{"id":7339,"date":"2018-03-17T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T19:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=7339"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:49:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T19:49:04","slug":"harry-philbrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/harry-philbrick\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Philbrick"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5953\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7339-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/HarryPhilbrick.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/HarryPhilbrick.mp3\">http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/HarryPhilbrick.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a 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powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7364 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Philbrick-photo.jpg?resize=300%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Philbrick-photo.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Philbrick-photo.jpg?resize=768%2C552&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Philbrick-photo.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Philbrick-photo.jpg?resize=696%2C500&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Philbrick-photo.jpg?resize=584%2C420&amp;ssl=1 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Harry Philbrick founded <a href=\"http:\/\/philadelphiacontemporary.org\/\">Philadelphia Contemporary<\/a> in 2016.\u00a0 PC is a nonprofit visual and performance art organization presenting pop-up programming across the City and aiming to erect a new building embodying his vision for a 21<sup>st<\/sup> century contemporary art museum.<\/p>\n<p>From 2011 \u2013 2016 he was Director of the Museum at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, known internationally for its collections of 19th- and 20th-century American art.\u00a0 He spearheaded a revived engagement with contemporary art at PAFA, having created a substantial endowment to rekindle the Museum\u2019s program of actively collecting contemporary art and leading an ambitious program of contemporary exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>He was Director of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum from 1996 \u2013 2010, where he led the Museum\u2019s first capital campaign for the 2004 renovation and expansion of The Aldrich which created increased exhibition space, an education center, and a sculpture garden that enhances the Museum\u2019s historic location.<\/p>\n<p>He developed the nationally recognized <em>Student Docent Program<\/em>, which trains students as young as ten years old to be docents for their peers.\u00a0 This program reflects his deeply held belief in the power of engaging diverse communities with contemporary art.\u00a0 Philbrick trained as an artist.\u00a0 He lived and worked in Connecticut, New York, London, and Tokyo before coming to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>The book he mentions in the interview is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adamgrant.net\/originals\"><em>Originals<\/em>, by Adam Grant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7365\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7365 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Eiko-Otake-at-Bartrams-Garden.jpeg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Eiko-Otake-at-Bartrams-Garden.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Eiko-Otake-at-Bartrams-Garden.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Eiko-Otake-at-Bartrams-Garden.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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