Penn State School of Visual Arts

09/21/2011

Upcoming Alumni & Friends Event @ SoVA

Join us for a conversation about some how things are going at the School of Visual Arts. A reception for alumni and friends will be held on September 30, 2011, co-hosted by the Palmer Museum and the Zoller Gallery, to view the faculty exhibition at the Palmer and the 2nd Year MFA show at the Zoller.

We will kick off at 5.00pm at the Palmer Museum with a visit to the faculty show: Studio Practice: Recent Work by SoVA Faculty. This show features work by 33 faculty artists.

At 6.00pm we’ll wander over to the Zoller Gallery for a light reception and a viewing of the exhibition by 2nd Year MFA students.

09/11/2011

On Tuesday, September 6, the Faculty exhibition, Studio Practice, drew a bumper crowd despite the rain. It was a great place to listen in on the conversations to be had in and around the array of works that seemed to be as varied as those in attendance. The wonderful reception hosted by the Palmer Museum was appreciated by all and seemed to set the scene for the right kind of food for thought.

09/06/2011

SoVA Faculty Exhibition Opening Reception, Tuesday, September 6, 4.30, Palmer Museum.

Palmer Museum of Art is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition Studio Practice: Recent Work by SoVA Faculty. This exhibition will be on view at the Palmer Museum of Art from September 6 through December 11, 2011.

05/11/2011

At a time of graduation celebration and reflective commencement speeches, Professor Chris Staley's thoughtful op-ed piece on creativity in Monday's Centre Daily Times is a reminder of the scope of meaningful learning.

Which is more important: art or science? Most people would say science. In answering this question I cant help but think of the word Sputnik, and my grandfather James Killian.

04/26/2011

NOW SHOWING in Java Breezeway and Alcove of Visual Arts Bldg: Catching the Light: An Exhibition of Silver Based Processes, by Art 390 students, from April 25 - May 2. Opening reception: Friday, April 29, 2011. Check it out!

04/12/2011

NOW SHOWING in ZOLLER: A Bull Inside A Corgi's Stomach, an MFA Thesis Exhibition by Mayuko Kono, will be open from April 12-18. Opening reception: Tonight, 4/12, from 5-7pm. All are invited!

04/05/2011

Judith Bernstein, Penn State Arts & Architecture Alumni Award Recipient for 2011 will be presenting a public lecture entitled, "Provocateur". The lecture will be held in Room 121 Borland Building beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2011. Please mark your calendars. All are welcome!

04/04/2011

NOW SHOWING in ZOLLER: Joseph Bolstad's thesis exhibition, RE-ANIMATOR. Opening reception: Monday, April 4, 5 - 7 pm. Show runs April 4-8, 2011.

04/03/2011

04/03/2011

2011 Graduate Research Exhibition. The annual exhibition and poster show if graduate research was a big success. Ben Fehls' documentary installation, Things about the Home, took first prize. Brook Simmons, Death of Handwriting was awarded second place, and Ghislaine Fremaux took third with her painting, To See and Feel. Other exhibition participants included Emma Adair, Joe Bolstad, Ian Brill, Alicia Brogan, Adriana Ciocci, Robert Jenkins, Mayoko Kono, Matthew Olsen,and Kerrie O'Neill.

03/29/2011

Current MFA student Robert Jenkins will be exhibiting "Watercolors" at Isadore Gallery in Lancaster, PA, March 31-April 30. Opening reception: April 1, 5-9pm. For more info: www.isadore-gallery.com