InterstellarGerald A. Pogach (1929 1996) was a Philadelphia based painter, sculptor, and educator, served on the Board of the Brandywine Workshop, and taught in the public schools of Philadelphia. The Gerald A. Pogach Scholarship Fund provides for summer internship stipends at Brandywine for art students (grades 10 12th) attending School District of Philadelphia high schools. The purpose of the internships is to develop students artistic talent by working with

an instant of clarity came over me

I feel an uncomfortable sense of mystery in these spaces even though I created these pictures

your stories

In this stage

and terrestrial realms

box works and fabric designs

Pindell [turns to] thematic focuses in politically charged work to confront societal issues such as homelessness

The irregular shapes of the printing plates further imply that time and space are distorted and are never what we think they are

This print is constructed of cut paper inked with colors that evoke a city skyline

to produce a book illustrating the poetry of Jesse Glass

Odita’s work is also heavily inspired by a sense of dual identity

I began to reconnect with my past and try to understand my potential future