Temple University Multimedia Storytelling
Where we go past the headlines and straight to the streets of Philadelphia
Pia Brancaccio, an art history professor at Drexel University, specializes in Asian art. However, the Naples native wanted to do something to celebrate Italian culture during Italian Heritage Month. Brancaccio decided to turn the URBN Center at Drexel University into a small Italian village by inviting students and faculty to help hang up "laundry" and... Continue Reading →
The LGBTQ community in Philadelphia annually celebrates National Coming Out Week with a huge block party accurately named "Outfest." This celebration happens to be the world's largest National Coming Out Day celebration, providing the perfect setting to ask some people in the community about their coming out stories and how coming out has changed them and... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTCTFAPngPE Temple University is honoring the 50th anniversary of its Rome Campus and its study abroad program. In celebration, an exhibit featuring art works from several faculty members of the Rome campus; the first time the campus' work has ever been displayed in America. The draw of this exhibit is to highlight the amazing opportunity... Continue Reading →
Every month, hundreds of starving artists flock to Philly's First Friday public gallery viewing, hoping to get a taste of the clientele that established Old City galleries pull daily. With each passing month, it's getting tougher and tougher to gain critical exposure. At this October's event, local biology student Adam Knapp is feeling the strain. https://youtu.be/OclyEFcWovs... Continue Reading →
Children’s feet clatter excitedly on the stone steps as the parents’ feet try to keep up. Crowds of them flock to the front door awaiting anxiously the chance to observe the wonders within with their own eyes, and their own hands. Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum celebrated its 40th anniversary this past weekend, and with nostalgia... Continue Reading →
Local music in Philadelphia has become an undeniable phenomenon in just the past couple of years, and the city has cultivated a boisterous underground music scene unrivaled by any other. Underground being the operative word, however, because you won’t find many of these shows at major venues like the Electric Factory or the Trocadero... Continue Reading →
Scour the map to find some of the most fun and unique cultural events going on in Philly from a screening of "The Lego Movie" to a night full of the Blues in University City. There is definitely an event for everyone on here and some of these events require registration, so make sure you... Continue Reading →
Jake Gibbons, a senior journalism major at Philadelphia’s Temple University, has chosen to explore and report on the broad topic of art in the city. The decision to choose this beat was not made lightly, and in an interview with Gibbons we are given substantial insight into how the choice was made, and what plans... Continue Reading →
There is a fresh new journalist reporting here in the cultured city of Philadelphia. Erin Moran, a journalism student at Temple University has just taken on the challenge of covering the art beat. I had the opportunity to ask her a few questions about herself and how she plans to go about reporting on the arts.... Continue Reading →
Hailing from New Jersey, reporter Jon Dowding prides himself in documenting the city of Philadelphia's culture and social issues. Dowding is a Journalism and Spanish double major with a minor in Political Science. He currently attends Temple University. Q: What makes you unique? A: I am proud to say that I'm Jersey born. I'm biracial.... Continue Reading →
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