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Big screen, small screen or even the screen in the palm of your hand; live action, animation, rotoscoping, motion capture or whatever is coming next; major studio, indie production, cable network or webisode – modalities for the creation, distribution and consumption of film and video multiply and evolve seemingly daily. What it means to “make film” is almost entirely unclear, or at least can’t be answered in a single sentence. Still, one fact remains: the human impulse to tell stories in pictures. No matter the breathtaking advances in technology, characters, storylines and imagery persist and matter – and manage to inspire, frighten, amuse and even change us – as individuals and as societies. From images of the Middle Eastern Jasmine revolutions captured on smartphones and broadcast around the world, to the latest episode of “Children’s Hospital,” to Raoul Ruiz’s epic “Mysteries of Lisbon,” film and video are still pushing boundaries, pushing buttons and pushing us, as human beings, to reimagine ourselves and our world.
This new era melding rapid change and traditional methods is the context within which the University of the Arts is launching its new integrated Film Program – the first component of an innovative academic plan that promises to transform the University. The plan will create an environment in which creative people of every kind – visual artists and designers, actors, dancers and musicians, multimedia artists, screenwriters, filmmakers and more – can work collaboratively, challenge traditional disciplinary boundaries and devise their own pathways to become the artists and creative leaders they want to become. Future issues of Edge will feature more news on the new academic plan and how the University is implementing it, including the evolution of the integrated Film Program into a Film School and the launch of new schools of Visual Arts and Design in the Fall of 2012 – joining our schools of Music and Dance and the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts. You can also follow our progress on the University’s website at uarts.edu.
In this issue of Edge magazine, we explore the future of film – how it is made, how it is experienced. It’s an exciting time for filmmakers, with more opportunities than ever Warm regards, for writers, directors, animators, producers, artists, communicators, entrepreneurs and others to tell their stories in a myriad of ways, and for audiences to access those stories through a similarly wide breadth of Sean T. Buffington vehicles. President, The University of the Arts
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Sean T. Buffington President Paul F. Healy EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Vice President of University Communications
Carise Mitch Managing Editor
Jessica Frye BFA ’02, MAT ’03 Art Director
James Maurer PRODUCTION MANAGER
Contributing Photographers Steve Belkowitz Jason Chen BFA ’08 Lois Greenberg Diana Hamm BFA ’11 Harry Hukkinen MFA ’11 Lauren McCarty MFA ’10 Carise Mitch Akiko Miyake Illyssa Shapiro BS ’11 Kiyofumi Shiba B. Proud Contributing Writers Laura J. Armstrong Laura Beitman Hoover Griffin R. Kahn Sara MacDonald Carise Mitch Dana Rodriguez Illyssa Shapiro BS ’11 Kris Strawser MFA ’12
Cover IMAGE Steve Belkowitz Matt Cappy, BM ’96, MAT ’97 Trumpeter, performed on John Legend and the Roots’ Grammy-winning album and with Jay-Z, Jill Scott, Aretha Franklin and many more.
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Edge, Volume 1, Number 5 Edge is the magazine of the University of the Arts. Readers are encouraged to submit ideas for original articles about University students, faculty and alumni; advancements in arts and arts education; and visual, performing and media arts. The submission of artwork for reproduction is also encouraged. Please include contact information when submitting art. Unless requested, artwork will not be returned.
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ur last issue of Edge featured the The Sketchbook, a student-produced magazine donated by alumnus William H. (Bill) Campbell ’37, Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. The publication of the sketches in “From the Archives” prompted this follow-up letter from Campbell with further details on the sketches featured – and the artists who created them (the correspondence has been edited).
Campbell also included the following poem, which was featured on the invitation to a reception at the Plastic Club celebrating his 75 years of activity in the Philadelphia arts:
Concerning the reproductions in Edge: Jacob (Jake) Landau, I knew from age 14 until he died. He was a great natural talent.
Artist’s Statement at 95 Am I in the Avant-Garde or Derriere Garde? Is my painting Retro, Neo or PostSomething? Is it Realist, Abstract, Non-Objective, Impressionist or Expressionist? It might be Geometric, Op or Pop But it ain’t ‘Cause I just like to paint.
Sketchbook cover Spring 1935 I think was by Don Cooke (sorry my signature is there).
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Sketchbook cover Spring 1936 is by Milton Weiner. Milt is gone but his wife Reba is still here. Both were grads in 1936. The spread of sketches is by William (Bill) H. Rickert, Illustration 1936. Two teachers pictured are Franklin Watkins (left) and Herb Pullinger (right). Best wishes to you, “Broad and Pine” and the Archives.
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family all enjoy reading Edge magazine. The layout is always very well constructed and the articles are very well written. As an alumni, I have an interest in reading about the continuing creativity of its students. I know that UArts helped me flourish as a artist/designer and I am interested in many of the other programs as well. Edge is a good opportunity for others to see what their former school is doing. It’s good to know that University of the Arts continues to develop and help young artists to become creators of culture, and Edge magazine shows that. IAN LEIBOVICI BS ’08
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Edge this weekend, and wanted to tell you how inspiring it was for me. There were several alums highlighted who I know, and I relished reading about them. Plus, I loved learning about other UArts associates who are doing awesome things. The magazine looks great and I’m very proud to be part of the UArts design thinking corps. With great appreciation for the work you’re doing. Hilary Jay
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(PMSIA) Philadelphia, PA Please send all comments, kudos and criticisms to EDGE c/o University Communications, Letters to the Editor, 320 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 or e-mail news@uarts.edu. (above) Justin Rubich BFA’10 (Painting and Drawing)
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“It was ‘War of the Worlds,’ the original,” says Rose, whose internationally recognized work spans video installation, documentary and performance. “It scared the hell out of me. I think it traumatized me for a year.” That big-screen experience was the movie experience for many decades, but the rise of video streaming on smartphones and tablet computers may be shifting the equation. Neilsen Media reports that such usage grew 44 percent from 2010 to 2011, as more and more people access films on their portable devices. But Rose says that trend creates its own issues, citing Alfred Hitchcock’s brilliant aesthetics that would be missed in a small-screen format. “You compose differently for the small screen,” he says, adding that his latest film, “The Indeserian Tablets” (2011), had to be adapted for the Internet and can be viewed on Vimeo. “There’s no way of knowing how your work is going to be viewed. That creates a lot of questions about how one makes films.” Despite competition from iPhones, iPads and the living room couch, Rose and his colleagues don’t foresee that going to movie theaters will completely fall out of favor. Rather, the big screen could become part of a wider range of potential exhibition formats, such as open-air or movable venues. While regal 2,000-seat movie palaces have become a relic of the past, the social ritual can survive. “People still go on dates. They still like to get out of the house,” says Steven Saylor, UArts associate professor of Writing for Film and Television. “The communal aspect of going to a film is still a special experience, like live music or theater.” What may change is how films are presented, potentially being broadcast from a central location to a thousand screens at a time. And the audience’s response could lead to edits in the film by the very next weekend. “That would change the medium,” says Saylor, who fell in love with Hitchcock movies in college. Storming the Gates of the Elite In Woody Allen’s latest movie, “Midnight in Paris,” the characters are nostalgic about the golden age that came before. In the real world of filmmaking today, there is little time for nostalgia. “Digital is changing everything,” says Wellenreiter, co-founder of Severine Pictures in Philadelphia. “To a certain extent, students are file-makers not filmmakers. All footage is ones and zeros, the binary code of digital media.” People are talking less and less about the distinction between creating or processing traditional film and digital video. With technological advances, creating film has never been easier, or cheaper. Just as musicians can bypass major record labels, filmmakers can bypass Hollywood and distribute and market their films via social media.
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“What’s exciting is now there are opportunities for everyone to make film, where it used to be extremely elitist,” Wellenreiter says. “You either had to have quite a bit of money or pitch ideas that could be financed and distributed, which can water down content. There will be a lot more freedom.” That accessibility is especially needed with Hollywood’s growing trend of marketing either niche, low-budget films or big blockbusters attractive to adolescent boys. “The comic book megahits aren’t tied to cultural specificity and can travel the globe,” says Wellenreiter. “But the economic advantage Hollywood used to have can be rivaled by different countries,” he says, such as India, Nigeria, Japan and China. “All are competing for international dollars.” Rise of the Machines: the Power of Technology The birth of sophisticated computer imagery is one of the most significant technological changes in movies since the shift from silence to sound – even more so than when movies went from black-and-white to color in the early 1940s, according to Karl Staven, chair of the UArts Animation program. “These days it almost seems necessary to include animated characters or special effects to have a successful major market feature release,” he says. “Looking at the most successful feature films over the past 10 years in the U.S., one can only see a rise in the importance of animation, computer generated and live-action interaction and special effects. In 2010, five of the top 10 highest-grossing were entirely animated, while the remaining five couldn’t exist without their animated non-reality surrounding the human actors.” Another factor is 3-D. In 2010, driven by the blockbuster “Avatar,” studios earned a whopping 33 percent of their revenues from 3-D showings (although those numbers have dropped in 2011, primarily from the lack of “event” films). And we may have barely scratched “THere’s no way of the surface of 3-D’s possibilities.
knowing how your work is going to be viewed. That creates a lot of questions about how one makes films.”
“I think 3-D can be pushed pretty far, almost to perfection,” predicts Bernardo Morillo, BFA ’95 (Film/Digital Video), the senior editor/director of Blue, a Philadelphia-based film and video production company. “In the future, I envision films that are two to three minutes long and just encompass moments with such perfection that they are perceived as very close to reality, short films that are so hyper-realistic they almost become part of a collective memory, bringing audiences together on an emotional level. These films will be projected in perfect environments with perfect audio setups, 3-D moments that become part of people experiencing life artificially together.”
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3-D could even become holographic. Think “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” “You could experience a narrative that is on some type of projection system and the people in the room seem as real as real life,” says Wellenreiter, chuckling. “It seems ludicrous to say that because it sounds silly. It sounds like science fiction.” But not everyone may want to be a part of a movie, believing film viewing to be an individual emotional experience. “I don’t want to step into a film,” says Saylor. “I want to be pulled in and feel it and experience it as an observer. That’s just me. I don’t know if I can come up with an intellectually sound reason for that. I wouldn’t want to try.” Making and Teaching Amid Seismic Changes Still, the future of film may lie in simulation and interactivity. “Engineers are mastering more and more aspects of sensory experience, and it’s not impossible that we’ll have the opportunity to have a totally immersive experience in which fully dimensional sight, immersive sound and responsive touch are all mediated in intriguing ways,” says Rose. “There are all kinds of questions about how this will work as ‘art’ – the same questions raised about 3-D years ago – and it’s not always true that high-end technology leads to artistically useful consequences, but the pressure to accommodate these technologies will be considerable.” So how can we preserve the film experience of the past and teach film in the future? With technological changes, a grounding in history and aesthetics are even more important. “It forces you to pay attention to what’s worth making,” Rose says. “Why is it worth making? Who is it worth making it for? Not all work requires a mass audience. A lot of us are trying to make work that has a physical fusion of art, video and film.”
“Today I saw a wonderful ‘history of film’ exhibit in Melbourne, starting from shadow pictures and magic lanterns right up to the most current video art,” says Wendy Weinberg, a University of the Arts associate professor of Film, speaking from a summer sojourn in Australia. “Several times I thought about how my students would enjoy the show, seeing the actual cameras that shot some of the most famous film footage, creating flip books from their own electronically captured movements, examining props and sets from classic films and so forth. It’s unfortunate that exhibits like this are rarely seen because they make the film experience of the past very real and exciting.” Weinberg, an Oscar nominee for her 1991 film “Beyond Imagining,” says that because of the seismic changes shaking up the world of film, she can’t predict what may lie ahead for teaching filmmaking, even in the near future. “But I’d like to hope that the communal experience of being together in a classroom still predominates. Nothing compares to what happens in a live, common physical environment where ideas are flying about and students and teachers engage with each other and the movies in immediate and unplanned ways. Those unplanned ways are what make both students’ journeys and art great.” “You have to embrace the chance encounter, the unknown, your own limitations of knowledge and celebrate those things,” says Wellenreiter. “You don’t have control. Twenty years from now? Who knows?” But he sees one critical – yet simple – element remaining unchanged, no matter what else the future brings. “It’s still having passion and confidence to create a visual film that’s powerful and unique.”
(above) Megan Lamon BFA ’11 (Film)
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UArts Alumni Making Their Mark on the Film World Successful grads look back at how their school days helped launch their careers Corrine Cavallaro BFA ’01 (Animation) Manager at animated movie giant Pixar Studios (whose 12 films have earned 26 Oscars and more than $3 billion worldwide); formerly at Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios.
Miranda: “The UArts Animation program was more wellrounded than others I had considered. Plus, the city is great – and it’s hard to even think about other schools when you fall in love with Philadelphia.”
“I was interested in the animation program offered at UArts because the concentration wasn’t solely on Computer Animation. I love fine arts and was thrilled that all art students would receive the same core class background freshman year that involved painting, drawing and sculpture. In addition, I love all of the arts: theater, dance, music and acting, and while at UArts, I was able to take elective classes in these areas of study. I felt like UArts offered enough diversity in education where students could really dive into trying a number of disciplines (as I did with my elective courses) or focus solely on a chosen one.”
Emily Hopkins BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) Stuntwoman in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” One of her first big breaks was playing Sarah Connor in the “Terminator 2: 3D” live stunt show at Universal Studios. Recently, she did work for a trailer for the video game “Mass Effect 3.”
Ric Kidney BFA ’75 (Photography/Film) Producer or executive producer on films including “Salt,” “Legally Blonde” and “Six Degrees of Separation,” working with Angelina Jolie, Al Pacino, Bruce Willis, Reese Witherspoon, Sylvester Stallone, Robert DeNiro, Kevin Costner, Will Smith, Drew Barrymore and others. “The University of the Arts was the start of my career. The core curriculum and the wonderful teachers really gave me an appreciation of the arts.” Derek Dressler BFA ’05 (Writing for Film and Television) and Miranda Dressler BFA ’05 (Illustration). Derek is Associate Story Editor on the Disney Channel’s animated series “Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil.” Miranda is formerly a cleanup artist on “Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil” and currently designing children’s bicycle helmets for the Raskullz brand.
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Frank Huttinger BFA ’70 (Photography/Film) Filmmaker, president and CEO, DeAnza Land & Leisure Corp., which owns six multi-screen drivein theaters with 25 screens in Southern California, Salt Lake City and Atlanta. Frank: “Hone your God-given talents! If you can paint, do it! If you can draw, do it! Don’t be afraid to take an assignment that seems peripheral to your talents. It will teach you to figure out how to do even more.”
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Derek: “I liked that the program at UArts was more liberal arts-minded than USC or NYU. Writing for Film and Television at UArts requires that you study Shakespeare, literature, filmmaking, editing, sound design…it’s truly a well-rounded education that trains you to understand storytelling on all levels.”
“Even though my career is stunt work and not musical theater, I wouldn’t change any of my education from UArts. The dance classes made me aware of my body and helped prepare me for the physical challenges of stunt work. The acting training was top notch and gave me an edge over other stunt performers who don’t have an acting background. The audition technique classes gave me a strong sense of confidence whether I’m meeting with a stunt coordinator, an agent, or auditioning. Because of the combat, I’ve been able to work personally with Johnny Depp and tell the director where Depp needs to be facing to make a hit look good. Because of all of my training, I’m able to relax in situations that would make many people lose their focus, and that can make or break your career.”
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UArts Launches New Academic Plan Steve BELKOWITZ
College of Art, Media and Design and Integrated Film Program introduced The University of the Arts is undertaking an ambitious restructuring of its film, visual arts and design programs as part of a comprehensive new academic plan designed to position the University at the vanguard of arts education in the 21st century.
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The merger of the College of Art and Design and the College of Media and Communications to form a new College of Art, Media and Design (CAMD) is the first step in the culmination of several years of intense discussion and planning, driven by the University’s faculty in partnership with President Sean T. Buffington. That process resulted in the University’s new academic plan, an innovative strategy for educating young artists and designers that emphasizes collaboration and exploration, both within and between disciplines, creating a flexible, multidisciplinary arts education that functions beyond traditional boundaries. The new approach is designed to help prepare students to live and work in a world in which art, creativity and imagination are the engines for social and economic change. The first stage of the plan’s implementation is the September 2011 launch of an integrated Film Program, with a first-year curriculum incorporating a full range of multidisciplinary film studies formerly housed in two different colleges. In the Fall of 2012, the University will officially launch comprehensive Schools of Film, Design and Visual Arts, joining its established Schools of Dance and Music, and the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts.
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“With this new academic plan, the University is trying out new ways of educating young artists – by taking advantage of the enormous range of disciplines and educational traditions and practices represented here,” says Buffington. “We can structure a curriculum in which our actors, for example, will have opportunities they have almost nowhere else: not only to collaborate with filmmakers, but also to work with other kinds of performers – dancers and musicians, for example – and with visual artists and designers too, like game designers, animators, installation artists, etc.
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“This new approach maintains the rigor and quality of our students’ academic and artistic experiences, while enhancing their ability to explore as artists and to compete as professionals after graduation.”
“This new approach maintains the rigor and quality of our students’ academic and artistic experiences, while enhancing their ability to explore as artists and to compete as professionals after graduation.” The arrival of two key administrators, Provost Kirk Pillow, Ph.D., and CAMD Dean Christopher Sharrock (see page 40) brings to UArts two distinguished academics with extensive experience in arts administration and change management. “Alone is not the way most artists practice these days,” says Pillow, most recently provost and interim president at the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, D.C., and formerly a professor of aesthetics and a senior administrator at Hamilton College. “So many practitioners today combine their skills from different fields into works that are both project-based and collaborative – that combine, for example, design and video. We want to train our students for that kind of future – encouraging them to engage in broader projects that combine or transcend traditional disciplines.” The work continues this fall with the efforts of a number of task forces led by University faculty to develop a shared core curriculum for all UArts students, the first year of which would feature seminar classes, exploration of the Philadelphia arts scene and an innovative lecture series bringing noted artists and performers from all disciplines to campus. The second year would focus on collaboration, with teams of visual and performing arts students developing projects, many engaging the local community. Additionally, the new curriculum would allow students to sample a wider range of electives across all program areas. “So many students come here because they can focus on their discipline, but they also want to explore other fields – the painter who loves to perform a musical instrument, for example,” says Pillow. “But in practice it proves difficult to explore broadly due to excessive requirements and tight schedules. Our goal is to do more to make those opportunities for exploration a reality.”
into the best artists they can be. We can do no less with our own institutions. “My primary focus is on the student experience,” he continues. “My feeling is that faculty, administration – we are all in this together to do our best for the students.” Sharrock’s work will build on his experience at London’s Camberwell College of Art, which also created an interdisciplinary arts program similar to what is envisioned at University of the Arts. “I want to think holistically, not only about academics, but about spaces and how to use them more intelligently,” he says. “The best way to do that is to listen very carefully to the people who use these spaces every day.” Students working across disciplinary boundaries create special challenges. “An illustrator might suddenly want to create a 3-D model,” says Sharrock. “We’ll need a good method to make sure they know how to do that safely and appropriately. Many staff and faculty are already thinking about this and preparing great solutions. “The world of art and design and crafts is increasingly competitive,” says Sharrock. The perceived danger for disciplines in this kind of re-visioning is the loss of individual identity – but you have to maintain the discipline in order to have interdisciplinary studies! Our goal is to create a team of people working together – which will allow for faculty and student mobility – to communicate, to know what other people are doing and to share more to build on common interests.”
(Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories on the University’s ambitious new academic plan and its implementation. See the winter issue of Edge magazine and visit the University of the Arts’ website at uarts.edu for the latest updates.)
(opposite, top to bottom) Nikkita Patterson BFA ’14 (Film) Melissa Guglielmo BFA ’11 (Crafts) WIlliam “BJ” Downs BFA ’13 (Film)
“Education is about change,” says Christopher Sharrock, dean of the new College of Art, Media and Design. “We expect students to transform here
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OPENING DOORS Exhibits and Exploration in the United Arab Emirates
The Middle East – always in the news – continues to dominate the headlines with a wave of political change. As boundaries shift, dictators fall and new paradigms take shape, the positive connections linking the volatile region and the United States have never been more important. Students in the MFA in Studio Art program at the University of the Arts did their part to help strengthen these bonds earlier this year as they participated in a remarkable journey to Sharjah, the third largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Sharjah Art Museum rolled out the red carpet for the visiting artists on the night of the reception for the Emirates Fine Arts Society’s 29th Annual Exhibition. Works by 12 UArts students were displayed alongside the work of artists from around the world. Nine students, along with MFA Studio Art program director Joe Girandola, had arrived in person for the opening night gala. Giant banners promoting the opening were displayed outside the museum and throughout the streets of the capital city. The ruler of Sharjah, H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, patron of the museum, was in attendance. The evening news prominently featured Girandola’s welcoming talk introducing the students’ work and celebrating the cross-cultural collaboration. “It was the way you dream of being treated as an artist,” said Kris Strawser, MFA ’12 (Studio Art), whose work was included in the show. “It really reconfirmed our reasons for doing this work.”
Girandola had already begun researching the possibility of initiating an artist-in-residence program for the summer intensive term for the low-residency MFA Studio Art program when he was contacted by University of the Arts alumnus Kevin Schott, MA ’06 (Museum Education). Schott was working as the education coordinator for an organization in Philadelphia called Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture. Al-Bustan organizes artist and musician exchanges with the United Arab Emirates and connected Girandola with the Emirates Foundation in Abu Dhabi to help set up funding for a visiting artist program. In the summer of 2010, Mohammed Kazem, one of the UAE’s most prominent contemporary artists, arrived in Philadelphia as a visiting artist at the University of the Arts. Kazem had been the curator of the Emirates Fine Arts Society Exhibition and one of the lead curators of the Emirates Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Through him Girandola began laying the groundwork for UArts students to submit work to this prestigious annual exhibition. Twelve students, with work ranging from installation and performance art to photography and video, were accepted into the exhibition. Asked why his interest in artist exchanges had focused on the Arabic-speaking world, Girandola cited American’s limited perspective on the cultures and peoples of that area as a result of political and military upheaval. “Propaganda…shuts out any information of what informs creativity, informs nations’ amazing achievements,” he said. (continues)
(opposite) Eric Abaka MFA ’13 (Painting) enjoying a sunset in the UAE
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“IT WAS THE WAY YOU DREAM OF BEING TREATED AS AN ARTIST.” — Kris Strawser MFA ’12
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by KRIS STRAWSER MFA ’12 (Studio Arts) Ten years ago after the tragedy of 9/11, I felt adrift in sadness and ignorant of Muslim culture and confused about how it had intersected with the criminal acts of that day. I entered a favorite bookstore, Books & Books in Miami, and found Karen Armstrong’s beautiful book, Islam: A Short History. Armstrong’s work explained that the original Islam of the poetic Quran emphasized compassionate community, with equal distribution of wealth and rights for women such as inheritance and divorce. Islam had embraced this equality long before Western religions. In fact, nothing in the Quran insisted that all women wear the veil or live in isolation. I felt I had some understanding of the complexity of Islam, but I identify myself as a feminist, and 10 years after reading that book, I wondered how I might feel when I landed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and encountered enshrouded female humanity. Then I met the remarkable women of the UAE. The leader of the Fine Arts Society for the entire Emirates region, Layla Juma Rashid is a highly educated and cultured Muslim woman. Responsible for curating and organizing the large international exhibit we were attending, she ably directed her male colleagues. The first time we met her, she wore an elegant black hijab (head scarf) and abaya (robe), but we could see her beautiful face…and were aware of her exquisite taste in jewelry. Hind Darwish, curator of the Sharjah Art Museum, wore a hijab decorated with tiny skulls and pink ribbon to welcome the Crown Prince of Sharjah to the opening night gala. Her personal twist on the hijab didn’t seem to trouble him. But it was the bold work of the young artist Maisoon Al Saleh that truly helped replace my old ideas of what it means to be a woman in the Emirates. Just at the beginning of her career, her exhibit was a room filled with sculptures of half-sized white robes – the kind that the men of the region wear, minus the men inside. They hovered just above the floor and cast shadows, leaving one to feel like a giant among them. Whether this image was Al Saleh’s intent or not, I believe it will be her future, to be that giant. For her and others like her, it’s truly possible.
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“When you study art history, this is what you study – Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, you study the birth of a people. And now to say these people are veiled and have nothing to offer but violence, tragedy and war? There has to be something under the veil.” A welcoming party greeted the UArts group as they arrived at the impressively modern airport in Sharjah. After a quick stop at the hotel, they met with the museum’s installation team, a highly trained group of men who were all members of the same family. “I had four people all working on installing my art,” said Strawser. “They were amazingly conscientious and they really care about what they do.” One element did take a little getting used to, she said. “You’d be working, really absorbed, and then you would hear the (Islamic) call to prayer and suddenly everyone would need to leave for a few minutes to go and pray.” After the gala opening night, the artists were free to explore the city and the area, learning about the history and culture of the United Arab Emirates, enjoying local treats like avocado milkshakes and shopping for exotic fabrics in the marketplace. The visiting artists found themselves especially enchanted by the UAE’s flowing traditional garments, which were worn on the streets and in professional settings as often as Western dress. “The dress is just aesthetically beautiful,” said Strawser. “The swaths of linen create elegant lines and images.” Another student on the trip, Harry Hukkinen, MFA ’11 (Studio Art), agreed. “They created a mystical aspect everywhere you looked.” Much of the UAE today appears impeccably modern and new, and Sharjah, once reliant on pearl diving, is no exception. “Sharjah is a country that has just mushroomed into existence,” Strawser said. Lifted out of poverty when the British discovered oil in the Emirates, the residents of Sharjah enjoy a high standard of living with generous healthcare benefits and access to education. The students were particularly impressed by the government’s enthusiastic and wellfunded support of the arts.
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The group visited huge projects underway in the country, from extensions of the Louvre and the Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi to the world’s tallest building in Dubai. “They are thinking long-term,” Strawser said. “They don’t only want to rely on oil. They have a lot of pride and want it to be an international arts destination.” The group quickly formed powerful friendships with their Emirates hosts. “I’ve always been a news junkie,” said Strawser, who draws on current events in her art. “So I’ve followed the news in the Middle East very closely. Now I have a whole group of Arabic-speaking friends. It’s a whole new perspective.” “I was so impressed with the peacefulness, generosity and kindness of the people I met during my stay,” Hukkinen noted. “This was a positive, life-changing experience.” According to Girandola, demonstrating the common ground between artists no matter how different the cultures was the very purpose of the project, beyond the obvious advantages of the opportunity for students to take part in a prestigious exhibition. “Understanding that preconceived notions can be erased and shattered is the point of education.” Girandola is currently working on a collaboration to bring 12 artists from the UAE to Philadelphia this summer. “We were immediately integrated with other artists because our artwork is a universal language that transcends cultural barriers and we understood each other,” said Hukkinen. “I know now – just ask a working artist and they will tell you – there is no part of the world that needs to be feared. As the world becomes more globally linked, as artists we have an advantage – those doors are already open to us.”
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(opposite page, top) Hind Bin Darnish, Curator of the Sharjah Museum, Layla Juma, Chair of the Emirates Fine Art Society, and Joe Girandola, the University of the Arts
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(above) Work by Michele C. Kishita MFA ’11 (Painting) (left) Photo by Lauren McCarty MFA ’12 (Painting)
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WHERE SHE’s GOING Susan Welchman BFA ’70
National Geographic photographers and editors typically travel with interpreters to traverse language barriers. As senior photo editor at National Geographic, Susan Welchman BFA ’70 (Photography) has developed her own ways of communicating with story subjects. “I always take colored pencils and I tend to draw when I’m out in the field,” she says. “I like to make things along the way and give them away. Artists have ways of understanding one another without common language.” Welchman fine-tuned her skills under the guidance of Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts) teachers like Ray K. Metzker, the legendary photographer known for his cityscape and landscape imagery. Metzker, along with classmates like pinhole visionary David Lebe ’70 (Photography), helped Welchman gain confidence in her own instincts about composition, color and light. “When I was hired by National Geographic, they told me they hire photo editors for their taste,” Welchman says. “Picture editors have to have this internal ‘good/bad’ or ‘right/wrong’ mechanism, and that was what I developed at PCA. When you’re learning something, you can do 10 things in a row, and then someone will pick one out and say, ‘That’s right. Keep going in that direction.’ They don’t make you feel like a fool for doing nine out of 10 things wrong.”
At National Geographic, where she was hired in 1979, Welchman has shepherded into print stories on subjects as far afield as sugar, rhinos, Aboriginals and child brides. A typical morning might involve fielding calls from photographers in Austria, Japan or the top of Mt. Everest – an accomplishment made far easier by the progression of cellular technology. “I know what to do if it’s dark, if it’s cold, if it’s hot. So I can speak to photographers in a way that they understand. I don’t ever tell a photographer how to shoot something. I just tell them what I think the goal is.” While based out of a Washington, D.C., office – most mornings she bikes the 10 miles from home in Bethesda, Md. – Welchman’s responsibilities will send her on domestic or international journeys four or five times a year. There have been three trips to Japan and as many to Australia. This year, a goal is to visit Tibet to help with a story on Yarsagombu, the “Himalayan Viagra,” a fungus so coveted by the Chinese that children are let out of school for weeks at a time to help collect the commodity. “I want to see more of Canada and Eastern Europe, and I haven’t seen all of Africa yet, either,” says Welchman, who’d rather talk about where she’s going than where she’s been. “You get to know a place differently once you’ve smelled it.”
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‘Mapping Experience’ Across Two Cultures A giant blue-and-white wave threatens a teetering chopstick skyscraper. A colorful torii gate of painted soda cans leads into a sacred space made of wire and fabric and perfumed with vanilla. Strands of twine reach across cultures, connecting bento box and lunch box, tatami mat and dining chair, while in the background, a young American dancer performs in traditional Japanese costume. Hundreds of origami cranes take flight on wings folded from American magazine pages.
(opposite, top right) “meeting” (opposite, top left) “Go big or Go Home,” fumi miyamoto, visiting student (opposite, bottom) Students work collaboratively on “meeting.” (above) Students gather for a group shot on the steps of the Philadelphia museum of art.
The images: the results of “Mapping Experience: A Japan and UArts Exchange,” an innovative, shortterm art partnership held at the University of the Arts this March. The assignment: 18 UArts students from a variety of programs and 15 visiting fine arts students from Kinki University in Osaka, Japan, would live and work together for 10 days, exploring the city of Philadelphia and creating four installation artworks drawing on contemporary and traditional concepts of “mapping.” Under the guidance of University of the Arts Sculpture Professor Jeanne Jaffe and three visiting professors from Kinki University, the students would enjoy a cross-cultural collaboration that would transcend linguistic barriers and unify cultural differences.
Philadelphia was the first visit to the United States for the young Japanese artists, and they quickly immersed themselves in the city, visiting Philly’s diverse arts destinations including First Friday gallery events, the Fabric Workshop and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. “Everything here is so loud and big,” said Saaya Mochinaga, one of the visiting students. “So busy and exciting!” Although the Japanese students spoke limited English and the University of the Arts students even more limited Japanese, language proved less of an obstacle than anticipated. “At first we relied a lot on the interpreters,” Aimee Goldsmith BFA ’12 (Sculpture) noted, “but after a few days we were able to communicate much better. We used a lot of gestures, but since we’re all visual people, we also drew our ideas for each other.” After just a few days, the works were beginning to take form. Surveying the evolving collaboration, Jaffe remarked, “I’m surprised by how well it has gone. The creative process just takes over. You have to have faith in the process. But I’m also surprised and delighted by how much joy and pleasure they’re getting from it.”
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All four works attempted to explore – and explode – cultural stereotypes and preconceptions. Japanese student Yuki Nishiyama, surprised to see Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic print “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” on an American shower curtain, cheekily incorporated it into his team’s installation, where it menaced a model skyscraper constructed entirely of chopsticks, which incorporated architectural elements from both Liberty Place and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. An accompanying video mashup juxtaposed a mighty Japanese Godzilla rising from the ocean and the City of Brotherly Love’s own favorite underdog, Rocky Balboa. The visiting Japanese faculty were impressed by how quickly the two groups began working together so effectively. “The styles of Japanese and American students are very different. The American students feel very free, very willing to try things,” said Naoko Ito, a printmaking professor. “Once they all start creating as a team, they are so vigorous!” Then, just a week into the 10-day project, terrifying news: The students awoke to reports that a massive earthquake and tsunami had devastated parts of Japan. “I got up and saw the news on my computer and I didn’t want to go right up to them and tell them what happened…I didn’t know what to say,” said UArts student Rachel Kinback BFA ’12 (Crafts). Osaka, in western Japan, was not directly affected by the disaster, but guests and hosts alike were shaken. International Student Programs Director Mara Flamm and her administrative staff moved quickly to help the Japanese students and faculty contact their families and friends back home, and the relief was great when all were found to be safe.
