The Mellon 2024 symposium will bring together academics, activists, political leaders, and community members to tie these threads together and explore how universities got here and what people can do to make them more democratic places where everyone can flourish.
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With Noon to Noon, seniors Emmett Huiskamp and Ellie Baron turn finals week into a performance art piece.

Bringing together a range of Restorative Justice (RJ) practitioners from across the Philadelphia region, the 2025 Mellon symposium explores where restorative justice comes from (its roots), how it has been developing in our city (its branches), and what it might look like in the future (its seeds), all in the hopes of clarifying what alternatives RJ makes possible.

Jan 24 – Mar 7, 2025 Gary Kuehn: In Situ, curated by Sid Sachs, marks one of the largest survey exhibitions in the United States of the renowned American sculptor. Showcasing a range of works by the artist, In Situ sites the work of Kuehn in its rightful place at the center of postminimalist sculpture.
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January 6—March 8, 2024: Ojuelegba is a new multisensory installation from renowned Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh. Inspired by the district Ojuelegba in the heart of Lagos, Nigeria, Ogboh’s installation envisions an immersive experience where sight and sound entwine.
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October 27 - December 16, 2023: Seeing Sound is an expansive exhibition that explores the current trajectory of sound as a dynamic branch of contemporary art practice, curated by Barbara London.
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As a publications intern with support from the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities, Amelia LaMotte '25 spent her summer helping to prepare a guide to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
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The Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities presents “Sonic Worlds,” a year of programming exploring diverse sound, musical, and listening practices as they figure in our everyday lives and in various fields of study, including anthropology, disability studies, music, literary studies, Indigenous studies, computer science, and more.