. Many of the students included in the Instagram takeover coincidentally went on to win prizes and sell their works at the exhibition. Then in July, PAFA started collaborating with members of Traction Company, the Philly-based artist collective comprised of PAFA alumni, faculty, and staff. PAFA began posting Traction’s images of the installation process on Instagram, along with videos and a time-lapse video. In addition, PAFA held an Instaparty, in which local influential Instagrammers were invited to tour the exhibition and meet the Traction artists prior to the opening, generating even more buzz for the show. With nearly 6,000 followers, PAFA’s Instagram presence continues to flourish. Be sure to look for more student takeovers, partnerships, contests and creative uses of this social media site in the months ahead.
May 15, 2015
From left, back row: Kevin Millhouse; 2nd from back: Kathryn Vaughn, Brittany Bennett; Middle: Paul Raco, Claire Kowalewski Marsh, Drew Kohler, Elizabeth Culp; Front: Maxwell Torn, Michael Karlowski, Taylor Hickman, SaraNoa Mark, Fernando DeJesus
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Left to right: Liz Clattenburg, Karyn Gunter Smith, Taylor Kappus, Erik Peterson; Missing from Photo: Rose Benson, Wenxin Li
From left, back (row 6): Nick Nociforo, Rod Nunez, Shane Smith, Zach Zecha, Jillian Schley, Trevor Thomas, Ian Wagner; Row 5: Sean Hildreth, Morgan Hobbs, Ruthie Iglesias, Alma Selimovic, Julie Thompson; Row 4: Michelle Haberl, Rand Abdul Nour, Emily Elliott, Gabriel Echaveste, Tony Martolock, Gina Martinez, Lei Wang; Row 3: Sara Fry, Dayna Doria, Caitlin Bennett, Paige Losen, Janne Henriksen, Rebecca Sedehi, Marcelle Reinecke; Row 2: Del Zartner, Kirstin Tuttle, Mary Claire Ramirez; Row 1 (front): Nadine Beauharnois, Mark Basco, Matt Chapman, Mingfei Cui, Hayley Denton, Hattie Sloane; Missing from Photo: Timmy Graham, Jennifer Nelson
Alumni & Faculty
AUTOMAT
New Dean:
The gallery scene in Philadelphia has an exciting new collective space, and it was founded by a dynamic group of newly minted alumni from PAFA’s MFA program. Even before AUTOMAT gallery on North 11th Street opened its doors April 3, a number of local newspapers, websites and art magazines were buzzing. The instant interest reinforces the gallery founders’ assertion that they are filling a need for spaces in Philadelphia where young artists can experiment with their work. The founders of AUTOMAT are Nadine Beauharnois, Emily Elliott, Morgan R. Hobbs, Jillian Schley, Rebecca Sedehi, Shane Allan Smith, Zach Zecha (all MFA ’15), and Tiffany Tate (MFA ’14). The ambitious mission of their 750-squarefoot former industrial space in the city’s loft district is, as Tate says, to “create a space open to experimentation where local, emerging artists can take chances with their work and ideas can cross-pollinate.” The kudos continued with the collective’s first show, a group exhibition of the founders’ work called Hello My Name
is AUTOMAT. The influential Artblog called it “an exceptional exhibition that is sure to score countless regulars returning for another morsel of what the gallery has to dish out.” AUTOMAT followed up its inaugural show with a solo exhibition of work by PAFA alumna Terri Aluise (BFA ’14). In addition to embracing the work of emerging artists, AUTOMAT’s founders also are planning creative outreach and engagement with the community and public schools, as well as bringing guest curators and panel discussions to the gallery. Continued funding for AUTOMAT comes from monthly dues from its members. The founders raised more than $6,000 from a successful Indiegogo campaign to renovate the space, and were awarded a grant of about $3,000 from PAFA’s Venture Fund, which helps students take the next step in their careers. To find out more about AUTOMAT, visit automatcollective.com.
