Temple University deepens its impact on Philadelphia’s arts scene through alumni leadership, innovative partnerships and expanded creative spaces.

Tyler School of Art and Architecture is launching a new graduate degree in art therapy. Beginning in fall 2026, the new Master of Arts program will complement Tyler’s existing undergraduate art therapy degree, charting a course for students interested in pursuing board certification as professional […]

Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture is pleased to announce that Anna Tsouhlarakis, an interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, installation, video and performance, has been selected as the second Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist in Residence. Her residency will take […]

If you are looking for Tyler School of Art and Architecture Landscape Architecture junior Lindsay Slusser, you’re as likely to find her in the Ambler Arboretum gardens as you are to find her in the design studio. “I currently work in the Ambler Arboretum as a student gardener, and I love it! My […]

In just 52 days, Tyler School of Art and Architecture alum Chelsey Luster (BFA ’19) transformed an empty space on the first floor of Crane Arts into a vibrant new gallery — one centered on supporting artists of color, women, and queer artists through exhibitions and collaborative programming.  […]

Upon entering Temple Contemporary’s Pyramid Club: 1937–2035 exhibition, visitors encounter a large multicolored prism painted on the wall. Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Public Programming Matthew Jordan-Miller Kenyatta calls it the show’s Afroprismatic entry. “Afroprismatic is an […]

The Tyler School of Art and Architecture is pleased to announce the return of 2025 Jack Wolgin Visiting Artist Sam Van Aken, internationally recognized for his Tree of 40 Fruit sculptures, which merge art, science and agriculture. Van Aken will be on campus Sept. 22–25 for a public lecture and a […]

  Through Sept. 13, the Tyler Atrium at Temple University will present Sonic Drawings, an interdisciplinary installation that transforms sound into something visitors can see, feel and explore. The project creates a shfting landscape of light patterns, geometric sand forms and resonant sculptural […]

On view in the Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery  Sept. 5–Dec. 19, 2025 Artist Talk: Sept. 12, 2025, 3–4:30 p.m. with reception to follow, 5–7:30 p.m.    Temple Contemporary announces “Navigating New Places: Norman Akers,” the culminating exhibition of works created by Osage artist Norman Akers as […]

Temple Contemporary, in collaboration with the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection and Paradigm Gallery + Studio, will present “PYRAMID CLUB: 1937-2035,” a pioneering exhibition that asks: What if Philadelphia’s historic Pyramid Club—where civil rights leaders, scientists and jazz legends […]