Al Filreis, Kelly Family Professor of English and faculty director of the Kelly Writers House, announced the names of undergraduate students at Penn who received RealArts@PENN internships for the summer of 2021. RealArts is directed and associate directed, respectively, by Mingo Reynolds and R.J. Bernocco. In addition, Anthony DeCurtis is the faculty director of the RealArts program and creator of the series of RealArts events and symposia at the Kelly Writers House, co-sponsored by Creative Ventures.

Journalism, Publications & Print

Downtown Bookworks Publishing (New York City)—Anna Collins
The Flathead Beacon (Montana)—Skye Lucas
Library of Congress (Washington D.C.)—Wes Matthews
McSweeney’s & The Believer magazine (San Francisco)—Lizzy Lemieux
Philadelphia Magazine (Philadelphia)­—Navya Janga
Pitchfork Media (New York City)—Kelly Liu, Sue Park

Museums

Morgan Library and Museum (New York City)—Leo Gearin
The Museum of the Moving Image (Astoria, NY)—Jessica Bao

Television & Film

Artists First (New York City)—Justin Cohen
Brooklyn Films (Los Angeles)—Ilyse Reisman
David Stern and Stuart Gibbs, Writers (Los Angeles)—Paola Camacho
FilmNation (New York City)—Melody-Susan Kulaprathazhe
Grandview (Los Angeles)—John Anderson,  Sammy Gordon
Monami Productions (Los Angeles)—Amanda Oh
ViacomCBS: Creative + Strategy (New York City)—Amanda Bello

Theater

1812 Productions (Philadelphia)—Melannie Jay