The inaugural exhibition Hello, My Name is AUTOMAT featuring the work of all 8 collective members – pictured (starting in the front and going clockwise) is the work of Jillian Schley, Zach Zecha, Tiffany Tate, Nadine Beauharnois, and Morgan Hobbs.
Exhibition opening for By the By, an exhibition featuring two PAFA alumnae, Sinéad Cahill and Sarah Thompson Moore, curated by AUTOMAT.
C LINT JUKKAL A
A familiar face at PAFA is taking on an expanded new role at the school. Clint Jukkala is the new Dean of the School of Fine Arts. Prior to his appointment as dean, Jukkala had been the Chair of Graduate Programs since fall 2013. In that role, Jukkala spearheaded initiatives including a New York gallery exhibition of Master of Fine Arts students’ work, and enhanced the Visiting Artists Program series by bringing internationally recognized artists to campus for lectures and critiques. He also was instrumental in the creation and development of a new Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts degree, which began classes this past summer. PAFA President and CEO David R. Brigham said after a nationwide search, Jukkala was chosen because of his energy and his vision for the future of the school, as well as his demonstrated leadership of PAFA’s graduate programs. Jukkala says, “PAFA is an amazing school with an extraordinary history. Our deep commitment to helping students develop technically and conceptually, our vibrant community of working artists, and our museum’s remarkable collection and exhibitions make this a truly unique place to study art.” Before his arrival at PAFA, Jukkala most recently had served as Director of Undergraduate Studies at Yale University School of Art, from where he also earned his MFA. Jukkala succeeds Jeffrey Carr, who retired in July after 12 years as Dean of the School of Fine Arts.
And F Many More
or the second year in a row, a group of talented PAFA graduates participated in a New York gallery show just weeks after completing their MFA degrees. And Many More, an exhibition consisting entirely of work by nine graduating MFA students from PAFA’s class of 2015, was on view at 33 Orchard over the summer. The exhibition featured painting, video and sculpture by Nadine Beauharnois, Mingfei Cui, Sara Fry, Sean Hildreth, Morgan R. Hobbs, Mary Claire Ramirez, Marcelle Reinecke, Shane Smith and Julie Thompson. Juried by Jodi Throckmorton, Curator of Contemporary Art at PAFA, And Many More exemplified the broad range of artistic interests and pursuits at work in the PAFA MFA program. Clint Jukkala, former Chair of Graduate Programs at PAFA and new Dean of the School of Fine Arts, says the exhibition highlights the cross-pollination and affinities that occur when a group of artists works in close proximity as they do in PAFA’s two-year program. In 2014, the group exhibition On Being Solid at Mixed Greens gallery in New York was also comprised exclusively of PAFA MFA graduates’ work.
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VISITING ARTISTS PROGRAM
Faculty/Alumni News
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Lectures 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m., Historic Landmark Building. Free and open to the public.
Eileen Neff, Leaf Wall (installation view), 2015, Archival inkjet prints on rag paper
The extraordinary work of PAFA faculty and alumni is consistently recognized with awards, exhibitions, and acquisitions. Here are just a few recent examples of our teachers’ and former students’ accomplishments. Two alumni are recipients of project grants from The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage: Benjamin Volta (Cert. ’02), recipient of a 2015 Pew Fellowship; and RAIR (Recycled Artist-in-Residency), a program co-founded by faculty member and alumnus Billy Dufala (Cert. ’03), for a site-specific interactive program at a Philadelphia recycling facility. Faculty member and alumna Sarah Peters’ (Cert. ’95) sculpture exhibition at Eleven Rivington gallery in New York earned high praise from Ken Johnson of The New York Times: “With
the haunting bronze heads in this elegant show, the Brooklyn sculptor Sarah Peters scores an aesthetic hat trick: making works that appear antique, Modern and post-Modern all at once.” The Philadelphia Museum of Art acquired a recent work by faculty member Eileen Neff. The Leaf Wall installation that is now part of the PMA’s permanent collection was featured in Neff ’s 2015 solo exhibition, Traveling into View, at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery. Faculty member Scott Noel ’s most recent solo exhibition of work, Scott Noel – Mythologies, Paintings from 1995-2015, is on view through November 14 at The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Roanoke University.
