Moore College of Art and Design

Moore College of Art & Design
Established	1848
Type	Visual arts College, BFA for women; co-ed graduate and continuing education
President	Dr. Happy Craven Fernandez
Undergraduates	Approximately 500
Location	20th Street and The Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Campus	Urban
Website	www.moore.edu

Moore College of Art & Design educates students for careers in the visual arts. Moore is an independent college of art and design. Located in the heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Moore is the first and only women's visual arts college in the nation, and one of only two in the world. Moore thrives on the promise of empowering women to achieve financial independence by providing a quality, career-focused education. The official Facebook page for Moore College is http://www.facebook.com/moorecollege.

Accreditation

Moore College of Art & Design is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Pennsylvania State Council of Education (PSCE) and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA was formerly known as FIDER).

History

Moore educates students for careers in art and design. Founded in 1848 by Sarah Worthington Peter as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1848, the College is now Moore College of Art & Design. Moore was established over 160 years ago to prepare women to work in the new industries created during the Industrial Revolution, of which Philadelphia was the center—today the College offers nine undergraduate programs including Art Education, Art History, Curatorial Studies, Fashion Design, Fine Arts with emphases in 2D and 3D, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design and Photography & Digital Arts each leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts(BFA).

Moore's career-focused mission is realized through required internships for every BFA major, internship fellowships for all students, faculty who are professionals in their fields and professional galleries.

Moore has approximately 500 women enrolled in its unique all-female undergraduate BFA program and has a 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio. New co-educational graduate programs, post-Baccalaureate programs as well as adult continuing education and a Young Artists Workshop provide creative opportunities for people of all ages.

As a small college, students benefit from an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio in the BFA program. The size also contributes to a collaborative supportive creative community. The urban setting gives the College a big-campus advantage. The College's central location in Philadelphia places students at the center of a vibrant, supportive community of artists, designers and scholars.

Academics

Today, Moore College of Art & Design offers nine undergraduate majors, one post-baccalaureate program, three graduate programs, in addition to a wide range of continuing education programs for adults and youth.

Undergraduate majors (BFA)

• Art Education
• Art History
• Curatorial Studies
• Fashion Design
• Fine Arts (with a 2D or 3D emphasis)
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Interior Design
• Photography & Digital Arts

Post-baccalaureate program

• Art Education

Graduate programs (MA and MFA)

• MA in Art Education
• MFA in Interior Design
• MFA in Studio Art

The Galleries at Moore

Open to the public, free of charge, The Galleries at Moore present a diverse range of innovative exhibitions, educational programs and publications that offer insights into the work of established and emerging regional, national and international artists and designers.

Exhibition history includes: Jane’s Carousel: The Making of a New York Landmark, September 24 – December 10, 2011; Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: I See Red, Paintings and Prints 1992-2005, September 24 – December 10, 2011; Signe Wilkinson: The World in Line!, August 20 – October 15, 2011; Frances Trombly: Everything and Nothing, January 29 – March 15, 2011; Jenny Drumgoole: Real Woman of Philadelphia, January 29 – March 15, 2011; Judith Leiber – Art of the Handbag, September 10 – October 17, 2010; Wendy Ewald - Secret Games: Collaborative Works with Children 1969-1999, May 22 - October 16, 2010; Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious, January 29 - April 11, 2010: Artists: Gunilla Klingberg (Sweden); Virgil Marti (Philadelphia); Paul Morrison (London); Betsabeé Romero (Mexico); and Regina Silveira (Brazil); Bicycle: People + Ideas In Motion, June 19 – October 13, 2009; YUMI KORI: utatane, January 30–March 14, 2009; Women through the Lens of Time: Students Select from 180 Years of Photojournalism in The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 30–March 14, 2009; InSights: Devon Dikeou — Marilyn Monroe wanted to be Buried in Pucci, January 30–March 14, 2009; Mary McFadden: Goddesses, August 28 - December 6, 2008; Alice Neel — Drawing from Life, August 28 - December 6, 2008; Women to Watch: Photography in Philadelphia, October 26 – December 9, 2007; The Moore International Discovery Series 6: Artur Barrio: Actions After Actions, February 8 – March 19, 2006; Faith Ringgold: A View from the Studio, September 16 – October 30, 2005; Janet Biggs: Norms and Forms, November 12 – December 15, 2004; Jörg Immendorff: I Wanted to Become an Artist, January 23 – March 21, 2004; Gloria: Another Look at Feminist Art of the 1970s, January 21 – February 26, 2003; Raoul de Keyser, November 17, 2000 – January 21, 2001; The Moore International Discovery Series 3: Valie Export: Ob / De+Con(Struction) January 18 – February 27, 2000; Guerrilla Girls Talk Back, A Retrospective: 1985 – 1991, May 21 – June 30, 1993; Tom Chimes, A Compendium: 1961 – 1986; September 5 – October 18, 1986; The Heart of Creation: The Art of Martin Ramirez, September 6 – October 18, 1985; Femmes Fatales: An Installation by Lady Pink, April 9 – May 10, 1984. Full Exhibition History

Notable people

Alumnae

Contemporary:

• Janet Biggs, video artist
• Mona Brody, printmaker^[1]
• Kathy Butterly, sculptor^[2]
• Karen Hartley-Nagle, former Congressional candidate^[3]
• Amy Ignatow, illustrator and author of The Popularity Papers series of children's books.
• Alice Neel, artist^[2]
• Margie Palatini, author of children's literature^[4]
• Polly Smith[1], Emmy-award winning costume designer, Jim Henson, The Muppets.
• Sharon Wohlmuth, Pulitzer-prize winning photographer
• Adrienne Vittadini, fashion designer^[2]

1848 to 1900s

• Elizabeth Shippen Green, illustrator^[5]
• Bessie Pease Gutmann, children's book and magazine cover illustrator from the early 1900s^[6]
• Laura Marie Greenwood, painter^{[citation needed]}
• Anne Parrish, novelist and children's author^{[citation needed]}
• Esther Richards, first woman to design US postage stamp
• Jessie Willcox Smith, illustrator^[7]

Others

• Elliott Cresson, first president of the board of directors
• Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, honorary degree recipient
• Robert Henri, painter and faculty member (1891-?)
• Samuel Murray, sculptor and faculty member (1890–1941)
• Simon Nicholson, artist and teacher from 1964–66
• Lowery Stokes Sims, honorary degree recipient

See also

• Edwin Forrest House
• Women's College Coalition

References

1. ^ Brody, Mona. "Biography." Accessed July 19, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Moore College of Art and Design." Art Schools Digital. Accessed July 19, 2007.
3. ^ "Karen M. Hartley-Nagle." Accessed July 19, 2007.
4. ^ "Margie Palatini." Houghton Mifflin. Accessed July 19, 2007.
5. ^ Art, Industry, and Women's Education in Philadelphia, by Nina De Angeli Walls, (Bergin and Garvey, Westport, Conn) 120 pp., ISBN 0-89789-745-5
6. ^ *Choppa, Karen. Bessie Pease Gutmann: Over Fifty Years of Published Art. Schiffer Publishing, 1998, 160 pp., ISBN 0-7643-1908-6
7. ^ Art, Industry, and Women's Education in Philadelphia, by Nina De Angeli Walls, (Bergin and Garvey, Westport, Conn) 96 pp., ISBN 0-89789-745-5

External links

Philadelphia portal

• Official website
• The Galleries at Moore