A group of Moore students, faculty and staff toured Park Towne Place West October 30 to see the permanent exhibition curated by Moore students.
The permanent exhibition, Ecology of Being: Nature, Technology, Cosmos at Park Towne Place, was curated by Modus, Moore's student-led curatorial collective, as a part of project-based coursework spanning two semesters and shared across two student cohorts. The students were led on the project by Moore faculty member Li Sumpter, PhD., who teaches curatorial classes.
The art-installation project by Moore students is part of a larger art program initiative at Park Towne Place, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, that was named 2018 grand winner in the 'best amenity' category by Multifamily Executive magazine.
The students chose artwork they solicited from 25 artists. The art was selected to fit three themes: nature, technology and cosmos. The art was installed on floors 2, 4 and 6 in the recently completed West Tower along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.
"I'm so proud of all of them because it was a very long-term project," Sumpter said. "It took two years to see it to completion. Visually the images are just really stunning."
"I was a sophomore when this happened, so to think that I was so young and I was given such an amazing opportunity and it actually came to fruition is so cool," said Carlye Kalmes '18.
The students also researched and wrote the text that appears with each piece of art.
