March 4, 2009 7-10pm

PENN First Wednesday

7:30pm / Meet the artist: Joshua Mosley
8:30pm / Customize your very own radical art totes with 4 unique silkscreen designs by local artists.

As always, free coffee and dessert plus enter a raffle to win a free iPod.

image: Joshua Mosley, dread, 2007

Penn First Wednesday 2008-2009
Oct 1 · Nov 5 · Dec 3 · Feb 4 · Mar 4
Penn students rendezvous at ICA on the first Wednesday of every month as part of Penn First Wednesday, an exclusive event for Penn students. From 7-10 pm enjoy coffee-infused conversation, dessert to satisfy those nighttime cravings, avant-garde film or popular music related to the exhibitions. Meet artists and other professionals in the field during "Ask the Experts," a popular series at these events. See original performances by Penn's very own comedy troupes Bloomers and Mask & Wig. A Spiegel Fund event. FREE with Penn ID.

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March 5, 2008 – Inspired by Italo Calvino's dream-like masterpiece Invisible Cities enact their own new invisible cities through puppet theater.


March 5, 2008 – Inspired by Italo Calvino's dream-like masterpiece Invisible Cities, students enact their own new invisible cities through puppet theater.


November 7, 2007 – Ready, set, build! Student creations inspired by ICA's ramp project by architecture team Taalman Koch.


November 7, 2007 – Ready, set, build! Student creations inspired by ICA's ramp project by architecture team Taalman Koch.


December 5, 2007 – Students from the year-long 'Writing through Culture and Art' class interpret the stillness of Eileen Neff's work through the writing of John Cage.


December 5, 2007 – Students from the year-long 'Writing through Culture and Art' class interpret the stillness of Eileen Neff's work through the writing of John Cage.


October 3, 2008 – Local artists collaborative Space 1026 works with students to silk screen their own custom t-shirts.


October 3, 2008 – Students enjoying the mild fall weather out on the terrace while their custom t-shirts dry.

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