We were up at Tyler School of Art today for the formal dedication of the school’s new building on Temple Main Campus when we heard the music and folderol of the ad hoc parade by the students, who would not be put off from their frolicking. Here’s a very brief video of the parade [...]
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The largest art prize in the world was announced by Temple University, today.
Philadelphia real estate developer, culture lover and philanthropist Jack Wolgin, 92, has promised $3.7 million to Temple’s Tyler School of Art, to endow the annual international award in the visual arts.
Jack Wolgin, Sargent Architectural Photography.
The $150,000 Wolgin International Prize in the [...]
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Photo by Hillel Hoffman. Roberta; Greg Murphy, assistant dean for development; John Coll, project superintendent; and Libby, looking up at the soaring atrium ceiling.
Tyler School of Art has been Temple University’s best kept secret division for years. But now that the scrappy little art school–arguably the best incubator for new artists in a [...]
By libby | April 30, 2008
Student shows are up and running, some already gone and more coming soon. What I get to see of these shows is generally a little random. Often I haven’t a clue which show to choose, and even if I do have a clue, I often can’t get there in time.
So here’s a short picture post [...]
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Hauswerk, a series of installations by 15 Tyler students (with some alums also involved), continues until Jan. 4. I took the train to Paoli last Saturday for the opening and hopped the free Tyler shuttle to the Haus — the train/shuttle connection was wonderful! The place was abuzz with students, [...]
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The stars are in alignment and lots of wonderful things are opening and happening all at once this weekend. I hope to make it to some of these …see you out there!
FRIDAY, DEC. 14, 2007
Street Button–5th annual emerging artist showFLEISHER/OLLMAN GALLERY, 1616 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1006-9pm
Jacob Hellman photo collage at White Lodge Gallery (in School [...]
Rosanna Bruno (left) talking with Dona Nelson, organizer of Fluid Field. Behind them is Deborah Grant’s 70/30 split, oil, paper and relief on birch.
I was late to see Dona Nelson’s curatorial outing, The Fluid Field, up at Tyler Gallery on the campus in Elkins Park. I caught the short-lived show (Oct 3-21) at the closing [...]
The meta groundbreaking for Tyler School of Art’s new building on Temple Main Campus, 12th and Norris Streets. artblog pal and Tyler faculty Frank Bramblett wondered what body was buried beneath the perfect mound of dirt. The building will be 234,000 sq. ft. of space, some classrooms, some common areas for “dialog.”
I know [...]
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Following Libby’s great post on the BFA show up at Art Making Machine Studios I thought I’d run a word or two about the BFA show I saw at Tyler Hall a few weeks back. Our student, Alan Prazniak was in that show.
Postcard for BFA show at Tyler. Alan’s work is on the right, and [...]
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The idea for Swapmeet, a painting show at the Icebox Project Space, came about when two friends, one an MFA student at Tyler School of Art and the other an MFA student at RISD, thought it would be cool do do an exchange show between the two programs. Well it is a very cool [...]
