THIS WEEK at PennDesign (September 14, 2012)

Friday, September 14
I DON'T QUESTION THE THINGS YOU DO ANYMORE - OPENING RECEPTION
5-7PM, Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, 200 South 36th Street, Philadelphia

Group exhibition of the PennDesign MFA class of 2013, featuring Stephanie Cheng, Caroline Claflin, Orlando de la Garza, Mark Dilks, Tara Fadenrecht, Elisa Gabor, Laine Godsey, Zenas Hutcheson, Christina Kerns, Alex Nguyen, Daniel Oliva, Jacob Rivkin, Matthew Segotta, Minmin Shi, Ceaphas Stubbs, Sarah Tortora, Toisha Tucker, Cristina Tufino Palmer, and Tara White. Through September 27.

HAPPY HOUR
5:30PM, Meyerson Lower Gallery + Plaza

Featuring student groups, including CO+LAB and intramural sports, and T-shirts and koozie for sale! All profits go towards funding future Happy Hours. Bring IDs to participate.

Wednesday, September 19
PETER TRUMMER
6PM, Lower Gallery

Peter Trummer is an architect and researcher based in Amsterdam. He currently is Professor and Head of the Institute for Urban Design & Spatial Planning at the University of Innsbruck and a lecturer here at PennDesign.

Thursday, September 20
UNCOMMON MODERN: Commercial Vernacular Architecture in Greater Philadelphia, 1937-1970 Exhibition Opening Reception & Gallery Talk
6-8PM, Kroiz Gallery, Architectural Archives

Works on view include a remarkable series of recent photographs by Betsy Manning as well as rare original drawings by figures such as Louis I. Kahn who contributed to this important and underappreciated architectural legacy. On view September 21-January 18.

Thursday, September 20
THE CREATIVE ECO-SYSTEM: RE-VIEWING SUSTAINABILTIY
5:30PM, Annenberg Center

Join us for an interactive forum led by artist/educator/activist Marc Bamuthi Joseph featuring a respected panel of community leaders, artists, urban planners and scholars aimed at exploring new modes of collaboration, community engagement and creative artistic responses for at-risk communities that have been ravaged by environmental depredations that affect their health and welfare. The panel will feature:

Katherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability, City of Philadelphia
Amy Hillier, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Design 
Aaron Levy, Executive Director, Slought Foundation
Kira Strong, Vice President of Community and Economic Development, People’s Emergency Center 

Admission is free, but a ticket is required. Click here to reserve your seat. 

Friday, September 21 @ 3:30 PM / Saturday, September 22 @ 6 PM
ENCHANTED DRAWING II: ANIMATIONS ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES
Institute of Contemporary Art - 36th & Sansom Streets

A collaborative conference between University of Pennsylvania + Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte (IKB) der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Organized by Karen Beckman (Art History), Erna Fiorentini, and Oliver Gaycken, this event explores a series of intersecting concerns that emerge through an engagement with animation history. It features the work of scholars and practitioners from a variety of fields, including cinema and media studies, the history of science, art history, animation design in the fields of science, gaming, engineering, medicine, and journalism. 

Friday, September 21 @ 7:30 PM / Saturday, September 22 @ 8 PM
MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH/THE LIVING WORD PROJECT:
RED, BLACK & GREEN: A BLUES 
Annenberg Center

Through poetry, music, dance, video and an interactive and evocative set design, red, black & GREEN: a bluespresents the idea that nurturing our lives and communities is the first step toward caring for our planet. Co-sponsored by PennDesign, also presenting rbgB co-author Theaster Gates as part of the Fall 2012 Lecture Series. For tickets, call 215.898.3900 (student tickets $10).