"Integrated Carnival Energy Systems," a solo exhibit by Scott Pennington, opens in the Penn State Abington Gallery on Aug. 21. The exhibit runs through Sept. 29.
Penn State School of Visual Arts, in collaboration with Penn State Abington, is offering a new art minor, available fall 2017, which will be available at both the Penn State University Park and Abington campuses.
The Print Center in Philadelphia has selected Bonnie Levinthal as a finalist in its 91st annual International Competition. View the Penn State Abington professor's award-winning work through a special online exhibition.
Think of the self-portrait as the soul-searching cousin to the ubiquitous selfie, and then walk into a Penn State Abington art studio. One is confronted by 10-foot-tall self-portraits that command the space.
Sophomore art major Jordan Miller initially developed 16 images and then pared it down to eight. His favorite medium is spray paint so he laid the pieces on a base of graffiti. Jordan identifies strongly with his hometown so he incorporated the Philadelphia skyline and the year of his birth, 1996, while he looks out over his city. He also included a memorial to his best friend. "Showing how fragile life is is the driving force behind my art," he said.
