Past Events
Making and Materiality: Studio Arts in a Liberal Arts Education
Saturday Speakers at Penn Museum Mark Campbell (Dean, College of Art, Media & Design, Univ. of the Arts, Phila) John Carvalho (Villanova, Philosophy) Anjan Chatterjee (Penn, Medicine) David Comberg (Penn, Fine Arts) Kira DiClemente (VLST alum; Brown, Public Health) Matt Freedman…
Welcome Back Meeting
Students and faculty are invited to Visual Studies' annual welcome back meeting. Meet faculty and students, get a chance to hear about programming and courses for the year with light refreshments.
Commencement/Exhibition Closing Reception
A reception for friends and family of graduating Visual Studies seniors. Please RSVP to Ian Verstegen: verstege@sas.upenn.edu
Perceptual Learning: Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience
Friday, May 12th General Introduction and Welcome: 1:00-1:10: Kevin Connolly 1:10—2:45: Christine Massey (UCLA) “Unifying and Applying Perceptual Learning” 3:00—4:30: Casey O’Callaghan (Washington University, St. Louis) “Perception, Flux, and Learning” Saturday, May 13th 11:00-12…
Visual Studies Senior Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception
Fox Gallery, Cohen Hall
The official opening of the Visual Studies Senior Thesis Exhibition
Visual Studies Senior Thesis Final Presentations
Visual Studies seniors present their projects before their advisors, Visual Studies students and faculty. Each student speaks for 15 minutes, with 15 minutes left for discussion. 11:00Siyona Ravi Advisors: John Tresch and Ian Verstegen 11:30Talia Lieberman Advisors: Kayla…
Objects of Study: Paper, Ink, and the Material Turn
Widener Lecture Hall, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Friday)
Kislak Center for Special Collections (Saturday)
Objects of Study is a symposium funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It will take place between the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the University of Pennsylvania's Kislak Center for Special Collections from March 31 to April 1, 2017. Event Details
Workshop: Perceptual Learning and Expertise
Claudia Cohen 402
Perceptual Learning and Expertise Date: Friday, February 24th from 1-4:30 and Saturday, February 25th, from 11-5:15 Location: University of Pennsylvania, Claudia Cohen Hall, Room 402. Organizers: Kevin Connolly (University of Pennsylvania) and Adrienne Prettyman (Bryn Mawr…