Tyler’s Living Learning Community Visits Art in City Hall

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Students from the Tyler School of Art Living Learning Community in Peabody Hall visited the Philadelphia City Hall last Friday to meet with Tu Huynh, City Hall Exhibitions Manager in the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.  Mr. Huynh talked to the students about the Art in City Hall program, which presents exhibitions that showcase contemporary artwork by professional and emerging Philadelphia visual artists. Then Mr. Huynh generously guided students through the current exhibitions at City Hall, Score! a juried exhibition of local art inspired by sports and Arts and Aging, a collaboration with the Department of Recreation, a juried exhibition of art by seniors from a network of senior centers throughout Philadelphia.  While touring City Hall, students were given a bit of a “behind the scenes tour” and allowed to visit some of the grand meeting rooms, including the Mayor’s Reception Room and the City Council Chamber.  The highlight of the trip was probably visiting Conversation Hall, which has a balcony leading to the North Portal of City Hall and two grand stairways, which are normally open only for special functions.  We got to go out to the balcony and see the historical Ceremonial and Legislative Entrance to the building, which faces north towards Temple University.

A special thank you to Tu Huynh, who was extremely generous with his time in showing us all the interesting architecture and taking us to some really special places in City Hall!

Tyler School of Art Parents Council

Starting this Fall, we are establishing a new Parents Council for the Tyler School of Art.  The goal will be to provide a community of parents to act as a resource in support of recruiting, fundraising, and networking with outside organizations.

The Parents Council will actively collaborate with Tyler’s Administration and Faculty to help foster the broader school’s mission. Examples of the potential activities the Parents Council could get involved with include:

• Participate in recruiting events as an advocate for Tyler
• Be a local resource for prospective students
• Establish additional scholarships and grants
• Engage outside speakers from corporations and the art world
• Develop connections between Tyler and organizations as potential sources of internships and job opportunities
• Bring new ideas to the Administration and Faculty to further enrich individual departments, the Tyler Art school and the Temple community

If you are a parent of an incoming student, current student or recent graduate, and would like to participate in some capacity or learn more,  please either . . .

Sign up on Facebook under the group Tyler School of Art Parents Council

or

E-mail us at:  tylerparents@gmail.com  

More information will be sent out on activities and events as we get closer to the Fall.  We welcome everyone’s input and participation!!!

–Tyler School of Art Parents Council

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Tyler students gave a presentation to the Middle States Accreditation Team during the Annual Student Show, and they did a great job!

Front row: Sarah Bristol, Emily Cobb, Xiomara Benavides, Bailey Chick

Second row: Ana Vizcarra, Tim Nawrocki, Samantha Kennedy, Alison Schroeder

Back row:  Sheila Whitsett, Adam Ledford, Jessica Amarnek

Student Life trip to New York

On Saturday, March 6, Tyler Student Life sponsored a bus trip to New York City.   The bus took us to the Whitney Museum of Art and later to the Armory Show.  Some of the students chose to venture off to the Guggenheim and galleries.  It was a beautiful day, and we had a good trip.

Student trip to Baltimore

On Wednesday, February 24, Tyler Student Life sponsored a bus trip to Baltimore to coincide with the Annual Baltimore Craft Show.  The bus was full, and we enjoyed the trip.   Here are a few  photos I took along the way.

Tuesdays At Tyler

Dylan Krouger/ Second Year Architecture Student Nathen Rocker/second year Architecture student Andrew Heffler and Zack Gross/ Temple University American Marketing Association
Jill Luedke/Art Librarian John King/Temple Career Services
Jill Luedke and John King are available in the lobby of Tyler Tuesdays between 11 a.m.-12 noon. Stop by and get some advice!

ENGLISH TUTOR AVAILABLE

Phyllis Lewy, a graduate of Temple University with a Masters in English, will be available to the Tyler School of Art for students needing assistance in writing intensive coursework. Ms. Lewy will be available on Wednesday – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  and on Thursdays – 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Her office will be located in the Advising Suite, Room 212, in the Tyler Building.

Foundation Student Supplies for Spring Classes

Hi All,
 
Hope you’ve enjoyed a restful winter break. I’ve been getting a lot of emails asking about supplies for the spring semester. Here’s some information…
 
Drawing and 2D this semester focus on color. Each Drawing instructor will give you a list of supplies you need to purchase when your class meets for the first time the week of January 19. You may contact your teacher through Blackboard if you’ve got urgent questions.
 
In 2D, you’ll also be doing extensive work in color. There is one special thing you must get, and I recommend you buy it at the Temple bookstore. There’s a kit we’ve assembled of six colors of gouache (an opaque form of watercolor paint) that is necessary for all sections of 2D. It costs about $40. You can pick it up when you return to school, but all classes are supposed to use it.
 
In 2D, you’ll build on a lot of the things you did last semester, this time in color. A good deal of work will involve ‘found’ color, or collage. You might want to get a few different forms of adhesives (glue sticks, Sobo glue, YES! Paste, and Studio Tac) to experiment with in you sketchbooks and projects.
 
In 3D, you’ll take whatever course you didn’t take in fall. The basic supply list for all freshmen classes is posted elsewhere on the student life blog. Don’t hesitate to email if there’s anything we can do for you.

Again, hope you’ve had a good break and look forward to seeing you at the first Foundation lecture on Tuesday, January 19, at 10:30. Enjoy the rest of your break!
 
Gerard Brown
Assistant Professor and Department Chair, Foundation

December 9th Lunchtime in the Tyler Building lobby