NEW VIDEOS
Above: Orit Hofshi
PAFA has produced three new videos to highlight some of the school’s exciting programs, talented students and accomplished faculty. Check them out on the new website, including one showcasing faculty member John Horn and the students in his Large Figure Sculpture Class! pafa.edu/sculpture
Ann Craven, Owl (Barred Owl Looking) (detail), 2014, 84 x 60 in.
Thursday, September 17
J U S T I N M AT H E R LY
Thursday, October 1
JUDY GELLES
Thursday, October 22
SUSANNA COFFEY
Thursday, October 29
JEAN SHIN
Thursday, November 5
SHARON LOUDEN
Monday, November 12
A N N C R AV E N
Thursday, November 19
PETER HALLEY
Thursday, December 3
BRAD GREENWOOD
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ALUM NI Pe r ks Visit the Galleries A reminder that PAFA alumni are entitled to complimentary admission to the Historic Landmark and Samuel M.V. Hamilton buildings during regular museum hours. Please check in at the front desk in either building upon arrival.
Conference save-the-date Join PAFA at the 2016 College Art Association Conference in Washington, DC (February 2-6, 2016). Stay tuned for details for an alumni gathering at the conference!
Museum
The Art of the Conse rvator MARY MCGINN
On an early June morning, PAFA Paintings Conservator Mary McGinn and conservation intern Liz McDermott were working on Leopold Seyffert’s Lacquer Screen. The oil on canvas painting lay face down on a white-paper covered table in McGinn’s large bright studio, as she gently hammered wooden keys into the stretcher’s corners to make the canvas tauter and prevent it from coming into contact with the stretcher bars. They were preparing Lacquer Screen, along with many other paintings from PAFA’s permanent collection, to be reinstalled in the Historic Landmark Building galleries, following the closing of The Artist’s Garden exhibition. As McGinn explained, there are cycles of treatment for paintings, which include cleaning and lining, along with routine maintenance. She is keenly attentive to wear and tear, as well as dust that can become intractable. “Keeping up with the maintenance of 3,000 paintings can be challenging,” McGinn said. She conferred with McDermott and assessed that over the next three months, they would be reviewing 85 paintings. “Our work’s more glamorous when we get to restore them,” McGinn smiled. A Philadelphia native, McGinn graduated from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Art Conservation Program in 1994. She interned at PAFA during her third year in the graduate program, and
then continued for an additional year on a prestigious Kress Fellowship, during which she primarily focused on frames. Before returning to PAFA in January, just prior to the opening of The Artist’s Garden, McGinn was the Paintings Conservator at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, as well as an affiliated Associate Professor at the University of Delaware. Still, for as much as she loved art, McGinn also studied science and worked for years in the biomedical research field; for a time, she even considered attending medical school. “Fortunately,” she said, “I discovered this happy medium of art and science.” A look around McGinn’s studio confirms such harmony: ongoing painting projects and frames adorn one wall while trays of chemicals and paints, a metal hood, and cabinets cautioning “Flammable” line another. Although a Masters in Conservation consists of focusing on studio art, art history, and chemistry, hundreds of hours of hands-on experience are also necessary, even before graduate school. That’s why McGinn believes strongly in the importance of working with her apprentice McDermott, who would be volunteering at PAFA for another year. “The craft is heavily informed by science,” McGinn concluded. “But you can’t be all thumbs to do this.”
ART IN PROCESS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY NEW THINGS We d n e s d ay s , 5 - 9 p . m . PAFA Café open until 8 p.m.
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“Keeping up with the maintenance of 3,000 paintings can be challenging,” McGinn said.
