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During the 2nd summer term, a required four-week international residency provides an intense studio immersion within a distinct cultural environment. During the residency, candidates gain access to international visiting artists not otherwise available in the United States. In addition, candidates examine visual art and culture specific to the region and their influence on past and contemporary art in a seminar entitled “Art History at Burren: Time and Place.” Candidates are provided an opportunity to reflect upon the Burren experience and to prepare for a mid-program review in a two-week studio intensive at Moore immediately following the residency at Burren.
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September 28, 2010
(Philadelphia, PA) On September 28, Bethany Seawright, a second year graduate student in Moore's MFA in Interior Design program, posted her first blog to Metropolis magazine's online point of view (POV). The blog, The Road to Conversion, chronicles a growing interest in green design emerging from her first year at Moore.
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Moore's master's degree in Interior Design prepares individuals with undergraduate degrees in other fields to become professional interior designers. It is the first professional masters degree of its kind. The program's schedule allows working professionals the flexibility…
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August 25, 2010
(Philadelphia,PA) Moore held its first graduate commencement ceremony on August 14 at the College. Six students in the MA in Art Education program were the first to receive the degree. The historic event marks another milestone in Moore’s legacy as an innovator in the field of art education.
Dr. Dennis W. Creedon, Director of the School District of Philadelphia’s Department of Comprehensive Arts Education, was the commencement speaker. Under Creedon’s leadership, the department has published new curricula in art, music, dance and theater arts. He is the lead investigator for a 1.2 million dollar U.S. Department of…
Burren College of Art located on the Burren, a limestone plateau in County Clare on Ireland’s Atlantic Coast. The facilities at Burren include modern studios, well-equipped darkroom and photography studio, sculpture workshop, lecture theater, library, internet, seminar room, study room with word processing and copying facilities and art materials store. The Burren itself is an area of some 150 square miles of remarkable fissured limestone terraces and rolling mountains. The landscape is dotted with megalithic tombs, prehistoric burial mounds, Bronze Age and Iron Age forts, ancient settlements and field systems, churches, monasteries, holy wells and medieval castles.
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June 25, 2010
(Philadelphia, PA) Architect and Adjunct Professor Cara Carroccia has received a 2010 Merit Design Award from the Delaware Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Carroccia, who teaches in both the BFA and MFA Interior Design programs, received the honor for design work on a private residential project for clients in Northern Delaware.
AIA Delaware celebrates the design accomplishments of architects in Delaware with a biennial Design Awards program dedicated to recognizing significant achievements by members in planning, design, and execution of architectural projects; establish a standard of excellence against which architects can measure…
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May 20, 2010
(Philadelphia, PA) Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity has recognized artist and educator Moe Brooker for his artistic and educational achievements. Brooker will receive the 2010 Artists Equity Award on Sunday, May 23 at the Artists Equity Annual Business Meeting & Brunch in Philadelphia.
Brooker, chair of the Foundation Department at Moore, has taught for the past 35 years both in the United States and abroad. He received his MFA from the Tyler School of Fine Arts, Temple University in 1972. He has taught at Tyler; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA); The University of…
Karen Finley was born in Evanston, IL and is a performance artist whose theatrical pieces and recordings include graphic depictions of sexuality, abuse and disenfranchisement. After receiving the MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, Finley was awarded her first National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant and moved to New York City. She quickly became part of the city’s art scene, collaborating with artists such as the Kipper Kids (Brian Routh, Martin von Haselberg and David Wojnarowicz.) She was notably one of the NEA Four, the performance artists whose grants from the NEA were vetoed in 1990. This action put…
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April 7, 2010
(Philadelphia, PA) In March and April, Philadelphia hosted the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference and the Southern Graphics Council (SGC) Conference. Moore and The Galleries at Moore played a central role by hosting the 2010 NCECA Invitational Exhibition: Earth Matters and hosting Japanese book binding demonstrations, lectures and a reception for the SGC Conference.
Held every two years, the NCECA Invitational is a themed, curated exhibition that features emerging and established contemporary ceramic artists. This year’s theme focusing on environmental appreciation, concerns and solutions related to human health drew a…
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March 24, 2010
(Philadelphia, PA) Paul Hubbard, graduate program manager of the MFA in Studio Art, will travel to London April 7-9 with three BFA and two MFA students for the International Sculpture Center (ISC) Conference.
Hubbard is a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and serves on the executive board of ISC. He will present at the Conference on the topic of how contemporary sculpture has evolved.
Thanks to a special donor, Moore secured a gift for a scholarship for a BFA student to attend. Three BFA students were nominated by fine arts faculty: Laurel…
Born in Newark, NJ, Chakaia Booker received a BA in Sociology from Rutgers University and her MFA from the City College of New York (CUNY). Her studies in African dance, ceramics, weaving, basketry and tai-chi helped inform her early elaborate work, including wearable sculptures in which she’d place herself and utilize as clothing. She often used discarded materials found at construction sites. This scavanging eventually lead to working with rubber tires for which she is best known today. The various tread patterns, colors and widths create a palette for Booker similar to that of a painter.
Booker’s sculptures often address issues…
