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Moore College of Art & Design prepares students for lifelong learning and leadership in fine arts, design arts, art history, and art education. As a College founded for women in 1848, Moore continues to advance the role of women in the visual arts and to ensure their success by bridging the worlds of education and work. As a leader in the arts and cultural communities, Moore promotes the visual arts through distinctive education and gallery programs.  Galleries open to the public.

 

This space is available for rent.  Visit http://www.phillyspacefinder.com/organizations/1612 for more info.

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  • Contact Info

    Moore College of Art & Design

    20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    Philadelphia, PA 19103

    Phone: 215-965-4000   |   Official Website

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  • Accessibility Details

    Access Information: Three weeks notice required for special tours, accessible seating and interpreted events. Call ahead for detailed access information.

    Blind/VI Access: Large print texts are available depending on the exhibition. A live audio describer can be provided depending on the exhibition - call ahead for more information.

    Deaf/Hearing Access: Sign language interpretation for tours or lectures is available upon advance request.

    Wheelchair Access: Galleries, kitchen and dining areas offer good circulation, clear paths of travel and accessible seating. The auditorium is accessible and offers wheelchair seating locations and several seats with adjustable arms.

    There is a ramped entrance to the Paley Gallery/college which will provide access to wheelchair users and individuals with mobility impairments.

  • • Current Events

      02/11/12- 04/21/12	2012 Young Artists Workshop Moore College of Art & Design 2012 Young Artists Workshop Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design February 11-April 21, 2012 Moore College of Art & Design is gearing up for the 2012 Young Artists Workshop, offering Saturday morning and afternoon classes in art and design for grades 1 – 12. Spring classes begin Saturday, February 11, 2012 and run through April 21, 2012. NEW certificate programs are being offered for high school students in art & design, fashion design and graphic design. Spring registration deadline is January 30, 2012. Visit www.moore.edu/youth_programs for additional class...
      01/28/12- 03/17/12	Doing Time/Depth of Surface: A Philagrafika Exhibition Moore College of Art & Design Doing Time/Depth of Surface: A Philagrafika Exhibition Presented by Philagrafika at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Doing Time | Depth of Surface, commissioned by Philagrafika, is an exhibition exploring the architecture and stories of Philadelphia’s historic Holmesburg Prison. Spanish artists Patricia Gómez Villaescusa and María Jesús González Fernández have created large-format “printings” of drawings, paintings and graffiti left by former inmates on the walls of the prison, which opened in 1896 and operated for nearly a century before being...
      01/28/12- 03/17/12	Materiality: Annual Alumnae Exhibition at Moore Moore College of Art & Design Materiality: Annual Alumnae Exhibition at Moore Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Juried exhibition featuring original fabric yardage designs, as well as a curated selection of fashion designs. Celebrating the works of graduates of all majors, focusing on textile and fashion design, this show is held in conjunction with FiberPhiladelphia.
      01/28/12- 03/17/12	Shizuko Kimura: The Poetics of Form Moore College of Art & Design Shizuko Kimura: The Poetics of Form Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Working directly from live models, Japanese artist Shizuko Kimura creates intricately rendered figure drawings that fuse Asian aesthetics with Western concepts of figurative art and abstraction. In allegiance to the performative elements of drawing, her intimate works demonstrate the stitched mark’s ability to record subtle gesture and capture the essential vitality of the human body through a reductive use of line and texture.
      01/28/12- 03/17/12	A Circumstantial Assembly Moore College of Art & Design A Circumstantial Assembly Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Featuring recent work created by former fellows in the Center for Emerging Visual Artists’ Career Development Program, this exhibition explores the diverse ways that contemporary artists are (re)interpreting fiber art-based traditions and techniques. Participating artists include: Jill Marleah Bell, Susan Benarcik, Ana Hernandez, Mark Khaisman, Daniel Kornrumpf, Jedediah Morfit and Binod Shrestha. Held in conjunction with FiberPhiladelphia, a city-wide biennial celebrating...
      01/23/12- 03/29/12	Moore Kicks Off Continuing Education Winter Quarter on January 23, 2012 Moore College of Art & Design Moore Kicks Off Continuing Education Winter Quarter on January 23, 2012 Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 23-March 29, 2012 Kickstart your New Year’s resolution by rediscovering a new career! Moore offers certificate programs that prepare adults for career redirection in a select group of especially rewarding design fields: Web Design; Digital Media for Print & Web; Fashion Studies; and Interior Design Studies. Eight courses are required to earn a certificate and each course meets one evening a week for 10 weeks. Adults with busy lives can still find time to create new career possibilities for...

