Mar 20, 2023
Leeway Foundation Grantee Panel
Have questions about the application process for the Leeway Transformation Award? Join Leeway Foundation for an in-person Transformation Award (LTA) Information Session and Guest Grantee Panel at ICA featuring insights from previous LTA grantees Arielle Julia Brown (ACG ’18, ’20; LTA ’21), Madhusmita Bora (ACG ’09, ’10, ’12; LTA ’20), and Vernon Jordan, III (LTA…
Sep 4, 2020
Fall 2020 Online Public Opening Reception
Ars Nova Workshop, in collaboration with the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, presents Milford Graves: A Mind Body-Deal. The virtual program will feature opening remarks by ICA’s newly appointed Daniel W. Dietrich II, Director Zoë Ryan, and a conversation between presenters from ICA, Ars Nova Workshop, and Points of Entry, who…
May 12, 2020
In Conversation: Karyn Olivier and Anthony Elms
In conjunction with her current exhibition Everything That’s Alive Moves, artist Karyn Olivier will join ICA Daniel and Brett Sundheim Chief Curator Anthony Elms in a live conversation and Q & A session. Join the conversation through Zoom: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93580823653 ASL interpretation will be provided for this program. Please contact Natalie Sandstrom, Program Coordinator, at nsand@ica.upenn.edu…
Mar 22, 2019
Coffee and Conversation: Authorized Work
Enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee and join Fred Schmidt-Arenales, PennDesign MFA candidate, for a conversation about the ICA exhibition, Introducing Tony Conrad: A Retrospective. The discussion will focus on Conrad’s Beholden to Victory (1980), which was conceived during a period when the artist was grappling with questions of authority in the military and the…
Mar 19, 2019
VIP Hours – Visiting Infants & Parents
Visiting infants and parents are VIPs at ICA! Every first Saturday of each month, ICA hosts a family-friendly art experience exclusively for parents, caregivers, and their children ranging from infancy to 24 months old. The museum will be filled with moments of respite for all guests, including stroller tours of our exhibitions, light refreshments, designated…
Feb 25, 2019
Coffee and Conversation: Storytelling Through Sightings
Enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee and join Fields Harrington, Penn MFA candidate, for a conversation about Kevin Jerome Everson’s film IFO in the exhibition Colored People Time: Mundane Futures. In IFO, Everson looks closely at the local history of Mansfield, Ohio and takes on the eyewitness accounts of the 1973 Mansfield UFO sightings. In…
Feb 14, 2019
Mindfulness at the Museum with Shesheena Bray
Mindfulness at the Museum is a series of drop-in guided meditation sessions facilitated by skilled holistic practitioners. Shesheena creates an intentional space for personal reflection, providing participants with multiple entry points to engage with mindfulness in its various forms. Each encounter is unique from the last, drawing synthesis between the mind and body, leaving participants…
Feb 14, 2019
Mindfulness at the Museum with Kate Johnson
Mindfulness at the Museum is a series of drop-in guided meditation sessions facilitated by skilled holistic practitioners. Move your way into the session with 20 minutes of gentle stretching, followed by awareness-based movements, and breathing exercises, before settling into the stillness of 20 minutes of seated meditation. The session continues with a brief discussion of…
Feb 14, 2019
Mindfulness at the Museum with Sandi Herman
Mindfulness at the Museum is a series of drop-in guided meditation sessions facilitated by skilled holistic practitioners. Join Sandi as she connects you with the light, colors, shapes, and textures of the museum through conscious breathing exercises. This meditation workshop introduces participants to everyday mindfulness by cultivating a kind, compassionate atmosphere as participants focus on…
Feb 14, 2019
Mindfulness at the Museum with Shesheena Bray
*Please note: this session was originally scheduled to be led by Hariprasad Kowtha. Mindfulness at the Museum is a series of drop-in guided meditation sessions facilitated by skilled holistic practitioners. Shesheena creates an intentional space for personal reflection, providing participants with multiple entry points to engage with mindfulness in its various forms. Each encounter is…