Every Wednesday night,
Art in Process highlights PAFA’s special exhibitions and permanent collection, while simultaneously showcasing its artists and the creative process. This fall, this series of programs will include a Family Night in September, a gallery talk with faculty member James Toogood in October, and in November, a Portfolio trunk sale with jewelry made by students and alumni from the University of the Arts. Such a variety of high-quality programming has become the hallmark of Art in Process. Since PAFA launched its Wednesday nights hours earlier this year, Art in Process has included everything from art history scavenger hunts and yoga in the galleries, to a knitting circle in front of the knitters in Peter Blume’s Tasso’s Oak and open drawing in the Historic Cast Hall. There have been panel discussions with visiting artists, students, and alumni. And almost every week has had a musical component, from music playing through speakers in the galleries to performances from groups like the Copeland String Quartet, which played music from the era of The Artist’s Garden at the Art in Process official launch party in early April. Attendance for Art in Process has risen steadily. Yet according to Lindsey Gearhart Nevin, PAFA’s Manager of Public Programs, a boost in attendance is not the only achievement of Art in Process. “We’ve found a lot of success over the first six months by embracing our student and alumni base,” Nevin explained. Art in Process “has fulfilled having different departments at PAFA come together and create a
different public face,” she added. “We’re creating a space for a new dialogue.” Such a dialogue about contemporary art was particularly evident at the panel discussion on Zombie Formalism in March, which was hosted by Tiffany Tate, a recent PAFA MFA graduate. The forum allowed alumni, students, visiting artists, and members of the public to hold a meaningful discussion. At the same time, Nevin has been using Art in Process as a chance to partner PAFA with other cultural organizations in the Philadelphia area. Those partnerships have already included The Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia Sculptors, Montco Wordshop, Bombay Yoga Company, NAPOLEON Gallery, and more. In May, PAFA partnered with Monument Lab for a three-week partnership that included artists like Zoe Strauss to hold conversations regarding monument proposals for the city’s parks. Art in Process continues to experiment with its upcoming programming. In particular, Nevin is looking forward to how the Art in Process Family Night will coincide with the World Meeting of Families Congress being held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center; the possibilities afforded by partnerships with the Mural Arts Program and Amber Art and Design; and a feast famine panel hosted by Tate, who is featured in the exhibition. Nevin intends to continue highlighting contemporary artists, utilizing the Alumni Gallery and the re-launch of the Morris Gallery Program. “The hope,” Nevin said, “is to embrace current programming as we look at opportunities to try new things.”
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n Graduation Day, PAFA students took a break from the excitement of the awards ceremony and commencement to gather with friends and families in Lenfest Plaza. They sat at Tableau’s new umbrella-topped tables and along the curving wooden bench that runs between Claes Oldenberg’s Paint Torch and Jordan Griska’s Grumman Greenhouse, enjoying a picnic lunch and taking photos, reveling in their accomplishments. The sunny scene was indicative of just how essential the plaza has become to PAFA’s campus, uniting the museum and school. Following the opening of Tableau, PAFA’s new café in the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, PAFA has made a series of improvements to Lenfest Plaza. First there was the addition of outdoor tables and chairs, raising Tableau’s visibility and creating a truly remarkable place to spend time during a museum visit, where one can people watch and take in the Historic Landmark Building’s gorgeous architectural details. There were also a number of aesthetic enhancements, such as adding planters and flowers. Then in late May, the plaza went smoke-free, a healthconscious move in the footsteps of nearby Dilworth Plaza, which has undergone its own massive transformation recently. Clearly, PAFA is committed to the development of Lenfest Plaza, both as a key to campus life and as one of the city’s vital public spaces.
N E W W E B S I T E an d PORTFOLIO ONLINE STORE Launched earlier this year, PAFA’s new website was created to brand PAFA’s museum/ school identity more strategically. It was well received and new stories and images about faculty and students, exhibitions and programs are now easier for the public to access and share at pafa.org. The new website has also provided a platform for e-commerce opportunities, including the Portfolio Online Store. “PAFA is excited to have a beautiful new website that highlights our mission as a school and museum of fine art, adapts its format to be read on all types of devices, and promotes sales of the unique inventory available in Portfolio’s online store,” said PAFA President and CEO David R. Brigham. The primary objective of the Portfolio Online Store is boosting overall sales, which is why the site features books, jewelry, textiles, giftware, and PAFA originals, as well as specials.
