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Truth and creative activism set Ballet Hispánico’s artistic director free

9/27/18

Since 2009, Ballet Hispánico Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro has advanced the company’s mission to offer a modern alternative to tired, typecast references in Latin-inspired dance. Vilaro spoke of his own experiences with tradition, expectations and his mission as an artist in an interview with the Center for the Performing Arts.

Dan Zolli and Sarah Rich participate in a dye workshop in ADRI

The Materiality of Color: Art historians return to the source

9/27/18

Sarah Rich and Daniel Zolli, professors in the Department of Art History and embedded researchers in the Arts & Design Research Incubator, are taking color back to its materiality through research, teaching, and an upcoming symposium. “Bugs, Boulders, Beakers: The Materiality of Artists’ Colors" will be held Oct. 5-6 at the Palmer Museum of Art. In conjunction with the conference, they are also hosting a pigment workshop for registered participants in the ADRI.

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Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 27-Oct. 4

9/26/18

What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events taking places at the University this weekend and next week, including "Legally Blonde the Musical," the opening of a Smithsonian exhibit at Penn State Schuylkill, the return of the "Research Unplugged" lecture series and the kickoff of theme dinners at Café Laura.

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Penn State professor receives high praise for exhibit on African blacksmithing

9/25/18

Penn State's William J. Dewey, associate professor of art history in the College of Arts and Architecture and director of the African Studies Program in the College of the Liberal Arts, was part of the curatorial team for “Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths” at UCLA’s Fowler Museum, recently described in The New York Times as one of “three knockout art shows to see in Los Angeles right now.”

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I Am Woman: Tina Ramirez

9/25/18

Growing up in Venezuela, Ballet Hispánico founder and former Artistic Director Tina Ramirez fantasized about a life on stage. A move to the United States before she turned 10 provided her with the opportunities she needed to follow her dream.

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Famed Huberman violin touts rich and adventurous history

9/24/18

Violinist Joshua Bell, who is set to perform at Penn State on Oct. 11, talks about the history of his instrument and the day when he first laid his eyes on this more-than-300-year-old violin, the Gibson ex Huberman.

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Forensic artist to lead 3D forensic facial reconstruction workshop

9/24/18

Jenny Kenyon, forensic artist and research associate in the Arts and Design Research Incubator at Penn State, will lead a two-day, hands-on facial reconstruction workshop from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, in 16 Borland Building at University Park.

DK Osseo-Asare and Yasmine Abbas

TED, Penn State and a makerspace in Ghana

9/21/18

There is a scrapyard in Accra, Ghana, known as "Agbogbloshie," where e-waste goes to die — at least, that is the way it has been misrepresented and misunderstood by those on the outside. Penn State faculty members DK Osseo-Asare and Yasmine Abbas have spent years working with urban miners — scrap dealers and grassroots makers in and around Agbogbloshie — to tell a more complete story and co-develop strategies for interweaving design innovation into the circular economy of West Africa.

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