Past Events

Mar 31

Objects of Study: Paper, Ink, and the Material Turn

9:00 am

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

Feb 24

Workshop: Perceptual Learning and Expertise

1:00 pm

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…

Feb 7

Visual Studies Lecture Series: Anil Seth, Neurobiological Signatures of Natural and Trained Synaesthesia

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Cohen Hall 402

Feb 6

Visual Studies Lecture Series: Anil Seth, From Helmholtz to the Beholder's Share: Prediction and Human Experience

5:00 pm

Stiteler Hall B26

Dec 6

Mid-Year Senior Presentations

1:00 - 8:00 pm

Fox Gallery, Cohen Hall

Fourteen Visual Studies seniors present the state of their project mid-way through the year with other students, faculty and project advsisors. 1:00Adrienne Bell-Koch, The Museum as a Place for Emotional Growth Advisors: Andrea Hornick and Tanya Jung 1:30Siyona Ravi Advisors…

Nov 15

Visual Studies Lecture Series 2016-2017: Ryan Mrozowski, "Open, other, end"

5:00 - 6:30 pm

Cohen 402

Oct 11

2nd Alumni Panel - Visual Studies in the Real World

3:00 - 6:00 pm

Fox Gallery, Cohen Hall

A panel of Visual Studies alumni reflecting on their careers with a Visual Studies degree. Featuring Kyle Johnson ('10), Fernanda Dobal ('11) and Erin Beck ('13)