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“We are looking forward to offering the same level of high quality, thoughtfully crafted and selected wares through our online store as we do in Portfolio at PAFA,” said Lori Hines, Manager of Portfolio. In addition, the online store also offers a personal shopping experience. Visitors can learn more about a select group of featured artists whose works are for sale. Companies like Encanto are able to tell the story of how their environmentally sustainable and socially conscious business practices factor into the creation of their jewelry using Tagua, or vegetable ivory, which is harvested in Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil in a way that does not harm tropical rainforests. You can find Encanto and all of the other featured artists, as well as specials on Portfolio merchandise, at pafa.org/portfolio.
JOI N U S Member Perk s
Intro d u ci n g the M E M B E R S LOUNGE at ART IN PROCESS!
Reception for the Busin ess Community
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, Sculpture Study Center Wednesdays 5 - 8 p.m. September 2, 2015 // December 2, 2015 // March 23, 2016 // May 25, 2016
PAFA members and their guests are invited to the Members Lounge at Art in Process on select Wednesday evenings throughout the year. Stop by for complimentary food and drinks, mingle with other art enthusiasts,
browse our pop-up art library, and enjoy an interactive presentation. Don’t miss the kick-off for this fun new member program at Art in Process on Wednesday, September 2! Kindly RSVP to pafa.org/membernews.
PAFA held its first reception for members of the Philadelphia business community at the 114th Annual Student Exhibition (ASE) on May 19, with more than 100 guests attending. The event, sponsored by PAFA’s Corporate Relations Committee Co-Chairs Don Caldwell of Cross Atlantic Capital Partners and Bill Hankowsky of Liberty Property Trust, featured cocktails, music, networking, and Stephen STARR catered hors d’oeuvres. Many attendees were new to PAFA and to the ASE, which showcased over 1,000 works of art in a diversity of styles by PAFA under-
graduate and graduate students. In speaking with PAFA student artists, guests could see firsthand how their organizations’ support helps PAFA inspire the next generation of American artists. Business Partners support PAFA’s collections and exhibitions, educational and cultural programs, and community outreach programs. To view PAFA’s list of current Business Partners and learn more about the benefits of partnering with PAFA visit pafa.org/businesspartners.
2 NDA N N U A L M E M B E R S MEETING Tuesday, October 20, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
PAFA members are invited to join David R. Brigham, President and CEO, and Harry Philbrick, Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum, for an informative and fun-filled evening presentation about the state of the Museum, including a preview of 2016. Complimentary sips and snacks, plus evening access to the Historic Landmark Building galleries. Members-only program. Kindly RSVP to pafa.org/membernews.
Are You Up for the Challenge? PAFA is pleased to announce the 2015 Scholarship Challenge! Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous PAFA alumna, your gift toward student scholarships will go twice as far. When you make a gift of any amount in support of Scholarships between now and December 31, 2015, it will be matched, up to $25,000. Each year, PAFA awards over $3 million in scholarships to help promising artists pursue their education, but this does not cover the cost of supporting every student with need. The PAFA Scholarship Challenge is an exciting and impactful way for you to support the next generation of great American artists. To participate in the Challenge and demonstrate your commitment to PAFA students, please give online at community.pafa.org/scholarshipgiving and note “Scholarship Challenge” in the comments field or call 215-972-2077. pafa.org
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Events
Students and visitors attend the opening reception for the 114th Annual Student Exhibition.
Low-Residency MFA student Tania O’Donnell signs in at the MFA matriculation event.
Peale Circle Reception at The Artist’s Garden opening.
PAFA/Penn BFA student Taylor Hickman presents her work at the opening reception of the 114th Annual Student Exhibition.
A visitor sketches in the Cast Hall during the launch party for PAFA’s new Art in Process programming.