The experience, like so many difficult situations, only reinforced the bonds the Japanese and American students had already been forging. Visiting student Shuto Arimasa said, “It was hard for me to hear the news so far away…but being together with friends was a tremendous support.” To distract themselves from the bleak news, the young artists threw themselves into their work with even greater enthusiasm. “Our piece was very emotional. We got caught up in our emotions, but in our friendship, we were able to pull through and make beautiful work together,” said Fumi Miyamoto of her team’s installation, “Go Big or Go Home.” The visiting students have since returned home and a reciprocal exchange for University of the Arts students in Osaka is planned for this summer. “When I first heard of this project,” Kinback continued, “I was mostly looking forward to our trip to Japan. I didn’t think I would get so much out of the experience of them being here, but it’s been incredibly surprising to see how much I’ve learned about their culture just by them being here visiting us.” The artists’ statement for the installation titled “Network” communicates the excitement felt by these young artists as they lived, shared, worked and bonded together across two radically different cultures: “We could not have conceptualized this installation with our respectively American or Japanese experiences alone – it required the collaboration of two polar points on the globe to develop a universal rhythm.”
“Comfortable, Lively” (above left) Creations from Spiral Q Puppet Theater (above right) “Meeting” (opposite page)
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Winnie OWENS-HART BFA ’71
In her childhood home, copies of Jet, Ebony and Time were essential household reading. One issue of Time, with a black Adam and Eve on its cover, spurred dinnertime discussion of Africa as “the cradle of civilization.” “From that point on, if I saw somebody who looked like me, I figured they were from the homeland and I needed to talk to them. I decided that someday I needed to go to Africa.” Owens-Hart arrived in Philadelphia in the late 1960s, embarking on a study of subjects as wide-ranging as ceramics and city planning. It was in those ceramics classes with their emphasis on pottery from China and Japan or Wedgwood from England that Owens-Hart first posed a new question. “I used to say, ‘What about African ceramics? If the oldest known humans are from Africa, they must have been making pots,’ ” she said. “They had to eat, they had to cook, they had to store food. I knew there had to be ceramics there.” While a student at the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts), Owens-Hart unearthed a film made by German ethnographers that depicted the African pottery techniques she’d wondered about. On film, she witnessed traditional women using methods that she never saw in Western pottery, such as the use of clays with dis-
She would see the techniques in person in 1977, when she was selected to travel to Lagos, then the capital of Nigeria, for Festac, a festival highlighting artists of the African diaspora. She returned the following summer to study via a National Endowment Craftsmen Fellowship, subsequently taking a teaching position with the Federal Government of Nigeria at the University of Ife in Ile Ife, Nigeria. Soon after, she studied traditional pottery in Ipetumodu, a village near the university.
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“I had a fascination with clay and vessels, and what I distinctly remember is a picture of a granary that I just saw as this huge pot,” says Owens-Hart, a Howard University professor whose work today focuses on entrepreneurial support of traditional ceramics.
similar moisture contents to build the separate parts of a single pot. The film confirmed her belief in the importance and existence of African pottery.
On one of those trips, she was riding with friends in a VW bug en route to Northern Nigeria. “We drove past a rural compound and the gates were open and through the opening I saw that huge pot.” It was a granary – a pot just like the one from the pages of her childhood encyclopedia. Owens-Hart yelled for the driver to stop and bolted from the car, camera in hand, darting – unwisely – inside the private compound. “I was in my impulsive 20s,” she notes. “God looks over babies and fools.” Those early trips to Africa informed a lifetime of teaching, most of it at Howard, where she began lecturing in 1976. Owens-Hart would return to Ile Ife three decades later to conduct workshops in the process of off-the-wheel pottery techniques. This fall, Owens-Hart will return to Philadelphia to present her own documentary film, “The Traditional Potters of Ghana: The Women of Kuli,” along with a short as part of workshop series, “Pots in America: The Transcontinental Passing of an Ancient Tradition,” led by the Fleisher Art Memorial.
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Winnie Owens-Hart BFA ’71 (Crafts) came of age in Virginia, the child of government employees who stressed education above all else. Even at age 5, the future academic would get lost in the pages of her encyclopedia. “I always looked at ‘A’ first, for obvious reasons, particularly the section on ‘Africa,’ ” she says.
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Her work will no doubt inspire a new generation of eager young people to begin dreaming of Africa.
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PASSING ON AN ANCIENT TRADITION
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The Arsenale della Danza of La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy, had never before accepted American dancers to its master classes, but that was before they met Noelle Cotler BFA ’11 (Ballet), DJ Smart BFA ’11 (Ballet) and Patrick Cubbedge BFA ’12 (Ballet). The three University of the Arts student dancers were encouraged to travel to Italy to audition by Donna Faye Burchfield, director of the School of Dance, and all three were selected to attend the workshop. Founded in 1895, the Venice Biennale is one of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions. Cubbedge, at 20 years old, was the youngest foreign dancer selected for the group.
(opposite) Patrick Cubbedge (above left) Noelle Cotler rehearses with DJ Smart and fellow dancers. (above right) DJ Smart
An intense 14-week combination of study and rehearsal, Arsenale della Danza is a physical learningby-doing process of research and exchange. Dancers spend six eight-hour days each week dancing and studying, culminating in public performances in Venice and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Under the direction of international contemporary dance legend Ismael Ivo, the students were immersed in intensive classes with renowned dance teachers and artists like Francesca Harper and Othella Dallas. The students worked with Brazilian choreographer Fernando Machado to create performances incorporating the Brazilian martial art of capoeira, which they studied under capoeira master Plinio Ferreira Dos Santos.
The experience was transformative for the students. “Words truly cannot describe what happened….time stopped and energy flowed through each dancer as if we were riding the same wave of the Venetian waters,” said Cotler of one workshop with Francesca Harper. “We became one living, breathing body of life as we cried, screamed, laughed and touched each other…we became more of a family than any relationship I have ever experienced.” “Each dancer within this program is so special in their own way,” said Smart. “I cannot help but think about how fortunate I am to be here and how life changing this will be.” “The international experience is invaluable for these talented dancers,” said Burchfield. “They are dancing alongside young professionals from around the world. It is kind of a dream company.” Asked why she thought the UArts students had been able to excel in such a competitive field, Burchfield was enthusiastic. “These three students embody the strengths of the UArts program,” she said. “They are versatile, hardworking and resilient. From classical ballet vocabulary to improvisation, to hip-hop and classic modern dance vocabulary, our hope is that our students move through the traditional forms to new forms with great ease – and these three students are certainly able to do that!” The dancers created a blog during their experience (my.uarts.edu/blog/dancersinitaly/).
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International Design Visionary
Bill Moggridge
Headlines 133rd Commencement International design visionary Bill Moggridge, who provided an insightful look at the advantages of creative thinking in the 21st century, delivered the keynote address and received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts (HDFA) at the 133rd Commencement of the University of the Arts, held May 19, 2011, at the Academy of Music on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts. Presiding over the ceremonies that kicked off with a New Orleans-style jazz band of UArts music students leading a joyous parade up Broad Street, President Sean T. Buffington exhorted the more than 500 graduates to “invest every moment with the same sense of possibility” that infused Commencement day.
Demonstrating academic and artistic excellence of the highest order, this year’s President’s Award recipients were College of Art and Design (CAD) student Tyler S. Held (Sculpture), College of Media and Communication (CMAC) student Kylie M. Hoffman (Multimedia), College of Performing Arts (CPA) student Ashleigh Whitworth (Modern Dance) and Christine Leilani Yuka Petz from the graduate program in Book Arts/Printmaking. Whitworth also delivered the valedictory address.
A design pioneer, Moggridge designed the first laptop computer in 1982 and is the director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. He is co-founder of the groundbreaking design firm IDEO and a Royal Designer for Industry, Britain’s highest accolade for designers.
Academic Achievement Awards were given to the highest academically ranked student within each college and included CAD student Leandra Tidwell (Graphic Design), CMAC student Sean Thomas Spencer (Writing for Film and Television) and CPA student A.J. Luca (Piano).
In addition to Moggridge, Emmy Award-winning independent documentary filmmaker Louis J. Massiah also received an HDFA. The MacArthur Foundation and Pew fellow is the founder and executive director of Philadelphia’s Scribe Video Center.
John Baker, associate professor of Liberal Arts, received the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award; Joe Girandola, assistant professor and director of the MFA in Studio Art program, was awarded the Richard C. von Hess Faculty Prize; the Mary Louise Beitzel Award for Distinguished Teaching went to Associate Dance Professor Kim Bears-Bailey; and Lowell Boston, adjunct associate professor of Media Arts, received the President’s Distinguished Teaching Award.
This year’s Silver Star Outstanding Alumni Award recipients included painter/printmaker Leonard Lehrer BFA ’56 (Illustration) and School of Music faculty member Evan Solot BM ’67 (Trumpet), MM ’75 (Music Performance). A Fulbright Scholar, Lehrer’s award-winning work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He served as co-director of the Foundation program at the Philadelphia College of Art (PCA), now the University of the Arts. The work of Professor and Composition Department Chair Evan Solot has earned accolades and support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the
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American Composers Forum. He has collaborated, worked and/or toured with such luminaries as Stevie Wonder, Mel Torme, Bette Midler and Frank Sinatra.
Other highlights included a performance by the UArts Transfusion Ensemble, who brought the crowd to its feet with a gospel-influenced rendition of “With a Little Help From My Friends.” The irresistible salsa dance troupe Alo Brasil closed the ceremony by leading the new graduates and their families back out onto the Avenue of the Arts for a post-graduation celebration at Hamilton Hall. (opposite, clockwise) Louis Messiah, Leonard Lehrer, Evan Solot, Bill Moggridge, Kate Foust BM ’11 (Vocal Performance)
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Bill Moggridge, filmmaker Louis Massiah receive honorary degrees; renowned painter/ printmaker Leonard Lehrer and faculty member Evan Solot named Silver Star Alumni recipients
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ALUMNI TAKE HOME AWARDS AND PLAY ON WINNING AND NOMINATED ALBUMS
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AT 2011 GRAMMYS Three alumni from the School of Music at the University of the Arts shone in the spotlight of the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, held February 13, 2011. World-renowned jazz bassist and composer Stanley Clarke ’71 (Bass), HDFA ’08, took home his second career Grammy, while School of Music faculty member Chris Farr BM ’94 (Saxophone), MAT ’95 and Matt Cappy BM ’96 (Trumpet), MAT ’97 were performers on a song by John Legend & the Roots that was also a winner. Earning Grammy nods in two categories, Clarke took home the statue for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for “The Stanley Clarke Band.” His song “No Mystery,” which was nominated this year for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and which he originally recorded with influential jazz fusion group Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea, Lenny White and Al Di Meola, also won a Grammy in 1975 as well as two gold records. Awarded an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of the Arts in 2008, Clarke has also been honored with Bass Player magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award, was named Rolling Stone’s first “Jazzman of the Year,” received Playboy’s Music Award as the best jazz bassist for 10 straight years and is a member of Guitar Player magazine’s “Gallery of Greats.” The Grammy for Best R&B Song went to “Shine” by John Legend & the Roots, which features the horns of University of the Arts alumni Matt Cappy and Chris Farr, who is also an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Music. The song, from the CD “Wake Up,” had earned two nominations out of a total of five for the Legend/Roots collaboration.
Joining Clarke, Cappy and Farr in the Grammy spotlight were Samantha Aurelio BM ’11 (Voice), faculty member alumna Anne Sciolla BM ’86 (Voice) and Jeremy Grenhart BM ’03 (Piano). Aurelio and Sciolla, also an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Music, were featured as background vocalists on Joey DeFrancesco’s Grammy-nominated recording “Never Can Say Goodbye,” which lost out to Clarke in the Best Contemporary Jazz Album category. Sciolla has also performed with Jimmy Bruno, Kevin Eubanks, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Bob Berg, Uri Craine, Diane Monroe and the RELACHE ensemble. Hip-hop/jazz/soul musician and producer Grenhart collaborated with Philadelphia-based band the Roots on their rap-nominated album “How I Got Over,” which includes four tracks that he co-wrote and coproduced, including “Radio Daze,” “Now or Never,” “Walk Alone” and the album’s title track. Grenhart has worked with such major labels as Universal Music and Def Jam Records, in addition to independent production companies 2010 Productions and Militia Hill. “We’re all thrilled that our alumni continue to shine in the spotlight and be recognized by the industry for their terrific accomplishments, and we’re very proud to claim them as our own,” said Marc Dicciani BM ’75 (Percussion), director of the School of Music at the University of the Arts. (left, top to bottom) Alums, Stanley Clarke, Matt Cappy
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DesignPhiladelphia Celebrates the Creative Community DesignPhiladelphia, the city-wide celebration of all things design, kicks off its seventh year bigger, better and more influential than ever. One of largest events of its kind in the country, DesignPhiladelphia has been presented in partnership with the University of the Arts since 2010. From industrial design to fashion, historic preservation to futuristic public art, DesignPhiladelphia unites the creative disciplines with over 120 public events over 10 days, October 13 - 23, 2011. Celebrating Philadelphia’s unique design history and vibrant contemporary design scene, DesignPhiladelphia is a showcase for the city’s creative community, among them many UArts alumni. “The University of the Arts is excited to partner with DesignPhiladelphia for the second year,” said University President Sean T. Buffington. “DesignPhiladelphia is a major player in focusing national attention on the city as a rapidly-growing center of design innovation and excellence. The timing is appropriate, as the University brings together its design programs in an integrated fashion as part of an innovative new academic plan.” During DesignPhiladelphia, students, professionals and the public have the opportunity to consider big issues like sustainability, transportation systems and the future of preserving historic spaces. Talks and tours from national and international design visionaries are offered around the city. The city itself becomes a part of the design, as public spaces are transformed into stages and playgrounds, with innovative performances, scavenger hunts and large-scale interactive public art.
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UArts grads get into the spirit with events both off the wall and in the know. Georgia Guthrie MID ’11 (Industrial Design), artistic director of the Hacktory technology and art collective, sponsors a printer smash, while Ashley Gehman BS ’07 (Industrial Design) of Arcadia Boutique hosts a fashion show of autumn’s collections. “Blue: Red: Yellow,” a sustainable design project by Elissa Meyers BS ’10 (Industrial Design) partially sponsored by the University’s Corzo Center, will be hosting a hands-on workshop demonstrating the processes involved in using plant material to create natural dyed fabrics. Giacomo Ciminello BFA ’99 (Graphic Design), MID ’11 and Kristin Freese MID ’11 (Industrial Design), founders of play project PlayPhilly, will transform the entrance to Café Cret on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway with their “Big Chalkers,” four-foot tall chalk crayons available to encourage the public to “color outside the lines” and transform sidewalks with their art. Keeping all these and other events organized is DesignPhilly’s programming coordinator Jackie Starker BS ’10 (Industrial Design). (above) Open Studio at Erdy McHenry Architecture (opposite, top to bottom) Warren Muller BFA ’72 (Photography) Wink at Badeebahdu Big Chalkers, created by MID grads Giacomo Ciminello and Kristin Freese Design Philadelphia display at 222 Gallery
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DESIGN PHILADELPHIA HIGHLIGHTS KickOff Party: Loft District October 13, 2011 Philadelphia’s Loft District was recently highlighted in a New York Times article on the design opportunities presented by abandoned elevated railway lines. Shadowed by the old Reading Viaduct, the Loft District is home to some of Philly’s most cutting-edge galleries and innovative design potential, and a natural setting for the outrageous party to kick off 10 days of design celebration. On opening night, the festival will present the first annual Design Champion Award.
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“Making It: Alumni Works ’01-’11” October 20-30, 2011 Opening Reception: October 22, 2011 Recent University of the Arts alumni were invited to submit work for “Making It: Alumni Works ’01-’11,” a juried exhibition that will coincide with DesignPhiladelphia as well as the University’s Family and Alumni Weekend. The jury for “Making It” included distinguished members of the Philadelphia arts community, as well as notable University of the Arts alumni. There will be a reception at the exhibition at CBS Auditorium and Solmssen Court, both in Hamilton Hall, on Saturday, October 22 from 5 – 7 p.m. To register for the reception, visit uarts.edu/familyweekend. “Not a Vacant Lot,” 313 S. Broad Street October 18 - 23, 2011 A vacant lot on the Avenue of the Arts is transformed by a five-day exhibition of performance, projections and landscape design, in partnership with independent curator Marianne Bernstein. “Dialogues on Design,” sponsored by DuPont Corian October 14, 17, 18 and 20, 2011 Talks at the Center for Architecture and the Marketplace Design Center feature contemporary design topics and include UArts alumnus Jaime Salm BS ’01 (Industrial Design) sharing his journey in building MIO, a nationally recognized design and consulting company that defines best practices in sustainability. “Gray Area: Provocations for the Future of Preservation,” Center for Architecture October 19, 2011 A moderated panel discussion of nationally recognized architects, preservationists and urban planners provokes fresh thinking about historic preservation in light of a fastchanging landscape of new economic realities, demographic shifts, technological changes and environmental pressures.
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Photographer Lois Greenfield Captures UArts Dancers in Motion Renowned dance photographer Lois Greenfield, known for her iconic photos of dancers in flight, visited the University of the Arts for a unique collaboration between students in the Dance and Photography departments. Considered by many as the most important dance photographer in the country, Greenfield is well known around the world for her dynamic photos of dancers’ movements captured in space and time. Her work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair and the New York Times, as well as in museums and collections around the world. It was standing room only in the dance studio, repurposed into an ad-hoc photography studio as visiting lecturer Thomas DeFranz – award-winning choreographer, author and educator – and a hand-picked group of student dancers flew through the air to choreography by Assistant Dance Professor Brian Sanders. Greenfield demonstrated her unique work process for an eager audience of Photo and Dance students and faculty. The photo shoot was followed by a print workshop with Photography students.
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Alumna’s Installation Crowns Restoration of Empire State Building Lobby “Circle In,” a stunning installation by University of the Arts alumna Denise Amses BFA ’80 (Painting), is the crowning glory of the $20 million multi-year restoration of the storied Empire State Building’s lobby. A site-specific illuminated etched-glass installation, “Circle In” sparkles with over 15,000 stars and 5,000 circles and was inspired by the celestial images in the building’s recently uncovered original Art Deco ceiling murals. The three-dimensional work includes 12 levels of motifs lit from within by cold cathode tubes and weighs almost 2,900 pounds. It is featured at eye level behind the lobby’s Visitor Reception Desk. “I wanted to create something that acts as a beacon to bring you to that spot,” Amses told the New York Times. “For people coming to a building like this, they aren’t looking for art. But for that split second that they’re there, I want to get their attention.” The lobby is part of the Empire State Rebuilding program, which cost more than $550 million and was led by a team of top architects, historians, restorers and craftspeople. Amses and her husband Chris Cosma operate the Brooklyn-based AmsesCosma, a studio that specializes in sitespecific, architectural-scale works in light, glass, steel and stone. Their 12-ton sculpture “Rhythms of Infinity” was recently unveiled in the concourse of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, another historic New York Art Deco skyscraper. The work of light, crystal, steel, etched glass and stone is on permanent exhibit. Learn more at AmesesCosma.com
Thomas DeFranz photographed by Lois Greenfield, (opposite) “Circle In” Denise Amses (right)
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Film BY ALUMNUS Wins Student Oscar, Emmy Awards
The dramatic short film “Thief,” lensed by cinematographer Andrew Wheeler BFA ’01 (Film), was named the first place Gold Medal winner in the narrative category at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 38th Annual Student Academy Awards, held June 11 in Los Angeles. In addition to the Student Oscar, “Thief” also recently took home the awards for Best Drama and Best Director at the 2011 College Television Awards, also known as the Student Emmys. More than 500 students from 154 schools across the nation entered this year’s 32nd annual competition. “Thief” was Wheeler’s graduate thesis at the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI), where it was also one of only six films selected for the AFI’s annual student showcase. The story of a young Iraqi boy who befriends Saddam Hussein in 1959 and encounters him again in 2003 under very different circumstances, “Thief” was inspired by a little-known real event in the life of the late Iraqi dictator and tells the story of a wronged man who must weigh the desire for revenge against the desire to make peace with the past.
Alumnus Engraves 9/11 Commemoration Medals from the U.S. Mint
University of the Arts alumnus Joseph Menna BFA ’92 (Sculpture) rendered the design for the reverse of the new silver medals issued by the U.S. Mint commemorating the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these medals will go to support the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, scheduled to open this fall at the former World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan. Menno’s design depicts an eagle – symbolizing the strength of the survivors, families and the nation – against a backdrop of cascading water. According to the U.S. Mint, the flowing water is emblematic of peace, serenity, healing and the continuity of life. The inscriptions are HONOR and HOPE.
‘Most Notorious Portrait of Our Times’ Created by Illustration Professor Tim O’Brien
When the death of Osama bin Laden made the cover of Time magazine in May, his hyper-realistic portrait (marked with a bloody red “X”) was created by University of the Arts Illustration Professor Tim O’Brien. O’Brien has illustrated more than 25 covers for the news publication, including portraits of Presidents Obama and Clinton and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Bin Laden’s portrait was originally commissioned in 2002, when it was erroneously believed for a short time that he had been killed or captured. Then, as O’Brien says, “it waited for its time.” A Q&A with O’Brien about the Time cover written by Cecilia Paz BFA ’96 (Illustration) recently appeared in the Miami Art Blog.
The medals can be ordered at usmint.gov/ catalog.
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Stained Glass Work by Crafts Professor at Venice Biennale, Smithsonian
The stained glass work of Crafts Adjunct Professor Judith Schaechter is featured in “Glasstress,” an international exhibition of contemporary glassworks being held through November 27 at the Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti in Venice, Italy, as part of the 54th Annual International Art Exhibition at the renowned Venice Biennale. Schaechter’s work was also featured this summer in the Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery exhibit “History in the Making: Renwick Craft International 2011,” which showcased four artists who create works that combine historical techniques with contemporary art forms. An interview with Schaechter, who explains that she does not want to be called “some kind of grand pooh-bah savior of stained glass,” appears on Smithsonian.com.
UArts Hosts International Museums and the Web Conference
Developers, educators, curators, librarians, scholars and designers converged on Philadelphia this spring for the 15th annual Museums and the Web conference. With a mission of exploring the social, technological and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage online, the conference attracted over 700 attendees from 20 countries. Hosting an evening reception for the conference in Solmssen Court, Professor Slavko Milekic of the Industrial Design and Museum Studies departments organized an innovative display of student and faculty work that demonstrated cutting-edge technology like augmented reality and eye-tracking devices for a delighted crowd.
Theater Professor Forrest McClendon Earns Tony Nomination
Barrymore Award-winning actor Forrest McClendon, adjunct assistant professor in the University of the Arts’ Ira Brind School of Theater Arts, was nominated for a 2011 Tony Award for his role in the acclaimed Broadway musical “The Scottsboro Boys.” Moving in and out of characters throughout the show, McClendon earned a nod for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical” for his portrayal of classic sideman “Mr. Tambo,” the role he originated in the Off-Broadway production. He was edged out by John Laroquette, who won for “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” “The Scottsboro Boys,” which closed last fall after a brief run, took home a total of 12 nominations including “Best Musical.” Directed by Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman, the musical was created by the legendary songwriting team of John Kander and the late Fred Ebb (“Cabaret,” “Chicago”) and is based on the notorious “Scottsboro” case from the 1930s, in which nine AfricanAmerican men were unjustly accused of a terrible crime. (opposite, top) Stills from Andrew Wheeler’s Thief
Variety described McClendon as slipping “with chameleonic prowess and leering complicity into the oily skins of a series of characters toying with the boys’ fates.” The New York Daily News called him “charismatic.”
(opposite, bottom) Joseph Menna’s medal design
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‘Women Pop Artists’ Exhibit Wins First Place Award from Art Critics Association
“Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958-1968,” the groundbreaking exhibition developed by University of the Arts curator Sid Sachs, received first place honors in the “Best Thematic Museum Show Nationally” category at the International Association of Art Critics’ (AICA) annual awards ceremony. The exhibit premiered in January 2010 at the University’s Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery. This prestigious award, given annually for the last 25 years by the U.S. section of the AICA, honors artists, curators, museums, galleries and other cultural institutions in recognition of excellence in the conception and realization of exhibitions. The winning projects were nominated and voted on by the 400 active members to honor outstanding exhibitions of the previous season. Featuring more than 50 works by two dozen women artists, “Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958-1968” also ran at the Brooklyn Museum and Tufts University Art Gallery. The show received strong reviews in numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Boston Globe and The Christian Science Monitor.
Illustration Alumnus Named ‘Young Designer to Watch’ by Print Magazine
Jim Tierney BFA ’10 (Illustration), a 23-year-old professional book designer whose re-imagined covers of four Jules Verne classic novels earned him first place in last year’s Ely Awards competition, has been named one of 2011’s “New Visual Artists” by leading design publication Print. Calling Tierney “one of 20 designers to watch under 30,” the magazine hailed him as a “cerebral image-maker/deep depicter,” who “...demonstrate[s] not only formal and conceptual excellence, but also explore[s] how illustration lives in the world.” Print also noted that his book covers “intelligently encapsulate narrative through refined images and lettering.” Illustrations from Tierney’s Ely senior thesis are included in the magazine. The Brooklynbased Tierney, who works for Penguin Books and recently completed the design for the entire January 2011 issue of Poets & Writers magazine, is also a 2010 Society of Illustrators scholarship recipient. “My love of books and my interest in design have developed side by side and have intertwined into a big, strange amorphous life-devouring obsession,” he told Print. More of his work is available at jimtierneyart.com.
Ceramics Professor Bill Daley Featured in International Journal
Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958-1968 cover (top) Jim Tierney ’10, Jules Verne cover (bottom)
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Professor Emeritus and 2010 Pew Fellow William (Bill) Daley’s “Vesica Explorations” exhibit at Swarthmore College’s Vera List Gallery was recently reviewed in Ceramics: Art and Perception, which says of his pieces, “They are located in the strongest traditions of design, engineering and architecture even as they defy predictable definition.” The issue also features a DVD review of “Mud Architect,” a short documentary film about his work and unique creative process. Produced by fellow University of the Arts faculty member Tom Porett, the 26-minute video shows Daley creating one of his distinctive ceramic pots while discussing his ideas about making art and the continuing struggle to keep invention fresh.
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fEaTuRED faCuLTy WoRK John Carlano bfa ’78 (Photography) (adjunct associate, media arts) Vino #1
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New Provost, DEAN Arrive KIRK E. PILLOW New PROVOST JOINS THE UNIVERSITY Kirk E. Pillow, Ph.D., began his tenure as provost of the University of the Arts on March 14, 2011.
Jason CHEN
Prior to his arrival at the University, he served as provost and interim president of Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, D.C. He was responsible for all programs and operations of the College, and was also among the senior management of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. He was also vice president of the board of Washington’s Cultural Development Corporation and serves on the board of AICAD, the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. At the Corcoran, Pillow oversaw a 28 percent increase in enrollment in three years, a thorough revision of the undergraduate curriculum, the adoption of a fully revised faculty handbook and the introduction of several new degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
He earned a doctorate in philosophy from Northwestern University in 1995, specializing in aesthetic theory. His Sublime Understanding was published by MIT Press in 2000; the book turns classical German theories of the sublime into a theory of interpretation for works of art and for experience more broadly. Pillow joined the faculty of Hamilton College in upstate New York in 1996 and was awarded tenure there in 2003. After serving as chair of the Philosophy department, he spent three years as Hamilton’s associate dean of faculty before joining the Corcoran in 2007.
Christopher Sharrock New Dean of the College of Art, Media and Design Christopher Sharrock has been named dean of the University of the Arts’ new College of Art, Media and Design. He arrived on campus on July 1, 2011. He replaces interim dean Alida Fish, who returns to her faculty position.
Sharrock’s colorful career has ranged from work on the groundbreaking British television series “Spitting Image” to academic and leadership positions at Central St. Martins, the University of Brighton and Hereford College of Arts. At University of the Arts London, he helped to develop a “Three College Model,” leading the effort to restructure and promote the specialized strengths of the constituent colleges – Camberwell College of Arts, the Wimbledon School of Art and Chelsea College of Art and Design.
Jason CHEN
Sharrock is a noted illustrator and was most recently the dean of Camberwell College of Arts, a constituent college of University of the Arts London (not affiliated with Philadelphia’s University of the Arts). The College of Art, Media and Design will launch in September 2011, as the University merges its College of Art and Design with its College of Media and Communication.
While at Camberwell College, Sharrock focused on breaking down barriers between art and design curriculums and on capitalizing on interdisciplinary potential, as well as strengthening the college’s international recruitment and exchanges.
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THREE New Trustees Named to Board The University of the Arts has named three new members to the Board of Trustees in 2011. Joseph F. Coradino is a member of the Board of Trustees and Office of the Chairman of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), and serves as president of PREIT Services and PREIT-Rubin, Inc, management affiliates of PREIT. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Temple University and holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning and Finance from the University of Arizona. In 2009 he was the recipient of the Heart of Philadelphia Award, presented to individuals who have had a significant and positive impact on the city. Jeffrey A. Lutsky is a managing partner at Philadelphia’s Stradley Ronon. Among other honors, he was included in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Mr. Lutsky has a BA from the University of Massachusetts and an MA from Villanova School of Law. He is an adjunct faculty member at Villanova Law School and serves on the board of the YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity.
(above, left to right) Joseph F. Coradino Jeffrey A. Lutsky Michael C. Forman
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Michael C. Forman is co-founding partner and CEO of Franklin Square Capital Partners and managing general partner and co-founder of FB Capital partners, a private investment partnership. Prior to co-founding FB, he was a senior partner in the corporate and securities department at the Philadelphia-based law firm of Kler, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers LLP, where he practiced for nearly 20 years. He is summa cum laude graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa and received his J.D. from Rutgers University. He is a member of a number of civic and charitable boards, including the Philadelphia International Airport Advisory Board and the Philadelphia Chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
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fEaTuRED STuDENT WoRK miguel Co bfa ’11 (Illustration) How the Whale Got Its Throat
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SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT
Ilyssa Shapiro
INSPIRED BY SUSTAINABLE SCANDINAVIA Ilyssa Shapiro BS ’11 (industrial Design), recIpient OF Edna Andrade College of Art and Design Travel Scholarship My name is Ilyssa Shapiro and I am a senior Industrial Design major. Last spring, I had the honor of being awarded the Edna Andrade Travel Scholarship and chose to travel to Scandinavia. I was drawn to Scandinavia for its clean, simple design aesthetic, as well as the majestic landscapes and beautiful cities. For three weeks, I traveled to rural and urban areas of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
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I expected to learn a lot about other cultures in my travels, but was surprised that it was my own culture that I came to understand better by contrast. For example, I changed my perspective on sustainability, which was a topic I had prided myself in practicing and knowing a lot about. In the Scandinavian countries, I felt like an amateur. I learned that sustainability doesn’t have to be something you congratulate yourself on or take pride in; it can and should be just the everyday way things are done.
Ilyssa Shapiro
The design process displayed in museums reinforced and confirmed the process and education I have received in the Industrial Design department at the University of the Arts. This experience has also been a huge influence on my work and the way I live. I’ve been inspired to explore new areas in design. While I was in Norway, I learned traditional felting techniques that involved compressing the wool by pulling it across the rocky Norwegian terrain by horse and modified farm equipment. I took this idea home and created a project where I developed felt made of dog hair that I compressed by a device I adapted to be pulled along behind my bike.
The Edna Andrade College of Art and Design Travel Scholarship was established in memory of the late Philadelphia artist and teacher. Andrade taught at both the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts) and Temple University, and was a significant contributor to the Op Art movement. The scholarship allows an outstanding student in the College of Art and Design to travel abroad in the summer between the student’s junior and senior years.