  • • Upcoming Events

      02/17/12

      Network: Launch into Fashion Moore College of Art & Design Network: Launch into Fashion Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design February 17, 2012 Rock your favorite style and accessories for a night of cocktails, local DJ, and the chance to meet some of Philadelphia’s top designers and fashion experts. Featured speakers: Elissa Bloom, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator, launching this spring at Macy’s Center City Jay McCarroll, Philadelphia-based designer and winner of Project Runway, season one. Currently Jay is Chief Creative Officer for Jay...

      03/15/12

      2012 Women's Way Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize Moore College of Art & Design 2012 Women's Way Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize Presented by Women's Way at Moore College of Art & Design March 15, 2012 Awards program and discussion with author Rebecca Traister followed by celebration and book signing. This event is free, thanks to the generosity of the Hamilton Family Foundation.

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    02/11/12- 04/21/12	2012 Young Artists Workshop Moore College of Art & Design 2012 Young Artists Workshop Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design February 11-April 21, 2012 Moore College of Art & Design is gearing up for the 2012 Young Artists Workshop, offering Saturday morning and afternoon classes in art and design for grades 1 – 12. Spring classes begin Saturday, February 11, 2012 and run through April 21, 2012. NEW certificate programs are being offered for high school students in art & design, fashion design and graphic design. Spring registration deadline is January 30, 2012. Visit www.moore.edu/youth_programs for additional class...
    01/28/12- 03/17/12	Doing Time/Depth of Surface: A Philagrafika Exhibition Moore College of Art & Design Doing Time/Depth of Surface: A Philagrafika Exhibition Presented by Philagrafika at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Doing Time | Depth of Surface, commissioned by Philagrafika, is an exhibition exploring the architecture and stories of Philadelphia’s historic Holmesburg Prison. Spanish artists Patricia Gómez Villaescusa and María Jesús González Fernández have created large-format “printings” of drawings, paintings and graffiti left by former inmates on the walls of the prison, which opened in 1896 and operated for nearly a century before being...
    01/28/12- 03/17/12	Materiality: Annual Alumnae Exhibition at Moore Moore College of Art & Design Materiality: Annual Alumnae Exhibition at Moore Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Juried exhibition featuring original fabric yardage designs, as well as a curated selection of fashion designs. Celebrating the works of graduates of all majors, focusing on textile and fashion design, this show is held in conjunction with FiberPhiladelphia.
    01/28/12- 03/17/12	Shizuko Kimura: The Poetics of Form Moore College of Art & Design Shizuko Kimura: The Poetics of Form Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Working directly from live models, Japanese artist Shizuko Kimura creates intricately rendered figure drawings that fuse Asian aesthetics with Western concepts of figurative art and abstraction. In allegiance to the performative elements of drawing, her intimate works demonstrate the stitched mark’s ability to record subtle gesture and capture the essential vitality of the human body through a reductive use of line and texture.
    01/28/12- 03/17/12	A Circumstantial Assembly Moore College of Art & Design A Circumstantial Assembly Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Featuring recent work created by former fellows in the Center for Emerging Visual Artists’ Career Development Program, this exhibition explores the diverse ways that contemporary artists are (re)interpreting fiber art-based traditions and techniques. Participating artists include: Jill Marleah Bell, Susan Benarcik, Ana Hernandez, Mark Khaisman, Daniel Kornrumpf, Jedediah Morfit and Binod Shrestha. Held in conjunction with FiberPhiladelphia, a city-wide biennial celebrating...
    01/23/12- 03/29/12	Moore Kicks Off Continuing Education Winter Quarter on January 23, 2012 Moore College of Art & Design Moore Kicks Off Continuing Education Winter Quarter on January 23, 2012 Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 23-March 29, 2012 Kickstart your New Year’s resolution by rediscovering a new career! Moore offers certificate programs that prepare adults for career redirection in a select group of especially rewarding design fields: Web Design; Digital Media for Print & Web; Fashion Studies; and Interior Design Studies. Eight courses are required to earn a certificate and each course meets one evening a week for 10 weeks. Adults with busy lives can still find time to create new career possibilities for...