Anna Marley, Curator of Historical American Art, addresses the crowd at The Artist’s Garden opening.
FALL 2015 AT PAFA S E PT EMBER Art in Process
Wednesday, September 2, 5 – 9 p.m. 5 – 7 p.m.: School Program: Philly Art Schools Mixer 5 – 8 p.m.: Members Lounge 5 – 9 p.m.: College Night 7 – 9 p.m.: Screening of Rackstraw Downes a Painter
Art in Process
Wednesday, September 9, 5 – 9 p.m. 7 – 9 p.m.: Artist Panel: feast famine
Alumni Gallery Opening Reception James Toogood: Watercolors
Wednesday, September 16, Preview for guests, PAFA members and alumni: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Open to the public: 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Art in Process
Wednesday, September 16, 5 – 9 p.m. 6:30 – 8 p.m.: Site specific installation performance: I Ain’t got no Beef with Tofu
Visiting Artists Program: Justin Matherly
Thursday, September 17, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
PAFA Fundamentals for New Members
Saturday, September 19, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. *
Family Arts Academy Sunday, September 20, 2 – 4 p.m. Glow Your Own Way
Art at Lunch
Wednesday, September 23, 12 – 1 p.m. Neilson Carlin, Official Artist of the World Meeting of the Families
Art in Process
Wednesday, September 23, 5 – 9 p.m. 5 – 9 p.m.: Interactive Program: Family Night!
Art at Lunch
Wednesday, September 30, 12 – 1 p.m. Mad Ambition: Art and Money in the Age of Jackson
Art in Process
Wednesday, September 30, 5 – 9 p.m. 7 – 8:30 p.m.: Roundtable in the Alumni Gallery
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Curator Conversation: Traction Company with Jodi Throckmorton
Wednesday, September 30, 6 – 7 p.m.* Free for Friend level members and above $15 for Individual and Family level members
OC TOB E R
Visiting Artists Program: Judy Gelles
Thursday, October 1, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Graduate Programs Open House
Saturday, October 3, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Undergraduate Programs Open House
Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Family Arts Academy
Sunday, October 18, 2 – 4 p.m. Paper Plants
2nd Annual Members Meeting
Tuesday, October 20, 5:30 – 7:30 pm*
Art at Lunch
Wednesday, October 21, 12 – 1 p.m. Michelangelo, Titian, Rubens, and the Laocoon
Family Arts Festival on Lenfest Plaza Sunday, October 4, 2 – 4 p.m.
Art in Process
Presented by PNC Arts Alive
Wednesday, October 21, 5 – 9 p.m. 6 – 7:30 p.m.: Kier Johnston and Ernel Martinez
Art at Lunch
Visiting Artists Program: Susanna Coffey
Wednesday, October 7, 12 – 1 p.m. Journey After PAFA
Art in Process
Wednesday, October 7, 5 – 9 p.m. 6 – 7 p.m.: Historic Cast Hall tour
Thursday, October 22, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Family Arts Academy
Sunday, October 25, 2 – 4 p.m. Tunnel Into Your Story
Art at Lunch
Wednesday, October 7, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, October 28, 12 – 1 p.m. The Art of Watercolor
Whitney Museum Day Trip with Curator Robert Cozzolino
Art in Process
The Review Panel Philadelphia
Thursday, October 8* Free for Patron level members and above
Family Arts Academy
Wednesday, October 28, 5 – 9 p.m. 6 – 7:30 p.m.: Benjamin West and the Struggle to Be Modern 6 – 9 p.m.: Course: Applied Art and Design in the Film Industry
Sunday, October 11, 2 – 4 p.m. Big to Small
Visiting Artists Program: Jean Shin
Art at Lunch
NOV E M B E R
Wednesday, October 14, 12 – 1 p.m. Government and the Arts in Philadelphia
Art in Process
Wednesday, October 14, 5 – 9 p.m. 6 – 7 p.m.: Gallery Talk: James Toogood 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.: Teen Program: Outdoor Film Festival
President’s Cocktail Reception
Thursday, October 15, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.* Available to Horace Pippin Circle and above An exclusive reception with David Brigham, PAFA’s President & CEO; Harry Philbrick, Director of the Museum; and Clint Jukkala, new Dean of the School of Fine Arts.
