| January
2005
In
Their Own Voices
A
Photography Exhibit by Vera Viditz-Ward
For the past twenty
years Vera Viditz-Ward has photographed in both West Africa
and the United States documenting the experiences of Africans
at home and abroad. Her work has been exhibited and published
in the USA, Europe and Africa. Most recently her photographs
were featured in the Balch Institute exhibition, Extended Lives:
The African Immigrant Experience in Philadelphia. This exhibit
is a continuation of her work documenting African immigrants
living in Philadelphia.
February
2005
MYX:
Multicultural Youth eXchange
Y
PHILLY- An
Identity Mural by Philadelphia’s Youth Generation
MYX, in conjunction
with the Consulate General of Israel in Philadelphia and the
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, will present the
Y PHILLY mural to the people of Tel Aviv as a gift from our
city.
2005 - Y PHILLY: An
Identity Mural by Philadelphia’s Youth Generation is a two-part
mural designed to capture the spirit of Philadelphia and its
youth culture for the people of Tel Aviv, Israel. In September
2004, MYX: Multicultural Youth eXchange, invited young Philadelphians
to the MYX Gallery in Old City to participate in the painting
of its second annual youth identity mural. For eight weeks,
more than 200 young people between the ages of nine and 24 contributed
to the mural.
MYX:
Multicultural Youth eXchange is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit
organization who’s mission is to facilitate cross-cultural communication
among youth within our community and around the world, through
technology and the arts.
March
2005
The
Cave of Reconciliation
Artwork by
Pecki Witonsky
Describes the story
of Abraham in one direction and the story of Ibrahim in the
other, with each tale as important as the other. Married by
content, these sacred renderings show the story from each religion's
point of view. Dioramas, made of paper and fabric illustrate
the text. These beautifully designed pieces, hung in dramatic
shadow boxes, were created by Katie Scott, a student at the
Hussain School of Art.
April
2005
Chinatown
Live(s)
Produced
through the Asian Arts Initiative’s Chinatown Oral History Project
Chinatown Live(s)
spans multiple generations and many nations of origin. The stories
shared challenge the perceptions of Chinatown as a monolithic
ethnic enclave or a superficial tourist destination, and allude
to the complexity of relationships and perspectives that comprise
this growing, living neighborhood.
May
2005
OLE 2005: Fotos Aflamencao
A
Photography Exhibit by Karen Santiago
Photographer Karen
A Santiago captured evocative images of Flamenco culture in
Seville, Spain while studying flamenco theory at the University
of Seville, attending flamenco dance classes, and interviewing
flamenco artists. This exhibit, the first place winner of Penn
State’s Undergraduate Research Exhibition, details the incorporation
of flamenco into various facets of Sevillian life.
June
2005
…and
along came freedom - Americans in Pilsen 1945
A Photo Exhibit
Commemorating of the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation
of Western
Bohemia by US Armed Forces
Sixty years ago, in April and May of 1945 US Armed Forces liberated
the Western Region of today’s Czech Republic, the former
Czechoslovakia. The liberation followed over five terrible years
of occupation by Hitler's Nazi Germany. These photos captured
the scenes in the city of Pilsen, home to the Pilsner Urquell
brewery and the Skoda industrial conglomerate and the largest
city in the region.
The exhibit depicts
scenes from 1945, when US and Belgian armed forces, under the
command of US Army General George Patton, liberated Western
Bohemia, including the cities of Plzen, Cheb, Domažlice
and Rokycany. The negatives of many, if not all, of the photographs
on display, were hidden between 1948 and 1989 from the Communist
Secret Police. The Communist government of Czechoslovakia wanted
to give the impression that all of Czechoslovakia was liberated
by the Soviet Army. All monuments erected in honor of the Americans,
except one, were demolished.
Special thanks to
Peter A. Rafaeli, Honorary Consulate General of the Czech Republic
- Philadelphia and Vice President of the American Friends of
the Czech Republic.
September
2005
Many Faces of Vietman
A
Photography Exhibit by Ellie Seif
Through
her photographs, taken during a winter 2005 trip, Ellie Seif
has tried to convey the beauty of Vietnam, its people, its culture
and its traditions. Viewing the photos for a short time, you
can transport yourself into the Vietnam of the past and
the
present, knowing full well that the Vietnam of the future will
become a new landscape of its own unique creation.
December
2005
World
Views from the Penn Lens
International
Education Week 2005
Penn’s Office of International
Programs hosts an exhibit featuring photographs that capture
a visual image of how Penn students view the world from their
study abroad experience and how Penn's International students
view Penn/US culture from their experiences in Philadelphia.
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