Alumni Reunion & Visionary Leadership Conference
Alumni Reunion
Moore's annual Alumni Reunion takes place on campus every year. It is a wonderful chance for alumni to reconnect and to celebrate each other's achievements, with highlights including the Visionary Leadership Conference, art workshops and many opportunities to engage with Moore's current students. Read the 2023 event schedule below.
2023 Reunion Schedule
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Join creative leaders and artists across a variety of disciplines at the 2023 Visionary Leadership Conference! The conference is an exciting opportunity to build new connections in-person, mentor students, and share knowledge and expertise while networking with art and design leaders.
Conference Keynote Speaker: Dom Streater ’10
Alumni are invited to share their visions and aspirations for Moore to help shape the strategic plan for the college with President Cathy Young.
Enjoy a social evening at the world famous Philadelphia Museum of Art! Stroll through the museum galleries while enjoying cocktails, small plates, and live music.
This is a pay-what-you-wish admission event at the PMA. Transportation will be provided on a first come first served basis from Moore Campus to the PMA.
Join Elizabeth Cahill in the Ideation phase of an exciting new strategic plan for Moore. Alumni will have the opportunity to invest in and learn about the future of Moore.
All Saturday events will be held on Moore's campus
Reconnect with friends and classmates at a delicious, festive brunch buffet. As a special benefit, alumni who are celebrating their 10th, 25th, and 50th class reunion milestones will receive complimentary admission. (Class of 2013, Class of 1998, and Class of 1973.)
All Saturday events will be held on Moore’s campus
Lend your experience and wisdom by being a mentor for an hour! Speed Mentoring is an effective method of short, focused conversations based on the concept of speed dating. This session will benefit current students by allowing alumni to share their knowledge, experience, and connections. It allows for a quick-fire exchange of ideas about professional development or business needs and targeted networking, with the potential to initiate an ongoing mentoring relationship and connection.
All Saturday events will be held on Moore’s campus
Reminisce over your time at Moore as a current student leads you through campus in a fun scavenger hunt that will highlight precious memories – as well all of the exciting new updates that have taken place at the College.
All Saturday events will be held on Moore’s campus
Moore Faculty Heather Ujiie will lead Alumni in designing textile print patterns in repeat using different color combinations to create different color looks. They will use Photoshop/Illustrator software to design simple patterns in repeat, and by the end of the workshop students will print out 3-5 color prints that represent different color theory color combinations.
All Saturday events will be held on Moore’s campus
Moore Alum Christina Lukac ’17 will lead you through a workshop in Shibori dyeing. Shibori is an ancient Japanese resist dyeing technique. Participants will also have the opportunity to introduce ice dyeing into their pieces. Each participant will receive all necessary supplies and materials to design and produce a piece of silk to be used as a scarf or tote bag to dye. Participants can bring other items to dye as long as they are natural fabrics. (Cotton, silk, bamboo, hemp, linen, wool, rayon) An apron or protective clothing and gloves are recommended.
All Saturday events will be held on Moore’s campus
Come enjoy dinner and a night of dancing and fun with Moore alumni and current students. If you would like to participate in a Moore gift swap, please bring a small piece of your personal art to exchange with another artist – or visit The Art Shop at Moore to find a unique gift!
All Saturday events will be held on Moore’s campus
Connect Moore
Want to keep in touch? Activate your alumni profile on our new community platform, Connect Moore.Alumni Exhibitions
Moore offers a variety of opportunities to participate in campus exhibitions in The Galleries at Moore, through juried and invitational shows. In 2022, over 50 alumni were featured in Rare Visions & Restless Revelations, a juried exhibition organized by Morgan Hobbs, Assistant Director of Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia. In 2021, the Galleries hosted Here & There, an invitational exhibition that highlighted the work of six alumni whose artistic practices explore themes of "place”: Anne Canfield ’99 (BFA), Robin Dintiman ’72 (BFA), Naomieh Jovin ’17 (BFA), Michelle Angela Ortiz ’00 (BFA), Laura Petrovich-Cheney ’11 (MFA), and Rachel Wallis ’16 (MA). In addition, the Galleries hosted a virtual alumni exhibition in 2021, juried by Claire Eide MA ’21, Socially Engaged Art, and featuring the work of alumni spanning graduation years from 1961 to 2020.
Stay tuned for more information about future alumni exhibition opportunities.