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A Debate: The Future of the Barnes

Adrian Ellis

The Impact of GLOBALIZATION on the Cultural Sector

With Adrian Ellis, Founder & Managing Principal, AEA Consulting

Presented by Drexel University's Arts Administration Graduate Student Association in partnership with Drexel University ’s LeBow College of Business, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and the Arts Administration Program.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 6:00 PM

Bossone Auditorium

Drexel University

3128 Market Street, Philadelphia

215-895-6400    http://www.drexel.edu/westphal/aaga

 
A reception will follow the presentation.

Adrian Ellis, one of today's foremost thinkers on cultural management, will be speaking at Drexel University about the impact of globalization on non-profit cultural institutions in the United States and Europe. Globalization is having a profound impact on the social, economic and cultural fabric of nations throughout the world.  In his presentation, Adrian Ellis will explore the need to address new audiences in new ways; the growth in strategic international partnerships; the growth in the volume and sophistication of restitution claims and the questioning of the legitimacy of such concepts as the 'encyclopedic' museum.

Adrian Ellis is the founder and managing principal of AEA Consulting, a firm that specializes in strategic operations and facilities planning for the cultural sector, he has worked with highly regarded institutions such as the British Council, The Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, The Frick Collection, Jazz at Lincoln Center, National Gallery - London, and many others.

To register for this free event please email aaga@drexel.edu with your name, title, and organization or call 215-895-6400.

John Pfahl Photgraphs

This is a rare opportunity to hear John Pfahl speak about his evolution as an artist and the transformation of his art in the digital age. Visual lecture with PowerPoint.

Since the 1970s, Pfahl's work has been collected and exhibited worldwide while he's enjoyed a growing national and international reputation as a landscape photographer. He is considered such an important photographer that he merited four pages in the recently published three-volume Encyclopedia of 20th Century Photography (Routledge). His art appears in numerous books; Art in America and many other national magazines have devoted feature articles to his work.

His new series Scrolls, recently on view in an exhibition at The Janet Borden Gallery in New York City, makes use of the computer to radically alter photographs that began as one kind of landscape and end up as another.

• Thursday, May 17, 7pm
• Stein Auditorium (111 Nesbitt Hall)
• 33rd & Market Sts.
• Free and Open to the Public
• Info: 215.895.1649
• www.drexel.edu/westphal

Coffee and Jazz

Drexel University’s Department of Performing Arts Vocal Jazz Ensemble will conclude the 2006-07 Academic Year with a performance in the Faculty Lounge on the 6th Floor of MacAlister Hall. The performance will include the music of Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and many others. In addition to the great music there will be coffee and a variety of desserts including brownies, cookies, and lemon bars. The concert will begin approximately at 8:20 PM and last for an hour. Tickets can be purchased at the door and seating is limited, so be sure to arrive early!

Event Facts:

• Who: Drexel University Vocal Jazz Ensemble
• What: Coffee and Jazz
• When:  Friday, May 18 at 8:20 PM
• Where:  Faculty Dining Room, 6th Flr. MacAlister (33rd and Chestnuts Sts.)
• Cost: $6
• More Information:  215-895-ARTS (2787)

The Rocky Horror Show

The Drexel Players are bringing Richard O'Brien's classic rock-n-roll musical The Rocky Horror Show to the stage this winter for a two week run. The performances will have all the costumes, science fiction, and fantasy that have made it a worldwide success since 1973. Make sure you don't get lost; Frank-N-Furter will be just around the corner.

The performances will be held in the Mandell Theater on Thursdays, February 22^nd and March 1st at 8PM, Fridays, February 23^rd and March 2nd at midnight, and Saturdays, February 24^th and March 3rd at 8PM.

• Event Facts:
• Who: Drexel Players
• What: The Rocky Horror Show
• Where:  Mandell Theater, 33^rd & Chestnut Sts, Drexel University
• When: Thursdays, February 22^nd and March 1st at 8PM, Saturdays February 24^th and March 3rd at 8PM, and Fridays February 23^rd and March 2nd at Midnight
• Cost: All Students $5/ General Public $10
• More Information:  215-895-ARTS (2787)