Thursday, October 29, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Family Arts Academy
Sunday, November 1, 2 – 4 p.m. El Día de los Muertos
Art at Lunch
Wednesday, November 4, 12 – 1 p.m. One World or None: Hints of the Future in Norman Lewis’s Abstract Expressionism
Art in Process
Wednesday, November 4, 5 – 9 p.m. 5 – 8 p.m.: Artist Observation: Mia Rosenthal 6 – 8 p.m.: Screening of James Dupree documentary
Attendees enjoy the opening reception of A Fine Arrangement in the Annenberg Gallery.
Amy Sadao, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, and Denise Brown, Executive Director of the Leeway Foundation at the Traction Company opening.
Certificate printmaking student Megan Webb welcomes visitors to her studio during Open Studio Night.
Visiting Artists Program: Sharon Louden
Alumnus and Traction Company artist Sedakial Gebremedhin poses with his family at the Traction Company opening.
Patrons and artists engage with each other while viewing Traction Company.
Work by UArts students & alumni 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.: Course: Printmaking Workshop with Tony Rosati
Art Workshop – Observe and Create: The Abstract Ideal
The Review Panel Philadelphia
Wednesday, November 18, 6 p.m.
Sunday, December 6, 2 – 4 p.m. ALTERed Portraits
Saturday, November 7 For tickets: pafa.org/bacchanal
Visiting Artists Program: Peter Halley
Art in Process
Family Arts Academy
Family Arts Academy
Thursday, November 5, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
PAFA Member Tour at Woodmere Art Museum Thursday, November 5, 2 p.m.*
Bacchanal Wine Gala & Auction
Sunday, November 8, 2 – 4 p.m. Celebration of Dance
Art at Lunch
Wednesday, November 11, 12 – 1 p.m. Mia Rosenthal: Paper Lens
Art in Process
Wednesday, November 11, 5 – 9 p.m. 6 – 8 p.m.: Panel Discussion: Career Services
Visiting Artists Program: Ann Craven
Thursday, November 12, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday, November 19, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2 – 4 p.m. Shape Shifting
Art at Lunch
Wednesday, November 25, 12 – 1 p.m. We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920’s – 1970’s
Art in Process
Wednesday, November 25, 5 – 9 p.m. Interactive Program: Thanksgiving Eve
DECEMBER
Portfolio Members’ Holiday Sale
Thursday, November 12, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.* Peale Circle Reception
Tuesday, December 1 – Sunday, December 6, 10 am – 6 p.m. Members receive an additional 10% discount in Portfolio
Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis
Art at Lunch
Trolley Tour: Norman Lewis and other African American Icons
Art in Process
Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis
Friday, November 13, 6 – 8 p.m.* Members’ Reception, pre-registration required.
Wednesday, December 2, 12 – 1 p.m. Thomas Nast: The Artist Who Gave Us Santa Claus
Sunday, November 15, 2 – 4 p.m. Through the Telescope
Wednesday, December 2, 5 – 9 p.m. 5 – 8 p.m.: Teen Take Over 5 – 8 p.m.: Members Lounge 6 – 8 p.m.: Course: Portrait Painting Demonstration with Ted Xaras
Educators Evening
Visiting Artists Program: Brad Greenwood
Sunday, November 15, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Family Arts Academy
Tuesday, November 17, 4 – 7 p.m. Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis Free with a registration.
