Millersville University of Pennsylvania will present an advanced screening of PBS's Art: 21-Art in the Twenty First Century Series, Systems episode on Oct. 7, 2009 at 7 p.m. at Myers Auditorium in McComsey Hall on campus.

Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century, the only prime time national television series focused exclusively on contemporary art, invites audiences to meet 14 of today's most accomplished artists as they create works that reflect important and timely global issues. The artists span five continents and include such legendary figures as Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, John Baldessari, Carrie Mae Weems and William Kentridge. The screening, free and open to public, will be followed by a panel discussion with four Millersville University faculty members:

Gregory Seigworth, Professor, Communication & Theatre
Jill Craven, Associate Professor, Film Studies
Shauna L. Frischkorn, Associate Professor, Design and Fine Arts
Christine Fillipone, Assistant Professor, Design and Fine Arts
The panel will be moderated by Ty Clever, Director of Millersville University: South Central Partners.

This event is part of Art21 Access '09, a celebration of contemporary art and Season 5 of Art: 21-Art in the Twenty-First Century sponsored by Art21. Art21 Access 09 is held at over 300 museums, schools, libraries, art spaces and community centers and is organized in collaboration with Americans for the Arts' National Arts and Humanities Month. Visit art21.org for more information. The event is co-sponsored by Millersville University: South Central Partners, the Millersville University Department of Art and Design and the Office of the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences. South Central Partners is a partner of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

Systems, premiers Wednesday, October 28 at 10 p.m. (ET). This episode features four artists - John Baldessari, Kimsooja, Allan McCollum and Julie Mehretu.  Systems focuses on artists who realize complex projects through acts of appropriation or accumulation, and sometimes create work so vast in scope as to almost elude comprehension. Artists invent new processes to convey the attitudes of today's supercharged, information-based society, examining why we find comfort in some systems while rebelling against others.

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