Category Archives: Best of 2009
Best of the Arts 2009: Student Life
Highlight of the year: “With more than 70 student performances each year, it is impossible to choose one stand-out,” says Ty Furman, Director of University Life Arts Initiatives. “However, we are very proud of our collaborative charity shows.” In 2009, … Continue reading
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Best of the Arts 2009: Kelly Writers House
Highlight of the year: Writer Joan Didion’s two-day visit in March. As a 2009 Writers House Fellow, Didion read from her 2005 book The Year of Magical Thinking, which chronicles the year following her husband’s death. (In 2007, she adapted the book … Continue reading
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Best of the Arts 2009: Arthur Ross Gallery
Highlight of the year: The Sept. 10 opening event for West Philadelphia: Building a Community — an exhibit that used watercolors, maps, photographs, oral histories, and postcards to explore the past, present, and future of West Philadelphia. Though hosted by the Arthur Ross Gallery, … Continue reading
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Best of the Arts 2009: ICA
Highlight of the year: The International Art Critics Association awarded the Institute of Contemporary Art first place for the year’s “Best Show in a University Gallery.” That show was Dirt on Delight: Impulses that Form Clay, on view Jan. 15-July 12, 2009 … Continue reading
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Best of the Arts 2009: Annenberg Center
As 2010 approaches, I’ll be posting “Best of the Arts 2009″ entries for several arts institutions and hubs across campus. First up: The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Highlight of the year: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Philadelphia … Continue reading
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