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Arcadia Collects: Art, Objects + Ephemera from the University Archives

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Installation view, "Arcadia Collects: Art, Objects + Ephemera from the University Archives, Rosedale Gallery, University Commons, photo: Sam Fritch

July 5 – December 17, 2023
Rosedale Gallery, University Commons

Every Other thursday Beginning September 7, 2023

Archives in the Chat

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
The Chat, University Commons

Join Anastasia Rousseau, project archivist, at the archives table to learn about the history of Beaver College / Arcadia University and careers in the archives through displays and activities.

September 7 – What’s in Arcadia’s Archives?
September 21 – The Pati Hill Collection (Make Photocopy Art!)
October 5 – Rare and Children’s Book Collection
October 19 – Preserving Historic Documents
November 2 – Beaver College History
November 16 – Guest Archivist
November 30 – Castle History
Friday, December 15 – A Day in the Life of an Archivist
schedule subject to change

All events are free and open to the public.

Installation view, "Arcadia Collects: Art, Objects + Ephemera from the University Archives, Rosedale Gallery, University Commons, photo: Sam Fritch

Installation view, "Arcadia Collects: Art, Objects + Ephemera from the University Archives", Rosedale Gallery, University Commons, photo: Sam Fritch

Arcadia Exhibitions is pleased to announce the exhibition “Arcadia Collects: Art, Objects + Ephemera from the University Archives” on display in the Rosedale Gallery from July 5 –  December 17, 2023.

Produced by Arcadia Exhibitions in collaboration with Anastasia Rousseau, project archivist, “Arcadia Collects” highlights important moments in the cultural history of Beaver College / Arcadia University through photographs, artifacts, and video while also offering a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of an active, living archive.

Included are audio recordings from Song Contest, the most popular social event at Beaver in the mid-20th century, photographs of the first European Field Trip in 1948, and rare color footage of the 1948 May Day celebration, digitized for this exhibition. Many of the displays are supplemented with QR codes where viewers can view additional images and more in-depth information. 

Items from the Pati Hill Collection are also on display in the exhibition. Rousseau has selected a number of xerographs found through the process of cataloging the collection – some being shown publicly for the first time – that reveal a variety of Hill’s visual experimentations centered around the photocopier.

Archival image of Student Government Association President Merle Arbogast capping a freshman in the Rose Room, Grey Towers Castle, 1961.

Student Government Association President Merle Arbogast capping a freshman in the Rose Room, Grey Towers Castle, 1961.  Photo courtesy University Archives. 

May day in 1948 at Arcadia University.

Frame from 16mm footage of the 1948 May Day Celebration. Courtesy University Archives. 

European field trip in 1948, where girls posing together on the shipboard.

First Beaver College European Field Trip, 1948. Photo courtesy Phyllis Jane (Greenberg) Weiner '51. 

An event to celebrate the openings of “Arcadia Collects: Art, Objects + Ephemera from the University Archives” and “Samantha Mitchell: Land Forms” will be held in the Great Room of the University Commons on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 6:30 PM. The evening will begin with a lecture by Rousseau about the University Archives and the Pati Hill Collection. 

Immediately following the talk, a reception will be held in both the Rosedale and Harrison Galleries where artist Samantha Mitchell will be available to discuss her works on paper. Both events are free and open to the public.

CELEBRATION EVENT FOR ARCADIA COLLECTS AND SAMANTHA MITCHELL: LAND FORMS

Lecture and Reception

September 21 at 6:30 PM
Great Room, University Commons

A lecture by Anastasia Rousseau, university archivist, in conjunction with “Arcadia Collects” followed by a reception in both galleries where Samantha Mitchell will be available to discuss her work.

The event is free and open to the public.

View the event recording here.

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