From the Office of the Provost:

Provost Vincent Price and Vice Provost for Faculty Anita Allen announce the creation of a Provost’s Arts Advisory Council. Under the leadership of Vice Provost Allen, the Council will advise the Provost on and map the future of the arts at Penn. Building on the achievements of the three-year Art and Culture Initiative (2012-2015) co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the School of Arts & Sciences and led by Professor Karen Beckman, the Council will develop new arts initiatives and collaborations among arts centers and academic programs, administer interdisciplinary arts grants, and draft proposals to strategically advance the arts and arts education at Penn, consistent with University-wide goals of innovation, social impact and the integration of knowledge.  

The members of the Council are:

Norman Badler, Rachleff Professor of Computer and Information Science, SEAS

Karen Beckman, chair and Jaffe Professor of the History of Art, SAS

Winka Dubbeldam, chair and professor of architecture, School of Design

Al Filreis, Kelly Professor of English, SAS, and faculty director, Kelly Writers House

Jeffrey Kallberg, associate dean for arts and letters and Kenan Professor of Music, SAS

Lynn Marsden-Atlass, University curator and director, Arthur Ross Gallery

Laurie McCall, director, Platt Student Performing Arts House

Joshua Mosley, chair and professor of fine arts, School of Design

Michael Rose, managing director, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Amy Sadao, Dietrich Director, Institute of Contemporary Art

Julian Siggers, Williams Director, Penn Museum

Anthony Sorrentino, executive director, Office of the Executive Vice President

Karl Ulrich, vice dean for entrepreneurship and innovation and CIBC Professor of Entrepreneurship and E-Commerce, Wharton School