Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Updated
1 Dec 2016

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The Academy of Natural Sciences.

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is the oldest natural history museum in North America. Founded in 1812, the museum is known for both its extraordinary collections of natural specimens and its active research faculty. Center support allowed the Academy to upgrade its financial accounting software, giving staff members a more efficient tool for monitoring their internal and external activity.

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Introduction to Making Place Matter

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Walker Art Center's Philip Bither on Curatorial Choices

During a recent conversation at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, our visiting scholar Kristy Edmunds asked Philip Bither about making curatorial choices that lead to dynamic artistic experiences for audiences.

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Frank Zappa – *The Yellow Shark* Philadelphia Premiere

Orchestra 2001 will present the Philadelphia premiere of the genre-defying composition The Yellow Shark, by maverick American composer and rock guitarist Frank Zappa.

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Questions of Practice

Fellows Friday: Q&A with Filmmaker David Scott Kessler

Filmmaker and Pew Fellow David Scott Kessler on creating environmentally-conscious art, turning limitations into creative assets, and more.

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The End of the Way It Was Open Salon

New Paradise Laboratories continues its Center-funded investigation into improvisational structures, audience interactivity, and games of chance through the ongoing project An Investigation of Contingency and the Uses of Data Streams.

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Rowhouse Workshop: Exhibition

Architect and Pew Fellow Brian Phillips presents an exhibition for Rowhouse Workshop, a project surveying the physical and social histories embedded in Philadelphia’s row houses.

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Questions of Practice

Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview With Visual Artist Quentin Morris

For more than 50 years, visual artist Quentin Morris has been creating monochromatic paintings and works on paper that explore the possibilities of the color black. He talks about the early moments that shaped his career, starting with trips to the Philadelphia Museum of Art with his father, and how Philadelphia has transformed in his time as an artist.

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Temple Contemporary’s Symphony for a Broken Orchestra Makes Headlines in The New York Times, The Guardian, and More

Symphony for a Broken Orchestra has received extensive national and local media coverage, including reviews and interviews in The New York Times, NPR, and The Atlantic, among others.

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Grants & Grantees

Izu House Project

Roko Kawai and a team of collaborators traveled to Japan to develop the dance/sound piece Izu House.

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Words Adorned: Music in Practice

Open rehearsal with Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble and The Crossing, in conjunction with the Center-funded Words Adorned: Andalusian Poetry and Music.

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Stephen Berg

Stephen Berg (1934–2014) was a poet and a 1993 Pew Fellow.

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Gospel Roots of Rock & Soul: Kick-Off Event with Film Screening

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Tim Portlock

Originally trained as a muralist, 2011 Pew Fellow Tim Portlock began experimenting with digital media platforms in the late '90s.

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Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms and the Music of New Orleans

Haiti’s cultural traditions and their influence on the music of New Orleans are examined through concerts, a yearlong public radio series, an NPR-distributed radio documentary, and a multimedia website.

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Questions of Practice: Choreographer Germaine Ingram on the Responsibilities of Creating Socially Engaged Art

Pew Fellow Germaine Ingram talks with us about the responsibilities of creating socially engaged art.

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Brian Teare

Brian Teare's (Pew Fellow, 2015) poetry is concerned with embodiment—both our human bodies and the natural environment around us.

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Aux Performance Space Presents:MARISA WILLIAMSON, J. SOTO & JUDITH LEEMANN

Anthony Romero and AUX present an evening with Marisa Williamson, J. Soto, and Judith Leemann—artists from New York City and Chicago addressing a range of creative approaches to deconstructing marginalized voices.

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Jorge Cousineau

Contemporary Renaissance man, 2011 Pew Fellow, and "idea factory" Jorge Cousineau counts set design, lighting design, videography, and music composition among his talents.

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Coming to a Stage Near You: Performances from The Wilma Theater, Kyle “JustSole” Clark, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and More

A number of Center-funded performances take the stage this spring.

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Megawords Storefront

A month-long series of installations, workshops, talks, musical performances, and film screenings filled a Philadelphia storefront.

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