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I plan to use the new perspectives I’ve gained from my travels in my design practice and as a guide for a direction in and beyond school. I am currently interning at the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and exploring opportunities in the professional world where I can practice ecological and sustainable design.
(top) Norwegian mountains (second and third image) Traditional feltmaking (bottom) Philly feltmaking
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Graphic Design Master Lecturer Eddie Opara was featured in a New York Times article, “Design Gets More Diverse,” discussing the rise of African-Americans in the design world. Opara is a partner in renowned New York design group Pentagram. “Hercules,” a mixed-media sculpture by College of Art and Design staffer Regina Barthmaier BFA ’89 (Painting), MA ’03 (Art Education) was included in the juried exhibition “Assemblages,” which featured artists who employ mixed media and reclaimed or found materials in their work. The show, which ran inside a 6000 sq. ft. warehouse space in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia, was produced by GED, a traveling gallery and non-profit organization based in Philadelphia. Barthmaier and her piece were prominently featured an article that ran in the March 7 issue of the Mt. Airy Patch. Art Education Adjunct Professor Susan Rodriguez signed her recently published book, Travels with Monet, at a reception and book-signing held at the University of the Arts school store. The book, which offers an insightful history of Monet’s art and life, also gives related studio-art ideas and a synopsis of the Impressionist period.
“Pride/Prejudice: Voices of LGBTQ Youth” is a collaboration between photographer, activist and Media Arts staffer Rachelle Lee Smith BFA ’02 (Photography) and a diverse group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth to produce an ongoing photographic essay that gives members of the LGBTQ community a voice. For more information and to support the “Pride/Prejudice” project, visit kickstarter.com.
(above) Mara Adamitz Scrupe Flood Stage (right, top to bottom) Diane Pepe Column Marc Dicciani
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Work by President’s Office staff member Jenny Kanzler was on display at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in the “Pictures of the Body” exhibit, which featured over 30 works revealing the innumerable ways that artists have focused on the human body since the 1950s. Round Table Theatre Company, founded by University of the Arts Theater alumni Daniel O’Neil BFA ’10, Sean Bradley BFA ’09, Michael Doherty BFA ’10, Clare O’Malley BFA ’10 and Jessica Reed BFA ’08, presented “Winners” and “Afterplay” by Irish playwright Brian Friel in rotating repertory.
O’Neil, who also works as a counselor in the University’s Office of Admission, served as producer on both plays and director for “Afterplay.” Danielle Adams BFA ’06 (Theater); Amy Dugas Brown and D’Arcy Webb, both senior lecturers in the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts; and Christopher Frey BFA ’10 (Theater) were also featured in the two productions. Associate Professor of Fine Arts Mara Adamitz Scrupe presented the solo exhibit “I Own This Land” at the Center for Book Arts in New York City. The site-specific installation investigated ideas and modes of thinking that seem somehow dated and sometimes out of fashion in today’s world. Text, photographs and other visual materials documenting nature and landscapes were reproduced as large-format, handmade visual books with which viewers were invited to interact and to “read” as textual, sensory, sculptural and visual objects. Fine Arts Professor Rosae Reeder MFA ’95 (Book Arts/Printmaking) was among the artists exhibiting in “The Book: A Contemporary View” at the
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Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts. The show addressed the themes of the book as object, subject and concept. Stretching the definition of book, the show included artistmade books, deconstructed books and book installations. In an age where the printed book may soon be an anachronism, artists remain fascinated by the subject and materials of the book. “Connections: Sculptures and Collages,” a solo exhibition by Foundation Associate Professor Diane Pepe, was hosted by the Philadelphia Art Alliance. The exhibit, which included a collaborative piece funded by the University’s Faculty Enrichment Grant as well as new work, featured a selection of wood/ brass/stone sculptures and drawing collages that were inspired by Pepe’s “Journey” series spanning a period of time between 2007 and 2011. Glenn Holsten, senior lecturer in the College of Media and Communication and a regional Emmy Award-winning documentarian, spent three years co-directing a feature-length documentary titled “OC87: The Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger’s Movie,” or as he refers to it, “the little movie with a big name.” The documentary tells the story of Bud Clayman, a wannabe filmmaker whose dream of a film career was interrupted by mental illness. The film has been reviewed by The Huffington Post and screened at festivals including the Red Rock Film Festival, Filmanthropy Film Festival, New Filmmakers Film Festival, Radar International Independent Film Festival and the Philadelphia Film Festival. “Dance, Performance and Video Spectacles,” a film by Media Arts Master Lecturer and Pre-College Instructor Kathy Rose BFA ’71 (Photography) was screened at Scribe Video Center. The program featured six of her short videos fusing dance, performance, sound, animation and filmed sequences.
The University of the Arts and the Golandsky Institute co-hosted a workshop on the exposition and demonstration of the Taubman Approach. School of Music faculty members Don Glanden – head of the graduate Jazz Studies program and chair of the Piano department – and Master Lecturer Tom Lawton taught as part of the workshop. Both are recognized as leading Philadelphia-area jazz pianists. Demonstrated to be effective in the prevention and cure of career-threatening repetitive stress injuries, fatigue and pain, the Taubman Approach has been hailed as a major innovation in piano pedagogy. Marc Dicciani BM ’75 (Percussion), drummer, professor and director of the School of Music, performed with Tony Award-winning song-and-dance man Ben Vereen in performances at Town Hall in New York, the Peace Center in Greenville, S.C., and with the Edmonton Symphony. Fine Arts Professor Barry Parker was quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education article on “What Students Should Look for in a Sculpture Program.” He noted that while only two or three students entering the Fine Arts program at University of the Arts identify themselves as Sculpture majors, more than 25 percent of the graduating Fine Arts seniors leave as sculptors. Liberal Arts Professor and noted author Camille Paglia was interviewed by Salon.com after the passing of legendary screen star Elizabeth Taylor. Calling Taylor a “luscious, opulent, ripe fruit,” Paglia said, “To me, Elizabeth Taylor’s importance as an actress was that she represented a kind of womanliness that is now completely impossible to find on the U.S. or U.K. screen.” The interview was reprinted by the Sunday Times of London in the “News in Review” section.
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“Preserved in Time,” a book-art exhibition by Fine Arts Master Lecturer Mashiko, was presented in April at Medialia Gallery in New York. This was the first time that all of her book art was exhibited in one space. David Howey, associate professor in Theater, narrated Stravinsky’s “Oedipus the King” with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and Carnegie Hall in New York in April and May. The concert was Howey’s fifth appearance with the orchestra. Two high-profile documentaries with scores by Media Arts Master Lecturer Patrick de Caumette were recently released. He created the music score, sound design, dialog editing and audio post-production for “Top Secret Rosies,” a groundbreaking PBS documentary about World War II-era female mathematicians who helped usher in the computer age. The pilot episode of “Philadelphia: The Great Experiment,” with a score by de Caumette, was broadcast by 6ABC/WPVI-TV in April. The documentary tells the story of post-Civil War Philadelphia.
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Multimedia Professor Jeremy Beaudry was featured in New Scientist Magazine’s “Culture Lab” blog for his online exhibition catalog called “The ARPANET Dialogues.” Vol. I was presented in 2010 as part of “Overscore,” Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum’s (ACAF) curatorial contribution to Manifesta 8, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, while Vol. II was ACAF’s contribution to Art Dubai 2011. Polly McKenna-Cress MFA ’95 (Museum Exhibition Planning and Design), chair of the Museum Studies Department and associate professor of Museum Studies, presented a talk on “Museum Exhibitions: Collaboration in Theory and Practice” at the University of Leicester in England in the School of Museum Studies for its Brown Bag Series in May. Two exhibitions this summer presented work by Joe Girandola, assistant professor and director of the summer MFA program in Studio Art. His solo show, “Gravity,” appeared at the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, N.Y., and his work was also featured in the group show, “Young Country,” at Quonset Hut in Louisville, Ky.
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The Fabric Workshop and Museum’s summer exhibition “Close at Hand: Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection” featured University of the Arts faculty Mark Campbell, associate professor, Foundation; Eileen Neff BFA ’72 (Painting), adjunct professor, Fine Arts; Stuart Netsky MAT ’87 (Art Education), adjunct professor, Liberal Arts; and Warren Seelig, visiting professor in Crafts. The show featured a broad range of significant works produced in collaboration with the Fabric Workshop and Museum through its renowned Artists-in-Residence program. “Conflation,” a two-part show at Drexel University’s Pearlstein Gallery put together by Mark Campbell and Media Arts Master Lecturer Blaise Tobia, focused on disastrously artificial zoning regulations in the suburbs (Campbell) and surveillance techniques carried to unwholesome extremes (Tobia). The show’s centerpiece was “Living Above the Store,” a glamorous architectural model of an imaginary suburb, accompanied by a 30-minute video loop. It was developed in collaboration with Media Arts Professor Peter Rose and alumnus Anthony Angelicola BFA ’06 (Film) and partly funded by the University of the Arts. “Marked Differences” at Kentler International Drawing Space in Brooklyn, N.Y., featured work by Peter Schroth, senior lecturer, Foundation.
(opposite left) Hercules, Joe Girandola (opposite right) LTP, Joe Girandola (above, top and bottom) Conflation, Mark Campbell
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ADVANCEMENTNEWS
Hellos and a goodbye
JASON CHEN
The University of the Arts Office of Advancement is pleased to introduce three new staff members, while also bidding farewell to a friend. New to the University is Lucie Hughes, vice president for Advancement. She comes to UArts from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she served as associate Vice President for Development, Alumni and Parent Relations, the three functions that comprise Advancement at the University of the Arts. Lucie can be reached at 215-717-6144 or lhughes@uarts.edu.
Lara Geragi
Also arriving at UArts is Lauren Villanueva, director of Alumni and Parent Relations. Previously, Lauren served as the director of Alumni Relations at Drexel University. Prior to that, she worked at Penn Dental and Penn Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and at the Temple University School of Dentistry in alumni relations, development and special events roles. Lauren’s phone number is 215-717-6139; her e-mail address is lvillanueva@uarts. edu. Joining Lauren is Joanna Sung, assistant director of Alumni and Parent Relations. Before joining the University of the Arts, Joanna worked in Alumni and Donor Relations at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing for the past two and a half years. She can be reached at 215-717-6149 or jsung@uarts.edu.
George Bilyk
We say a fond goodbye to Laura Armstrong, who had served as director of Alumni Relations since 2007. We are grateful to her for her many contributions to the University’s alumni programs and wish her the best.
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New Alumni Council Leadership The Alumni Council has wrapped up another productive and exciting year and is excited to welcome its new leadership. Adam Dotson MFA ’07 (Museum Exhibition and Planning) is the new Alumni Council chair, effective July 1, 2011. Dotson is an accomplished business strategist, designer and startup specialist. He has been with Artists & Instigators (formerly SeventySix Capital), a branded venture innovation company founded by fashion designer Marc Ecko, since 2008, working with its startup portfolio companies and its partners to develop strategies for product launches, market expansion, digital engagement and branding/marketing. He has also consulted on a variety of projects across the world– from a U.S. petroleum firm in Brazil to the United Nations Environment Programme-Finance Initiative. He has also completed a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in France and is proficient in three languages. Dotson earned a BA cum laude from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Fox School of Business at Temple University. He lives with his wife and daughter in the Philadelphia suburbs. The University of the Arts would like to thank Lisa Oster BFA ’99 (Dance Education) for her leadership over the past two years. She will continue to serve on the Alumni Council as past chair. The Council thanks outgoing members Sophia Bilynsky BFA ’79 (Graphic Design); Marc Dicciani BM ’75 (Percussion); Mark Donnolo BFA ’85 (Graphic Design) and Bill Krebs BFA ’66 (Interior Design) and greatly appreciates their service. The newest Alumni Council members are Janine Cappello-Bryant BFA ’86 (Dance); Michele Kishita MFA ’11 (Painting); Meg Mitchell BM ’02 (Voice), MM ’03 (Jazz); Jean Plough BFA ‘70 (Painting); and Elliot Rhodeside BFA ’66 (Industrial Design).
The University of the Arts invites family, friends and alumni to Family and Alumni Weekend!
OCTOBER 21 - 23, 2011
The University of the Arts
FAMILY and
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WEEKEND 2011
Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the UArts Alumni Association This year’s program will showcase the many talents of the UArts community and will provide plenty of opportunities for alumni, families and guests to connect with faculty, current students and their parents, and other alumni. Highlights include: • The President’s reception • Theater production of “High Fidelity” • Student dance and musical performances • The “Making It” exhibition, showcasing the work of graduates from 2001 to 2011 • Young Alumni and Golden Arts reunions • Interactive workshops with faculty For more information and to register, please visit uarts.edu/familyweekend We look forward to seeing you on campus this fall!
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Alumni GATHERINGS
NYC Alumni at Klotz Gallery Following the College Art Association (CAA) conference, alumni mingled with faculty at the Klotz Gallery in Chelsea. Over 60 alumni from all programs and years enjoyed an evening catching up with classmates and their favorite professors.
Southern California Alumni Event at the Crocker Club Nearly 30 Southern California alumni met for drinks at downtown L.A.’s Crocker Club. The event was organized by Mary Dembo BFA ’85 (Graphic Design) and Nima Dabestani BFA ’04 (Theater) of the Southern California chapter of the Alumni Association. Guests networked and swapped stories about their journeys since graduation and had helpful advice for the newest members of the alumni family.
NYC Alumni at Heartland Brewery Students, parents, alumni and faculty came to celebrate seniors at the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts as they performed in a showcase for the industry’s top casting agents and talent recruiters. Over 1,000 New York City theater, film and television industry representatives were invited to the Brind Senior Showcase 2011. After the showcase, guests enjoyed drinks and appetizers at Heartland Brewery. For many graduating seniors, it was their first introduction to the New York chapter of the University’s Alumni Association. As Vinny Celeiro BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) commented, “It’s so great that UArts would do this for us. I had no idea this kind of network existed for us as alumni!” 50
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2nd Annual Alumni Service Award Presentation
(left, top to bottom) NYC Alumni at Klotz Gallery (L to R): Brianna Brown BFA ’07 (Photography), Heather Noonan BFA ’07 (Photography), Brandon Cox BFA ’08 (Printmaking) Southern California Alumni at the Crocker Club: (L to R): Jason Messina BFA ’06 (Film), Andre Myers BFA ’07 (Musical Theater), Doshanna Bell BFA ’08 (Theater), Thad Reid BFA ’07 (Film), Mary Norris Dembo BFA ’85 (Graphic Design), Eman Faulkner BFA ’09 (Animation), Kathryn Gail Lee BM ’74 (Viola), Debra Valencia BFA ’81 (Graphic Design), Howard Goldberg BFA ’71 (Film), Nima Dabestani BFA ’04 (Theater), Armena Jehanian BFA ’92 (Graphic Design), Johnnie Hobbs III BFA ’04 (Theater), Charlotte Marsh BS ’72 (Industrial Design), Eric Giancoli BFA ’93 (Theater), Robyn Cohen BFA ’06 (Dance), Ebony Harding BFA ’03 (Writing for Film and Television), Marcello Palombi Selected Brind seniors from Theater Showcase 2011 (L to R): Sarah Van Auken BFA ’11, Eric Goetschel BFA ’11, Samantha Taglienti BFA ’11, Greg Laucella BFA ’11, Danielle Lovier BFA ’11, Lukas Poost BFA ’11
(above) President Buffington, Damian Shembel BFA ’07 (Musical Theater), Peggy Zablotny BS ’70 (Industrial Design), Stephen Zablotny BS ’70 (Industrial Design), Alumni Council Chair Lisa Oster BFA ’99 (Dance Education)
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Passionate. Dedicated. Ambitious. These are the words that describe our most committed volunteers and their service to the University of the Arts. It is with this in mind that we are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Young Alumni Service Award and the William G. Krebs BFA ’66 (Interior Design) Distinguished Alumni Service Award. These awards, unlike others at the University, are designed specifically to honor alumni who have volunteered their time, talent and energy to the school at the highest level.
The William G. Krebs BFA ’66 Distinguished Alumni Service Award is open to alumni who graduated 20 or more years ago and honors an individual who has demonstrated continued engagement with the University of the Arts through longterm volunteer activities. Service may be reflected in the leadership roles that the individual has assumed or through the unique contributions made by the person as part of his or her service to the institution. This year’s recipients are Stephen Zablotny BS ’70 (Industrial Design) and Peggy Turner Zablotny BS ’70 (Industrial Design). Peggy and Stephen were both board members of the Philadelphia College of Art (PCA) Alumni Association in the 1980s, during which time Stephen also served as president, and were instrumental in creating several working committees whose programs still exist at the University today. The Zablotnys have also earned Silver Star Alumni Awards for their professional achievement and were active in the College of Art and Design’s 50th anniversary celebration held in 2009. And best of all, they continue to connect fellow alumni on Martha’s Vineyard, whether they are permanent residents or summer visitors!
This year, the Young Alumni Service Award was presented to an extraordinary team of recent graduates: Mara Jill Herman BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) and Damian W. Shembel BFA ’07 (Musical Theater). Upon moving to New York City after graduation, Herman and Shembel started the Musical Theater alumni newsletter to connect classmates professionally and socially, a lifeline for many young alumni beginning their careers in a new city. They were also instrumental in implementing the first Ira Brind School of Theater Arts showcase event, where over 1,000 New York City theater, film and television industry representative are invited to see the University’s most talented seniors perform. They have been a driving force behind building a vibrant alumni network on Broadway, which over the past four years has grown to include Acting and Dance majors as well.
Mara, Damian, Stephen and Peggy: thank you! The Alumni Relations program at the University of the Arts would not be successful without volunteers like you.
UArtsConnect This fall, the University of the Arts Alumni Association will launch UArts Connect, a new online alumni community! You will be able to update your alumni profile, connect with friends, view and post alumni notes, post your resume and register for a permanent UArts forwarding address. To make using UArts Connect even easier, you will be able to link your alumni profile to your Facebook page. The community is free to all alumni. More information will be on its way to you soon, but you can also visit uarts.edu/alumni to learn how to register.
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fEaTuRED aLumNI WoRK Roberta Eisenberg bfa ’78 (Painting) Paris (2004)
EXHIbITING THIS faLL! Hamilton and arronson Galleries october 3 - November 2, 2011 Opening: October 9, 2011
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Exhibition and Sale Raises $300,000 for Scholarships The University’s second annual ArtUnleashed Exhibition and Sale, held in April, was a great success, raising $300,000 for the Sam S. McKeel Promising Young Artists Scholarship Fund. More than 300 collectors and art enthusiasts attended the Preview Party. Numerous pieces of artwork were purchased and many new friends were introduced to the University – both during the Preview and in the days following. Sincere thanks go to all those who attended, purchased art or contributed to the event. The dedicated chairs of the event – Pam Berkman, Anne F. Hamilton, Laurie Marshall and Pia Roychowdhury – and their event committee devoted enormous time and energy to making ArtUnleashed successful. The student, faculty and alumni artists who participated provided the outstanding artwork that was the core of the event. All who supported this important exhibition and sale helped to enable our talented students to pursue their artistic aspirations. We look forward to building on this success at the next ArtUnleashed on April 11, 2012. Look for details in upcoming issues of Edge.
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Howard Alber ’33 (Advertising Design) turned 100 on June 13, 2011. Edna Louise (Murray) Gentsch CERT ’33 (Art Education) graduated from the University of the Arts when it was part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She loved her life drawing classes. As she approaches her 100th birthday, she is still actively drawing and painting at the art center in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Leo Weisz CERT ’33 (Painting) turned 100 on February 12, 2011. Edward C. Michener CERT ’35 and his son Randy Michener BFA ’71 (Painting) attended the April 6, 2011, opening of the senior Michener’s retrospective exhibit of his paintings at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens in West Palm Beach, Fla. The show featured 75 years of his watercolors. The event was curated by Kevan Moss BS ’70 (Architectural Design). Bill Campbell ’37 (Advertising Design) was honored in an October exhibition at the Plastic Club in Center City Philadelphia celebrating his 75 years of activity in the Philadelphia arts.
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Josephine Norden BFA ’49 (Art Education) received her MFA from George Washington University, has six official portraits and is the Clinical Center Director at the National Institutes of Health. Her portrait of George B. Howard hangs in the Wilson House in Woodrow, Va., and her portrait of Charles R. Drew hangs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Blood Bank.
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Diana Tashjian Soorikian BFA ’50 (Art Education) was featured in “Reality and Artifice,” the 2010 New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Art exhibition. The exhibition included artists who live or work in the state. Soorikian is an adjunct professor of Cultural Arts at Fairleigh Dickinson University and director of the University’s Edward Williams Gallery. Edward Wismer DIPL ’51 (Art Education), now 82 years of age, is a retired art teacher. He continues to be a working journalist and arts critic for the Ocean City Sentinel and Cape May Star and Wave. He still loves creating art from watercolor, as well as pen and ink. Nan Kirstein DIPL ’53 (Illustration) has “retired” into making sculptural ceramics and has delved into abstract painting after 30 years of “commercial” pottery. Peter Ney BS ’53 (Industrial Design) is a senior judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals. He is an adjunct instructor, teaching torts, and is an active photographer. Alan and Elaine Klawans BFA ’54 (Advertising Design) are married and live together in a quiet suburb above their studio where they both work. Alan’s work is represented by the Artists Gallery in Lambertville, N.J. All are original digital prints, composed and drawn on his computer and can be found in collections, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Long Island University, the Pennsylvania Historical Society and in private collections. His work has been exhibited in many venues including the Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill, Pa., and the Berman Museum in Collegeville, Pa. Alan has worked on his prints every day since his retirement as director of design at SmithKline Beck-
man. Elaine, who retired 20 years ago as a graphic designer at the Container Corporation of America, now works at the Woodmere Art Museum. Alan was formerly president of the Philadelphia Sketch Club and is now chairman of exhibitions at the Plastic Club of Philadelphia. Patricia Pealer BFA ’54 (Graphic Design) is represented by Miner St. Arts, and her artwork has been showcased in Rubenstein’s New Art Gallery. She was in the Chester County Art Association’s “Invitational” show, as well as at its Exton Mall location. She was also in the West Goshen Township Residents’ Show. Judith Skoogfors-Prip DIPL ’55 (Fashion Illustration) taught at the Philadelphia College of Art and then Moore College of Art in Advanced Illustration and Fashion Illustration while doing illustration for various clients, including the Pennsylvania Ballet, and seven books for Doubleday Publishers. She retired from illustration in 2000 and began teaching again in 2005 at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) after moving to Rhode Island in 2008. She is the widow of Olaf Skoogfors, who chaired the Craft department before his untimely death in 1975 at the age of 45. Skoogfors-Prip had an exhibition of work at the Providence Art Club in the Maxwell Mays Gallery from late May to early June 2011. This is her third exhibit in Rhode Island, and she has also exhibited in three RISD faculty shows. Her work is also represented in the book, Images of Philadelphia. Ramona (Wachtel) Ehrich BFA ’56 (Illustration) and Marguerite (DeVita) Gallo BFA ’56 (Illustration) returned to the University of the Arts for the first time since their Philadelphia College of Art days to see classmate Leonard Lehrer BFA ’56 (Illustration) receive the Silver Star Award at the Commencement ceremony held in May 2011.
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Ed Challenger BS ’58 (Industrial Design) won an award of excellence at the National Exhibition at the Art Institute and Gallery in Salisbury, Md., in September 2010. “A Morning With Norman Rockwell,”an exhibit by Gary Camp Burdick BFA ’59 (Photography), was on display at the Good News Cafe and Gallery in Woodbury, Conn., throughout November 2010. Gary was recently featured in the online edition of the Connecticut Post. Robert Gillis BS ’59 (Industrial Design) is now retired but spent 21 years at RCA Electronics, three years at NRC Design Section and 15 years at IBM in the Mass Memory division.
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(opposite) Edward C. Michener (on left in photo) and Randy Michener (above) Alvin Sher (right) Richard Amsel
Carmine DeVivi BFA ’60 (Advertising Design) exhibited a retrospective show of paintings, drawings, wood and lino prints, collages, monoprints and wearable sculptures. This exhibit covered works she created during the past 50 years. The installation was shown at the former Anderson Winery in Los Ranchos, N.M., from mid-August to late September 2010. DeVivi was a professor of art at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and at the Athenian School in Danville, Calif. He lectured and taught art at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. He was the former owner of the Image Maker Gallery and Frame Shop in Danville, Calif. He has on numerous occasions received awards, and his works have been shown throughout the United States, Europe and Mexico. Many of
and taught U.S. history and world cultures. In addition, he worked as adjunct professor of history and art history at ESU and Northampton Community College. Beaver and his wife have been taking his students on summer and between-semester trips around the world and have 78 photo albums to prove it. Sage, a magazine published by the Pocono Record of Stroudsburg, Pa., recently featured the Beavers.
DeVivi’s works are in corporation and private collections. Debra Lyman Gittleman BFA ’62 (Painting) won an honorable mention for her submission in the 2010 Graceful Envelope Contest, adding to her wins in 2001, 2002 and 2005. Debra’s 2010 exhibit can be seen in the lobby of the Letter Carrier’s Building in Washington, D.C. Alan Goldstein BFA ’63 (Painting and Sculpture) recently exhibited at the 12th Anniversary Juried Exhibition at the New Jersey Visual Arts Center (judged by Joan Young from the Guggenheim Museum) and also at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa.
Nicholas Burpulis BFA ’68 (Sculpture) returned from Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M., with friends. Burpulis reconnected with Alan Kessler BFA ’67 (Painting) who still paints and has a gallery on Canyon Drive in Santa Fe, N.M. Burpulis had open heart surgery in January 2011 and is still sculpting.
Karl Koslowski BS ’63 (Industrial Design) teaches digital photography courses at the University of Miami, Florida International University and Miami Dade Colleges. His courses include the studies of art, architecture and landscape, and art, nature and night.
Peter Schaumann BFA ’68 (Illustration) is provided a Plein Art Workshop in Kirkwood Preserves of Willistown Township, Pa., in September. The first workshop included a lecture at the historic Willistown Conservation Trust building and the second was an afternoon of painting at the Kirkwood Preserve.
Alvin Sher BFA ’64 (Sculpture) has exhibited his sculpture “Clairvoyant” at the Vault Gallery in downtown Bridgeport, Conn.
Richard Amsel BFA ’69 (Illustration) illustrated the iconic “Raiders of the Lost Ark” movie poster, which was just named the No. 1 hand-drawn movie poster of all time by TotalFilm. com. The University of the Arts hosted a major exhibition of Amsel’s work in 2009. He died in 1985.
Fred Beaver BFA ’65 (Illustration) writes, “My wife and I have lived one life since I graduated from Philadelphia College of Art in 1965. We have had a great and exciting life. I majored in Illustration because I wanted to learn to paint. I knew I would become a teacher, and I planned to acquire my education credits later, which I did. I have historical paintings in the Pentagon and in the NASA building. PCA prepared me for my life, and I am very grateful. I loved my four years in Philly, and our life has been everything I hoped for and more.” After earning his BFA, Beaver earned his master of education degree from East Stroudsburg University (ESU), where he studied history and art history. He taught art for 35 years at Stroudsburg High School, was art department chairman,
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GOLDEN HANDS JUDITH BLUMBERG MASLIN
Judith Blumberg Maslin, an art historian, was the founding Director/Curator of the Temple Judea Museum of Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Over the years she has written about Jewish ceremonial art and lectured widely in South Africa, Australia, and many American cities. She is the daughter of Daniel Blumberg, the subject of the book. GOLDEN HANDS is the story of a humble Philadelphia dentist who, in mid-life, began creating exquisite works of art, particularly Judaica. Daniel Blumberg's life and works are an inspiring “Philadelphia Story,” lovingly told by his daughter.
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Clif Anderson BFA ’69 (Art Education) has displayed his art, which includes tempera, acrylics, oil paintings, mixed media, sculpture and prints, in more than 300 shows. He has won numerous awards, including first place in painting in the First International GoldenHands All-Disabled Art Show for Artists with Disabilities, held in 1979. Anderson recently The Secular and Sacred Legacy of performed Daniel Blumberg Judith Blumberg Maslin “Ragtime” at the St. Joseph’s University Bluett Theater and performs regularly with the Thomas Jefferson University Orchestra, the Mainline Symphony and the Germantown Academy Chamber Orchestra. After teaching art for 35 years, Anderson now works in his home studio and likes to share his talents in art shows and concerts. ISBN 978-0-615-40753-1
Toni Silber-Delerive BFA ‘69 (Painting) was part of a group show “Contemporary Visions” at the Riverside Gallery in Hackensack, N.J., in January 2011. She also had solo exhibitions in April 2010 at the Rockefeller Art Gallery in New York and at the Affordable Art Fair in New York City in fall 2010. Her work was represented by Renaissance Gallery.
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Anita Lovitt BFA ’70 (Illustration) has been involved with creating artistic banners for Pineapple Grove in Philadelphia to attract customers looking for boutique items, art and dining. She looks forward to doing more public art as an “alternative to advertising.” Stanley Clarke BM ’71 (Bass) was nominated for and won a Grammy Award in the Contemporary Jazz Album category for his album “The Stanley Clarke Band.” He was also 56
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nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for its track “No Mystery.” He is also a 2008 recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of the Arts. Teaming with Chick Corea, Lenny White and Al Di Meola in the influential jazz fusion group Return to Forever, Clarke won a Grammy award for 1975’s “No Mystery,” and earned two gold records. He has been honored with Bass Player magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award, was named Rolling Stone’s first Jazzman of the Year, received Playboy’s Music Award as the best jazz bassist for 10 straight years and is a member of Guitar Player magazine’s Gallery of Greats. Lynette O’Kane BFA ’71 (Fine Arts) was in the exhibit “Viewpoint x 3” at the Colorado Mountain College Gallery in Glenwood Springs, Colo., which ran through May 2011. Milton Salamon BFA ’72 (Advertising Design) played a vital role in Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and was responsible for redesigning SEPTA’s corporate image for the 1976 Bicentennial with a new logo, letterhead token, vehicle design and information kits. He was also responsible for promotional ideas for events held in conjunction with the city of Philadelphia, such as Old City Sunday, Fourth of July and various sporting and concert events. He was the supervisor of planning graphics and cartography and updated public timetables and schedule maps to correspond with the design of Authority Transit passes, Conrail passes and annual reports. He won the NeoGraphic Gold Award for “Corporate Pass Portfolio” and “Discover Yours Carcard,” NewGraphic Silver Award for “FY1984 Annual Report” and “Trolley and Train Calendar,” the Simpson Paper Company Award for Excellence for “The History of Trolley Cars,” and Financial World Bronze Award for “FY 1988 Annual Report.” Salamon wishes to thank Philadelphia College of Art, now the University of the Arts, and all the teachers that helped him to get
a great job with SEPTA. He is now retired and living at the Jersey shore. Laurie Dolphin BFA ’73 (Painting) is the president of Dolphin & Jones Book Packaging. Eric “Rick” Landesberg BFA ’73 (Painting), an AIGA member since 1980, was a founding board member of the Pittsburgh, Pa., chapter. He founded Landesberg Design in 1982. Six current and past Landesberg employees have served on the AIGA Pittsburgh Board of Directors. Over the past 28 years, Landesberg has supported and encouraged employee AIGA membership and active chapter participation. Also an influential design educator, Landesberg taught at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design from 1985 to 2000 and returned to the position in spring 2010. In May 2010, he was recognized as a Fellow of the AIGA Pittsburgh chapter. Philip Francis Travaline BM ’73 (Conducting) is preparing to retire from his position as the conductor and music director of the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey. After 20 years leading the Philharmonic, his last concert featured pieces such as Shostakovich’s “Festive Overture” and Holst’s “Jupiter from the Planets.” Although he is taking his final bow with the Philharmonic, he is excited to continue conducting, composing and playing the trumpet elsewhere. Rich Bomze BFA ’74 (Graphic Design) is a freelance graphic designer and creative director and consultant of Interdisciplinary Design Team (IDT), a fullservice graphic design group, located in Southampton, Pa., where he resides. He began his career as the resident graphic designer in 1975 at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, later growing into the position of director of Special Services for Graphic Arts and Audiovisual, now Multimedia and Creative Services. Since his retirement in 2009, he had oversight of designing, printing and publishing a book titled Golden Hands: The Secular and Sacred Legacy of Daniel Blumberg.
