Alumni Reunion
2024 Alumni Reunion
Join us for the annual Alumni Reunion March 22-23, 2024!
This will be a fun-filled weekend, with plenty of opportunities to reconnect with old friends, forge new connections and sharpen your artistic skills alongside fellow alumni and current students.
As artists, we are all mark makers in some form. Let's come together to celebrate our shared experiences and the indelible marks we've made on the world.
Click here to register for Alumni Reunion. Participants can register for individual workshops or full weekend.
2024 Alumni Reunion Schedule
Enjoy a cup of coffee and chat with Shakeyia Kersey, Director of the Locks Career Center. Learn how alumni can benefit from the LCC’s services or pay it forward as a mentor.
Back by popular demand! Building upon our recently launched Unique Experiential Learning Opportunity (UELO) program, we invite you to dive into a dynamic speed networking session designed to give alumni the opportunity to professionally connect with Moore juniors. Come together to share insights, offer guidance, and inspire the next generation of artists and designers. Refreshments will be provided.
In this collaborative exchange, students and alumni can either bring works-in-progress for feedback or offer guided critique on projects. Please note that there is limited space available for alumni bringing their own work. However, there is no restriction on the number of individuals who can offer critiques.
Founded by a group of Moore students in 1974, The Clay Studio marks its 50th anniversary this year! Enjoy refreshments on The Clay Studio's rooftop, participate in handbuilding clay activities and enjoy the Founders & Foundations exhibition, showcasing work by Moore alumni. Hosted by co-founder Jill Bonovitz '74 (who is celebrating her 50th reunion this year!), this event will be an unforgettable celebration of artistic legacy and achievement. Alumni celebrating their 50th reunion will enjoy complimentary admission.
Enjoy a guided walking tour with Alumni Council President Mary Jennings ’88 and view public art along the Parkway. The tour will depart from Moore’s entrance at 8 AM.
Celebrate with our landmark year alumni commemorating their 5th, 10th, 25th and 50th reunions! Enjoy remarks from President Cathy Young and a delicious meal as we gather to honor our incredible alumni community. The Class of ’74, ’99, ’14 & ’19 will enjoy complimentary admission.
Experience the campus you know and love from a fresh perspective with our student-led tours. Our enthusiastic guides will lead you through familiar sights, sharing their unique insights and stories along the way.
Discover techniques in contour, proportion, anatomy, and the 8-head method while working with a life model. Enhance your skills and explore the human form under the guidance of a beloved Moore faculty member. All experience levels welcome. Materials provided.
About the Instructor:
Christopher Adam Williams is a visual artist whose practice utilizes portraiture and figurative painting to convey complex narratives, including that of race and gender, originating from a deep empathy with his subjects.
Christopher received his Bachelors in Fine Arts and Masters in Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute, where he was awarded Best in Show, MFA and a finalist for the Headlands Arts Center Graduate Residency.
His drawings, paintings and films have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, museums and galleries, including Show Times popular network series, The L Word Generation Q, Tunnels of the Mind (Times Square, NY), Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA), Spark+Echo Arts (New York, NY), Artist Talk Moderator: Dewey Crumpler, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA; Artist Talk Host: Uncle Bobby X, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA; My Studio Gallery (Sacramento, CA) and The Golden One Center (Sacramento, CA).
Visit his website to learn more.
Unleash your creativity with our needle felting workshop. Dive into the basics of this tactile art form and sculpt your own unique creations from wool. Learn to combine needle-felted wool with wire to bring your imagination to life and craft stunning three-dimensional pieces. All experience levels welcome. Materials provided.
Pack your own supplies and head over to Rittenhouse Square to capture the beauty of nature through self-guided observation and composition.
Join us for an engaging artist talk with Jill Bell ’96. We'll delve into the depths of her figurative ceramic work and explore the profound duality of happiness and sadness within our daily existence. After the talk, don't miss the opportunity to experience her work in the new Alumni Gallery.
Close out the reunion with a happy hour reception. Mingle with drinks and bites as we celebrate the culmination of the weekend’s festivities.
Click to register for Alumni Reunion Weekend
Accommodations
Moore has a small courtesy block at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, located at 201 N 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Courtesy Block Room rate is $179 a night, available until March 5 or sold out.
Book your stay here.
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.