  • Upcoming Events

    02/17/12

    Network: Launch into Fashion Moore College of Art & Design Network: Launch into Fashion Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design February 17, 2012 Rock your favorite style and accessories for a night of cocktails, local DJ, and the chance to meet some of Philadelphia’s top designers and fashion experts. Featured speakers: Elissa Bloom, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator, launching this spring at Macy’s Center City Jay McCarroll, Philadelphia-based designer and winner of Project Runway, season one. Currently Jay is Chief Creative Officer for Jay...

    03/15/12

    2012 Women's Way Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize Moore College of Art & Design 2012 Women's Way Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize Presented by Women's Way at Moore College of Art & Design March 15, 2012 Awards program and discussion with author Rebecca Traister followed by celebration and book signing. This event is free, thanks to the generosity of the Hamilton Family Foundation.

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    11/12/11	Breaking the Silence: What People with Disabilities Have Been Wanting to Tell You Moore College of Art & Design
    10/22/11- 01/14/12	Selections from PaPer View Moore College of Art & Design
    10/10/11- 12/15/11	Fall Continuing Education Classes Moore College of Art & Design
    09/30/11- 12/10/11	Visionary Woman Awardee Exhibitions and MFA in Studio Art Studio Conversations Series Moore College of Art & Design
    09/30/11	Moore’s “Studio Conversations” Series, Feat. Robert Chambers and Ursula von Rydingsvard Moore College of Art & Design
    09/24/11- 12/10/11	The Galleries present Jane’s Carousel by Jane Walentas Moore College of Art & Design
    09/24/11- 12/10/11	The Galleries Present Work by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Moore College of Art & Design
    09/10/11- 11/19/11	DesignLab Presents: Gabriel Boyce and Preston Link: Rock in Collaboration with NextFab Studio Moore College of Art & Design
    08/20/11- 10/15/11	The Galleries Present The World in Line! by Signe Wilkinson Moore College of Art & Design
    06/26/11- 07/02/11	Teachers Summer Institute 2011 Moore College of Art & Design
    05/25/11- 09/10/11	Seeing Through Young Eyes: Inside the Philadelphia Classroom and Community Moore College of Art & Design
    05/25/11- 07/30/11	DesignLabL Karl Allen and Jacob Kehs: That Hotel Moore College of Art & Design
    05/22/11- 06/19/11	5 Into 1 Annual Student Exhibition Moore College of Art & Design
    05/20/11	NET Nights at Moore: Career Resources Moore College of Art & Design
    04/30/11	BiblioBash Moore College of Art & Design
    04/27/11- 05/14/11	2011 Senior Show: Emerging Artists & Designers Moore College of Art & Design
    04/16/11	Symphony in White: A Portrait of Peace Moore College of Art & Design
    04/03/11	Continuing Education Open House & CareerConnect Moore College of Art & Design
    03/25/11- 04/16/11	Fellowship Exhibition and Student Show 2011 Moore College of Art & Design
    03/25/11- 04/16/11	Curatorial Studies Thesis Exhibitions Gallery Night Moore College of Art & Design
    03/22/11	Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty: An Illustrated Talk About Moore's Most Famous Alumna Moore College of Art & Design
    03/17/11	Film Screening and Discussion With Sherman Alexie: The Business of Fancydancing Moore College of Art & Design
    03/15/11	Janine Antoni with Janet Kaplan and Jonathan Wallis Moore College of Art & Design
    02/24/11	Perspectives: Jenny Drumgoole in Conversation with Jonathan Wallis Moore College of Art & Design
    02/11/11- 03/15/11	DesignLab: Sarah Van Aken + Brenna K. Murphy Moore College of Art & Design
    02/02/11- 02/19/11	Introduction 2011 Moore College of Art & Design
    01/29/11- 03/12/11	Conversations: 2011 Annual Alumnae Exhibition Moore College of Art & Design
    01/29/11- 03/15/11	Jenny Drumgoole: Real Women of Philadelphia Moore College of Art & Design
    01/29/11- 03/15/11	Frances Trombly: Everything and Nothing Moore College of Art & Design
    01/28/11- 03/12/11	The Galleries at Moore Present New and Recent Work by Moore Alumna Mel Kadel Moore College of Art & Design
