Aislinn Pentecost-Farren
Aislinn is an artist and curator who consults and collaborates with parks and heritage sites. Her interdisciplinary work convenes publics and stakeholders to create art and history projects that deepen accessibility and critical engagement with historic places and greenspaces.
Aislinn’s dual MFA/MSHP degree will be the first one awarded by the Weitzman School of Design. Her Historic Preservation work is focused on the preservation and interpretation of the built heritage of the climate crisis, including The Elms, mansion of coal baron Edward Berwind in Newport, RI, and the Manayunk Canal, a crucial nineteenth century transport system for coal in Philadelphia, PA. Her upcoming Fine Art work will address similar themes in installation, sculpture, and sound.
While at Penn, Aislinn also co-wrote a preservation plan for the Paul Robeson House and Museum in Philadelphia, and developed documentation of Lenape ceremonial landscapes in the New Jersey Highlands as part of a long-term preservation project.
Aislinn’s dual MFA/MSHP degree will be the first one awarded by the Weitzman School of Design. Her Historic Preservation work is focused on the preservation and interpretation of the built heritage of the climate crisis, including The Elms, mansion of coal baron Edward Berwind in Newport, RI, and the Manayunk Canal, a crucial nineteenth century transport system for coal in Philadelphia, PA. Her upcoming Fine Art work will address similar themes in installation, sculpture, and sound.
While at Penn, Aislinn also co-wrote a preservation plan for the Paul Robeson House and Museum in Philadelphia, and developed documentation of Lenape ceremonial landscapes in the New Jersey Highlands as part of a long-term preservation project.
