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January 18, 2019
Renovations Completed at Kelly Writers House to Expand its Premier Arts CafeThe most prominent and frequently used space in Writers House is the front parlor known as the Arts Cafe, where many readings and public events are staged. Beginning last summer and continuing through December 2018, the Arts Cafe has been revitalized and expanded to make it more usable and technologically friendly.
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January 2, 2019
The Sachs Program’s First Round of Grantmaking is Mentioned in the Artblog’s 2018 Liberta AwardsEvery year the Artblog, an independent online publication about art and culture (with a focus on the Philadelphia region) produces a curated list of notable people, groups, books, and other art world stuff from the outgoing year. They released The 2018 Liberta Awards on December 27th and, amongst their "Other Notable Goings On," they included The Sachs Program's first round of grantmaking. We're thrilled! Thanks, Artblog!
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January 2, 2019
Seminar Co-taught by Herman Beavers and Suzana Berger is Bridging the Gap Between Penn students and the West Philly CommunityWhat began eight years ago as a class to introduce August Wilson to Penn freshman has grown to also include older Philadelphians and students from William L. Sayre High School that wraps each semester with a performance of dramatic monologues by both class members and professional actors. The “Community Monologues,” which were performed in December, were written by students and inspired by the words of West Philadelphia residents and the works of Wilson.
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December 13, 2018
Romantic Prints on the Move: Call for ParticipationStudents, apply to participate in Romantic Prints on the Move: a conference to be held at the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts in Van Pelt Library and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, on February 1-2, 2019. The conference includes two focused study sessions with 10 slots reserved for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Applications from all fields are encouraged. The deadline is December 21, 2018! Accepted students will receive a small stipend of $250.
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December 4, 2018
This Year’s Spiegel-Wilks Curatorial Seminar has Taken Students Inside the World of the Barnes Foundation"Ars moriendi: Life and death in early photography,” is designed to introduce students to the history of photography—focusing on the 1800s—while offering them access to the Barnes Foundation’s curatorial, operational, and administrative team.