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The book is about a humble Philadelphia dentist who began creating exquisite works of art, particularly Judaica sculpture. His life and works are an inspiring Philadelphia story, lovingly told by his daughter, Judith Blumberg Maslin. It is currently on sale in the gift shop of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. Anne Krinsky BFA ’74 (Printmaking) is featured in the blog “ArtSake” where she shares her working process for her drawings and paintings. She has had shows at Soprafina Gallery and Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons College in Boston, Mass., as well as many others. See more of her work at annekrinsky.com.
(opposite left) Rich Bomze (below) Andrew Brown (right) Anne Zarcone
Maureen Drdark BFA ’75 (Painting) was awarded a 2011 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award and is spending six months in Nepal to further develop her “Prakriti Project,” recently exhibited at Twelve Gates Gallery in Philadelphia. Noted collectors, Berthe and John Ford of Baltimore, Md., recently purchased the first work of this project. Margaret Garwood BFA ’75 (MM Composition) has finished her fifth opera, “The Scarlet Letter,” which made its world premiere with the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia in November 2010.
Anne Zarcone BFA ’75 (Painting) had her work included in an invitational show by Connecticut Women Artists, Inc. held at the Six Summit Gallery in Ivoryton, Conn. The opening reception was held on April 29, 2011.
Ball announced as the winner. This is MacKenzie Brown’s second win in this category, with its invitation for the 2008 Children’s Ball being honored at the 2009 BizBash Chicago Expo.
Paul McGuirk BFA ’76 (Photography) opened a solo show at the Pizzeria Lauretano in Bethel, Conn. McGuirk has been capturing moments in his images, whether moving or still, black and white or color, or two or three dimensional for the past 35 years. He has made visual information, the many ways to use it and be used by it, his life’s endeavor. During the 1990s, he traveled to war zones and disaster areas throughout the world photographing for a humanitarian relief organization. Nominated by Philip Brookman, director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., McGuirk received a grant from the Andrea Frank Foundation. His work is in many permanent collections, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress and the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Jeanne Williamson Ostroff BFA ’78 (Crafts) had two pieces on exhibit at the 7th International Fiber Biennial at the Snyderman-Works Gallery in Philadelphia.
Joseph Sweeney BFA ’76 (Painting) was in a short video on Plein Air painting for the show, “First,” about Delaware, the first state. The episode aired in late June 2011 on the public television channel WHYY.
Murray Middleman BM ’79 (Saxophone), a sax and clarinet artist, recently performed a concert titled “Latin Jazz for Lovers” with Cuban pianist Gustavo Ramirez, percussionist Emilio Valdes (son of Chu Cho Valdes ) and bassist Eddie Resto. Murray has also been appearing with the Cable Band members from the “Conan O’Brien Show” at the Baked Potato and Charlie O’s jazz clubs in Los Angeles. Murray was lead saxophonist last year for the Royal Caribbean Orchestra for six weeks in Aruba and did an 11-day big band concert in Mexico in October 2009. Murray performs for events, concerts and sessions on the west coast and directs his music company, Park Avenue West Entertainment (murraymiddleman.com).
Frederic A. Crist BFA ’77 (Sculpture) is a full-time artist of sculpture, photography and blacksmithing. He recently released his self-published book, From the Fire, containing many of his metal work sculptures. Andrew Brown BFA ’78 (Graphic Design), founder of the event planning firm MacKenzie Brown Design, Chicago, was honored at the BizBash Chicago 2010 Event Style Awards. BizBash highlights events and resources for the event planning industry. Three of the five invitation submissions in the “Best Invitation Design” category were MacKenzie Brown’s, with its invitation for the Chicago History Museum’s 2009 Lincoln
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Murray trained as a classical clarinetist at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, as a student of French clarinetist Maurice Sailly and as a self-taught jazz performer. In 1972 at the age of 17, Murray had the distinct honor and pleasure of studying with Philadelphia Orchestra clarinetist Donald Montanaro, and later with classical saxophonist Marshall Taylor and with jazz sax great Vincent Trombetta. Murray has a daughter Jane, 20, and a son David, 16. Ronald L. Washington BFA ’79 (Illustration) exhibited at the Sande Webster Gallery in Philadelphia in April. The exhibit titled “Cross Currents” was about the rapidly changing world and connections. Washington also recently received the Museum Purchase Award and the Dr. Samella Lewis Painting Awards from Hampton University in Virginia. His work has also been published twice in the International Review of African American Art.
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Andrea Emmons BFA ’80 (Printmaking) was featured in the Summer 2010 issue of Contemporary Impressions, the journal of the American Print Alliance. The article, titled “Pinecones Along My Printmaking Path,” traced Emmons’s childhood, highlighting the landscape of the Vermont farm on which she lived, her time in high school where she became familiarized with handmade books, her subsequent voyage into the art of printmaking and finally focusing on her pinecone series for which she exudes much passion. Emmons is a gardener and is a co-founder of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio. She currently lives in Georgia with her husband John. Andrew Cantor BFA ’81 (Illustration) is the publisher of Chutzpah, a maga-
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zine that focuses on Jewish living in the South Jersey, Metro and Greater Philadelphia areas. Every issue of Chutzpah comes with an insider’s guide to restaurants, shops, galleries and special events and will document food, fashion, design and trends in the area. Neal Hughes BFA ’81 (Illustration) says his work is, “not a past time, this is my life.” He has worked in the Philadelphia area doing graphic design work, worked for book publishing companies like Random House and has designed a poster for the Philadelphia 76ers. He made the decision to no longer focus on commercial work but on his painting instead. In May 2010, he had an exhibit at the Moorestown, Pa., library.
Time Out New York, Art in America, Artforum and the Huffington Post. Connie Saems BFA ’84 (Crafts) currently lives in Cambridge, Mass., and was one of three artists featured in the exhibit “Boundless Journeys: The Quest.” The artists reveal their intimate search for a spiritual connection to nature through their distinctive styles. Ceramic birch sculptures, photography, pastels and textiles are all brought together in this exhibit to create a triumph of discovery and engagement. Elizabeth Mead BFA ’85 (Sculpture), associate professor of Art & Art History at William and Mary University, was recently honored with a William and Mary Alumni Fellowship Award in recognition of her outstanding teaching work.
Maria Martinez-Canas BFA ’82 (Photography) had a solo exhibition in New York City’s Julie Saul Gallery titled “Tetralogy,” which includes work from 2004 to 2009. Robert Oppecker BFA ’82 (Jewelry) won first place at the Hampton Arts Charles H. Taylor Arts Craft show. The show included over 500 works from 200 artists in all types of media, and his work, “Kiddush Cup,” was featured on the postcard for the show. Constance F. Saafir BFA ’83 (Dance Education) is an educator, licensed health care professional and somatic therapist residing in Palmyra, N.J. She develops re-education programs – Therapeutic Moving Meditation, for individuals seeking balance in health – using dance, yoga, Pilates and circular breathing work. She works as a performer, drama specialist, choreographer, instructor and director in the fields of theater and dance. Saafir credits her success in education to coach and trainer Pearl Schaefer. Sean Landers BFA ’84 (Sculpture) had an exhibition titled “Around the World Alone” at Friedrich Petzel Gallery in New York City through late June 2011. The exhibition received critical praise in the New York Times,
Ilene Price BFA ’85 (Graphic Design) has always been drawn to fine art and started drawing mandalas with watercolors and ink a few years ago. What started as “personal, meditative, organic doodling” has blossomed into
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a business. She is excited to announce Ilene Price Design, in association with the Artisan Group, which was recently featured at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Gift Lounge, hosted by GBK Productions in Hollywood. Her framed artwork will be prominently featured on display at the Artisan Group’s exhibit, and all celebrity recipients will receive her note cards and one of her glass pendant necklaces in their swag bags. Thomas Greco BFA ’86 (Film) has been busy as a freelance cameraman, shooting commercials and working on various movies in production in the tri-state area. University of the Arts Adjunct Assistant Professor Anne Sciolla BFA ’86 (Voice) and Samantha Aurelio BFA ’11 (Voice) are featured as background vocalists on Joey Defrancesco’s album “Never Can Say Goodbye,” which was nominated for a Grammy award in 2010. Sciolla has also performed with Jimmy Bruno, Kevin Eubanks, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Bob Berg, Uri Craine, Diane Monroe and the RELACHE ensemble. Lindsley Allen BFA ’87 (Ballet) moved to Los Angeles after graduation: and where she quickly become one of Hollywood’s A-list dancers. Her work began as a founding member, co-artistic director and choreographer of the Pussycat Dolls at Johnny Depp’s famous Sunset Strip Viper Room. Other credits include Prince’s “Around the World in a Day” tour as Darling Niki. Other choreography credits include “Charlie’s Angels 2,” the HBO series “Carnivale” and “Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease.” She was a credited original dancer for Ivan Kane’s world-famous “Forty Deuce.” That collaboration resulted in a reality series on Bravo in which Allen portrayed herself auditioning and teaching the Fosse-esque style to dancers emerging onto the scene. Allen is also a private coach to the stars, working with such luminaries as Pamela Anderson, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore,
Lucy Liu, John Travolta, Jennifer Lopez, Gwenyth Paltrow and Christina Applegate. She is a member of L.A.’s prestigious theater company, the Actors’ Gang, where she has appeared in “Tartuffe,” “The Exonerated,” “The Dressing Room” and “Our Town,” among others. Her latest production was with the Cherry Boom Boom’s show, “The Rendezvous.” Joe Cicala BFA ’87 (Modern Dance) is a founding member and rehearsal director of Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company (AMM & DCO). He has danced with Group Motion, Convergence, Paradigm Dance, Body Language Dance Co., Trapezius, Ariel, P3, Anna Sokolow’s Players’ Project NYC and Sokolow Now. Cicala currently dances with Dancefusion and SHARP. He recently performed Sokolow’s duet “September Sonnet” for Dancefusion and in June 2010, had a residency in Cape May with SHARP. He was a guest artist with Mid-Atlantic Ballet in March 2010, dancing with Chicago choreographer Marcel Williams Foster for the GLBT Festival. He has taught at Temple, Drexel, Villanova and Muhlenberg College. He has also worked in musical theater for the last 28 years, choreographing more than 75 musicals for various high schools, community theatres and professional theatres, including Theatre Art Center and Theatre Horizon. Cicala has danced with AMM & DCO since 1986.
Tony Sanders BFA ’87 (Theater) is the founder and artistic director of SHINE! LA’s Youth Theater. It was named Most Outstanding New Children’s Theatre Company in the United States by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. SHINE! received special recognition from the City of West Hollywood in acknowledgment of the theater’s positive impact on the community. Sanders was honored with a special presentation given by the West Hollywood City Council. Jeanne Williamson BFA ’87 (Crafts) had a site-specific outdoor art installation titled “Studio Without Walls 2010” along the Muddy River in Boston. She also exhibited in the Boston Printmakers Member’s Show, “thINK.” Heidi Gross BFA ’88 (Graphic Design), creative director at Heidi Gross Design, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in graphic design.
Kate Flannery BFA ’87 (Acting), who currently stars on the hit show “The Office” as Meredith, returned to the Ira Brind School at the University of the Arts to give a lecture and speak to current students about her thriving career. Mami Kato BFA ’87 (Sculpture) had her work exhibited at “Construct” by the Center for Emerging Visual Artists at the Icebox at the Crane Arts Building in Philadelphia.
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Tracy Helgeson BFA ’88 (Illustration) had her fifth solo exhibition at the Harrison Gallery in Williamstown, Mass., in April 2011. More information can be found at tracyhelgeson.com. Michael “Duzac” Worrell BFA ’88 (Illustration) has published his first novel titled The Harmony of Humanity. Philosophical in its scope, the story uses the metaphors of art, science and spirituality to present a harmonious concept of humanity while confronting moral and ethical issues pertinent to humanity as a whole but also to the individual as the characters deal with the purpose of life. Worrell is a musician, artist and poet with interests in art, science and spirituality, influences of which he brings together in his first novel creating a very intriguing concept. He also plays in bands in the Los Angeles music scene where he works as a graphic artist. Regina Barthmaier BFA ’89 (Printmaking), MA ’03 (Art Education) had her work exhibited in the University of the Arts’ Window on Broad. Barthmaier wrote, “This installation is meant to convey the evolution of how our society communicates – specifically the replacement of voice with text – brought about by technological advances in telecommunications and corporate marketing. Additionally, we are all drowning in old technology environmentally, and simultaneously strangled and confused by the latest technology.”
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Dominic Episcopo BFA ’89 (Photography) had his photography of Meat America, his newest photo-story book, displayed in the Bambi Gallery in January 2011. He began his work in 2008 with “United Steaks of
America,” but since then has grown to include historical portraits and “text speak” – all created from meat products. Episcopo is one of Philadelphia’s most well-known commercial photographers and a collected artist. Gilberto Gonzalez BFA ’89 (Graphics) has recently had great success with his book, Three Rings, coming in second place in the New York Book Festival 2010 in the wild card category. His short story, “Damaris,” was published in LatinoLit magazine in 2011. He was nominated in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 for Favorite Visual Artist at the Hispanic Choice Awards, held annually at the Kimmel Center. Gonzalez had both readings and art exhibits this past year at Arcadia University, Community College of Philadelphia, State Farm of New Jersey, Siemens Pharmaceuticals of Media, Pa., and several other venues. Michael Ludwig BFA ’89 (Violin) is featured in a new recording of “Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61” and Dvorak’s “Romance in F Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 11” with JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony. Ludwig has been featured in many recordings, including the Grammy-nominated violin concerto “The Red Violin” by John Corigliano. Ludwig has recently shared the stage with Andre Previn at the Prague Spring International Music Festival and performed with legendary pianist Leon Fleisher at the Terezin Music Foundation Gala at Boston’s Symphony Hall. He is featured in Marcel Tyberg’s Piano Trio with pianist Ya-Fei Chuang and cellist Roman Mekinulov. Brian Vasilik BS ’89 (Industrial Design) recently premiered his collection of watercolor landscapes and portraits in Asheville, N.C. After graduating, he created Brian Vasilik Illustration and Design, bringing business to North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Although he is a member of the International
Society of Caricature Artists and a frequent caricature artist, Vasilik’s show features watercolors, many of which are Asheville landscapes and locations.
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Minna Aaparyti BFA ’90 (Printmaking) was born in Finland, spent part of her youth in the Middle East and lived in India and Mexico before settling in Philadelphia. Aaparyti teaches bookbinding classes and workshops at Craft Foundry, which also serves as a shop where she displays and sells her handcrafted work. In addition, she has led workshops at the University of the Arts and Saint Joseph’s University. Aaparyti recently collaborated with Eco-Libris for an environmentally friendly art and business, which plants a tree for every journal sold. Silvana Cardell BFA ’90 (Modern Dance) recently directed “Water Study,” the enduring classic by modern dance pioneer Doris Humphrey, during the Faculty Choreography Show at Georgian Court University’s Lakewood, N.J., campus. The vintage piece, which was the first modern dance to be performed in complete silence, is performed barefoot by dancers who use only the rise and fall of their own breathing as non-musical rhythms for the dance. 1812 Productions, led by artistic director Jennifer Childs BFA ’90 (Acting), was awarded a $138,000 grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage to create “The Women and Comedy Project,” a production that will combine storytelling, music and clowning to investigate the female comic voice. This two-year project, to be researched and developed in 2011–2012 and produced during the company’s 2012–2013 season, will explore how women use comedy at various stages of their lives, and how a woman’s comic voice is unique and changes over time as she does. Childs will work closely with physical comedian and clowning expert Emmanuelle
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Delpech and conduct week-long sessions with groups of women organized by age. These “generational labs” will explore female comedic stereotypes – the airhead, the neurotic, the diva, the harpy, the batty old lady – and will inform Childs’ script, along with interviews of more than 50 women, including famous female comedians. Laura Heyman BFA ’90 (Photography) showed an exhibition of photographs from Haiti from 2009 to 2011 titled “Pa Bouje Anko: Don’t Move Again.” The work was featured on the Women in Photography website in May 2011, and the exhibit was shown at the Palitz Gallery in Lubin House, N.Y. Marsha Heydt BM ’91 (Saxophone) holds a master’s degree in Music Education from the Aaron Copland School of Music with private studies with Ron Kerber, John Blake, Larry McKenna, Jim Pugh, John Stubblefield and Sir Roland Hanna. In June 2002, the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s Professional Development Fund awarded her a grant to study with the renowned Jimmie Amadie. Mentored by Eric Person, she teaches at various prestigious private schools and music conservatories in New York City. Heydt has shared the stage with Grover Washington, Bill Watrous, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, John Stubblefield, George Gee and his Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra with Paul Schaefer in a guest appearance on “The David Letterman Show” and has appeared at Gerald Veasley’s Jazz Bass in Reading, Pa. Heydt also plays with her own ensemble in and around New York City, performing in both private and public venues. Heydt recently released her debut CD, “One Night.” Anne Hunter BFA ’91 (Illustration) wrote, “My 11th children’s book (illustrated) ‘Loon Baby’ came out in March with Houghton Mifflin. And I finally have an illustration website: annehunterstudio.com.”
Linda Keels MAT ’91 (Art Education) received her doctorate degree in education in October 2011 from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
bolizing the strength of the survivors, the families and the Nation,” according to the U.S. Mint website. Congress has authorized the production of 2 million medals, half of which will be produced at the Philadelphia Mint.
Gary J. Cohen BFA ’92 (Photography) has published a portfolio of environmental portraiture from Asia and America, accompanied by an essay he wrote on the process of thinking/making the images, which has appeared in the online journal Ancora Imparo. The photographs were culled from his ongoing tome Contact Lens, a collection of photographs and writings that explore the relationship between person and place, primarily through portraiture. Photographs from that collection have also recently appeared in The Pinch Journal and The Blue Earth Review. In addition, Euphony has just published another poem from his poetry manuscript. It will appear next fall. Also, JPG Magazine just published a photograph of his of a night market in Xi’an, China, in their Issue #24.
Anthony Morrow BFA ’92 (Illustration) has two art companies, both under the corporate title MDG, Inc., and Morrow Design Group. Frank Plant BFA ’93 (Painting) is a sculptor who began to develop his drawings in steel when he moved to Amsterdam after graduation. In 1999, Plant moved to Barcelona and began to diversify the materials he uses in his sculpture. Photography and painted wooden backgrounds, light boxes, motors, sensors, sound and music have all become integral parts of his sculptures. In addition to his artwork, he has taught at Metafora Tallers de Art Contemporani in Barcelona since 2000. His work is displayed both privately and publicly in collections throughout Europe and North America.
Kama Linden BFA ’92 (Dance) is an accomplished performer who spent three years touring the Unites States (and Amsterdam in 2007) in support of her first release, “Uninhibited 2006,” and is already beginning to tour in support of her newest release, “Better Late Than Never.” She has also performed in London, Devon, Wales, Amsterdam and Australia and at many festivals, including Sunbury River Festival, Nashville Songwriter’s Festival and Birdman Festival (United Kingdom). She is known for her edgy lyrics and voice and smooth vocals.
“My 11th children’s book came out in march with Houghton Mifflin.” — Anne Hunter BFA ’91 Eric Giancoli BFA ’93 (Theater) is working on “Big True,” a featurelength comedy about following your heart and dreams that has been in the making for four years. It has more than 80 people in the cast and was filmed in Hollywood. The film has been completely self-funded, with shooting on weekends and whatever free time the actors/crew can spare. It is a passion project and is almost complete. To support the completion of this film visit Kickstarter (kickstarter. com/projects/1459068132/big-true) or become a fan on Facebook.
Joseph Menna BFA ’92 (Sculpture) co-designed the September 11th tenth anniversary commemorative medal for the U.S. Mint. The medals went on sale in late June 2011, and proceeds go to the National September 11th Memorial and Museum, scheduled to open September 12, 2011, at the World Trade Center. Menna’s work is featured on the reverse of the coin, which depicts an eagle above the words HONOR and HOPE, “sym-
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Vanessa Milio MFA ’93 (Book Arts/ Printmaking) has been named president and CEO of the Harford County Chamber of Commerce in Maryland. Hiro Sakaguchi BFA ’93 (Painting) had his work displayed in a series of exhibitions by emerging artists at the Morris Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from April to August 2011. The exhibition was titled “No Particular Place to Go” and acknowledges his fascination with absorbing the influences of going between his native Japan and second home, the United States. Sarah Asper-Smith MFA ’94 (Book Arts/Printmaking) released her first book in January 2011 titled Have You Ever Seen a Smack of Jellyfish?: An Alphabet Book (Sasquatch Books). Carla Hopkins BFA ’95 (Sculpture) is a tattoo artist at Philadelphia tattoo parlor, Portside Parlor, which has been featured in Philadelphia Weekly’s April First Friday Picks. Hopkins and her boyfriend and partner, Nick Gleckman, have put together a series of work that is a tribute to Greco-Roman mythology. The show featured paintCORNELIUS JONES BFA ’99 ings and study sketches, a performance by RECENTLY CO-DIRECTED DJ Tom B. and even “READY, SET, GROW” burlesque performers. For more information, for austin’s visit bodygraphics.com.
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Evan Palazzo BFA ’96 (Theater) is playing piano with several bands, including his own gut-bucket jazz band, the Hot Sardines. He recently played on NPR’s Performance Place with Lauren Ambrose & the Leisure Class before they played a sold-out show at Club Helsinki in Hudson, N.Y. Palazzo and his wife Jennifer Weedon BFA ’97 (Acting) had a son, Henry Walter Palazzo, in September 2010.
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Roger Petersen BFA ’96 (Illustration) had a solo exhibition titled “Phillies: Past and Present, Third Annual Card Art Show, Original, Modern and Olde-timey Watercolor Baseball Cards by Roger Petersen,” in April 2011. Tiffany Bartok BFA ’97 (Musical Theater) is in the process of building her audience for her organization, the Independent Collective (theindependentcollective.com). Upcoming will be her film “Tiny Dancer” and an exciting event hosted by Daphne RubinVega in New York in fall 2011. Valerie Kennedy BFA ’97 (Visual Arts) is happy to still be oil painting and is a teacher’s assistant at the Eastside Charter School in Wilmington, Del. Hannah Tsapatoris MacLeod BFA ’97 (Musical Theater) taught a Full Moon Yoga class in July 2011 at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. She will be performing in and choreographing Theatre Collective’s “The Bacchae.” She is directing a piece in Rep Theatre’s “Girl on Gurl 10-Minute Play Series” (all female written, female directed) called “Bluebird of Happiness” written by local writer/ actress Kate McGrath. Both productions are part of the Philly Fringe Festivals, found in the Fringe Guide. Look for Naked Feet Productions on kickstarter.com soon. They will be launching a fundraising campaign to get their original work, “The Orphan Tree,” produced in summer 2012. Janet Marcavage BFA ’97 (Printmaking) recently earned tenure and a promotion to associate professor at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash. Marcavage creates prints that have been displayed internationally at the 5th Bienal Internacional de Gravura do Douro in Portugal, the Qijiang International Print Festival in China, the Museum of Modern Art in Wales and the Dedalo Center for Contemporary Art in Italy. She also had a solo exhibition of serial prints and cutouts at the Gallery at Pacific
Lutheran University. In the spring, she will be a guest at the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts in Wuhan, China, where she will teach and exhibit her work. Camille Escobedo BM ’98 (Music Performance) and Peter Rydberg BM ’94 (Guitar) married on October 16, 2010. Having first met when Escobedo began attending the University of the Arts and Rydberg worked in the studio, they recorded a demo together to help promote Escobedo’s career as a jazz singer. The two were so pleased with their final product, Escobedo on vocals and Peter on guitar, they decided to a form a band later known as Beretta76. Their song, “10:1,” won a spot in Jane magazine’s 2002 compilation CD. While working on their first album, “Black Beauty,” they began seeing each other romantically, at first keeping it a secret until Rydberg was injured skiing and had a friend call his “girlfriend.” They were engaged on New Year’s Day and married at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. Jason Marquette BFA ’98 (Musical Theater) is teaching his Advanced Beginner Theatre Dance classes at Ripley-Grier in New York City on a regular basis. Marquette also taught in Guatemala and in April 2011, was accepted into the Group Theater Too’s “Choreographer’s Canvas Showcase.” Lastly, Marquette owns Marquette Productions, which is a music editing, creation and performance company primarily for choreographers and dance teachers. He can be reached at jasonsmarquette@hotmail.com or through his Facebook group (Jason Marquette Classes and Theatrical Productions) or visit marquetteproductions.com. Susan Morris BFA ’98 (Sculpture) has started a program donating her original hats to children’s hospitals. To see her efforts or help her cause, visit bullandbearwear.com. Jenifer Rutherford BFA ’98 (Photography) is a photographer residing in Red Bank, N.J., and is the featured artist at
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Joel McFadden Designs. Rutherford’s show, “Triptych Landscapes,” opened in March 2011 and featured her work consisting of three photographs framed together to create a landscape. Cornelius Jones BFA ’99 (Musical Theater) recently co-directed “Ready, Set, Grow” for Austin’s Bam Festival. He made his New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s (NJPAC) solo-performance debut in its “Out Loud & Proud V” performance series. His workshops at the 28th Annual True Colors Conference were a success. There was such a dynamic force of sharing and giving from the LGBT youth, adults, allies, their educators and mentors. His poem “Still Swimming (I remember...)” has just been awarded third place and publication in The Writers’ Place Poetry Review. This winter, he will be unveiling his Chapbook of Poetry. Finally, his public service announcement, “I Am Living My Truth,” is available online at logotv.com. Erwin E. A. Thomas BFA ’99 (Theater) returned to the Metropolitan Opera for the 2010-2011 season as a member of the anvil chorus in “Il Trovatore.” He played the role of Jakie Robinson in Steven Dietz’s new play “Jakie and Me” at the Seattle Children’s Theater in April 2010.
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Josh Levitas BFA ’00 (Illustration) has partnered with fellow artist Robert Berry and James Joyce scholar Mike Barsanti on Ulysses “Seen”, a comics adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses, with full reader’s guide. The entire first chapter is up on the web at ulyssesseen.com. His iPad app, which featured his graphic design work, made headlines in the New York Times, on the websites of the New Yorker, TIME, Slate, the Huffington Post, the L.A. Times, and many others, due to Apple’s request that suggestive content be removed from two of the pages. The press prompted Apple to apologize and ask for the unedited app to be resubmitted. They were subsequently
interviewed for NPR and featured on the November 2010 installment of WHYY’s “Friday Arts.”
way Impact. Stay tuned for concerts in Chicago, Boston and other cities in 2011.
Brad Loekle BFA ’00 (Musical Theater) finished a three-week tour with Atlantis Events. He headlined their cruises through Italy, Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Israel, France and Spain alongside such performers as Erasure’s Andy Bell and Broadway legend Chita Rivera. He also recently taped the 100th episode of TruTV’s hit series “The Smoking Gun.” He performed at New York City’s Therapy in January 2011 and was joined by Shawn Hollenbach (Here TV’s “Hot Gay Comics”), Rachel Parenta (“Live at Gotham”) and Yamaneika (NBC’s “Stand-Up for Diversity”). He also filmed his first comedy special, which went on sale nationwide in the spring of 2011.
Wynter Spears BFA ’00 (Musical Theater) sang in the “Merry Measures Cabaret Benefit” at Davenport’s Cabaret and Piano Bar in Chicago in December 2010. Jen Woodhouse BFA ’00 (Musical Theater) had a live UStream concert in April 2011, featuring fellow musician Megan Slankard.
STEVE MESSENGER BFA ’02 is having his second solo show at the Muse gallery in Philadelphia. Vincent Matyi BFA ’01 (Multimedia), currently the associate director of User Experience & Web Strategy at Penn Medicine, recently gave a talk at the Healthcare Experience Design Conference in Boston. Matyi’s extensive 10-year background in user experience spans the fields of finance, education and healthcare. The goal of this talk was to advance experience design practitioners and leaders in the field to navigate the healthcare landscape.
Daniel Mandel BFA ’00 (Theater) is currently an actor on “Dan VS,” a new animated comedy on the Hub network, as well as a co-creator, coexecutive producer and writer. The show is currently airing its first season. Leslie Sanazaro BM ’00 (Voice) has been recording since 2006 with her debut album “Stars in the Attic,” returning to the studio for her sophomore album in 2008 titled “On Your Roof.” Sanazaro toured throughout Asia, Canada and the United States and was nominated for Best SingerSongwriter in 2009 for the Riverfront Times Music Awards. This year, however, in addition to a North American tour, she’s extending her music performance to Southeast Asia and raising money to start a girl’s school in Cambodia. The new project is titled “Daughter of Cambodia” and was created to raise awareness and funds to fight human trafficking in Southeast Asia and Africa.
Katherine McNamee BFA ’01 (Musical Theater) is currently the assistant company manager for “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway. She is also an original member of the Broadway Green Alliance, serving on the production committee. Visit broadwaygreen.com, follow them on Twitter, like them on Facebook and find them on YouTube. Steve Messenger BFA ’02 (Painting/ Drawing) is having his second solo show at Muse Gallery in Philadelphia, which opened in early September 2011. The show is called “Black and White” and includes wall-sized drawings and black-and-white paintings based on the photos of Edward Muybridge.
Kacie Shiek BFA ’00 (Musical Theater) is on the road with “Hair” (Hairontour.com). The cast is holding “Be-Ins” and benefit concerts in many cities to raise money for Broad
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Wi-Moto Nyoka BFA ’01 (Musical Theater) piloted her online graphic musical “The Last Days of Kartika” and has a new album “Hero How To,” both available at duskydiana. com. The album has already been supported by “Put The Needle On The Record” of WFMU (New York City) and “Save Our Soul of Rosa” FM (Netherlands). She is currently in the process of developing the series. Also, she performed again in Dusseldorf, Germany, before moving on to Budapest. Check out the band site communityedu.net for upcoming shows and the monthly podcast “The Curriculum.” Erin Brese Paglia BFA ’01 (Theater) is pursuing her master’s degree in Educational Theater at New York University. She currently lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her husband, Paul Paglia BFA ’99 (Theater), and their son, Everett. Robin Rothman BFA ’01 (Theater) just performed the role of Aunt May in “The Spidey Project: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility,” a guerrilla theater project to write, rehearse and perform a fully realized musical based on the character SpiderMan in under 30 days with no budget. It opened and closed with two performances one day before the $70 million Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” was slated to open, before pushing the date back again. The musical was the first Spider-Man musical to officially open in New York City and featured music composed by Doug Katsaros and Adam Podd. The book was written by Justin Moran (who wrote “POPE! The Musical”) and Jonathan Roufael. Even though there were only two live performances, a cast recording is underway and “The Spidey Project” can be seen at thespideyproject.blogspot.com. Lucas Steele’s BFA ’01 (Musical Theater) company of “The Kid” received various Drama Desk nominations including Outstanding Musical.
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Michael Drolet BFA ’02 (Musical Theater) is currently on tour with the musical “Wicked.” Craig Feinberg BFA ’02 (Graphic Design) recently put out his first solo book project called The Little Book of Shocking Food Facts with Charlotte and Peter Fiell, the former design editors of Taschen in London. The book was presented at the London Book Fair 2011. He is currently employed as the senior art director for UNISON. Larry Hamilton BFA ’02 (Musical Theater) wrote the book, music and lyrics for “Madame: The Musical,” which received a staged reading in March 2011 (by invitation only). It is a melodrama that takes place in the Louisiana Bayou. It follows a teenager named Poe who stumbles into Madame Jarreau’s House for Ladies, a very unique and forbidden type of brothel where the “ladies” inside are beautiful and glamorous but were all born male. The exciting all-male cast of 16 includes Nick Park BFA ’09 (Musical Theater), Richard Cerato BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) and Brad Greer BFA ’09 (Musical Theater). Hamilton appeared as Poe/Clara. It is directed by Billy Bustamante BFA ’04 (Musical Theater). Daren Herbert BFA ’02 (Musical Theater) was mostly recently seen in the Toronto revival of the Broadway show “Parade,” where he earned rave reviews for his performance. He earned a 2010 nomination for the Canadian theater’s coveted Dora Award for his work in “The Toxic Avenger Musical.” He won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award as well as an NAACP Theatre Award nomination for work in the West Coast premiere of “The Wild Party.” His film and TV credits include “Dreamgirls,” “2012” and “Hot Tub Time Machine.” He recently completed filming a role alongside Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon in the upcoming romantic comedy “This Means War.” He also holds an MFA in Drama from the University of California, Irvine.
