Recognizing Ra?l Romero for his contribution to the lives of the students at the University of the Arts, its community, and the City of Philadelphia.

Recognizing Raúl Romero for his contribution to the lives of the students at the University of the Arts, its community, and the City of Philadelphia. WHEREAS, Raúl Romero is an artist and educator based in Philadelphia, PA, working in sound, sculpture, installation, and performance who most recently served as Director of Special Projects at the University of the Arts (UArts). In this position he leveraged his skills and experience to create impactful programs that inspired his students and built relationships with them, artists, and stakeholders in Philadelphia’s art community; and WHEREAS, In his two years as director, he established an artist-in-residence program which brought twenty-eight artists to campus to exhibit their work as well as work across departments to engage directly with students and give them invaluable insight into their work; and WHEREAS, He also oversaw three public campus galleries which exhibited professional artists and student work, forging relationships between artists and students as well as organizations like the City of Philadelphia’s Commerce Department, Vox Populi Gallery, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Latino Arts and Film Festival; and WHEREAS, Romero is a scholar who was educated at world class institutions for the arts. He earned a B.A. in Communication from the University of South Florida and an MFA in Sculpture from Yale University School of Art; and WHEREAS, Before his time at UArts, Romero served in a variety of artisti…