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Art Excites, Inspires, & Engages at the Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania. C 136 June 2012 elebrating its 30th anniversary in 2013, the Arthur Ross Gallery is the vision of its namesake, a New York business titan and former University of Pennsylvania student. Above: Heitor dos Prazeres, 1898–1966, Roda de Samba (Samba Circle), 1957, oil on particle board, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The John Axelrod Collection– Frank B. Bemis Fund and Charles H. Bayley Fund; Jack Warner tours American Odyssey with schoolkids. Located in the historic Fisher Fine Arts Library, the gallery is a vibrant campus cultural center that presents exhibitions of art and artifacts from around the world, and offers educational outreach to underserved Philadelphia schools. “While the Arthur Ross Gallery’s footprint may be small, our impact on campus and throughout Philadelphia is big,” says Lynn Marsden-Atlass, director and university curator. “Our global exhibitions, citywide partnerships, and related programs engage a broad audience. Our 220 s. 34th st., multidisciplinary outreach philadelphia, pa program excites the 4th- and free and open to the public. 5th-grade students.” hours: weekdays Recent exhibitions include 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; In Material: Fiber 2012 featurweekends noon–5 p.m. closed mondays. ing internationally renowned upenn.edu/ARG or artists Sonya Clark, Lucy Arai215.898.2083 Abramson, Mi-Kyoung Lee, and Cynthia Schira; the show was curated by Dejáy Duckett, associate director. On view through July 29, Samba Sessão: Afro-Brazilian Art and Film features 18 Brazilian paintings and sculptures collected by John P. Axelrod in the 1990s and lent by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The multimedia show is the product of a Halpern-Rogath curatorial seminar led by Penn professors Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw and Tamara J. Walker, and organized in collaboration with the Arthur Ross Gallery. Music and ﬁlm clips, samba dancing, bateria drumming, and the martial art known as capoeira are all showcased as part of Samba Sessão, bringing a bit of Brazil to West Philadelphia. 30th Anniversary Exhibitions CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONISM: MASTERS OF LIGHT auGust 18–october 28, 2012 9 PERSPECTIVES ON A PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION noVember 9, 2012–January 20, 2013 CREATING: QUILTS OF THE LAKOTA february 1–april 5, 2013 30! A CELEBRATION OF THE ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY APRiL 12–JULy 28, 2013 photo courtesy of the arthur ross Gallery usairwaysmag.com http://www.upenn.edu/ARG http://www.upenn.edu/ARG http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - June 2012

US Airways - June 2012
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots
Hub Crawl
Adventure: Zip-line junkie
Adventure: Virginia’s Skyline Drive
Wine & Dine
Great Escapes
Gear Up
Behind-the-Scenes Baja
International Itinerary
Charlotte in 2012
Discover Columbia
Welcome to Philadelphia
Must Read
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace™
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - June 2012