Artist Profile: Christian Hopkins
Name and Year: Christian Hopkins, C’16 Hometown: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Major: Biochemistry Website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopkins011/ STREET: How did you get into photography? Christian...
View ArticleAfterglow
At the Moore College of Art & Design, I entered a gallery in flux. There, installationist Thomas Glassford’s exhibition, Afterglow, was being assembled. Neon–green Plexiglas tropical leaves hung...
View ArticleArtist Profile: Laine Godsey
ARTIST PROFILE: LAINE GODSEY Name and Year: Laine Godsey, second year MFA candidate Hometown: Midland, TX Major: Interdisciplinary Fine Arts Website: www.lainegodsey.net Street: How did you enter the...
View ArticlePhilly’s Offbeat Bookstores
1. Garland of Letters527 South Street Getting There: Take the 40 bus down Spruce; get off at 5th Street. Yes, the massive lion sculpture guarding the door may seem intimidating. Keep going, though,...
View ArticleHouse of Our Own: An Inside Look
Street: How did House of Our Own begin? When was it created? Debbie Sanford: It was 1971, and I was among the original people who founded it. We were students at Penn, and we had the idea to create a...
View ArticleThank God it’s (First) Friday Again!
1. Drink Philly 239 Chestnut Street, 2nd Floor Unit B RSVP @ philly.thedrinknation.com 5-9 pm 21+ FREE Getting there: Take the Market Frankford line to 2nd Street. Start off your weekend the right way...
View ArticleTHANK GOD IT’S (FIRST) FRIDAY
Music Inspiring Art Indy Hall 22 North Third Street Getting There: Take the Market Frankford Line and get off at 2nd St. February 1, 6–10 p.m. Free We know art can be a little intimidating at times,...
View Article34 Seconds with the Artist: Laine Godsey
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View ArticleThe Year of the Snake: A Guide to Where to Slither on Down
Shanghai Bazaar 1015 Race St. As you glide through a week of New Year’s celebrations, a visit to this Chinese mini–mall can be an event in and of itself. If you can get past the stone lions guarding...
View ArticleDIY: Chinese Lanterns
You need: Red plastic cups Paper clips Scissors Duct tape 1. Cut one cup from the mouth to the base into half–inch strips. 2. Bend the strips of the cup outward from the base. 3. Bend...
View ArticleArtist Profile: Joey Wallerstein
ARTIST PROFILE: Joey Wallerstein Name and Year: Joey Wallerstein, C’13 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Major: Anthropology YouTube Link: Street: When did you discover your passion for music? Joey...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Date Night
Blue Cross Ice Rink 201 S. Columbus Blvd. Getting There: Take the Market–Frankford line to 2nd. An ellipse of ice, a breathtaking nighttime view of the river and lit up Benjamin Franklin bridge and...
View ArticleArtist Profile: Tanya Thanawalla
Name and Year: Tanya Thanawalla, Class of 2014 Hometown: Dallas, Texas Major: Political Science Major and Chinese Minor Website: http://www.strictlyfunkdance.com/ Street: When did your interest in...
View ArticleThe Fine Art of Taxidermy
How does one become a taxidermy artist? AMC’s new unscripted reality show, “Immortalized,” will attempt to answer this question for viewers. Each episode portrays the artistic and technical...
View ArticleThe Artful Romantic: 5 Creative Geniuses’ Poetic Words on Love
Michelangelo (1475-1564) You may only know this Renaissance man for his impeccable sculptures and paintings, but he was also quite the love poet. Writing over three hundred sonnets in his lifetime,...
View ArticleArtist Profile: Legarlin Li
Name and Year: Legarlin Li, SEAS’14 Hometown: San Diego, CA Major: Digital Media Design Website: http://www.legarlinli.com Street: You define yourself as the “confluence of a programmer and a doodler.”...
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