Mike Ipri MM ’02 (Jazz) started with drum lessons from his father and participated in percussion ensembles and big bands led by his musician father. Ipri studied percussion with James Latimer and jazz with bassist Richard Davis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Ipri’s performing career has taken him from the Las Vegas strip to Atlantic City showrooms and lounges. He has played cruise ships and toured with the American Wind Symphony. Ipri plays percussion, mallets and timpani, but playing the drum set is what he enjoys most, and he has been doing that in the Philadelphia area for the past 26 years. He is part of the Jersey Jazz Trio. Their high-energy acoustic jazz includes original and standard pieces. Chip Klose BFA ’02 (Musical Theater) began collaborating on a new musical with two-time Tony Award winner Maury Yeston. The show, based on the 1990 song-cycle “December Songs,” will receive a developmental workshop in fall 2011.
Sarah BOLT BFA ’03 CURRENTLY STARS AS SISTER MARY PATRICK IN THE BROADWAY production of “Sister Act.” Christopher Roberts BFA ’02 (Musical Theatre) returned to his high school to direct “Anything Goes” for the students’ spring musical. Roberts also earned his master’s degree from Naropa University in Boulder, Colo., in Actor Created Physical Theater. Jennifer Schick BFA ’02 (Painting/ Drawing) is the operations and exhibitions manager at InLiquid Art + Design, where she curates and manages a large roster of events and exhibitions in the visual arts. She earned a master’s degree in Arts Administration from Drexel University in spring 2011.
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James Singewald BFA ’02 (Photography) had pieces presented in the “Baltimore: Open City” exhibit, which ran through May 2011. For the exhibition, students of Maryland Institute College of Art’s Exhibition Development Seminar invited scholars, activists, community-based organizations, local artists and visiting artist Damon Rich to create a series of installations, workshops and other public programs Vanessa Sonon BFA ’02 (Musical Theater) played Polly Baker in “Crazy for You” at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre and at Cape Playhouse. She is currently playing Val and understudying Cassie for “A Chorus Line” at St. Louis Stages. Sonon had a great summer of fun, travel and work and wishes the class of 2011 great success. Christopher Totten BFA ’02 (Musical Theater) is working on premiering new works by Derek Gregor and Sam Carner (writers of the “Unlock’d”). He also has been cast as the Funny Man in “The Greenwich Village Follies” off Broadway. Sarah Bolt BFA ’03 (Musical Theater) currently stars as Sister Mary Patrick in the Broadway production of “Sister Act,” which opened at the Broadway Theatre in April 2011. The show features brand new music by multiAcademy, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Alan Menken and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater. Michael Gatto BFA ’03 (Acting) has been performing professionally around northeast Ohio and is currently an adjunct instructor at Cleveland State University and Kent State University since receiving his master’s degree. Christine Coppa BS ’03 (Communications) launched christinecoppa.net and hooked an endorsement deal with Yoplait Kids Yogurt. Coppa, author of Rattled! (Broadway Books, 2009) and the popular blogs “Mama’s Boy” (parenting.com) and “Storked!” (glamour. com) will be serving as a spokesperson
for the nutritious yogurt brand, appearing in web commercials and other promotional materials.
Carly Pearlstein BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) and Mike Doherty BFA ’10 (Musical Theater). Best productions to date: Ethan (5½) and Cole (3½). She and her husband Josh Byrne, Esq., recently celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary.
Sienna Freeman BFA ’03 (Photography) was featured in several shows last year, including “Playmate” at the James Oliver Gallery in Philadelphia, “Mirror Mirror” at Sweet Jane in Philadelphia, Art Toronto 2010 and Art Basel: Miami 2010. Freeman describes her work as exploring the “transitory nature of self-perception, memory and emotion.” Working with self-generated photos and drawings as well as appropriated materials, Freeman aims to digest the fleeting moments of extreme emotion and physical sensation that expose the complicated nature of life, death and the contemporary living experience.
Jeremiah Downes BFA ’04 (Musical Theater) premiered an evening of his words and music at the Biello Martin Studio in Old City Philadelphia in June 2011. Songwriters Dan Martin and Michael Biello (biellomartin.com) opened the doors to their stunning gallery space for a one-night-only performance. The evening featured many new and original selections (performed live for the first time) from his songwriting catalog. He was joined onstage by Alex Keiper BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) and Janet Rowley BFA ’09 (Musical Theater).
Work by Jeremy Grenhart BM ’03 (Piano) is featured on the Grammynominated Roots album “How I Got Over.” The hip-hop/jazz/soul musician and producer has worked with such major labels as Universal Music and Def Jam Records, in addition to independent production companies 2010 Productions and Militia Hill. Four tracks that Grenhart co-wrote and co-produced are featured on “How I Got Over,” including “Radio Daze,” “Now or Never,” “Walk Alone” and the album’s title track.
Justin Jain BFA ’04 (Theater) and David Johnson BFA ’04 (Theater) opened a show in January 2011 in New York City with Philadelphia-based theater company the Berserker Residents. “The Annihilation Point” is “a spoofy piece of lo-fi sci-fi,” according to the New York Times, where the company was featured. Garry Hanna BFA ’04 (Film) won first place in “Make Open Space,” one of three social media contests sponsored by Ithaca College’s Finger Lakes Environment Film Festival (FLEFF). A component of FLEFF 2009–10’s yearlong rollout of blogs, screenings and online user-generated events, “Make Open Space” offered participants from around the globe the opportunity to remix the 2010 FLEFF artwork into a short trailer that explores “open space,” FLEFF’s 2009–10 program stream. Hanna’s winning entry was entitled “Amoeba.”
Courtney Mazza BFA ’03 (Musical Theater) welcomed her first child in September 2010 with boyfriend, actor Mario Lopez. The couple met when they both were working on the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line” in 2008. The two live together in Los Angeles. Nancie Sanderson BFA ’03 (Musical Theater) is currently the Theater Director at Music Training Center in Montgomeryville, Pa. She also just appeared as Jeannie in 11th Hour Theatre Company’s production of “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.” Other cast members included
Carolyn Marcinkiewicz BFA ’04 (Dance Education) has been teaching various styles of dance to students ranging in age from children to adults. Besides ballet, tap and jazz, she also has taught Latin and ballroom dance.
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Marcinkiewicz has more recently found another passion as a certified group fitness instructor and personal trainer. She continues her dance education at Broadway Dance Center in New York City and has choreographed work for numerous students auditioning for the California Academy of Performing Arts and the University of the Arts. She returned to the SHARP Dance Company this past fall after having her first child, Jacob. Caitlin Perkins MFA ’04 (Printmaking/Book Arts), program manager for Philagrafika, recently contributed an essay, which was published in the exhibition catalog The Graphic Unconscious. The essay called “In and Out of Print: Artists Working in Historical Collections” was an overview of the five artist residencies Perkins organized at Rosenbach Museum, the Library Company, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Penn Museum with Lisa Anne Auberbach, Duke Riley, Pablo Helguera, Enrique Chagoya and Cannonball Press. She was also the project manager for the catalog. Corey H. Phillips BFA ’04 (Applied Theater Arts) is employed at Guard Up Inc., an educational facility for fencing and swordsmanship in Burlington, Mass., where he is the creative director. Maya Camille Winters MFA ’04 (Painting) participated in an exhibition at Cheyney University that featured the work of the University’s art faculty. Winters is an adjunct professor of Humanities and Communication Arts at Cheyney. Ryan Casey BFA ’05 (Illustration) is currently working as a web designer for US Weekly magazine and as a freelance artist. His celebrity webcomic ButYoureLikeReallyPretty.com won a Bloggie for Best-Kept Secret Weblog (2010.bloggies.com) and was nominated for a Webby in the Best Personal Blog/Website category.
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Alece DeLuca BFA ’05 (Musical Theater) played Zaneeta in “The Music Man” at Broward Stage Door Theatre from April to June 2011. She was last seen in the West Coast holiday tour of “Miracle on 34th Street.” In New York, she was a part of the comedic cabaret Broadway Bombs. She has worked with fellow University of the Arts alumni Chip Klose BFA ’02 (Musical Theater) and Jason Marquette BFA ’98 (Musical Theater), performing and filming their original choreography. She has also had the pleasure of singing on board the Disney Cruise Line. Juli Jackson BFA ’05 (Film) was the recipient of a grant from the Ozark Foothills FilmFest’s Indie Film Initiative. Jackson was one of three winners among 26 applicants. The initiative is funded by the Arkansas Cultural Regional Arts Grant program, and the recipients will use funds to make feature-length films shot primarily in Arkansas and using a cast and crew made up of mostly Arkansans. Jackson is an Arkansas native and has worked as the director of photography on a number of independent feature films, including “Beat the Air,” “God’s Country” and “Off Route 9.” After a three-year stint in Los Angeles contributing camerawork and lighting design on a number of projects, she returned to Arkansas to pursue her creative work. She directed “Sugar (sweet) Tooth (ache),” a 35mm animation about a girl who went to surprising lengths to treat a toothache, which premiered at the 2010 Ozark Foothills FilmFest. Geoffrey Nicastro BFA ’05 (Ceramics) is an American-born ceramic artist raised in the Netherlands who settled in Santa Cruz, Calif. After graduating from the University of the Arts, he taught pottery all over Santa Cruz County and is the owner of Clay Creation pottery school. In addition, Nicastro in an instructor at the Mountain Art Center in Ben Lomond, Calif., where he teaches more experimental classes, with free-form
sculpting, glazing techniques and even blindfolds in pottery classes where students learn by their touch alone. Lauren Putty BFA ’05 (Modern Dance) recently served as a guest choreographer for the Stockton Dance Company’s annual spring dance concert at the Stockton Performing Arts Center. The piece, “Making Haste,” is a highenergy ensemble piece, conveying the struggle against time. Nicole Rae Styer BFA ’05 (Crafts) recently opened NRS Boutique in South Philadelphia on East Passyunk Avenue. She has another small store in her hometown of Reading, Pa., and over 30 stores across the country carry her designs. She was a featured designer during Philly Fashion Week in 2010. Her designs are fun, girly and consist of hand-stitched sequins, lace, bows and vintage fabrics. The boutique has a wide array of women’s clothing and accessories, as well as items for children and men! Joe Truglio BFA ’05 (Jazz) continues to drum, having released his first album as the leader of the Joe Truglio Trio last year with pianist John Stenger and bassist Ken Pendergast. Their new studio album, “Past Life,” is made up of pieces inspired by modern jazz composers such as Aaron Parks and Robert Glasper. Residing in Philadelphia, Truglio is an active drummer involved in the local jazz scene. He has played with Vans Warped Tour, shared bills with Cypress Hill and Herbie Hancock, as well as performed in China and England. Tabitha Vidaurri BFA ’05 (Writing for Film and Television) is a freelance writer and comedian. Her short film, “Death Placenta,” was screened at Palm Springs Shortfest, the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival and the Faux Film Festival in 2005. Vidaurri has written for a variety of publications, including The Comedians Magazine, Phillyist.com and Wonka Vision magazine. For three years, Vidaurri worked as
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the executive producer for the Sixth Borough, a sketch comedy troupe she formed in 2007. She wrote, produced and directed a number of live productions, including full-length shows in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festival. In addition, she managed the marketing and promotional materials, costumes, special effects and the music. Vidaurri also plays saxophone and guitar and has been in four different bands since she was 17. Her surf rock band, Tiananmen Squared, was featured on the acclaimed Sherman Community Arts compilation “Up the Stairs and Through the Hall.” She now lives in Jersey City and continues to write and perform. For more information visit tabithavidaurri.com. Jordan Baumgarten BFA ’06 (Photography) is currently pursuing an MFA in Photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he works as an instructor for the Intro to Photography for Non-Majors course. He has had success with exhibitions throughout Rhode Island and was a commissioned artist for America: Now and Here Artist Corps. Daniel Bell BFA ’06 (Writing for Film and Television) worked as a graphic/ web designer for a non-profit after graduation, then received his MAT in Special Education from Trinity University in Washington, D.C., in July 2009. He relocated from Maryland to Maui, Hawaii, that same year to teach middle school special education and technology. He also does web/graphic design and documentary work on the side. Check out beathing-water.com for more! Peter Clark BFA ’06 (Multimedia) is featured in Print magazine’s December 2010 Regional Design Annual for the self-promotional mailer that he art directed for the Conshohocken, Pa.-based design firm, Wonderful Machine. Clark was also a 2010 PDN/ Nikon Self- Promotion Award winner.
Thomas Keiser BFA ’06 (Animation) is working as a puppet fabricator at Shadow Machine, a company that has produced shows such as “Robot Chicken,” “Titan Maximum,” “Moral Orel” and “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole.” He is currently fabricating puppets using digital techniques for an upcoming stop-motion animated feature film. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recently honored him for his contributions to the Emmy Award-winning “Robot Chicken.” Keiser has previously worked with Space Bass Films under the direction of Corky Quakenbusch for clients such as Disney Channel, VH1, MADtv and TMZ, as well as working with NHL Films for ad campaigns.
Nasir Dickerson BFA ’06 (Music Performance) is a member of the band Nasir Dickerson and the Renaissance Messengers, who released a CD in January 2011 titled “The Revealer.” A release party was held for the band in New Jersey. Kati (Lyles) Donovan BFA ’06 (Musical Theater) just finished the first year of her MFA in Musical Theater at San Diego State University, where she teaches Acting for Non-Majors and recently performed the role of Jo in their production of “Little Women,” the musical. In Fall 2011, she will serve as production dramaturge for their production of “The Boy Friend,” which will serve as part of the research for her thesis she is writing about musical comedy as a vehicle for culture in distress. During July, Donovan taught Acting and Script Analysis at the La Jolla Playhouse. In August 2011, she presented her paper “No One Walks Alone: An Investigation of the Veteran and the Community in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” at the National Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference. Donovan’s was one of only three papers selected for the conference, and in the Fall 2011, it will be published in the journal, Studies in Musical Theatre.
“I OWE MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY THE PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT, FOR PROVIDING ME WITH THE FUNDAMENTAlS FOR BUILdING MY CAREEr.” — Amy Ahearn Gray BFA ’06
Amy Ahearn Gray BFA ’06 (Photography) writes, “Working for a company such as Fila USA has been a dream come true. I owe my sincere gratitude to the University of the Arts, particularly the photography department, for providing me with the fundamentals for building my career.” Gray is the digital imaging and photography manager at Fila USA.
Kate Kolbe BFA ’06 (Applied Theater Arts) and Dan Mellitz BFA ’06 (Theater) moved from Connecticut down to Savannah, Ga., in 2010, where Mellitz was employed as the technical director for the City of Savannah. On May 30, 2010, the couple was married. The two now live in Virginia, where Mellitz works as the technical director for a private school in Potomac, Md. Kolbe was working for the Savannah College of Art and Design and is now working for Signature Theater in Virginia.
Tetsugo Hyakutake BFA ’06 (Photography) had an exhibit at the Alan Klotz Gallery in New York City from mid-September to late October 2010. The exhibit, “Pathos,” depicts post World War II industrial and economic development in Japan. Hyakutake also had an exhibit titled “Ephemeral Existence” at Gallery 339 in Philadelphia from March through May 2011.
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Ben Kramer BFA ’06 (Musical Theater) lives in Chicago and graduated from the Second City Conservatory in March 2010. He is currently performing for sold-out crowds in “Overserved,” an original sketch musical about the service industry in the DeMaat Cabaret space at Second City. In September 2010, he began working at Second City’s Music Improv Conservatory.
Will” (PGLTF). Additional credits include “Man from Nebraska” (People’s Light and Theater Company). Favorite acting credits include “The Witch of Edmonton” (REV Theatre Co.), “The Miser” (Lansdale Theater Works) and “The Hear Again Radio Project” (Plays and Players). MacMillan is also a founding member of Tongue & Groove (performed at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia).
Chris Latzke BFA ’06 (Theater) performed at the Christmas Village in Dilworth Plaza along with Mary Scholz BFA ’06 (Musical Theater) in December 2010. They presented a concert of holiday songs and selections from Mary’s newest album, “Water Rising.”
Bonnie Quick’s BFA ’06 (Musical Theater) show “I’d Rather Be Here” appeared in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival for the fourth consecutive year in September 2010. Amanda Siebold BFA ’06 (Theater) joined the cast. It is a theatrical comedy event that features short films, plays and artwork that parodies environmentalists, mustaches, Taser victims, sex, vegans and awkward run-ins with exes in Wawa.
MELINDA STEFFY BFA ’06 TRaveled to south africa, where she taught bead-working and created a mural with homeless adults.
Lindsay Sparangana BFA ’06 (Photography) and now husband Josh Noh BFA ’05 (Photography) celebrated their bachelor/bachelorette party together last June at the RUBA Club in Philadelphia with fellow classmates Jaime Wettlin BFA ’06 (Photography), Jordan Baumgarten BFA ’06 (Photography), Anne Erickson BFA ’07 (Photography), Heather Shoemaker BFA ’06 (Photography), Sara Kornacki BFA ’06 (Photography), Matthew Swavely BFA ’07 (Photography), Siobhan Kiley BFA ’06 (Crafts), Jason Blake BFA ’06 (Photography), Mike Malandra BFA ’06 (Photography) and Patrick Blake BFA ’07 (Photography). Jarrod Lentz BFA ’06 (Musical Theater) moved to Tokyo in the spring of 2011 to perform at Tokyo Disney. Jennifer MacMillan BFA ’06 (Theater) directed the Save the Day Productions signature series “Superheroes Who Are Super!”, presented every second Saturday by Plays and Players. Recent directorial credits include “Ballad Boys” (Aspire Arts), “The Importance of Being Earnest” and “Naked
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Amanda Reilly BFA ’06 (Dance Education) became a registered dental hygienist in September 2010. She practices dentistry in Bensalem, Warrington and Philadelphia, Pa., but continues to entertain her patients with song and dance. Melinda Steffy BFA ’06 (Painting) continues to create art in Philadelphia with work displayed at Fringe Wilmington, Sam Quinn Gallery, Villanova University, Finlandia University, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Lancaster Museum of Art, Micro Museum, Stamford Art Association, F.U.E.L. Collection, George School and several others. Recently she was awarded in the 29th annual Faber Birren Color Award Show. She has traveled to South Africa, where she taught bead-working classes and created a mural with homeless adults. She has also traveled to Guatemala, where she studied Mayan back-strap loom weaving. Her most recent work, “Myth/Memory,” was presented by InLiquid at the Crane Arts Building. The exhibition featured a connection of memory, myth and alchemy, with a nine-patch sewing sampler and the
idea that materials hold meaning from their past usage. Molly Marie Walsh BFA ’06 (Musical Theater) recently made her directing debut with the LaChuisa Project this past January at the Beechman Cabaret Theater. She also remounted her solo cabaret “Sing Happy” in May 2011. She is currently traveling through the United States with the 1940s style singers, the Manhattan Dolls (themanhattandolls.com). She will head to England and France for two weeks to perform at the biggest Air Show of the year in Waddington, United Kingdom, singing with some big bands along the way. Finally, Walsh just launched her website, so check it out at mollymariewalsh.com. Ginny Wehrmeister BFA ’06 (Musical Theater) is the recipient of a 2011 Bay Area Shellie Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for her role of Doris in “Same Time Next Year.” She is currently working on “Big River,” playing the role of Mary Jane Wilkes with the Contra Costa Civic Theater. Wehrmeister completed her certificate in Dental Assisting in June 2011. Kelli Barrett BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) is currently playing Mary Jane/ Lesley Gore in “Baby It’s You!” on Broadway. In July, she headed to New York Stage and Film for three weeks to reprise the role of Sloopy in “Piece of My Heart” as part of the Powerhouse series alongside Jenn Colella, Jarrod Spector and Linda Hart. She played this role in all readings and workshops since its incarnation two years ago with New York Theater Workshop. Barrett just had the pleasure of reading through a gorgeous new Manhattan Theater Club play called “Love from the Pyramids of Atlanta” with Bebe Neuwirth and Chip Zien with direction by Kenny Leon. She also starred in “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” as Jim Carrey’s mom when he was a little boy (in flashback scenes) and “The Switch” with Jennifer Aniston.
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Ross Bellenoit BFA ’07 (Jazz Guitar) was named ABC Local’s “Tuned In Artist’’ for the week of April 25, 2010. As a member of Amos Lee’s band in 2007, he toured with legendary artists such as Elvis Costello and Bob Dylan. He now leads his own band and is quickly gaining steam in the Philadelphia local music community. More recently, he has been making his mark as a songwriter himself and also as a recording producer and arranger. He attributes his career to staying on his toes and keeping diversity in his work.
Mara Jill Herman BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) spent her summer aboard the Veendam as an entertainer for Holland America’s Showroom at Sea. In the last three months, she has visited Los Angeles, Charleston, S.C., the Bahamas and went be back and forth to Bermuda. The seven-day Bermuda cruises start in NYC and offer great friends and family rates. E-mail her for discount info (MaraJill@aol.com). Video clips of “Don’t Rain On My Parade” and “Maybe This Time” are now on YouTube and Facebook.
Brian Cowden BFA ’07 (Acting) is making his first appearance at People’s Light & Theatre as Huckleberry Finn in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Past credits include “The History Boys” (Barrymore nominated for Best Ensemble) at the Arden Theater Company and “The Eclectic Society” at the Walnut Street Theater. He is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association and an actor combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. In addition, Cowden works as a teacher at McGuffin School for Theater and Film in Philadelphia.
Iquail Saheed Johnson BFA ’07 (Ballet) founded performance group DANCE IQUAIL! in 2008. He has worked with internationally recognized companies (Compagnie Thor, the Sean Curran Company, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and the Fred Benjamin Dance Company), Broadway shows (“Hot Feet,” “The Lion King” and “Purlie”), film (“Across the Universe”), television and print. Johnson has earned many awards including the Philadelphia Dance Award (Rocky), Marion D. Cuyjet Award, NAACP ACT-SO National Silver Medal and a Promising Artist Award. Currently, he is on the faculty at the Ailey School and the Harlem School for the Arts. He has taught at Studio Harmonic, Cape Academy of Performing Arts, Alonzo Kings Lines Ballet School, Steps on Broadway, Centre Stage and the Creative and Performing Arts High School.
Chanee Davis BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) is making her solo debut tour in Europe, which includes stops in Germany, France and Spain. She is working on the U.S. release of her album with help from Carl Clemons-Hopkins BFA ’09 (Musical Theater). She is also preparing for a performance of controversial theater productions at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C., and the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, Md.
(right) Lindsay Sparangana and Josh Noh
Wade Dean MFA ’07 (Jazz) returned to his hometown with his Philadelphia-based jazz band, the Wade Dean Inspiration, for the Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center’s “Jazz and Stew Fundraiser.” The event included jazz music and food by the riverside, with entertainment from select jazz ensembles and musicians. Dean serves as the jazz studies director at the University of Pennsylvania and is currently pursuing a doctorate.
at Theatre Horizon, which will be her first professional straight play. In late December 2011, she will start rehearsals for “Proof” at the Walnut Street Theater. It will have a short run in Philly followed by a six-week East Coast tour that starts in Bermuda!
Jeremy Lardieri BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) just finished his directing/ choreographing run of “Pippin” and once again joined the Greater Ocean City Theater Company for its productions of “The Music Man” and “Cats” this summer. His competition group recently won a free trip to Nationals! He is also featured in an educational short animation as a cough medicine bottle. Oli Lidert BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) is just starting his third and final contract at “The Lion King” as a Swing, Mufasa/Banzai cover. He recently finished working on an album singing back-up vocals for Tomas Spencer, “an up-and-coming crossover singer moving from legit to pop.” Lidert also started his PhD at the University of London, Central School of Speech and Drama.
Alex Keiper BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) just closed “The Flea and the Professor” at the Arden as the role of Cannibal Princess. She was in 11th Hour Theatre Company’s annual “Philly Rocks” concert in July 2011 and recorded a demo of “Austentatious” in Philly. Keiper taught for the Arden at their camps all summer and was promoted to head teacher for their new Teen Acting Camp as well as their Teen Musical Theatre Camp, though she is still was able to fit in a few weeks of Kids Camp. Following her summer engagements, she began rehearsals for “Kimberly Akimbo”
Matthew Mastronardi BFA ’07 (Musical Theatre) will appear in the “Taming of the Shrew” with Teatro delle Due in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Appearing with fellow acting alumni
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Brandon Smith BFA ’07 (Acting) and Adam Deremer BFA ’07 (Acting), Mastronardi plays the roles of Gremio and Vincentio. Andre Myers BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) just finished a public service announcement print ad for the Fulfillment Fund of Los Angeles and his ad will be seen in movie theaters, billboards and magazines. “Leave It On the Floor,” a feature movie musical in which Myers stars, will be making its premiere at the L.A. Film Fest, heads to San Francisco for the next festival and then one more in L.A. Myers just signed with VentureIAB. His men’s clothing line, NINE, just had its first photoshoot and will be available for purchase soon. Lastly, Myers performed two songs from his album at an event in Hollywood under the alias Prince Adium. You can see sneak peeks of that performance on his Facebook page. Phoebe Silva BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) performed in Untitled Theater Company #61’s production of “The Pig, or, Vaclav Havel’s Hunt for a Pig.” It was the English-language premiere, based on a short story by Vaclav Havel and featuring music from “The Bartered Bride.” The show was performed at the 3LD Theater downtown as part of the Ice Factory, which is a summer theater festival put on by the Ohio Theater and SoHo Think Tank. It had some publicity in the Village Voice and on Time Out New York’s website under “20 theater shows to see this summer.”
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Brett Stoelker BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) will perform in the “Radio City Music Christmas Spectacular” with the Rockettes this November and December 2011. He will tour Durham, N.C., and Boston as one of the male singers.
Elyse Taylor BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) moved to Los Angeles to pursue film and television. She just wrapped a music video for a Jive records artist and shot the lead role in a short film at the end of March 2011. She loves California and the opportunities that are presenting themselves. Mark Wojtko BFA ’07 (Illustration) just teamed up with his hometown neighbor, Patricia Hobson, to create a new children’s book, Just Miss Miller, the tale of a clumsy third-grade teacher who helps prevent a student from an embarrassing situation. Wojtko provides illustrations for Hobson’s story, published by Elite Educational Resources in Lumberton, N.J., and available on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble Bookstores. Heather Woodward BFA ’07 (Musical Theater) wrote and acted in the sketch “The Jesus Variations.” Her sketch features the talents of Brad Greer BFA ’09 (Musical Theater), Jamie Branagh BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) and Mat Burrow BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) and was filmed by Kaelan Kelly-Sordelet and Christian Sordelet. Special thanks to Molly Walsh BFA ’06 (Musical Theater). Woodward is currently taking classes at Upright Citizens’ Brigade in New York City. She has worked in Alaska with “Cabin Nite” at the McKinley Chalet Resort and appeared with her band Plunky Brewster. She also made her stand-up debut opening for L.A. comedian Bobby Banuelos. Alex Bechtel BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) has been accepted as part of the Inaugural Class of the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training, a two-year post grad training program for physical/ensemble theater run by Pig Iron Theatre Company. He will start classes with them in October. He appeared in “My Way” in July 2011. Bechtel and Mike Doherty BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) are still writing/performing comedy as “The Bech/Doh Sketch/Show.”
Kyra Bromberg BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) will be filming the featured role of Kaleidoscope Jones in the upcoming webseries “Celebrities.” She has been reading stage directions throughout the month of June for the newTACTics series, associate produced by Lauren Miller BFA ’08 (Musical Theater). Bromberg has been working with Silly Sally’s Entertainment as its premiere entertainer in the greater New York City area. Mat Burrow BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) just finished his run in “Naked Boys Singing” off Broadway. He just returned from Provincetown, Mass., and is doing stand-up comedy for the first time ever. He is the opening act for comedienne Judy Gold. Richard Cerato BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) heads to Asia this fall as Goodman “Goody” King in “Fame: The Musical.” Performances start in Macau, China, in early October 2011. Brandon “BCOX” Cox BFA ’08 (Printmaking) had works featured in the New Prints 2011/Summer exhibit at the International Print Center New York juried by Trenton Doyle Hancock. Cox was one of 76 emerging and established artists selected from a pool of more than 1,900 submissions. Sandy Davis BFA ’08 (Book Arts/ Printmaking) is a lecturer whose expertise lies in the non-silver printing process. Her work explores history by photographing what remains from previous eras and printing the images in alternative processes to create a veil of dreaminess. Davis’s work was displayed in the Arts Council of Princeton’s (ACP) exhibition “Between You and Me” in April 2011. She is also a member of ACP teaching staff. Alexander Diaz BFA ’08 (Theater Management and Production) just finished directing his third production, “Into the Woods,” at New Milford High School in New Jersey. This year, he was also the show’s producer. He is also the director of arts education
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and outreach at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, N.J. Sean Elias BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) just finished his first year at the New School for Drama in New York City, where he is obtaining an MFA in Acting. He previously served as a student senator and was re-elected to this position for the second year. After directing an off-Broadway revival of “The Cradle Will Rock,” Elias was asked to direct New Light Opera’s Spring Gala at Merkin Hall in the Kaufman Center in NYC in April 2011. Finally, author Mette Norgaard hired Elias as a consultant on her keynote speeches on her book tour that kicked off in Orlando, Fla., in May 2011. Paul Felder BFA ’08 (Acting) recently starred as Padriac, the leading role of Theater Exile’s production of “The Lieutenant of Inishmore,” a black comedy by playwright Martin McDonagh, which ran through early March 2011. Kyle Garvin BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) appeared as Skillet in “Twist” at the Pasadena Playhouse in July 2011. A new take on the classic novel Oliver Twist, the play was directed and choreographed by the legendary Debbie Allen. “Twist” also featured Cleavant Derricks and Tamyra Gray and had the costumes designed by “Project Runway” contestant Emilio Sosa. Emily (Kirkwood) Hopkins BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) was thrilled to see her very own computer-animated self taking out pirates in “Pirates of the Caribbean 4.” Hopkins worked directly with Johnny Depp and spent a lot of time in the water as a sea creature. She is also excited for the full trailer of “Mass Effect 3,” where she can be seen fighting aliens. In the next few weeks, Emily will be the stunt double for Elizabeth Rice in the feature “Samaritan,” doing high falls and holding onto a moving car!
Christina Perri BFA ’08 (Communications) and her hit song, “Jar of Hearts,” was featured in the June 2011 edition of Orlando Style Magazine.
Richard Law BFA ’08 (Film/Digital Video) and Emre Ozdemir BFA ’10 (Film/Digital Video) were recently honored by a number of prestigious film festivals. Ozdemir’s short documentary “Urva” received a Director’s Choice Award at the Black Maria Film + Video Festival and was named Best Student Film at the New Jersey Film Festival held at Rutgers University. Law’s 13-minute senior thesis film “Girls, Robots, and Digital Cameras” was also honored by Black Maria, receiving the Jury’s Choice – Second Prize at its 36th Annual New Jersey Young Film & Videomakers Festival.
Alee Spadoni BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) is living in Chicago and recently finished the Harold level in the iO summer intensive. She recently performed at an improv benefit titled “Comedy for the Cure” with a team called Pity Date. The benefit was for Justin and Tod Purvis who both suffer from choroideremia, a degenerative eye disease that is causing them to go blind.
Lauren Miller BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) is the associate producer of the inaugural season of the newTACTics New Play Festival, a new play development initiative from TACT (The Actors Company Theatre). They are presented readings of four unpublished, unproduced new works on a weekly basis throughout June 2011. The final reading, “SPY: The Betrayal of Mata Hari,” featured actress Christine Andreas in the title role. All readings were free of charge and had a talkback with the director, playwright and cast immediately following the reading. Miller has received a yearlong directing fellowship with TACT for next season, where she will be assisting on the entire season of mainstage and salon series productions as well as working in administrative, production and development capacities for the company. She has had an incredible experience working with this dedicated group of artists since their last mainstage production, “Three Men on a Horse,” and feels so honored that they want to keep her around for all of next year.