Art at Lunch
Wednesday, November 18, 12 – 1 p.m. Indecent Exposures: Eadweard Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion Nudes
Art in Process
Wednesday, November 18, 5 – 9 p.m. 5 – 8 p.m.: Portfolio Trunk Sale: pafa.org
Thursday, December 3, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday, December 5, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Family Arts Academy
Wednesday, December 9, 5 – 9 p.m. 6 – 8 p.m.: Panel Discussion: Career Services
Curator Conversation: Norman Lewis with Ruth Fine Wednesday, December 9, 6 – 7 p.m.* Free for Friend level members and above $15 for Individual and Family level members
Family Arts Academy
Sunday, December 13, 2 – 4 p.m. Twisting, Twirling Textiles
Art in Process
Wednesday, December 16, 5 – 9 p.m. 6 – 8 p.m.: Interactive Program: The Art of Looking
Family Arts Academy
Sunday, December 20, 2 – 4 p.m. The Fox Hunted
Art in Process
Wednesday, December 23, 5 – 9 p.m. Interactive Program: Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Art in Process
Wednesday, December 30, 5 – 9 p.m. Art History Scavenger Hunts: Winter Edition
SAVE THE DATE: Art Exploration Trip to Boston – May 2016*
Join PAFA’s curators, from May 16 - 19, 2016 for this exclusive travel opportunity. Peale Circle members at the Violet Oakley Circle level receive a 10% discount; Horace Pippin Circle and above receive 20% off.
22nd Annual Student Print Sale
Friday, December 4, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Members’ Preview Shopping Hour: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
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at adjacent Parkway Corporation parking lots. Tickets must be validated at the Museum Admissions desk. Academic Programs / 215-972-7625 PAFA offers a four-year Certificate, BFA, BFA in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania, Post-Baccalaureate, MFA, and Low-Residency MFA. For information: 215-972-7625 or admissions@pafa.edu. Accessibility The accessible entrance for both the Historic Landmark Building and the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building is located in the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building Lobby. Wheelchairs are available, and restrooms are accessible. Important Phone Numbers Alumni Gallery 215-391-4187
Library 215-972-2030
Business Partners Program 215-972-2002
Marketing 215-391-4184 Membership 215-972-2077
Continuing Education 215-972-7632
Museum Front Desk 215-972-2069
Development 215-972-2077
Blick Art Materials 215-972-2035
Museum Education 215-391-4806
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C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N P R O G R A M S
PAFA CE offers art classes and workshops, lectures and seminars for adults and high school students at all levels of ability. For the complete fall schedule visit pafa.edu/ce.
Master Classes, Workshops and Lectures Plein Air Painting in Cape May with Joe Sweeney September 17 – 20
PAFA is proud to partner with ARTZ Philadelphia to offer programming for those living with dementia and their care partners, friends and family.
Master Class with Elizabeth Osborne October 17 – 18
10 weeks, Mondays, October 12 – December 14
Children’s Book Illustration with David Wiesner November 14 – 15 • Public Slide Lecture, Nov. 13, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Figure Drawing with Renée Foulks December 5 – 6
David Weisner
Fall 2015
Critique with Astrid Bowlby and Peter Van Dyck October 31 Visit PAFA’s Vaults with Bill Scott and Alex Kanevsky December 11
High School Portfolio Preparation: Drawing
10 weeks, October 3 – December 12 Students will draw from still life, PAFA’s historic cast collection, and life models to develop a strong body of work for their portfolios.
ARTZ in the Studio
Led by Dona Duncan, registered art therapist, students with memory loss will experience the ways in which art-making can become a creative form of self-expression, while enriching their lives through a new sense of community with others.
ARTZ in the Museum
3 sessions, Mondays October 19, November 16, and December 7
An interactive program in the PAFA museum for visitors with dementia and their care partners. Facilitated by Dr. Susan Shifrin, Director of ARTZ Philadelphia.
Member Perks!
Friend level members and above enjoy 10% off all continuing education classes at PAFA. Visit pafa.org/membership or call 215-972-2077 to join.
This fall, Morris Arboretum and PAFA are offering members of both institutions discounts on select classes. Learn more and register at online.morrisarboretum.org/classes, or call 215-247-5777 ext. 125.
Elizabeth Osborne
Photo: Paul Meyer
PAFA and Morris Arboretum