    01/24/11- 03/23/11	Winter Quarter Continuing Education Classes at Moore Moore College of Art & Design
    12/14/10- 01/28/11	DesignLab 2010: Sheila Frank & Anne Schaefer Moore College of Art & Design
    11/11/10	NET Nights at Moore: Trend Report Moore College of Art & Design
    11/10/10	Open Studio Night at Moore College of Art & Design Moore College of Art & Design
    10/29/10- 12/11/10	Frank Agostino: The Architecture of Style Moore College of Art & Design
    10/22/10- 12/11/10	Practice and Process: 2010 Faculty Triennial Exhibition Moore College of Art & Design
    10/15/10- 01/15/11	Selections from Jumpstart Fashion Show Moore College of Art & Design
    10/14/10	NET Nights at Moore: Art Performs Moore College of Art & Design
    10/13/10	15th Jumpstart Fashion Show: Urban Camouflage Moore College of Art & Design
    09/30/10	Elizabeth Greenfield Zeidman Lecture Moore College of Art & Design
    09/11/10- 10/12/10	Judith Leiber: Art of the Handbag Moore College of Art & Design
    09/09/10- 10/09/10	Sneak Peek: The Work of Moore's New Master in Studio Arts Program Moore College of Art & Design
    09/04/10- 09/17/10	DesignLab 2010: Commonwealth Proper + Emily Bowser Moore College of Art & Design
    08/28/10- 10/12/10	Focus on Alumnae: In the Studio with Eleanor Schimmel Moore College of Art & Design
    08/07/10- 08/31/10	Thesis Exhibition for the Inaugural Class of Graduates in Moore's new MA in Art Education Program Moore College of Art & Design
    07/17/10- 08/28/10	Design Lab 20/10 Moore College of Art & Design
    07/12/10- 08/13/10	Young Artists Workshop Moore College of Art & Design
    07/06/10- 09/13/10	Adult Continuing Education Programs Moore College of Art & Design
    06/27/10- 07/03/10	Teachers Summer Institute 2010 Moore College of Art & Design
    06/27/10- 07/25/10	Summer Art and Design Institute Moore College of Art & Design
    06/25/10- 08/23/10	Collectively Speaking, Then and Now Moore College of Art & Design
    06/12/10	Art in the Open Philadelphia: Ultimate Young Artists' Urban Photography Workshop Moore College of Art & Design
    06/05/10- 10/16/10	Wendy Ewald: Secret Games Moore College of Art & Design
    05/29/10- 07/31/10	Project 35: Historic and Contemporary Video Work Moore College of Art & Design
    05/22/10- 06/19/10	Philadelphia Sculptors and The Galleries at Moore Present Works by Students from Five Area Art and Design Schools Moore College of Art & Design
    05/15/10	Fashion Show 2010: Kaleidoscopic Moore College of Art & Design
    04/28/10- 05/16/10	Emerging Artists & Designers: Senior Show 2010 Moore College of Art & Design
    04/22/10	Annual Trash Fashion Show Moore College of Art & Design
    04/21/10	Studio Art Graduate Program Presents Karen Finley Moore College of Art & Design
    04/14/10	Dolce Suono Commissions and the Art They Inspire Moore College of Art & Design
    04/14/10	Dolce Suono Ensemble and Moore College of Art & Design Collaboration Moore College of Art & Design
    04/10/10	This is My Philly Moore College of Art & Design
    03/13/10- 04/10/10	Earth Matters NCECA 2010 Invitational Moore College of Art & Design
    02/12/10	Tell and Show: A Group Exhibition of Philadelphia Comic Artists Opening Reception Moore College of Art & Design
    02/12/10- 03/12/10	One Book, One Philadelphia Graphic Art Contest Gallery Moore College of Art & Design
    01/29/10- 04/11/10	The Graphic Unconscious: Virgil Marti Moore College of Art & Design
    01/29/10- 04/11/10	Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious Moore College of Art & Design
    10/29/09	Dish It Up Moore College of Art & Design
    10/13/09	NET Nights: Focusing on the Business of Design Moore College of Art & Design
    10/10/09	Cohousing Symposium Moore College of Art & Design
    09/11/09- 10/13/09	Focus on Faculty: Heather Ujiie - Cry Wolf Moore College of Art & Design
    07/18/09	Open Studio Day 2009 ITE Residency Program Moore College of Art & Design
    07/18/09	Bikes/Trikes Family Fun Day Moore College of Art & Design
    06/19/09- 10/13/09	Bicycle: People + Ideas in Motion Moore College of Art & Design
    05/29/09- 06/20/09	5 Into 1 Annual Student Exhibition Moore College of Art & Design