Carl Clemons-Hopkins BFA ’09 (Musical Theater) played Mitch Mahoney in Theatre Horizon’s “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and Tom Collins in 11th Hour’s production of “Rent.” He is also co-writing and co-producing the debut album of Chanee Davis BFA ’07 (Musical Theater). Joey Contreras BFA ’09 (Musical Theater) had a CD release concert for “Love Me, Love Me Not” at Joe’s Pub in New York City in March 2011. He is still studying at NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program. His debut album is available on iTunes and CD Baby. Aubrey Grant BFA ’09 (Musical Theater) can be seen in “Naked Boys Singing” at New World Stages in his offBroadway debut. He recently played Older Patrick in the Mt. Gretna Theatre production of “Mame.” Jenna Paige Gagliardo BFA ’09 (Musical Theater) spent three weeks doing a sit-down tour of “Girls Night: The Musical,” which she has been consistently performing in for over a year and a half now. She moved to Astoria, N.Y., in July 2011.
Lauren Palmeri BFA ’08 (Musical Theater) joined NETworks “Beauty and the Beast” national tour in July 2011. She is covering Belle and in the ensemble. She opened in Chicago at the Ford Oriental Theatre and is contracted through July 2012. Next June, the cast hits the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia! For details, visit beautyandthebeastontour.com.
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Joanna Goldberg BFA ’09 (Writing for Film and Television) is wrapping filming on an original short titled “Yellow,” written by John Skrabonja BFA ’09 (Writing for Film and Television) and starring Goldberg. “Yellow” will premiere this fall and enter the festival circuit. The teaser trailer is currently available on networkedblogs.com, YouTube and Vimeo. Brad Greer BFA ’09 (Musical Theater) is currently in his hometown of Atlanta playing Simeon in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” with Theatre of the Stars. He has also been invited to participate in the next “Broadway Boys” workshop under the direction of Billy Porter. Amanda Kohler BFA ’09 (Illustration) is a solo artist (working with a team of builders) who works for Tricked Out Custom Cycles. Her work made the front cover of Two Wheeled Tuner with one of the bikes she painted for Tyson Beckford. Kohler absolutely loves her career and has grown as an artist immensely. Plus, she loves playing with the bikes! Nicholas Park BFA ’09 (Musical Theater) is working hard and living happy! He moved to Astoria, N.Y., in May 2011. In July 2011, Park took part in a mini tour of “Fiddler on the Roof” with Theatre of the Stars. He was in the ensemble (Bottle Dancer) and was the motel cover. “Stonewall Sensation” concluded with Park taking second place. You can view his work on YouTube. As a result of his participation in “Stonewall,” Park was invited to host a weekly karaoke night at XES Lounge. He also started a boy band, Out & About, with three other “Stonewall” competitors who were seen around New York this summer, Fire Island in August 2011 and are aiming for a Duplex date in September 2011. (right) Melissa Zetts
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Dan Reilly BFA ’09 (Writing for Film and Television) was recently awarded the Irene Parisi Award for a screen-
writer 25 years or younger in the annual Shoot in Philadelphia (SIP) Screenwriting Competition sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office. Reilly’s winning screenplay titled “Haunt” is about a Philadelphia police officer who turns to a psychic medium to communicate with his murdered son, only to discover the medium himself is the killer. The Parisi Award was presented by television star Tony Danza at a presentation held in November 2010 at Sun Center Studios in Philadelphia. Reilly received $1,000 made possible by the generosity of noted film screenwriter Stephen J. Rivele (“Nixon,” “Ali,” “Copying Beethoven”) in honor of his late mother, Irene I. Parisi (19251964). As a senior at the University of the Arts, he was the recipient of several accolades, including both the Dr. Frederick P. Cornell Award and the Faculty Award for Excellence in Writing for Film and Television. He also completed a six-month story analyst internship that year with Maximum Films and Management in New York City, scouting books and screenplays for Mandalay Entertainment, CBS Films and Participant Media. Reilly is currently working as a script reader, running TheHotScript.com, an advice-based website for aspiring writers, and pursuing his dream of being a full-time screenwriter. Janet Rowley BFA ’09 (Musical Theater) recently finished choreographing “The Who’s Tommy” at the Media Theatre, also featuring Adam Hostler BFA ’11 (Musical Theater). The Montgomery News says, “Janet Rowley does an amazing job as the show’s choreographer. The cast of ‘Tommy’ is enormous, and she manages to have them all dancing seamlessly with a high level of energy. Several types of dance are in the mix, keeping the audience and dancers on their toes. She uses the layers of the set, so there is always something exciting to watch. The opening war scenes are especially riveting.” During the summer, Rowley taught a Drama Autism class with Theatre
Horizon, as well as Creative Expression/Creative And Performing Arts at ESF summer camp. She not only had her own classroom to teach theater to 4- to 8-year-olds, but was also director, choreographer and producer of the several camp shows throughout the summer. Regina Roff BFA ’09 (Illustration) is an associate designer at publishing house Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and was recently interviewed on the blog “Mundie Moms,” where she discussed her cover design for author Saundra Mitchell’s new Gothic romance novel The Vespertine.
Steven Vaughn BFA ’09 (Modern Dance) was was given the opportunity to perform works by Silvanna Cardell, Martha Graham and Twyla Tharp, among others, and to present his own choreography while at the University of the Arts. His college career also afforded him the privilege of working professionally with Diane SharpNachsin’s SHARP Dance Company; Scott Jovovich in Brandywine Ballet Theater; Zane Booker and his Smoke, Lilies and Jade Arts Initiative; and Brian Sanders’ JUNK. Vaughn joined Parsons Dance in June 2008 as an apprentice as was invited to become a company member in August 2009. Melissa Zetts BFA ’09 (Painting/Drawing) is a paraeducator at Gaithersburg High School in Maryland. She joined the Marine Corps for four days in Jan-
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uary 2011 to learn about the life of a military recruit as part of the Marine Corps Educator Workshop along with 40 other Maryland educators. The program’s purpose is to let educators who interact regularly with students experience what a military recruit goes through. Zetts was interviewed by Gazette.net, an online Maryland community news publication, and when asked about what impact this experience had on her, she said, “I want to spend time with troubled teenagers. I really am interested in incorporating art and selfexpression.” Matthew Braun BS ’10 (Industrial Design) and Christopher Mufalli BS ’10 (Industrial Design) were both featured on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” as part of the show’s “Bizarre Christmas Musicians” segment in December 2010. Braun and Mufalli performed a musical beer bottle rendition of “Feliz Navidad,” using the “Tuned Pale Ale” bottles they created for their senior thesis project. The microbrew comes in bottles that feature graphics on the side illustrating musical notes that can be achieved as the beer is drunk, with bottles of different shapes and sizes used to create specific musical notes. “Tuned Pale Ale” even comes in a wooden box that becomes a six-toned drum when turned upside down. Allison Caw BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) and Bright Light Theatre Company presented “You Are Here,” a site-specific journey into the back trails of the Horticulture Center. “You Are Here” is a fantasy, a song and a story of memories; a nature walk and a picnic; and a celebration of growth and all the joys and struggles that come along for the ride. The tour, located on the Fairmount Park Trails behind the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, ran during April 2011. Michael Doherty BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) appeared at 59E59 OffBroadway performing “Dublin by Lamplight” with Inis Nua Theatre Company. In September, this production will be part of the First Irish Festi-
liamstown Theatre Festival. Greg Nix BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) just completed a three month run of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” at the Eldorado Casino in Reno, Nev. He was also seen, along with fellow alumni Alex Bechtel BFA ’08 (Musical Theater), Mike Doherty BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) and others in 1812 Productions’ “Eventa Du Schmancy” fundraiser in May 2011.
val. From November 2011 to January 2012, Doherty will play Dr. Livesee in “Treasure Island: A Panto” with People’s Light, directed by Pete Pryor. Next year, Pryor will direct Doherty once again at People’s Light in the world premiere of the Bruce Graham play, “Mr. Hart and Mr. Brown,” which will run from June to August 2012. Jamison Foreman BFA ’10 (Musical Theatre) is making his first appearance at People’s Light in Laura Eason’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” in various roles. Recent credits include “White Christmas” and “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Walnut Street Theatre and a tour of China performing “Fame.” Also a composer, he had his first musical, “Realm of the Unreal,” performed in the Philly Fringe last year.
Chris Pappas BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) recently appeared in a staged reading of “Pick-Up Artist: The Musical” and understudied Clown 1 at the Walnut Street Theatre in “The 39 Steps.” This summer he appeared at Interlakes Theater in Meredith Village, N.H., in its summer productions of “Guys and Dolls,” “Man of La Mancha,” “Hairspray,” “Cabaret” and “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.” He is also working on a comedy project with Heather Woodward BFA ’07 (Musical Theater). Big thanks to Greg Nix BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) who helped him launch chrispappasonline.com.
Andrew Hink BM ’10 (Composition) dabbles in the worlds of composition, jazz, pop, classical, singing and anything that is thrown his way. An Ocean City, N.J., native, Hink accompanied performers of the cabaret series, “Musical Mondays,” at the Ocean City Repertory Theatre.
Serena Pomerantz BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) is appearing in “Bamboozled” at the Theater for the New City, running in all five boroughs of New York City, through mid September 2011. Visit theaterforthenewcity.net for more information.
Mariel Letourneau BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) appeared in “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which ran this past spring at the Pennsylvania Playhouse. Then she directed “Cinderella” (in May 2011) and choreographed “The Wedding Singer” (in July and August 2011) there. She also taught jazz and Fosse dance and gave private voice lessons over the summer.
Jacqueline Real BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) performed in the musical, “Rent,” playing Mimi in November 2010 with the 11th Hour Theatre Company in Philadelphia. Allen Weaver BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) appeared in the Ensemble of “Miss Saigon” at the Walnut Street Theatre this past spring. Billy Bustamante BFA ’04 (Musical Theater) assisted with the choreography. Shoshana Katz BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) and Greg Laucella BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) understudied ensemble roles in the show. Ben Dibble BFA ’00 (Musical Theater) was in the ensemble of G.I.s and Vietcong.
Michael Linden BFA ’10 (Musical Theater) is currently on tour with “Spring Awakening.” He appears in the ensemble and recently performed the role of Moritz. Haley McCormick BFA ’10 (Acting) is playing Cate in Luna Theatre Company’s “Blasted” by Sarah Kane. She appeared in Theater Evolution’s productions of “This is Our Youth” and “The Shape of Things” and just finished an apprenticeship at the Wil-
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Kiona Marion Brown BFA ’11 (Dance Education) will be moving to San Diego, where she will audition for modern dance and aerial performance companies. Raymond Davis BFA ’11 (Film) screened and distributed his senior project film, “The Destruction Room,” at the Cannes Film Festival short film corner. Rory Donovan BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) played the Minister/Mr. Simpson in “Tommy” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival over the summer. Starting in September, he will play the Monster in the 2011-2012 NETworks national tour of “Young Frankenstein.” Bryan Flanagan BFA ’11 (Illustration) is entering a tattoo apprenticeship upon graduation. Danielle Lovier BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) began a three-month crosscountry trip with her duo band Olive Juice (upright bass and ukulele) in June 2011. They’re hitting most of the major cities of the United States and a few in Canada. They will be playing gigs as well as playing on the streets to make their gas money. They will also be couch surfing, so if anyone wants to offer a place to sleep, see the almost-completed tour schedule on olivejuiceband.com.
Carly Pearlstein BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) appeared in “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” through June 2011 with 11th Hour Theatre Company in Philadelphia. Her cast also performed at Paddy Whacks at 2nd and South in May 2011, where they performed their favorite rock-and-roll tunes at the special “Philly Rocks” event. Lukas Poost BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) just landed the role of everyone’s favorite green ogre, Shrek, in the NETworks national tour of “Shrek: The Musical.” He begins rehearsal in September. Corey Regensburg BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) will appear in “Kimberly Akimbo” with Theater Horizon. Ashlyn Stoner BFA ’11 (Musical Theater) moved to Los Angeles after graduation. Since being in L.A., she has done a handful of student films, worked on TLC’s “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant” and Discovery ID’s “Homicide Hunters,” shot clips for a pilot (“We the People”) and shot wo commercials (Dish Network and Toyota Scion). She is also in the final round of callbacks for a new webseries titled “Zombie Kittens.” She is enjoying life on the West Coast and building up her reel.
Lauren Messina BFA ’11 (Painting) was one of 30 participants in the University of the Arts Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking senior student show in June 2011 at the Icebox in the Crane Arts building.
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Joel Schrager BFA ’55 (Foundation), 75, of Warminster, Pa, died on April 21, 2011. Schrager retired as an ad design and layout supervisor after 45 years with the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2000. “He was talented and sociable and got along with everyone,” said colleague Bob Moore. He joined the Inquirer as a layout artist in 1955 and learned on the job, his wife, Harriet Caplan Schrager, said. “‘The Inquirer’ was his life; he loved his work,” she said. He met his wife when they lived in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia and they married in 1959. They enjoyed dining out and discovering restaurants. In his free time, Schrager painted oil landscapes. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, a brother and a sister. Larry Alten DIPL ’56 (Advertising Design), 76, who headed a Philadelphia advertising agency in the 1980s, died of melanoma on February 13, 2010, in Boca Raton, Fla., where he spent his winters. A 1984 Inquirer magazine profile of the Philadelphia clothes designers Pearl and Albert Nipon reported that Alten’s agency “helps to determine how the Nipons will look in, say, the New York Times Sunday Magazine’s biannual fashion issue.” His daughter, Abby Schwartz, recalled in biographical notes that “some of his most successful print campaigns for the Nipons involved placing the designers and models in unusual settings.” Among them, Schwartz said, were the Italian Market and in the Phillies’ locker room, with Tug McGraw and Mike Schmidt. After Alten married his wife Barbara and graduated, he served as a photographer and photo lab technician in the Army Signal Corps and then worked for several Philadelphia advertising agencies between 1958 and 1967, often as an art director. According to his daughter, Alten, Ed Cohen and Frank Naish opened Alten, Cohen & Naish in Philadelphia in 1968. In 1981, he won one of 55 gold medals presented that year by the Art Directors Club of Philadelphia. In 1983, he opened Alten Advertising, also in Philadelphia. In 1987, US Healthcare in Blue Bell, Pa., hired him to head its ad department. Alten won an award for best use of minorities in a magazine campaign from the publishing firm McGraw-Hill and for best TV commercial from Entertainment Weekly. A fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, he retired in 1996. In addition to his daughter and his wife, Alten is survived by a son, two daughters, two brothers, seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Robert F. McGovern DIPL ’56 (Illustration), 78, of Narberth, Pa., passed away on April 13, 2011. He was a professor emeritus of the University of the Arts and was especially noted for his religious artwork. He taught freshmen drawing, design, printmaking and other courses for 43 years until his retirement in 1999. McGovern’s woodcarvings, sculptures, wood and linoleum cuts, paintings and watercolors adorn churches, institutions and major museums in
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the Philadelphia Archdiocese and across the country. In addition, he illustrated a number of books and designed greeting cards for worthy causes. In a booklet for a half-century retrospective of his work at Villanova University in 2003, Msgr. Francis Carbine wrote, “Characterized by integrity and energy, the works of Robert McGovern range from panel carvings and processional crosses to altar screens and fabric banners. He has long internalized the necessity of having his work bear the weight of mystery, awe, reverence and wonder as he endeavored to bring the divine to the human world, and raise the human world to God.” Msgr. Kevin Lawrence, pastor of St. Malachy in North Philadelphia – McGovern’s home parish – found many of McGovern’s works in his church and rectory when he arrived. His own McGovern treasure is the beautifully decorated chalice and patent commissioned for his ordination in 1987. “We used it at his funeral mass,” Msgr. Lawrence said. McGovern is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons and nine grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife. Wayne Stettler BFA ’56 (Advertising Design), 76, of Blue Bell, Pa., died on May 29, 2011. He was born in Allentown, Pa. After graduating on the Dean’s List from the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts), he spent two years in the Army where he designed the United States Army Information Digest. He joined the design department of Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, and as design director, he supervised the design of packaging and trade promotion materials. He also ran his own design studio that included clients such as Johnson & Johnson and Scott Paper. He also won the National and International Typeface Design Competition and had his work exhibited in New York, California and Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Philadelphia Art Directors Club and had a passion for flying his Libelle classic glider. Stettler is survived by his two sons and three grandchildren. Daria Natalia Kuzyk BFA ’58 (Violin), 88, of Hamilton, N.J., died on April 23, 2011. She was an accomplished violinist and taught violin at the Westminster Conservatory of Music for many years. She emigrated in 1948 with her husband and two sons from the Ukraine. She was a passionate champion of her native Ukraine, writing and publishing numerous articles and letters in an effort to educate others on Ukrainian history. She leaves behind her two sons, five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two sisters.
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Hugh P. Canavan CERT ’59 (Advertising Design), 78, formerly of Philadelphia, died on April 24, 2011. Canavan was the art director at what is now Fox29 from 1982 until his retirement in 2000. He enjoyed sketching and even painted murals of Jack and the Beanstalk and van Gogh’s “Starry Night” for his grandsons’ bedrooms. He was immersed in Philadelphia life and marched for several years in the Mummers Parade with the Shooting Stars Fancy Brigade. He is survived by three sons, three daughters and 10 grandchildren. Walter Edmonds ’62, died on June 12, 2011. In a review of “Biennial 2000: At the Crossroads” at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer art critic Edward J. Sozanski wrote that Edmonds was among those in the show who were prominent enough that their “absence would be conspicuous.” He was well-known for his work at the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia. From 1973 to 1976, Edmonds and artist Richard Watson painted 14 murals inside the church at the invitation of the Rev. Paul M. Washington, the longtime pastor of that Episcopal congregation. In 2003, an Inquirer reporter wrote that they were still significant because of the “hallucinatory imagery that connects the Bible and the black experience of slavery and uprising – flaming heads and spurting blood, along with heroes ranging from Nat Turner and Harriet Tubman to Malcolm X.” The murals were also the centerpiece for “North & Beyond: The Mural Cycle,” a 2003 multimedia performance at the church that followed a similar 2002 event there titled “North Called Home.” In 2000, the Inquirer reported that the National Endowment for the Arts had given a $10,000 grant to the Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown, N.J., for a public mural in East Camden. Edmonds was “in charge of the community process for the project,” the story reported. He painted murals at the West Philadelphia Regional Library in 1989 and at Frankford High School in 2004, among others. Mural painting was not his only medium. In 2003, his etchings were in a group show at Artists’ House Gallery in Philadelphia. Three years earlier, Sozanski had reported that the gallery had staged “a tribute to the centennial of the Philadelphia Orchestra” in a group show by 14 artists with “small etchings of musicians” by Edmonds. In 2002, a report about the annual Open Studios Tour noted that Edmonds had invited the public to his workplace to “view his colorful landscape paintings, prints and sculpture.” He went on to attend the Fleisher Art Memorial in 1975 and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1992. Edmonds is survived by three sons, five daughters, a brother, a sister and 14 grandchildren.
Jeffery Zinggeler BFA ’63 (Illustration), 70, of Schnecksville, Pa., passed away on April 28, 2011. He was a freelance illustrator and designer who worked for Smith, Kline & French in Philadelphia after his graduation. He worked as an art director for a number of advertising agencies throughout the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania and was also a self-employed freelance artist. He also taught at Lehigh Valley College and most recently taught acrylic painting at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pa. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. Zinggeler is survived by his wife of 41 years, one daughter and a sister. Ronald M. Surak, MM ’75 (Composition), 70, of Shamokin, Pa., a composer and a teacher of musical composition at Rutgers University-Camden from 1976 to 1984, died January 25, 2011, of a brain aneurysm at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa. In a review of a 2001 program titled “Poets and Premieres,” staged by Network for New Music at Temple University, Philadelphia Inquirer music critic David Patrick Stearns wrote, “Ronald Surak’s ‘Fortuna’ consisted of seven short movements for winds, strings, percussion and piano that the composer said were inspired by artistic renderings of the goddess Fortuna. I heard elegant, entertainingly quirky, haikulike writing, refreshingly atonal, that stood up perfectly well without explanation.” Richard G. Nadeau, Jr. BS ’81 (Industrial Design), 50, passed away suddenly on January 14, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Angela, his two daughters Amanda and Monica, both his parents and his sister. Barbara Jean Siegfried BFA ’81 (Illustration), 52, of Oneonta, N.Y., died on April 2, 2011. She was a creative artist, known as a kind, loving and funny person. She had been employed by Soap Rocks and Hartwick College, among other institutions. Her survivors include her mother, sister and brothers.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES by Sara MacDonald Public Services Librarian
From the Vault to the Web: Digitizing the UArts Archives
We are very pleased to announce not one but two web locations where you can now find archival records on the University of the Arts and its predecessor institutions. By making these materials available via the Internet, the world now has access to our long and rich history that reflects the cultural and industrial history of Philadelphia and of arts education in the United States. “The data and images preserved in this digital archive are of immense value to students, faculty and a host of others,” says Sean Buffington, University of the Arts president. “A digital archive provides unprecedented access to the University’s rich history, allowing a wide range of researchers to rediscover – or even unearth – important information about the institution and about the individuals who have made the University what it is today.” UArts’ predecessor institutions date back as far as 1870 and include the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts, Philadelphia Musical Academy, Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, and Philadelphia Dance Academy. You will now be able to read the very funny telling of the 1936 football match between the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (PMSIA, now the College of Art and Design) and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and find out that we are indeed undefeated since 1876: we won 18-0 and also beat them at pingpong. This exciting project was made possible through the LYRASIS Mass Digitization Collaborative, a project underwritten by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation that allows institutions of higher learning to electronically preserve documents related to campus history. LYRASIS, an organization that fosters collaboration between libraries, was instrumental in making the project possible in cooperation with the Internet Archive. We are also grateful to UArts President Sean Buffington for his support and to Carol Graney, director of the UArts Libraries, for her leadership role.
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UArts on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/uarts The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization whose mission is to offer free access to society’s cultural artifacts, scanned and is hosting digitized bound materials such as school catalogs, annual reports, commencement programs, yearbooks and exhibition catalogs. Having our materials freely available on the Internet means that they are now findable through a web search engine such as Google, plus you can download PDFs of anything you want for free. Once you’ve found an item you want to view, the Internet Archive offers a nice variety of e-formats such as EPUB, Kindle and Daisy in addition to PDFs.
UArts Archive at the UArts Libraries: cdm.uarts.edu All of our items on the Internet Archive plus more will be available on our in-house digital management system, where the archives collection is called the University of the Arts Publications Archive. Here we can add archival photographs (Internet Archive only accepts bound materials) as well as new materials as they are released. We anticipate a more user-friendly interface with our in-house system, not to mention more content. The UArts Libraries Visual Resources division will scan and upload the materials. Thanks to the many library staff who participated in this project: Carol Graney, Josh Roberts, Kathryn Coyle, Shannon Robinson, Casey Murphy, Mike Sgier, Laura Grutzeck and Emily Davis. If you have questions about our digital archives, please contact Sara MacDonald at smacdonald@uarts.edu.
(left) An image from the Philadelphia Dance Academy’s (now the School of Dance) 1964 catalog shows students performing “Rondo in Popular Rhythms.” Internet Archive: archive.org/details/schoolcatalog196465phil UArts Libraries Publications Archive: cdm.uarts.edu/u?/ pubsarchive, 28085 (this page, top to bottom) An etching of the Philadelphia Musical Academy’s building at 1617 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, scanned from the 1895 “Silver Jubilee” anniversary concert program. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/silverjubileecon00phil UArts Libraries Publications Archive: cdm.uarts.edu/u?/ pubsarchive,16908 An account of the football game between the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in the Winter 1936 Sketchbook, a studentpublished newsletter. Gift of William H. Campbell, Class of 1937. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/sketchbookwin36penn UArts Libraries Publications Archive: cdm.uarts.edu/u?/ pubsarchive, 31000
IMAGES COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS ARCHIVES
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DONORREPORT
DEVELOPMENT
STATE OF THE ARTS It is with deep gratitude that I acknowledge the many individuals who have supported the University of the Arts and its community of talented artists over the past year. It is heartening – and humbling – to see so many in these challenging times choose to assist this institution, to nurture the creative aspirations of its exceptional students and to advance the University’s efforts to transform arts education. The University achieved much during the past year. We began to implement an innovative new academic plan that outlines an exciting future for an institution that has been a national leader in arts education since its founding almost 140 years ago. This plan describes a new approach to educating artists, designers, musicians, dancers, filmmakers and other creative individuals – based on collaboration across traditional disciplines and on student-driven innovation and experimentation, in an atmosphere of intensive artistic exploration. Our aim, though, is the same: to prepare them to become creative leaders and influential agents of change. The academic plan – the culmination of 18 months of work involving dozens of faculty members – includes the merging of two of our colleges to create the new College of Art, Media and Design (CAMD). This summer, a new dean of CAMD arrived to begin the work of integrating the two colleges. This fall, the first integrated program – in Film – will be launched, bringing together the former programs in Film, Animation and Writing for Film and Television. Next fall, this integrated program – soon to be renamed the School of Film – will be joined by new schools of Visual Arts and Design. In addition to our academic planning efforts, this past year has seen significant improvements to our facilities, among them extensive renovations to our residence halls; the creation of a new Visitors Center to welcome prospective students and their families; improved and expanded facilities for dance; and – coming this fall – new dining facilities to support a meal plan available to all students. Our students also had transformative experiences. While 15 visiting fine arts students from Japan were busy creating collaborative art installations with their University hosts, a massive earthquake and devastating tsunami struck their home country. The news and television images shook both the visitors and their hosts, but the
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heightened emotions reinforced the strong bonds the students had already been forging, and the artwork they created together was original and moving. Three University of the Arts Dance students were the first Americans ever selected to participate in the prestigious Arsenale della Danza workshop at the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s most renowned cultural institutions and dance centers. Twelve of the University’s MFA in Studio Art students were invited to exhibit their work in the United Arab Emirates Fine Arts Society’s prestigious annual exhibition. The artwork was remarkable and the experience was truly a lifechanging one for the students. Our faculty, too, were busy demonstrating why they are one of the finest communities of arts educators in the country. Multimedia professor Jeremy Beaudry helped to curate the Manifesta 8, the international festival of contemporary art in Murcia, Spain. Ira Brind School of Theater Arts faculty member Forrest McClendon earned a 2011 Tony Award nomination for his role in the acclaimed Broadway musical “The Scottsboro Boys.” And glass artist and teacher Judith Schaecter’s work was featured at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery and at the Venice Biennale. These are only a few examples of the extraordinary work that this extraordinarily talented and committed community produces. To be surrounded by such creativity and dedication each and every day is a tremendous privilege, and one for which I am truly grateful. This artistic community, though, persists and thrives only because of the generosity of individuals, corporations and foundations like those in this report. Their support enables these artists to achieve what they do, enables this institution to transform itself physically and academically and enables this community to envision and to build the future of arts education. We are enormously grateful to them.
Warm regards,
Sean T. Buffington President
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DEVELOPMENT DONOR REPORT
The University of the Arts is grateful to the following donors who made contributions during the 2011 fiscal year: June 1, 2010 - July 31, 2011.
