Next Tuesday 2/24 at the Mütter Museum!

We will be meeting in the front lobby at 1:00 sharp. I will pay for the group, but IF YOU ARE LATE YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR YOURSELF (It is $8 for a student). Please don't be late!

We will be drawing in pencil only.

The museum is located on 22nd St between Market and Chestnut.

This is the Mütter's visitation policy:

Self-Guided Tour

  

Please note the following strictly enforced policies:

NO photography of any kind is allowed in the museum.

NO large bags, tote bags, book bags, backpacks or shopping bags are permitted in the museum: 

do not bring them.

NO foods or drinks are allowed in the museum.
NO Smoking in our building or on or around our property.

Strollers are not permitted in the museum, but may be stored in our coatroom during your visit.

Cell phones must be turned to silent or vibrate mode.

Chaperones are required to supervise groups at all times and are responsible for group behavior.

The Journals of Dan Eldon

Dan Eldon created most of his journals between the ages of 15 and 22, although several small notebooks created previously are included here among his earliest books. He started his more formal journals in 1985 for a school anthropology trip and an English class. At the same time, Dan was beginning to travel around Kenya more often and to take more photographs. Both his adventures and his images made their way into his books. You can read more about the journals in this excerpt from Dan Eldon: The Art of Life, by Jennifer New.

http://www.daneldon.org/about/journals/

SCHEDULE CHANGES!

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE CHANGES:

Week 6

Tuesday, February 17

Wagner Free Institute of Science

Thursday, February 19

Wagner Free Institute of Science

Week 7

Tuesday, February 24

Mutter Museum, $10

Thursday, February 26

Tyler classroom: Drawing assignment, individual meetings

Week 8

Spring Break: All studios and shops will be closed

Week 9

Tuesday, March 10

Tyler classroom: mid-term peer review, sketchbooks collected 

Thursday, March 12

Tyler conference room: Film Screening: Urbanized

Wagner Free Institute of Science

Hey All- this post was scheduled to go up Wednesday, and for some reason it didn't work. Sorry for the delay...


Homework due Feb 17:
Read Wagner info to prepare for Wagner visits Feb 17 & 19 (12:45- 3:00)
5 drawings of small objects drawn larger than life. Any medium.

Jules Goldman Books & Antiques

Today we will be meeting in Old City at Jules Goldman Books & Antiques. We are starting off the "History in Philly" section with a place that is full of treasures from the past.

Homework Due Tuesday Feb 10.
In your sketchbook, create a drawn fictional history for an object that you discovered at Jules Goldman. Speculate about it's past and future through drawing. You may use any medium and are encouraged to fill multiple pages with drawings, labels, notes and ephemera.

Consider the following:
Who did it belong to?
Where did it belong?
What did it once look like?
What is it's significance?
How did it end up here?
Where will it end up?


On Tuesday we will be meeting at Vox Populi Gallery, 319 N 11th St. It is very easy to get there from the 23 bus that leaves from right outside Tyler on 12th st. When you arrive at Vox, ring the buzzer on the door, and you will be buzzed into the gallery- take the stairs to the 3rd floor and meet in Vox Populi's lobby. We will be reviewing your homework assignment at Vox.

Homework, schedule changes

Homework reminder: In your sketchbook make a drawing (any medium) that is a response to a piece from one of the Moore shows. Write an artist statement (1 paragraph) in your sketchbook that explains your response and how it connects to the the original piece. Defend your aesthetic, conceptual, and material choices. 

DUE TUESDAY FEB 3

SCHEDULE CHANGES:

Feb 3- meeting at Locks Gallery at 1:00, as planned

Feb 5- Jules Goldman books & Antiques

Feb 10- Vox Populi Gallery 

Feb 12- Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, as planned. 

Locks gallery:

Tomorrow's plan

Just to play it safe, let's meet in our classroom tomorrow, 300K at Tyler at 12:30, the usual class time.  Please bring all drawing materials.

See you then!