Beyond the Eyes Art Exhibition and Sale
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , November 9, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Beyond the Eyes, an exhibit with the purpose of destigmatizing mental illness, will open at the Fox Art Gallery in Claudia Cohen Hall at the University of Pennsylvania on November 17,2015 and run through November 28th. An opening reception will be held at Claudia Cohen Hall in the Terrace Room on Tuesday, November 17th from 7:00-10:00pm.
There will be many different types of art including, fused glass sculptures, print items, watercolor paintings, acrylic paintings, collages of various objects, and photographs.
The artists participating in the exhibit are Zacharias Burrell, John Smith, Eileen Allison, Dora Mitchell, Tierra Francis, Angelo Simotas, Thomas Krug, Richard Flippen, David Mickey, Bonnie Jean Casey, Christopher Minnucci, Matthew Mesaros, John Briddes, Franklin Williams, Michael Law, Edwin Nunez, Eric Kelner, Sean Marreo, Michelle Caldwell, Alison Brunacini, Tony Bencivengo, Jeff Thomas, Robert Worrell, Charles Anderson, Elijah Thomas, John Gallagher, Nafis Copeland, Karen Verna, James Woodruff, Michael Cieri, Joseph Puccio, Mark Walley, Kevin Ingman, Ara Zeibarian, Camille Randell, Karen, Bernadette Roberts, Debra Kennedy, Hank Schott Jr., Francesca D’Amico, and Maurice Staten.
The event will be curated by 10 students from the University of Pennsylvania: David Brunskole, Beatriz Go, Susmita Roy, Victoria Brown, Kenza Chamariq, Matthew Schiff, Joshua George, Grant Erhart, and Justin Lafazan. These 10 students are freshmen at the Wharton School of Business.
CareLink was founded in 1959 to help people with mental illness and provide the with an alternative to the revolving door of hospital care. They provide caring support, housing, assistance with jobs, and practical help in the community in order to result in more dignity, stability, and hope. They currently serve over 1000 participants in 31 community programs and employ 370 workers.
Claudia Cohen Hall was named in 2008 after the late Claudia Cohen (1950-2007), a Penn alumna, popular journalist, and former wife of trustee Ronald Perelman. Formerly known as Logan Hall (1906-2008) the building was the second building constructed by the University on its West Philadelphia campus and stands adjacent and just west of College Hall. It opened for use as the University’s Medical School in 1874. Originally known as Medical Hall, it was later home to the Wharton School and now houses the College of Arts and Sciences. It was renovated in 1996 with designs by Thomas W. Richards and Venturi Scott Brown as part of the Perelman Quad project, toward which Perelman donated 20 million dollars. It is on the National Register for the University of Pennsylvania Historic District.