$25,000+ Anonymous Austin Lamont Residuary Trust Estate of Sigrid Berwind Blick Art Materials Ira Brind & Stacey Spector Joseph Cairns, Jr. & Ernestine Bacon Cairns Trust Estate of Ruth Colten Harvey Eisenberg Marguerite & Gerry Lenfest Sueyun & Gene Locks Elizabeth Moran PECO Energy The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative Kal & Lucille Rudman Surdna Foundation TD Bank The Richard C. von Hess Foundation W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Harriet & Larry Weiss Wells Fargo
$10,000 - $24,999 Ron & Ellen Caplan Joseph & Dawn Coradino The Richard & Jean Coyne Family Foundation Eleanor & Hal Davis Emirates Foundation Michael Forman & Jennifer Rice Anne F. & S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Dorrance H. Hamilton Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Elaine Levitt & Joel Gershman Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation Karen & Herb Lotman Jeffrey & Meredith Lutsky Seymour & Miriam Mandell Mercer Ron & Suzanne Naples Henry Nias Foundation The Lillian & Albert Noren Foundation Adolf & Geraldine Paier Philadelphia Arts In Education Partnership
Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative Poor Richard’s Charitable Trust Howard A. Wolf & Martha R. Wolf Fund Ted & Stevie Wolf
$5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous Mary Louise ’51 & George B. Beitzel Sean T. Buffington Carlisle Carrier Corporation Jill Felix Colton & Neal Colton Deanna BFA ’66 & Alan DeCherney, MD Mark BFA ’85 & Blythe Donnolo Brian & Sherry Effron Katherine Flannery BFA ’87 William BFA ’68 & Vivian Wagner BFA ’63 Gast Melissa Heller Esther Gowen Hood Foundation Richard & Julie Jaffe Scott & Yardly Jenkins Gail Kass & Roy Friedman Russel & Jane Kaufman Harvey & Virginia Kimmel Al Paul & Amarilice Lefton, Jr. Liberty Mutual Sam & Margarett McKeel Thomas M. Miles BFA ’75 Francis & Marianna Mirabello Norma & Lawrence Reichlin James & Isabelle Vesey WP Realty
$2,500 - $4,999 Archer & Greiner Bank of America The Barra Foundation Jasem M. Behbehani BFA ’75 Berwind Corporation Jane D. Bonelli BFA ’50 Digitas Health Anne & Robert Elder Fox Rothschild David D. Gibson BFA ’91 Florence Gurland ’45 Lynne & Harold Honickman Robert Alan Leffers & Michael Longo Lima Company Mill Spring Foundation Nodado Contracting Presser Foundation Universal Health Services Willis
$1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous Barbara & Todd Albert Dennis Alter Linda Lee Alter BFA ’61 Estate of Frank J. Antos Ash Family Foundation Bath Fitter George A. ’58 & Mary H. Beach Peter A. Benoliel & Willo Carey Pam & David Berkman Richard P. Brown William C. & Laura Buck Gretchen & Steven Burke Charles G. Bush BFA ’66 Richard M. Cain BM ’74 Ronald & Ellen Caplan Thomas & Bebe Carnwath Nathan M. Clark Foundation Ralph V. Clayman CNI Sales, Inc. Commonwealth Consulting Groups Jason & Brian Cullen Del-Con Electric Danielle Dimston BFA ’79 Cynthia & James Eiseman, Jr. Jaimie & David Field Firstrust Bank Tranda S. Fischelis Esther & Robert Fox Linda & David Glickstein Gold Medal Disposal N. Peter & Alta Hamilton Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., Inc. Jeffrey & Marjorie Honickman Lucille Hughes Josephine Klein Jane & Leonard Korman Carol A. Mager Josephine Mandeville Laurie & Sam Marshall Meyer & Associates MGA Partners Mid-Cities Home Medical Equipment Company Charlotte Maxton Moore ’57 George W. Moore Karyn & Charles Murray Sondra & Morey Myers Pearl Properties, LLC Patricia BFA ’65 & John Pegram Marsha & Jeffrey Perelman William & Anna Marie Pulaski Frederick J. Rosenau Foundation Pia & Shantanu Roychowdhury Jeffrey C. Ryder Theresa & John D. Rollins Greg Segall
Carole & Joseph Shanis Karen & Scott Tarte UArts Design & Technology Program Jennifer & Joseph Washam Eleanor & Robert Weirman Joseph H. Weiss & Sharon Pinkenson Frank J. Zadlo BFA ’66 Zeldin Family Foundation
$500 - $999 Katie Adams Kate & Jeffrey Beachell Lee Berg Carol & Horace Barsh Irvin J. Borowsky & Laurie Wagman Sherry & Larry Brown Lydie Brown & Paul deJanosi Susan & Robert Burch Jeff Carpenter Ardis B. & Arthur M. R. Charrington, III Ashley Cofone & Daniel Govberg CRW Graphics Matthew J. Cunniff BFA ’65 William P. & Catherine Daley Carolynn H. Fedor BFA ’75 Ruth Fine BFA ’62 Robert N. Gillis BS ’59 Barry J. Hallenbeck ’83 Shepard Harris BFA ’83 William J. Henry Industrial Energy Total Management and Supply Susan Jaffe Scott Kip BFA ’99 Nancy Lashine & Gary Sher D. Christopher & Victoria Le Vine Susan Maguire Noel Mayo BS ’60 Jill & Alan Miller Sandra & Frank Peter Morabito Sara Nerken Parkhurst Dining Services C. Presti Painting Helen & David Pudlin Kevin P. Ray Polly & Marc Richman Elizabeth Saccardi Mara Adamitz Scrupe Carole B. Sheffield BFA ’74 Leslie R. Smolan BFA ’75 Linda & Kurt Soukup Peter Stambler Stephen M. Tarantal Thursday’s Bar & Grill, Inc. * Deceased
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Phillip VanCleave Deborah R. Willig Jerry & Dina Wind Janine & Jeffrey Yass Mira Zergani
$250 - $499 Justin & Kelly Arthrell John M. Baker, Jr. Christine & Wade H. Berrettini Melissa & Kevin Bilash Suzanne & Frank G. Binswanger, Jr. Colleen & Francis Bonner Joyce & Ronald Burd Susan & R. Kent Cadwalader Susan & Cummins Catherwood, Jr. Chesapeake Ballet Company Melanie & Keith Cox John & Bunny Cullen Dave’s Cleaning Service Mary S. Norris Dembo BFA ’85 Edward & Nancy Driscoll Richard Farnum Novelda H. Ferguson BFA ’52 Marion L. Fetterolf ’42 Phyllis & Howard Fischer Phyllis B. Fleming BFA ’84 Diane T. Foxman ’53 Susan J. Ganz Sally & Steven Gendler General Chemical & Supply Barbara Glickman BFA ’63 Aurora Vannelli Gold BFA ’52 Lois E. Haber Pia & Richard Halloran Iris W. Henry-Aiken Christine & Jeffrey Hofmann Clara & Bentley Hollander Hollie & James Holt Francine & Steven Katz Myra BFA ’87 & Richard Klarman Malcolm L. Lazin Gary L. Lehman BFA ’70 & Linda Menser-Lewis Charles R. Lewis BS ’83 Suzanne & Bruce Lindsay Liddy & John Lindsay, Jr. Michele & Paul Lockwood Holly & William Luff Rebecca & Dan Matthias Kathy & Robert Moore Gregory Murphy Nancy Nahrgang BFA ’84 Samantha Orleans Palmer Inc. John N. Phillips & Gina L. Michaels Sydney R. Rockefeller BFA ’66
Karen & Neal Rosenberg Barbara & John Ruttenberg Marilyn Scher Ronnie & Gerry Schwam Esther & Michael Schwartz Amy & Jason Shargel Robert L. Siegle Babette & Harvey A. Snyder Jean S. Stephenson ’47 William & Barbara Wilson Cathy Weiss & Edward Solomon Robert W. BFA ’53 & Gail Wescott Judith A. Wicks Li-Chiu Yeh
$100 - $249 Joan & James Abramson Harriet S. Ackerman MAT ’84 Henric Adey Carol O. Allen MAT ’92 Nancy Scott Allen ’81 William BS ’52 & Yvonne Allenson Morton Amsterdam Jennifer Y. Andreasen Laura J. Armstrong Marilyn S. Arnott Lydia Artymiw BM ’73 Carol R. Ashton-Hergenhan BS ’71 Leanne Avellino-Blair ’89 Marilyn S. Baker BFA ’68 I. Gary & Judith Bard Rosemary & Gerald Barth Myrna F. Baskin James H. Bateman BS ’66 Rosalind C. Beck BM/BMED ’70 Barbara & Edward Becker Whitney I. Beckett Marcy Belfer Norma E. Berke ’48 Nissan Gallant Bernstien ’55 Fern & Marc Bianchi John K. Binswanger Barbara & John M. Blickensderfer Roslyn Bliss ’58 & Jack Bliss ’59 Shirley & Barry Bohn Brenntag Specialties David R. Brigham Merrill & Lloyd Brotman June M. C. Brown BFA ’49 Anne Bryson & Linda Leight Megan Butler Joan T. Campbell Betty Carlson-Jameson Nancy & Howard M. Casper Barry R. BS ’65 & Norma J. Castle Kathleen F. Chapman BFA ’72, ’91 R. Theresa Cherry ’48
Kathleen & Frank G. Chester Inge Chilman Peter Cilio & Denise DeLaurentis Richard B. Cliff BFA ’61 Deborah & Gregory Clower Charles C. Collison, Jr. BFA ’59 Joanne & Kenneth Combs Commercial Utility Consultants Cindi Cooper BFA ’77 Brigitte Cooperman Mark S. Cooperstein BFA ’79 Susan & Jeremy Coote Theresa A. Cuisick Dorothy Daub-Grossman BFA ’75 Osceola Davis-Smith BM/BMED ’70 Marcia & Richard DeJesus-Rueff Kellye DeSantis Maude T. DeSchauensee John F. Dietel BFA ’84 Joseph M. Dirago BFA ’62 Adam M. Dotson MFA ’07 DeAngela L. Duff John A. Dulik BM ’65 Harold J. BS ’69 & Ellen S. Eager Doris Ellington Grey Emmons Beth & Wesley Emmons, III Deborah & Jerome P. Epstein Lewis M. Epstein BFA ’76 Katharine & William Eyre Harriet Kurtz Feinstein ’62 Herbert Fletcher, Jr. Jodi L. Forlizzi BFA ’84 Debra S. Foster Beth E. Frederick Lois & P. Richard Frieder Elaine G. Galen ’50 & Edward Colker ’49 Robin M. Gerchman ’86 Adele & Alfred E. Goldman M.J. Pontalone Gorgo Thomas G. Greco BFA ’86 Alan & Greta Greenberger Kathryn H. Greenwood Sis & Raymond Grenald Sara Jean Griffin Norma A. Griffith BFA ’67 J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. ’65 Michael J. Grothusen Herbert J. Hampel ’50 Ellen & Burton Hersh Richard Hollerith BS ’51 Cynthia Holstad Elaine B. Hudson BFA ’66 Angela & Fred Hudson Robert Ignarri Patricia & Lawrence Imbesi Industrial Risk Control, LLC Patricia & Robert Isen
Brad Jamula BFA ’06 Geraldine & Patrick Johnson Anne Kaplan Judee & Herb Kaplan Irene B. Katz Judith Katz Lance Kenney Susan K. CE ’92 & Leonard M. Klehr Kalman Klein Jane S. Klinefelter Amber Knight Nina & James Korsh Karl G. Koslowski BS ’63 Gwen S. Kovach ’50 William G. Krebs BFA ’66 Karin Krochmal BFA ’84 John G. ’79 & Karen Kruppa Susan J. Kwasnick BFA ’74 Cassie Lapera Emilie S. Lapham BFA ’72 Kathryn G. Lee BM ’74 Pearl Lee BFA ’74 Maxine & Howard Lewis Eileen A. Lippl BME ’65 William A. Loeb Edith B. Malin BFA ’85 Virginia Wells Maloney ’35* Joyce E. Mantyla & Jack L. Weissman Masters Legacy Planning, Inc. Rosalie Matzkin Susan & Bernard Mayeux Elizabeth & Larry McCandlish Louise M. McDonnel ’64 Lorraine T. McGrath Joseph E. McGrory C. Samuel ’66 & Carole Micklus Arden Miller Tamara Mitchel & Daniel Ross Robert J. Morrison Richard A. Mulford Gwendolyn E. Muntzer ’49 Karen & Kevin Murphy Mary Ann & John Myers Lynn M. Nacmias BFA ’71 Suzanne C. Naudin BFA ’78 Katharine Nemec BFA ’88 & Gregory Nemec BFA ’88 Sean P. Nixon BFA ’83 Barbara & R. Barett Noone Martin & Lisa Novelli Charles J. Ober ’49 Louise E. Osborne BFA ’02 Terry & Peter Osborne Lisa P. Oster BFA ’99 & Andrew J. Oster BFA ’00 Maureen & Joseph Papola
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Noelle Pate Charles F. Pennacchio Philadelphia Water Color Society Laurie Phillips BFA ’77 J. Randall Plummer Thomas D. Porett John S. Price Cathryn Ramin Hollis H. Reed BFA ’47 Rita & Stanley Reichlin Anna K. Reimann Sheri & Kenneth Resnik Elliot I. Rhodeside BS ’66 Brad Richards Carolyn Robinson Marian Robinson & Benjamin Zuckerman Caro Rock Eileen Rosenau Ann B. Rossilli BS ’74 RP Supply Co. Kyle Ryan Kathy & Keith Sachs Milton W. Salamon ’72 Jaime Salm BS ’01 James W. Sari Marie Savard & Brad Fenton Karla Schillhorn Van Veen Miriam A. Schneirov Elaine & Sam Schutzbank Segal & Company Tracy & Joel Segal Alvin I. Sher BFA ’64 Rosalie M. Sherman BFA ’68 Ivy Silver Marjorie & Howard Silverman Alice & Andrew Simon Henrietta Slap Kathy P. Smith Penelope L. Smith BFA ’78 William T. BS ’73 & Judith Smith Miriam S. Spector Spotlight Studio of Dance Patricia Stewart Philip P. Stone BS ’72 Strictly Rhythm Dance Center Amanda & Brenda Suchter Laurie Beth Sweeney Fredric A. BM ’70 & Carole Tator Susan G. Tedeschi Carolyn C. Tedholm Julie A. Tirinnanzi Today’s Graphics Carson G. BS ’68 & Jerilyn Van Osten Lyndie Vantine BFA ’84 Ellen S. Varenhorst BS ’83 Andrew Vellrath BS ’66 Ross A. Veltri
Ronda Verdin Midge S. Vinson ’70 Geoffrey Vitt Sydney Waldron & Jonathan Crowell Laura A. Warlitner David Washington BFA ’54 Carla P. & Allen Weinberg Gertrude Weinberg David Weinstock William G. White BFA ’67 Robin Williams Anne & Charles T. Wilmerding Caroline Wischmann & David Rasner Seymour ’49 & Sylvia Woodnick Suzanne Woodroffe BFA ’66 Michael Woods Nanette & Robert E. Zakian Jeffrey Zarnoch BS ’84
Under $100 Anonymous (3) Lynda F. Abraham-Braff BFA ’79 Granville Ackermann BFA ’54 Patricia & John D. Adams Enid & David Adler Gary L. Anderson BM ’67 Thelma Holly Anderson Joan & Richard Angelicola Sarah M. Annibali MA ’02 Janet J. Arnold ’48 Claudia & Dan Arthrell Joseph A. Artim Linda R. Bailey Roberta & Robert Ball Daniel K. Bare Gena & Brett Barenholtz Ronald I. Baron Regina K. Barthmaier BFA ’89, MA ’03 Maurice Bartikofsky MAT ’72 David T. Barton BFA ’86 Jaclyn B. Bashoff BFA ’00 Rochelle & Herb Bass Hali R. Bekofsky BFA ’10 Sheila B. Belkin Doshanna D. Bell BFA ’08 Caitlin & Mike Bennett Harold Beresin Barbara F. Berger ’56 Jan Berman Althea Berry Dana Bertles BS ’87 Adeline C. Bethany BM ’57 Audrey B. Beyer BFA ’63 Sally & Vincent Biank Pamela C. Bierce Ellen D. Birckner BFA ’85
Rodd V. Bixler BS ’59 Amanda T. Black Celia Bolder Teresa L. Bonaddio BFA ’04 Audrey Bookspan-Berg & Alan P. Berg Kristen R. Bower BFA ’92 Jane C. Brunat Tammy & Scott A. Brunstrom Kelly D. Bryan BFA ’76 Kara Buckmaster Sydna Buckmaster M. Linda Burke Elizabeth & Carl Burkowske David S. Burnside BFA ’54 Dana A. Burns-Pizer BFA ’74 Joan O. Cahan Desiree S. Cantwell MAT ’08 Bette W. Caplan Margaret & Kenneth Carlin Kellianne & Michael Catalano Nancy & James Cavunis Lisa M. Chae BM ’87 Edward P. Challenger ’58 Marilyn & Harry Chesnick Elaine G. Chu BFA ’85 Sharon Church Marjorie L. Clagett Louise D. Clement Hoff Deborah & Donald Cohen Stephen Z. Cohen BFA ’64 Nancy A. Colbaugh Jamison C. Combs Anthony D. Corcetto ’54 Marian & Paul Corr Donna Costanza Edward P. Coxey BFA ’63 Zella L. Crinigan John Cusick Anita Custalow MA ’06 Ronald F. D’Alonzo BFA ’64 Charles ’50 & Diane De Mirjian Judith N. Dean & James D. Crawford Cristina & Craig Decker Barbara & Harvey Denkin Robert Devine Carmine W. DeVivi BFA ’60 Philip N. Devries BS ’66 Joanne F. DeWald BFA ’87 Rita Di Renzo Samuel ’53 & Sylvia Dion Janet P. & Frederick E. Doh Laurie F. Dolphin BFA ’73 Ellie ’60 & Charles Domsky ’59 Andrea Dormans Victoria A. Duclos Barrett BM ’84 Frances & Walter B. Dulak Mignon L. Eayre ’57
Marie & John Eby Sandra L. Eichorn Nancy C. Elliott BS ’75 Andrea S. Emmons BFA ’80 Nancy & John Esposito Helen & Leonard Evelev Marsha Everton Ruth A. Fackenthal BFA ’54 James Fagen John P. Fantine BFA ’74 Diane Felcyn MA ’01 & Mark Natale BFA ’99 Alexander Feldman Nancy J. Fisher ’63 Denise D. Fleisher FMC Corporation Alan BFA ’66 & Nancy Forman William W. Fox Patricia L. BFA ’78 & Charles R. France Terri L. & Charles R. French Elaine M. Friedlander BM/BMED ’72 Cynthia D. Friedman BS ’78 Josephine T. Friedman BFA ’51 Marian P. Froehlich ’47 Jessica L. Frye BFA ’02, MAT ’03 Mary B. Galbraith BFA ’67 Lorraine & P. Frederic Gastrock Roseann M. Gatto ’82 Janice Gaudioso & Frederick A. Hoffman Valerie V. Gay BM ’89 Ani Anahid N. Gedickian Barber BFA ’80 Carl J. Genna ’60 Linda L. George BFA ’64 Judy & Keri Gilbert Margaretta Gilboy BFA ’65 Davida & Marvin Ginsberg Sally Ginsberg Linda BFA ’64 & John ’61 Gist Debbie L. Gittleman BFA ’62 Cynthia M. Glass BFA ’79 Donna J. Globus MFA ’10 Ponder Goembel BFA ’77 H. Edward Goldberg BS ’68 Howard A. Goldberg BFA ’71 Goodsearch Martha M. Gordon ’44 Mary W. Gott Joanne Gotto BFA ’82 Carolyn J. Griffiths BFA ’81 Richard J. Groller BM/BMED ’75 Robert BFA ’64 & Linda Grossman Lizbeth S. Gruskin Leah M. Hagan BFA ’09 Amy M. Hale Regina & Daniel Haley, Jr. * Deceased
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Bernice Halpern Phyllis Halpern Pamela & David Hardgrove Amanda J. Harpold BFA ’01 Edward J. Hartmann ’49 Virginia Harty ’42 Rebecca C. Harvey BFA ’91 Wesley M. Heilman, III BFA ’58 Monica Hennessy ’89 Ruth Herd Lewis H. Herr BS ’62 Camila M. Herrera Grayce A. Hess Stephen Hettenbach BS ’64 Naomi & Robert Hilbronner Arthur S. Hillman BFA ’66 Shani D. Hilsheimer BFA ’91 Joyce M. Hofstetter ’78 Megan J. Hohman Elroy S. Holden BFA ’60 Curvin H. Hollimon Evelyn S. Holmes Harry T. Hornick William F. Horsmon Patricia & Walter Horzepa Donald R. Hulmes BFA ’54 Laurie & Bruce Hutchinson John C. Jackson BFA ’73 Francis G. James BFA ’89 Philip D. Jamison ’50 William F. Jennings BS ’68 Bette M. Johnson ’50 Douglas A. Jones James BS ’62 & Christie Jordan Blanche & Warren Josephs Sun Y. Kang MFA ’07 Deborah Kaplan ’78 Diana L. Kauzlarich BFA ’93 Linda A. Keels MAT ’91 Elizabeth L. Kempf BFA ’56 Devorah & Richard Kendall Valerie E. Kennedy MAT ’97 Richard W. Kidney BFA ’50 Karen Kieser BFA ’81 Rosemary King Nancy A. Kirstein ’53 Jeremy Klapprodt Elaine BFA ’54 & Alan Klawans ’54 Irene M. Klemas-Brady BFA ’80 Sharon B. Kling Mark W. Knight Ginger Konegen Judith ’69 & Sheldon Koven Peter C. Koza Sheldon BFA ’77 & Louise Krevit Mary & Warren J. Krug Neal M. Kruger BM/BMED ’74 Cynthia M. Krysiak BFA ’96
Kathleen Kuhlman Gail K. Kushner BFA ’75 Karas L. Lamb BFA ’08 Dorothy BFA ’67 & Alfred Laoang BFA ’68 Kelly Lawson Le Papillon Beauty Salon Inc. Liane K. Lebednik BFA ’66 Andrea Lentocha Nick Lentocha Deborah G. Leonard Caryn J. Levitsky BFA ’71 Megan R. Lewis BFA ’04 Robin & Jordan Lieberman Sissie & Herb Lipton Harold C. Lloyd Katherine M. Lobo ’83 Jane R. Lohmeyer Elizabeth & David Lorry Anita Lovitt BFA ’70 Claudia M. Luongo MFA ’97 Shawn & Paul Maassel Main Line Kettlebells James D. Makins BFA ’68 Glenn W. Malsbury BFA ’74 Herbert Mandel BFA ’48 Benita & Jerome Mandel Lynn & Joseph Manko Manor Dental Health Center Betty L. Marchant ’92 Adelaide M. Martin BS ’55 Ilene S. Matthews ’78 Barbara J. Matybell BFA ’57 Susan P. Maxfield BFA ’67 Stanley P. Mayers, Jr. Richard C. Mazzarella BM ’85 Hailey M. McCoy Judith L. McCoyd Nancy & Robert McIntyre Morgan M. McKenty BFA ’95 Lauren K. McLucas BFA ’08 Helen Meitzler ’58 Susan J. Melnik BFA ’92, MAT ’99 Rita Merkin Metcalfe Architecture & Design Barbara S. Mimnaugh ’58 Justin A. Mitchell BFA ’01 Lynn & Philip Momberger Robert K. Momyer BFA ’63 Carol Moore & Philip Schulman Kevin T. Moore Michael F. Moreken AA ’56 S. Ronald Morley ’50 Marie Mornell BS ’68 Edwin B. Morris BFA ’65 Lori O. Morrissey BS ’81 Doris & Donald Motter Thomas Mozee, III BME ’66 Barbara Beasley Murphy
Henrietta M. Mustokoff BM/BMED ’68 Mary & Robert Muzerall Rose & Raymond Naughton Peter H. Ney BS ’53 Thomas H. Nicholas BFA ’65 Josephine V. Norden BFA ’49 M.E. Norris Francesca & Bruce Northrup Phyllis & James Nutt Atsuko Onozato Biars BS ’02 Janet E. Osborne BFA ’72 Judith BFA ’74 & Fred Osborne Janet Spring BS ’82 & Robert Oppecker BFA ’82 Irene & Theodore Oslick Winifred R. Owens-Hart BFA ’71 Thomas J. Palmer MM ’05 Paul ’50 & Betty Panoc Aleni Pappas Harriet & Sidney Parmet Mark Paul Patricia A. Pealer BFA ’54 Peter F. Petraglia ’52 Heather Pfleger-Dunham Philadelphia Theatre Company Theresa Phillips BFA ’56 Jean M. Plough BFA ’70 Teresa B. Poitras BFA ’85 Amee J. Pollack MFA ’94 Susan & Ivan Popkin Michael S. Prendergast BFA ’06 Simon D. Prioleau ’57 Kerry Prisel Linda A. Procaccino BFA ’80 Susan N. Quinn BFA ’91 Bonnie C. Randall ’67 Catherine Raphael Judith M. Ratzel BFA ’86 Wm. Bruce Rauffenbart BFA ’73 John J. Rendzia BM ’86 Louis ’61 & Linda Riccio Grace H. Richter ’61 Jerome Robbins Cecilia Roberts Mary & Lee Robeson Patricia & Maurice Robinson Elizabeth & Steve Robinson Cintra & Franklyn Rodgers Caroline ’52 & Arnold Roth ’50 Toby M. Rotman ’61 Thelma W. Rubin BFA ’51 David E. Rue BS ’67 Karl F. Rugart, Jr. Richard A. Sabel BFA ’55 Sara Sablosky ’63 Beth Saling-Granigan BFA ’89 Sylvia G. Salvat MAT ’83 Susan & Daniel Sames
Anthony Sansotta BFA ’69 Bella Schafer Jeanette & Jeffrey Schell Marie Schilling ’49 Carol Schilling & Lee Bender Joan P. Schooley BFA ’81 Ronald BFA ’60 & Joanne Schwartz Alice J. Sennett BFA ’59 Miriam Seshens BM/BMED ’75 John P. Shacochis Natalie P. Share ’51 Harry Geoffrey Sheffer Bryan Shipenberg BFA ’93 Patricia L. Shoemaker BM ’70 Francine M. Shore BFA ’65 Toni Silber-Delerive BFA ’69 Elizabeth Silva Patricia & Terrence L. Simpson Daniel A. Singer MID ’95 Nelly Skulsky Susan M. Slavinski BFA ’78 Jerry R. Smith BFA ’58 Megan Smith Paige Smith Paul D. Snyder BS ’66 Ellen M. Soffer BFA ’81 Ann & Ken Sokoloff Diana T. Soorikian BFA ’50 Diane & Thomas Spata Suzanne M. Spector BFA ’58 Paula G. Spielberg Mark Spiller Ignatius P. Spotto ’69 Victoria A. Stanbach BFA ’90 Fern L. & Gerald J. Starr Robert B. Stewart BFA ’55 Michael Stierstorfer Robert R. Stimpson BS ’10 Elissa Factor Sunshine BFA ’84 Ian Swope BS ’97 Pamela Szell BM ’09 Americo J. Taddeo BS ’56 Arleen S. Targan ’56 Harold M. Taylor BFA ’69 Sidney L. Taylor BFA ’57 Jonas Theiler James BS ’63 & Gail Thomas Patricia M. Thomas ’81 Eleanore W. Thompson ’33 Norman BFA ’52 & Barbara Tomases Nicole G. Tranquillo BM ’08 Tri-State Human Resource Management Association John F. BS ’71 & Bonita Troxell Kelly L. Turner BFA ’09 Sacha & Steven Van De Zande Christina K. Van Embden MA ’02
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Judy L. Van Heyst BFA ’57 Miriam C. Wagner BFA ’48, BFA ’73 Patricia Waldygo BFA ’73 Stephanie Sosenko Walinsky BFA ’64 Molly ’68 & Donald Wallschlaeger Carrie S. Walsh BFA ’01 Audrey D. Walters ’51 Geraldine M. Watson Janet BFA ’62 & Milton Weisman Margaret C. Welsh BFA ’50 Christine BM ’82 & Neil Wetzel BM ’82, MAT ’97 Linda & C. Robert Wheeler Judith D. Whitman ’61 Remy A. Wildrick Gary A. Williams BFA ’60 Thomas Williams Edward C. Wismer ’51 Michelle & Ivan Wolfson Women’s Way Rochelle & Lee Wunsch Jessica Wynn Judith Ann & C. Robert Wyss Pauline Yarnall ’57 Mary L. Yoder BS ’87 Christina M. Young BFA ’86 Violet R. Youse BFA ’65 Gwen E. Zelac BFA ’82 Freda Zettlemoyer Caroline G. Ziegler Michael Zuckerman
1947 Marian Puro Froehlich Hollis H. Reed Jean Simpson Stephenson 1948 Janet J. Arnold Norma E. Berke R. Theresa Cherry Herbert Mandel Miriam C. Wagner 1949 June M. Brown Edward Colker Edward J. Hartmann Gwendolyn E. Muntzer Josephine V. Norden Charles J. Ober Marie Schilling Seymour Woodnick 1950 Jane D. Bonelli Charles H. De Mirjian Elaine G. Galen Herbert J. Hampel Philip D. Jamison Bette M. Johnson Richard W. Kidney Gwen S. Kovach S. Ronald Morley Paul M. Panoc Arnold Roth Diana T. Soorikian Margaret C. Welsh
Alumni Giving by Class Year 1933 Eleanore W. Thompson 1935 Virginia W. Maloney 1942 Marion Liesau Fetterolf Virginia Harty 1944 Martha M. Gordon 1945 Florence Gurland 1946 Marion C. Hirst Rosina Radomile
1951 Mary L. Beitzel Josephine T. Friedman Richard Hollerith Thelma W. Rubin Natalie Patlove Share Audrey D. Walters Edward C. Wismer 1952 William Allenson Novelda H. Ferguson Aurora M. Gold Peter F. Petraglia Caroline Roth Norman Tomases 1953 Samuel Dion Diane T. Foxman Nancy A. Kirstein Peter H. Ney Robert W. Wescott
1961 Linda Lee Alter Richard B. Cliff John G. Gist Louis M. Riccio Grace H. Richter Toby M. Rotman Judith Doolittle Whitman
1954 Granville Ackermann David S. Burnside Anthony D. Corcetto Ruth A. Fackenthal Donald R. Hulmes Alan J. Klawans Elaine Klawans Patricia A. Pealer
1962 Joseph M. Dirago Harriet Kurtz Feinstein Ruth E. Fine Debbie Lyman Gittleman Lewis H. Herr James B. Jordan Janet B. Weisman
1955 Nissan Bernstien Adelaide M. Martin Richard A. Sabel Robert B. Stewart 1956 Barbara F. Berger Elizabeth L. Kempf Michael F. Moreken Theresa Phillips Americo J. Taddeo Arleen S. Targan 1957 Adeline Caravelli Bethany Mignon Linck Eayre Barbara J. Matybell Charlotte Maxton Moore Simon D. Prioleau Sidney L. Taylor Judy L. Van Heyst Pauline Yarnall 1958 Roslyn C. Bliss Edward P. Challenger Wesley M. Heilman Helen Meitzler Barbara S. Mimnaugh Jerry R. Smith Suzanne M. Spector
1963 Audrey B. Beyer Edward P. Coxey Nancy J. Fisher Vivian Wagner Gast Barbara Glickman Karl G. Koslowski Robert K. Momyer Sara Sablosky James E. Thomas 1964 Stephen Z. Cohen Ronald F. D’Alonzo Linda L. George Linda Gist Robert E. Grossman Louise M. McDonnel Alvin I. Sher Stephanie Soskenko Walinsky 1965 Barry R. Castle Matthew J. Cunniff John A. Dulik Margaretta Gilboy J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. Eileen A. Lippl Edwin B. Morris Thomas H. Nicholas Francine M. Shore Violet R. Youse
1959 Rodd V. Bixler Jack Bliss Charles C. Collison, Jr. Charles Domsky Robert N. Gillis Alice J. Sennett
1966 James H. Bateman Charles G. Bush Louise D. Clement Hoff Deanna DeCherney Philip N. Devries Alan Forman Arthur S. Hillman Elaine B. Hudson
1960 Carmine W. DeVivi Ellie Domsky Carl J. Genna, Jr. Elroy S. Holden, Sr. Noel Mayo Ronald D. Schwartz Gary A. Williams
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DEVELOPMENT DONOR REPORT
William G. Krebs Liane K. Lebednik C. Samuel Micklus Thomas Mozee, III Elliot I. Rhodeside Sydney Roberts Rockefeller Paul D. Snyder Andrew Vellrath Suzanne Woodroffe 1967 Gary L. Anderson Mary B. Galbraith Norma A. Griffith Dorothy Laoang Susan P. Maxfield Bonnie C. Randall David E. Rue William G. White 1968 Marilyn S. Baker William Gast H. Edward Goldberg William F. Jennings Alfred C. Laoang James D. Makins Marie Mornell Henrietta M. Mustokoff Rosalie M. Sherman Carson G. Van Osten Molly Wallschlaeger 1969 Harold J. Eager, Jr. Judith Koven Anthony Sansotta Toni Silber-Delerive Ignatius P. Spotto Harold M. Taylor 1970 Rosalind C. Beck Osceola Davis-Smith Gary L. Lehman Anita Lovitt Jean M. Plough Patricia L. Shoemaker Fredric A. Tator Midge S. Vinson 1971 Carol R. Ashton-Hergenhan Howard A. Goldberg Caryn J. Levitsky Lynn M. Nacmias Winifred R. Owens-Hart John F. Troxell, Jr.
1972 Maurice Bartikofsky Kathleen Fitzgerald Chapman Elaine M. Friedlander Emilie S. Lapham Janet E. Osborne Milton W. Salamon Philip P. Stone 1973 Lydia T. Artymiw Dana A. Burns-Pizer Laurie F. Dolphin John C. Jackson Wm. Bruce Rauffenbart William T. Smith Patricia Waldygo 1974 Richard M. Cain John P. Fantine, Jr. Neal M. Kruger Susan J. Kwasnick Kathryn G. Lee Pearl Lee Glenn W. Malsbury Judith B. Osborne Ann B. Rossilli Carole B. Sheffield 1975 Jasem M. Behbehani Dorothy A. Daub-Grossman Nancy C. Elliott Carolynn H. Fedor Richard J. Groller Gail K. Kushner Thomas M. Miles Miriam Seshens Leslie R. Smolan 1976 Kelly D. Bryan Lewis M. Epstein 1977 Cindi M. Cooper Ponder Goembel Sheldon H. Krevit Laurie Phillips 1978 Patricia L. France Cynthia D. Friedman Joyce M. Hofstetter Deborah Kaplan Ilene S. Matthews Suzanne C. Naudin Susan M. Slavinski Penelope L. Smith
1986 David T. Barton Robin M. Gerchman Thomas G. Greco Judith M. Ratzel John J. Rendzia Christina M. Young
1979 Lynda F. Abraham-Braff Mark S. Cooperstein Danielle Dimston Cynthia M. Glass John G. Kruppa 1980 Andrea S. Emmons Ani Anahid N. Gedickian Barber Irene M. Klemas-Brady Linda A. Procaccino 1981 Nancy S. Allen Carolyn J. Griffiths Karen Kieser Lori O. Morrissey Joan P. Schooley Ellen M. Soffer Patricia M. Thomas
1987 Dana Bertles Lisa M. Chae Joanne F. DeWald Katherine Flannery Myra Klarman Mary L. Yoder 1988 Gregory Nemec Katharine D. Nemec 1989 Leanne M. Avellino-Blair Regina K. Barthmaier Valerie V. Gay Monica Hennessy Francis G. James
1982 Joanne Gotto Robert Oppecker Janet Spring Christine Wetzel Neil D. Wetzel Gwen E. Zelac
1990 Victoria A. Stanbach 1991 Rebecca C. Harvey Shani D. Hilsheimer Linda A. Keels Susan N. Quinn
1983 Barry J. Hallenbeck Shepard Harris Charles R. Lewis Katherine M. Lobo Sean P. Nixon Sylvia G. Salvat Ellen S. Varenhorst 1984 Harriet S. Ackerman John F. Dietel Victoria A. Duclos Barrett Phyllis B. Fleming Jodi L. Forlizzi Karin Krochmal Nancy Nahrgang Elissa B. Sunshine Lyndalea B. Vantine Jeffrey Zarnoch
1992 Carol O. Allen Kristen R. Bower Susan K. Klehr Betty L. Marchant Susan J. Melnik 1993 Diana L. Kauzlarich Bryan Shipenberg 1994 Amee J. Pollack 1995 Morgan M. McKenty Daniel A. Singer
1985 Ellen D. Birckner Elaine G. Chu Mary S. Norris Dembo Mark A. Donnolo Edith B. Malin Richard C. Mazzarella Teresa B. Poitras
1996 Cynthia M. Krysiak
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1997 Valerie E. Kennedy Claudia M. Luongo Ian Swope
2009 Leah M. Hagan Pamela Szell Kelly L. Turner
1998 Mr. Paul F. Colombo Ms. Judith A. Friedlander Bell Mr. Jason Marquette Ms. Demeri C. Mullikin
2010 Hali R. Bekofsky Donna J. Globus Robert R. Stimpson
1999 Mark Natale Scott Kip Lisa P. Oster
FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS & GOVERNMENT
2000 Jaclyn B. Bashoff Andrew J. Oster 2001 Anonymous Diane Felcyn Amanda J. Harpold Justin A. Mitchell Jaime Salm Carrie S. Walsh 2002 Sarah M. Annibali Jessica L. Frye Atsuko Onozato Biars Louise E. Osborne Christina K. Van Embden 2004 Teresa L. Bonaddio Megan R. Lewis 2005 Thomas J. Palmer 2006 Anita Custalow Brad M. Jamula Michael S. Prendergast 2007 Adam M. Dotson Sun Y. Kang 2008 Doshanna D. Bell Desiree S. Cantwell Karas L. Lamb Lauren K. McLucas Nicole G. Tranquillo
12th Street Catering 1830 Foundation Advocacy & Consulting for Education Archer & Greiner Ash Family Foundation Austin Lamont Residuary Trust Bank of America The Barra Foundation Bath Fitter The George Beach Foundation Berwind Corporation The Binswanger Foundation Blick Art Materials The Borowsky Family Foundation Brenntag Specialties The Brind Foundation Burke Family Foundation Joseph Cairns, Jr. & Ernestine Bacon Cairns Trust Carlisle Carrier Corporation Chesapeake Ballet Company Nathan M. Clark Foundation CNI Sales, Inc. Commercial Utility Consultants Commonwealth Consulting Groups Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Strategies Connelly Foundation The Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation CRW Graphics The Charlotte Cushman Foundation Dave’s Cleaning Service Del-Con Electric Digitas Health Driscoll Family Foundation Emirates Foundation Franklin Square Capital Partners Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund First Giving
Fox Rothschild Gelb Foundation General Chemical & Supply The Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation Gold Medal Disposal Govberg Jewelers The Green Family Foundation Hamilton Family Foundation Hazy Hill Foundation Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., Inc. The Hompe Foundation The Honickman Foundation Esther Gowen Hood Foundation Industrial Energy Total Management and Supply Industrial Risk Control, LLC Jane & Leonard Korman Family Foundation Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Liberty Mutual Lima Company Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation Locks Family Foundation Karen and Herb Lotman Foundation Samuel P. Mandell Foundation Masters Legacy Planning, Inc. Mercer Meyer and Associates MGA Partners Mid-Cities Home Medical Equipment Company Mill Spring Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Henry Nias Foundation Nodado Contracting The Lillian & Albert Noren Foundation Oxford Area Foundation Palmer Inc. Parkhurst Dining Services Pearl Properties, LLC PECO Energy The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative The Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Arts In Education Partnership Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative The Philadelphia Foundation Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation Philadelphia Management Corporation Philadelphia Water Color
Society Poor Richard’s Charitable Trust PREIT Presser Foundation C. Presti Painting Frederick J. Rosenau Foundation RP Supply Co. Kal & Lucille Rudman Foundation The Saramar Charitable Fund Schwab Charitable Fund R. Jane Schwam Interior Design Segall Family Foundation Spotlight Studio of Dance Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Strictly Rhythm Dance Center Surdna Foundation Synterra TD Bank TD Charitable Foundation Today’s Graphics Universal Health Services Vanguard Charitable Endowment The Richard C. von Hess Foundation W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Wells Fargo Willis The Dina and Jerry Wind Foundation The Wistar Institute Howard A. Wolf and Martha R. Wolf Fund WP Realty Zeldin Family Foundation
FACULTY AND STAFF Anonymous Katie Adams Laura J. Armstrong John M. Baker, Jr. Regina K. Barthmaier BFA ’89, MA ’03 Amanda T. Black Kevin Brennan Sean T. Buffington Thomas Carnwath Sharon Church Marc J. Dicciani BMJ ’75 DeAngela L. Duff Richard Farnum Diane T. Foxman ’53 Beth E. Frederick Jessica L. Frye BFA ’02, MAT ’03 Michael J. Grothusen * Deceased
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Lizbeth S. Gruskin Johnnie Hobbs Lucille Hughes R. Alan Leffers Deborah G. Leonard James D. Makins BFA ’68 Jim Maurer Martin Novelli Charles F. Pennacchio Thomas D. Porett Karen Rosenberg Jeffrey C. Ryder Elizabeth Saccardi Carol Moore Schulman Mara A. Scrupe Peter Stambler Megan Storti Stephen M. Tarantal UArts Design & Technology Program Phillip VanCleave Carla P. Weinberg Li-Chiu Yeh Mira Zergani
Joyce Mantyla & Jack Weissman Masters Legacy Planning, Inc. Philadelphia Theatre Company Susan & Ivan Popkin Karen & Neal Rosenberg Miriam & Allan Schneirov Ronnie & Gerry Schwam Howard Silverman Patricia & Terrence Simpson Nelly Skulsky Diane & Thomas Spata Gertrude & Sidney Weinberg
Eddie Oliver Entrepreneurial Spirit Award DeAngela Duff Doris Ellington Carolyn Robinson
Albert Gold Drawing Prize Aurora BFA ’52 & Albert Gold ’39
Feldman/Kaplan Award Elaine Galen ’50 & Edward Colker ’49
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Berthe Von Moschzisker Award Annual Printmaking Award Anne Kaplan
Albert Glassberg Scholarship in Graphic Design Joan & James Abramson Linda R. Bailey Roberta & Robert Ball Gena & Brett Barenholtz Herb Bass Carol & Horace Barsh Celia Bolder Bette W. Caplan Nancy & James Cavunis Marylin & Harry Chesnick Eleanor & Hal Davis Marsha Everton Jill Felix Colton & Neal Colton Susan Ganz Davida & Marvin Ginsberg Sally Ginsberg Lois & Michael Haber Bernice Halpern Phyllis Halpern Naomi & Robert Hilbronner Irene Katz Francine & Steven Katz Devorah & Richard Kendall Le Papillon Beauty Salon Inc. Robin & Jordan Lieberman Sissie & Herb Lipton Lynn & Joseph Manko
Alfred J. Ignarri ’52 Award for Junior Studio Photography Robert Ignarri Arnold Roth ’50 Saturday Lab Scholarship Caroline ’52 & Arnie’50 Roth
Brenntag Specialties, Inc. Award Fund Brenntag Specialties Ceramics Faculty Award Lizbeth Stewart Gruskin James D. Makins BFA ’68 Christina Cullen BFA ’94 Memorial Award in Photography Anne Bryson & Linda Leight Brian & Jason Cullen Bunny & John Cullen Marie & John Eby Lance Kenney Main Line Kettlebells Communication Excellence Award Jeffrey Ryder
Elizabeth Ann Pulaski Scholarship Anna Marie & William Pulaski Esther Gowen Hood Music Scholarship Esther Gowen Hood Foundation
Dr. Frederick P. Cornell Award for Excellence in Communication Karen & Neal Rosenberg Friends of Carol Moore Award Carol L. Moore & Philip Schulman George A. Beach ’58 Foundation Award The George A. Beach Foundation Giulio & Carina Novelli Memorial Award for Excellence in the Liberal Arts Martin & Lisa Novelli Graduate Alumni Award in Honor of Lois M. Johnson Sun Y. Kang Amee MFA ’94 & Steve Pollack Caroline G. Ziegler Harmony Lodge No. 52 Award Scott Kip Henry Nias Foundation Scholarship Henry Nias Foundation
CRW Graphics Award for Excellence in Typography CRW Graphics
Howard A. & Martha R. Wolf Scholarship Fund Howard A. Wolf & Martha R. Wolf Fund
Diane Taylor Foxman ’53 Scholarship Diane ’53 & Norman Foxman
Hugh Charles Award in Multidisciplinary Fine Arts Mara Adamitz Scrupe
John F. Martin Welding Equipment Award J.F. Martin Welding Inc. J.N. Phillips Casting Prize John N. Phillips & Gina L. Michaels The Jaffe Family Scholarship Elizabeth & David Lorry Jane D. Bonelli ’50 Scholarship Jane Bonelli BFA ’50 Joseph Cairns, Jr. & Ernestine Bacon Cairns Memorial Scholarship Joseph Cairns, Jr. & Ernestine Bacon Cairns Trust Larry Day Scholarship Fund Ruth Fine BFA ’62 Penelope BFA ’78 & J.B. Smith Laurie Beechman Memorial Scholarship Fund Marcy Belfer Sharon B. Kling Segal & Company Lillian & Albert Noren Foundation Scholarship The Lillian & Albert Noren Foundation Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation Lorraine & Benjamin Alexander Award in Honor of John Laub Frederick J. Rosenau Foundation Luis Lee Memorial Scholarship Fund UArts Design & Technology Program Metals Faculty Award Sharon Church Philadelphia Water Color Society Award Philadelphia Water Color Society
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DONOR REPORT
Pre-College Program Scholarships The Richard & Jean Coyne Family Foundation Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation Kal & Lucille Rudman Foundation Mill Spring Foundation Surdna Foundation TD Charitable Foundation Presser Foundation Scholarship Presser Foundation R. Borowsky Belkin Fibers Fund Benita & Jerome Mandel Randee Berman BFA ’77 Memorial Prize in Graphic Design Jan Berman Richard C. von Hess BFA ’57 SCHOLARSHIP & TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP The Richard C. von Hess Foundation
Roger T. Hane ’61 Illustration Scholarship Award Joseph M. Dirago BFA ’62
Carole Sheffield BFA ’74 Audrey D. Walters ’51 Freda Zettlemoyer
Rosalie Borowsky Belkin Award in Fibers Sheila B. Belkin Barbara & Harvey Denkin
William Daley Crafts & Haystack Award Anonymous Catherine & William Daley Robert Oppecker ’82 & Janet Spring ’82
Rudman Scholars Kal & Lucille Rudman Foundation Shannon D. Moore BFA ’05 Film Award Kathy & Robert Moore The Standard Ceramic Supply Company Award Lee Grice Steve Jaffe BFA ’65 Award in Drawing Susan Jaffe Ted Carey Prize The Richard C. von Hess Foundation Today’s Graphics Award for Excellence in Design Today’s Graphics
Richard C. von Hess BFA ’57 Museum Internships The Richard C. von Hess Foundation
Virginia G. & Harvey Kimmel Scholarship in Crafts The Virginia & Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund
Richard C. von Hess BFA ’57 Visiting Artists Fund The Richard C. von Hess Foundation
W.W. Smith Scholarships W.W. Smith Charitable Trust
Richard C. von Hess BFA ’57 Faculty Prize The Richard C. von Hess Foundation Rick Kerber Memorial Scholarship Fund Marc J. Dicciani BMJ ’75 Eleanor & Robert Weirman Roberta Treatman Eisenberg ’78 Memorial Scholarship Fund Carol & Ralph Clayman Harvey Eisenberg
Wesley Emmons BFA ’54 Scholarship Fund for Jewelry & Metalwork Enid & David Adler Pamela C. Bierce Barbara & John Blickensderfer Nancy A. Colbaugh Janet & Frederick Doh Lurie & Greye Emmons Beth & Wesley Emmons, III Janet & William Fox Keri Gilbert Joanne BFA ’82 & Albert Gotto Industrial Risk Control, LLC Adge Martin BS ’55 Judith L. McCoyd Catherine Raphael Tracy & Joel Segal Harry Geoffrey Sheffer
Winifred Cantor Memorial Scholarship Ronald L. Cantor Writing for Film & Television Faculty Award Fund Jeffrey Ryder
ArtUnleashed 2011 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS PRESENTING SPONSORS Harriet & Larry Weiss PRODUCER ($25,000 - $49,999) Elizabeth Moran PARTNERS ($10,000 -$24,999) Anne F. & S. Matthews V. Hamilton Dorrance H. Hamilton Jeffrey & Meredith Lutsky INVESTORS ($5,000 - $9,999) Sean T. Buffington Joseph & Dawn Coradino Michael Forman & Jennifer Rice SPONSORS ($2,500 - $4,999) Eleanor & Hal Davis Sam & Margarett McKeel Ron & Suzanne Naples PATRONS ($1,000 - $2,499) Pam & David Berkman Ira Brind & Stacey Spector William & Laura Buck Gretchen & Steve Burke Ron & Ellen Caplan Brian & Sherry Effron Jaimie & David Field Alta & N. Peter Hamilton Jeffrey & Marjorie Honickman Elaine Levitt & Joel Gershman Carol A. Mager Seymour & Miriam Mandell Laurie & Sam Marshall
Thomas M. Miles BFA ’75 Marsha & Jeffrey Perelman Norma & Lawrence Reichlin Pia & Shantanu Roychowdhury Greg Segall Karen & Scott Tarte Joseph H. Weiss & Sharon Pinkenson COLLECTORS ($500 - $999) Kate & Jeff Beachell Lee Berg Irvin Borowsky & Laurie Wagman Richard P. Brown, Jr. Shelly & Larry Brown Susan & Robert Burch Ardis & Toby Charrington Deanna BFA ’66 & Alan DeCherney, MD Paul deJanosi & Lydie Brown Danny Govberg & Ashley Cofone Sue & Bill Henry Scott & Yardly Jenkins Gail Kass & Roy Friedman D. Christopher & Victoria Le Vine Sueyun Locks Susan Maguire Kevin Ray & Joseph Scheper Polly & Marc Richman Linda & Kurt Soukup Steven Tarantal & Elsa Johnson Jim & Isabelle Vesey Deborah R. Willig Janine & Jeff Yass CONNOISSEURS ($150 - $499) Henric Adey Carol & Horace Barsh Gerald & Caroline Barth Chris & Wade Berrettini Kevin Bilash John K. Binswanger Suzanne & Frank G. Binswanger, Jr. David R. Brigham Barbara Brown-Ruttenberg & John Ruttenberg Kent & Susan Cadwalader Jill Felix Colton & Neal Colton Susan Coote Keith & Melanie Cox William P. Daley Denise DeLaurentis Maude DeSchauensee Brad Fenton Phyllis B. Fleming BFA ’84 Herbie L. Fletcher
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William BFA ’68 & Vivian Wagner BFA ’63 Gast Sally & Steven Gendler M.J. Pontalone Gorgo Sis & Ray Grenald Pia & Richard Halloran Melissa Heller Christine & Jeffrey Hofmann Clara & Bentley Hollander Hollie & Jamie Holt Lawrence Imbesi Patricia Isen Richard & Julie Jaffe Malcolm Lazin John & Liddy Lindsay Michele Lockwood Holly M. & William G. Luff, Jr. Robert Morrison Gregory Murphy Sondra & Morey Myers Samantha Orleans Adolf & Geraldine Paier Laurie Phillips BFA ’77 Randy Plummer Sheri & Ken Resnik Bradley Richards Robert & Caro Rock Sydney Roberts Rockefeller BFA ’66 Eileen Rosenau Elaine & Sam Schutzbank Ronnie & Gerry Schwam Esther & Michael P. Schwartz Rita & Bob Siegle Ivy Silver Babette & Harvey Snyder Laurie Beth Sweeney Cathy Weiss & Ed Solomon Judy Wicks & Craig Johnson Robin K. Williams Anne & Charlie Wilmerding Caroline Wischmann Nanette M. Zakian YOUNG FRIENDS Whitney Beckett & Michelle Gaster Hayden Cadwalader Haley Costanza Kellye DeSantis & Marie Carillo Robert Devine Andrea Dormans Adam Dotson MFA ’07 Alexander Feldman Dory Hamilton Sam Hamilton & Chelsea Irwin Camila Herrera Kelly Lawson Aleni Pappas * Deceased 92 EDGE
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Kyle Ryan Paige Smith Michael Stierstorfer Jonas Theiler Geoffrey Vitt & Katherine Coakley Sydney Waldron & Jonathan Crowell Remy Wildrick SUPPORTERS Morton Amsterdam Debbie & Greg Clower Mark S. Cooperstein BFA ’79 Katharine & William Eyre Beth E. Frederick Angela & Fred Hudson Bonnie Randall ’67 Ann & Ken Sokoloff CORPORATE CONTRIBUTORS LEAD CORPORATE PARTNER Blick Art Materials PRODUCER ($25,000 - $29,999) Mangos PARTNERS ($10,000 - $24,999) Bucks Life Chutzpah CRW Graphics Main Line Mercer Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP TD Bank INVESTORS ($5,000 - $9,999) 12th Street Catering Brownstein Group FB Capital Partners LP PREIT WP Realty SPONSORS ($2,500 - $4,999) Archer & Greiner, P.C. Fox Rothschild, LLP Lima Company Nodado Contracting Philadelphia City Paper Willis PATRONS ($1,000 - $2,499) Bath Fitter CNI Sales, Inc. Del-Con Electric Firstrust Bank Gold Medal Disposal
Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., Inc. MGA Partners Pearl Properties, LLC PECO Energy Philadelphia Management Corporation SUPPORTERS ($100 - $999) C. Presti Painting Commercial Utility Consultants Dave’s Cleaning Service General Chemical & Supply Industrial Energy Total Management and Supply Palmer, Inc. Parkhurst Dining Services RP Supply Co.
Estates The University of the Arts is grateful to have received support from the following estates during fiscal year 2011.
Estate of Frank J. Antos Estate of Sigrid Berwind Estate of Ruth Colten
In Memoriam The University of the Arts is grateful to the following donors who made contributions to the University in memory of a special person in 2011.
{Given in Memory of} [Given by] Edna Andrade William White BFA ’67 Modest Artymiw Lydia Artymiw BM ’73 Pearl Axelrod Segal & Company Katharine Barclay Heilman BFA ’58 Wesley Heilman, III Barbara S. Mimnaugh Rose Batikofsky Maurice Bartikofsky Hazel and Al Belfer Marcy Belfer Katherine Bell Thelma Holly Anderson
Morris Berd Paul ’50 & Betty Panoc Ian Berry Anonymous Jennifer Andreasen Claudia & Dan Arthrell Family of Justin & Kelly Arthrell Hali R. Bekofsky BFA ’10 Althea Berry Jane Brunat Tammy & Scott A. Brunstrom Kara Buckmaster Sydna Buckmaster Elizabeth & Carl Burkowske, Sr. Megan Butler Chesapeake Ballet Company Marjorie Clagett Joanne & Kenneth Combs Kelly & Jamison Combs Zella & Peter Crinigan Theresa Cuisick John Cusick Cristina & Craig Decker Sandra Eichorn First Giving Denise Fleisher Debra Foster Terri & Charles French Mary Gott Sara Jean Griffin Amy Hale Megan Hohman Tammy & Harry Hornick Linda & William Horsmon Laurie & Bruce Hutchinson Debora & Douglas Jones Judee & Herbert Kaplan Rosemary King Rachel & Jeremy Klapprodt Amber Knight Ginger Konegen Peter C. Koza Mary & Warren Krug Cassie Lapera Andrea Lentocha Nick Lentocha Janine & Harold Lloyd Shawn & Paul Maassel Susan & Bernard Mayeux Hailey McCoy Mid-Cities Home Medical Equipment Company Kevin T. Moore Rose & Raymond Naughton M.E. Norris Noelle Pate Kerry Prisel Steve & Elizabeth Robinson Susan & Daniel Sames FALL 2011
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Kathy Smith Megan Smith Spotlight Studio of Dance Fern & Gerald Starr Patricia Stewart Strictly Rhythm Dance Center Amanda & Brenda Suchter Carolyn Tedholm Thursday’s Bar & Grill, Inc. Julie Tirinnanzi Kelly Turner BFA ’09 Steven & Sacha Van De Zande Ronda Verdin Laura & Tab Warlitner Jennifer & Joseph Washam Traci & Thomas Williams Jessica Wynn Graham Berwind Commonwealth Consulting Groups Claire Bliss Segal & Company Lana Goldberg Braverman BFA ’64 Stephanie Sosenko Walinsky BFA ’64 Victor Caal Heather Pfleger-Dunham Walter J. Chilman BFA ’56 Inge Chilman Christina Cullen Lance Kenney John & Bunny Cullen Larry Day William White BFA ’67 James Eiseman, Sr. James & Cynthia Eiseman, Jr. Ellen & Burton Hersh Roberta Treatman Eisenberg BFA ’73 Carol & Ralph Clayman Wesley Emmons BFA ’54 Enid & David Adler Pamela Bierce Barbara & John Blickensderfer Nancy Colbaugh Janet & Frederick Doh Lurie & Grey Emmons Beth & Wesley Emmons, III Janet & William Fox
Keri & Judy Gilbert Joanne Gotto Industrial Risk Control, LLC Adelaide Martin BS ’55 Judith McCoyd Catherine Raphael Tracy & Joel Segal Harry Geoffrey Sheffer Carole BFA ’74 & David Sheffield Audrey ’51 & Henry Walters Freda Zettlemoyer Elaine Evans ’44 Harriet S. Ackerman MAT ’84 Kalman Klein Manor Dental Health Center
Patricia & Terrence Simpson Nelly Skulsky Diane & Thomas Spata Gertrude Weinberg Professor Albert Gold ’39 Patricia Thomas ’81 Berniss Goren Segal & Company
Oscar Mertz ’37 Roslyn ’58 & Jack Bliss ’59 William C. Mourehouse Gary Anderson BM ’67 Bill Murphy ’53 William Murphy Gertrude Nicholson Marcy Belfer
Richard Greenwood BS ’55 Kathryn Greenwood John Haas Malcolm Lazin
Eleanor Smith Ober ’49 Charles Ober ’49 George Owens, Sr. Winifred Owens-Hart BFA ’71
Steve Feinstein Marcy Belfer
Roger T. Hane ’61 Joseph M. Dirago
Lily Gabel Jaime Salm BS ’01
Charlie Hankin BFA ’75 Janet & John Jackson
Barbara Glassberg Joan & James Abramson Linda Bailey Roberta & Robert Ball Gena & Brett Barenholtz Carol & Horace Barsh Rochelle & Herb Bass Celia Bolder Bette Caplan Nancy & James Cavunis Marilyn & Harry Chesnick Jill Felix Colton & Neal Colton Eleanor & Hal Davis Marsha Everton Susan Ganz Davida & Marvin Ginsberg Sally Ginsberg Lois & Michael Haber Bernice Halpern Phyllis Halpern Naomi & Robert Hilbronner Francine & Steven Katz Irene Katz Devorah & Richard Kendall Le Papillon Beauty Salon Inc. Robin & Jordan Lieberman Sissie & Herb Lipton Lynn & Joseph Manko Joyce Mantyla & Jack Weissman Masters Legacy Planning, Inc. Philadelphia Theatre Company Susan & Ivan Popkin Karen & Neal Rosenberg Miriam & Allan Schneirov Ronnie & Gerry Schwam Howard Silverman
Gerry Herdman Edith Malin BFA ’85
Shelley Picker Carol Moore & Philip Schulman BFA ’59 Dr. Irvin C. Plough Jean Plough ’70 Elizabeth Pulaski Cecilia Roberts
William Honney Segal & Company
Hazel Reinhardt Marian & Paul Corr Aregius Renzetti Charles Collison, Jr. BFA ’59
Winifred L. Hulmes Donald Hulmes BFA ’54 Sara BFA ’43 and George Johnson Mark BFA ’85 & Blythe Donnolo
William Schilling BFA ’47 Marie Schilling ’49
Rick Kerber Eleanor & Robert Weirman
Douglas Shaw BFA ’80 Joan Schooley BFA ’81
Jane Kessler BFA ’71 Kathryn G. Lee BM ’74
Olaf Skoogfors Dorothy Daub-Grossman Cynthia Holstad Janet Osborne ’72
William J. Lebednik Liane Lebednik Luis Lee UArts Design and Technology Program Ida Lovitt Anita Lovitt ’70 DeForest W. Marchant, Jr. Betty Lou Marchant Robert McGovern ’56 Ronald Cantor Jacob Mentzer BFA ’50 Jane Klinefelter
Channa Skopp BFA ’67 Rosalie BFA ’68 & Raymond Sherman Harry Souiak Lyndie Vantine BFA ’84 Mary Sweeney Diana T. Soorikian BFA ’50 Mary Wright Rita & Anthony Di Renzo Rose Marie Yohn Segal & Company * Deceased
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Tribute Gifts The University of the Arts is pleased to acknowledge the following donors who made contributions to the University in honor of a special family member or friend.
{Given in HONOR of} [Given by] Daniel L. Bare BFA ’97 Daniel K. Bare Katherine Bennett Catilin & Mike Bennett Anna Beresin Amy L. Cohen & Mark Spiller Ira Brind & Stacey Spector Barbara & Todd Albert Dennis Alter Marilyn S. Arnott I. Gary & Judith Bard Myrna F. Baskin Joyce & Ronald Burd Brian & Sherry Effron Phyllis & Howard Fischer Esther & Robert Fox Lois & P. Richard Frieder Gail Kass & Roy Friedman Dorrance H. Hamilton Lynne & Harold Honickman Marjorie & Jeffrey Honickman Judith Katz Nina & James Korsh Nancy Lashine & Gary Sher Suzanne & Bruce Lindsay Josephine Mandeville Rebecca & Dan Matthias Arden Miller Jill & Alan Miller Tamara Mitchel & Daniel Ross Karyn & Charles Murray Mary Ann & John Myers Helen & David Pudlin Cathryn Ramin Amy & Jason Shargel Alice & Andrew Simon Harriet & Larry Weiss Cathy Weiss & Edward Solomon Jerry & Dina Wind Susan C. Butcher Stephanie Walinsky BFA ’64 Donald Chittum BM ’56 Audrey Bookspan-Berg & Alan Berg
Joseph Coradino Tri-State Human Resource Management Association Dick Felton Suzanne Naudin Lana Goldberg Braverman BFA ’64 Stephanie Sosenko Walinsky Dorrance H. Hamilton Carol O. Allen Carla & Allen Weinberg Matt Hanemann BS ’98 Megan Storti Dr. Donna J. Harpold Amanda J. Harpold BFA ’01
Yvonne Reyes Megan Storti Kelly Sexton BFA ’09 Kevin & Karen Murphy Rita Stitchman Laurie Dolphin BFA ’73 Harriet Weiss Fern & Marc Bianchi Lee Berg Eleanor & Hal Davis Sis & Raymond Grenald Francine & Steven Katz Miriam & Allan Schneirov Elaine & Sam Schutzbank Gertrude Weinberg Eric Wunsch Rochelle & Lee Wunsch
Nancy Heller Kenneth & Maragaret Carlin Conrad & Bea Hilsheimer Shani D. Hilsheimer BFA ’91 Al Paul Lefton, Jr. Karl Rugart Elaine Levitt Women’s Way Dr. & Mrs. Edward Logan David Washington BFA ’54 Rosalind Mazzarella Richard C. Mazzarella BM ’85 Tim Murphy BFA ’09 Kevin & Karen Murphy Suzanne and Ronald Naples Barbara & R. Barrett Noone Maude Prioleau Simon D. Prioleau ’57 Lawrence Reichlin Nancy & Howard Casper Sara Nerken Rita & Stanley Reichlin Kathy & Keith Sachs Henrietta Slap Jayne & David Weinstock Harriet & Larry Weiss Marian Robinson & Benjamin Zuckerman
Gifts in Kind The University of the Arts is grateful to the following individuals and businesses who have made contributions of in-kind products and services to the University in 2011.
12th Street Catering ActionImages Photography Brian Adoff Lawrence ’56* & Barbara Alten American Craft American Society of Media Photographers Terry & Susan Applebaum Awesome Dudes Printing Co. Harry Bambrick Steven Beskrone Blick Art Materials Ira Brind & Stacey Spector Senta & Myron Brody Brownstein Group Louis A. Caltabiano Andrew BFA ’81 & Elyse Cantor Kenneth D. Carbone BFA ’73 Carl Steele Associates, Inc. John J. Carlano BFA ’78 Sharon Church Charles Conwell Mark S. Cooperstein BFA ’79 CRW Graphics Catherine & William Daley DAZ Productions Mary S. Dembo BFA ’85 Fred Denenberg
Barbara Elliott & Michael Rossman Marco Farnese Patricia Feinstein Maya N. Flemming Harris Fogel & Nancy Burlan William & Janet Fox Fuji Photo Film USA, Inc. Elaine Galen ’50 & Edward Colker ’49 Aaron Goldblatt BFA ’80 & Laura Foster Anthony Y. Guido Susan Hadden James Hunt Innova Art, USA Sue Johnson Kosmos Al & Amarilice Lefton Lensbaby LLC Mangos Lou Manna J. F. Martin Welding Inc. Scott Murphy Museum of Modern Art NEC Display Solutions Nik Multimedia, Inc. Martin & Lisa Novelli Olympus America, Inc. Opera Company of Philadelphia Camille Paglia Jeannie Pearce & Eric Gibson Perakis Frames Peters Valley Craft Center Phase One Philadelphia City Paper Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Photo Arts Center The Plastic Club Bella Portnoy The Print Center Andrew D. Rementer Jordan A. Rockford BFA ’00 Arthur Rodgers Ernestine & Herbert Ruben Sid Sachs Shades of Paper Michael Sheerin Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints Mina Smith-Segal BFA ’64 Charles Stein John Taylor Walter Teague Virginia Trosino Francis C. Tucker Webb Cam Wendy’s Art and Frame Shop William ’67 & Linda White Marc & Tanya Williams
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Board of Trustees 2010-2011
Alumni Council 2010-2011
Ronald J. Naples Chairman
Lisa Oster BFA ’99 Chair Sophia Bilynsky BFA ’79 Past Chair Adam Dotson MFA ’07 Chair Elect Doshanna Bell BFA ’08 Andrew Cantor BFA ’81 Mark Cooperstein BFA ’79 Mary Norris Dembo BFA ’85 Marc Dicciani BMJ ’75 Mark Donnolo BFA ’85 Harriet Feinstein ’62 Chris Gee BFA ’89 Robin Gerchman BFA ’86 Apryl Grasty BFA ’00 Bill Krebs BFA ’66 Justin Mitchel BFA ’01 Winnie Owens-Hart BFA ’71 Susan Nicodemus Quinn BFA ’91 Yuri Rozman BS ’94 Jaime Salm BS ’01 Nicole Tranquillo BM ’08 Robert Wescott BFA ’53 Jeffrey Zarnoch BS ’84
Sean T. Buffington President George A. Beach ’58 Roger L. Bomgardner Ira Brind Ronald L. Caplan Jill Felix Colton Joseph F. Coradino Paul Curci Eleanor L. Davis Deanna DeCherney BFA ’66 Mark Donnolo BFA ’85 Brian Effron Michael C. Forman William Gast BFA ’68 Melissa Heller Richard P. Jaffe, Esq. Scott M. Jenkins Gail Kass Dr. Russel E. Kaufman Al Paul Lefton, Jr. Elaine C. Levitt Sueyun Pyo Locks Karen Lotman Jeffrey A. Lutsky Seymour G. Mandell Dr. Noel Mayo BS ’60 Thomas M. Miles BFA ’75 Francis J. Mirabello, Esq. Adolf A. Paier Lawrence S. Reichlin Judith F. Terra James P. Vesey Harriet G. Weiss William Wilson Albert E. Wolf Trustees Emeriti Mary Louise Beitzel ’51 Irvin J. Borowsky Anne F. Elder Sondra Myers Life Trustees Dorrance H. Hamilton Sam S. McKeel
University Leadership Sean T. Buffington President
Office of Advancement Katie Adams Senior Major Gifts Officer
Kirk E. Pillow Provost
Keisha Connelly Data Entry Coordinator
Senior Administrative Officers Thomas H. Carnwath Vice President of Technology and Information Services Paul F. Healy Vice President of University Communications Lucille Hughes Vice President for Advancement R. Alan Leffers Vice President for Enrollment, Retention and Student Affairs
Lucille Hughes Vice President of Advancement Jeffrey Kilpatrick Assistant Director of Development Kat Muscianesi Special Assistant to the Vice President of Advancement Karen Rosenberg Director of Special Events Liz Saccardi Director of the Annual Fund
Stephen J. Lightcap Vice President for Finance and Administration
Joanna Sung Assistant Director of Alumni & Parent Relations
Phillip Van Cleave Vice President for Facilities Management and Operations
Lauren Villanueva Director of Alumni & Parent Relations Mira Zergani Assistant Vice President of Development
Senior Academic Officers Erin Elman MAT ’87 Dean, Division of Continuing Studies Christopher Sharrock Dean, College of Art, Media and Design Peter Stambler Dean, Division of Liberal Arts
Contributors listed made gifts between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this donor roll. If we have made an error, please accept our apology. You may contact the Advancement Office at 215-717-6505 and we will correct our records.
* Deceased
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